Simultaneously with Minos' action against Kevin, the various captives fleeing had finally exited the building they were in, precisely in range of the young Stuart's techniques.
Shortly after almost all of them appeared at that point, they all stopped under the effects of the Spatial Sword, including the two women who were full of energy.
Most of these people were much weaker than Minos, and with the fact that the Devourer Art was supplying the Spatial Sword's consumption, none of these captives could ignore the restrictive effects of this last technique!
'Why can't I move?' Joey wondered inwardly as beads of cold sweat began to trickle down this old man's forehead.
This was the worst that could happen to them!
These poor captives had just found a light at the end of the tunnel, but when they tried to take advantage of this chance, they fell into this situation...