Affinity: Chaos

1758  Why Ask So Many Questions?

”Boy, hand over your space ring! Are you deaf?!” The Peak Sage Plane Elementalist yelled when he saw Grey staring at them. Other than him, there were six others with him, all in the Sage Plane. He thought Grey was shocked by fear and wasnʼt able to move. Being a good person, he naturally reminded Grey that he was about to rob him and if Grey didnʼt want to lose his life, he should hand over his ring.

Grey, who was taken aback, looked at the Peak Sage Plane Elementalist.

”Youʼre bandits?” He raised a brow.

”And what about it?” The Peak Sage Plane expert was losing his temper as he added, ”Kid, I donʼt want to harm you. Iʼm the kind who likes having repeat customers. So unlike the other bandits, I donʼt like killing people I rob. Iʼd rather allow you to leave, and hope to rob you again in the future.”

Hearing the manʼs words, Grey was unable to act. Itʼs not that he didnʼt want to purge the world of bandits like these, but this was the first time he encountered a bandit who actively wanted to make sure his victims survived.

”Arenʼt you worried Iʼll bring experts to wipe you guys out?” Grey asked unconsciously. Itʼs not that he was interested in speaking with bandits, but he was quite intrigued by this man. Most bandits would rob him first before urging them to leave or theyʼll kill them. Even before robbing him, this man was already letting him know of his intentions to let him leave with his life.

The truth is that, in most cases, most people would hand over their properties as long as they were certain that the bandits would leave them alive. So this banditʼs words were like a form of eliminating any form of resistance in the hearts of those who crossed him.

”If I was worried about that, do you think Iʼd want to let you leave?” The bandit asked with a calm expression. This is something that has worked so many times for him, so he wasnʼt afraid. In fact, after robbing people and letting them know of this, this bandit actually leaves the area for some time. Anyone who can call people in the Venerable Plane will have a significant amount of treasures in their storage rings, so whenever he robs people of this caliber, he always disappears immediately after.

”Understandable,” Grey commented after hearing the words of this man. He looked at the man and asked, ”Do you have a leader or something?”

He knew this wasnʼt the banditsʼ hideout, so he naturally wanted to make sure that he fully dealt with them. If he were to only kill a few and the others manage to escape and continue their conduct, heʼd be a bit annoyed.

”Kid, why are you asking so many questions? Just hand over your things and leave.”

Even though he was a bit apprehensive, Grey was still someone he was older than, so he was sure that there was no way heʼd be in any danger. Just to be sure, he tried to sense Greyʼs cultivation level.

ʼHuh?ʼ

He was a bit taken aback when he couldnʼt sense Greyʼs cultivation level.

ʼA normal human?ʼ

This was the first thought that came to his head. He looked to be in his mid-forties, and although he knew that most Elementalists could keep their appearances young, he didnʼt believe that Grey was older than him.

”Kid, how are you operating your space ring if youʼre a normal human?” The bandit asked.

Hearing the manʼs question, Grey couldnʼt believe that there was such a dumb person in this world. Anyone who isnʼt an Elementalist wouldnʼt be able to access a space ring; this is something everyone is aware of, yet the bandit was asking such a stupid question.

”Will you believe me if I say I donʼt know?” Grey wasnʼt in a hurry, so he had a few minutes to spare with this bandit.

The eyes of the bandit and the other bandits with him twitched when they heard this. Grey was the first person theyʼd been able to see in the past few weeks, so they naturally wanted his properties, yet he was feigning stupidity.

”Boy, Iʼm not in the mood to play. Hand over the space ring, I wonʼt say it again.”

After saying this, the bandit didnʼt stop to wait for Greyʼs reply, rather, he took the initiative to move closer to him and stretched his hand, aiming for Greyʼs space ring.

Grey didnʼt panic, and with the hand of the bandit coming his way, all he did was grab a hold of the arm.

The bandit was taken aback when Grey held his arm, and without any hesitation, he hurriedly withdrew his arm. To his shock, no matter how hard he tried to withdraw his arm, he couldnʼt take it back. It was as if his arm was locked in place. He looked at his arm and saw that Grey was casually holding his wrist. With Greyʼs hands on his wrist, there was no way he could retrieve it.

”Boy, have you lost your sense of reasoning? Even daring to stop this master in his act.” The bandit snorted, not even putting the fact that Grey stopped him in his eyes.

Grey chuckled as he realized that this guy still hadnʼt realized the situation he was currently in.

”I think youʼre a bit lost, so Iʼll try to jog your memory.”

After saying this, Grey forcefully pulled his arm. The bandit, whose wrist was in Greyʼs grasp, felt a powerful force pull him. Before he could even figure out where the force was coming from, he realized that he was slamming into the ground.

”Ah!”

He screamed in shock, suddenly realizing the danger he was in. Not being able to retaliate showed that he wasnʼt the other partyʼs opponent.