Chapter 140 - 140: The New Horned Queen. (1/2)

Gray's mind couldn't help but wonder why the Horned ones were at the shore when the war should have supposedly ended.

”Ruby... Explain...”

After saying such, Gray took a step towards her waiting for a reply.

But the moment he took the step - *VOOM!*

A mysterious force slammed against him, sending his figure blasting away towards the water.

Or at least it was supposed to.

Gray's body was suspended in the air, he had paused himself to cancel the momentum.

Despite that...

*Drip* *Drip*

Blood could be seen pouring down his stomach as a small hole had been engraved in it.

”Hm...? It appears I failed to completely pierce through?” The voice spoke up.

Turning his head to the source, Gray could see The Duke's father with his hand stretched out.

”Dear~ What did I tell you about going for the head?” The Duke's mother added.

”I tried, that bastard somehow dodged it.”

The wound in Gray's stomach would have been not only bigger but also in his head if it weren't for the fact that he had both paused and avoided the force.

Somehow he had failed to avoid it completely.

His figure dropped to the sand as the wound began to heal.

”What?! Has a cat gotten your tongue?! What are you all waiting for? The man who slayed our king is standing right there!!” The duke shouted. ”Behead him!!”

”No, wait!” Ruby shouted, stretching out her arm.

Despite having done so, her shout was drowned out by the roar which echoed throughout the docks.

An ear-piercing roar was let out by the horned ones as they raised their weapons.

They proceeded charge at Gray who was being attended by the Delta and the tribes lady as they

A multitude of abilities were fired off at Gray, at that moment, time seemed to slow down.

The water from the ocean, launched balls of water, tridents and spears at him at him.

The sand beneath his leg tied itself around his leg and hardened itself thus preventing him from moving. The same happened to the other two beside him.

The sand beneath his leg slowly began to sink them down as spikes extended at them.

At the same time, from ahead of them, countless lights flashed as a swarm of abilities drew closer to them.

It ranged from elemental abilities to even abilities which they couldn't see.

Whilst all of this happened in splits of a second, Gray couldn't help but sigh.

[Pause Level 3: Pause Field.]

*ZWOOM!* *SWOOSH!* *FWOOM!*

Silence.

Silence permeated through the air once more as they stopped their charge.

”Huh...?” A muffled confused sound was let out by one of the horned ones.

All of the abilities within a five-meter radius from Gray, had come to a stop.

In other words, they were literally suspended in the air.

With his head hung down, Gray sighed once more.

”Well this is a problem...” He muttered whilst looking at the sand beneath him.

He had paused it as it had tied itself around him, making it so that he wouldn't be able to break free unless he unpaused it.

But if he unpaused it, then the other spikes of sand which came out of it would strike not only him but Delta and the tribes girl who were paused beside him.

”This is truly a problem...” Gray repeated, his expression still yet somehow releasing an ominous and sinister aura.

The mark on Gray's forehead, began to glow even brighter while the puzzle slowly unravelled itself.

'I wonder what I got hit with... I couldn't see it...' He thought to himself.

He looked glanced around hastily but found nothing. An invisible attack which had pierced him. Fortunately for him, the attack didn't see to be able to attack through the Paused Field.

[Entering Mark Of The King 1st Stage's Complete Activation.]

”Ruby, this is the last time I'll ask. You have three seconds before I take matters into my own hands.” Said Gray.

That was their second attempt at taking at taking his life.

”He's truly a monster...!”

”How is he doing that...?!”