Battle of assassins

The 2nd elimination round was already in the midst of setting up under the veil of secrecy. This was an even more all rounded test to evaluate the various aspects of the promoted squadrons so as to select the most outstanding of the lot to participate in the final competition. That's because this was the first time the federation, which had become the beaming beacon of hope for mankind after the passing of the darkness era, had to "face the entire world."