Chapter 348 - Second To None!
Grey attacked the Ape after dismissing the earth wall.
Swoosh!
To the surprise of everyone, Grey charged towards the Ape and threw his fist at it.
Seeing Grey, the Ape threw its huge fist at him.
Under the surprised gaze of everyone, Grey and the Ape's fist collided.
Bang!
The Ape was sent flying when the two fists collided.
Grey coated his fist with the fire element, so when his fist made contact with the Ape's fist, it caused an explosion, sending the Ape flying.
"Wow! Such powerful flames!" The lady exclaimed when she saw Grey was able to actually send the Ape flying.
Very few of them would be able to accomplish this feat of his. The few people who saw him sending the Ape flying unconsciously added him among the people who were favorites to obtain the lightning tree.
One of the reasons they felt this way was because of his insane speed. Some of them had noticed it at the forest when they were attacked by the vines, so seeing him show such strength, added with the speed, they felt he was someone who should be placed at the top with the others at the Peak of the Origin Plane.
'He's gotten stronger,' Reynolds looked on as Grey retreated after sending the Ape flying with a punch.
He smiled wryly, he was happy seeing his friend improving so much, but this placed more pressure on him. Being close to someone like Grey would naturally push anyone to want to improve faster.
The truth was, Grey was actually the reason he decided to leave Eternal City quicker. When he watched Grey defeat that group that was chasing after him, he felt inspired to train further. The weeks he spent traveling had yielded a good result, only, he wasn't as dedicated as Grey.
He couldn't spend all his time training, just like Klaus, he liked having fun sometimes.This essence is securely nested within the heart of Nøv€lß¡n★
"Retreat as you fight!"
The leader of the expedition's voice rang out from the front.
He was a bit stronger than the couple individually, but if the couple fought him as a team, they would be able to defeat him.
Grey already understood this, this was why he didn't chase after the Ape after sending it flying even though that was the best time to kill it.
The couple continued fighting against the leader of the Apes.
This once again shocked everyone who went for the expedition, except for Reynolds who already knew Grey.
When they got to the foot of the mountain, they continued heading forward since the Apes would naturally attack them if they stayed there any longer.
Two hours later, the group was once again faced by another challenge, but this time, it was from other humans.
When they got to the entrance of the Chimera forest, they saw two other groups camping outside the forest.
The two groups consisted of around twelve to eighteen people.
Grey looked at one of the groups closely, and he saw a familiar face. The young man he met at the inn when he entered the town.
When he joined the guild for the expedition, he thought the young man would be among them, but to his surprise, he wasn't from the guild.
Grey glanced at the young man for a few seconds, and just like the time at the inn, the young man noticed him, giving him a nod as a sign of greeting.
Grey nodded as well, before shifting his gaze to the other camp.
The first camp was occupied by mostly people in their early and late twenties, but the second camp was occupied by middle-aged people.
It was already almost sunset, so the leader of the expedition decided they should set up camp for the night.
Grey went out at night just like the previous days, he wouldn't slack even for one day.
While he was heading into the forest, he sensed three people following him.
In the forest.
Grey stopped in front of a tree which had a hole in it.
"Come out, I believe we can speak freely here," He turned around.
The young man from the inn walked out from behind a tree, accompanied by two young ladies.
"Such sharp senses, this was why I wanted you to come with me for this trip," The young man said, clicking his tongue.
"Cut to the chase, what do you want?" Grey said casually.
"I'm offering you the same deal, except this time, we'll be sharing it among us four," The young man said.
"And what about your group?" Grey asked.
"They're just here to help us acquire it, but I don't think they'll be enough," The young man said.
"I'll think about it,"