Chapter 353 - Chapter 353: Poisoned Chalice

After notifying my teammates that it would be unlikely for me to join them, at least until the fourth match (which was in four days, so I still had three days to find Anastasia). Even if I ended up missing it, there were ten members in our team. Bu Fan or Dong Fang Yue Chu could take my place. Actually, why not have Lily or Sheila take my place? Other than Pearl, who was our healer and not as proficient in combat as the rest of us, there was no reason why the girls couldn't fight in the place of the guys. Or perhaps Harrison planned on holding them in reserve, to spring them on our opponents later in the tournament. After all, Bu Fan used that reason to abstain from fighting in the qualifiers. Surprising our opponents with the girls – whose skills and techniques were rarely seen in tournament matches – would be a good tactic.