Chapter 97 - Origin Plane, Just So So
"Damn! All our hard work will be for nothing since this foolish light will attract everyone here"
An angry youth exclaimed in frustration.
"Hopefully it opens before the others get here. Otherwise, it would be hard for us to acquire it"
Another voice spoke calmly.
"Shit! We spent the past two months searching for this, we didn't even search for any good items to increase our strengths. If not for the abundant essence here, then we wouldn't have made any improvements"
A third voice said.
Five young men were currently standing in front of what looked like a sealed door that led underground. The light which shot upwards came from that door.
They were the group sent here to acquire the unknown treasure which would likely boost the strength of the hidden family.
Amongst the young men, there was one who had some resemblance to the middle-aged man at the study room.
'It's weird father attached such importance to this treasure. No one has seen it before, what if it isn't what they expected'.
The youth contemplated.
The fact that his father, grandfather, and even his ancestors all placed their hopes in something they haven't seen before surprised him. Although from the looks of the door, it might still be there. What if the treasure was taken by the people who stayed here previously, then what?
"As long as the treasure is still here, then no one will be able to take it from our hands even if they come here"
The youth said confidently.
He had the right to be this confident because even before coming here, he had already broken through to the Second stage of the Origin Plane. The two months he had spent here had seen him advanced to another stage. He was also a rare multi Elementalist wielding three elements respectively.
They are lightning, fire, and darkness element. Each of his elements was destructive on its own, now combined, they were a terrifying force. With one rare and another extremely rare element that has terrifyingly destructive powers, even if he faces off against someone in that Fifth stage, he wouldn't lose. But if the Elementalist is a Dual Elementalist, then his chances of winning are below forty percent.
He believed no one had reached the Fifth stage yet since it has only been two months hence he isn't worried.
"Okay"
The others nodded.
They all knew just how strong he was. Not just that, but they were all also in the Origin Plane. With two being in the First stage, and the other two being in the Second stage.
They could be said to be one of the strongest groups, if not the strongest, that is in this place amongst the youths who entered.
........
"Uh! What's that?"
Grey looked at the light in the distance, intrigued.
"It's best I check it out"
Without further delay, he started moving in the direction of light.
Grey felt anything that could give off a light like that isn't something ordinary, also given how extraordinary this place was, he knew there was something good to be acquired there.
He came out of seclusion about a week ago and hasn't been able to find anything good. This place had been searched by so many people over the years that it was hard to find something good. Apart from those places which are trials and also that garden, he didn't think there was anything else worth finding. He had already decided to focus his time on cultivating and finding tough beasts to battle.
Since it took time and focus, he rarely used it against a single person. Actually, over the course of his previous battles, as long as his opponents are single individuals, the thought of using inscriptions hadn't crossed his mind. It was only when he was facing off against a group does it come to his mind.
Using one of the few wind techniques in combination with his lightning element, he moved at a fast speed. When he first came here, he still hid the fact that he had other elements. But he recently realized he only had to hide that fact from those who knew him, he could freely use a third element in the presence of others since there were Multi Elementalist.
Boom!
Bang!
Grey and Bernard exchanged moves for a minute with Grey easily deflecting most of his attacks. He didn't focus on attacking him, it was like he wasn't interested in the battle.
Bernard sent another attack towards Grey.
Using both his lightning and wind element, he easily evaded the attack and charged forward. But his target was surprisingly not Bernard, rather, it was the girl who accompanied him.
Swoosh!
Grey sent a wind blade towards Bernard to act as a deterrent, so he wouldn't stop him.
Bernard who was about to give chase stopped and defended himself.
"What are you doing?!"
The girl shrieked in fright.
Just like Grey, she was still in the Ninth stage of the Arcane Plane. But with the few exchanges she saw between Grey and Bernard, she knew she wasn't his match.
"Removing the ants"
A cold glint flashed through Grey's eyes as he went closer.
'This time, no one will escape'
Grey thought coldly.
Within two strikes, he had killed her. Due to fear, the girl couldn't even put up a defense.
Everything happened so fast that before Bernard could discern what was going on, the girl was dead. Five seconds ago he was still battling with Grey, now five seconds later, his partner was dead.
"You bastard! I'll kill you!"
Bernard's eyes turned bloodshot.
"Oh! Seems something was going on between you two. I'm usually not a heartless person, so I'll quickly send you on your way, so you can meet her again. Although, I'm not sure your friend will allow that"
Grey laughed lightly.
"I'll kill you! Ahh!"
Bernard roared like an animal and charged towards Grey.
"Okay, I'm done playing"
One minute later...
"Origin Plane, Heh! Just so so"
Grey said looking at the corpse of Bernard.
After saying this, he continued his journey towards where the light was coming from.