‘Do I just cover her with my body and charge out? No, they have weapons, so she might get seriously hurt.’ Gary thought what to do, now that he had found Marie.
Being low on Energy meant that the green haired teenager couldn’t afford to waste much time in the container thinking about what to do next. He had untied Marie, allowing the high school girl to move on her own, but since there were still more gang members outside, there was nowhere she could really go.
‘Damn it, if Marie wasn’t here, I could have taken an arm or a leg from the grey colour gang leader to help me out of this situation!’ Gary briefly contemplated asking her to turn around. Since she had seen him transform, maybe she wouldn’t mind.
However, the banging on the other side was getting louder. Looking around the room, there was only one exit, so he would have to try his best. With one hand, Gary lifted Buffin’s body off the ground. The grey colour gang leader wasn’t dead, yet his body sure was acting like dead weight.
“Marie, please stay back for now. If worse comes to worst, I promise I’ll protect you. I’ll open a path for you, and Kai and the others should be waiting outside. There’s no need to worry about me.”
The high school girl nodded, knowing what Gary was, she felt like if anyone could get them out of this situation, it would be him. With his hand on the iron lock, the green haired teenager was ready. He quickly slid it open and yanked the door forward.
As he did this, a gang member fell through the door. Seeing this, Gary slammed his knee into his face, hitting him right on the chin, which knocked him out in an instant.
[Your opponent has been knocked out]
Gary let him fall to the floor, so he would act as a hindrance for other ones. When the next one tried to enter, the masked teenager swung the door as hard as he could, slamming it into the newcomer’s face.
[Your opponent has been knocked out]
Gary’s impressive strength was doing him well, but more than anything, the small opening was perfect to force a one on one situation. The only question was what would run out first, the Werewolf’s Energy reserve or the manpower on the grey colour gang’s side.
‘Maybe if I keep beating these guys I’ll manage to Level Up… I could do something with it, help me fight a bit longer. Worst case scenario, I’ll just have to start eating some fingers!’ Gary decided. As the door was seen opening again, the next thing he did was to lift the body he had been holding with both hands and hurl it at the group on the other side.
At first, they had no clue who it was, but as the first row of them was knocked over, some of them recognised that it was their leader, Buffin.
‘He beat our leader…he beat him…but then…what do we do?’ Was the thought that was running through their heads.
Noticing that nobody else came at him, the masked teenager was slightly surprised. He decided to take a quick peek, yet when they saw him, they collectively took a few steps back, a reaction that quite surprised him. Just because he had beaten their leader, the members seemed more hesitant than before.
‘I don’t get it… When they saw my hand transform like an Altered’s, they continued to attack me… When they saw me easily beat up one of their members, they still attacked… but now of all things, they act ?’
Seeing the state of their ‘all powerful’ leader, a person they all looked up to, a figure that they considered to be stronger than them all in such a state, had made most of them lose their remaining will to fight against Gary.
It was almost as if they knew they had been defeated. The negative energy of some of their members was passing onto the others, and when looking at Gary, they started to share another emotion…
They were afraid of this person who had beaten the one they all considered to have been unbeatable. They had all heard about how powerful Altered could be, but seeing Buffin passed out just proved that none of them would stand a chance against that masked intruder.
On top of that, they had already lost a number of people due to this single person, and just how strong he was, was starting to set in.
‘Is this what Kai meant… how a leader always had to be strong? If I knew it could be this freaking easy, then I would have just gone for the damn leader at the start.’
Since Marie could no longer hear the sound of fighting from outside, she decided follow after Gary. The teenage girl could see that the grey colour gang members were just spread out, not really doing anything, just looking at Gary, seemingly waiting for him to do something.
She quickly went over to his side, and decided to grab his arm. Gary could clearly feel that her whole body was shaking as Marie held onto him tightly. Finding the situation before him, the high schooler decided that he should make use of this opportunity to get out.
“Listen up!” Gary shouted imposingly. “We’re leaving this place! And no one is going to stop us!” He looked at Buffin, and the gang members soon looked at the state he was in as well. Lifting his arm and making a fist, the grey colour gang members flinched, slightly expecting a fight.
“This is a warning to all of you as well, in the future none of you are to touch any members of the Howlers! You ever hear our name, or anyone mentioning that they are part of our group, if you hurt them in any way, then I will personally hunt you down!”
Although Gary wasn’t sure if his words sounded menacing or not, the others felt its effect, unsure if it was his strange mask, or the bloody mess that Buffin had been left in. Gary started to walk forward, and they stepped out of his way, making a clear path while Marie held onto him until the door was only a few metres away.
The next second, the door slid open, and immediately both Innu and Austin slid it shut. Kai followed right after, and all three of them shared the look of panic on their faces.
“What’s wrong?” Gary asked.
The others didn’t even know where to begin to explain, but there was no need, because the next second, a bang could be heard. It was followed by another, and by the time the third one sounded out, a strange looking hand had penetrated the metal door.