Back outside, they were greeted by sunlight shining right over their heads. And with the light came Ashton's stat nerf. All of his stats were reduced by 20% in presence of sunlight. It wasn't as bad as before but the fact that the nerfing depended on percentage and not a fixed amount was a bit problematic.
But Ashton had other things occupying his mind. Although Ashton was pretty bummed out that he did not get the first position. The more he thought about it the more he realised it was for the better.
Him getting the first place would have gotten him some unwanted attention and that was the last thing he wanted. Especially if he did not have anything to hide his identity as a Zompirewolf, like a mask or something.
On top of that, he was already getting a bit of attention thanks to him sharing the Mistress's last name. Gathering even more attention would not have done him any good. Especially when the matter involved the noble families.
