Five weeks later.
Grey could be seen walking on the pathway leading to a big city. Moon town was pretty close to Lapis City, and thanks to the map Klaus' father gave to him, his journey was quite comfortable.
He encountered some bandits, as well as some magical beasts on the way, but given his current strength, and since Overlord Plane Elementalists wouldn't just start popping up from the ground, he dealt with all of them safely.
The case of the bandits was quite different since he captured them and dropped them off at the town not too far from where he fought them. Apparently, these guys had been terrorizing the people of the town, as well as traveling merchants.
The bandits were immediately executed because they were very brutal when dealing with people. Whenever they would rob, they tend to rape the ladies, and also kill men as well.
Grey didn't stand by to get the thanks of the people, after tying the bandits up, he left them to their demise. So none of the people from the town knew he was the one who brought the bandits.
He would occasionally encounter some groups of travelers, while some would invite him to join them, especially one which was filled with young ladies, others would make sure to stay clear of him.
With Klaus having the communication device now, his days hadn't been as boring as they previously were. Klaus would always disturb him, leaving multiple messages when he doesn't reply to the first. And the moment he replies, Klaus would immediately start up a conversation, bringing the others into it as well.
Other than speaking with the others, he had also been improving his knowledge in arrays and forge mastering. He also started comprehending the elements once again.
For a while now, he hadn't really used the Chaos Space, other than checking the elemental grades of his elements, he didn't try to comprehend the elements.
He had also started training his physical body once again every morning.
….
Looking at the huge gate in front of him, Grey calmed his raging heart and entered. If he could find something like the Resurgence Liquid or anything that does the same thing as it in this place, then he would be happy. The sooner he woke Void up, the better.
Void is a very important figure to him, not just because he was his companion, but in times of danger, he was among the few people he could truly rely on.
The City's gate was crowded with people trying to exit and enter the city. Just like some places Grey had been to, Lapis City didn't take entrance fees.
There are guards stationed at the gate, but they were only there to ensure peace. Naturally, wherever there are too many people, conflict is always bound to break out.
Grey heard shouts coming from the left side, turning to look at the source of the sound, he noticed people gathered around an area.
He went over there out of curiosity, this was his first time here after all, and he wanted to know what he could about the place.
Klaus' father didn't give him much information about this place, only about an auction held towards the end of each month.
According to the time he spent coming here, there were three weeks left before the said auction. The organization holding the auction was surprisingly the biggest trade organization in the entire continent, the Lenz Organization.
Walking closer to the crowd, he managed to push past the crowd, getting a better view of what they were looking at.
'It's him. To think I'd see him here,' He thought while looking at one of the figures in the middle of the crowd.
Presently, five people were in the middle of the crowd, one was standing on one side, facing off against the other four people.
The four had confident smirks on their faces, the single guy, not so confident.
The person facing off against these four people was surprisingly Jonas.
After leaving the trial land, Grey hadn't heard anything about this guy who came from the same city as himself. Jonas inherited the legacy of the expert, so on sensing he was already in the Ninth stage of the Origin Plane, he didn't find it too shocking.
Even though he was in the Ninth stage, the people surrounding him didn't seem to be pushovers. Of the four people, two were in the same stage as himself, while one was in the Eighth stage, with the last one being in the Seventh stage.
They looked to be in their mid thirties. Grey didn't think that was their real age though, but he didn't really care about it either.
"Hand it over and we'll settle this thing nicely," One of the men in the Ninth stage said coldly.
"Hmph! According to the deal we made, you guys can keep the main prize and I get to keep whatever that was left," Jonas snorted coldly, not intimidated by them.
"Heh! Boy, you still haven't grown enough to survive outside of your Academies. Here, deals can be broken if you're strong enough," The second man in the Ninth stage said.
Compared to the first man, this one was already radiating a malicious aura. Clearly, he didn't like the idea of them speaking too much, especially with the increasing crowd.
Who knows if someone stronger than them would show up and forcibly take the things they were trying to take from Jonas. Fights are not allowed in the City, this was why they made sure to stop Jonas before he entered the city.
"Not by the likes of you," Jonas said coldly.
He was clearly at a disadvantage, but he didn't care. He wasn't the type that would give up easily, since there was a chance that he might make it into the city, he wanted to take it.
"Jonas, just give it to them. It's not worth hurting yourself over it," A young lady who was in the crowd said to him.
"No, I almost lost my life getting it. I can't hand it to them," Jonas turned to the young lady and said.
From their small exchange, Grey guessed they were close. He didn't really know much about Jonas though, so he wasn't going to jump into any conclusions. He was still thinking if he should help him or not, after all, he did help them in the battle against the Darkness Elementalist and his group.
If Jonas was able to make it out, then he wouldn't need to make a move, but once he notices that he was in a difficult position, he would step in.
"Take it, if he refuses, kill him. We can't afford to delay any further," One of the men in the Ninth stage said.
The crowd quickly retreated a bit further, they naturally didn't want to get hit by the aftereffects of the battle.
The two men in the Ninth stage attacked, followed by the other two.
One was a Wind Elementalist, while another was an Earth Elementalist. The man in the Eighth stage was a Lightning Elementalist, while the last one was a Water Elementalist.
Jonas steadied himself while watching the people charge towards him. They all sent their attacks towards him, with the Wind and Lightning Elementalists' attacks being the first to get to him.
Boom!
Jonas made a fire wall in front of him. The wind and lightning attacks smashed into the fire wall, causing a huge explosion.
The explosion pushed him back due to the force of the attacks. Two more attacks came right after the explosion, going after Jonas once again.
Bam! Bang!
Jonas managed to divert one of the attacks, while dodging the other one.
The four people charged towards him once again, continuing their attacks. Jonas quickly fell on the defensive.
If he were to fight against these people one on one, it was obvious he would win, but against all of them at the same time, it was a little too difficult.
The chemistry between the four men was quite high, so they were able to give out rounds of well planned attacks that would put a well seasoned fighter in a difficult position.
Jonas had managed to continue dodging and averting some of the attacks. But he was still unable to stop all of them.
A few minutes later, Jonas could be seen panting heavily, his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath.
"Boy, I must admit, you're stronger than we thought. Seems like you didn't show your full strength in the expedition, but unfortunately, this is the end for you," One of the men in the Ninth stage said to Jonas.
He was very impressed with Jonas' performance. But unfortunately, he had to kill him.
Grey shook his head and took a step out, he was amazed by Jonas' show of strength and also the cooperation of the four men.
The young lady who previously spoke with Jonas ran out of the crowd, standing in front of Jonas.
