Facing an unknown and powerful enemy naturally brought despair and fear.
But Dean Wu's words brought a glimmer of hope to everyone's hearts.
If they could learn the Insect-men's techniques, perhaps they could turn the enemy's strength against them.
Setting aside the idea of using insects to defeat the Insect-men, just being able to control swarms to clear out other vicious Soul Beasts and gather abundant resources would be a huge boon.
"We've learned too little in just one afternoon. Those three probably have no means of long-range communication. Otherwise, the other Insect-men would have attacked the academy by now."
"This means we might still have some breathing room. I don't know when the other Insect-men will find us, or how powerful our opponents will be when they do. All I know is that our top priority must be to increase everyone's overall strength to face the crisis that may be coming."
