The hall-wide format for the first half had come as a surprise for Li Luo.

All his plans had revolved around squad-work, but now he realized that he had set his planning horizons a little too near.

Still, this made sense. Ultimately, the Academic Federation fostered white-hot competition among the schools so that the students would grow stronger. Unity among the students was also important, sometimes even more so than individual strength.

There were some in this world who had the strength to rival an army... but these students were laughably far from that level.

Working with the other Violet...