"Which academy?"
Everyone's spirits lifted. After enduring such immense mental pressure all the way here, their nerves had been stretched taut. A bad piece of news at this moment could snap them, but good news could also have an enormous positive effect.
The City Center was enormous. On a Level 7 Star planet, it was equivalent to an entire continental landmass. Searching for other teams across such a vast area was no easy task. With good luck, it might take a day or two; with bad luck, it could take one or two months.
Yet they had encountered a team not long after arriving. They had to admit that this was an excellent and heartening start!
"Judging from the academy emblems..." Zi Yue's eyes lit up. "They're from Starfire Academy, and Divine Arcana Academy!"
"Two academy teams?"
Everyone became even more excited at this. Encountering two academy teams at once was truly fortunate. Moreover, they were academies with a relatively high number of Arcane Masters among the various academies. Starfire Academy in particular had, according to the intelligence, two main Arcane Masters in specialized fields and two substitutes. If they were lucky, they might already have enough mages to form a team capable of activating a Space Gate.
"Maintain formation. Keep the device ready to activate at any time." Ars instructed the team members, "Be careful."
His words slightly cooled everyone's excitement. They suddenly felt that things had gone a little too smoothly, and secretly became vigilant. Zi Yue, standing nearby, nodded faintly and thought, As expected of Ars, the captain who has led his team to win the fellowship championship several times in a row. His mental fortitude is first-rate. He can remain this calm even in a situation like this.
But just as she was thinking this, a