The person ranked Number One was standing right next to Gary. His stature was huge, and although most would be intimidated by just his large size, Gary turned to look at the fight straight ahead after seeing who this person was. "Are you looking for a fight? Because you can challenge me any time." Gary said while staring at the arena. Most of the attention in the room was on the ongoing fight. Hence, people watching were unaware of what was happening, apart from Ian and Izzy, who often stayed close to Gary. Besides them, Wu and Snow, who weren't too far off either, listened to everything going on, although they weren't too bothered. 'As I expected, I knew this guy was curious about Gary for some reason, but why?' Izzy thought. 'We didn't even have time to warn him or tell Gary about his background, but knowing Gary, he wouldn't back down anyway.'She was nervous, not because she thought Gary would lose the fight, but rather about how it would affect the latter's life. Hearing the
While lying on his bed in his new room, Gary stared at the ceiling with his mind full of thoughts. He was struggling with the current predicament in front of him.'What do I do?' This was the question in his mind. The scene at the end of the previous fight flashed over and over in his head. Numba's bloody and swollen face, with which he could barely see or talk, appeared in his mind, yet, in the end, Numba had mustered up the strength to tell Gary to get away from him.'Have I done the right thing? Did I believe everything else would be effortless after the Underdogs just because I managed to get rid of them? Either way, I screwed up. 'If I take out Sty, then he'll direct his frustration on Numba, and I'm not sure even getting a higher position than him would do anything. The way they treat Numba might even worsen after this.'Right now, Gary was honestly missing the Howlers more than anything. Making decisions on his own was hard. If he could, he would have picked up his phone and
It was as if time had stopped for everyone in the Canteen as silence descended throughout the dining hall. Even those on the Rank 1 table were stunned and didn't know how to react to this. As for Gary, he just stood there looking down at Sty.Sty was hurt, but not so bad that he couldn't get up and wipe the worms off his face. "You bastard! I'll kill you. I'll kill you and your whole FAMILY!" He rubbed away the worms and shouted as he stood up from the ground.His body was already transforming, but before he could fully get up on his feet, a sudden force enveloped both of them, and a shadow appeared between them, making Gary take a step back."Do not act!" A voice said. "Please stay calm until we resolve the problem."As for the one speaking, it was one of the teachers who constantly kept an eye on all the students. One held Sty before he could take off, and another stood in front of Gary."Fighting is not permitted in the Canteen. The attacker and the victim must come with us to res
Some Altereds in the facility couldn't believe what they saw in the arena. The Altered in front of them wasn't the typical one they would see. With razor-sharp fangs, long claws, saliva dripping from his mouth, and red eyes, he looked like a monster out of their worst nightmares. Many felt a chill just looking at Gary's form. It was a rare sight for a lot of them to see. Altereds first learned how to transform their certain body parts, and as time passed on, they would mix and change their body to whatever was best suited to them, but Altereds were rarely able to change into their full beast form.Some Altereds didn't even know what their actual beast form would look like since it was hard for them to imagine what their beast was based on from the few parts they could change. Although, depending on how they became Altered, companies such as NIRV would allow one to see the beast which had been used for their DNA.Either way, Altereds were still seen as human by many but seeing Gary,
Gary put his brand-new room to good use… by hiding in it. The teenager even went as far as to skip his next meal to avoid having to face the consequences of his actions. He simply didn’t know how to cope with all of this sudden unwanted attention.Naturally, his absence did little to nothing to stop the rumour mill that was coming up with crazy ideas about what the strange Wolf Altered would do next. However, the other students were just as curious about how the other top rankers intended to handle him.Since the Werewolf had won the duel, everyone else had their rank adjusted. Normally, that would be barely worth mentioning, but this time around, one of the former top rankers suddenly found himself disqualified from advancing to the AFA.Only… what exactly could he do about it? By himself, barely anything. Challenging Gary after the teenager had revealed that he was actually capable to fully transform into his Altered form was akin to suicide.The only ones who might stand a chance a
