Chapter 360 - Afterimage
Bam! Bang!
The Lightning Elementalist was sent flying once again by Grey's attack, this time, crashing hard into a tree, almost breaking it in two.
Grey appeared in front of him with no time to spare, punching him straight in the face, sending him flying again.
Bang! Crash!
The Lightning Elementalist crashed into the ground, sliding for almost twenty meters before stopping in a small crater his body formed.The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
"Such a brutish way of fighting," Lukka muttered, feeling a little empathetic for the Lightning Elementalist.
Grey's way of fighting was strange amongst Elementalists, he had noticed it the first time when he saw Grey exchanging blows with the Stone Apes with his bare fists.
Elementalist usually outgrow this method of fighting once they get to the Arcane Plane, yet, Grey was still using it, and for some reason, he noticed Grey's physical strength was far superior to theirs.
Grey kicked the Lightning Elementalist, sending him into the air once again, while he was still mid-air, he appeared above him, stomping on his chest heavily, stamping him into the ground.
Crack!
The Lightning Elementalist coughed out blood before he even reached the ground. After landing, he felt a sharp pain coming from his chest.
Over fifty percent of his rib bones were broken from Grey's aggressive attack.
He tried to open his mouth, but blood was the only thing that came out of it, lots of blood.
"You're weaker than I expected," Grey remarked casually after landing.
His casual remark threw Lukka off his feet.
'What do you mean he's weaker than you expected? You're the one who's stronger than normal!' He almost screamed out loud, but he managed to keep himself calm not to give away his image.
"Rey's refining the lightning tree, I'm guarding him while we're here," Grey replied.
"You also have the lightning element, right?" Lukka asked.
Grey looked at him for a few seconds before nodding.
"Hmm, you're a good friend," Lukka said before turning around.
Not everyone would give up the chance of getting stronger for their friend, he could tell Grey didn't even split the tree with Reynolds, allowing him to refine everything which would bring him better benefits.
"He'd do the same for me," Grey replied with a small smile, "All my friends would,"
He said the last statement while caressing the ring on his hand.
"It's good to know you have such friends, your horses will be left at the same place. Make sure you leave here on time," Lukka said before turning around.
"Okay, thanks for your help," Grey waved at him before following after him.
Lukka noticed he was coming in his direction, but refrain from asking anything else. He coated himself with lightning, before disappearing, chasing after his group.
The fight lasted around fifteen to twenty minutes, so he guessed the others would've left by now.
Grey soon got to the edge of the forest again, but this time, he didn't see anyone there.
"They must've left, but I don't think that guy would leave without taking what he asked for," He muttered.
After waiting for almost thirty minutes, he decided it was time to go back. He had to check up on Reynolds, to ensure he was doing okay.
When he got to where the cave was located, he was surprised to see the young man sitting outside the cave, seemingly waiting for him.
Grey's expression changed only for a second before hiding it.
"How did you find this place?" He asked as he walked up to the young man.
"It's not that hard to find, if you know what you want, that is," The young man replied with a smile.