Chapter 285: Nickname (2/2)

A small glimmer of recognition appeared in the older person's eyes, but his battle intent didn't go down. ”You look nothing like that young boy.”

Gravis blinked with boredom. ”Yeah, guess what. Shit happens. I look different now. Excuse me for my direct choice of language. I'm not used to talking to people that attack me.” No amount of respect could be heard in Gravis' words.

He had come to the Freya Clan to repay his debt, yet they had immediately attacked him. The fact that he owed them something was literally the only reason why the present people were still alive. Gravis did not take kindly to people attacking him at all!

The older person jumped back a little but still remained in a battle stance. ”That still doesn't explain your ridiculous power. It's impossible to become so powerful in only three years. I can't believe such an outrageous claim without proof.”

”And how the fuck am I supposed to prove such a thing?” Gravis asked with annoyance. ”I showed you my element. I never initiated an attack. I didn't lie. I gave you information on when and where we talked. What else do you want? Do I also need to tell you about how awkward I acted in front of you? Or how, when you opened the door to the Hunting Guild, you knocked over a hunter? What about that glimmer of understanding in your eyes when I said that I could only accept an equivalent trade? The fuck do you want to hear from me?” Gravis spat one thing after another.

The older man's eyes started losing resolution. Gravis had said a lot of details that others shouldn't know. Yet, the sheer impossibility of what he said still made this hard to accept. After all, it was physically impossible to reach the Seed Stage in only three years. It was like finding a mortal kid on top of a massive tower with the kid saying that it just flew up there. That was impossible for a mortal!

The older person took a deep breath to calm down. ”If what you're saying is true, then just wait for a couple of minutes. Everything will resolve itself by then,” the older person said carefully.

”Oh? That's interesting. Alright, I'll wait,” Gravis said.

While they were talking, another person came closer, charging right at Gravis. Gravis had, obviously, already noticed the person and looked at him with cold eyes. Luckily, the person was stopped by the older person before he could attack. Otherwise, he might have lost an arm. Gravis had been kind enough up to now.

”Why did you stop me, Reginald? If we don't take the initiative, we might all die today,” the new arrival asked with a voice transmission.

”Calm down, Marvin,” Reginald, the Grand Elder, said. ”I think he's maybe telling the truth. On top of that,” Reginald narrowed his eyes. ”I doubt that we have any chance of winning. He stopped my full-power attack without even using his weapon. His Will-Aura alone is impossibly powerful, and his lightning also feels different than any other lightning I have ever seen. Something very strange is up with this guy.”

The Patriarch, Marvin, looked at Reginald with shock. The intruder was this powerful? He was able to easily handle multiple people at the Sapling Stage while being in the Seed Stage? There were cases of some people jumping a Stage to barely win against someone a Stage higher than them, but those cases were supremely rare and were always fought bitterly until both parties nearly died. Yet, this person was basically not even taking them seriously. This was unheard of!

Marvin released a shaky breath. ”Then, we can only wait for the Lightning Sect. I have already informed them a couple of minutes ago that someone very powerful has attacked our Clan. They will send, at least, several elders. At that point, the intruder can only surrender.”

Reginald nodded his head in agreement.

Of course, Gravis noticed that exchange of gestures and knew that those two were talking about him. Though, that didn't matter at all. The only reason why they were trying to gain some time was probably because they had already contacted the Lightning Sect.

”What's your name?” the Patriarch asked after a couple of minutes of silent waiting.

”Gravis, like I've already said,” Gravis answered with annoyance.

The Patriarch remained silent for a while after he had heard that. He tried to think of an instance where he had heard that name before. Someone with such power should be famous in the Core-Continent, after all. He had also heard some big news about someone with that name recently.

When the Patriarch remembered that piece of news, his eyes widened in shock, and he stopped breathing. He had heard that about two weeks ago, someone called Gravis had annihilated the Darkness Sect, alone. At first, he hadn't connected that Gravis to the one standing in front of him. After all, when thinking about someone annihilating a whole Sect, one would think about someone in the Tree Stage, at least. Yet, wasn't Gravis showing power similar to someone at the Tree Stage right now?

”Gravis? Lightning Calamity Gravis?” the Patriarch asked with a shaky voice.

When Reginald heard that, his eyes also widened in shock, and looked more closely at Gravis. Could this really be the Lightning Calamity?

”Lightning Calamity?” Gravis asked with furrowed brows. ”Where did that come from?” he asked.

”Someone with the name of Gravis annihilated the Darkness Sect around two weeks ago,” the Patriarch answered. ”This whole thing could be considered a calamity for the Darkness Sect. The person had also used the lightning element. Therefore, the name Lightning Calamity was born.”

Gravis scratched his chin in thought and looked at the sky. ”Huh, Lightning Calamity,” he muttered. ”It sounds a bit too cruel and overbearing, but I guess that's how I would appear to people who don't know all the details. Though, isn't a nickname or title given based on how someone else perceives someone?” Gravis asked himself. ”I guess Lightning Calamity kinda fits then.”

Suddenly, Gravis perked up and looked to the south. ”Oh hey, Lasar's coming.”