With Izzy suddenly pleading their case with such fervour, Gary was left speechless. He didn’t really know what to say. He had half processed what they were saying, but at the same time didn't really understand. “First of all, can you guys please get off the floor? It makes me feel uncomfortable when you act like that. We're the same age, and I'm just a student like you guys. Heck, technically all of us are still just student candidates for the AFA.” Gary said, pinching the bridge of his nose.Lifting their heads off the floor, all of them had eager faces since the green haired teenager had not yet refused their request. He was certain that Izzy was putting on a pair of large puppy eyes, which made things extra hard on him, and just made him want to look away.“Gary, it took a lot for us to ask that of you.” Ian confessed. “It’s nice of you to say we're the same, but let’s be honest, it’s obvious we’re not. Take a look at the number on your badge, and then take a look at the number on
The next day, Ian, Izzy, and Numba woke up groaning in pain. Their bodies felt sore all over after their nightly exercise. It took each one of them half an hour of stretching and twisting until their aches and pains had gone down to tolerable levels, just in time to head to the canteen.“I knew he was a monster, but if this is his idea of training, I’m worried we might not survive our stay here.” Ian complained as they met up in front of the canteen. “It’s frightening how much stamina that guy has. Sh*t, I just realised that he did all of that pretty much on an empty stomach. Doesn’t that mean, tonight it’s going to get even worse?!”“His stamina isn’t the only concerning thing.” Numba added. “Even after the three of us finally managed to trap him thanks to Izzy’s idea, we were unable to damage him, even though I made sure to not hold back my punches. I might not have been in peak condition… but he didn’t even flinch. It was as if I was punching an iron wall!”Unbeknownst to the Goat
Everyone in the facility was stunned, as it was hard for them to tell what Sty’s goal was. It was clear that he had lost the last match on purpose, so why was he now the one challenging his fellow top ranker, especially one he already outranked? His action was completely legitimate. The rules merely stated that someone who had already fought was allowed to refuse any further challenges on that day, yet there was no limit to how often someone could challenge others. As long as a challenger didn’t have any severe injuries forcing the teacher to take them away for healing, they were technically free to fight to their heart’s desire.Usually, only students at the lower ranks would fight more than once, as the strength disparity between them wasn’t overly great. The higher the rank, the bigger the gap became, so fights between high rankers normally resulted in injuries for both sides. However, the situation right now was outside the norm.Since the rank 7 student had nothing to lose by ac
Xin had already expended a lot of energy in her Altered form, and holding her breath during her combat had worn her out quite a bit. Her single wing sticking out from her back was still there, but the lightning power that sparked from it was dwindling.“Big guy, be careful; this one’s tough,” Xin commented.Austin stood strong, looking at Gil getting up on his feet. As he did, Gil’s body muscles were flexing in and out. The smoke that was lingering from his body was starting to grow as well.“I know. I hit him with a pretty big shot, and I know I’m not weak,” Austin replied.After just getting back out from the hospital and recovering, the first thing Austin didn’t expect was that he was going to have to get into a fight, but from a single look, he could tell this person was strong.Not wasting any time, he had jumped out of the window and knew what he needed to do.“You're a bigger hitter than me, so I’m going to have to support you!” Xin said.As soon as she finished her sentence, G
With Xin being who she was, she had faced many different types of Altered, but going up against Gil was the most unique one yet. For one, he was a rare Mythical type. These had great power and a chance of great elemental ability as well.Not only that, but she had seen something somewhat unique to an Altered which she hadn’t seen before. The fact that Gil was able to transform his body, and in doing so, it affected his powers.Being large in size, he was strong and durable, while being smaller in size he had incredible speed. It was because of these transformations that Xin had felt like she had already seen it all.They had been fighting for a while now, so he had to have used either his partial or full transformation. There was nothing left for him to show, with no surprises, it was time for her to finish off the fight herself.The one wing that extended out from her back, the same size as a hand, was covered in yellow sparks that continually went off. They were condensed in size, g
