Ian, Numba, and Izzy had reunited. The three of them were part of the AFC during the era when Gary had joined as well. They had stuck close together, including with Gary, and had been through a lot.Just like Izzy, though, after having a few matches in the AFC, their fame was enough to give their group the recognition they needed, and their families realized that there was more benefit for them if they stayed close to Gary and the Howlers along with their growth.Meaning there was no reason for them to be in the AFC anymore. Each of them had left to help with their family businesses. However, they had kept their habits of training and using their Altered forms, allowing them to continue to grow stronger.“Wait, is it okay for you to be here?” Marie asked. “I thought Cardenez Electronics was under attack.”“You’re right, we were. That was the start of a lot of this mess, right?” Numba replied. “But it seems the attacks have lessened since Slough is now the main aim. The Cardenez group

A single mysterious man stood at the end of Burnham food street. Unlike the other members, he wasn’t dressed in all red; instead, he had a grey jacket on top of his shirt along with a pair of black trousers.“Hahaha!” Raven laughed as he placed his hand on top of his face. Through his fingers, he was peeking at those on the other side.“Who is that guy, why is he laughing so much?” Numba asked.Unlike the other members of the Phoenix Gang who they had attacked at first sight, Ian, Numba, and Izzy were cautious about this person. The way they were standing, it was too confident. As if even if they came right at him and tried to attack, he could defend himself from it. Spending time at the AFA they got used to people like this; Apollo, the top student, was one of them, and the same energy was coming off from this individual.Olivia, with her whip, was staring intensely at the man in front. She hadn’t bothered wearing her mask for a while now; it was the same for Marie as well. The core

Crowley was a reliable Altered in the Howlers. Kai was over the moon when he heard the news that they would have a talented AFA teacher come to join the group. He hadn’t joined the Howlers officially but still had helped grow the Howlers' strength to what it was.It was safe to say that without Crowley, the Howlers wouldn’t have lasted as long as they had. Although Kai hadn’t spoken to Crowley much, he was pleased when he officially decided to help with the defense of Slough.Fighting side by side, Kai was happy to have someone on the same wavelength as him, and now he was witnessing his last moments. He didn’t even see where the opponent had come from.A loud bang with an intense amount of heat was all that Kai was able to witness. When the flames died down, he could see a powerful man standing there. Two large swords had been pulled out, and their edges were covered in blood.“Greed, do you think I can’t handle this by myself?” Glutton complained. “And you took one out by surprise,

The fight continued with all three of them continuing to fight against the Altereds coming their way. Although most of them were relatively easy to deal with, there were a few tough ones.Those that knew how to fight either waited for the right time to strike and got a good hit in or were harder than just a single hit or two to take out. When this was the case, Gary would use one of his skills.He would use his Lethal Pounce, Claw Drain, and even once in a while, he even used his Claw Strike to attack them from surprise. When this was used, it seemed like next to no one could stop it.Blackjack had been keeping an eye on things that were happening around him, and when this happened, he would focus on just avoiding blows that he was able to do with ease.‘Is he conserving his strength?’ Blackjack thought. ‘That’s surprising. I don’t see many Werewolves fight like that. Is it because he’s worried about when he has to go up against the Warden? No, that can’t be it.’With a keener eye, Bl

---In the center of the prison, many had backed away from Ice standing in the middle. He felt like an unstoppable giant. No matter what attacks landed on him, they barely left a mark; if they did, it was almost as if it didn't affect him at all.His giant club was hitting the physical-type Altereds and overpowering them with his strength. Even those that were fast and could get closer were affected by his strong ice powers.He could block attacks with his ice, freeze those who came close to him, and create a number of unique attacks of his own. When a group of prisoners approached him, he slammed his foot on the ground. Ice grew from the floor in several sharp spikes, piercing those who took a step too far."What are we meant to do, Stinger? This guy is too strong!" one of the prisoners exclaimed.They looked around, waiting for an answer, but the prisoners themselves were struggling to even see Stinger. That was because he had hidden himself among the crowd of prisoners, waiting for