Affinity:Chaos

The group stepped out of the compound where they were staying, and they got the shock of their lives. Well, everyone except Grey since he has had a somewhat similar experience. 

In front of them stood a multitude of people, but they all had black lines across their bodies and were all pale. It was evident that there was no life in them, however, they were walking. 

"What the hell is this?!" Klaus and Reynolds exclaimed simultaneously. 

"Necromancers," Grey said as he stared at the walking dead. 

"Necromancers?" The Principal asked. 

"Yes, they're a group of people who can basically control dead people. This is a tricky situation," Grey explained. 

He had already told his friends about necromancers, so when they heard him say the word, they already knew what they could do, but the Principal, Instructor Blake, and Instructor Delia were left stunned. 

Grey was introducing them to a world they never even knew existed. Almost every single time they speak to him, they are learning or hearing about something entirely new to them. 

"So you mean after they killed all the townspeople, they started to control them?" The Principal asked. 

"Yes, but we shouldn't have too much difficulty in dealing with them since the strength of the townspeople is only meager. Besides, their numbers can't really affect us," Grey elucidated. 

"They don't seem to have noticed us," Blake said. 

"Yeah, but it wouldn't be for long. The main thing now is to locate the necromancer behind this. I never thought they would be here as well. Looks like they managed to come here by accident," Grey muttered. 

'And since they aren't the ones ruling the empires, it means they're not that powerful. At least not stronger than the Sage Plane Elementalists around,' He thought to himself. 

It's easy for him to assume this since he knew if a necromancer was here, and given how they seem to be active, they would naturally want to be well feared. The only thing that might stop them is the lack of strength on their part. 

Just after Grey finished replying to Instructor Blake's words, one of the seemingly walking dead noticed them. As soon as it did, it screeched loudly which alerted the others as well. 

"We've been noticed. Try to destroy them, they're already dead so no need to hold back," Grey said. 

"How could someone be this evil? Going as far as killing all these innocent people," Alice said with clenched fists. 

"Necromancers are hated generally, so I can understand how you feel. Just a reminder, they also rob graves as well. If there's a strong powerhouse who died, they would rob the grave, stealing the corpse," Grey added. 

"That's going too far," Klaus said. 

Everyone present found the act disgusting. 

The walking dead close to them was the first to attack, charging at the group. 

Grey sent out a blue fireball that first sent the corpse flying into the other ones around it, before exploding on impact. A single attack destroyed at least ten corpses at a time. 

"Attack, we don't have time for any delays," Grey said. 

The others nodded as they attacked the corpses as well. Destroying over one hundred in a matter of seconds. 

Bang! Boom! 

They continued attacking before the Principal suddenly started to notice a change. Due to his strength, he was more sensitive. He could sense that after they started destroying the corpses, they seemed to be getting weaker. 

He threw an attack at one of the corpses in front of him to verify his thoughts, and after doing so, he studied it properly. He realized that the corpse was releasing a fragrance after it was destroyed. 

"Don't destroy the corpse, Klaus, freeze them," The Principal stopped the others from attacking. 

When the corpses are frozen, they don't realize the fragrance since they were trapped. 

"Why?" Reynolds asked. 

"They're making us weak," Grey was the one who replied. 

The Principal nodded when he heard Grey's words. He was a little shocked that Grey was able to also quickly notice this as well. 

"Damn these people! How are they even doing it?" Reynolds asked. 

Grey raised his shoulder, signifying he had no idea. 

Klaus and Instructor Delia took in a deep breath before placing both hands in front of them. They started to emit ice chills from their bodies that they sprayed in front of them. 

Within a few seconds, they had started to freeze all the corpses that were coming in their direction. 

But just when they were halfway through, they noticed the ice around the corpses started to explode. 

"Of course they wouldn't make it easy for us," Grey said. 

He tapped his feet on the ground, and as soon as Klaus or Instructor Delia froze any of the corpses, they would sink into the ground. 

The process was quick and in a synergy that nobody expected it. The duo freezing the corpses wanted to stop, but the Principal stopped them, telling them it was the work of Grey. 

Before long, the front of the group was already almost empty, with only eight corpses standing. No matter how they tried to freeze these corpses, the ice would melt even before it got close to them. 

"These ones are the real problem. We were lucky we didn't get in a prolonged battle with those cannon fodders, else it would've been difficult for us to notice these guys," Grey said. 

"What are they?" The Principal asked. 

Grey explained a little more about necromancers. Their abilities to make sure the strength of the corpse they were controlling was around the same stage, or even more powerful than when the person died. 

"Does that mean if these guys were Sage Plane Elementalists when they were dead, they would also be the same way after these guys start controlling them?" Instructor Blake asked. 

"I'm not too familiar with their ways, but that's how it should be. Well, that was what I was told," Grey explained.

"How about the real necromancers, how powerful are they?" The Principal asked. 

"They are not that strong, even when placed in a place like this, they would still be weaker than those in the same stage," Grey said.