The arena had a rather unique setup. The giant space was separated into thirty individual duel stages, each roughly a hundred feet wide.

The rationale behind this was that this setup was better to train the students’ close combat skills.

In real battles, there would be times when retreat was not an option or there would be no room to avoid an attack. Everything would be decided within a single square foot!

In such clashes, if the combat power of both parties were similar, the crux would lie in an individual’s technique and ferocity.

Hence, each duel stage was only a hundred feet wide. Once the fighter left the stage, it would be judged as defeat.

As per usual, the 39th Campground students arrived at the duel stages with the opponents they had drawn and began the sparring training.

However, most students were not fully focused on their sparring. Instead, their attention constantly drifted towards the duel stage numbered thirteen near the middle of the arena.

Numerous peoples’ gazes were filled with amusement as if they were waiting for the entertainment to...