Everyone agreed the fourth battle was the longest and most grueling battle they have ever had. Although their attempt resulted in another failure, Magus Xion and Silica were satisfied with the result of their training. The Earth acolytes all started to get used to each other's skills, and their teamwork improved significantly.
Time kept on ticking, today would be the last day they could train before the games start. Hence, Emery chose not to take a break after the battle. He grabbed his weapon and returned to the combat puppets.
He checked one of the control panels, activated it.
[Combat puppet level 9]
The others looked at how enthusiastic Emery was, and decided to pick up their own weapons and face the combat puppets once more as well. The sight of the young acolytes trying their best once more brought a satisfied smile to the two magus.