As Ken and the Shadow Dragon, Casper, exchanged blows in the dark cave, the surrounding students stood frozen, their eyes fixated on the violent scene unfolding before them.
They knew Ken was fighting for their safety and Casper's defeat was the only way out.
Some wanted to intervene and help Ken, but Ben stopped them, knowing it would only be worthless to get in the way.
They were just too weak to make a difference against a Shadow Dragon.
"Hey, Ben. Can't we at least try to help him?" Noah asked desperation in his voice.
"Do you really think you can help Ken against a Shadow Dragon?" Ben countered.
Noah tried to answer, but his voice faltered.
He knew he wasn't as strong as Ken, let alone a Shadow Dragon. Seeing Ken getting beaten up for their sake, he felt helpless and useless.
Noah clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, watching as Ken struggled to dodge Casper's attacks.
He felt a surge of anger and frustration welling up inside him.
He wanted to do something, anything, to help Ken, but he knew deep down that he was no match for Casper.
He couldn't bear the thought of standing idly by and watching his friend get hurt, but he also couldn't bear the thought of getting in the way and making things worse.
He felt trapped, torn between his desire to help and his fear of making things worse.
Noah's mind raced as he watched the fight unfold.
He knew he needed to do something, but he just couldn't figure out what.
His thoughts were a jumbled mess, and he couldn't think straight.
He wanted to scream, to yell, to do anything to get Ken out of harm's way, but he felt paralyzed, unable to move or speak.
As the fight wore on, Noah felt his hope fading.
He knew that Ken was getting tired and that Casper was only getting stronger. He couldn't bear the thought of losing his friend, but he also knew that he was powerless to stop it.
Noah took a deep breath and tried to calm his racing thoughts.
He knew that he couldn't fight Casper on his own, but he also knew that he couldn't just stand there and do nothing.
He looked around at the other students, hoping to find someone else who felt the same way.
"Come on, guys," he said, his voice rising above the sounds of the fight.
"We can't just stand here and watch Ken fight alone. We have to do something to help him."
At first, the other students looked hesitant, unsure of what they could do to help.
But Noah refused to give up. He kept talking, urging them to find a way to support Ken.
Finally, one of the other students spoke up. "Maybe we can distract Casper somehow," she said.
"If we can draw his attention away from Ken, maybe Ken will have a better chance of winning."
Noah's eyes lit up with hope. "That's a great idea," he said. "Let's try it."
This time, Ben didn't stop Noah and the other students. He also wanted to help Ken.
"Boss, are we going to help Ken? Can't we just escape?" Galanar approached Ben and whispered.
Ben turned to face Galanar and glared at him as if he were trash.
"All of this is happening because of you, Galanar," he said angrily. "Didn't I tell you not to touch that treasure? You greedy idiot." Ben smacked Galanar on the head.
"Boys beat him up," Ben ordered his team members.
"Hehe. I was waiting for this," Gram said as he gripped his sword tightly.
Andy threw a binding spell on Galanar, leaving him unable to move an inch.
"Let me make holes in your tummy," Patrick readied his crossbow.
"Release me! Release me! I'm sorry!!" Galanar begged as he was beaten up by his own team members.
While Galanar was being beaten up, Noah and the other students made a plan to distract Casper.
However, just then, Noah noticed something. He shot an arrow in the air, and it struck the wall of the cave.
"Reveal yourself. Otherwise, the next arrow will not miss," Noah warned.
Hearing Noah's warning, a figure wearing a purple hood revealed himself.
As the students noticed the symbol on the purple robe, they recognized it as the symbol of the Covenant of Chaos, an evil organization.
"I'm sure these bastards are behind all of this. Let's kill them," one of the students roared.
The students were already angry about what had happened to them, and they were looking for targets.
Coincidentally, the members of the evil organization appeared at precisely the right time.
Soon, more than a dozen hooded figures emerged from the darkness. There were fourteen of them.
Ben also noticed the evil organization's appearance because of the ruckus.
"Hey, stop boys," he instructed his team members.
Hearing this, his team members stopped beating Galanar.
"Tch, I wanted to beat him more," they all thought at the same time.
Galanar was lying on the floor, his face blue from the beating.
Ben walked over to him and kicked him slightly. "Hey, stand up. Don't pretend. I'm sure with your thick skin you can handle more beating," Ben said.
However, Galanar didn't stand up. He kept lying on the floor.
"Stand up before I count to three. Otherwise, a 10% cut of the allowance," Ben said in a cold tone.
Galanar still didn't move.
It was then that Ben realized he might have hit him too hard.
He knelt beside him and checked for his pulse. Thankfully, Galanar was still breathing, but he was unconscious.
"Boys, as it's urgent we will leave Galanar here. Even though he is our friend," Ben said, now sounding concerned.
As Ben turned his attention back to Galanar, he was surprised to see Galanar standing up rapidly.
It seemed that he had been pretending to be unconscious all along.
"Oh, you are up. You were just lying there," Ben pretend to be taken aback.
Galanar smiled slyly. "I thought you'd never stop hitting me," he said, rubbing the back of his head. "But I can take it, I'm tough."
Ben frowned, feeling irritated. "You're lucky we don't have time to deal with you now. We have to focus on these guys," he said, gesturing towards the hooded figures who were now approaching them.
The students and Ben's team members stood in a defensive formation, ready to face the members of the Covenant of Chaos.
The hooded figures were armed with swords, crossbows, and various magical weapons, while the students and Ben's team members had to rely on their wits and skills.
The battle began with a cacophony of metal and arrows as the two groups clashed.
Noah and the other students worked together, forming small groups to fight off the enemy.
Ben and his team members fought similarly, covering each other's backs and using their strengths to take down the hooded figures.
As the battle raged on, the Covenant of Chaos members displayed a level of skill and coordination that suggested they had been trained specifically for combat.
However, the students and Ben's team members were not ones to back down either. They fought with courage and determination, knowing that they had to protect themselves and each other.
Still, they were overwhelmed by the opponents.
"I have to think of some way," Noah was thinking, as he observed the situation.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach and looked down to see the tip of a sword piercing his abdomen.
Fresh blood flowed from the wound as the sword was pulled back.
Dazed and bewildered, Noah turned to see his attacker and was shocked to find that it was Elena.
"Elena?" he mumbled in disbelief before falling to the ground.
"For the Chaos!" Elena cheered loudly, tapping her ring to summon a purple robe that she quickly donned, joining the other members of the evil organization.
To Noah's horror, around 20% of his fellow students followed Elena's lead, attacking their former allies and donning the purple robes of the Covenant of Chaos.
Even Luna and Marry followed the suit.
This was the bitter moment of the "Betrayal".
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