Marie was staring at the body on the floor, and everyone in the room had frozen for a moment. Some were just about to get bit by Olivia or Kai, but now they were busy looking at the dead person on the ground.Lifeless. Being in the industry they were in, there were times where they had seen people sent to the hospital or a death happened right in front of their eyes, but it was usually in the middle of a struggle.For this, it was a person that just wanted to change something. Someone who wanted to do better and help the town, and now they had lost their life at a young age.All of these thoughts were going through Marie’s head as well. Immediately, Kai had stopped what he was doing and picked up the body; he walked out of the tent. As he carried the body, he was moving it to the tent next to the one that was set up.A tent with doctors and nurses on standby to try to help whatever was going to happen, but as Kai carried the body, he didn’t have a lot of hope.‘Damn it, damn it all! T
It was a long night for the people in Slough. Although they felt safer in the areas of Burnham and Cipen, what they had gone through was frightening for them. For most of the general public, it brought them back to the days when the Underdogs were in control.Frightening things like this would happen from time to time, but hardly to this level. It was the first time that such an attack had occurred on such a wide scale. When they tried to sleep, they couldn’t help but wake up every hour, worried about what could happen to them.The truth was that the two areas were holding out well. There were a couple of attacks here and there, but those that were awake had managed to fend off the areas, and finally, the sun started to rise again.Crowley stood in front of the blockade of cars in one of the areas of Slough, looking out at the street in front of him. It was partly destroyed due to the fighting that was happening before.Park, one of the squad leaders in the Howlers, had come running o
Crowley was ready as he stared out. Was it going to be another wave of the lower-tier gangs out here to get them, or would the Phoenix Gang feel like they had done enough? There was always a limit to wearing a group down.As they successfully would defend from more and more attacks, the morale of the Howlers would grow with strength as they would start to believe they could actually win the fight. It was the perfect time, just now as the public were starting to feel safe, to crush their morale.‘It looks like I was right,’ Crowley thought, looking ahead. ‘This is the turn in the fight, where we really need to start to show our might.’A habit of Crowley was his rhyming schemes; it was something that he did unconsciously when he was nervous. It was why when he was teaching the AFA students just before the special lessons he would go into rhyme.Seeing the army of those in dark red clothing, walking down the street was worrying. There was a group of what looked like 25. It was clearly n
Readying himself for a tough fight, Crowley had spread his wings relatively wide. The support from the attacks from the back had stopped. After the last attack from Glutton had hit the cars, the order was to stay back.The citizens were realizing, by them taking part in this whole thing, there was a chance that they could get hurt as well. Still, they couldn’t help but peek through the gaps, watch from the sides, as there was a group of people fighting to defend them.Crowley could hear the sound of the other Howlers members fighting. There were screams of pain, large hits, but the Howlers members continued to get up again and again.“I need to finish this fast, and that’s exactly what I’ll do to you!” Crowley jumped from his position and narrowed his wings in. He was like an arrow as he shot out directly toward Glutton.Seeing this, Glutton opened his mouth and shot out another ball of fire metal. He did so more than once and several fireballs were coming his way.Although Crowley wa
After the Howlers members were successfully turned, the group had to wait for all of them to wake up. Fairly quickly after that, someone needed to make them aware of their situation and teach them how to use their newfound powers pretty fast.How to transform, how to fight, how to just use controlled transformation, and what it meant to be a werewolf. Converting energy, and consuming targets to continue to grow.To not let one’s hunger get to a dictatorial point where they would even eat their own allies. It would be a lot to take in, and a lot to learn, but Dean was confident after a full day that he could do it.These were the details that he and Kai were in the middle of sorting out.“They’re getting their rest right now, and we have managed to collect a lot of food from Burnham food street, primarily meat, and are shipping it here,” Kai explained.There were large vehicles filled to the brim. Since the attacks at night were less frequent, it allowed for the Howlers to move more fr
One of the main areas being protected by the Howlers was Burnham Food Street. Right now, Olivia was walking through the street with Marie by her side. The two of them were looking at the large number of restaurants on either side.Some of them had their windows smashed in. Others had part of their signage above the restaurant destroyed and had fallen to the ground.Before they had fully been able to secure the area, it had been damaged as well, but now, the only ones on the street itself were the citizens of Slough and the Howlers members.The people were taking up shelter inside the restaurants themselves. A system was being put up, where the chairs and tables were cleared while sleeping bags among other items were provided for the general public to sleep.If there was one thing they didn’t have to worry about, it was food and water. The supplies in Burnham Food Street would last them a while, and they had a large number of chefs that would be willing to cook for the frightened peopl
Ian, Numba, and Izzy had reunited. The three of them were part of the AFC during the era when Gary had joined as well. They had stuck close together, including with Gary, and had been through a lot.Just like Izzy, though, after having a few matches in the AFC, their fame was enough to give their group the recognition they needed, and their families realized that there was more benefit for them if they stayed close to Gary and the Howlers along with their growth.Meaning there was no reason for them to be in the AFC anymore. Each of them had left to help with their family businesses. However, they had kept their habits of training and using their Altered forms, allowing them to continue to grow stronger.“Wait, is it okay for you to be here?” Marie asked. “I thought Cardenez Electronics was under attack.”“You’re right, we were. That was the start of a lot of this mess, right?” Numba replied. “But it seems the attacks have lessened since Slough is now the main aim. The Cardenez group
Standing on the edge of the Cipen border on a hotel roof, Sin held his arms in the air. He was allowing the wind to drag through his clothing behind him. He took in a deep breath through his nostrils and then out of his mouth.“Don’t you smell it, that ashy, mucky smell. This city is burning,” Sin stated. “The city won’t last much longer, at most all of this will be done by tomorrow.”Certain areas of the city had completely burned down with nothing left to burn. A lot of the large structures had been destroyed. It was clear that what was built up; nearly all of it was gone.If someone was to pay the city a visit in the state it was in now, they would assume it was a tier 4 city. No one would be able to guess how prosperous it was.“I thought you would have wanted to take this city for yourself,” Greed said with his bulky muscular arms folded. “The reason the Howlers were able to grow so quickly was because of their hands in so many successful businesses.”Sin turned around and smiled
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