Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187 Rottweiler

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Sylas' eyes narrowed. This creature was simply far too powerful. The only saving grace was that it was quite slow all things considered. But given its other stats, did it matter?

Could they even break its defenses with Constitution that powerful? And with Intelligence that high, how powerful were its Skills?

The snail was unlike any Sylas had ever seen before. Its shell made it two meters tall, and it reflected with a ruby light. Its body was a transparent red that radiated with a silver-blue hue from within that could have only been its Aether.

Right now, it wasn't doing anything. Yet Sylas felt clear spikes of danger every time he thought of acting himself.

'Is it controlling those beasts?'

Sylas had hardly thought the question before he suddenly found a horde rushing toward him. He still couldn't confirm with 100% certainty, but it was hard to believe that they'd be so coordinated otherwise.

Creatures that looked not much different from the Flaming Hound of the Dungeon he had just left. Their palms burst with flames as they raced across the lava, their tongues swinging about wildly as though he was their next meal.

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[Rottweiler (F+)]

[Level: 7]

[Physical: 83]

[Mental: 69]

[Will: 54]

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Three of them were bounding toward Sylas with a great amount of Speed.

Several thoughts ran through Sylas' mind at once. His top priority was obviously to leave this place, but he was entirely alone. There were certainly more government officials outside, and even if they hadn't noticed that he had the disk, they wouldn't let him leave regardless.

If he ended this battle too quickly, not only would he expose the true extent of his strength to them, but the snail might focus more on him as well.

But if he didn't end it quickly enough, he would end up wasting a lot of strength meaninglessly. He wasn't skilled in combat to the point that he could afford to extend the battle on purpose without facing any consequences.

'Run.'

This was what Sylas wanted to do. If he was fast enough, he could enter the portal first and then take things from there.

But then he thought of another problem: the lava.

If his experience had taught him anything, he was absolutely terrible at running on lava. Though he had improved in the last day, it wasn't nearly enough.

Comparatively speaking, these fire hounds were clearly comfortable. Even if his Speed was greater than theirs, his Effective Speed in this environment was likely even lower. He couldn't let them get close.

Sylas vaguely noticed that his thoughts were running faster before he placed the disk in the Madness Key and then pulled out his kunai.

He spotted the nearest island and rushed toward it.

'My steps are smoother.'

His gaze sharpened. He could only deduce that it was related to Voice of a King. His Speed still wasn't as fast as it was on land, but it was still more than 90% of the way there now.