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
Gary was making it crystal clear who these words were directed at by looking straight at Sty during the last part of his sentence, making the rank 4 student experience an odd feeling of Déjà vu.‘Why am I getting this annoying bubbling feeling when looking at this guy… for some reason, seeing his annoying green hair is reminding me of something. Am I just annoyed, because my Mom forced me to eat broccoli in the past? No, that's not it.’ Sty was left puzzled.Usually, he would take any small threat seriously, teaching the other person a serious lesson, but the moment his eyes wandered to the number on the green haired teenager’s badge, he just chuckled. The scene reminded him of a baby trying to threaten an adult, and he just found it amusing.“Numba, this person is being an eyesore. Make sure that he leaves.” The rop ranker ordered, waving his hand nonchalantly towards Gary as if he was a fly pestering him.The top rankers sitting next to him at the table laughed at this comment, look
“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
The next day, the students were woken up by a loud announcement, calling them over to the main oval room. One of the teacher supervisors stood there with a piece of paper in his hand. The moment everyone was inside, he began reading out the contents. “Due to certain circumstances, the next assessment evaluation has been moved back and will take place in four days time rather than today. This also means that the students ranked 1 to 10 will have to keep their position for that additional time period if they wish to advance.”As soon as he was done, the adult turned around and left the room. Since the ones mostly affected by this sudden change were the top rankers, the other students just smiled and continued doing what they would usually do.“Has this ever happened before? Am I the only one who feels like they’re blatantly targeting us?” Wu asked, visibly annoyed at this kind of treatment.“Who knows?” Apollo shrugged. “I’m not surprised that they decided to act. From the start, it wa
‘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
*BZZZ*The familiar sound that indicated that it was time for the next meal resounded through the place. Despite practically starving throughout his stay, the Werewolf had nevertheless been looking forward to each meal time. Looking at the timing of his two uninvited guests, it became clear to him that their appearance wasn’t a coincidence.Right now, everyone would go to the canteen, making this the time the teachers were at their busiest as they made sure no fights would break out. However, one of the brothers was standing slightly behind the other, making it impossible to see inside.With his head held down, Gary’s body started to shake. “Look at him, Brock!” The twin ranked 42 laughed. “That scaredy-cat is shaking all over from fear. Let's get this over and done with quickly, so we don’t miss lunch.”Immediately, Brock rushed towards Gary. His face had transformed into that of a gross looking insect. He had huge eyes and a giant forceps on top of his head, similar to that of a be
Today, leaving the canteen, the students were far more excited than any other day. Everyone was walking together in a large group, following two specific individuals to their match.Witnessing one of the top rankers fight was usually quite a spectacle, because the top rankers only ever fought against others who were close to the top. This would allow the other students to see a high level of skills being displayed, and showed everyone just how far or close they were to catching up.However, the reason the students were even more hyped up than usual was that ever since the current batch of top rankers had risen to their position, they had made a pact that they wouldn’t fight. This meant that no high level fights had taken place since nobody had dared to antagonise the top rankers so far. Ever since Gary had openly mocked Sty, the students had hoped that something would come out of it, and now that it did they were all elated, even though the green haired newcomer wasn’t the one who wou
The person ranked Number One was standing right next to Gary. His stature was huge, and although most would be intimidated by just his large size, Gary turned to look at the fight straight ahead after seeing who this person was. "Are you looking for a fight? Because you can challenge me any time." Gary said while staring at the arena. Most of the attention in the room was on the ongoing fight. Hence, people watching were unaware of what was happening, apart from Ian and Izzy, who often stayed close to Gary. Besides them, Wu and Snow, who weren't too far off either, listened to everything going on, although they weren't too bothered. 'As I expected, I knew this guy was curious about Gary for some reason, but why?' Izzy thought. 'We didn't even have time to warn him or tell Gary about his background, but knowing Gary, he wouldn't back down anyway.'She was nervous, not because she thought Gary would lose the fight, but rather about how it would affect the latter's life. Hearing the