While lying on his bed in his new room, Gary stared at the ceiling with his mind full of thoughts. He was struggling with the current predicament in front of him.'What do I do?' This was the question in his mind. The scene at the end of the previous fight flashed over and over in his head. Numba's bloody and swollen face, with which he could barely see or talk, appeared in his mind, yet, in the end, Numba had mustered up the strength to tell Gary to get away from him.'Have I done the right thing? Did I believe everything else would be effortless after the Underdogs just because I managed to get rid of them? Either way, I screwed up. 'If I take out Sty, then he'll direct his frustration on Numba, and I'm not sure even getting a higher position than him would do anything. The way they treat Numba might even worsen after this.'Right now, Gary was honestly missing the Howlers more than anything. Making decisions on his own was hard. If he could, he would have picked up his phone and
It was as if time had stopped for everyone in the Canteen as silence descended throughout the dining hall. Even those on the Rank 1 table were stunned and didn't know how to react to this. As for Gary, he just stood there looking down at Sty.Sty was hurt, but not so bad that he couldn't get up and wipe the worms off his face. "You bastard! I'll kill you. I'll kill you and your whole FAMILY!" He rubbed away the worms and shouted as he stood up from the ground.His body was already transforming, but before he could fully get up on his feet, a sudden force enveloped both of them, and a shadow appeared between them, making Gary take a step back."Do not act!" A voice said. "Please stay calm until we resolve the problem."As for the one speaking, it was one of the teachers who constantly kept an eye on all the students. One held Sty before he could take off, and another stood in front of Gary."Fighting is not permitted in the Canteen. The attacker and the victim must come with us to res
Some Altereds in the facility couldn't believe what they saw in the arena. The Altered in front of them wasn't the typical one they would see. With razor-sharp fangs, long claws, saliva dripping from his mouth, and red eyes, he looked like a monster out of their worst nightmares. Many felt a chill just looking at Gary's form. It was a rare sight for a lot of them to see. Altereds first learned how to transform their certain body parts, and as time passed on, they would mix and change their body to whatever was best suited to them, but Altereds were rarely able to change into their full beast form.Some Altereds didn't even know what their actual beast form would look like since it was hard for them to imagine what their beast was based on from the few parts they could change. Although, depending on how they became Altered, companies such as NIRV would allow one to see the beast which had been used for their DNA.Either way, Altereds were still seen as human by many but seeing Gary,
Gary put his brand-new room to good use… by hiding in it. The teenager even went as far as to skip his next meal to avoid having to face the consequences of his actions. He simply didn’t know how to cope with all of this sudden unwanted attention.Naturally, his absence did little to nothing to stop the rumour mill that was coming up with crazy ideas about what the strange Wolf Altered would do next. However, the other students were just as curious about how the other top rankers intended to handle him.Since the Werewolf had won the duel, everyone else had their rank adjusted. Normally, that would be barely worth mentioning, but this time around, one of the former top rankers suddenly found himself disqualified from advancing to the AFA.Only… what exactly could he do about it? By himself, barely anything. Challenging Gary after the teenager had revealed that he was actually capable to fully transform into his Altered form was akin to suicide.The only ones who might stand a chance a
With Izzy suddenly pleading their case with such fervour, Gary was left speechless. He didn’t really know what to say. He had half processed what they were saying, but at the same time didn't really understand. “First of all, can you guys please get off the floor? It makes me feel uncomfortable when you act like that. We're the same age, and I'm just a student like you guys. Heck, technically all of us are still just student candidates for the AFA.” Gary said, pinching the bridge of his nose.Lifting their heads off the floor, all of them had eager faces since the green haired teenager had not yet refused their request. He was certain that Izzy was putting on a pair of large puppy eyes, which made things extra hard on him, and just made him want to look away.“Gary, it took a lot for us to ask that of you.” Ian confessed. “It’s nice of you to say we're the same, but let’s be honest, it’s obvious we’re not. Take a look at the number on your badge, and then take a look at the number on
The next day, Ian, Izzy, and Numba woke up groaning in pain. Their bodies felt sore all over after their nightly exercise. It took each one of them half an hour of stretching and twisting until their aches and pains had gone down to tolerable levels, just in time to head to the canteen.“I knew he was a monster, but if this is his idea of training, I’m worried we might not survive our stay here.” Ian complained as they met up in front of the canteen. “It’s frightening how much stamina that guy has. Sh*t, I just realised that he did all of that pretty much on an empty stomach. Doesn’t that mean, tonight it’s going to get even worse?!”“His stamina isn’t the only concerning thing.” Numba added. “Even after the three of us finally managed to trap him thanks to Izzy’s idea, we were unable to damage him, even though I made sure to not hold back my punches. I might not have been in peak condition… but he didn’t even flinch. It was as if I was punching an iron wall!”Unbeknownst to the Goat
Everyone in the facility was stunned, as it was hard for them to tell what Sty’s goal was. It was clear that he had lost the last match on purpose, so why was he now the one challenging his fellow top ranker, especially one he already outranked? His action was completely legitimate. The rules merely stated that someone who had already fought was allowed to refuse any further challenges on that day, yet there was no limit to how often someone could challenge others. As long as a challenger didn’t have any severe injuries forcing the teacher to take them away for healing, they were technically free to fight to their heart’s desire.Usually, only students at the lower ranks would fight more than once, as the strength disparity between them wasn’t overly great. The higher the rank, the bigger the gap became, so fights between high rankers normally resulted in injuries for both sides. However, the situation right now was outside the norm.Since the rank 7 student had nothing to lose by ac
Apollo had not expected for Gary to come out of his room the moment he had been about to knock. His hand remained in mid-air for a moment before he took it down and smiled at the Werewolf.The other three behind Gary gulped as they saw why the green haired teenager had suddenly stopped. Since the day was mostly over, none of them had expected that another fight would break out. However, why else would Apollo appear right at Gary’s doorstep if he wasn’t looking to challenge the newcomer away from prying eyes?“Aren’t you going to invite me in?” Apollo asked in a humorous tone to break the awkward silence. “I think that’s a bad idea. You see, I have a terrible stomach ache. Must have been all the food I ate earlier.” Gary quickly replied, holding in his stomach. Just like everyone else, the Werewolf hadn’t even entertained the idea that trouble might come looking for him. He had thought that as long as he avoided the other, all would be good.Alas, the rank 1 student simply entered the