A lot of what Rickle said didn’t really register with Gary, but at this point, he was used to old men rambling on and talking in circles rather than directly. Just based on appearance alone, Gary felt like Rickle was the king of talking this way. As Rickle placed the crystal on top of Harvor’s body, dark shadows rose up, and those in the air started to swarm towards the crystal. Shadows went past all of those in the room, swirling as if they were being sucked into a black hole. Looking at the sky, all of the dark shadows that once cast above were all being swallowed up until it had come to an end. Standing up, Rickle looked at the crystal in his hand. "A disaster averted, one that I didn’t think we would have to deal with again. I just hope this is the last time I will need to deal with this trouble." Rickle looked up to the rest, to Gary and his allies by his side, to Daphne and Chen. "I have got what I needed. The infected beasts shouldn’t be a problem to any of you anymore." "Rumper is no longer a part of NIRV, and he will no longer cause any trouble. His body may not be found in this mess, but I can assure you if there are any troubles, the White Rose can visit me at any time, although it’s hard to say if I will still be at NIRV at that time." In front of everyone’s eyes, Rickle started to sink into the ground as if nothing was there. His body appeared as if it was disappearing in front of their very eyes. It made no sense to them because the floor beneath where he was standing was perfectly intact. "Gary, don’t worry about the sword. You seem like the type to worry about that thing. Due to it being an imitation, the sword was always going to disappear, it wasn’t your doing. Although I said I will leave your future up to you, if I was you, I would hurry with the body, time is wearing thin." Those were the last words they heard from Rickle, and now he was completely gone from the room. Chen, groaning in pain, wondered what was happening. The weapon, the shadow that covered Harvor, the infected Altered solutions, what did Rickle mean they were all gone? Did the White Rose really know so little of what was going on in the world? They thought they had a pretty good grasp on situations from all over. They had the pieces needed to make moves in the directions they wanted. Yet, they weren’t even able to see the whole board. Although Gary didn’t understand Rickle too much, his words did prompt Gary to remember something. Quickly, he pulled up his system to check, and he could see it, it was still there. [Bonus quest] [Consume your fallen Altered enemy] ’Usually, when an Altered is infected, I’m unable to consume it due to it being infected, but the system wouldn’t have told me if that was the case, so that means I can still consume Harvor’s body… When I consumed Sin, I gained extreme powers and a powerful transformation with it… if I consume Harvor, who had the power of a dragon. That took all of us to take him down, then what would I get?’ Gary started to think. "Gary, it isn’t a question of right or wrong, you’ve done this before," Kai said by his side. "This is something that you must do. There’s no cameras, nothing like that, and believe me, Harvor had done things a lot worse, his body doesn’t deserve any peace." Find more to read on freewebnovel "I agree," a deep voice said. As for the person who had spoken up, it was none other than Gary’s own father. "You’ve come too far, the situation that I was in, and the situation that you were in are too different now. If you want to continue helping out your friends, then you have to do what you have to do, Gary." Dean then looked over, not too far a few meters away in another direction, on the ground there was a body of another. "There is another one over there. A powerful Altered. I suggest that you, Kai, take that," Dean suggested. "You should know, a Werewolf grows stronger by the prey it consumes. It continues to gain new heights by breaking through this way. "It allows a Werewolf to have rapid development, but as you saw as well, Gary can’t do this on his own. He succeeded because of all of you, which is why all of you need to get stronger as well." Kai and Gary looked at each other, and there was an understanding between them. "We’ll make it quick," Kai stated, as he started to move over to Stanley’s body. Before he knew it though, Olivia, Marie, and Park were walking by his side, and on the ground, Austin was already there standing. Kai knew what they were doing, and relatively quickly, they had gathered around Stanley’s body, leaving a small gap allowing Kai to enter the circle. "Have confidence in what you’re doing… we know what we have to go through, we know more than anyone else," Marie said. As they blocked as much view from the eyes of others, strange sounds could be heard, as Kai used his Werewolf form to devour whatever he could of the body in front of him. "What is happening, what is going on, what are you doing to their bodies!" Chen shouted. This was the White Rose’s prize. This was part of the deal. They could bring their bodies in and revive them, for the first time, the White Rose had gotten rid of one of the kings, one of the biggest gangs in the land. "If you move, I’ll slice off your neck," Dean said to Chen. "That is my gift to you, for helping out my son in this fight." Kai didn’t take long, his Werewolf form allowed him to scoff down large pieces, and to grow stronger, and now, it was time for another’s turn. The whole of the Howlers that were present, including Ice now who had also made it to the ground, had gathered in a circle facing outward to all of the others, and then they left a small gap allowing Gary to enter the circle. Gary looked down at Harvor’s body, lifeless on the floor. "Hurting Xin, Hurting Jayden… all of it, to end up in this situation. There were people a lot better than you, that I had to consume. So I won’t feel bad about going through with this." A few moments later, and a ding from the system was heard. [Bonus quest completed.] [Congratulations, you have gained the following…] 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦 **** For updates on MWS and future works, please remember to follow me on my social media below. Instagram: jksmanga Patreon: jksmanga