A new quest had landed in front of Gary during a difficult time, but not only that but it was the first of its kind he had ever received before. A temporary skill was in his possession, it was somewhat giving him a taste of his powers. Looking around him, he knew the voice had come from Kai, and he could see Olivia by his side as well. With all of them, it was most likely that they could take down this new strike force, but was it worth it? ‘In situations like this, I have to trust that Kai is the one with a much calmer head on his shoulders!’ Gary thought.One of the retrievers was going for Olivia, and she seemed to be struggling a bit, running in close, Gary activated his skill. [Lethal pounce]He jumped to the side avoiding one of the other retrievers and then landed, jumping right on one of them before they rushed to attack another.“All of you!” Gary shouted. “Listen to what he said, get out of here now, and I’ll hold the rest of them back.”Olivia had only arrived, and she w

Kon and his group had finished making the call to NIRV, and he didn't have the best expression on his face. The others could tell based on his whole demeanor that they weren't happy that they were unable to finish the job and that they needed support.However, Kon didn't care; he cared about his team more than he did NIRV. With the car off in the distance, the group decided that they had to head back inside."Is the S-rank retriever coming to this city?" one of them asked."Yes, when he arrives, he will be here to support us. NIRV doesn't want any of what happened today getting out, and they want us to find out who was behind the real attack," Kon replied. "While we're waiting, it's best if we do research into just what the goal was for those guys."It didn't make much sense to the retrievers, apart from one thing they had witnessed: one of them going ahead and collecting the Altered solutions. The most likely answer at the moment was that they were competitors of NIRV who had hired a

The newcomers in Slough had stayed for a couple of days and they were starting to settle down. Killer, along with his father Earny, had pretty much made their decision that they would be staying here.The place was far better than the last area they were in, and for Killer, the most he would be losing was his friends, with whom he didn't feel very close. Outside of school, he would only hang around with the other gang members, trying to get a position in a lower division gang of the Scavengers. Going back wasn't an option, and he didn't want to go back when staying in a city like this.As for Herbert, the leader of the small gang that was in charge of recruiting the kids, he too knew that there was no going back. Finding out that the Scavengers were being run by a stronger corporation, they would wring him dry, asking for information about the Howlers, and even if he gave it, he felt like his life was still on the line. In the current city he felt safe, but unlike the others, because

Vere continued to stare back and forth between all three who were in front of her: the large Austin, the charismatic Kai, and then there was just Gary. She had seen his display of strength against the other Altered, but she just thought there would be more to the leader."Sorry!" Vere apologized immediately and lowered her head. She had been quiet for a while now due to the shock and realized that it could come across as quite rude. "If you please allow me to, I wish to join the Howlers. I promise that I will become a useful and valuable member to you in any way possible.""No worries; Austin already told me everything you did to him. Maybe you can train some of our restless youngsters as well," Gary replied back."I know our idiot may not seem capable," Austin butted in, which seemed out of the blue after the conversation was over. But judging by Vere’s reaction, Austin felt like he needed to say something. "But our leader is the most capable person there is."I, and the rest of the

Listening to Gary’s words, the others had made their resolve not to get involved in this fight between the two werewolves. They took a step back and stood by the door, away from everything that was about to happen.Midwak was by far the hardest opponent that any of them had ever faced, and unlike some Altered or enemies that had reached the peak of their strength, he, being a werewolf, was determined to get stronger. He wouldn't be the same person that they had all fought against, and now Gary was going up against him alone, and the night sky wasn't out. Because of all of this, Gary had received an unexpected quest.[You have taken the initiative as a leader to face a member of your pack who is close to your level. Due to your bravery, if you complete the task, you will be rewarded.][Skill Upgrade: Claw Drain Level 2 >>>> Claw Drain Level 3]Gary knew full well the importance of skills, and the great thing was that the higher his skills were, it would mean when it was nighttime, they