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    After recalling the memories of what his teacher said, Austin truly thought he was going to have a tough time, but to find out he had just knocked out the top fighter of a school in a tier-4 city with a single blow, it was starting to seem extremely disappointing.


    "Am I too strong... since I became an Altered? Can I really now just go against other Altereds if I want to challenge myself? If I''m having a problem trying to find someone worthwhile to fight, then I wonder how Gary is going to be doing in this place."


    Shaking his head, he could see the others starting to whisper, wondering who Austin was.


    "Is it a new student, or a student from another school?"


    "Since he took out Carvey, no doubt there are going to be others looking for him. What do we tell them? Some big guy with a mask took him out."


    "Yeah, we''ll just have to say Big Mask took him out. Sh*t, Carvey''s going to kill us for not going after this guy when he wakes up, but I don''t want to go up against Big Mask."


    Austin, trying to calm the situation down, walked up to the broken window. Some thought he was going to jump in there and then start beating on the rest of the kids, so they flinched and moved back a bit, including the teacher.


    "You guys suck at fighting," Austin suddenly said. "And I mean really suck at fighting. You won''t get anywhere in life with your fighting skills. So you should drop all that crap and start listening to your teacher and studying; otherwise, you''ll never get somewhere.


    "Because if you guys just leave this school and go into some sort of gang, all that''s going to happen to you guys is getting your ass beat every day, and that''s the best-case scenario. Worst case, you end up dead. So study, unless you want to get beat up."


    Those were the last words of Austin as he started to walk away, and the kids in the class were left confused. It was often that the strong kids beat up the ones who were trying to study, for whatever reason, but here they had the man they named ''Big Mask'' telling them to study. Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com


    As Vlad was coming to a realisation of everything that had happened, he took in what Austin said.


    "Someone strong... wants us to study..." Vlad thought.


    Looking at Austin''s back, he could see something. He felt something. Admiration for one of those who were strong.


    "The Phantom Brawl?" Austin replied.


    "It''s this event that the gangs host. They pit the strongest against each other, and I have a feeling that Carvey was meant to enter, so the gang might definitely be looking for you. Because you beat up one guy, now there will be a whole heap of people after you."


    This time, Austin was unable to hold the smile on his face. An underground fighting tournament, gangs after him, it was exactly what he was after. The excitement in a tier-4 town might be better than he originally thought.


    "Thanks for the information and your concern. You''re a good person caring for a stranger like me," Austin said, as he was ready to walk off again.


    "If you need anything, let me know. I owe you!" Vlad shouted.


    Later that day, Austin tried to text Gary a few times. He thought the two could meet up again and go over what they thought. Besides, Gary was the one with all the money and would be paying for everything. Eventually, he had a reply.


    "Sorry, I''m busy working tonight. I''m guessing this is Austin. I think it''s best if we don''t stay together tonight. Will explain later!"


    In some ways, Austin felt like he had just been abandoned. With no money, he would have to ask Kai to cover him, send him some cash over. But Kai always seemed to keep a tab on these things and would ask for big favours in return, which was something he didn''t want hanging over him.


    Austin waited outside the school gate that he was at before, and as expected, when classes ended, one of the first people out of the doors was Vlad. He stepped in front of him, blocking his path, and startled Vlad a bit, but it soon turned into a smile when he saw who it was.


    "I think I''m going to have to ask for that favour. Do you have a place I can stay?" Austin asked.


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