Ten minutes passed.
Then twenty.
Then forty.
With a hundred students, the forest was alive now, shifting with the rhythm of chaos and strategy.
New waves of students appeared on both sides of the field, blinking into place through shimmering transport glyphs. Orders were shouted. Strategies formed. Zones fortified.
Most teams followed the same doctrine: expand outward, claim ground, fortify choke points, and wear down the enemy line inch by inch.
Not Jiang Xiao Yu.
She arrived with her team at the forty-minute mark and immediately broke convention.
No wide scouting. No zone-by-zone advancement.
Instead, she ordered a single, focused movement.
"Go straight for the enemy flag."
"Are you serious?" one of her teammates asked, glancing around as others began fanning out in traditional formations.
