Chapter 835: Assassin (1/2)
A meteor of destruction charged through the landscape violently as it left behind a wake of destruction. Villages and mountains were destroyed as a long crater appeared along its way.
Gravis was furious!
Someone had directly tried to assassinate him out of nowhere, and they had nearly succeeded. Dying in a fight was one thing but dying to an assassination attempt was something else. Gravis would have had no misgivings if he got killed in a fight, but not like this.
Even worse, the assassination attempt had been incredibly dangerous. The assassin knew so many different Laws that made it difficult to find him. The only reason Gravis had been able to react appropriately was his Law of Safety. Everything else had been useless against this assassin.
Gravis had nearly died!
SHING! SHING! SHING!
The assassin used the Law of Shadow Movement several times in a row, always finding a new hiding spot and fleeing from there.
However, Gravis could follow him. After all, he also knew these Laws, which made it possible for Gravis to follow him. Otherwise, the assassin would have long vanished.
'That guy has really put everything on one card,' Gravis thought with narrowed eyes. 'He could have attacked me earlier, but he waited specifically for the time I tried to comprehend the Law of Shadow's Darkness.'
'In the Law Comprehension Area for Shadow's Darkness, everything is dark, and it's nearly impossible to sense or see anything. This had been the perfect opportunity for an assassination.'
Gravis' eyes shone. 'However, this also meant that I would have already comprehended the other Shadow Laws.'
'If I hadn't comprehended the other Shadow Laws first, I wouldn't even be able to follow him!'
SHING! SHING! SHING!
'Go ahead, use your Shadow Movement more!' Gravis thought. 'The more powerful you are, the more Energy it costs. Meanwhile, I'm just charging in a straight line with the Major Law of Lightning's Speed. You'll run out of Energy first!'
”Gravis!” someone suddenly shouted. ”You have destroyed my Law Comprehension Area! Explain!”
Gravis looked over and saw an elder with white hair. According to his fluctuations, he was a Mid Minor Circulation Immortal King. This was probably the Sect Master who had owned the Law Comprehension Area.
Gravis didn't stop as he continued chasing the fluctuations of Shadow Movement. ”A late Minor Circulation Immortal King has just tried to assassinate me inside your Law Comprehension Area,” Gravis said as he still continued chasing, the Sect Master barely keeping up with him. ”It's not me needing to give you an explanation but you needing to give me one. How can someone like that enter your Law Comprehension Area!?”
”What!?” the Sect Master shouted with shock. ”A Late Minor Circulation Immortal King? Are you sure!?”
”Yes! I'm chasing him right now! Why do you think I'm flying this fast!?” Gravis said.
”But I can't feel anything!” the Sect Master shouted with uncertainty.
”Shadow Movement and Shadow Subtlety,” Gravis answered.
The Sect Master took a deep breath. This was a terrifying combination for an assassin!
”Alright, I'll believe you,” the Sect Master said. ”Someone has killed one of my disciples just recently that was on the way to comprehend the Law of Shadow Movement. This had to have been done by the assassin! Kill him!”
Then, the Sect Master stopped as Gravis continued to chase the assassin.
BANG!
Suddenly, Gravis stopped in the air. The fluctuations of Shadow Movement still appeared as they gained ground.
However, Gravis turned to the Sect Master with narrowed eyes.
The Sect Master just wanted to leave but was surprised that Gravis stopped. ”Why did you stop?” he asked.
”How are you doing it?” Gravis asked, not looking away from the Sect Master.
”Do what?” the Sect Master asked.
”Using the Law of Shadow's Movement without moving yourself,” Gravis said.
The Sect Master became confused for a second but then realized what Gravis meant. ”Wait, you mean I'm the assassin?” he asked with surprise and a bit of fear. ”How would that even work!?”
”That's the thing. I don't know,” Gravis said. ”There was seemingly no change to the fluctuations of Shadow Movement when you appeared. It was like the assassin still continued to flee. Additionally, you look very different from the assassin.”
”You are in the wrong Cultivation Realm, and you have a different weapon on your back. Lastly, you show obvious fluctuations of the Brilliance Element, while the assassin shows fluctuations of the Shadow Element.”
”I'm also certain you don't know the Major Law of the Elements. Otherwise, you would have never stayed here for so long. You would have long joined the Nine Elements Sect.”
”What are you talking about!?” the Sect Master shouted. ”The assassin is escaping!”
”I'm not falling for that,” Gravis said as he kept looking at the Sect Master. By now, the fluctuations of Shadow Movement had left his Spirit Sense.
”You idiot!” the Sect Master shouted with rage. ”He just teleported! You let him get away!”
The Sect Master was obviously distraught. After all, he was even insulting Gravis.
However, Gravis only smirked victoriously. ”Thank you for dispelling the last of my doubts,” he said.
”What are you talking about!? You let the guy get away!” the Sect Master shouted with accusation.
”I didn't,” Gravis said slowly. ”Because he didn't teleport away. There were no spatial fluctuations. The fluctuations of Shadow Movement just stopped, but no spatial fluctuations appeared.”
The Sect Master violently ruffled his hair in anger and stress. ”What are you talking about!? How would you even know that!? He teleported outside your Spirit Sense!”
Gravis only smirked.