Suye had previously used the SWOT Model, or situational analysis, to assess the situation on the field from four dimensions: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
From an internal perspective, his strong body, freedom from traditional competition conventions, being underestimated, and mastery of many techniques were strengths, while his lack of practical experience, limited spells, and short magic range were weaknesses.
From an external perspective, the large staff and Andre's standard spellcasting were opportunities, while Andre's talent and experience were threats.
With this analysis, he could clearly see that he needed to make full use of his strengths and opportunities, avoid his weaknesses and threats, and seek a breakthrough point.
After finishing his analysis, Suye understood the first match as clearly as if he were examining the patterns on his palm. He had transformed it from an absolute loss into one with a certain chance of victory.
Suye nodded in satisfaction and walked forward, gripping the Apprentice Staff.
The three Magic Apprentices across from him looked at one another. Andre approached Suye with empty hands.
Mages of different ranks had different spell ranges. Among Magic Apprentice spells, the farthest-reaching was the Wind Blade Technique, which could only fly twenty meters and actually began to weaken at fifteen meters. In the hands of a Magic Apprentice, the Magic Rope had a range of only ten meters.
The two sides stopped fifteen meters apart, the standard distance for a Magic Apprentice competition.
"Andre, son of Phillips." Andre looked at Suye.
"Suye. I became a Magic Apprentice two days ago. What about you?" Suye asked.
Andre had light golden, curly hair that swayed gently in the breeze. His gray-green eyes were like dewdrops on leaves in early autumn, concealing a faint shadow.
His shoulders were extremely broad, and his body was long and slender,