"Didn't expect this guy to step up too. Looks like we can forget about getting a spot."
"I've already given up. I don't care who steps up as long as they win."
The person beside him fell silent.
He had a point. They'd thought the school team spots would go to whoever stepped up first.
But after forty-nine matches, most of the challengers had still been third-years like them, and not a single one had won.
That was enough people to make up a whole class...
For the rest of the year, they'd never be able to hold their heads up in front of the younger students.
At this point, they didn't care who stepped up. Anyone would do, as long as they won.
"Xue Chuhua should be able to do it, right?" a student asked hesitantly.
"Of course. He might act a bit full of himself, but he's got the strength to back it up. Remember, he used to be on the school team."
Xue Chuhua was in Senior Year 3, Class 9. He'd entered Saint Water High School as a specially admitted student and been selected for the school team before his first year even began. His display of strength at the opening ceremony had won everyone over.
But after competing in one National Campus Beast Taming League, he'd chosen to leave the team.
His reason was that he saw no chance of beating Li Tan to become First in the Province. If he couldn't qualify for the Top Academies' assessments, he might as well focus on studying and get in through the National College Entrance Examination.
Nearly the entire school had condemned him for talking up a rival while putting his own side down.
Some people understood, though. Knowing when to cut his losses was the smart