Affinity: Chaos

953 No Way To Go Back

Grey and Void rushed away from the area, followed by the echoing sound of the explosion.

Some seconds later.

They were finally out of the range of the explosion, and they turned to take a breath as they looked at the destruction caused by the old manʼs self-destruct.

”What happened?” Void asked with a long face. He was truly scared.

”The old man self-destructed.” Grey replied with a green face.

”That serious?” Void was taken aback. He didnʼt think the old man would actually self-destruct.

What the hell did Grey do to him that would make him take such a decisive step?

”I planned to kill him, but he wanted to drag me down with him. ” Grey still felt some fear in his heart.

If not for Void being around and him telling him to move out first, then he wouldʼve been in a difficult position. Maybe he might survive it, but his situation might be the same as when he was attacked by that man in the Lutra realm when even when he tried escaping, he was still heavily affected by it.

Grey and Void watched on from a far distance.

Arya on the other hand was more focused on her brother who was on the ground. Grey naturally couldnʼt be too bothered with Aryaʼs brother, so he dropped him on the ground when they stopped running.

”Big brother…” She shook her brother who was lying motionless on the ground. She could tell that he was still breathing, and he didnʼt seem to have suffered any physical injuries, but his eyes were shut.

Greyʼs attention soon turned to them, his expression changed slightly when he saw Aryaʼs face.

ʼWhat happened to him?ʼ Void asked Grey telepathically since he didnʼt want Arya to hear them.

ʼHis consciousness is injured.ʼ Grey replied.

ʼOh, thatʼs not good.ʼ Void said.

Injuries to the consciousness were very difficult to heal. Even those experts at the Peak would find it difficult to heal them.

ʼSo, whatʼs the plan now?ʼ Void asked.

ʼCanʼt say. Thereʼs something there that might be able to help him, but unfortunately, the old man was greedy and refused to give it to me. Iʼll try to see if I can enter the place once the explosion dies down.ʼ Grey explained.

This was his only hope at the moment. Aryaʼs brother was currently in a coma, and there was no saying if he would be able to recover on his own. There are cases where injuries to the consciousness heal on their own, just like the situation of Void. But it was quite rare, and Aryaʼs brother couldnʼt be compared to Void, so he wasnʼt putting his hope on that.

ʼOkay. So… what do you tell her?ʼ

ʼThe truth, I guess. Her brother is injured, and although sheʼs still young, I presume she should know some things. Lying to her will only make it difficult.ʼ

Grey and Void were still talking about the matter when Arya turned to them.

”Big brother Grey, whyʼs my big brother not waking up?” Arya asked with a somewhat tearful expression.

”Heʼs injured.” Grey went straight to the point.

He didnʼt explain much to Arya, only saying that he was injured. She didnʼt need to know the details.

”Will he be fine?” Arya asked.

”Yes, but itʼll take some time. Donʼt worry, Iʼll make sure your elder brother gets healed.” Grey said with a soft smile.

ʼHopefully.ʼ He added internally.

This was by no means an easy thing to achieve, so he wasnʼt too optimistic about it. First, he would head back to the place of the explosion and try to find the spatial tunnel that connected to where the tree was located.

After they waited a little while, they headed back to the place. Grey marked it before leaving, but when he tried to sense his mark, he was stunned when he didnʼt find it. He expected it, but he was still irritated by it since he would have to journey there once again.

On the way, when they entered the place where the explosion impacted, they couldnʼt help but suck in a deep cold breath. The previously buoyant forest was completely destroyed. From above, it was an empty patch of land with nothing on it. Looking into the distance, there was a particular place that had a huge crater on the empty patch of land. That was the place where the explosion started.

Since Aryaʼs brother was still alive, there was no way they could keep him in their spatial storage. Even Void attempted it, but he was unable to. So they had to carry him all the way there.

Getting to the place, Grey looked at the spot where the cave was previously located and couldnʼt help but frown.

ʼItʼs not here.ʼ

Void spread out his spiritual senses, and after some time, he nodded.

ʼIt has been wiped out. Only those Space Elementalists above the Elemental Venerable Plane can still locate it at this moment.ʼ

Grey sighed heavily. This was the only thing he placed his hopes on. Now that he couldnʼt get it, he had to look for other ways. Of course he could also postpone this matter for a little while. Traveling with an injured individual would slow him down.

Thinking about it for some time, he summoned the triplets. They were the people he usually used for getting some information and other things.

”My Lord, what can we do for you?” The Space Elementalist amongst the trio asked with a bowed head as soon as they appeared.

They rarely came out and knew since Grey brought them out, it meant he had a mission for them.

”Youʼll have to take this two to the next town. Also, one or possibly two of you will have to go out in search of anything that can help with healing an injured consciousness.” Grey explained to the trio.

He had something to meet up to, so he didnʼt want to waste too long searching for a way to heal Aryaʼs brother. If not for the fact that he had already taken in Arya as someone like a younger sister, he wouldnʼt be this bothered by their matter.

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