How will the Starlight Feather Squad perform today? Let’s wait and see!

Just as Ye Thirteen and Qu Yi were playfully bickering during lunch break, the live broadcast of the Alliance Teams’ match began.

Ye Thirteen had stopped watching after seeing how poorly Starlight Feather performed. Later, as the girls’ instructor, he poured his focus into them—and honestly, barely had time to keep up.

So when the squad’s match popped up today, Ye Thirteen gently halted Qu Yi’s teasing and smiled.

“Let’s watch the match. Lunch break’ll be over soon anyway.”

Qu Yi stilled her mischievous hands, eyes fixed on the screen, then giggled:

“It’s Starlight Feather Squad! Little Snow used to be a fan~ But lately? Total hater now—full fan-to-anti turnaround~

And my grandpa watches every match too! Though honestly, he sounds more like a hater than a fan—endless negative comments. Hahaha!”

Ye Thirteen blinked in mild surprise.

Qu Xuelin being a hater? He could guess why.

But Han Xiangxue—a fan of Starlight Feather? He wondered who she even liked.

Definitely not him.

He never showed his face, rarely endorsed products, had no verified Weibo account… and with the squad’s slump over the past year or two, his appearances had plummeted.

While Ye Thirteen drifted in thought, the lineups flashed on screen.

Starlight Feather Squad: Captain Fang Yuankun (Golden-element Magic Swordsman), Chen Maomao (Ice-element Elemental Mage), Zhou Peng (Earth-element Shield Warrior), Deng Zhi (Fire-element Magic Archer), Tian Jiashu (Wood-element Priest).

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—the five foundational elements, cycling in natural synergy. A textbook-perfect formation!

All five held General Rank. Surface-level strength alone placed them top-three among five-person squads!

Yet their current record? One win. Five losses.

Lose a few more, and they’d crash out in the preliminaries.

Ye Thirteen’s lips twitched slightly.

*The hell? Are they even trying?!*

Opposing them stood Shining Star Squad—a name Ye Thirteen didn’t recognize. Probably bottom-tier.

Sure enough: all five members were Soldier Rank. Barely scraped Entry-Rank eligibility.

A full tier below Starlight Feather.

But Ye Thirteen’s face darkened. No joy here.

Alliance matches used a points-based system. After this many rounds, tiers should’ve stabilized.

Meaning Starlight Feather’s score sat right beside Shining Star’s.

They were evenly matched.

His fists clenched tight.

*Useless bunch.*

He’d muttered those words before—but now, the urge to yell surged again.

The match wouldn’t wait for his mood. Both teams entered the battlefield zone.

Alliance arenas were massive—needed space for Entry-Rank Demonhunters to unleash.

From the start, Starlight Feather’s members scattered like stars across the sky, clearly disdainful of each other, each fighting solo.

Only Tian Jiashu, the priest, glanced around before sticking close to her captain.

Shining Star Squad? United. Advancing as one tight formation.

They quickly isolated Zhou Peng, Starlight Feather’s Fire-element Magic Archer.

Zhou Peng wasn’t weak—anyone Ye Thirteen approved had real skill. Among General Ranks, he stood out.

But alone?

His fire mastery held strong even surrounded by five… yet two fists can’t fight four hands. Even a fierce tiger fears a wolf pack.

Zhou Peng fell.

Thankfully, Alliance rules let each fighter equip one revival item. Otherwise, he’d be a goner.

Triggered revival item = instant elimination.

Shining Star pressed on without pause.

Their tactic wasn’t genius—just sticking together.

But it shattered Starlight Feather’s fragmented teamwork.

Three isolated members fell fast.

They even crossed paths with Fang Yuankun and Tian Jiashu—but Shining Star deliberately avoided them.

A Golden-element swordsman and Wood-element priest couldn’t pin down a coordinated five.

They watched helplessly as the enemy vanished… then reappeared moments later.

By then, three Starlight Feather members were already out.

Why? Because Starlight Feather’s sole win came from an opponent’s mistake: that team attacked Fang and Tian first, got delayed, and were ambushed by the rest of the squad.

Shining Star learned. Take out the stragglers first. Save the toughest pair for last.

Fang Yuankun wasn’t just a handsome blond—he was strong. Hailed “Golden Sword,” a prodigy of his generation. Strength earned him captaincy.

Without raw power? Even with his mom as the squad’s top shareholder, he wouldn’t have kept the seat.

Yet talent and connections meant little against seamless teamwork. Fang Yuankun slowly lost ground.

Tian Jiashu took the first heavy hit—constantly weaving buffs and heals for him.

Without her support, he wouldn’t have lasted this long.

Trapped by three attackers, Fang could only watch as Tian’s revival item flared. The referee escorted her off.

Alone, overwhelmed by five, Fang’s own revival item triggered seconds later.