The central arena floor transformed into a sprawling three-block simulated urban ruin as hydraulic platforms raised crumbling concrete towers and shattered alleyways from the subterranean depths.
Fifty automated sentinel drones armed with pulse rifles and thermal tracking sensors patrolled the perimeter walls, their crimson optical lenses scanning for any unauthorized intrusion.
In the elevated speaker's box, Rector Malrec gripped his microphone with white knuckles, determined to salvage the Academy's reputation in the third event.
"Event Three will test advanced tactical infiltration, objective capture, and target evasion under combat conditions!" the stadium announcer boomed across the stands.
"Each team must infiltrate the simulated ruins, bypass fifty automated sentinels, and secure four fortified command flags within the ten-minute time limit," the announcer explained.
