Although this new Quest offered him the sa rewards for the sa type of work, Gary actually felt a bit conflicted. As the description had pointed out, he wasn’t really a mber of the black colour gang, yet these people had helped him out and he had literally fought side by side with them just monts ago. Gary might be unable to lie his way out of the situation, but he could always just flee.
‘I… I can’t backstab them.’ Gary thought, but just as he was ready to get out of the park, soone let out a scream. Turning around, he could see that it had originated not too far from where he was.
“You should have stayed on your side, bastard!” One of the black colour gang mbers gleefully exclaid as he whacked his baseball bat down on the back of one of the red colour gang mbers who was unable to do anything about this sort of bullying.
‘If that guy keeps hitting him like that, he… might even kill him.’ Gary realised, clenching his fists.
It was then that the high schooler recalled how five mbers of the very sa colour gang had tried to abduct that girl not too far away from his ho. During his ti working for the Underdogs, Gary had seen that not every mber was a scrumbag, so still had so humanity left inside of them like Kirk, but watching this group of ruffians, they clearly didn’t belong in that category.
They robbed people, made it so the streets were unsafe, and didn’t even think twice about hurting others. In a way, the actual big gangs above them were far more resectable as they at least made a real effort not to get regular civilians involved, yet it was different with the colour gangs.
“Hey didn’t you hear , I’ve asked what group you’re from?” The black colour gang mber repeated his question, but Gary just kept looking at the guy with the baseball bat having fun against his helpless victims. What’s more, the third mber of their group picked up one of the dropped pocket knives, and brought it really close to the red colour gang mber’s face.
“Let give you a little reminder of what happens if you barge into the wrong territory.”
Seeing this, Gary couldn’t take it any more.
“Screw this, the system’s right.” Gary mumbled, the other person had heard what he had said but didn’t quite understand the context. “I don’t belong to any of these gangs!”
The black colour gang mber needed a mont to gleam the aning behind the last thing the high schooler had said, but by that ti a fist was about to connect with him. Gary had also activated his Charging Heart skill once more, making his fist speed up mid swing, as it aid right at his opponent’s chin, sending him flying to the ground.
Gary didn’t hesitate as he moved onto the next one. Having watched Gary just knock out his buddy with a single hit, the gang mber dropped the pocket knife in a panic, quickly trying to pick it back up. However, that proved to be a big mistake. The mont he looked down, the high schooler took it as his opportunity to kick him square in his face, making him join his buddy in dreamland.
Unfortunately for Gary, the last mber of the black colour gang that was still up, was faster on the uptake. Before he could turn around to deal with him, it was Gary’s turn to take a beating. Monts after his kick to the face, he felt a strong force on his back, stemming from a baseball bat.
‘Damn it! Why do all these goons have to aim at my ribs?!’
[-10 HP]
[Congratulations! After repeatedly taking a beating your body has grown stronger. Don’t get used to this though, otherwise people might think you’re a M.]
[Endurance 1]
‘Is this really the ti to congratulate ? And what the heck is a M!’ Gary thought, as he could feel the baseball bat continually pound him. He had curled up into a ball, placing his hands above his head to protect it. The only silver lining was that the subsequent hits only took off 5 points of his HP, though he was unsure whether this was because the gang mber was exhausted or his boosted Endurance.
Gritting his teeth, Gary bared through the pain, and let the adrenaline take care of the pain. He decided to go for his legs charging in tackling him. A move he had been practicing in Rugby many tis before. Lifting him up with his strength, Gary then soon slamd him down on the concrete floor, knocking him out and causing him to drop the bat.
[Quest reward: 150 Exp]
[200/460 Exp]
[You are a lone wolf that is growing]
[Would you like to Force bond marking any of those that you have defeated? (1/5)]
[During the Hunt, you will gain additional Exp for each successful Mark you have successfully taken down]
[1/5]
Gary had naturally declined the offer to Mark more people. He still didn’t understand what a hunt was, he had an idea, but he wasn’t prepared to kill people, not if it could be avoided.
‘I still need to figure out how to get rid of Barry’s Mark. Should I try to talk to him after Rugby practice?’ Gary contemplated.
It was getting late and it was ti for Gary to head ho, otherwise his mother would start to get suspicious. Due to his ‘little fun’ with the colour gangs, he hadn’t had the ti to go to the gym. It looked like he had to give it a miss for today and fail his Daily Quest.
Still, he had gained way more Exp than he would have in the gym. Nevertheless, he imagined that with what he had just done, tensions between the two colour gangs were guaranteed to rise and they would most likely act more cautious by travelling in bigger groups for the foreseeable future. It was unlikely that he would get another chance to farm so much Exp, but just doing it once had already been worth it.
Gary might be unable to complete the gym part of his Daily Quests, but nothing was stopping him from stopping by the shop as he had done these past days to purchase so more protein. After finishing the raw steak away from the eyes of others, the high schooler once again had his Energy restored, which helped him heal his injuries, yet there was still one problem.
‘My money is going down a lot faster than I thought it would. I still don’t have a consistent supply. What should I do? I thought Kai would be calling more often, how long can this last?’ Gary thought seeing that he had about two hundred dollars or so left out of his total five hundred, the money from the initial transportation from the Underdogs he didn;t want to touch, planning to give that to his mother sohow…
On his way ho, Gary was surprised by the scent of raw food. He rubbed his eyes, because he could visibly see the scent in the air. It looked like a red mist that led up to a certain apartnt.
‘This… looks like the sa thing I saw at school. It’s the trail that allows to follow those that are Marked, so does that an Barry lives in this area?’ Gary wondered.
It was only a few streets away from where he lived, and he didn’t like this thought at all. Sure, Barry often used his status to get what he wanted at school, but that still wasn’t enough of a reason to kill him. He might not have been the nicest person, but there were far worse people than him.
‘I can’t just turn up at his door, especially not this late. I’ll have to try to think of sothing tomorrow instead. I still have so ti before the full moon anyway, and who knows maybe Tom was just making a big deal out of nothing.’
Getting ho, Gary greeted his mother and sister and ate the dinner that she had left for him quite easily, despite already having eaten 2kg of at. His stomach just seed endless ever since he had turned.
When trying to go to sleep that night though, Gary was having trouble. He couldn’t stop thinking about what would happen when the full moon was to co out. It didn’t help that he could see his sister Amy sleeping on the bed next to him.
Then, when the clock went past midnight over to the next day, the system delivered him a new ssage.
[The power of the moon is starting to run through your body. The fuller it gets, the more powerful you’ll beco.]
[Current bonus: All Stats 1]
Reading the ssage, Gary could feel that his body felt slightly different. When checking his stats, he could see that each of his three base stats now displayed a ( 1) next to them. This was similar to what it looked like when he used Charging Heart, which told him that it was a temporary boost.
‘Wow, I feel so alive right now. Will this seriously continue to happen as we get closer and closer to the full moon?’ Gary wondered.
However, his happiness soon went away as the next set of ssages appeared.
[Your bloodlust grows]
[11 days until the next full moon]
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