Perhaps, even if one looked through every Night Party held over the years, it would be impossible to find one with as many spectators as today's.
Today, the stands were packed with people, and the area surrounding the arena was crowded as well. If not for the guards maintaining order, the entire academy might have gathered here, cramming the place until not even a drop of water could pass through.
If that were all, it would not have mattered so much. More importantly, even the special and VIP seating areas were filled with people.
The special seating area held important figures from the academy, including the dean, the professors' general representative, the top-ranked glove holders, and professors from various departments.
The VIP seating area, meanwhile, held representatives sent by countries from all over the world.
Aside from that, all kinds of people were hiding in the corners and shadows around the arena.
Tonight's Night Party had attracted the attention of so many people.
To put it bluntly, if any one of them did something, it could set off a chain reaction and ultimately lead to a major accident.
For the academy, which was hosting the event, the pressure was immense.
"If you still had the Ars Goetia, anyone thinking of making a move would have to think twice."
Percival said this.
The Ars Goetia he mentioned had another name—the Key of Solomon.
This summoning catalog contained more than fifty legendary Automaton Dolls modeled after the seventy-two demonic pillars from mythology. Its former owner had been the dean.
It was thanks to those fifty mythological demons that Edward Rutherford could be called the Strongest Magus of the 19th Century.
But two months ago, after losing to Luo Zhen, the dean's Ars Goetia had been taken by Luo Zhen.
After losing the