Before the Battle for Dominance began, Hayes had anticipated the challenges ahead.
With Nora's strength, achieving ultimate victory wasn't out of reach. After all, she had wiped out all the geniuses of the A-level academy in Karea Academy, proving her unparalleled power.
In this competition, Hayes believed Nora was undoubtedly among the top three contenders.
Yet, the reason he couldn't guarantee her victory lay in the Dragonscale Bank's chosen one.
Of all the major factions, only Dragonscale Bank had the resources and secrecy to pour everything into cultivating a single, formidable fighter specifically for this battle.
The other factions—Dawnlight Empire, Dark Empire, Cult of Calamity, and Sanctuary of Extension—had no such need or capability for such covert specialization.
