Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1720: Becoming Feared

While the entire crowd had the same thoughts, something none of them expected happened, well, at least those from the Pyrmond Faction werenʼt too surprised by it.

Lord Dante, and the rest from the Pyro Faction were beyond stumped with what was happening. Right in Greyʼs palm, another one of his multicolored orbs could be seen floating quietly above his hand. It was as if it wasnʼt as dangerous as people sensed it to be. The sight of it is magnificent, and it does tend to make people forget that itʼs a very dangerous attack.

Vale and his companion couldnʼt believe what was happening. They only managed to survive the previous attack due to their combined effort. Itʼs, and now, Grey was using it again. If either of them were at their peak, this attack wouldnʼt be an issue. But Grey has injured both of them, making them lose some of their strength.

One thing they also didnʼt know is that Grey would have a harder time fighting an Eighth stage Sovereign of any other element, so long as itʼs not the darkness element. Due to having to research the darkness element a lot after his encounter with Necromancers, his understanding of the element is well above that of even a top Darkness Elementalist, and the orb in his body made sure that he is almost immune to anything thatʼll affect his body or his essence. The darkness elementʼs biggest threat is its ability to corrode the essence of others, making them weak as time goes on.

Most top Darkness Elementalists, unless they know that they can squash their opponents, tend to prefer longer fights, since thatʼs when their advantages will start to show. And the corrosive ability of the darkness element made it a very great element when it came to defending oneself. It can make the attack of anyone within the same cultivation stage or even a stage higher than a Darkness Elementalist weaker than its original strength, which is something that means even if the attacks pass through their defenses, it still wouldnʼt be hard to deal with.

Take Greyʼs fusion orb for instance, the combined effort of Vale and his companion took out most of the destructive power from it, so even though they were affected by it, the impact isnʼt one that they canʼt survive.

When they first noticed that Grey isnʼt someone they could deal with in a short time, the duo switched up their tactics, opting to go for a longer period.

Grey didnʼt seem to care as he has been the one dealing the most damage, and heʼs also the one who has injured both of his opponents to the dismay of the duo.

Vale looked at his companion and his face turned serious, they needed to make sure that this attack was also dealt with, as long as they survived this attack, he was certain that they would be able to beat Grey. Using such a powerful move in a row will naturally take a lot of toll on the Elementalist. Unfortunately for them, Greyʼs essence reserves is far above what the ordinary Sixth, Seventh, or even Eighth stage Sovereign has, hence the reason he could always fight for prolonged periods, using such big moves with no worries.

Grey looked at the duo, with the fusion orb in his hand, he looked down at the duo, and once again, he let it go. It was as if he was letting go of a flower to float down from the sky. But everyone who had seen the attack power of the fusion orb from a few minutes ago knew that it wasnʼt a flower, rather, it was a call from the underworld.

Most of the Seventh stage Sovereigns present didnʼt have even close to twenty-five percent confidence that they would be able to block this attack. Thinking about it, they realized that even if Grey loses against the duo, heʼs undisputedly the number one person among the Seventh stage Sovereigns, no one would dare to challenge him for this spot. Even if he loses, heʼll still be ranked higher than any of them since individually, none of them could say that they were Greyʼs opponents.

Even most of the people in the Eighth stage who had thoughts of wanting to try their hands against Grey have given up. Seeing him use the fusion orb made them come to the realization that they were not on the same level as Grey, and theyʼve accepted it.

Grey didnʼt know that his use of the fusion orb had already planted fear in the hearts of most of the Eighth stage Sovereigns present. Dealing with the fusion orb alone is too difficult, Vale wouldʼve been defeated if he were alone. Valeʼs companion would also have been defeated if he were to deal with it alone. The only reason both were still standing is because of their cooperation.

Vale and his companion looked at the fusion orb with dread. They didnʼt want it anywhere near them. Without hesitation, the duo retreated, rushing to the edge of the platform. They didnʼt just retreat, they also sent out a series of attacks, even Valeʼs Elemental Warrior was called back to help them defend against this attack.

The first fire snake Grey created was defeated just in time by the Elemental Warrior, so it was able to help out Vale and the other young man to deal with the fusion orb.

Grey created two more fire snakes, but they werenʼt as strong as the previous one that fought against the Elemental Warrior for an extended period. He looked at the duo and still in the sky, he spread his arm and whispered under his breath, ”Meteor descent.”

The two fire snakes he created charged at Vale and his companion, while his next attack aimed to not only shatter the defense created by the duo, but also take them out. Grey wanted to end the battle quickly. Vale and his companion could see this, and so could the rest of the arena.