While the school Dean was angrily las.h.i.+ng out to the three stooges, Long unhesitantly left the place, went to the school nurse's office and just casually picked up some bandages without them noticing. Then by acting as if everything is fine with him, he calmly went to find a safe spot to start tending on his injuries.

Right now, he is currently aiding his multiple broken bones while being under the cover of a big tree.  He was not worried after the broken bones, after all, knowing that he had a grandma Landlord who can heal him in a jiffy. He was just wondering why she did not appear yet since she would usually pop out of nowhere and do her thing before disappearing back like a bubble.

"Who needs her anyway." He scoffed,  "Just you wait when I get back my Dragon Essence. I will make sure to wreak havoc over this place even if those stupid Guardians will try to stop me. I hate those rats! I hate this school. I hate everyone and I hate this freaking stupid weak human body!"

He continued to complain angrily as he was just about to finish bandaging himself, a familiar sound suddenly came out of from behind him.

"Need help?" It was Elric. Long's eyes immediately formed a frown upon realizing who was the mystery guy who found him despite being well hidden. 

"Why do I need help? Do I look like an injured person to you?" Long arrogantly scorned.

He hates it when someone would offer help to him. After all, he never ever asked for help from anyone since he grew up as a Dragon.

And being a Dragon means you must stand on your own! Their overwhelming pride did not just flow through their veins but also to their tongue!

"Well, I can see that you have bandages in your knee and your hands. Did you perhaps, sprained yourself and broke some of your finger bones during the last fight?" Elric asked with an ever-innocent smile.

It doesn't take a genius for him to actually see how serious Long's injuries are. With his mystical Elemental-Dragon eyes, he could even see Long's complete bone and muscle structure together with the abnormalities with them.

"Injured!? Haha! Me!?" Long laughed with a mocking tone and threatened, "So you want a second round right now? I will make sure to send you back to your apartment with broken ribs and additional swollen jaw. How's that sound?" 

Elric scratched the back of his head innocently, "No- I am not here to fight. I just want to see if I can help you with anything-"

"Come!" Long said as he casually stood with kung-fu like pose. His eyes are locked at Elric and he seems to be not joking at all. This young man is determined to prove that he is not someone to look down even if he got those injuries.

Anyway, no matter how worst it can get, he still got grandma's backing to heal him up as if brand new and he could come back to school tomorrow as if nothing happened.

Just when Long was about to charge, he suddenly stopped mid-way upon hearing a series of footsteps coming their way.

Long and Elric quickly turned around only to see four students, one male, and three females, smiling wickedly and stopped just a few meters away from them.

"What do you want? Are you here to make fun of me as well?" Long angrily beckoned.

"If you guys are here to fight, please spare me. I don't want another fight. I am already under suspension! Also, he is badly injured as you can see in the bandages in his hands and ankles. Please spare us." Elric immediately begged beside Long, he acted as if he was greatly fearful at their presence.

However, the four creepy students just stood there like a maniac robot. Their eyes are filled with a mysterious dark aura as if a hidden ghost is hidden inside their iris. In Long's perspective, they appear incredibly normal aside from their weird behavior; but in Elric's vision, these student's figure are shrouded in tentacle-like darkness which simply means - they are under the control of Shadows.

Or it was safe to say, that they are actually Shadows themselves that has completely overtaken their host's body. How they managed to escape the eyes of the Guardians, must have something to do with the isolation barrier suddenly covering the entire school grounds.

They have finally taken the bait. However, a frown immediately formed in Elric's face. He was pretty sure there were ten of them in the school ground, but why did they send only four? Could it be that they are wary of his sudden appearance?

Elric immersed himself to completely heightening his spiritual senses and as he had guessed, he was right.

The four shadows before him are just the front while the other four are scattered in every direction while hiding in the darkness. With Elric's over-powered spiritual senses and together with his Dragon's natural perceptiveness to danger, he could easily pinpoint the enemies now that they have finally revealed their aura and intentions.

