Chapter 1747: A Broken Answer (Part 2) The man was groaning in pain, but Daphne was holding on, because she could feel whatever it was that was inside him like some type of infection it was still fighting back for control. It wasn’t just resisting her ability, it was reacting to it, pushing back in waves that made her grip tighten without her even realising. The more she tried to stabilise him, the more she felt something unstable beneath the surface. “I’m....I’m...” The man finally spoke. “I’m so hungry!!!” The man screamed at the top of his lungs. “Food, bring me food...I’m hungry...it hurts...it hurts!” The man continued to shout and wiggle about. His voice wasn’t rational, it wasn’t someone answering questions or even recognising where he was, it was pure instinct, like his entire mind had been reduced to one need. Daphne could feel that the hunger wasn’t just physical either, it felt embedded in whatever energy was inside him. “Can you force him to answer my questions?” Jin asked. “Ask him what Pack he’s from, ask him what is he?” “What Pack are you from?” Daphne asked. “HUNGRY!” The man just shouted. There was no response beyond that single overwhelming urge. Daphne could feel the resistance increasing the longer she held him, like something inside was trying to tear free of her influence. And as the man wiggled and struggled, Daphne had lost her grip from the Werewolf’s back. The moment she did, the man started to transform again, and was turning into his Werewolf form. It wasn’t slow either, the fur spreading rapidly, muscles expanding unnaturally, as if the transformation had been waiting for the slightest lapse in control. In the middle of it, Jin lifted his leg up, and then swung it right at his neck it cracked, and the ground beneath it cracked as well. The impact was clean and decisive. Since the person wasn’t fully transformed into a Werewolf just yet it was a lot easier to finish it. The half-formed body collapsed, the transformation stopping midway as life left it. “It seems that we aren’t able to get anywhere with that.” Jin claimed. “But your powers, they are certainly very interesting to even be able to do that.” “It transformed back into that state right after.” Daphne said. “It was like it was in a crazed Altered state.” She could still feel the echo of it in her body, that strange pushback that she had never experienced before. With Gary and others, there had always been some form of connection, something natural in the flow of her power. This had felt corrupted. “What do you think sir?” One of the other men said. “From the sound of it, it’s almost like a Blood Sucker, do you think this is their version of that?” “I’ve never seen one that looks like or acts like that though.” Another added. “It has to have come from the Howlers or Lupus’s group right, they are the only two packs. Maybe there was one that was too hard for them to control and they outcasted them. It had to have come from one of them.” Daphne’s eyebrows were raised when she heard the name of a familiar group. The mention of the Howlers and Lupus wasn’t small talk, those were major names within the Werewolf circles, and if this group was casually discussing them, it meant they were far more informed than they appeared. “Silence you idiots.” Jin said. “We can talk about this when we get back. I know you’re in shock, but now is not the time.” The men immediately stopped speaking, falling back into discipline. Jin then turned to the two women that were there. “Thank you for your help. We will be leaving now, as there are more issues at hand. I don’t think I have to mention it, but it’s best you pretend that we never appeared again. “I don’t think there’s any need to wipe your memory of us, because there is a good chance that we might need your help again in the future. “And don’t worry, when we need to get to you, we will be able to find you, just like we did today.” The confidence in that statement wasn’t arrogance, it was certainty, and that was what unsettled Daphne the most. They had found her once without issue, which meant her movements, her power, or her territory had already been mapped in some way. It looked like Jin was getting ready to leave the others, and although Daphne didn’t think they would tell her anything about their organisation she thought she could at least use this chance for something else. “Wait!” Daphne said. “There are two others, that are on the floors above. There are more of them, my people, we have to help them.” Jin turned to his men that had entered the room, and one stood up straight as he was ready to give a report. “We came from the floor above, we have cleared all traces of these creatures. We were aware that there were those that were part of your group. “Among the dead bodies, their bodies have not been found. Following their trace it appears they have been dragged off to another location. “We are tracking them, but it’s hard.” “Their bodies were taken.” Daphne said. In truth she knew that they were unlikely to have survived, but she at least wanted to bring their bodies back before they had been eaten. So their friends and family could say goodbye to them, and to give them a proper burial. “You should tell your Altereds to be careful.” Jin claimed. “These things are attacking humans, to feed their hunger, but there has been a pattern, if they are Altered they seem to be taking them off somewhere. “It’s quite obvious that they’re under a command of sorts, but we have no idea what they’re doing with the Altered. I’ve said more than I should, but I think in the future you will be a big help to us. “Continue growing your power, and maybe next time, you can get it to tell us everything we need.” There was more information in that statement than he probably intended to reveal. If Altereds were being taken rather than eaten, then this wasn’t random hunger, it was structured. Jin was ready to leave with his group one more time, but there was something on Daphne’s mind that she needed to say. “About what you said before, about this being related to the Howlers, I don’t think that’s the case.” Daphne said. “These guys they aren’t like Gary and the others, these are different from them...I think looking into them will bring up a dead end, or cause problems.” She wasn’t defending them blindly, but she knew the difference between controlled transformation and whatever this was, as well as Gary’s nature. The rest of Jin’s men had left, and when Jin was at the door he said one word. “Noted.” **** For updates on MWS and future works, follow me on my social media below. Instagram: jksmanga P.a.t.r.e.o.n: jksmanga When news drops about My Vampire System, My Werewolf System, or any other series, you’ll hear it there first. Feel free to reach out, if I’m not too busy, I tend to reply.