"Stop or I'll shoot your head!"
The summoner froze. His familiars couldn't really rescue him. If their summoner died, they would also disappear after all.
The summoner breathed heavily, fully aware that there was no other choice.
The lamia and the cat-person soon disappeared, showing the sign of surrender.
Nathan said, "Anubis. Kill him if he does something suspicious."
Anubis nodded as Nathan went to help Fenrir.
Surprisingly, Fenrir was in a much better position than he thought, despite fighting by himself.
The kobold was already dead with its head getting ripped apart from its body.
The orc and the summoner were surprised by Nathan's appearance.
The orc waved its greatsword at Fenrir as the latter stopped it with his paw and used the momentum to send him flying.
In the air, Fenrir waved his tail, shooting out a crescent-shaped wave. The orc's eyes flashed as he struck the attack with his greatsword and snapped it in two.
Meanwhile, Nathan chased after the summoner, who couldn't fight as well. The orc wanted to help the summoner, but Fenrir slapped the back of his head, knocking it down.
Nathan summoned five weak bullets and shot them at the summoner.
The summoner threw himself to the side, but three of them still hit his body due to Nathan spreading his aim.
"Gah!" The summoner fell down and wailed on the ground.
The orc was struggling to get up because Fenrir had been pinning his body to the ground.
Nathan pointed his hand at the summoner. "Recall your familiars or you're dead."
The summoner gritted his teeth. While enduring the pain, he recalled his familiars because he didn't want to die.
"Anubis!" Nathan shouted.
Anubis came while dragging the other summoner with his bandage. He captured both of them as Fenrir and Nathan nodded in agreement.
"Take care of them!" They said at the same time as they moved toward Selena.
Surprisingly, Selena had actually defeated one of the summoners. No, it was more precise to say she had killed him.
His head was crushed with a blunt force, causing his eyes to pop off from its socket.
Meanwhile, the other guy was defending to the best of his ability but steadily losing his ground.
He had a dog-people and an imp as his familiar.
The imp and Sasha struck each other with their claws, the collision produced a loud clicking sound.
Meanwhile, Sasha released her blood tornadoes and surrounded the dog-people from two sides.
Even though his familiars were weaker than the two summoners Nathan fought, this summoner could actually fight.
Selena sent out a burst of Ena at him, but the latter skillfully blocked it. He was still overwhelmed and getting pushed back, but he maintained his balance.
Unfortunately for him, Nathan shot him from a distance when he was too focused on Selena's attack.
"!!!" The guy suddenly felt an excruciating pain in his stomach as he couldn't help but lower his vision, finding blood dyeing his clothes.
The imp realized it too late, while the dog-people hurriedly warned him. "Watch out. Something fast looping around us!"
The summoner wanted to turn around, but Selena attacked him from above, pinning him to the ground. Nathan shot his legs so that he couldn't get away.
And Fenrir suddenly came from behind, placing his paw around the summoner's neck. "And now… do you know how screwed you are?"
"…" The summoner trembled. This wolf could kill him at any second.
There was nothing he could do but surrender, thus allowing Nathan and Selena to capture three out of the summoners.
Of course, Anubis used his bandages to tie them up. They were quickly lined up for a quick questioning.
"Are you sure we have time for this?" Fenrir asked.
"It should be fine. Those people from the Retishia Academy are still fighting, so we should have time."
"Are you holding a grudge against them? Normally, you would have gone to help." Fenrir frowned.
"Nope. If we get some information, like their identities, and say it in front of their face, don't you think it'll create some gaps in their defense? I'm just trying to make it easier for us to fight them, especially since they're strong enough to take on the second-year student from the Retishia Academy. Even though their rank is lower, a second-year student is still a second-year student."
"Fair enough." Fenrir nodded in understanding.
"Who are you? If you don't want to die, you better answer the question." Selena asked in a cold tone. She was ready to kill them if they didn't give any answer. They were in no position to take prisoners because the soldiers were still fighting against the aliens.
"Do you think you have won?" One of them shouted.
"You don't have to listen to them. I doubt they know anything." Fenrir moved closer, showing blood covering his teeth and lips as if he wanted to bite them to death.
Selena said, "Who ordered you?"
The other one smirked and shouted, "Do you think you are good just because you are from the Frexia Academy? That academy can only reach the top because they're taking all the top students and throwing away the rest. Meanwhile, other academies have to settle with less talented people!"
Anubis squinted his eyes. "He has a point though."
Since only the best entered and the rest were chased away, it was obvious why the Frexia Academy turned into the best academy.
However, Selena didn't seem to think the same way.
Fenrir was ready to kill these guys, but Nathan stopped him from behind while whispering, "Wait. Let her cook."
As he said those words, Selena said, "The Frexia Academy has been improving continuously in the past few hundred years. The reason for them to be the best is because they only get the best students? You are wrong.
"When the Frexia Academy didn't have a teacher, they used their resources to bring in the best teacher, which would help the students. When they didn't have money, they pulled in investors. They kept upgrading their facilities and benefits for both teachers and students until everyone thought how good the Frexia Academy was.
"With such a large number of students, it's only right for the academy to be more selective. It seems that you are from one of those lesser academies. In that case, what has your academy done?
"Have you tried seeking a teacher that gives students the best guidance? Have you found an investor to get enough money to improve your facilities and benefits?
"The Frexia Academy has done their best, while you? You are a pathetic loser who can only complain without trying to solve it, using excuses after excuses to blame others' successes."