Their objective—defeating their opponents—would become difficult to achieve. Thus, to avoid falling into a disadvantage, they could only cooperate with Public Magic Armor Academy.
By this point, Public Magic Armor Academy alone had successfully gained the means to contend with Kingdom Royal Academy for "second to last."
In this competition, some were fighting for first place, some for rankings, and others for "second to last."
In the end, the only academy left hanging in the middle was Holy Rite Academy.
Holy Rite Academy's leader this time was Chief Archbishop Caleb Norris.
Holy Rite Academy's objective could be decided by him alone.
However, over the past month, Archbishop Caleb Norris had spent more time observing.
Thus, Holy Rite Academy's decision-making power had fallen into the hands of "Saint Son" Evan Pearson and "Judgment Knight" Saint Zachary Lancelot.
Yet Evan Pearson and Saint Zachary Lancelot's decisions conflicted.
Evan Pearson felt that competing for the championship was unrealistic. He hoped the team would focus on rankings and aim to secure fourth place while striving for third.
Clearly, after analyzing their combat strength, he had ranked Holy Rite Academy below Sky Magic Guidance Academy and Ocean Magic Guidance Academy.
Though his analysis was somewhat conservative, Saint Zachary Lancelot's sights were fixed unwaveringly on the championship!
His goal was not without basis.
Holy Rite Academy's main-event team consisted of the "Saint Son," the "Saintess," and ten "Knights of the Round Table."
Among them were not only traditional powerhouses like Saint Zachary Lancelot, but also extraordinary fighters like the "Saintess," who surpassed conventional limits.
For many academies, merging the upper- and lower-year teams was a weakening.
But for Holy Rite Academy, it was an absolute enhancement. Their team had virtually no weaknesses! According to the barrel principle, they were in fact extremely competitive. Moreover, after her