Sparks from Xin’s Altered form couldn't stop flying off from her body. The strange hardened feathers constantly were shooting off small bolts of energy from one to the other. Even just standing still, her elemental power was activating.“You think things are going to change just because your appearance is now a little different!” Gil shouted as he lifted both of his hands up, locking them together. He was in his large form, having shifted from the smaller one.Doing so allowed him to pick up more strength than he usually would. The attack was going to be a big one. Gil’s hands smashed against the ground, and the whole building started to shake again.The people from above fell from their seats. Shelves tumbled down from the vibration, and it looked like the building was warping from within itself. However, the shaking had eventually stopped.With it stopping, the people on the second floor could see that they were now okay, and it was the same for Amy and White, who were close to the
The message sent out by Kai was heard loud and clear by everyone in the Howlers, and some of them took it to heart. Instead of trying to win their fights, they now were trying to last as long as possible.Raven had transformed his body; large heads had appeared and were in the air. Numba had been picked up by one of the Hydra Altered’s heads, its teeth biting down on his stomach and flinging him to the side until he hit a wall.“This Altered’s strength is crazy; does he have the same strength in each head?” Numba thought as he tried to get back up.Charging in were both Marie and Olivia at the same time. They struck from two sides, trying to hit the heads, but weren’t fully committing. They were carefully waiting for a strike and moved from side to side.Marie had avoided attacks from one of the Hydra’s long winding heads, while Olivia, as she jumped back, swung her hands and used her whip. It was effective in hitting the Hydra, but she didn’t dare try to wrap it around its head due t
There were a lot of decisions to make with the new stats and pawn points that Gary had managed to achieve, and it was best if he used them now because at any moment, he felt like something was coming.The fight against Ice was far tougher than the fight against the North and the South leader, but all of this was for more to come.‘First, I will allocate the stat points,’ Gary thought as he tapped his system, giving himself a few points in two areas.The first was his endurance.[Endurance 88 >>> 90]‘The strength difference at every ten is increased, but as the numbers get higher, the difference isn’t felt as much. Either way, as I’m fighting tougher enemies like that of Ice, Endurance seems to be a big factor in getting hurt less.’[Dexterity 82 >>> 85]‘With that, rather than being able to hit harder, I need to be able to hit more and get my attacks in, so I’ll increase my dexterity.’As for the pawn points, Gary then went ahead and used two of them on his health. Each pawn point at
---The final plan that Carter had, to try and turn those who had allied up against each other, had failed. Carter already knew about Ice’s past; there wasn’t much he could do with that.He was one of the few prisoners who knew what they had done. Through the extent of his own powers in a clash, he had killed those around him that had no involvement. He wanted to stay in the prison, but he suddenly had a change of heart.Then, there was Blackjack, the first man Carter was unable to get any information about, so he only had Gary, and now even that hadn’t worked.“What were you going to do?” Gary asked as he moved forward. “I bet if I was in here, and the Phoenix Gang wasn’t already targeting me, you would threaten my friends, my family, that are on the outside.”“You are a cruel person in this place; those that are already trapped, you force them to do your bidding by trapping them even more in this place. I can safely say that you are a person that I don’t mind getting rid of.”Gary n
---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
Blackjack was on the move to the North side. He was quickly going past the Altereds that were trying to attack him, ducking and weaving through them all at a fast speed. At one point, he leaned back, and one of the prisoners accidentally attacked another.‘It’s a good lucky day today, I knew it would all go well today.’ Blackjack smiled as he progressed further and deeper inside. As he finally got near the end, he threw out the last of his cards.They came out sharp, hitting four of his opponents on the head, causing them to fall to the floor, and that’s when he could see Calvin sitting on the floor, healing one of the prisoners.“Calvin, it has been a while, right?” Blackjack asked. “I’m surprised to see that you teamed up with the South Group. After going against them for so long, it resorted to this.” “I had invited you several times to join my side,” Calvin stated. “I had even healed your body after the fight with the Warden, and yet you still refused. So what else was I supposed
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