Austin had always been considered a pretty wild child. His parents didn't mind what he did, nor did they care about his grades, as long as he was healthy. They saw other kids getting into fights and thought it was normal, so they didn't worry too much. Austin rarely returned badly beaten because most of the time, he was the one doing the beating.Given his disposition, it was no surprise that at some point he would join a gang to make some income. When the opportunity came up with Gary, everything fell into place for him. The excitement he felt was similar to when he rose to the top of his school, becoming the best among his peers. Now, as part of the Howlers, they were rising up, striving to be the best gang compared to all the others.However, Austin was only seventeen years old. Although he looked older due to his frame and face, he would still be in school if he hadn't dropped out to join the Howlers. As he stood outside the gates of a school, he couldn't help but feel a strange m

After recalling the memories of what his teacher said, Austin truly thought he was going to have a tough time, but to find out he had just knocked out the top fighter of a school in a tier-4 city with a single blow, it was starting to seem extremely disappointing."Am I too strong... since I became an Altered? Can I really now just go against other Altereds if I want to challenge myself? If I'm having a problem trying to find someone worthwhile to fight, then I wonder how Gary is going to be doing in this place."Shaking his head, he could see the others starting to whisper, wondering who Austin was."Is it a new student, or a student from another school?""Since he took out Carvey, no doubt there are going to be others looking for him. What do we tell them? Some big guy with a mask took him out.""Yeah, we'll just have to say Big Mask took him out. Sh*t, Carvey's going to kill us for not going after this guy when he wakes up, but I don't want to go up against Big Mask."Austin, tryin

Before placing the large piece of rock that Gary had in his hands, he turned it on all sides, examining it closely. Despite its size, he handled it with ease, rotating it effortlessly.Observing this, Elijah began to wonder if Gaba was even trying to hide the fact that he was an Altered. Did he believe that the other members wouldn't take any action if they found out? Elijah started to consider the possibility that this encounter might just be with a random Altered who had somehow ended up in the city by accident, unrelated to the local gangs.Regardless, Elijah was in the right place to gather the information he needed.Gary placed the large rock on the ground and picked up his pickaxe. The rock was too large to fit in the wheelbarrow, so breaking it into smaller pieces would not raise suspicion. As he swung the pickaxe, he split the big rock into four smaller pieces. The inside of the rock sparkled with different colours, and Gary's eyes focused on a large crystal protruding from on

The day had come to an end, but he had already gained over 5 stat points in total. He imagined that after staying here for a while, he would be ready to face Midwak again.The workers were to stay on-site in the factory. There was a dorm building that was built onto the side of the factory, and it could only be accessed from the inside. There were even strict guards standing on the outside.Before they were allowed to enter the dorms, everyone was searched to see if they had anything else on them other than their personal belongings. Then they were finally let into their rooms.The rooms were shared by six people. There were mattresses laid out on the floor with all the basic necessities, and then there were toilets at the end of the hallway, including the showers. In each of the rooms, there was one cooking area that they were all to share, but no place to eat other than the floor.The older men immediately started cooking, and the smell wafted into Gary's nose, making his stomach ru

Austin had slept better than he originally thought he would have, he was after all in a stranger's place, yet for some reason he felt safe around Vlad. If it wasn't the fact that Vlad had to get up to go back to school, maybe he would have slept in for even longer. He took a quick peek at his phone, and saw there were practically no messages from Gary. Whatever he was doing, he had to be quite absorbed in it all.“Hey, let me walk with you to school.” Austin stated. While walking down the streets, Austin continued to wear the mask on his face. Vlad did find it a bit strange since he had seen Austin without it when they were in his home. He thought maybe he was some type of secret celebrity from the city, but when looking at his face, it was completely normal. Austin was thinking back to the conversation the two of them had last night. “So, about this Phantom Brawl, how exactly do I take part in it?” Austin asked. “I… I don’t actually know the location of it. Only those that are p