Thirty-four geniuses were instantly transported into two separate territories along with two thousand troops.
Each of those troops had been vetted in the moment of teleportation to check if they had the right qualifications to participate. As for the geniuses, well, there was only one irregularity among them.
The first, second, and third-place geniuses were all participating in the war, so the question was…who was the seeded genius?
There were thirty-five of them in the competition, but an even number was necessary for the fairness of the round. One person had been left out.
Well, he wasn't going to be out of the war for the entire time, but he was definitely something of a trump card.
None of the Holy Clan geniuses could be chosen for that role. Because their clans and their fellow geniuses would complain in a way that the tournament administration didn't want to deal with.