Before Wu could transform, it looked like there was a type of routine that he would need to perform. He let out a few punches as they neared the beasts, and he got into a stance. Sweat started to cover his body, and in less than a second there seemed to be a pool of water below his feet. It was amazing in a way how a person was able to sweat so fast. Focused on the pool of water, it was only then did Gary notice the two antennas on his head.‘What type of Altered is he?’ Gary thought. Looking at Wu again, he could see his forearms were slightly larger compared to before, but there looked to be little difference on the rest of his body. He could only assume it was a partial transformation but even then, what difference would a pair of antennas make? “I know that I don’t look as impressive as those two, but I promise you, as long as we’re talking pure strength, I’m no weaker than Apollo.”At the same time, Gary had transformed himself, though he didn’t fully transform into his Werewol
Usually, Gary would be fascinated by the rewards the system would present him with. They were like an incentive for him to keep working harder and stepping closer to reaching the Level 25 he was aiming for. It was an addictive feeling and quite thrilling to see oneselves progress in a way like this. However, this time, he was far too obsessed with something else. That was the beast's dead body on the ground. 'The beast's body is right there. It's right in front of me. If I just took a quick few bites of it, it wouldn't be a problem, right? Otherwise, it's just going to waste. Maybe I can just say I’m really really hungry or something. Would that work?' Gary considered, but he soon remembered that everything in the special lesson belonged to the group called NIRV. It made him think twice about whether or not he should do such a thing, but instead, there was another solution, the beast's tail that was still in his hand. Quickly turning away, Gary didn't know if just the tail was enou
The NIRV employees looked to be having a field day with the crystal they had extracted from the beast. First, everything was handled carefully and delicately as large metal prongs were used to hold the crystal, and then it was gently placed into a container as if it was an explosive that could go off at any second. Everything was a slow and steady process, and James was occupied overseeing the crystal restoration and would be busy for a little while longer. This gave enough time for the students to think about the rewards they wanted, and eventually, it was Wu who was the first to make a request. "I would like to request a new type of Altered DNA. One that has yet to be used on others, and at the same time, for that Altered DNA not to be made again, I and my cooperation should gain exclusivity over the Altered DNA." Wu slowly put forward his request. He carefully worded his sentence to avoid sounding like he was asking for too much, although it was hard to tell if he succeeded. Hea
It did not take long for them to head to Gary’s request and give him a room. The area they were in was large, wherever it was, and there were plenty of rooms in the place. The only problem was, that all of the rooms had a camera system set up in them.On the large table laid out, was the beast’s body. Using his sharp claws gGary had split it up to make it easier to consume for himself, but he couldn't help but look in the corner of the room at the camera.‘Humfree said they turned them off, and that red blinky thing is no longer blinking.’ Gary thought. On top of that for extra safety measures they had placed an enclosed cap on the cameras. So that way, even if they were on, they would see nothing but darkness.In the end, Gary had to check the entire room, just in case they had hidden a camera anywhere but he could find nothing. Before inspecting the room, Gary also noticed that just like the NIRV employee said, its body looked to already be disintegrating. A part of its leg, the sk
It was a surprise to Gary to see this person of all people, maybe he thought Crowley would be waiting or Humfree but there was no one apart from the NIRV employee. Honestly, this person was already making him nervous and the fact that he must have been standing outside for a while, waiting for something was putting him at ease even more. “Did you get to play with the body and find what you wanted?”It was a probing question, and Gary didn’t know how to really answer. It wasn’t like he was some scientist, Tom would be best for this. “I did, but I still would like to do more research. So as long as you don’t want the bodies, then please send them my way after the lessons.” Gary said, and the easiest way for him to get out of the awkward situation was to walk away and head back the way he came. “I have a question if you don’t mind me asking, what type of Altered are you?”Hearing this question, Gary’s heart started to throb, and he didn't know how to answer. He had yet to turn around
Seeing the text message had caused Gary’s heart rate to rise a little. He knew that because his system's messages were telling him that was the case. It was odd, Kai was always calm, collected and hardly anything fazed him.On top of that, he and Olivia were now like him. Their strength and more had increased and there shouldn’t have been many in Slough that could cause them problems. Now that Gary was being contacted, he felt like it was a serious matter. ‘Is it those people that the Underdogs worked for, or maybe something has happened to their werewolf forms.’ Gary thought. “Hey, Gary, are you just going to stand there all day? Come on.” Numba shouted. Putting his phone away Gary followed Numba back to their rooms, but he couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened. In the end, they had arrived in front of their rooms, but Numba headed to Ian’s room rather than his own. “Oh, hey aren’t you going to come chill with us for a bit?” Numba asked. “I know we can’t talk about what
Curious, Gary searched for Cardenez Electronics on the internet, yet all he ended up finding was the company’s products, which did little to help jog his memory. The teenager let out a sigh and decided to head over to his friends and enjoy the rest of the evening. Tomorrow, there would still be more than enough time for him to worry about how to help the Howlers. As he walked down the hallway, he thought back to the last time he had seen all of them together. It had been at the Wolf’s Pool Club, and Gary had come there straight after school because Kai had informed him that there would be an important meeting with everyone.The Werewolf still remembered the lack of reaction when he had told the Howlers about his decision to give up school, followed by them telling him that they had decided that it would be for the best for him to leave the gang, albeit temporarily.Fortunately, the misunderstanding hadn’t lasted long, and after agreeing to try out for the AFA, he had made sure to lea
A few days had passed since Gary had told everyone the truth, and during that time things seemed to be going well. Using Olivia, and the rest of the Howlers, they were working on a strategy to control Slough better. There were still the mid size gangs to worry about, as well as the mayor who had yet to make a move, but the fact that the Underdogs had been dealt with, it looked like for now everyone was laying low. On top of that, Gary had been spending more time with his sister, although he had yet to tell her he was going to be leaving the city, or anything to do with the gang. He still couldn't quite bring himself to doing any of that yet, but he knew he was delaying the inevitable. Finally though, there was a big day ahead of them. It was the night before the full moon. The main members of the Howlers had been preparing for this for a while, and with only them knowing the truth, they were also the only ones that could help. Currently, the whole gang was spending the night at th
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