There were three different car parks for the venue alone due to the sheer size of the place. It could hold up to 100,000 viewers, making it one of the largest venues for events in the world. It was a lot of people just to see two individuals fight at a time.
There was a multi-story car park, underground parking, as well as outdoor parking next to it. On top of that, they had a bus and ride system where one could park outside of the main city and then ride buses to view the large event.
Finally, Park managed to get the car to the underground parking lot after a bit of maneuvering.
“Hey, you d*ckhead!” one of the other drivers in the car park shouted. “You’re taking up two lanes, it’s already busy as it is.”
“Are you blind, you tub of lard!” Park shouted back while still sitting in the car. “This is a limo, it can’t fit in one space.”
One of the reasons it was so hard to find a parking space was that Park needed to find two empty spaces connected next to each other so he could just drive in.
“Yeah, then maybe don’t bring such a big fancy car, and use the regular parking!” the man continued to shout.
At that point, Austin was getting frustrated and opened the door.
“What’s the problem? We’ll pay for two spaces, and there are a few of us in this thing,” Austin said.
Right behind Austin, Ice got out of the car as well. Seeing two large men, the man gulped and quickly decided to drive off.
“Well, he left rather quickly. You’d think that people who watch the AFC would have some backbone, but most of them look like they’ve never exercised a day in their life,” Austin commented.
Now that they had parked, all they could do was wait and explore the city until the match was over. It was a big event that would consist of several fights, performances in between, and interviews as well.
So it would pretty much take the whole day and run into the night.
“Just a quick question, so you said there are two Parks, right? So are you the Werewolf one or the Altered one?” Austin asked.
“I’m the Werewolf one.”
“So you should be of some use then. I’m getting hungry, so let’s use your nose to find us the closest place for food,” Austin said.
Maybe some would be offended to have their new supernatural self used like this, but honestly, Park was happy to just be part of the team and be used in such a way.
Sniffing the air, Park was ready to point in a direction when each of them received a ping on their phone. Immediately, all three of them were quick to pull out their phones.
“Phew!” Park said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. “I thought we were going to get a text that they were in trouble already and I would have to get the car ready.”
“Right, I was a bit worried. I mean, things happen fast with Gary, but not that fast,” Austin said. “But what do we do about this?”
[Hey guys, hope you are all doing well. Things have changed a bit, and Xin and I have found another way into the stadium.]
[Which means we won’t be using our two tickets. So I’ve sent the code to you guys if you want to see the match. Sorry there are only two of them, so decide among yourselves.]
They all looked up at each other. There were only two tickets, but there were three of them.
“Please, please, please!” Park immediately said. “I’ve never seen an AFC fight in person. Can I use one of the tickets?”
“Hey, hey, hey!” Austin replied. “Firstly, do you think I’ve seen an AFC fight myself? I was a high school dropout; I had no money to do such a thing before.”
“Besides, it just makes good sense that me and Ice, the muscle of the group, stay as close to Gary as we possibly can, while the driver stays next to the car because that’s his job—to help us drive away.”
“What are you going to do if we need you for a quick escape, yet you’re stuck in the middle of the crowd?”
Austin had made a good argument, such a good argument that Park really had nothing to say back. It all made sense, and it looked like he was almost on the verge of tears.
“You’re right. At the end of the day, you’re one of the founders of the Howlers. If it was before, I would have listened to whatever you said, so I shouldn’t get ahead of myself,” Park answered.
Austin felt a little guilty hearing those words, almost as if he was the one abusing his power.
“I’ll stay,” Ice said. “I never wanted to see an AFC fight in the first place. I have no interest in such things. I just wanted to be by Gary and see what it is he would do.”
“But I can see this is important to both of you, since you both look like you’re on the verge of crying.”
“Hey!” Austin shouted back. “I’m not the one on the verge of crying, just him. Don’t lump me together with him.”
Park, wiping a tear away, gave a thumbs up to Ice. “You’re the best; you really are Ice cool!”
With the decision made, the two of them walked off, and Ice just stood there by the car. There was something bothering him, and with his arms folded, he looked up.
He saw a camera in the corner blinking red, looking directly at him.
“I don’t like being watched,” Ice said as he lifted his hand, and out from it, a single shard of ice shot out, destroying the camera on the spot.