Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 197

Chapter 197 Mutated

The runes were chained in some places, traced in others, warped beyond reason in yet more places. Even though this was the first time he was seeing them so clearly, he was certain that this was the case.

They called out to him, whining and shuddering beneath the foreign interference. And for some reason…

Sylas felt angry.

He knew now that someone tweaked Earth's physical laws every time they failed a Summoning, practically thrusting them back into the Stone Age. It was just that now he was seeing the physical manifestation of that interference.

Even if they passed this Summoning, either now or in the future, would Earth's laws ever be the same again? Or would they be permanently crippled?

Sylas reached out with a shaking hand and cupped a rune in his palm. He could clearly feel what it was about. It embodied the flexibility and flow of wind, not the wind itself, but the simple laws that dictated its movement.

Fluid dynamics.

He had taken such a physics class before—only at the lowest levels, but his memory had always been excellent. He could see those complex equations reflecting in his mind now, and he could almost feel how the constants that he was used to…

Weren't exactly right anymore.

As Sylas was lost in the feeling, he suddenly felt a mind-splitting headache.

The feeling of melancholy and rage, not to mention the vision of fluttering runes, vanished.

Sylas grabbed his head, stopping himself from roaring out while he took deep breaths.

Quickly, he began to circulate <Maddened Enlightenment>. Only then did the pain slowly subside.

He realized then that it was a great pull on his mental sharpness to observe runes like this. If he hadn't been so enamored, he would have realized this much earlier.

In the end, he pressed down those unwanted feelings and looked toward his gains.

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[Name: Sylas Grimblade]

[Species: Human (F)]

[Affiliation: Grimblade Lineage]

[Profession: Vipermancer (FFF+)]

[Level: 0]

[Coins: 13263 (F)]

[Titles: A Flexible Will; System Breaker; Legendary Tamer; BOSS Slayer; Skill Savant (FFF+); Madness Conqueror (FF-); Common Arts Enthusiast (F-); A Patient Stalker (F-)]

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[Physical: 113]

>[Strength: 120]

>[Constitution: 91]

>[Dexterity: 120]

>[Speed: 120]

[Mental: 146]

>[Intelligence: 207]

>[Wisdom: 62]

>[Charisma: 170]

[Will: 246]

[Luck: 22]

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[Skills: Madness Control (FF+); Basic Scouting (F-); Maddened Enlightenment (FF+); Astral Bind (F+); Momentum Shift (F+); Solidify (F+)]

[Comprehensions: Madness (FFF)]

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[Gene State: Flexible]

[Fragmented Genes: Grimblade Lineage (F); Voice of a King (F); (8) Dexterity (F); (6) Constitution (F); (4) Strength (F)]

[Common Genes: (6) Speed (F); (6) Strength (F); (4) Constitution (F); (6) Dexterity (F); (7) Intelligence (F); (3) Wisdom (F); (1) Will (F)]

[Bronze Genes: Basic Aetherflow (F); Enchanted Scribe (F)]

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Sylas took a breath and realized that his status screen was a complete mess.

His Stat Limits had been increased to 140, and now several of his dormant stats had kicked in.

'Now, I have one more attempt to use the Flexible Gene State…'

Sylas decisively took out Joel's corpse.

Extricate was good, but it had a drawback, that being that he could only use one Gene at a time. That meant with a number-limited Elixir like the one he had just taken, he would be likewise limited in how much he could take advantage of it.

However, if he went through the system, he could use this last attempt on an entire body, and that was game-changing.

[Joel Sen]

[Gene Detected]

[Common Gene: (9) Strength (F); (9) Constitution (F); (10) Speed (F); (12) Wisdom (F); (4) Charisma (F); (6) Will (F)]

[Bronze Gene: Intelligence (F); Dexterity (F)]