"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 day for the inter guild contests finally arrived, and all the new recruits got themselves ready to put up a performance. Although nervous, Michael was a lot more confident in his abilities now. He still couldn't beat Damian, but through daily tasks, he had been able to level up. [Hero Level: 3][Exp: 0/150][HP: 100/100][Strength: 11/11][Agility: 10][EP: 199/200][You Have Two Stat points available. Use one Stat point to Unlock An Ability]To fare well against his opponents, Michael considered unlocking a new ability. Magnet only allowed him to attract and repel humans or objects that were within three meters of him. Its range was limited, and it barely worked against opponents who were faster or stronger than he was. He had no idea how powerful the other recruits were, so to be safe, he decided to see what other perks he could get from the system. [Would the host like to use a stat point?] Andrometa's questioned after reading Michael's thoughts. "Yes." The boy reaffirmed, a
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
Occasionally, Heather would look to her brother's side, her eyes filled with admiration and respect. She was thrilled they were in the same team at least, but she wasn't satisfied. He hadn't joined because of her, instead, his attention was focused on that nobody! 'I'm stronger than that boy! Why won't he acknowledge me?' Heather would ask herself from time to time while keeping her emotions and obsession in check. She wanted to know what Michael Black had that she didn't have, and to prove herself to her brother, she had sworn to outshine the boy during this part of the tournament. There were seventy two players and eighteen teams remaining, and each of the teams had one objective, 'knock down the other teams'. Like the first round, they had thirty minutes to complete this objective. Only the last three standing teams would proceed to the third and final round. And if all the teams should fall, the top ten contestants that knocked down the most individuals would be selected and mov
[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
12hrs Earlier"How many have been sold to the public, and how many do we have in stock?" General Allen asked his lead scientist, Albus Ranger. "Excluding Mark's batch, we've managed to sell out fifty six bottles of the serum. That's about five hundred and sixty centiliters." The old doctor answered as he scribbled away at the large book atop his table. "And how is its authenticity? Is it as good as Mark's?" "Almost. It's the same formula, but ours seems to last only half the time of Mark's serum." Albus answered."Twelve hours is plenty. Villains are likely to make moves while the heroes are distracted with the contest tomorrow. Make sales to the heroes that will patrol the streets tomorrow, they need to be as strong as possible in order to curb the increment in crime." General Allen ordered before taking his leave. He was going to the event as well, he wanted to see for himself what the son of Harold Black was capable of. **CURRENT TIME!"Is this the side effect of the serum?"
"What are those?" Michael asked as he raced behind Ben Fury. "We have no idea, it's the first time everybody's seeing them. I think the mutation in their system had gotten out of hand." Ben theorized as he led the students to safety. Even without the system momentarily going frenzy, Michael could tell that those creatures were dangerous. Charles had mentioned something about supersoldiers, but this beyond anything he had expected. And if Ben said this was his first time seeing such monstrosity, then this was probably different from the supersoldiers Charles spoke about. "What about the event, is it going to continue?" Henry asked in a pained tone. The wounds he had sustained from his fight with Damian were yet to heal, and the more he moved, the more difficult it was to keep himself from bleeding out. "It's canceled for now, new information would be communicated to you people by the guild leaders." Ben answered before giving the boy a good stare. He was currently the most outstand
While the other students found their way back to the dorms, Damian took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the crowd. He wanted to meet and talk to a member of his family, just one. He knew they'd never visit him, not while he was in shadow vanguard and not Myriad. He had put up a decent performance at least, and was hoping to get congratulated by his family. However, the sudden chaos had completely ruined his plan, and now instead of seeking safety, he was seeking validation that he might never get. Finally spotting the silhouette of his eldest brother, Damian rushed forward, pushing through the opposing crowd as much as he could. Finally, he reached his target, and with his last strength managed to grab onto his jacket. "A.. Aaron.." He breathed before pulling himself out of the crowd. "Damian? You should be with your classmates, what are you doing out here?" Aaron returned with a serious look on his face. He offered help to his little brother, but the boy had rejected his offe