After recalling the memories of what his teacher said, Austin truly thought he was going to have a tough time, but to find out he had just knocked out the top fighter of a school in a tier-4 city with a single blow, it was starting to seem extremely disappointing."Am I too strong... since I became an Altered? Can I really now just go against other Altereds if I want to challenge myself? If I'm having a problem trying to find someone worthwhile to fight, then I wonder how Gary is going to be doing in this place."Shaking his head, he could see the others starting to whisper, wondering who Austin was."Is it a new student, or a student from another school?""Since he took out Carvey, no doubt there are going to be others looking for him. What do we tell them? Some big guy with a mask took him out.""Yeah, we'll just have to say Big Mask took him out. Sh*t, Carvey's going to kill us for not going after this guy when he wakes up, but I don't want to go up against Big Mask."Austin, tryin
Strangely Vlad had happily accepted Austin’s request and he didn’t ask too many questions either. Which was strange, if Vlad was Austin’s kid, he definitely would have taught him that it was wrong to just trust strangers so much. In the first place, Vlad knew nothing about Austin or why he had next to no money on him. Of course, he had enough money for food, but the business card, as Kai described it, was left with Gary.Vlad lived on his own, in a two story flat. There was a row of rooms on the bottom floor and then a row on top. It was extremely basic, and the outside was somewhat falling apart. The wall looked to be covered partially with mold, while the stairs creaked so much Austin wouldn’t have been surprised if his foot fell right through. When they got to the room though, it was in better condition than he thought. A clean living room with a desk. There was a double bed and enough space for a small table in the centre. There was then a table in the corner with a desk and boo
Before placing the large piece of rock that Gary had in his hands, he turned it on all sides, examining it closely. Despite its size, he handled it with ease, rotating it effortlessly.Observing this, Elijah began to wonder if Gaba was even trying to hide the fact that he was an Altered. Did he believe that the other members wouldn't take any action if they found out? Elijah started to consider the possibility that this encounter might just be with a random Altered who had somehow ended up in the city by accident, unrelated to the local gangs.Regardless, Elijah was in the right place to gather the information he needed.Gary placed the large rock on the ground and picked up his pickaxe. The rock was too large to fit in the wheelbarrow, so breaking it into smaller pieces would not raise suspicion. As he swung the pickaxe, he split the big rock into four smaller pieces. The inside of the rock sparkled with different colours, and Gary's eyes focused on a large crystal protruding from on
Gary continued his mining work, and if he wasn’t working hard before, he definitely was working super hard now. He was crushing large pieces and then would place his hands on them for a few moments.Depending on whether the system screen would pop up or not would depend on whether Gary would break it down into smaller pieces. He continued this, looking for specific types of crystals, and of course, he wouldn't take every crystal.The actions looked a bit strange, as they couldn't comprehend why he would break some pieces down and not the others. Besides, there was a machine that would crumble the larger pieces into smaller pieces.It was just their job to get it off this piece of rock, or mountain, whatever it was.Gary wiped the sweat from his forehead as it was hot inside, but he still didn’t slow down. He had great endurance, one of the best after all."If you're so hot, why don’t you take off that mask?" Elijah asked, who was casually working next to him. He was keeping a pace tha
The day had come to an end, but he had already gained over 5 stat points in total. He imagined that after staying here for a while, he would be ready to face Midwak again.The workers were to stay on-site in the factory. There was a dorm building that was built onto the side of the factory, and it could only be accessed from the inside. There were even strict guards standing on the outside.Before they were allowed to enter the dorms, everyone was searched to see if they had anything else on them other than their personal belongings. Then they were finally let into their rooms.The rooms were shared by six people. There were mattresses laid out on the floor with all the basic necessities, and then there were toilets at the end of the hallway, including the showers. In each of the rooms, there was one cooking area that they were all to share, but no place to eat other than the floor.The older men immediately started cooking, and the smell wafted into Gary's nose, making his stomach ru
No one quite knew how long Gary would be away for, but it was presumed that he might take at least a week to cause some trouble. Some of the others predicted that it might even be sooner than that.Either way, he wouldn't be back in time for the Dark Guild Auction, which was what Kai was currently making preparations for. He was pulling out a lot of the profits from every corner they had, and they had quite a few revenue streams now.Their portfolio included businesses in Slough, such as restaurants, nightclubs, construction, hotels, and more. They also had business partners in several other cities. Harry Cardnez dealt with most of these, as he was still expanding Cardnez Electronics and knew how to navigate the business world well.There was also AJ Entertainment, run by Ash, which dealt with the latest and newest upcoming stars.Finally, they had Nottsburg, which was already running on high profit as a well-known gambling establishment filled with different venues and top hotels whe
Austin had slept better than he originally thought he would have, he was after all in a stranger's place, yet for some reason he felt safe around Vlad. If it wasn't the fact that Vlad had to get up to go back to school, maybe he would have slept in for even longer. He took a quick peek at his phone, and saw there were practically no messages from Gary. Whatever he was doing, he had to be quite absorbed in it all.“Hey, let me walk with you to school.” Austin stated. While walking down the streets, Austin continued to wear the mask on his face. Vlad did find it a bit strange since he had seen Austin without it when they were in his home. He thought maybe he was some type of secret celebrity from the city, but when looking at his face, it was completely normal. Austin was thinking back to the conversation the two of them had last night. “So, about this Phantom Brawl, how exactly do I take part in it?” Austin asked. “I… I don’t actually know the location of it. Only those that are p
A lot of the top fighters from other schools, the ones that essentially made the rules in their school, had nicknames for themselves. Some were based on their personality, their looks or their strength. As for Killer, he had decided his name due to his skillful use of weapons, he decided to spread his own nickname ‘Killer’. It made sense, if one was using deadly weapons that could kill, then he wanted a name that would strike fear in those he faced, because when he pulled out his weapon, they would believe that there was a chance his name meant that he was a real killer. One wouldn't put it past a student in a tier-4, there were plenty that had done so before, but for Austin, he could see through this. He could see through his fancy tricks with a blade. If one really had been in a life or death battle, they wouldn’t bother showing off, spinning the weapon, and holding it so loosely in his hand. “I understand.” Austin said, walking over. His hands weren’t even raised to protect him
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