"Karell Tactics were created by the renowned demon-hunting tactician Perry Karell. In the 1980 Campus Cup, he used these tactics to command the Judgement Hunting Team in sweeping aside the Four Great Academy Teams and the First University Team, setting multiple school records for the fastest kill of a Wild Demon King, the most demons slain, and the fewest Hunting Team losses."
"Many of his records had still not been fully surpassed by later generations at First University, even thirty years later."
"The essence of Karell Tactics could be summed up in one sentence—strength could take advantage of weakness, while intelligence could take advantage of strength."
"In three words: 'Hunters move, Hunting Team moves, coordinate as one'... These tactics greatly tested a Hunting Team's overall coordination and mutual understanding."
"Hunters move meant taking positions, making cuts, and reversing direction when the prey could not be seen—always occupying advantageous positions on the hunting grounds, always ready to withdraw and support other hunters, always remaining vigilant!"
"Hunting Team moves meant that the entire Hunting Team could always maintain a loose hunting formation while keeping information flowing without interruption."
"Of these, 'reversing direction' was the most striking technique in Karell Tactics. Its core lay with the Scouting Hunter, specifically an 'exposed Scouting Hunter.' He needed to use his own movements to draw the opposing Hunting Team into action and create the best possible ambush plan for his own team. In practice, reversing direction and making cuts complemented each other, and the two techniques needed to be switched between proficiently..."
Inside the pavilion, Dr. Xiao held a slender bamboo pointer and gestured at a whiteboard hanging from one of the pavilion pillars as he explained the key points of Karell Tactics to the hunters.
The two Little Witches squatted nearby, one holding a cat