My Werewolf System

Chapter 1827  Frozen Power

The initial shockwave from the first powerful clash had disrupted the battlefield, but only for a fleeting moment. As soon as the Gluttons regained their footing, they lunged back into the fray with renewed ferocity, continuing their desperate struggle against the rest of the Howlers.

Most of the members had abandoned their vehicles by now, fighting at full force in a chaotic swirl of fur and steel. However, the true eye of the storm, the confrontation that would decide the fate of their world, was happening slightly up ahead.

“It seems all of you have managed to gain quite a bit of power in such a short amount of time,” Unzoku said, his voice a low, grating rumble that carried over the sounds of war.

Gary didn't wait for him to finish his sentence. He had heard enough of Unzoku’s arrogance and didn't care for his observations; his only focus was to bring this monster down once and for all. Without a word, Gary rushed forward, his boots cracking the pavement with every explosive stride.

In response, Unzoku swung his massive arms. His deadly claws, shrouded in a volatile mixture of raw energy and thick red mist, whistled through the air. Gary twirled his warhammer in a blurring defensive arc, and just as the claws reached striking distance, he pivoted and swung with everything he had. The hammer smashed right through the claw strikes, and a concentrated blast of energy erupted from the head of the weapon, hitting Unzoku squarely on the shoulder.

The blow was immensely strong, jolting Unzoku’s massive frame, but it still hadn't quite moved him from his spot.

“Annoying,” Unzoku commented, his eyes narrowed. He began to lift his hand to retaliate until several sharp lines of energy slammed into his arm in rapid succession. As they hit, they shattered against his hardened skin, but they left behind a growing layer of frost that slightly slowed his movements.

He turned his head and saw the source: Kai. The other Alpha was wielding his new swords, using them to channel his energy into projectile strikes that functioned similarly to a claw strike, it was an active skill of the weapon, but it also carried the biting chill of his elemental traits. It was a perfect tactical distraction.

“This ice... it’s reminding me of him. You are quite annoying as well!” Unzoku roared. He lifted his foot and slammed it down, causing a tunnel of red energy to surge over the surface of his body. The sheer pressure of the aura shattered the ice and instantly halted the freezing process on his arm.

As Gary closed the distance again, Unzoku clenched a fist and threw it out. A powerful strike, amplified by a wave of red mist energy, slammed into Gary. It came out so fast that Gary could only hoist his hammer in a desperate defensive stance. When the power connected, he was sent skidding back across the floor, his boots carving deep lines into the ground.

“You... although it seems like something has happened to the others to suppress my control, you are not the same as them!” Unzoku said, pointing his arm toward Kai. The red mist began to travel toward the Alpha, seeking to invade his mind and bind his will.

However, as the mist drew close to Kai, it was suddenly pushed back by an invisible force, as if something within him was violently rejecting the progenitor’s influence.

“Are you surprised?” Kai asked with a grim smile. “Did you think we came here ready to fight you without a plan? You are going to lose, Unzoku, just like you did all those years ago.”

Unzoku was momentarily startled, finding himself at a loss for words. He couldn't understand how all of them were rejecting his core powers, but as he focused his senses, he detected something ominous. There was a foreign energy emanating from Kai, specifically from right underneath his chest armor and the energy was reaching him, it wasn’t as if this energy was being used as a barrier it was more so forcing it to retract back into Unzoku’s body, but this force, it was something Unzoku had felt once before.

That was because Kai was wearing the medallion, and since the start of the engagement, he had kept it active. While traveling in the convoy, Kai had been deeply worried about the mechanics of the artifact. He had thought back to how Bliss had helped Steve use the medallion in the past. She had twisted it and practically embedded it into his skin, telling him to focus entirely on the connection between the two of them to activate its power.

Kai had discovered that as long as an individual possessed extreme focus, they could use the medallion to suppress Unzoku’s mental reach. Focusing on the connection through the medallion it was as if a tug of war was going on with the powers. However, it was clear that the power of the medallion had weakened significantly since it had been damaged during the fight with Midwak. They needed to use it from the very beginning of the encounter to ensure neither he nor Gary fell under Unzoku’s control.

Back then, it seemed the user had to stay stationary to focus on the artifact's suppression. But Kai was confident in his own mental fortitude. He believed that if someone possessed enough focus and could multitask their intent, they could still fight while maintaining the rejection of his powers, controlling the will. Having literally frozen the medallion onto his chest to ensure it remained in constant contact with his body, Kai was successfully fighting and supporting Gary while stopping Unzoku’s control powers from taking root.

“If I get rid of you first, then this damned force will be gone, right!” Unzoku screamed. He charged toward Kai, moving with the speed of a predator, until a sudden weight came down like a rocket of flames. Gary slammed his hammer onto Unzoku’s reaching arm, pinning it to the ground as an explosion of Shadow Ash fire erupted.

Gary stood over Unzoku, fully transformed into his Shadow Ash Lycan form, his eyes burning with an intense, dark flame.

“I know we’re going to have to use everything we have to kill you,” Gary claimed, his voice a deep, guttural growl. “And we're prepared to do exactly that.”

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