In the midst of the chaos, as one of the central figures, Ethan Green could only feel people around him constantly launching sneak attacks, every now and then getting kicked in the butt or having his foot stomped on hard. In the confusion, he even had countless strands of hair yanked out... Unfortunately, the students from Class Four had targeted him as their main objective, with two or three people entangled with him at the front. In the panic, Ethan Green simply couldn’t figure out who was so despicable and shameless as to keep kicking him from behind... The fight didn’t last long. The upperclassmen watching nearby had seen enough and quickly reported the situation to the teachers, and the teachers in the vicinity arrived at the scene immediately.

　　“What are you all doing? Stop right now!”

　　Accompanied by an angry female voice, the students brawling in the cafeteria suddenly felt their vision blur, as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over their heads. All their fighting spirit and anger were instantly washed away. Even though the bruises and wounds on their bodies still hurt terribly, they couldn’t muster up the energy to give their annoying opponents another beating.

　　Although it was strange, the students still slowly got up from the ground. Then, the students from Class One stood together in a group, and those from Class Four formed another group. Both groups hung their heads low, looking listless and confused. They couldn’t understand why they suddenly didn’t want to fight anymore, and why they obediently stood together... While the participants themselves were baffled, some of the upperclassmen watching could see what was going on. This was clearly a group hypnosis effect only possible with a high-level Dreamweaving technique, and the woman who had just shouted for them to stop had calmed the agitated students in an instant. Such skill was impressive even among the teachers at Yangcheng Academy, yet the woman’s voice sounded so young... Before long, a young woman strode quickly into the cafeteria from outside, her slightly wavy, shiny black hair flowing behind her as she walked, making her look especially striking. She wore a long black robe, the loose garment completely concealing her graceful figure, but the part of her face exposed outside the robe, flushed slightly from her brisk walk, still made some of the older male students’ hearts beat a little faster.

　　Young, beautiful, and powerful—there weren’t many who fit all these criteria at Yangcheng Academy, and the mentor of Class Four, Grace Howard, was one of them.

　　When they saw Grace Howard enter, all the students bowed slightly in greeting—this was academy protocol. Unfortunately, Grace Howard was in no mood to return the gesture to each of them. Looking at the two groups of students who had just finished fighting, she only felt a headache coming on.

　　“What... exactly are you all doing?”

　　Faced with Grace Howard’s low, stern question, the students from both classes hung their heads, none willing to answer. Even the always-proud Ethan Green was no exception, clutching his butt and waist, which had been kicked too many times, and saying nothing.

　　Just as Grace Howard was about to ask again, a lively voice suddenly sounded from behind: “Reporting, teacher, they were fighting!”

　　Turning around, Grace Howard was surprised to see a face full of righteousness, yet still youthful.

　　“William Carter?”

　　William Carter nodded vigorously. “Reporting, teacher, I saw everything that happened just now—they were fighting!”

　　His loud, clear voice echoed through the cafeteria. The students from Class Four didn’t react much, but those from Class One were furious, cursing, “You wretch, how dare you accuse us first!?”

　　Although Ethan Green had been the first to make a move, in the eyes of the Class One students, it was clearly because William Carter had cheated first and acted shamelessly, so he deserved a beating. Besides, during the brawl, Class One had suffered quite a few underhanded blows, and they were already fuming inside. Now, seeing William Carter righteously tattling, they were both amazed at how thick-skinned he was and felt their anger flare up again, the impulse that Grace Howard had just suppressed threatening to resurface.

　　“What do you all think you’re doing!?”

　　Seeing the situation about to spiral out of control again, Grace Howard immediately shot them a glare, and everyone quieted down.

　　“Brian Walker, what exactly happened?” Grace Howard sighed and turned to ask an upperclassman who had been watching. When he heard Grace Howard call his name, he blushed slightly, straightened his robe, smoothed his hair, and then recounted the whole story in detail.

　　After understanding the whole incident, Grace Howard shook her head helplessly. From Ethan Green challenging Henry to the final all-out brawl between the two classes, it was hard to say who was right or wrong—it was just a bunch of kids acting out of pride.

　　In fact, the academy encouraged competition among students. The new students were divided into four classes, and each class’s leader had more or less some conflict with those from other classes... The conflict between Henry and Ethan Green had already been anticipated by the teachers before the school year even began.

　　It was just that no one expected the conflict to escalate to this level after only a month of school... As for the student William Carter, who had intervened midway and triggered the big brawl, Grace Howard didn’t pay him much further attention.