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Vera nodded approvingly. "Defense becomes easier when everyone knows where they’re supposed to be ahead of time. No panicking when fragments appear."

The supporting team members were absorbing the strategy with visible excitement. This was exactly the kind of sophisticated tactical thinking that separated elite students from ordinary competitors. They were witnessing genuine strategic innovation under pressure.

Ren found himself genuinely impressed despite his reservations about the team’s political dynamics. Their plan was an elegant solution that leveraged their superior analytical capabilities while playing to their coordination strengths. It was precisely the kind of approach that Progressive Faction training was designed to produce.

But something nagged at his strategic instincts.

The arena had demonstrated adaptive learning capabilities. If it could counter successful collection strategies by adjusting spawn patterns, what would happen when it encountered a team that had decoded its fundamental operating principles?

Ren was worried that the arena might be like a sophisticated AI that would recognize when players had "hacked" its system and respond with countermeasures that could be even more dangerous than the original challenges.

Would the system accept being exploited, or would it implement countermeasures that could turn their groups’ sophistication against itself?

He filed the concern away for continued observation. The sisters’ strategy was undeniably brilliant, and his role was to support team success rather than second-guess leadership decisions based on theoretical possibilities.

Lyra completed her constellation analysis with two minutes to spare.

"Pattern mapping confirmed," she announced with quiet satisfaction. "I can predict fragment spawns with over ninety percent accuracy. Timing is locked in. Ready to start."

Elena smiled with genuine pride in her sister’s capabilities. "Everyone, move to your optimal positions for the first cycle."

The team’s response was poetry in motion.