Crowley was a reliable Altered in the Howlers. Kai was over the moon when he heard the news that they would have a talented AFA teacher come to join the group. He hadnāt joined the Howlers officially but still had helped grow the Howlers' strength to what it was.
It was safe to say that without Crowley, the Howlers wouldnāt have lasted as long as they had. Although Kai hadnāt spoken to Crowley much, he was pleased when he officially decided to help with the defense of Slough.
Fighting side by side, Kai was happy to have someone on the same wavelength as him, and now he was witnessing his last moments. He didnāt even see where the opponent had come from.
A loud bang with an intense amount of heat was all that Kai was able to witness. When the flames died down, he could see a powerful man standing there. Two large swords had been pulled out, and their edges were covered in blood.
āGreed, do you think I canāt handle this by myself?ā Glutton complained. āAnd you took one out by surprise, the bird man. He was annoying, and you didnāt even get to experience his annoyance.ā
Kai couldnāt believe it, a strong ally of theirs, another one was taken out. He blamed himself partly for what had happened to Austin, and now there was another one.
Immediately, Kaiās body had transformed back into his Wolf form. He started to run ahead, on top of the broken cars, down the side of the streets. Glutton was unable to keep up with his target, and Greed wasnāt ready for something like this.
He hadnāt expected his opponent to be so fast. As Kai continued to sprint though, he ran right around Greed who was heating up his two swords ready for another clash. Instead, Kai had gone behind him, and with his mouth, gently bit the body of Crowley.
In his mouth, he gently flung him to his back as he ran quickly back to the barrier of vehicles that had been made.
āDo whatever you can to patch him up; I donāt care if you say itās useless, we need to make sure heās alright!ā Kai shouted at the civilians that were there, and they quickly nodded, taking him off his hands.
Turning back around and jumping back over the barrier of vehicles, Kai was looking at the situation. Some of the Howlers members had fallen, killed by the squad, and in front of him were two powerful members of the Phoenix Gang.
āWeāve been going about this the wrong way; right now, there is only one thing that we can do.ā
Kai then brought out his phone there and then and held down the record button, a voice message that was to be sent out to everyone in the group.
āThis is a message for everyone to hear and abide by. I know it hurts seeing what our town is going through, I know we want to fight back and win this fight. Right now, everyone is fighting with the intent to win.ā
āBut Iām giving you all an order right now. Give up on winning. Give up on winning; the only thing that we need to do right now is survive, just survive, that is the one order, survive and wait and we will win this!ā
The message had ended, and Kai was looking up at the two in front of him. The message to survive. Donāt waste energy attacking, donāt waste energy trying to win, but just surviving, if they did that, then something would come out of it.
In Burnham food street, Olivia had listened to the message, it played out well and loud.
āI guess they're struggling at the other areas, and itās the same for us as well. Does that mean Kai is relying on the others in the forest, or is he relying on something else to happen.ā
The opponent they were facing was extremely difficult, and Olivia didnāt know, even with their help and powers, whether or not they could win this.
āYou heard the order, everyone survive!ā Olivia shouted.
At the same time in the hospital, Marie was on the back of the large Gil. He was in his Anubis form having completely transformed. She tried to shock him as she placed both hands on his body, but it was doing nothing, as she flipped herself off and landed back at the hospital reception.
āIn this giant form, he has great strength and durabilityā¦ he was a real pain to fight the last time. I need him to transform into his smaller form to defeat him but then heās too fast!ā Xin thought.
That was until the message had played in her pocket, giving her the order out loud.
āIām sorry. I donāt think I can do that Kai; Iām not really the type that can last long in a fight, and If I lose, then all of the people at the hospital will suffer.
āI have to win this, whatās the point of being in the top fifty in the AFC, if I canāt take down one gangster!ā Xin shouted.
āHaha, this is the real world of fighting, not some fake fighting in a cage with all cameras everywhere. Letās rumble!ā Gil said as he charged forward ready to rugby tackle Xin away.
Three different areas of Slough were facing off in a big battle. Doing what they could to pull through this. Nearly all of them realizing that they were unable to win the fight, and Gary was still locked away in prison.
A change in the direction of wind was needed for the Howlers.
āTime is ticking, at midnight, we join in,ā Sin said.
The sun was rising hard, and there wasn't a doubt in Sin's mind that they would get through this.
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