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Shin observed what was happening in the entire field while keeping an eye on his teammates. There was still the hidden threat that he needed to deal with, so he could not afford to let his guard down.
On the other hand, he was observing how the other groups were doing. From his position, he could see that everyone was already dealing with their respective opponents. And from what he could see, the entire class seemed to be able to calm themselves down and focused on improving themselves rather than competing with one another for the 'race'.
He could see that the clay golems were meant to deal with the groups within the class. Everyone who had a group was matched against a clay golem with different features, specially prepared to deal with particular groups.
The mechanical puppets, on the other hand, were meant for the most outstanding individuals that could fight solo. But not everyone was matched with one.