Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173 Battle

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He was forced to slow his steps, not quite used to it. But he picked up soon afterward. With his Wisdom, doing four things at once wasn't an issue, which was why he could fight and wield three kunai at once.

After an initial slowdown, this time he quickly managed to keep up.

The Aether skin around him solidified, but he realized his own was much thicker than the pair of siblings'. This wasn't because his Intelligence was definitely greater than theirs, but rather because he had used far more Aether than he needed.

The good news was that the heat no longer bothered him. The bad news was that he had accidentally drained himself of half his Aether, and it seemed that he was correct about Bloom's earlier look.

It almost looked like they had stepped onto the top railing of a particular reactor. Down below, there was what looked like a spinning miniature sun, but somehow it was also a portal into another world.

The portal they had run into in Paradise had a silvery blue to almost violet hue to it. But this one was a fierce red, and it looked to be because the other side was an active volcano. It was the most fantastical sight Sylas had ever laid his eyes on.

It suddenly made sense why there was Aether in this region. There was a portal here.

But it didn't seem like a normal portal at all. This one wasn't expanding, nor was it nearly as large as the one from Paradise. In fact, this one seemed to be controlled.

There was a ton of scaffolding around it, and plenty of lanes and bridges for workers to move over and through this portal.

'They weren't lying?'

This was the first thought Sylas had because the reality was that there was only one real explanation for all of this…

This portal was being used for metalworking. More accurately than that, it was likely being used for a form of metallurgy that was either not possible on Earth or was no longer possible due to the changes in the physical laws.

Maybe it was a bit of both.

There was sudden movement inside the portal. A group of warriors appeared, all covered in a sheen of Aether and rushing across the lava as though it was flat land.

[Bogdan Surhan]

[Level: 8]

[Elise Mellow]

[Level: 9]

[Petrard Vermo]

[Level: 8]

"We will stop them," Bloom said. "Beneath the portal, there's a disk outlined by a few runes. You just have to take it for us. Once you've succeeded, we'll know and retreat. Got it?"

Sylas gave her a look but eventually nodded.

"WAAAHOOOO!" Mark leapt from the metal bridge and dove down.

Bloom shook her head and took the stairs.