Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 787 - A Twist

Bang!

The group of geniuses attacked the horned men. One of them rushed over to the cage to free their companion that was inside the cage.

Other than the young lady, the rest of the people in the cage were all powerless. Even though their orbs hadnʼt been extracted, the horned men used a secret technique to seal their cultivation.

The young lady immediately joined the attack the second she was released. Although they were short on fighters, each of them was powerful. Grey was astounded by the strength they were portraying.

If not for the fact that the horned men were fighting in their realm which had an increased gravity, these youngsters would have wiped them out within a few minutes.

Even with the suppression of the gravity, each of them was still fighting against two or more fighters.

ʼTheyʼre good.ʼ Void complimented, a little dazzled by their performance.

If he were pitched against any of them one on one, he would be able to defeat them, but it wouldnʼt be as convincing as his previous battles against people at the Peak of the Overlord Plane.

Grey nodded to his words. The only time he had seen a youth show strength like this, was when he was attacked by that young man. The young man suppressed him so much that he could barely move before the attack struck him.

Since these people had already stepped out, he decided to stay hidden. If they could defeat them, then he wouldnʼt need to stress himself about helping. He would only help when he knew it was necessary.

The group fought fearlessly. The horned men managed to create their formation, and from then on out, the tide of the battle slowly started to change.

The increase in gravity was something that the youths could resist, so it made fighting difficult for them, even with a high elemental grade, they still had problems using elemental attacks.

ʼTheyʼre in trouble now.ʼ Grey muttered to himself, but he didnʼt step out now, since he felt the ground definitely had a way around this.

Time went on, and the horned men slowly took the initiative in the battle and started to push the group of five back.

What Grey noticed was that their expressions were calm. They seemed to be thinking of ways to counter the gravity. Void watched closely and he noticed that no matter how the horned men tried, they still hadnʼt been able to cause any casualties on the side of the humans, unlike their case where four horned men were already dead.

Of the four dead people, one was in the Ninth stage of the Overlord Plane, while two were in the Sixth stage. The last one was in the Third stage of the Overlord Plane. The horned man in the Ninth stage was killed by the young man who was the leader of the group.

ʼWho do you think is more powerful?ʼ Grey asked.

Void was there on the day the young man attacked him, so he was certain that he should be able to grade them on their strength.

Void didnʼt need Grey to explain to him since he already knew who he was talking about.

ʼThat guy is on another level.ʼ He replied truthfully.

ʼI thought the same as well. Anyway, heʼll be defeated by me the next time we cross blows.ʼ Grey declared confidently.

He was sure of his strength, with sufficient time, he would get to the top of the world, and look down on everyone else. This was something that was possible not only because he had the special orb in his body, but because of his determination and belief.

Void felt Greyʼs confidence and nodded, he also knew this would happen.

They continued watching, and just when Grey felt it was time for him to step in, he noticed a change on the battleground. The group who had been defending all this while suddenly exploded out with a powerful attack that pushed one of the horned men back. This gave the young man who was the leader of the group the chance to escape from the formation.

The second he came out of the formation, he attacked the weak link in the formation, destroying it in the process.

With the formation broken, the others attacked as well. The horned men tried to fight back, but given how ferociously the group attacked, they started to suffer casualties once again.

ʼGuess Iʼm not needed.ʼ Grey looked at the battle, he could already predict how it would end.

Void however shook his head before saying, ʼNot exactly.ʼ

ʼOh, whyʼd you say that?ʼ Grey asked curiously.

ʼJust watch. The twist is coming soon.ʼ Void chuckled.

Grey continued watching the battle. From what Void said, he could already guess that someone powerful was coming, and that person was not on the side of humans.

In the space of three minutes, only eight horned men were left, and of the eight, four were in the Ninth stage of the Overlord Plane, and the other four were in the Seventh stage.

The young man who was the leader of the geniuses continued fighting at the front, and just as he was about to kill another horned man in the Ninth stage of the Overlord Plane, his expression changed and he retreated quickly.

The others followed suit as well.

Boom!

An explosion came from the ground, and a large beast sprang out, on its head was a horned man who had his hands behind his back. The beast was like a beetle, only, it looked more ferocious with its large red eyes.

The horned man looked different when compared to the other ones Grey had seen. He looked a little more like humans with a smaller horn on his head.

ʼThatʼs the problem.ʼ Void pointed at the young horned man.

This horned man was already at the Peak of the Overlord Plane, and Grey was certain that he wasnʼt as old as these people in the Fifth stage. If his guess was correct, then this young horned man should be in his late twenties.

Grey could sense a pressure from the young horned man who just arrived. He never thought that such a figure would be present here.

ʼHe must be one of the people groomed with the orbs extracted from humans.ʼ Grey contemplated.

While he was still thinking of the matter, he saw the group of horned men bow to the young horned man who just arrived.

”Hmph! To think these insects managed to sneak into our world. I guess itʼs time for you all to die.” The young horned man didnʼt even bother with the group who bowed to him, his entire focus was on the group of five.

ʼIsnʼt he a little too proud? I mean, they donʼt even have a Sage Plane Elementalist here.ʼ Void was taken aback by the pride the young horned man was showing.

ʼGeniuses, guess theyʼre all the same in any race. Believing theyʼre above everyone else.ʼ Grey shook his head.

ʼBut you believe youʼre above others as well.ʼ Void couldnʼt help but say.

ʼI do, but you donʼt see me saying it whenever I want to fight, do you?ʼ Grey asked with a shrug.

Void rolled his eyes before focusing on the battle. His eyes twitched before turning to Grey.

They vanished from their location as another explosion rang out. Another beast appeared from the ground, and on top it was a young lady, just like the young horned man, she was also different from the others.

”Why are you hiding, kid?” The young lady said.

Greyʼs figure appeared a few meters away as he stared at the young horned lady. He never thought that they would sense them, if not for Voidʼs quick reaction, he wouldʼve been caught in that attack.

Grey didnʼt reply, he only directed his gaze in another direction. He could sense four more auras that were on the same level as this duo.

The group of five he met back at the gorge looked at him, stunned.

”How did you get in here?” The young man who was the leader of the group asked.

”The same way you did.” Grey replied.

The young man was about to continue his questioning when one of the young ladies in the group stopped him.

”This is not the time for these, we have more important things to deal with.” She pointed at the group of six.

There were three horned men and ladies respectively. Each was at the Peak of the Overlord Plane, and they all looked to be around the same age.

”Well, we can take on one each, but can he fight against one on his own?” The young man called Gil in the group pointed at Grey.

Grey was still in the Seventh stage of the Overlord Plane, and he felt Grey couldnʼt even take a blow from him, much less these guys.

”You donʼt need to worry about me.” Grey replied casually.

”Alright, try not to get in our way.” Gil nodded before walking forward.

”Noted.”

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