"Holding the higher ground is overrated. It only matters if the enemy can maintain vision and formation. Fire, smoke, destruction magic, collapsing terrain, and certain devices… I just listed several ways to disrupt that advantage alone."
Cassien paused briefly.
"People rely too heavily on textbook warfare. There's no reason to chain yourself to it."
The professor crossed his arms. "And the superior mana reserves?"
Cassien smiled faintly. "Then I drag the battle out."
"Hm?"
"The more mana someone possesses, the more arrogant they usually become. Arrogant fighters waste energy trying to overwhelm weaker opponents quickly." Cassien glanced around the classroom. "A desperate fighter values every movement. A prideful one does not."
Even the students who disliked him earlier were listening carefully now.
"So if I'm weaker?" Cassien muttered. "Then I turn the fight into attrition. I force mistakes. I force exhaustion. And the moment their mana control begins slipping…"
