Having overheard the conversation from before, Gary was about to explain what he had just seen, but someone else was one step ahead of him. “It was a trade,” Izzy answered. “What we saw earlier at the canteen must have been them agreeing to the terms, and this was the transaction itself. I thought it was strange what the professor said, but now it's clear. People inside here are definitely using their position and connection on the outside to get certain benefits. It's not just a question of who is the strongest. “Thinking one step further, this means that if you cross the wrong person in here, or get on their bad side, you might not end up as the only one suffering. Worst case scenario, it might be your whole family.” Izzy gulped. If that was true, this begged the question, what position those in the top ten held for them to be treated like some type of gods. Others would constantly approach them, seemingly trying to curry favour. For the one that had just traded away his position

The first day passed without any major problems for Gary. Surprisingly, nobody had challenged any of the newcomers. Due to the lack of decent food, Gary had felt hungrier than usual, but since there had been no need for him to act, it had been tolerable.As intended, Gary had simply spent his time observing those who had been here for a longer period of time, and the Werewolf continued doing so on the second and third days. His Energy reserve had fallen to 178, but he had at least learned a lot in the meantime. For one, those public fights in the centre had been a daily occurrence. However, the green haired teenager had discovered that the fights held there were mostly the ones following some secret agreement between both parties.Far more interesting were the seemingly spontaneous fights that had happened elsewhere. As it turned out, fights could take place practically anywhere and at any time during their ‘free time’, so outside of meals and bedtime. Interestingly, even if it was

Saying those words, Gary simply turned away, though not before seeing Sty’s face turn completely beet red. Before the top ranker had a chance to say anything, the Werewolf had run off.Not because he was scared or anything like that, but because he knew this would be far more annoying to someone high and mighty. In the end, Gary arrived in his room to think about what he had heard just now.The reason he had insulted Sty was because those had been his real feelings towards the guy. Just listening to him talk for a bit, he was convinced that the top ranker was someone who abused his power and position. It reminded him a lot of how the Underdogs used to participate and how Damion used to act.In a place like this, there were lots of little Damions all over the place, it was taking a mental toll out of the Werewolf to avoid following his gut instincts to outright punch them in the face during his time observing them.Still, he understood that he had to bide his time, so he kept his feelin

“Man, I know Gary is strong, but I don’t think he can just go around doing whatever he likes,” Ian whispered to Izzy. “You’ve been gathering intel so far. Based on his strength, what rank do you think he could get if he were to fight for real?”Izzy was left staring in the distance for a while. They were still in the canteen and quite a few people were talking about what had happened. She shook her head for a moment, before answering Ian’s question. “Based on what showed us during the assessment, he should at least be able to enter the top 50. As for what rank he would end up with, I’m not too sure. Practically all the high rankers should be able to do what he did. “Still, the confidence Gary has to just do what he wants… I don’t know if he is just crazy, or he actually has the strength to back it up. If only it was true that this place merely cares about strength… With people from Tier-2 and even Tier-1 cities, his actions might actually prove harmful to those Howlers back home… yet

‘Gary, just how did you manage to make even the rank 1 of this place interested in you?’ Izzy thought as she gulped hard. ‘I asked about what happened at the canteen, but from what I’ve been told, the only one you antagonised was Sty. Is Apollo asking because of the pact that the top rankers made?‘Was he the one who sent over those twins? No, I doubt it. From the things I’ve heard, he is the type who acts on his own, just like he is doing now. Unfortunately, Ian has a point, although I haven’t seen Apollo act, making an enemy of the strongest person in this place isn’t a good idea.’Apollo continued to do nothing but smile at the duo, who looked at him like a pair of frightened bunnies. Ian was looking at Izzy for an answer.“What exactly do you want to know?” Izzy asked cautiously.——After answering all of Apollo's questions, the top ranker simply walked away, even thanking them for the talk. The two breathed out a sigh of relief, while the large student decided to head back to his