Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1323  Whoʼs The Necromancer?

Sylviaʼs brother and the three men picked all paused, they didnʼt know what was happening. They came here to check on Grey, how come heʼs suddenly picking them to go with him on an expedition with the Giants. What was worse was that, the young lady who was the strongest amongst everyone present wasnʼt even picked by Grey.

”Wait, whatʼs going on?” The young lady was the one who asked the question.

”Theyʼre going with me on an expedition, of course, itʼs their choice if they want to or not. If not, Iʼll just call my friends over. Although, it will take a while, they wouldnʼt mind.” Grey replied in a nonchalant manner.

”You know the reason Iʼm asking this question.” The young lady said, staring straight at Greyʼs face.

Grey didnʼt flinch, he took a glance at her and said, ”I donʼt know you, neither do I trust you. I canʼt let you watch over my back.”

”You donʼt know them either.” The young lady pointed at the trio he picked, as well as the Giants. She knew Grey was familiar with Sylviaʼs brother, so she didnʼt add him.

”What are your names?” Grey asked the trio, in which they replied to his question, ”You see, I know them now.”

”And Iʼm very okay with doing business with the Giants, this is not my first time with them.”

The young lady was stunned. She didnʼt understand why Grey didnʼt pick her to join the expedition group. Of everyone present, if Grey wanted to pick someone, then she was the first person he was supposed to pick, yet he was completely neglecting her. Only her Teacher has treated her in such a manner, she was a top student of one of the most powerful individual in the entire Aurora Continent, yet Grey was treating her like she was an everyday young lady.

Sylviaʼs brother, sensing the tension walked over to Grey to whisper a few words to him. He didnʼt want the duo to get on each others had sides.

”You donʼt get it, I donʼt trust her. She has a certain dark aura. Iʼve only sensed it with a certain group of people.” Grey didnʼt hide his words, staring straight at the young lady.

There was no certainty she was marked by a necromancer, so it only meant one thing, she was one herself.

Grey didnʼt have any plans of exposing her, but he also didnʼt want to travel with her.

The eyes of the young lady widened when she heard this, she wanted to speak but couldnʼt. For some reason, she could understand the meaning behind Greyʼs words.

ʼHow did he sense it?ʼ She was stunned, her eyes suddenly turned hostile.

Only a necromancer or Gnomes could sense the mark on her. Grey is most definitely a necromancer, hence the reason he was able to sense it. And he must have mastered the technique to the peak, if not, how could he sense something her Teacher used a secret technique to cloak?

Grey saw the change in her eyes and felt he was right in his speculation, she was definitely a necromancer.

He didnʼt know how the Burchard Family were not able to sense the dark aura on the young lady, nor did he care. As long as she didnʼt cross paths with him, then he wouldnʼt bother with her.

”Youʼre a necromancer.” The young lady pointed her finger at Grey.

Everyone on the side of the humans gasped in shock, while Grey on the other hand burst into laughter.

”A necromancer will kill off so many Gnomes? Do you only have water in your head?” Greyʼs question brought everyone back to reality.

Yes, they all knew how much necromancers revered Gnomes, it would be impossible for anyone who is a necromancer to think of even killing Gnomes, much less doing it to such a level that a large bounty was placed on his head by the Gnome race.

”Are you people coming with me or not? I canʼt stand here arguing with her, I have things to do.” Grey asked Sylviaʼs brother and the other three.

If they didnʼt show any interest in going, then he would just call his friends over. With Klaus and the bunny leader, he was sure he would be able to keep everyone alive, at least.

Being ignored by Grey infuriated the young lady even further.

With her teeth clenched, she walked closer to Grey.

”Then how did you sense it?”

She set up a barrier, blocking everyone else from listening to what she was asking Grey.

On the side of the Giants, they didnʼt interfere with what was happening. At first, they thought Grey was the one who called them over, but after seeing their dispute, they were sure Grey didnʼt have any thoughts of calling them over.

Grey was even on the verge of chasing them away when he thought about bringing them with him.

”What should we do?” One of the Giants at the Peak asked the leader.

”We watch. Whatever differences the humans have, they can settle it themselves. It has nothing to do with us.” The leader replied calmly.

He didnʼt expect to see something like this, but he wasnʼt too worried. From how the young lady acts, it was easy for him to see that she had a very high status. Grey not putting her in his eyes showed that his status was at least on the same level as the young lady.

What he didnʼt understand was how come Grey, who was still in the Ninth stage could scare the entire Gnome race in the secret realm, while this young lady who gave off an aura of a top powerhouse couldnʼt?

When he probed the young lady, his senses were shattered the second it came close. This showed just how powerful her senses are. He wasnʼt confident in being able to defeat the young lady in a battle.

In the barrier.

Grey feigned ignorance and said, ”Give it up, I donʼt like necromancers. I will not say anything about it to others, just donʼt bother me.”

”Iʼm not a necromancer, and from the looks of it, youʼre not one either.” The young lady said.

Grey saw the seriousness in her expression and asked, ”Youʼre not?”

The young lady shook her head.

”Then the aura of necromancy I sensed on your body?”

”I was marked.”

”Oh… haha, that explains it all.” Grey gave his forehead a slight smack as he laughed awkwardly, ”How did you hide it?”

He couldnʼt hide his curiosity and asked.

”How did you sense it?” The young lady didnʼt answer his question, rather, she asked a question of her own.

Grey didnʼt think too much about it and replied, ”Iʼve been marked before.”

The young lady noticed Greyʼs wording and couldnʼt help but wear a confused look. From Greyʼs words, he was marked, but the mark was no longer there.

”How could this be possible? Itʼs impossible to remove the mark!” She couldnʼt believe her ears.

”Itʼs for you people. Iʼm different.” Grey said and then waved his hand, destroying the barrier.

He didnʼt want to extend the conversation any further. If the young lady continued asking questions, she would want Grey to help out with removing the mark. This was something he wasnʼt interested in doing.

First off, he needed life-force to deal with it, and there were no Gnomes in sight. Besides, he didnʼt really like the young lady, so even if he could help, there was no reason for him to.

Her mark was well hidden that even a few Gnomes would find it difficult to sense it.

Seeing Grey destroy the barrier, the young lady bit her lower lip and stomped on the ground.

”Youʼre not going, Iʼll go with them.” She pointed at one of the men, the one with a long mustache.

The man couldnʼt help but take a look at Grey who gave a ʼI donʼt care what you guys decideʼ look. He could only sigh and walk back.

He knew this was a missed opportunity. The probability of death didnʼt scare him, they all knew that opportunity came with the dangers. Only the lucky ones comes out of these events on top. He had been on a few expeditions, but he didnʼt think there would be anyone on the same level as this one.

Grey turned to the leader of the Giants, ”When are we leaving? I already have my group.”

”Iʼll make a few preparation and we can leave tomorrow morning.” The leader of the Gaints said, and then he added, ”Those going are more than welcome to come reside inside before we depart.”

Grey smiled, he knew what the leader of the Giants was doing. He was subtly chasing the other humans away. Although they wanted to collaborate for an expedition, it didnʼt mean they and the humans were on the same side, they were only allying due to aligned benefits.

Grey didnʼt stand on ceremony and walked into the Giants camp, alongside the five going with him.