For some, the weekend had arrived quicker than anticipated, and it was already upon them. For others, the days dragged as they waited for the event of the century to take place. Regardless, it was finally the big day—the grand event **Clash of the Kings** was to take place.
Gary lifted his head up from his bed and looked at the white ceiling of his room. Turning his head to pick up his phone, he could see it was 7:58; he had woken up just two minutes before his alarm was set to go off.
He hated when this happened, and it always did when he knew he had something he needed to do, an event that he was going to.
"It's time—all the training, all the experience I gained. I'm actually fighting the AFC Champion," Gary thought as he went over to his TV. These few days, not only had he been training but he had also been doing research on Harvor as well.
He looked up every fight that he had, but could tell it was useless. His analytical skills that he had for fights even before becoming a Werewolf told him that. There were no patterns, nothing that he could really follow, and he saw the true strength of Harvor. He might have been one of the only people in the world that knew of Harvor's true strength.
Moving his hand toward his belly, Gary remembered the punch that brought his HP down to 1 HP, and he was about to willingly step in the ring with someone that was able to do that to him again.
Taking a deep sigh, Gary opened up his wardrobe and could see a specially made pair of pants for the fight, crafted in black and gold, with the words **Howlers** written on the back.
Most AFC fights were done in this uniform—a stretching undergarment that covered one's private areas, while the rest of the body was open and bare, allowing for everyone to see the full result of the transformations and more.
After getting changed into the uniform, Gary placed a pair of tracksuit bottoms on over his spandex-type material, and then placed the Howlers jacket on top of him, zipping it up to the top.
He didn't bother putting on a shirt underneath, and just as he was about to leave his bedroom, he could hear a knock at the door.
"Just on time, like he said he would be," Gary smiled and answered the door to see a blond-haired man standing there.
Walking in, Kai wasn't alone. Following in from behind were Marie, Olivia, and Park. Olivia, when coming in, went to sit straight on the sofa, while Marie looked at Gary, clearly wanting to say something but didn't know what to say to encourage him.
"It's the big day," Kai claimed. "It's the day you're going to kick Harvor's arse, right?" Kai punched Gary on the arm.
It made him chuckle, and Gary replied, "Right."
"I'm just going to go over the finer details one last time for this whole thing, but I want to make sure that there is nothing for you to worry about—you just need to focus on the fight," Kai explained.
"The four of us will be part of your training team. We are there to support you and will be watching the fight from your changing room on the screen. While the fight is taking place, we will deal with the core members of the Zodiacs.
"We will be supported by Chen and the White Rose team, who will enter as guests undisguised. They will be locating the members among those in the crowd and find the perfect time to strike.
"At the same time though, Chen's priority is to try and find Rumper Karn. Most likely he will be at the event as well. White Rose have already done searches for him at every property he owns and have concluded the safest place for him would be in the heart of the One Gang."
Gary didn't know how things were going to work out, but knew that Kai and Chen had direct communication with each other. So they could try to form the best plan on the go as things were happening.
"Lastly, there will be a different rescue team trying to locate Xin: Kanu, Elijah, and Austin along with Ice. I think you will be quite happy with my choice," Kai said.
Gary was; Ice was extremely powerful and versatile, while Austin was not only strong but a loyal member of the Howlers who had been there from the beginning. It wasn't that Gary didn't have faith in Marie and Olivia to do the job as well, but maybe Gary could help them like last time, so he wanted to keep them in his sights.
And he remembered the large metallic objects that held Xin; with the two of them, it should be enough strength to get rid of whatever is holding Xin down.
"Now that you know the final details, it's time for us to head to the arena. It's a long drive, and we need to get ready for it after all."
Gary nodded and didn't even bring anything apart from his phone, not even a wallet, as he walked out of his apartment door. He took the lift down, and the reception hall was empty, but he didn't even notice this himself, too focused on things ahead.
As Gary continued to walk, the sliding doors opened up, and a large wave of cheers hit him right in the face, even moving his hair slightly it was so loud.
"AGHHHHH!" Loud screams were heard from all over.
"What is going on?" Gary asked.
"This," Kai smiled. "This is your cheering squad; there isn't a single person in Slough that doesn't know about your fight, and that isn't supporting you. There's a lot of people that believe in you."
Gary looked ahead at a packed, filled street of people waving flags of wolf masks, and even wearing the familiar black and gold uniform. It was just like Kai said—the entire city was there to support Gary.