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
A single mysterious man stood at the end of Burnham food street. Unlike the other members, he wasn’t dressed in all red; instead, he had a grey jacket on top of his shirt along with a pair of black trousers.“Hahaha!” Raven laughed as he placed his hand on top of his face. Through his fingers, he was peeking at those on the other side.“Who is that guy, why is he laughing so much?” Numba asked.Unlike the other members of the Phoenix Gang who they had attacked at first sight, Ian, Numba, and Izzy were cautious about this person. The way they were standing, it was too confident. As if even if they came right at him and tried to attack, he could defend himself from it. Spending time at the AFA they got used to people like this; Apollo, the top student, was one of them, and the same energy was coming off from this individual.Olivia, with her whip, was staring intensely at the man in front. She hadn’t bothered wearing her mask for a while now; it was the same for Marie as well. The core
The situation was heating up in all parts of Slough, but the first area that had made contact with the opponent was none other than Cipen. Crowley had been fighting Glutton, one of the strong leaders that belonged to the Phoenix Gang.The civilians behind him, and the gang members that he taught every day for over a year now, were getting hurt, which was why he thought it was best for him to use all his strength to go all out and defeat the opponent as quickly as possible.Using a lot of his strength, he thought he had Glutton surrounded and done for, but now he had finally transformed into his Altered state, and it was a hot mess.“It looks like I got ahead of myself a little bit. I’ve used up half my power, and here it looks like he’s just getting started,” Crowley said, trying to explain the situation to his new helper by his side.“I thought they would send the most troublesome one to this place. I can imagine all places are being hit pretty hard right now, so let’s deal with this
Crowley was a reliable Altered in the Howlers. Kai was over the moon when he heard the news that they would have a talented AFA teacher come to join the group. He hadn’t joined the Howlers officially but still had helped grow the Howlers' strength to what it was.It was safe to say that without Crowley, the Howlers wouldn’t have lasted as long as they had. Although Kai hadn’t spoken to Crowley much, he was pleased when he officially decided to help with the defense of Slough.Fighting side by side, Kai was happy to have someone on the same wavelength as him, and now he was witnessing his last moments. He didn’t even see where the opponent had come from.A loud bang with an intense amount of heat was all that Kai was able to witness. When the flames died down, he could see a powerful man standing there. Two large swords had been pulled out, and their edges were covered in blood.“Greed, do you think I can’t handle this by myself?” Glutton complained. “And you took one out by surprise,
Inside the prison located underneath the base for the White Rose was none other than the prison created for Altereds. It was the only area that could guarantee the safety of the public.There weren’t many that could keep dangerous Altereds in a single place, so they had decided to place them under the White Rose base, filled with the strongest agents aimed at the goal of Justice.However, there was always a worry, for the White Rose base was also stationed in the area where the country's top politicians lived. There was always the worry that something would happen one day, that a breakout would occur, but to this date, not a single person had ever escaped from the prison.Inside that very prison, there was an event that was occurring that had never happened before. The power struggle had reached a boiling point. The three main groups of the prison had decided to team up.Stinger had a group of wild Altereds that loved to fight, mostly preying on newcomers. Calvin was the leader of the
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
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
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