Similar scenes kept unfolding along the defensive line.
Relying on the Emblems' boosts to control and reaction, as well as the clever coordination between the set's components, these ten East Blade students acted like a firefighting squad, precisely stamping out one potential crisis after another along the line.
They were not only capable fighters themselves but also knew how to direct and coordinate with the local Source Energy Users around them, making the most of their limited strength.
The battle was exceptionally fierce. Sweat soaked through everyone's combat uniforms, while their Source Energy and stamina drained rapidly.
The Abyss Beasts shattered against the defensive line, but the waves that followed seemed endless.
A second-year female student named Li Yue had never stood out at military school. Just now, she had used the Wristband's control effect to help her teammates kill an elite Abyss Beast trying to climb the fortifications from the flank. Her arms were trembling slightly, and she was panting hard.
The unrelenting, high-intensity fighting had left her exhausted. Looking at the seemingly endless Abyss Beasts, she gritted her teeth, grabbed the canteen at her waist, and tipped her head back for a long gulp.
Then her eyes suddenly widened.
A silvery-white streak of light was flying toward them at incredible speed. In no time, it had reached the sky above the battlefield.
She had seen that shape of light at military school!
"It's the principal!"
Li Yue blurted out, her voice warping with excitement. "The principal's here!"
Her cry wasn't loud, but it was like an electric current, instantly spreading among the Source Energy Users fighting nearby.
Zhao Gang, Sun Miao, and the others all looked up and saw that reassuring flash of silver.
They immediately became as excited as if they had been injected with a stimulant,