Of course, other teams could also see some benefits in this situation, the sole satisfying element being that the contest had shifted from being a competition between teams to a test of the guilds' comprehensive strength.
After all, the pressure that Starfire had imposed on the other teams was simply too immense. During the rest period before the third checkpoint, all the teams became well aware of Starfire's astonishing evaluations and achievements, as well as the gulf between them and Starfire.
Indeed, the previous competitive mode was not particularly intuitive nor deeply impactful. They acknowledged the strength of the Starfire Team but did not truly believe that their own teams were that much weaker in comparison.
