Affinity:Chaos

Grey, Miya, and Cori spoke as they left the place.

Their return journey wasn't as eventful as when they were going there. After leaving the castle, they didn't encounter anything else and walked out of the place with relative ease.

Other than the man who asked Grey what he got the first time, a few more people walked up to him, but just like the first time, he kept mute. He didn't want any of them to know of what he gained. After all, it wasn't like there was a need to tell them.

When they saw that he was keeping it to himself, a few snorted coldly, while others had an odd facial expression.

Grey made sure to take note of how they reacted. He knew some of them would try to rob him, and he wouldn't mind taking all their treasures.

Miya spoke with him for a long time, even suggesting that she traveled with him. She tried to use Cori traveling with him as an excuse, but Grey refused. The reason he took her with him was due to her age and situation. Miya was already old enough to take care of herself, so he naturally had zero plans of taking her with him.

….

Outside the cave.

The group walked out and heaved a sigh of relief.

"There's no need heading back to the city, we can go our separate ways here." The golden robed man said, he looked around and added, "I believe some of us got a good reward. Since the only thing we all saw are these, I'll give them to those in weaker stages. You'll need a good forgemaster to create something good for you."

The man dropped it for those in the Seventh stage. They soon shared it and everyone separated.

Grey was the last to leave the place. He didn't want to leave too early. Even with everyone gone, he could sense some eyes on him.

"Void, are you sure there's no way into that place?" He asked as he looked at the entrance to the cave.

"Nope." Void shook his head, "Without it, there's no way there."

"What's it using them for? It should've given me everything." Grey continued looking at the cave.

He finally gave up after a minute.

"Let's go, some of them have some good things. Hopefully, they attack." He turned around and prepared to leave.

Void understood what he meant and chuckled. He also wanted some of the treasures he saw and hoped the people holding the ones he wanted attacked them.

Just as they were leaving the place, they encountered the first person who went with them on the expedition. It was shockingly the son of the Dawson Family Head and the other youths with him.

"What do you want?" Grey asked.

"I just came to warn you. You'll be attacked if you travel alone." The son of the Dawson Family Head said, "Come with us and you'll be safe."

"Don't worry, I'm hoping that happens." Grey smiled softly.

The son of the Dawson Family Head looked at him with a weird expression, Grey was the first person he saw that was hoping he was attacked by people. Most people didn't want to be bothered, but Grey seems to derive a certain type of pleasure from it.

"Will you be fine?" He asked.

Grey looked at him and nodded. Although he didn't expect him to be this caring, he didn't feel bad about it. From the start, he didn't want to have any issues with him, he was the one who acted like they had an unsettleable argument.

"Don't worry, I'll be good." He said.

The young man nodded and left with his group.

Grey chuckled softly before walking forward with Void and the others. He could already sense the first person that was waiting for him. When he noticed that it was someone in the Seventh stage, he didn't know what to think. Although he didn't show his full strength, he at least expected only those in the Eighth stage to wait for him, sensing someone in the Seventh stage was out of his expectations.

He didn't bother and walked closer to the place the person was hiding.

"Hand it over."

A voice said, and when he turned to look in the direction, he saw a man standing there.

"You shouldn't be doing this." Grey said coolly.

The man looked at Grey, his expression turning cold. He understood the meaning of Grey's words and felt insulted. He was a Seventh stage Elemental Venerable, and so was Grey. He felt he could defeat him.

Grey took a step forward, and the man didn't even sense him. With a single blow, the man was sent flying.

The man crashed into a tree. He managed to raise his head, when he looked at the place Grey's fist hit, he almost fainted. There was a big hole on his chest, the size of a fist. It was clear that it was from Grey's punch.

When Grey was fighting while they were still in the Castle, he felt he would be able to at least fight on equal footing with him, but with only one attack, his hopes were destroyed. Luckily, Grey didn't show any signs of wanting to attack again.

Grey looked at the man who hadn't been able to stand up and shook his head. With the help of his physical strength and his explosive speed, there was no way someone in the same stage as himself could fight him. Even those who are lauded as prodigies would not be able to compete with him.

He left with his group after taking the spatial ring of the man.

Within two minutes, he was stopped once again. This time, the man who stopped him was in the Eighth stage.

Before the man could speak, he moved, sending the man flying. He didn't want to waste time with people that wouldn't be able to give him a good fight. Of course, he didn't forget to take away the man's storage ring.