Affinity:Chaos
chapter-1646

Lucas was in the God's tomb, trying to stall the experts from the Gnome World as much as he could, unknown to him, Grey had left the Gnome World for around a month now. If he knew, he would've left this place a long time ago. Having to face the scrutiny of these people repeatedly over the past few weeks hasn't been easy, but he wanted to ensure Grey's safety in the Gnome World, so he had to keep the top experts from the Gnome World here.

Even with the Gnomes' overwhelming strength, they don't want to enter a life and death battle with the humans at the moment as they aren't willing to sacrifice too many people. If not, they would've attacked them on a large scale a long time ago and not try to bid their time in hopes of recruiting a few more people from the Human World. The plan of Gnomes was simple: decrease the overall strength of the humans before attacking.

There are a few people who aren't mentally strong enough that will be willing to watch the battle take place from the side while not involving themselves, and they would be left alive after the Gnomes win. At the moment, to the Gnomes, it is not a matter of if they win, it's just a matter of when they win. They also believe that most of the humans in the Aurora Continent are aware of this too, so as long as they're promised survival, they believed some people would take the opportunity.

The lesser the army on the side of the humans, the quicker the battle would be, since it would become an overwhelming victory on their end. However, even though they would win with all of humanity united, it would require a large sacrifice. …. The God's tomb.

Lucas took a glance at the people who created this seal with him. Normally, it would be easier if they all worked together, but he wanted to keep the identity of the others hidden, so he decided to do it alone. To be honest, he didn't think the seal would last this long given the battle that would take place inside, but to his shock, it did, and seeing that the space was still stable, he decided to continue stalling.

In the end, he was forced to break the seal. He started with the hand seals, after a while, he gave a low shout, and the space started to shake. Everyone felt the ground tremor like an earthquake was about to happen.

A few people who were firmly standing, fell to the ground, looking around in horror. The shaking continued for a few more seconds. ….. Somewhere in the God's tomb.

In a large building, voices could be heard. "Heh! They're finally taking this trash down." "I didn't think they'd last this long." "They've still not come to the truth that all this is a futile struggle." The voices continued conversing while a Gnome could be seen sitting on a throne. If Grey were here, he would've recognized this Gnome as the Emperor of the Gnome World.

He has seen this face through the eyes of the Seventh Prince, as well as the resemblance in the faces of the Princes and the Emperor. The Emperor raised a hand, and the building fell silent. "What's the final report?" He asked nonchalantly. "Approximately five thousand people." A Gnome stood up and said. "And on their side?" The Emperor asked. The Gnome who replied fell silent for some time before replying, "Around two thousand one hundred." "Hmm…" The Emperor kept the same expression on as he looked at the Gnome reporting, he then looked outside the building, seemingly peering through the trees blocking his path, staring thousands of kilometers away, "Some of the people dead there are our spies, correct?" The Gnome nodded.

The Emperor squinted his eyes, since entering this place, he has been getting the feeling that something was off. Yes, they heard about the sign that appeared in the sky of the Aurora Continent, and the sudden appearance of the God's tomb. However, he couldn't help but feel a certain unease after he entered the God's tomb, it was as if he was being tricked.

At first the feeling wasn't too loud, but after spending a few weeks in the God's tomb and not seeing any signs of Grey Dawson, that feeling exploded. He sensed something wrong at that moment, and now, the humans are suddenly agreeing to leave the God's tomb. He looked everywhere with a cold expression, "We'll leave after they're completely gone." The others nodded, none of them cared much about those who were killed, it was normal in war. ….

The shaking soon came to a stop and a portal appeared in the sky, on the side where Lucas and the other humans were camped. Lucas looked at the rest of them and said, "You can start leaving." Some of the weaker groups were the first to leave from the portal. The losses were understandable in a war, and some of the people who entered the God's tomb were able to grow quickly within these past two months.

Lucas stood by the side as he watched everyone slowly exit through the portal. He turned his gaze away from the portal and looked at the God's tomb. The place which looked like it was about to shatter regained its stability.

He could sense a few people hiding deep in the God's tomb. From what he knew, these were top experts who didn't want to interact with others. Given their strength, he couldn't forcefully engage them, so he let them be.

He waited patiently and the humans there were almost all out of the God's tomb. It took a few minutes, but in the end, the last people under their protection were out of the place. Lucas bid farewell to the others and left first.

The others exchanged glances and all left through the portal, but didn't destroy it. Just like when they first entered, a few flashes of lights came from different parts of the God's tomb and passed through the portal, heading into the Aurora Continent.