As soon as the arena battles began, the Sports Club pressed the Reconnaissance Club's members hard, relying on their powerful physiques and the doubled stamina granted by the Eight Gates.
The Sports Club occupied almost all five arenas.
The spectators were pleasantly surprised.
"There's hope!"
"Bros, could it actually happen?"
"So the Sports Club's been secretly training in the Eight Gates!"
"Give me an upset! I bet all my credits on the Sports Club!"
However, the genuinely skilled upperclassmen knew it wasn't that simple.
In the stands, a red-haired young man smiled.
"How naive. The Reconnaissance Club's truly strong members haven't taken the stage yet."
"Besides, anyone who's used the Eight Gates can't activate them again for a while. Most will have to bow out without doing much damage to their next opponents."
His words drew the gazes of those around him.
He was Li Yanlong, president of the Fire Release Club.
Because of his mastery of Fire Release, he often received personal instruction from the dean of the Fire Release Department.
He could be considered that Shadow Guard Level dean's personal disciple. Between his talent and the focused training he received, he had plenty of advantages.
As a result, he had already become a Ninshu in his junior year.
Under his leadership, the Fire Release Club had gone from the verge of dissolution to one of the university's three largest clubs.
Had this club battle caught even his attention?
What happened next unfolded exactly as Li Yanlong had predicted.
As the Reconnaissance Club sent in more members, the Sports Club suffered an almost entirely one-sided crushing defeat.
They lost all five arenas.
More importantly, as a major club, the Reconnaissance Club had over twice as many members as the Sports Club.
Most Sports Club members hadn't trained their Eight