Chapter 444 The Second Moon (Part 3)
Before the day of the full moon, Gary had already informed Kai and Olivia that he was next to a 100% sure that as long as they starved themselves, and therefore kept their Energy low enough, they shouldn’t be able to transform during the full moon.
Taking their leader’s words with a grain of salt, Kai had come up with some theories of his own on how to deal with that starvation, so he had suggested they test those out to find out more about their condition.
After drawing straws, Olivia had ended up being the one who had been forbidden from eating enough 72 hours before the full moon, making her by far the hungriest. Although she had been complaining a lot, the Lady Boss had acted fine when the clock had hit midnight and only towards the end had she displayed signs of aggression.
Gary was the one who should stop eating meat starting one day before the full moon, and he had even used Claw Drain a few times before midnight to get his Energy down.
Then there was Kai, who had done the same, not eating for today, and who was still expanding his Energy in the cell itself. He was exhausting himself by doing push-ups and other physical exercises. Although he didn’t tell the others, he had clenched his fist hard so many times, that blood had been drawn in the palm of his hand and that was without transforming.
At the same time, the more exhausted he became, the more each and every little thing was starting to irritate him. The rather quiet sounds of dripping water here and there, the breathing from Gary and Olivia, but rather than lash out, the Beta Werewolf had just continued to work out to keep his feelings bottled up. Never had he ever experienced pain like this before.
Looking to his right, Gary could see Olivia in the midst of her transformation. The black fur on her skin was starting to spread, while her mouth was changing. Without a doubt, this change resulted from her eating.
However, the thing Gary didn’t understand was why?
‘Is it because of the methods we used…no, that can’t be right?’ The Alpha Werewolf thought, his mind hazy from the lack of food. ‘This little food shouldn’t have been enough to make her transform, so what’s happening? Is this due to her Class, or is there something I didn’t know?’
“Quick, give me some food, so I can whack that Werewolf bitch!” Kai demanded uncharacteristically. It was the first time they had seen him act like this. For him, he couldn’t hold it in anymore, as his patience for this whole thing was wearing him thin.
“You think we’re going to give you some food after what is happening? Dream on!” Innu shouted back. The three were hesitant, unsure what to do, yet Olivia looked like she had already finished her transformation. Drool was dripping down her maw as she looked at the trio.
All of them wanted to run, but running right now was not an option. They were no fools to believe that the chains and bars would keep the transformed woman inside. Werewolf Olivia probably didn’t even recognise Gary and Kai as anything but tasty little treats wrapped around for her.
“If you guys are going to stay, then attack her now!” Gary ordered. ”Right now is your best chance to overwhelm her. Quick, before she manages to get out of those chains!”
The group seemed hesitant, but the more the black furred Werewolf struggled, the clearer it became that the chains wouldn’t be holding her forever. In the end, Austin was the first to heed the Alpha Werewolf’s words. He opened the gate door, and thrust his spear forward, hitting her right in the body.
Olivia started to light up as sparks hit, but it seemed like the only thing it was doing was pissing her off. Fortunately, two more spears quickly helped out the first. Thanks to that, her entire body got lit up, and a loud growl escaped her, before it slowly started to fade. In front of their eyes, the Lady Boss began to revert to her human form, though her clothes had been partially ruined. Revealing some skin in certain areas.
‘I’m sorry, Olivia. I know first-hand how much those Anti-Altered weapons hurt, but you can’t argue results. When the Underdogs used them on me, they managed to knock me out, even when I still had a bit of Energy in me. With how little food Olivia got, she shouldn’t be a problem until this is all over.’
“Hey! Hey! Is everything okay? Will you guys answer me? For f*ck’s sake, stop ignoring me!” Kai shouted from the third cell down.
“You did a great job, but I think it’s best if you leave now.” Gary told his wrongs. “It seems like I was wrong earlier. The food you guys are holding isn’t helping us. In fact, it’s only making it harder for us to hold on.”
“We can just take the food back and keep an eye on you here.” Marie suggested.
“It’s not just the food.” Gary shook his head.
They understood what he meant, and didn’t need to be asked twice. Leaving the room, they headed for the monitor room to keep an eye on them again. On the way, they thought about what a close call that could have been.
Inside the cell, around half an hour passed before Olivia eventually came to. Both the chains were still around her wrists and legs. They were made to contract and expand in size just for this occasion, and thankfully it didn’t look like she would be turning into a Werewolf anytime soon.
“I turned, didn’t I?” Olivia asked. “I wasn’t really myself when it happened, but now I’m starting to remember. Good thing they stopped me.”
“Fortunately, you didn’t hurt anyone, so I’ll let you off this time.” Gary answered in a weak voice. “At least we’ll know not to do that next time. How are you feeling right now?”
“Hungry. VERY hungry. I remember that I ate something, but it feels as if I hadn’t. Honestly, the hunger doesn’t really seem any worse than yesterday’s but the moment I smelled the food… I didn’t even think about it, I just went for it.”
“Will you two sh*t the f*ck up?!” Kai yelled from his cell. “You’re yapping so much that I can’t focus!”
Until now, Gary had believed that Kai and his way of dealing with the full moon were better. After all, both of them seemed to be dealing with the hunger better than Olivia, most likely due to them starving for a shorter period of time, but after the Beta Werewolf’s outburst he was no longer so sure. In his case, one might argue that he could endure it because this wasn’t his first turning, or perhaps because he was more concerned about keeping his Pack in check.
Then again, perhaps Kai had endured it for this long because he had a good mental state, or it was to do with what they had done before today. Whatever the case, the more Gary thought about it, the more his mind pointed to one direction…
“Guys, you can hear me, right? I think… I might have been wrong about another thing. Because of how it went last time for me, I was sure that we could outlast it, but now I’m starting to worry that it’s not just the night that we have to worry about… We might actually have to endure this for the whole day…”
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