Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 609 - Spatial Lockdown

”Itʼs not working,” Grey muttered as he tried activating the array again.

Just like the first time, it didnʼt work as well.

”Damn it!” Grey exclaimed in frustration.

”Grey, whatʼs going on?” The Principal was the first to notice something was wrong before Greyʼs sudden show of annoyance.

”The spatial array in the building is not working,” Grey answered.

”Is that bad?” The Principal asked with a downcast expression.

He didnʼt really know what Grey was speaking about, but before he reacted this way, it meant it was probably a bad thing.

”Very, someone mustʼve thought of a way to stop us,” Grey as he tried to sense the area around them.

He was unable to notice anyone. But he knew for a fact that someone or even some people were around the building.

”What do we do now?” Klaus asked.n-(0𝐕𝓮𝓵𝚋1n

”Weʼll have to think of a way to stop whoever blocked this spatial array thingy Greyʼs speaking about. Once weʼre done, weʼll leave this place since itʼs been compromised,” The Principal didnʼt take long before coming to a decision.

”I donʼt think things will be that easy since they could successfully stop us from teleporting out of here, it means theyʼre not people we can take lightly. In fact, Iʼm at least ninety percent sure that they are from the Aurora Continent since they know of the space element,” Grey replied after giving it some thought.

The only people who knew of the space element, and ways to counter it are from the Aurora Continent.

”Hmm, what do you mean by the space element?” Blake asked.

Grey didnʼt hide the existence of the space element from the trio any longer.

After his explanation, the faces of the Principal, Instructor Blake, and Delia were one of incredible shock.

”Wait, what?” The Principal as well as Instructor Blake and Delia asked in surprise.

This was their first time hearing of the space element.

”Iʼll explain more about it later. But all you should know is that itʼs the only reason we were able to leave the Blue Wind Empire without any hassle. Naturally, I made another array here in case any unforeseen issues arise,” Grey responded.

”Letʼs go out and see our visitors,” The Principal said to the others.

They nodded before following the Principal outside.

As soon as the Principal stepped outside, he sensed something that made him stop to look around.

”Thereʼs an eerie feeling around the entire town,” He murmured while staring around.

”Somethingʼs wrong,” Klaus said when he didnʼt hear the voice of any of the townspeople.

”Yes, I canʼt sense any living thing within a kilometer,” The Principal said with furrowed brows.

This was a strange situation. Even though the war was happening thousands of kilometers away, there have been a few people who decided to leave early. When the others heard the news that the Qilin Empire had started to enter the territory of the Blue Wine Empire, they felt reassured that the war wouldnʼt reach this town, so they decided to stay.

But for some reason, no living person could be sensed by anyone from the group.

ʼVoid, where are you?ʼ Grey asked.

ʼIʼm on my way there, at least in three minutes time or so I should be there,ʼ Void replied.

ʼWhy did you urge me to leave?ʼ Grey tried to see if Void knew the people they were about to face.

ʼUnfortunately, no. I only had a terrible feeling. Also, I sensed an aura that Iʼve sensed in the Aurora Continent before, I just canʼt figure it out,ʼ Void replied.

ʼItʼs alright. The spatial zone here has been locked, so thereʼs no way to use the space element here. I donʼt know how far it covers. Try to figure it out before coming,ʼ Grey said.

ʼAlright,ʼ Void replied.

They were going against an enemy they knew nothing about, but this enemy seems to have a good technique to stop them from leaving. Now, all they could do was rely on the Principal.

”Whatʼs this dark fog circulating around?” Alice asked when she noticed the faint dark fog.

”Huh?”

Her question brought everyoneʼs attention to the faint black fog around. If one didnʼt look properly, they wouldnʼt notice it.

The Principal studied it for only a second before his expression changed, ”Donʼt inhale it. Itʼs extremely toxic. Luckily, Alice noticed it sooner, if we took in any more, then we wouldʼve died without even fighting against whoever our opponent is,”

”Doesnʼt that mean all the townspeople are dead?” Delia asked with a sad expression.

”Unfortunately, yes. Given the strength of their bodies, itʼs impossible for them to survive after inhaling this fog for a minute,” The Principal replied.

”We should get going,” He added.

”Sir,” Grey called on the Principal to stop. Seeing that he had stopped, he continued, ”Can we wait for a minute longer? Voidʼs trying to see how far this restriction is. Knowing the limitations of this lockdown will at least give us a certain amount of precautionary measure,”

”Hmm, alright. Once heʼs done, weʼll leave,” The Principal said.

He still didnʼt know how Grey was communicating with Void who was nowhere to be seen, but he trusted Grey. Although Grey tends to hide things from him, when he saw the expressions of Greyʼs friends when he was speaking of the space element, he could tell that they knew of it.

When thinking of this, a thought suddenly came to his head. Since Grey knew so much about this space element, it only means that he has it as well. If he recalled properly, Grey already had three elements he knew of, lightning, earth, and the fire element he somehow managed to acquire back at the trial land. Now with the addition of this space element, it meant Grey had four elements.

That was insane!

A few minutes later.

ʼHey, so Iʼve got the exact range of the lockdown. Itʼs around two and a half kilometers. However, itʼs weaker once you go past the one-and-a-half-kilometer mark. You can find a way to escape once youʼve gone past there,ʼ Void explained.

”Okay, we can go now,” Grey said.