The Red Lotus Lounge (16)

Erik and his team were outnumbered; there was no denying that. The Mambas, a notorious gang in the city, had brought more men than they had expected. Also, half of Erik's force comprised of students that, albeit being better than the average kid their age, had much fewer neural links, meaning less strength, speed, and power.

They were currently holding on because there were some adults with power much stronger than the average thug and were able to keep multiple people at bay.

But Erik's team was not one to back down from a challenge. They may have been outnumbered, but they were not helpless fighters.

They had trained hard in the past months and years, and they were not going to let the Mambas take them down without a fight.

At first, it seemed like a hopeless battle. The Mambas were ruthless fighters, and since the parents were in lower numbers than the thugs, the situation seemed dire.