Immediately, the Underdogs had gotten into position, once again using the cars as a higher vantage point and firing out towards the three. However, Olivia’s presence made it so that their resistance became futile. The female Werewolf swung her whip, snapping those bolts in two thanks to her speed.
“Just take them out, while I make sure none of those things pierce your ass!” Olivia instructed Gary.
Hearing this, the Alpha Werewolf gladly accepted her support. He charged forward and grabbed the ends of two of the Anti-Altered spears. He held on tight and pulled the men forward, causing them to fall on the ground, giving Olivia the chance to just run straight past them.
Several bolts shot towards her, but she would evade by running from side to side. Those that got close, she used her whip to intercept.
‘This is amazing, my body is even faster than it was just moments ago, and there’s this new energy inside me. Every time I'm around that brat, he pulls out something that defies common logic. Who would have ever thought a howl would be able to increase not only my strength but also my speed… this power is really addicting.”
Throwing out her whip, she wrapped it around the Anti-Altered crossbow of one of the men, stopping it from firing another bolt. The gangster held on tight, aware that the weapon was his only safety net. If he let go, he was sure that it would be the end of him.
The other member, who was on the hood of another car, aimed carefully, and attempted to fire towards Olivia, but that's when she used her great strength to pull the first man towards her, and quickly stabbed him in his gut with her free hand. As he was bleeding out, the female Werewolf was holding him in place to act as her human shield.
Unfortunately for him, the bolts had already been fired out, hitting the injured gangster, and sending electricity throughout his body. Before it could reach Olivia, she quickly let go of him, making him fall to the ground and spasming.
“That was cute, you trying to hit me with those bolts and all.” The Lady Boss stated with an evil smile on her face, as he lunged towards her next victim.
Meanwhile, on the ground, Gary was causing havoc as well. He was hitting the spears away at the right time, and his claws weren't afraid of clashing against the Anti-Altered swords that were being used.
When the two clashed, Gary's strength proved clearly superior to theirs, their swords lifted upward, with them being unable to do anything about it. Alas, the Werewolf wasn't able to go in to finish them off, as there would always be someone that would cover for the other before he could finish them,
‘I'm being more careful because of what happened last time, and thanks to Olivia I don't need to deal with those annoying ranged users. Argh, I can't believe I let these guys capture me. They're a far cry from what Blake can do! If only I hadn’t gone in alone earlier.’ Gary thought, as he quickly ducked underneath another sword strike and went down on all fours.
Pouncing with all his strength forward, his legs acted like a spring, hitting the man right in the chest, and sending him flying back into another.
“Do your part, Kai!” Gary shouted towards the last member of their group. He himself only cared about Damion being taken care of so that he could no longer pose any danger to himself or his family. After his upperclassman had shared his story about why he hated the gang leader, the green-haired teenager didn’t think it would be fair to rob him of the opportunity to get revenge.
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“Just what went wrong in your upbringing for you to defy your own father to this degree?” Damion questioned as he took a look at the situation unfolding behind the teenager.
“You mean the upbringing you were never there for? We both know that I’ve always just been your replacement son. If he hadn’t died, you would never have even given me the time of the day. Even then, all you’ve taught me ever since then was how to take care of the gang business and fighting!” Kai shouted as he ran forward.
Damion stayed still, and at the right time, he swung one of the red axes straight towards Kai’s head. Seeing this, the Werewolf was barely able to react and leaned back slightly, but also fell off balance. He could see another axe up in the air, so he quickly rolled to the side, before it hit the ground, creating a huge crack.
‘His strength and speed with those axes is no joke, even in my Werewolf form.’ Kai thought, taking a few steps back to reposition himself.
“You're a monster, you didn't even hesitate in either of those attacks!” Kai shouted.
“Are you really calling ME a monster right now? Have you even taken a look at yourself in the mirror?!” Damion sneered at the accusation. “Did you expect me to just stand still and let you finish me off? When your life's on the line, nothing matters, not even family relationships. The moment you’ve decided to try and take my life, you became just another guy who I will happily skin with my axes!”
Unexpectedly, during his speech, Damion threw out one of his axes with all his strength. Spinning through the air, it was approaching Kai at a speed he felt unable to dodge. Left with no other choice, he crossed his arms in front of his chest to avoid a fatal injury.
The Beta Werewolf had a strong hide, yet the axe managed to pierce deeply into one of his arms. As he looked up, he saw that his father had moved. While he had been focused on the flying weapon, the gang leader had closed the distance between the two and was just in front of him, ready to chop down the other axe on the teenager’s head.
‘I can't keep running away… that won't work!’ Kai realised, as he readied his leg twisting it, and threw it out as hard as he could. His foot hit the handle part of the axe, stopping the bladed part from reaching his body.
The foot and axe were seemingly locked in a battle of strength in the air, yet the gang leader surprised the Werewolf once more by unceremoniously letting go of the axe. Damion delivered a punch to Kai’s guts. Fortunately, his Werewolf body had strengthened his overall constitution, allowing him to avoid falling over, yet it still hurt greatly.
Although he had hoped for his attack to be more effective, the Underdogs’ leader quickly switched strategies once more, pulling out the axe that had been embedded in his son’s arm. Kai threw out a kick, to which Damion slammed his axe right into the teenager’s shin, making him howl in pain, feeling that the head of the axe had not just gone through his hide, but had also hurt the bone as well.
This time rather than leaving it in, Damion pulled it out, and jumped back picking his other axe off the ground.
“For a second there, you almost scared me with this new form of yours, but you are still just a brat!” Damion stated, charging in, swinging his axes at a great speed.
Kai was left on the defensive, unable to find any opportunity to retaliate. Worst of all, he could tell that his situation was getting progressively worse. ‘Are his attacks getting faster with each swing?’
Alas, this wasn't just his imagination. His father was getting a thrill, a boost, out of the fight in front of him, which was allowing him to draw out more power from the weapons. Soon Kai couldn't avoid the hits from the weapons at all, and the cuts were plastering his body. Blood was falling to the ground, and the more Kai was getting hit, the weaker he was starting to feel.
‘Think… there has to be some way for me to turn this around. I trained for years just to take revenge, and I'm even a fricking Werewolf right now! How is it possible that I STILL can't beat him?! This isn’t fair… no, I WILL MAKE SURE YOU DIE TONIGHT, EVEN IF I HAVE TO ACCOMPANY YOU!!!’ Kai thought in frustration, looking for the chance to use all his remaining power to make sure he wouldn’t be the only one to die today.
“Is this really the power of an Altered? I could beat you even without my weapons!” Damion taunted, having noticed the change in Kai’s eyes. He had been doing his job long enough to recognise the kind of stare he was getting. A cornered rat would always try its hardest to at least get one final bite in, trying to inflict the most amount of damage against his attacker, even if they knew that the attempt would be pointless and feeble.
Since it was clear that his son was about to throw out all caution, he feigned an obvious opening, so he himself could exploit the senseless charge that was sure to follow. Raising both his axes in the air, he was about to deliver a fatal blow.
As they reached the top, and Damion went to swing down, he felt his weapon stuck in place.
Slightly turning his head, he could see a large Werewolf holding onto both axes, and behind him, all the Underdog members had been defeated.
“Let’s find out if you really are so great without those.”
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