Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1747: Somethingʼs Wrong

Grey, who was standing mid-air on the platform couldnʼt help but frown, turning his gaze to the direction of the Elderʼs area. He sensed a soft powerful mental energy fluctuations inspecting his body, and although it was well hidden, Greyʼs mental strength couldnʼt be compared to that of an average Elementalists, even a Ninth stage Sovereignʼs mental strength isnʼt stronger than his own. Not only that, but he was also very vigilant, making it very hard for others to spy on him without him taking notice.

Given Lord Danteʼs strength, it was an exaggeration to say that even if he wanted to spy on an average peak Ninth stage Sovereign, he didnʼt have to fear being caught. Yet, in front of a Sixth stage Sovereign, he was actually noticed. Seeing Greyʼs cold gaze, he knew that the other party wasnʼt pleased.

Grey had no idea who it was, but after he showed his clear displeasure about being inspected in that manner, the mental energy disappeared.

The young lady seemed to notice Greyʼs short absentmindedness and felt a bit angered that when facing her, Grey still had time to focus on other things.

To her, this was an insult. Her aura spiked, and a bird made from her fire element appeared above her. The firebird spat out a ball of flame in Greyʼs direction.

The strength of the ball of flames couldnʼt be neglected, and Grey knew this very well. Without any hesitation, he sent out an attack of his own, blocking the incoming attack with an ice orb. Both attacks collided, and the impact of the attack forced Grey to take a step back and steady himself.

He didnʼt have the leisure time to rest as the young lady had already sent out another attack.

Seeing things like this, Grey also knew that this wasnʼt the time to lose focus. Since the mental energy fluctuations had disappeared, it meant that he didnʼt need to worry about it for the time being.

Three tornados rose up from the ground, surrounding Grey. Since he had already shown his wind element, there was no point in not using it in this fight. If he restricted himself any further, then thereʼs a chance he might not be able to defeat his opponent.

Although everyone already expected this, seeing him use the wind element to create a tornado confirmed this. Itʼs not that they didnʼt want to accept it, it was just that it was too incredulous to believe. Having three elements already places one in a very position as an Elementalists, increasing the strength of said Elementalists by at least thirty percent. Yet Grey not only has three, but he has double that, six elements in total!

The duo started their all-out attacks, shuttling through the platform at high speed. Before showing his sixth element, Grey was almost fully suppressed by the young lady. However, with the addition of his sixth element, he was actually able to fight almost on equal footing with the young lady, and although she had a higher attack power, Grey was just too fast. If her attacks canʼt cause him any harm, then itʼs safe to say that thereʼs no way she would be able to defeat him.

She wasnʼt the only one who realized this, everyone watching this couldnʼt help but feel shocked. Especially these old guys, seeing Grey expertly evade most of the young ladyʼs attacks, they felt a sense of shock. Now they understood why even though the Gnomes placed a kill order on his head, he was still very much alive. His ability to escape is second to none. None of the people here believed that they could achieve what Grey was doing even if they possessed the same elements as him.

His decision making each time he escaped was flawless. Even some of these top experts, with the exception of those Half God Plane Elementalists, all those old Peak Sovereigns who were close to breaking through to the Half God Plane felt as if they were the ones in Greyʼs position, even with their current strengths, they wouldʼve been forced to take some of the young ladyʼs attack head-on. Grey, on the other hand, was moving like a fish in water. Since he brought out his wind element, the young lady could barely scratch a piece of his clothing, much less harm him with any of her attacks.

Grey was very relaxed as he dodged. He wasnʼt a master at too many things, but one thing he was very confident in was his ability to escape. If he had been caught in a life-and-death battle with this young lady, knowing that he couldnʼt defeat her, he wouldʼve escaped from the region already. The limited space of the platform is the reason the young lady could even still see his shadow.

While Grey was very relaxed, the same could not be said for his opponent. The young lady was starting to show signs of frustration. No matter how she attacked, she couldnʼt touch Grey. Not just that, but Greyʼs counters were quite powerful. Her innards have been rocked a few times, and if not for her superior strength, she wouldʼve fallen to two more of Greyʼs plots. After Greyʼs first attempt, when he used his gravitational force field, even though the young lady did most of the attack, each of Greyʼs attacks was difficult to deal with.

Time went on minute by minute, and the young lady started to have a bad premonition. The truth is, after learning that it was virtually impossible for her to defeat Grey with her attacks, she went for the best option, exhausting Greyʼs elemental essence. Most Elementalists donʼt dare to fight for too long for this particular reason. Thereʼs a limit to the essence in their bodies, and given their cautiousness, most Elementalists donʼt even face depleted essences in their lifetimes.

The young lady had a higher cultivation stage than Grey, so she naturally believed she had a higher essence reserve. This was the normal way things were, and even if Grey was a heaven- defying genius, thereʼs no way his essence reserves would be on the same level as someone who is three minor stages above him. Even having an essence reserve on par with those one minor stage ahead of him is already a sign of a genius, and a genius among geniuses like Grey will naturally have a better essence reserve, but no one believed it would be better than the young ladyʼs.

But as time went on, everyone realized something was wrong.