Affinity:Chaos

"Treasures, I can sense treasures," Void said slowly.

"Void, no stealing," Grey chided.

"You're no fun at all, you're still so boring," Void complained.

"I'm not done speaking yet," Grey said with a mysterious smile.

On seeing Grey's smile, Void immediately became excited, he could tell that Grey had a plan, and it involved stealing.

"I have some targets you can steal from," Grey said while staring at a figure afar.

Even though he wasn't close to the figure, he could still recall it since he saw this person earlier today. It was the person he saw earlier this morning when he was leaving the city, the guy who was staring at him maliciously.

The sun had already set by the time they got back to the city. Grey has contacted old man Gerald before they got back to the city. It was just as he expected, he was still in the city. Not only him, but even the Second Prince was also still in the city.

Grey walked in the direction of the man who was staring at him maliciously.

The man was unaware of the duo who were following him. After he got into the city, he started walking around the city, heading towards the southern part of the city.

Void had confirmed that the man had some things with him, even without his confirmation, Grey had already gotten the feeling after seeing how full the bag the man was carrying was.

They followed the man for almost ten minutes before he walked close to an empty alley. Grey didn't even wait for him to get to the alley, quickly using the switch skill on him.

The man who was walking in the street was stunned when he suddenly appeared in a lonely alley. Fortunately, he wasn't walking quickly, so he didn't slam into the walls by the side of the alley.

Although it was already evening, it was still quite bright due to the almost full moon.

"Who's there?" The man asked, looking around.

Grey walked into the alley, his robe properly covering his face.

As soon as the man saw him, he recognized the figure since he was chasing after him this morning.

"It's you! I've been waiting for you," The man yelled, pointing at him.

He dropped his bag by the side, quickly sending out an attack. He was surprisingly a Water Elementalist.

"Hehe, no need to fight, I'm leaving now," Grey chuckled before disappearing into the darkness.

Boom!

The water arrows the man shot towards him hit the empty ground fiercely.

"Huh?" The man said surprised, looking around trying to find Grey who was currently nowhere to be seen.

After almost a minute of searching, he affirmed that Grey was no longer in the alley.

"Hmph! Coward," He snorted coldly before walking in the direction of the corner he kept his bag.

When he got there, his eyes widened.

"It should be here," He muttered before checking the other side of the corner.

He searched for almost three minutes, yet, he still couldn't find it.

"It's him, no wonder he ran away so quickly. He's the thief!" The man said angrily.

He rushed towards the street he came from, hoping to catch a glimpse of Grey. Unfortunately, he couldn't find him.

"Damn it! I'll kill him," He complained while walking in another direction.

….

On another alley.

Grey and Void could be seen going through the bag of the man.

"Hmph! He doesn't even have anything shiny," Void said coldly before pushing the bag in Grey's direction.

Grey shook his head before taking a look at the bag. It didn't have many things that are of value, but luckily, there were around five mid-grade essence stones, and also around fifteen low-grade essence stones. There were also a few things that he felt should be of value, but they wouldn't cost much.

With a wave of his hand, he kept all the things he thought were of value before burning the bag to ash. He had no use for the other things, nor did he care about the bag.

"Hey, the night is still very young, how about we find some targets?" Grey asked.

"Now you're talking! The next target should have something shiny," Void said happily.

"We can't be certain if there's anything shiny that will be of value, but we'll see what we can find. All I need are essence stones, without it there's no way we can head to the next continent," Grey said.

"Hmm, fine," Void nodded.

Grey smiled before turning around, leaving the alley. The only reason he was doing this was just for the fun of it. He had been too serious since he thought he hurt Void, so now he needed to vent.

Although he wanted to steal, he didn't plan to wantonly steal from people. He would pick his targets properly.

….

The next day.

Lapis City is currently in a state of chaos, the reason for this was that there was a guy in robes who was stealing from people. In a single night, a total of twenty-two cases were reported to the guards of the city.

The last case was reported only a few minutes before sunrise.

Outside Lapis City mayor's manor.

"Please calm down, the guards have already started investigating the issue. We'll get the culprit before the end of the day. You all shouldn't worry too much," A chubby man stood in front of the gate, trying to calm the people who were outside the manor.

"Mayor, there has never been a case like this in the city before, even when people are robbed, it's usually one or two people, and it's never by the same person. Given the description of the person, as well as the time of each attack, it can be assumed that this was an act carried out by the same person," A man stepped forward from the crowd to say.

"I think this is the work of a group," Another man stepped forward.

"Yeah, a female group!" A young man said.

"Why would you suspect ladies?" A young lady amongst the group asked.

"Look around, isn't it obvious, only men were robbed. It must be a very vengeful woman!" The young man said.

"You're dumb, what if it's a guy who likes ladies too much he couldn't bear to attack them?" Another lady said.

"You know… you do have a point,"

While some people in the crowd were still quarreling, a lady dressed luxuriously rushed out of the mayor's manor.

"It's gone! We were robbed!" The lady screamed hysterically.

"Hah! That shows the person also robs ladies!" The young man pointed out.

Other than the young man, everyone else was quiet, staring at him as if he was a fool.

"What? Why are you people staring at me?" The young man asked, a little confused by how he was being stared at.

"Arrest him, I think he has a hand in this," One of the men said.

"Arrest? What… what are you saying?" The young man immediately turned to the man, shouting at him.

"How can someone this weak rob these people?" An old man asked.

"I'm a strong man, grandpa," The young man retorted.

"Shut up, I've told you to always think before you speak, but you never do," The old man said.

The chubby man turned his attention back to the lady.

"Calm down, what was taken?" He asked.

"Every single item that glitters in the treasury is gone, as well as one third of the essence stones," The lady replied.

The chubby man staggered, almost tripping over.

"One… one-third of the essence stones?" He asked just to be sure he heard correctly.

"Yes," The lady nodded.

"Guards!" The chubby man yelled.

"Yes my lord,"

Different men dressed in light armors ran up to the chubby man.

"Find the thief, turn the city upside down if you have to. I want that animal brought to me!" The chubby man ordered.

His change in attitude surprised the crowd. A few minutes ago, he was trying to calm them down, now, he was the one that was beyond furious.

"Mayor, you should calm down, yelling wouldn't change anything," A well-dressed man said.

"He's right, Mayor, you shouldn't stress yourself too much, I believe the guards will be able to find the culprit," A middle-aged lady said, repeating the words the Mayor spoke a few minutes ago.

On hearing their words, the Mayor was further incensed. He couldn't believe that his treasury, which was supposed to be the most guarded place in the entire city, was robbed. Not just that, but given the number of essence stones he had, it would take a long time for anyone to move them out.

In the crowd, Grey could be seen casually standing. He had changed his robe, changing to a simple shirt and trouser. He also left part of his face open, using a small mask to hide some parts of his face.