‘I’m glad she’s on our side. It’s seriously frightening how effective Olivia’s Hunter Class is when fighting Marked enemies.’ Gary thought as he watched the female Werewolf take care of yet another member of the Underdogs. The teenager would have liked to take credit for defeating the group, if only to repay them for capturing him earlier, but with the power boost Olivia had received from the Marks and his Howling Force, she was making short work of them. Well, he didn’t mind, especially since he had discovered that it was smarter to let her do the dirty work, as it gave him more EXP this way.What’s more, all of them had already given him ample EXP, though he wasn’t sure if that was due to the Marks or them being considered as something akin to ‘elite’ enemies, seeing as they were in possession of Anti-Altered weapons. Whatever the case, with the last one down, Gary was greeted with another notification.[Congratulations, you have now reached: Level 20][A stat point has been grante

To most students, today was just a regular day, with only a handful actually looking forward to attending. Among them was Tom Green, though just like the majority of those type of students not cursing whoever had come up with the idea of school as an institution, his reasons had nothing to do with the classes being taught. No, he was just happy to finally be back in Slough.His internship at NIRV had come to an end, and he had learned far more than he had ever thought possible, yet all of it was protected under a very restrictive NDA. Keeping all of those secrets was killing him inside, and so he was looking forward to sharing some of them with the one person he knew would never let anything slip. The fact that they both now had such big secrets made Tom feel as if they would finally be on equal footing again.As soon as his father had driven him back to Slough yesterday, his best friend had been the first person he had contacted, inquiring whether everything was alright in his hometo

The Altered Fighting Academy was a place where the most talented Altered trained in order to join the AFC, the Altered Fighting Championship. The first thing that came to mind when he saw that card was Xin’s image. That school was the reason why she had left Westbridge. Shaking his head, though, he had to deal with the matter at hand.“What do you mean? You want me to quit the gang and join the AFA instead?” Gary asked. “That pretty much sums it up.” Austin nodded. “We all talked about this, and you’ve already done so much for the gang. Without you, we wouldn’t have made it this far, but we should be fine for now. All of us want you to be happy and do your own thing.” Marie added, though Gary sensed a hint of sadness when she said it.“So we thought of a way you could enjoy your life, while also still helping out the Howlers. Tom told me all about how the two of you have been obsessed with the AFC since you were little. Joining it should be a dream come true for you, right? And it’s

‘I can’t believe I'm actually here.’ Blake thought to himself as he took in the sight of the few hundred Altered Hunter who had gathered in this secret base today. Up until now, his father had been the only other Altered Hunter he had ever come in contact with.It hadn’t been easy getting here. His father had taken him across the country into some seemingly random no-name Tier-4 town, where they had been picked up by a guide who had then dropped them off in a car park. Before leaving, the woman had pressed a certain button combination, which had made it so that the elevator had let them out below the supposed basement that went deep underground.Unsurprisingly, there was barely any light down there. Fortunately, that wasn’t really an issue for Blake or the others. All those who were in attendance were dressed in the full set of an Altered Hunter, including masks capable of night vision.After a quick verification of their identities, father and son had both been separated, led to thei

“Thanks for the ride!” The cheery voice of a teenager sounded as he jumped out of the taxi cab, taking in his surroundings. The building in front of him was far larger than anything he had ever seen in his life, and this was just a tiny part of the campus.“Are you serious? Have you ever heard about tipping? Come on, I drove you for three hours!” His driver complained. The request from the teenager had sounded absurd, but since he had paid in advance, Jared had agreed to drive the teenager all the way here. Still, part of him had done so in the hopes of a nice tip for this inconvenience, especially given their destination was catered to a special type of people, Altered.“I’m sorry, I paid you all I had on me. Is it okay if I tip you next time?!” The male teenager cheekily scratched the back of his head. The taxi driver had trouble believing it, but there was not much he could do. Letting out a few profanities, he drove off.This little scene had caught the attention of the passers-by