They really hadn’t expected this; the group looked so confident—completely unafraid. At this point, most of the people who had been begging for mercy were already back on their feet, standing in place, ready to dash out the moment the others forced the door open. Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the door behind Arthur; not a single person tried to stop those who were rushing toward him. In fact, Henry even raised his fist, ready to hurt Arthur. He led the charge, and the rest quickly followed, closing in on Arthur fast. Just as Henry’s fist came down, Arthur dodged sharply to the side— At the same time, he kicked out hard, landing a brutal blow to Henry’s chest. Arthur’s strength was shocking. Henry flew backward, crashing into the people behind him like a wrecking ball. Henry only knew how to throw his weight around; there was no way he could ever measure up to Arthur. Arthur hadn’t practiced Sanda for nothing. After the trip to the forest outside Mose City, after fighting side-by-side with Timothy and facing down a pack of wolves, Arthur’s skills had only grown sharper—more ruthless. In the blink of an eye, a whole section of the crowd went down under Henry’s crashing body. The others froze. They’d heard Arthur was a decent fighter, but none of them had imagined this—one hit and Henry went flying. What kind of kick was that? He’d sent a grown man soaring? But then they saw it—the door Arthur had moved away from while dodging Henry. Their eyes lit up with determination again. They didn’t care about the fallen. Without hesitation, they picked up their feet and started moving toward the door again. But the moment they stepped forward, Arthur was already back in front of it. He stood like a brick wall, solid and unmovable. Their steps faltered. Still wearing their fierce expressions, they hesitated and asked, “Arthur, can you move? Just let us out! We can’t get caught by the cops!”Maybe it was Henry’s line about sticking to their story that gave them confidence. Their tone didn’t sound like they were pleading—it came off more like an order; a threat. Arthur pressed against the wound that had started to bleed faintly, but he didn’t move an inch. “We’re not kids anymore. If you had the guts to come here and extort me, then you better be ready to face the consequences.” His voice was merciless. The crowd’s faces darkened. It had already been a while since Arthur made the call. If they didn’t get out now, they’d run out of time. They couldn’t afford to wait even one more second. “If you won’t move, then don’t blame us for what happens next.” The ones in front wore grim expressions. As soon as they finished speaking, one of them waved his hand. “All at once!” They figured the reason Henry got thrown like that was because he went in alone—it gave Arthur a clear target. But now, if they all went in together—even if Arthur could take on one person, he couldn’t handle a crowd. They were young, full of fire, and too proud to back down. That door meant their future—and they weren’t about to give it up. But just as they were about to slam into Arthur— The door behind him suddenly swung open from the outside. Standing there was Ashley. And behind her, a full line of uniformed police officers. Among them were the principal, the dean of students, teachers from every department, and a whole crowd of students who had come to watch the commotion. The moment Ashley and the officers opened the door, they were met with a terrifying sight, a group of students, faces twisted with rage, charging at Arthur. They didn’t even have time to stop themselves—they plowed straight toward Ashley and the police. The principal, the dean, the teachers and students behind them—all of them froze in shock. Their eyes went wide; they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. This was Governance University. In the student council president’s office. And here were so many students, cornering their own president, attacking him. At first, when they’d heard that Arthur had called the police to report extortion, they’d found it hard to believe. This was one of the top law and politics universities in the country. Law and governance were core subjects here. Everyone knew that extortion, especially in a group—was a crime, and they’d actually done it on school grounds. Even if they hadn’t believed it before—what they saw now, with their own eyes, left no room for doubt. So many of them, charging at Arthur with murderous rage—that was real. That was undeniable. Even the teachers responsible for those students—even if they wanted to protect them, wanted to speak up for them— They couldn’t.