Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Leave

[Quest "Sorrow of the Basilisk King (Common)" Completed]

[Clearance Level: Common]

[Rewards]

[>Voice of a King (Passive)]

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This time, Sylas felt an odd emotion rushing through him.

That was right, it was an emotion. A sense of superiority, as though he was looking down on the world from above. It felt like a cool-pack was pressed against the folds of his brain, filling it with a chilling but soothing liquid. His mind calmed, and all his worries seemed to be stripped from him.

The feeling lasted for a long while until it faded. No, it didn't fade. Instead, it felt like he had… gotten used to it? It was a permanent state? His mind just felt so… fresh and clear.

That was when it hit Sylas.

Passive.

In a video game context, "passive" had always meant that it was an ability that was always on. It was an ability that he shouldn't have to "activate" like he had been trying to do previously.

In that case, could it be that he had been using Voice of a King wrong this entire time? Maybe that boost to Charisma was just a byproduct and not the main purpose of the ability to begin with.

At least right now, he felt surprisingly calm.

Coming from Sylas, this meant a great deal, especially since he was quite used to being level-headed in most situations. But right now, it was on another level. He found it incredibly easy to focus, and his thoughts ran smoothly.

He took a breath and exhaled, and that was when something else surprising occurred. He could feel the complex folds of his lungs expanding, his diaphragm compressing, his throat flexing. He could even feel the cool wind slowly warm as it descended into his body.

Sylas couldn't help but wonder what it could feel like to use Extricate in this state. Would he feel those feelings even more clearly?

At that moment, the Basilisk King suddenly ripped a path out of the other end of the Red Crystal Python.

ROAR!

The roar echoed for a long distance, beating against Sylas' eardrum. It was filled with a fanaticism and fervor Sylas hadn't heard from the Basilisk King since the day he first fought him. In fact, the Basilisk King's horns and golden runes had returned, and it seemed to have gone back to its previous state.

Sylas thought it was over and the Quest was finally finished when…

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[Quest Received]

[Sorrow of the Basilisk King (Bronze)]

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[A King without a Kingdom. The Basilisk is a fallen creature; from where? No one knows. Maybe even They have forgotten Their former glory. You have met a Basilisk whose pride has been shattered and whose Will has been torn asunder. Remind this Basilisk King of who He is.]

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[Bronze Reward Requirements]

[>Awaken the Pride of the Basilisk King]

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His gaze flickered. The Basilisk King had returned to its former state, and it likewise should have regained control over the Skills that it had lost contact with. But it seemed that it wasn't over.

That was when Sylas remembered the original description of the Basilisk King Dungeon. It spoke of the might of the Basilisk King, how it was undisputed.

But there seemed to be something off about it.

Why was the Dungeon of such a powerful creature only FF+?

Sylas checked the stats of the Basilisk King to see if anything had changed.

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[Basilisk King (FF+)]

[Level: 5]