While dust had blocked everyone’s vision, Quinn had to act fast and there were more reasons for this than just one. Truthfully, he wanted to continue the fight but now when looking at his right hand, it had completely shattered. The skin had been torn off and the bones had fractured completely as well.
’The attack, what was that, did the blood mix in with the Qi?’ he thought. It was clear though that his body was unable to handle this power currently. With no protection from gauntlets whatsoever, Quinn’s fist had also taken Duke’s attack head on, which might have had something to do with it as well.
But this wasn’t the reason why he had to stop fighting, he had already used up his blood bank skill in an instant and his arm was already starting to heal on the spot. It was a lot of damage but this wound was nowhere near fatal and Quinn could continue on. That was of course, if it wasn’t for the fact that part of his suit had been destroyed in the punch as well.
The suit was designed to cover him from head to toe, there would be no gaps. The attack however, caused the suit to break which meant outside in the middle of the day, his skin was exposed to the sunlight. He was far weaker than he once was. Still, Quinn was a lot faster than a regular human, even with the sun outside. His stats had improved so much so that he was as strong as when he had first evolved.
The dust was a big bonus and while it was starting to settle Quinn was able to rejoin back with the others. Everyone was far too focused looking at the fight ahead to notice he wasn’t there and someone had returned. In fact, many of the students were jumbled up , as they would constantly move out of order, to get a better view of the fight. The teachers had no control over the students and it had become slightly chaotic as soon as the Night Demon appeared. When it started to get intense towards the end. They started to scramble in fear as objects and debris came flying their way.
Returning to the line, Vorden had found Quinn and could see him wearing his new gauntlets.
’Is he covering up an injury from the fight?’ Vorden thought.
It was a close guess but not quite. The gauntlets were covering part of his ripped uniform. Many of the other students had also drawn out their beast weapons, as some of the rocks from the fight had come out hurling towards their way, and they had used it to protect themselves. Although Nathan and the sergeants had done a good job in making sure the bulk of the flying debris didn’t hit anyone.
When the dust had settled, that’s when they finally saw it. Duke’s arm that had completely been removed.
"Alright, everyone!" Nathan shouted. "Back to your dorm rooms now! You are to stay inside until further notice!"
The students quickly did as they were told, while the others went to care for Duke. It was more than eventful that evening to say the very least. As Quinn was left with the others a smile appeared on his face, as he pictured the anger on Duke’s face.
’I didn’t get the level up I needed, but I gave Duke what he deserved.’
When returning to the room, Vorden went to check on Quinn’s arm but it had already completely healed and he seemed fine. Vorden wanted to lecture him, but he couldn’t help but also smile as he pictured Duke’s face.
Instead, he gave Quinn a high five. "Good job. He finally got a little payback." Vorden said. "But please don’t give me a heart attack like that again, or at least warn me beforehand."
For the rest of the night, Quinn was trying to figure out, just what had happened when he had used the Blood hammer. Somehow, he had used his Qi in the attack as well. Right now it was too powerful for his body to handle, but he knew that it was incredibly strong. If he had some way to control it better, then it would allow him to just get that bit stronger. He had to learn to control it enough to a point where his body could handle an attack at that level.
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