Peter saw the all out fight happening in front of him. Quinn was surrounded on all sides, Layla was using her telekinesis to drop arrows on a second year, and a newcomer with pale skin and piercing red eyes was slamming the second years onto the ground. Peter didn't want to fight any of them since he knew he'd be useless in a fight.
Instead, Peter decided to run away from the commotion. The second years guarding the side were now focused on watching those fighting against them, giving him ample opportunity to escape. As he left, Layla noticed him disappearing into the crowd.
'Is he really just going to leave us here?' Layla thought, but as she did, a large rock was thrown at her face, hitting her. She stumbled back, and focused on those in front of her instead.
Quinn, meanwhile, was struggling as he was getting attacked and hit by all sides. Mono's whip and the level 4's earth ability hurt him badly. All Quinn could do was try to fight through the pain as he needed to unlock Erin's restraints.
As he was about to unwrap the chains around her arm, another hit of Mono's whip lashed at him, and he fell to the floor again. His lashes were sharp, causing him to bleed. Erin stared intensely at the blood in front of her, but she had to control herself. Instead she used that urge to force herself to pull herself from the chains even more. The metal began to creak from her strength.
"Why are you even trying so hard to free her? Are you in love with her?" Mono sarcastically remarked, "You think she'll appreciate and reward you? She's not even a high level anymore."
Mono raised his whip, his form shadowing over Quinn's body. He raised his arms up in an attempt to minimize his damage, even though he knew it was fruitless.
"I'm sorry," Quinn whispered. Even now, he wasn't strong enough to save one person.
He closed his eyes, bracing for the pain. An experience he was unfortunately used to. Prey that's helpless against the predator. However, instead of being hit, he heard Mono grunt and make confused sounds. Opening his eyes, he saw his roommate, Fex, with string wrapped around the second year's arm holding the whip.
Mono dropped his whip onto his free hand, he then flung it at the string, causing it to break. Quite a few people in the crowd were distracted by seeing the second year getting caught off guard.
"Hmm… let's see how you'll work…" Fex said, sticking his tongue out a little in focus.
He shot several strings out towards Mono's arms, and Mono tried to throw out his whip to block the attacks, but despite his best attempt to predict his movements, Fex was just faster. They embedded into his arms, and suddenly, Mono wasn't able to control his own movements.
"To make things easier for both of us, I recommend you don't fight back," Fex smirked as he controlled Mono to attack the second year near Quinn and Erin. Throwing out his whip a few times, the second year ran into the crowd, not wanting to fight their leader.
Realizing that Fex was using his beast weapon against his own people, Mono dropped his weapon. However, Fex quickly tied him up with his string, causing him to fall to the floor.
"Y-you… You saved me!" Quinn said, dumbfounded by Fex's quick movements. He was faster than what he could perceive, and it all happened within a few seconds. Quinn just had to assume it was to be expected from someone who's a vampire.
"Oh hey Quinn," Fex tilted his head up in a nod, before walking over to Erin's restraints and unlocking them for her.
"I was going to break myself out," Erin mumbled as she felt around her wrists.
"Don't make a fool out of us, girl," Fex whispered before taking out a flask, "Drink this, you're going to need it."
Erin looked at it. On the facade of the silver metal flask, a skull that had two sharp fangs on the upper jaw was displayed. She then used her inspect skill on it.
[Flask Container]
[A device made to store blood indefinitely]
After opening it, and smelling that it was indeed blood, Erin drank it.
[HP: 2/20]
[HP: 11/20]
[Blood type B+ has been absorbed]
[+ 1 Agility point has been added]
[Agility: 17]
The wounds on Erin's body began to heal, and Quinn feared that people would have noticed her suddenly healing, but Fex didn't seem too bothered, and neither did Erin.
A second year student ran over to Mono and used his water ability to slice through the strings. He quickly got up and dusted himself off.
"I have to admit, I didn't expect you to be as fast as you are. It's the one weakness that I just can't help with my ability," Mono then summoned something in his hand, a spark of white before another whip formed, but something was different about it.
The whip felt alive, constantly moving around despite Mono simply holding it still. Power emanated from the weapon.
"Let me show you the difference between first years and second years."
"A soul weapon, huh?" Erin commented, "About time you showed it too."
Mono then threw out the whip, it moved at lightning speed, even faster than Fex thought was possible. The trio tried their best to dodge, Fex managing to avoid the hit narrowly, and Erin only getting scratched by it.
[-1 HP]
[HP: 10/20]
Quinn, however, was too slow. The earlier attacks and blood loss caused his reaction speed to weaken, meaning his arm got caught by the whip, and brought him down to the ground.
"Quinn!" Erin called out, concern lacing her voice.
Mono raised his arm up high, about to deal a demolishing hit to Quinn. Erin saw the scene play out in front of her almost in slow motion. She ran out to Mono, Fex threw his string at him, and the whip flung downwards. She was just barely able to tackle Mono, but it was too late. The whip was wriggling around in Fex's strings, and a severely injured Quinn was on the ground. A nasty gash cut deeply into his back.
Erin saw Quinn's eyes, looking at her with a tired determination. She turned back to Momo beneath her, and she held her fist up, ready to punch him when—
The doors to the assembly hall swung wide open, and standing in front of Peter was a tall silver-haired woman.
"I command everyone to halt this instant," the silver haired woman asserted, "If anyone does not obey this command, prepare to be punished."