Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1948: Act Of Desperation

Grey looked at the Gnome as if he was staring at a fool. Did the Gnome really think if he pleaded for his life then they would let him go and not kill him?

“Klaus was right, Gnomes really are dumb.” Grey did not speak in a low tone, so the Gnome heard his words.

“Boy, do not force my hand. You might have the advantage, but I’m confident I can take one of you down with me.” The Gnome said through gritted teeth. He could tell there was no reasoning with Grey, so he was inclined to go with threats. To be honest, a Peak Gnome like himself could indeed drag one of the two with him if he forgoes his own safety. In this battle, he would not win anyway, so he would feel better knowing he takes someone with him.

The Gnome thought his threat would scare Grey or the Man, to his surprise, neither of them budged, acting like the Gnome’s words were gibberish.

The Man looked at Grey’s direction, not making a move. After switching places with Grey once, he wanted to use that strategy in attacking. The unpredictability of not knowing who was attacking would not only make it safer for himself, it would also mean there would be no way the Gnome could deal with one without the other interfering. To a certain extent, the Man felt more confident in letting Grey lead.

Seeing the Man give him the initiative, Grey did not waste time, raising his hand, a three-colored fusion orb appeared.

Both the Man and Gnome were astounded by the sight of the orb, they could tell it was a combined attack of three elements, what they did not understand was how Grey was able to achieve something like this. Everyone knew of reinforcing one element with another, just like how Grey’s flames were strengthened when the Man’s tornado enveloped the Gnome and the Snake made from flames. This however, was different from that, all three elements were in perfect harmony and strengthened each other. They could sense the explosive power it contained as well.

Grey’s very first move was already almost equivalent to a Peak Sovereign’s attack, a sign that he wanted the Gnome dead as soon as possible.

The fusion orb was sent the Gnome’s way, forcing him to react. The Gnome might look worn out due to his appearance, but he was still a Peak Sovereign, one that stood at the very peak even among Peak Sovereigns. There was no way he was going down without a fight.

Taking out a disc, he threw it up and a bright light appeared, covering the Gnome with a golden sphere.

Bang!

The fusion orb crashed into the sphere, making it shake. The sphere did not show any signs of cracking after being hit by this attack. Grey knew a three-colored fusion orb would not be enough to deal with the Gnome.

As soon as his attack struck, the Man made a move, stabbing his spear forward. The spear was covered by wind essence, its tip frighteningly sharp as it stabbed at the golden sphere.

The Gnome knew even though Grey’s attack did not cause any damage, the sphere had not recovered from it, if it was struck by this spear, it would fall apart.

The golden sphere glowed brightly and arrows appeared around it, shooting out to meet the attack of the Man.

Bang!

Both attacks connected, causing an explosion. Before the dust died down, Grey and the Man attacked simultaneously.

The Gnome moved from where he was standing, flying into the air to meet the duo’s attacks while still covered by the golden sphere. The sphere became brighter as it faced more attacks.

‘Why does that thing act like it has a mind of its own?’ Grey pondered as he continued his attacks. His curiosity towards the sphere did not slow down his attacks in any way. He just found the sphere odd, especially given the fact that he could sense immense light essence in it. This thing was made from pure light essence.

According to what he knew about Gnomes, it was impossible for them to have the light element due to the effect it had on their bodies. They were heavily restrained by the light element, so seeing a Gnome make use of something made from the light element was quite bizarre.

Boom! Bam! Bang!

The fight intensified as Grey and the Man did not relent with their attacks, using more ferocious attacks. Grey even employed the use of a four-colored fusion orb, finally getting a reaction from the golden sphere.

When the Gnome noticed this, he panicked and tried to attack Grey in a bid to take him down.

Grey knew he could not take the attack of the Gnome, immediately switching places with the Man, he escaped from Gnome’s attack range before unleashing an attack of his own.

The Gnome was getting frustrated as the battle prolonged. As the Gnome’s frustration continued building up, the Man’s amazement of the space element was growing stronger and stronger.

‘Space Elementalists are too slippery. Now wonder they are known as the greatest in terms of movement techniques’ He thought to himself. Just Grey’s ability to switch places without a companion in battle is enough to turn the tide of any battle, much less one that they have the complete advantage.

Three minutes after the golden sphere appeared, it started to flicker, a sign that it was about to be exhausted. The Gnome was bleeding from his eyes, mouth, nose, and ears. Keeping this thing up for so long required a terrifying amount of energy, and he had to reinforce it to make sure Grey’s four-colored fusion orbs did not shatter it. It had cracked repeatedly from Grey’s attacks, and he has had to expend more energy to fix it. Now, his vision had become blurry from losing too much blood.

Grey and the Man knew they were about to attain victory. He told the Man to help him stall the Gnome as he prepared to create a five-colored fusion orb.

The moment he started the process, the Gnome sensed the massive wave of essence gathering towards Grey, as he looked in that direction, he saw five different elemental essence gathering on Grey’s palm. When Grey made the four-colored fusion orb, he noticed this as well, only it took a shorter time to form so he did not witness the procedure. Seeing this, he became flustered. A four-colored fusion orb was able to crack the golden sphere, he was a hundred percent certain if Grey made a five-colored fusion orb he would be doomed.

‘Damm it! Damn it! I have to stop him!’ He could not allow Grey to continue whatever he was doing, if Grey did, he would die for sure.

His aura wavered as he stumbled mid-air, almost crashing to the ground. Looking at the Man and the Grey who was preparing, he knew this was his last chance, if he did not give it his all, then he would lose his life here without even being able to drag any of them with him, much less having the chance to escape.

The Gnome’s body suddenly enlarged, becoming even larger than a normal Human, standing at almost three meters, the Gnome was a completely different being. His aura even seemed to have partially broken the barrier of the Peak of the Sovereign Plane. Not just that, even his appearance saw a change, from an old-looking Gnome, he became very young, almost like a Gnome in their mid-twenties.

“I’ll make sure I absorb your blood to make up for my sacrifice.” His voice was cold and grating.

The Man’s facial expression turned sour when he saw this, he transmitted his voice to Grey, ‘Hurry, he’s burning his life essence, I can’t deal with him like this.’

The Man knew his strength, unless he was ready to pay the same price as the Gnome, there was no way he would be able to stop the Gnome. As much as he would like to see the Gnome dead, if he tried to emulate the Gnome’s actions, the consequences would be dire and he might not only be unable to further advance his cultivation, there was even a chance it might even regress. Unless he had no choice, he would not try to attempt this.

Sensing the hesitation from the Man, the Gnome laughed maniacally, “Stupid Humans, your selfishness will be your undoing.”

After saying this, the Gnome did not bother with the Man and charged at Grey. He could tell the Man did not want to face him at the moment, since that was the case, he had to quickly deal with Grey. Grey has been like a thorn on his side since he arrived in the Human World, now that he had the chance, of course he was not going to waste it.

Grey coldly stared at the approaching Gnome, his eyes unwavering.