Teacher Xu stood rooted to the spot below the arena, as if he could not believe the match had turned out this way.
Not only had the tactics he arranged failed to work, but the pressure of the match had also left his team sluggish. They had shown none of the brilliance of their earlier matches.
Once a match began, teachers were not allowed to interfere.
However unwilling Teacher Xu was to accept it, he had no choice but to face the result.
The Star Luo Royal Academy Team's defeat was all but certain—unless one or two of its members could somehow perform at twice their usual strength.
But miracles did not come so easily, especially under such crushing pressure.
Teacher Xu let out a heavy sigh and slumped into a chair in the rest area.
The Imperial Family had only required him to reach the Top Six, and a place in the top three already exceeded his assignment. But the benefits he would gain from second place were beyond measure; third place offered far less.
Worse, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team had beaten them head-on. The Star Luo Imperial Family might even blame him for failing at his job.
If he had known it would come to this, he should never have gone to Qin Yuan.
Had Spirit Hall Academy eliminated them, leaving them in third place, they could have found excuses afterward to claim they were stronger than the Imperial Fighting Team.
Now they had only themselves to blame for this bitter fruit.
There were no surprises. Once Lei Meng eliminated the captain of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, the match became completely one-sided.
The Imperial Fighting Team had the advantage in numbers. The Star Luo Royal Academy Team, meanwhile, could not coordinate effectively or