The Federation Comprehensive Academy's forces had suffered a devastating blow at the hands of Qiao Yuan and his men, leaving scarcely any of them. Yet by contracting their defensive perimeter, they had actually become stronger at individual positions.
Even so, their situation had not improved in the slightest. Nearly all the experts among the later reinforcements had been killed or wounded.
Now, Zu Ning was the only person left within the entire defensive perimeter who could still be called an expert. But compared with Zhongda Academy's forces, he was only on Mi Xiaqing's level. If he encountered Qiao Yuan, he would die a very ugly death.
Zu Ning was in a terrible mood. He had never imagined that he would one day find himself in such a predicament.
Zhongda Academy's sudden move had been devastating. Qiao Yuan had personally led a team through the jungle, taking a roundabout route into Luoyou City and instantly changing the balance of power within it. The person behind this move was presumably Lao Hao, who was directing the overall operation outside. It had been a truly brilliant stroke.
It was precisely this move that had left them so helpless.
What gave him some peace of mind, however, was that tomorrow-tomorrow, another group of reinforcing Card Adepts would arrive. And what excited him even more was that Lord Tang Hanpei himself would be leading them!
There was no one in the Federation who did not know Lord Tang Hanpei. He had set the record for reaching level-four perception at the youngest age: seventeen years, four months, and fifteen days. To this day, no one had broken it. Another of his records was equally celebrated: from his debut until now, he had never suffered a defeat. This had made him one of the Federation's very finest