Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1924: Strange Offer

Grey and the others did not try to argue with Chris, they knew they needed to deal with the portal before it was too late.

Grey and Void rushed in the direction of the portal while Chris and Klaus followed behind them, their intention was to protect Grey and Void as they dealt with the portal.

As they were about to get to the opening on the ground leading to the place where the portal was located, two Gnomes rushed over.

“Another step and you’re dead.” One of the Gnomes who just arrived declared icily as he struck out a palm made of the darkness element.

Grey and Void were the ones in front, so they were the ones the attack was aimed at. The duo did not even try to block it, using their space element, they teleported right past the attack, charging into the opening.

The attack was left for both Chris and Klaus who did not expect the duo to vanish, knowing there was nothing they could do, they both took action. Chris’ light element was very effective against the darkness element of the Gnomes, and since he was also very powerful, Gnomes using only the darkness element stood no chance. Besides, the Gnome who attacked was only an Eighth stage Sovereign, Chris speculated his job should be to safeguard this place.

A light beam shot straight at the palm made from the darkness element, destroying it with ease.

Seeing his attack being dealt with such ease, the Gnome knew the group were not people he could deal with. The other Gnome by his side was also an Eighth stage Sovereign, exchanging glances, they both brought out their Puppets.

As soon as their Puppets came out, they both screamed in unison, clutching their heads.

Chris and Klaus heard Grey’s voice in their heads, “Quick before they recover.”

Chris was already on the verge of attacking, this was not the first time he was seeing Gnomes act in this manner and knew it was Grey’s doing, so even before Grey spoke, he had already taken action. Chris was impressed by Grey’s battle IQ, the fact that even after leaving he still made sure to observe what was happening outside and helped out as soon as the Puppets came out showed he was aware of his surroundings.

The two Gnomes did not even have the chance to recover before they were dispatched of efficiently by Chris and Klaus. As soon as they killed the duo, Chris and Klaus stood on either side of the opening, standing like bodyguards. They did not need to go inside since Grey and Void were well-versed in the space element and it would be easier for them to deal with the portal as it had to do with the space element as well. These portals are also a form of teleportation as it could take people from one world to another in the blink of an eye.

Underground.

After getting past the darkness palm, Grey and Void did not slow down, rushing through the opening in the ground. After they got underground, the opening became wider as they appeared in a tunnel that was only a few meters wide, and not even two meters high. Grey could barely stand up straight, while Void’s movements did not face too many restrictions. Forced to crouch, a glint flashed through Grey’s eyes as he rushed deeper into the tunnel. The tunnel had just one road, leading to where the portal should be located. On the way, Grey sensed a powerful aura coming from deeper in the tunnel.

‘A Half God Plane Gnome?’ He froze at the thought of this. If the owner of the aura he sensed is a Half God Plane Gnome, then going there was no different from committing suicide. He had seen Half God Plane Elementalists in action a couple of times, and he was a hundred percent certain that he would not be able to take a single attack from them. Against a Peak Sovereign, he still had a chance to fight back and even escape, a Half God Plane Gnome was a whole league above what he could handle right now.

Void looked at Grey with a confused look, unsure of why he stopped.

Sensing Void’s gaze, Grey asked, “Do you sense the aura coming from there?”

Void closed his eyes for a second and nodded, “A strong foe. We can deal with them though.”

Grey pondered for a moment before asking, “Oh, why so?”

He did not have the strength to fight against a Half God Plane Gnome, so hearing Void say they could deal with whoever was giving off that menacing aura surprised him.

Void took a look at him and said, “Whoever is there is at the Peak of the Sovereign Plane.”

“Oh, are you certain?” Grey did not want to take any unnecessary risks, so he needed to make sure he reconfirmed from Void.

Void nodded with a serious expression. Seeing Void nodded with certainty, Grey realized the former was indeed sure of what he was saying.

‘If it’s a Peak Sovereign we should still be able to deal with the portal and escape without any worries.’ Grey thought to himself before taking a step forward, disappearing from where he was standing, reappearing a few hundred meters away.

The further they went into the tunnel the wider it got, before long they soon arrived at the end of the tunnel that was about a hundred square meters wide, a glowing bluish portal could be seen in the middle of the opening. By the side of the portal was a Gnome with white hair and beards, it was clear to see he was quite old.

“Looks like these old bones of mine will receive some entertainment today.” The Gnome remarked as soon as he saw Grey enter from the tunnel, taking a look at Grey’s side, he squinted his eyes before saying, “No need to hide, I sensed you the moment you entered the tunnel.”

Void reappeared on Grey’s shoulder, staring at the Old Gnome with cold eyes. They wanted to take advantage of Void’s excellent hiding ability to catch the Gnome unawares once the fight started, only to discover he already knew Void was with Grey. This made Grey turn even more serious, he knew how good Void’s concealment was, yet he was seen through with a single glance. From how the Gnome looked at a particular place, it was obvious even without sensing them the moment they entered the tunnel, he would have still been able to sense the presence of Void regardless.

Grey’s eyes trailed from the body of the Gnome to the portal by the side, noticing it was a little different from the ones he had seen. Since the Gnomes started slowly invading their world, he had encountered a couple of portals and none of them gave him the same feeling as this one, proof it was on another level. Taking a good look at this portal, he could tell that its spatial wall was very strong to be able to maintain itself even with a Half God Plane Elementalist passing through.

The Gnome noticed Grey turning his attention to the portal and did not make any move, letting him look as much as he wanted.

“Impressed?” He asked a few seconds after noticing Grey was still focused on the portal.

The Gnome’s question brought Grey out of his captivated state, and he unconsciously nodded to the question. He could not deny it, just from the place he was standing, he could tell just how amazing this portal was, now he understood why not all portals could remain stable the stronger the individual passing through was. The other portals he had seen could be easily sealed or destroyed, this one on the other hand looked like it could take a few attacks from him before it would collapse.

The Gnome chuckled as Grey replied to his question sincerely, finding this human boy a bit interesting, still wearing a calm expression, he asked, “Would you like to come with me? I can promise to keep you alive.”

The Gnome’s offer took Grey by surprise. He did not expect the Gnome to suddenly offer for him to go with him.

“No offence, but I have no interest in working with your kind.” Grey’s reply was cold. This was expected, after all, the Gnomes were invading their world, and they had killed a lot of people. Even if he did not know most of these people, it still did not change the fact that another Race was trying to kill people from his Race.

The Gnome chuckled and said, “You don’t have to hurry, after I capture you, you will have the time to think about my offer.”

To the Gnome, Grey was as good as captured, so he did not mind him refusing his offer. He found Grey interesting and wanted to take him with him.