Qin Wei dragged both Xin Jo and Michael Blade—both grievously injured by the sheer stress and force of the brief fight—and summarily threw them out of the arena gate.
"You two owe me big time," she said, her voice strained, a clear maneuver to establish their debt before the inevitable chaos.
Following her, the remaining survivors—Faye, Matilda, Matilda's three cloaked figures, Aril, the green-armored Elf, and five more battle-worn contestants—all evacuated the arena floor. The rest lay dead, consumed by the initial carnage.
The small group stopped outside the gate, their gazes fixed on the two true powerhouses remaining in the center. Dense, visible waves of Spirit Energy radiated from Sunny and Perran, colliding with one another in silent, volatile bursts.
"Gosh... Those two are beyond their level," The elf muttered, clutching her abdomen, the pain from the combined attack still raw.
