Not all of the Altered Hunters in Ruin City were present in the attacks or with the other squads. Many were on standby throughout the city, trying to watch the movements in the other areas. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂 A warning if the Lupus Gang seemed to be making any movements. Moving incredibly large forces in the first place was also an invitation for the opponent to do the same, and the Altered Hunters didn’t work best when it came to this aspect. On the rooftop of one of the buildings, a team had set up base. They had a makeshift tent with supplies and tables with various equipment. There were around ten of them present, being led by another five-star hunter named Cooper. Cooper was one of the older five-star Altered Hunters. A reliable member that could take over command if anything were to happen to Edvard. Which was why he was in charge of thirty or so men that were currently out on top. "Have you had any news yet from Edvard?" One of the four-star hunters, Joy, asked. Joy, she was currently looking out with a pair of binoculars, observing the city for any movement in the distance. She also had another device attached to her arm that popped up several small screens, observing the area. Cameras that had been placed around Ruin City. "No news is perhaps the best news," Cooper answered. "After what Edvard is doing today, he’s hoping for Lupus to have some type of reaction, but if it was me…" "If it was you, what?" Joy asked, turning around. "Nothing… he’s lived far longer than me, so I’m sure he has thought this through far more than me." Joy shook her head as she went back to checking the scene with her binoculars and the cameras on her screen. "You say some weird things sometimes. I think you should start using some hydration masks because you look a lot older than Edvard if what you’re saying is true." Although everyone else was wearing the Altered masks to help them see, Cooper was not, as he was using his regular vision to observe. As he looked at Joy, though, he noticed a flicker on the camera. "That’s located on West Street. Joy, switch the cameras to cover the squad on West Street!" "There’s a squad on West Street, are you sure? I thought they had already moved in," Joy answered as she tapped the control device on her arm a few times. The screens continued to change. ’Right, the squad that originally met up with Edvard and went in to the Botanical Garden to fight with him. The truth is, though, there’s another squad that the others don’t know about,’ Cooper was starting to look nervous. As the screen changed, they could see it; several Altered Hunters, around eight of them, were spread out, and stood in the center there was one man, in a human-like shape, a v-neck shirt relatively wide open, showing the top of his chiseled chest. His fierce eyes with slightly bushy eyebrows, and his messy spiky hair that was partially swept back, but looked as if it couldn’t be contained. "It’s Lupus… Lupus is there… this isn’t good!" Cooper shouted. "There’s only one person that can handle him. Send a notice for all of the squads to fall back." "To fall back!" Joy shouted back. "Shouldn’t we send help to them, or go and extract Edvard and his group." "It’s too late… just listen to my order, fall back!" Cooper shouted. The group, and the rest of the Altered Hunters on the rooftop hearing these words quickly complied. They were packing away the equipment and placing things back the way it was. ’I knew it… I knew that we should have brought that for Edvard… I’m not so sure he can handle a fight against Lupus without it… and if he gets trapped in the city and Lupus is able to zone us out… then what can we do… this is going to be incredibly hard.’ On the very rooftop where Lupus had infiltrated, he stood there in the center alone. "Ah, this smell, it hasn’t been too long since you have tried to come for me directly!" Lupus claimed as he sniffed through his nostrils. "Every once in a while, you used to pay a visit, we would have a scuffle or two, and I would be sent on my back foot." "It seems you are trying something new this time, with these Altered Hunters, but I can tell, none of you are hunters!" Lupus claimed. Several of the hunters surrounding Lupus all decided to jump in at the same time. In the middle of their jump, the bottom part of their bodies were felt falling, and before they knew it, half of them were sliced in half, falling to the ground. Lupus’s hand was bloody. Stay tuned with freewebnovel For the vampires behind him, he swung his body around and waved his hand. There was red aura in the air swirling, coming at him, but with the swing of his hand, it almost looked like the wind had made it so the aura was nonexistent. Right after, he grabbed one by the head and then swung his arm, hurling it in the distance. Flying through the sky, the only thing that could be seen was its body, as the head of the Altered Hunter was still in his hand. The body was broken and flung off from the momentum of his swing. The last Altered Hunter was upon him, and Lupus already had his head held in his other hand like a basketball. He tensed his fingers slightly, the mask breaking, and the face of the man was revealed with his eyes glowing red. "I created the Ironfangs to combat your leaders in that settlement of yours, but look at what you have done!" Lupus grunted. "Always, throughout history, never allowing us the strength to rival yours." "I can smell it, you’re afraid of us, someone so afraid of us, trying to subdue us, trying to make us submit… the suppression we have had, the chains on our bodies have been on for far too long." "The others might have given in to your demands in the past, but I will break all of the chains from our group, including yours!" Lupus tensed his hand, and the head exploded, splattering blood all over him. "Let’s deal with the rest of those disgusting rats!" **** For updates on MWS and future works, please remember to follow me on my social media below. Instagram: jksmanga When news of MVS, MWS, or any other series comes out, you will be able to see it there first, and you can reach out to me. If I’m not too busy, I tend to reply back.