Bab 100: Killing Intent

Headmaster Leopold's question hung in the air. He knew quite well that everyone was wondering how the teams would be portioned out as well, yet he remained silent for a while. It seemed the old man like his theatrics.

"This third trial will work using concepts of King of the Hill. The first team to successfully defend their Four Kingdoms Core twice will be considered the winners. Of course, the various scores you receive may or may not be related to this. I will always put the most stock in performance.

"However, this matter isn't as simple as it seems. Successfully defending against a particular role will count as one. But, defending against that same role once more won't count at all. Essentially, you must defend against one Mortal attack and one Immortal attack to claim victory.

"You will each have the opportunity to choose your role, except for Ryu who has no choice but to take the Four Kingdoms role to begin. This is both his blessing and his curse."