Elric may have acted like a scared cat, quite in contrast to the brave Long who had no idea what he was actually facing. What Long only knew is that the people before him had bad intentions towards him judging from their menacing smiles.

"I can take you all together at once if that's how you want this to end. Don't worry, I am not injured." Long said as he raised his bandaged hand and gestured for them to come like a cla.s.sic Kung Fu fighter.

However, the creepy students didn't seem to listen to them. Instead, their creepy grin only continued to widen like a controlled puppet.

"Take the nerdy one out first. We can just take him with that Dragon kid." The male student who stood the tallest among the four suddenly whispered with a ghastly cold voice.

One of the girls on his side suddenly replied, "But what if that geek is "

"We will know that soon enough. Go. We made enough preparations for this." The male insisted and the three girls beside him nodded simultaneously before charging towards Long like a trained a.s.sa.s.sin.

"Hmp! You think I will show mercy just because you are girls?!" Long scoffed as he prepared to defend himself.

He may not be able to use his hands and the injured right foot but as a real Kung Fu expert, he still had enough fighting a.r.s.enal hidden in his sleeves, like literally- hidden in his sleeves are nunchaku!

He might not be able to knock the living daylight out of these creepy rats but with a firm grip to his nunchaku's and an expert swing and timing, taking care of them is as easy as wham, two three!

Just when Long was about to do a do his Kung fu defense, the three charging women were suddenly drowned in their own shadows! And like melted black ink, they appeared right under Elric's foot and their creepy ink-like fingers twirled around the panicking Elric and immediately pulled him down into their shadows!

AAAACCK!~

And like a cat desperately clinging not to get drowned in cold water, Elric's expression was exactly like that.  He screamed like an innocent young man together with the pleading voice.

"Help! Help! Demons! I am being attacked by demons!"  Elric shouted in fearful panic. Long on the other side had his eyes widened in shock and fear.

"Elementals? Or could it be the Dark Spirituals?" Long thought as he held tightly on his nunchakus. He would have easily spewed out his cleansing fire against these creatures if only he was still a Dragon, but now that he is just an ordinary human, what can he possibly do against them? 

"Help! Please brother! Long! Help me!" Elric begged as Long watched him and was still unable to move at the sudden twist. He realized that Elric's voice seems to be reverberating as if they are being confided inside a clear gla.s.s room. 

"It was an isolation barrier!" Long quickly realized as more sweats continued to drop in his shaking face. Try as he might, but his natural human instinct is to flee from danger. He might have the spirit of a Dragon but the human body nature is designed to move in accordance with its survival instinct!

All he could do is hope that Granma landlord would come to save him but it seems that she is stuck on facing something else.

"Could it be... they are after my sister as well?!" Long's mind quickly realized that they are actually facing this another form of enemies aside from the Dragon Hunters and the enemy Dragon tribes.

Hopelessly, he could have lent a hand to grab Elric's begging figure before him but he chooses not to. His shaking hands and panicked eyes could only watch as Elric's figure slowly being devoured by the swamp-like shadow.

What if he gets swallowed too!? If he failed to survive this ordeal, it could be the end of his life and their entire Dragon bloodline!

Who cares about a stupid rat? He is different! He is an Eastern Dragon! The one of the two last eastern Dragon of his tribe to bring hope to their revival! He must not die!

Slowly, Long's figure turned around in fear and hurriedly dashed away towards the school buildings just a hundred meters away from them. As he was running, he could not help but notice the creepy smile from the creepy student behind him.

His back was drenched in sweat while his pants were wet as well, the only difference is that it wasn't because of sweat.

Seeing Elric's pathetic begging for help, the male student who also acted as a leader of the four Shadows smiled wickedly with a confident demeanor.

"I knew it. That kid is just another normal being. Consider him a bonus for today's mission and proceed with the plan."

And like synchronized puppets, the four other Shadows scattered far from the surroundings blended to the darkness.

They are about to go for their real target which is Long.