"Do I know you from somewhere?" Michael inquired with an arched brow while he slowly recoiled in fear and suspicion. It wasn't normal for some random stranger to walk up to him and act all familiar, especially in a hero institute where he knew nobody at all. "We've met once, but you probably don't remember." Cedric answered as he slowly retracted his outstretched hand. Perhaps he should have taken it easy with his approach, it wasn't like him to act out of line. However, after seeing the person he admired the most, Cedric couldn't help but lose control. Michael was a year ahead of him in highschool, and he had always wanted to be like his senior, perfect grades, a lot of friends—Michael was basically like a god to Cedric. However, after he awakened a month ago, he was forced to leave school and join a guild, and never got a chance to befriend his senior. However, now that they were in the same guild and class, Cedric could finally see his wishes coming true. "I was your junior in hi

"How did things get this rough?" Charles inquired the moment he caught sight of Ben on a hospital bed. He had been on a quest to find Michael Black when he was still at Shadow Vanguard headquarters, but he had received a call that Ben was in critical condition. "We got attacked by something very strange, a half human, half robot. It was crazy strong, and it forced Ben to use 'it'." Saber briefed and Charles' eyes widened in horror. He had restrained Ben from using that technique because of the amount of stress it put on his body. To be forced to such an extent meant that their enemy was a powerful one. "Is this really the best your guild could do?" The voice of a familiar man questioned from the other end of the room. "It's a shame that your sidekick couldn't handle one single enemy, the Shadow Vanguard guild has really lost its glory." "What do you want, John Grant? Did you come here to make fun of my sidekick, or is there a reason why you're here?" Charles asked, his rage and blo

"If you keep skipping important meetings, people are going to start getting suspicious of you, Mark." General Allen cautioned the younger man before him. He strolled casually to the center of the laboratory, and without a care, settled on the table. Mark ignored the general's remark and continued with the experiment he was currently working on. After he was done with his calculations, he finally took off his goggles and turned to face his visitor. "If we're going to be successful then I need all the time I can get. I don't have time to spend arguing with those four." "Any progress yet?" General Allen inquired before rising from where he sat. He inched in closer to the papers close to Mark, and after taking a look at the calculations and written down notes, he returned his gaze to the scientist, his eyes wide with curiosity and expectation. "A little." Mark answered before brandishing a bottle of green serum from his pocket. "It's not for everybody, improper use can cause serious m

The first thing Michael and Cedric did was exchange glances, and then after five seconds of confusion and visible disgust, they both returned their focus to the newest addition to their group. Judging from her look and the air around her, it was obvious she was from Myriad, the number one hero guild in Gio. Michael did his best to ignore the girl, but Cedric wasn't as calm as his friend. He wanted to shine as well, but that wasn't looking possible since Heather wanted to take all the glory to herself. He was done being timid and letting others do things for him, this time around he was going to contribute and be seen by the world. "If you're not willing to cooperate with us, then it's best if you can stay away from our post. Go out and steal other's flags, Michael bad I will focus on defending. The last thing we want is you getting in our plans and making it fail with your attitude." For a second Heather was awestruck, but she managed to regain her composure, and immediately agre

[Enemy defeated! +20xp][Enemy defeated! +20xp][Enemy defeated! +20xp][Exp: 100/150][Passive Ability Heal is Active!][Ep: 150/200]"Alert! Alert! Ten Minutes Remaining!" The large screen with the time on it instructed. Seven out of the eighteen teams had already been eliminated, while eleven remained. It was obvious the remaining opponents were not to be underestimated, to have survived this long, it was safe to assume they were good at what they were doing. "I think we should fall back, we've been fighting since the start, we're almost out of energy." Heather suggested while doing her best to catch her breath. Out of everybody in the team, she had used the most energy throwing out flashy attacks just to impress her brother who paid little attention to her. "If you want to rest Heather, then go find a safe place to recuperate. Unlike you, nobody else in this team is exhausted." Henry replied coldly, and only then did Heather take a good minute to look and confirm that her brothe