Working together, the Soulblade wielders weren't able to stop the tide, but they could at least make a dent.  Sophia was able to make her way over to Hideo, but at the cost of not being able to protect the people running closer to her.  For every one person that was saved, two were struck down in the melee.<br/><br/>A few were starting to make it to the cafe.  One ran inside but barely made it all the way through the door before getting scratched, the beast taking out a huge chunk of his back.  Unable to close the door, the student stumbled back, but as the creature tried to follow, some glowing emerald force blocked its passage.  Other monsters seemed similarly unable to enter the doors or windows of the buildings.<br/><br/>There weren't too many more people that needed to make it indoors, but the monsters were quickly growing organized, doing everything they could to harry targets from one menace to the next and keep people too panicked to protect themselves.  Were it not for the few able to fight, it seemed doubtful anyone would still be alive.