Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 182

Chapter 182 Pride

Sylas didn't look back as he pressed forward. It was only as his back was about to leave the Basilisk King's sight that he slowed down. He wanted to pressure the creature, but he didn't want it to actually die.

The Basilisk King was still an excellent trump card. So long as he fused with it, he would gain 50% of its stats. That could save his life one day.

But as he progressed, if the Basilisk King stayed the same, it would quickly become useless.

There was a deeper reason as well…

The Basilisk King was just a beast… but it seemed to carry intelligence no worse than a human child. It wasn't just an animal, and it was because of that Sylas expected more from it.

Just by virtue of having pride, it wasn't a normal beast. An animal couldn't have such a vice.

But there were downsides to emotions as well. This beast wouldn't just charge blindly and unconditionally listen to Sylas' orders due to this, and that was a problem.

That meant for his own safety, Sylas needed the beast to get better. If not, it might be better to ignore it entirely.

The journey forward was much slower due to the Basilisk King. Through their connection, Sylas could tell that it was slowly getting more and more injured beneath the suffocating heat, but he continued to walk.

Soon, he saw the second BOSS. It stood menacingly in the distance, a black dog with a pair of flames for irises. Saliva dripped from its maw and it looked like Rottweiler. Well… if Rottweilers grew to two meters tall.

[Fire Hound (F+)]

[Level: 9]

[Physical: 138]

>[Strength: 121]

>[Constitution: 160]

>[Dexterity: 154]

>[Speed: 117]

[Mental: 95]

>[Intelligence: 135]

>[Wisdom: 98]

>[Charisma: 52]

[Will: 61]

Sylas sent a casual glance back toward the Basilisk King that was still slithering forward. It was hard to tell if it was by instinct or something else entirely.

Their gazes met for a moment and Sylas raised a hand.

Just as the Fire Hound released a roar and began to bound forward, knocking trees out of its way, Sylas cast <Astral Bind>.

It froze, its body skidding forward and scrapping against the ground.

Sylas could have used his Kunai again, but he didn't. He wanted to show the Basilisk something.

Power.

Basic Aetherflow suddenly activated and Sylas punched out.

BANG!

The nose of the beast was deformed instantly, a fist aura shooting over from the distance and shattering its front row of teeth.

After Madness' progression, Basic Aetherflow also got a huge power boost.

He took another step forward and sent out a second punch.

BANG!

Half the Fire Hound's skull collapsed, one of its eyes exploding into a rain of gore and flames.

At that moment, the Basilisk King barely managed to catch up. Its slit eyes constricted as it looked at the scene before it. When its gaze shifted to Sylas, it shook visibly. _{freēwebnovel.com}