The canvas and ring were already practically destroyed with the flooring having a large hole in it, ripped parts all around, and the metal cage having been battered and torn apart.
Yet no one was able to enter and stop the fight that was taking place, no one would dare, and when things were heating up, they seemed to just heat up even further.
Gary had regained his energy and a majority of his health from his Claw Drain constantly hurting Harvor.
[431/500HP]
He hadn't gained his full HP, but he couldn't be greedy in this situation. With how hurt Harvor was, and how he still was unable to keep up his attacks, Gary had decided to take it one step further, activating his fire attribute.
With each attack, Gary was still striking against Harvor's skin; now he was doing it with clawed hands. Flames were dragged in the air as they hit Harvor's body, adding to the ferocity and pain of the attacks.
Then with how fast Gary was constantly moving around Harvor, a tornado of flames had been created.
"Wait, wait what's happening, isn't he using elemental powers right now? Isn't that what Jayden used in the last fight, isn't this illegal?"
"Yeah, you're right, which means this match is going to be declared Harvor's win no matter what."
"So Gary Dem's lost…he's already lost, then what's the point of continuing this fight, why go on!"
"Why would he do such a thing when he was winning, this sucks!"
"Hey, but the fight is still happening, they're still fighting against each other, does it really matter about the AFC rules right now?"
"What type of Wolf Altered form can even produce fire powers in the first place?"
The crowd was generally upset at Gary's actions going too far. Although they wanted to cheer for the underdog, to the people they wanted the fight to be fair, now they thought Gary's actions had warranted it unfairly.
Because Harvor had been following the rules himself, so for Gary to suddenly burst out like this, meant he was taking advantage of the situation.
Clem, who had been broadcasting the fight to her followers, looked at her phone as it was pinged, and nodded continuing her stream.
"We've just received important exclusive information," Clem claimed as she looked into her phone's camera. "Reports are coming in that Harvor Ego had kidnapped Xin Clove, a person who is close to Gary Dem before the fight.
"On top of that, it appears that Xin Clove is also related to Jayden Tiger, whose real name is Jayden Clove. We will play the video on screen right now, while we continue the broadcast!"
The video that had been sent to Gary, about the grand prize and Xin being locked up, was being shown as the fight continued behind. Not only that, but it wasn't just Clem that had received the information.
Several news outlets had done as well. All of them receiving the same tip, and the same video. All of this coordinated by Kai and using the influence of the Howlers.
The aim was to ruin Harvor Ego's reputation among the public, to show them that there was more on the line with this fight than just the AFC belt; it meant a lot more than that.
The issue was they couldn't realize this beforehand, because who knew what would happen to Xin if they did, how they could reveal the truth to the world.
Those that were in the arena were receiving alerts from their friends and family members that were unable to make it.
"Have you seen what Harvor did, that guy's sick in the head."
"Freaking hell, no wonder Gary broke the rules, it's all starting to make sense now. I would too. I would kill the guy if he did that."
"Hey, if he kidnapped Xin, do you think he was also behind Jayden Tiger's death?"
Rumors started to spread and Harvor's support was quickly dwindling, as the crowd began to shout Gary's name louder and louder.
Gary in the center, who was continually slashing at Harvor's body, was unaware of what was happening; he was just focusing on hurting Harvor as much as possible as he pushed straight at him in the circle of flames.
Before reaching him, he swung both hands twice.
[Claw Strike!]
The attack hit Harvor's arms and body on his already ripped skin as the heat burnt the front of him. The slashes were larger than Harvor's body, and part of the attack that had reached part of the cage had ripped through it, melting it as well.
Gary charged in and then slashed with both of his arms, dragging Harvor's arms out of the way.
"Harvor!" Gary shouted as he continued to swing.
Despite the flames, despite the constant attacks, Harvor was hanging in there, lifting his arms knocking away the hits, allowing his skin to take the brunt of the attack, while his body stayed.
As he continued to block, something was getting through to him, his ears were perking up.
"Gary! Gary! Gary! Gary!"
'What's going on, they're chanting his name again….they're chanting his name, even though he's broken the rules?'
If the situation was reversed, if Harvor was the first to use the powers of his Altered form, would they have cheered his name? If Harvor didn't win his fights without transforming, would he have gotten the recognition he has today?
Why did the person who was in front of him get all of the recognition handed to him on a plate, and even now, they weren't cheering for Harvor's name, they were cheering for Gary's.
"ARGH!" Harvor shouted, as he swung his arms and golden flowing energy had burst out.
The tornado of flames dwindled and Gary was flung back but managed to catch himself as he stood looking at Harvor, who now was a different man.
The scales that only covered part of his arms and face heavily covered his body. His facial features looked the most human along with his body shape, but there were clear differences.
His golden scaled tail swinging in the back, the large wings on his back, and his dragon-like clawed hands.
"You did this!" Harvor said pointing at Gary. "You were the one who broke the rules. You don't want to play by the AFC rules, then that's fine. This is no longer an AFC fight. It's a fight, for your head!"
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