At that moment, Adrian felt like an old father who had just learned that his precious daughter was in danger. His thoughts were in chaos, and all he wanted was to find her as quickly as possible and protect her. After a while, he finally reached the arena.
The outer doors were tightly shut, but in his spirit form, Adrian slipped easily inside. The scene before his eyes made his blood run cold. Elowen was kneeling on the floor, surrounded by a group of girls. Her uniform had been torn open, exposing her bra straps. Her hair was a mess, and there were red bruises on her face, some already bleeding. It was obvious she had been beaten badly.
He lunged forward, trying to shove the girls aside and pull Elowen into his arms, but he could not touch anyone. His body passed straight through them, and all he could do was watch helplessly as they tore at her clothes, exposing her full chest.
"Fuck, look at her tits. Doesn't she look like a prostitute? They must be that big because plenty of men have already grabbed them," Brianna, Vanessa's close friend, sneered with a curl of her lip.
Vanessa stared at Elowen's chest, her eyes burning with jealousy. They were the same age, so why was Elowen so well endowed? She really was a seductress incarnate.
Vanessa lifted her foot and kicked Elowen hard in the chest, then tilted her chin toward her followers and said, "Strip her completely, film it, and post it online. Let's see if anyone is still fooled by her innocent little act after they've seen her body."
In Vanessa's mind, Lucien could only belong to her. Once he saw Elowen exposed like this, he would surely feel disgust toward a girl whose body had been seen by so many people.
Elowen covered her chest with her hands, crying and begging. "Please, don't do this."
She tried to run in terror, but Vanessa grabbed her by the hair and yanked her backward. The pain in her scalp felt as if it were being torn from her flesh.
"Trying to run? You'll have to wait until we finish filming. Maybe once the video goes viral, a few rich old men will even pay for a one time service from you."
Vanessa's eyes were filled with malice. In the past, before Elowen's true background had been exposed, Vanessa had always lost to her in every way. That jealousy had built up day after day, and now that she had the chance to humiliate her, she was determined not to let it slip away.
"No! Stop! You can't treat me like this!"
Elowen screamed, then reached out and grabbed Vanessa's hair tightly. The two struggled against each other, neither willing to let go.
The last straw finally broke the camel's back. Elowen knew that if she did not fight back, her life would be ruined. Once the video of her being stripped naked was leaked, she would be bullied until she died. If death was inevitable anyway, she refused to let the vicious people in front of her continue living carefree lives.
Although Vanessa was the daughter of a wealthy family and lacked physical strength due to little exercise, Elowen had suffered abuse for a long time and had not been eating properly. On top of that, Vanessa had a group of followers helping her, so Elowen was quickly overwhelmed and beaten from all sides. Even so, her hand stayed clenched tightly in Vanessa's hair, refusing to let go, and Vanessa's screams echoed throughout the hall.
"You bitch, let go of me! If you don't, I'll kill you!"
Elowen's mouth was bleeding, her face covered in bruises, yet she still refused to release Vanessa's hair. When Vanessa was finally pulled free, a clump of her hair had been torn out and remained in Elowen's hand. Seeing a large patch of hair missing and feeling the sharp pain on her scalp, Vanessa shrieked, "Ahhh!!! I'll kill you!"
Right after that, Vanessa grabbed a utility knife and charged toward Elowen, trying to slash her face. Adrian widened his eyes and rushed to block the blade, but he was too late. She passed straight through his body and kept moving toward Elowen, leaving him drowning in helplessness. He could not protect the fragile girl at all and could only watch as she was about to be hurt.
"Ahhh!!!"
A scream rang out. Elowen had closed her eyes, bracing herself for the horror she thought was coming, but the scream made her snap them open. She saw Vanessa's wrist being held tightly, the utility knife falling to the floor, and Vanessa herself screaming in pain with her mouth wide open.
"It hurts! It hurts so much!"
Lucien tightened his grip, and then a sharp cracking sound was heard. Vanessa's wrist had been snapped. Watching her roll on the ground in agony, he asked coldly, "How does it feel to have your bones broken? If that's not enough, how about I break the other wrist too?"
Terrified, Vanessa hid behind Brianna. Even her female followers were shaken by the savage look on Lucien's face.
Lucien turned to look at Elowen, who was hugging herself and trembling uncontrollably. His gaze lingered on the exposed curve of her chest, and a flicker of interest flashed through his pale violet eyes. Suddenly, several male voices sounded from outside. Lucien frowned, took off his jacket, and draped it over Elowen's body, covering the soft, alluring skin that had been exposed.
Elowen wanted to move away from Lucien, but he held her firmly by the shoulders. The injuries there, caused by Vanessa's group, sent sharp pain through her and made cold sweat break out on her skin. She no longer dared to resist.
Nathan and his friends rushed over. Seeing the chaos, he immediately checked on Elowen when he noticed how badly she was hurt. "Are you okay? Do you want me to report this to the head teacher? He'll handle it fairly for you. Whoever started this will pay for it!"