Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 206

Chapter 206 Sweep

Sylas was inwardly shocked by his conclusion, trying to understand why he was so certain without being able to see his stats. But in the end, he could only chalk it up to his new perception.

Right now, they were in the city that Lucius had set up within the Paradise Portal.

The situation around the portal itself was quite distorted and odd. That was because by now, it had already consumed the land and swallowed up the entirety of Paradise.

If Sylas had to guess, the government may have never stepped foot here at all. Considering how much trouble the Grimblades went through to get this disk, it had to be exceptionally rare. If he put himself in the position of the government, it was obviously far more important to protect the main cities as opposed to small towns like this one.

To make room for the portal, many things had been expelled and rearranged, and the townsfolk were essentially forcefully conscripted to Lucius' efforts.

Though, as one of the three candidates hand-selected by the Grimblades, these conscripted citizens were likely far more in awe and very thankful for Lucius' intervention. They had no idea they were being used as pawns and rather felt that they were lucky to survive.

Of course, that wouldn't be the case for everyone, but Sylas had only been away for less than a week, and yet everything was already running smoothly.

This was all to say that there was more than enough Aether around now for Sylas to finally feel the full brunt of his new Enchanted Scribe ability.

It seemed that being able to see, feel, and innately understand the runes of the world came with more benefits than he thought. Although it was vague, he could see some of the runes that made up Lucius' strength, and they were enough to make him supremely serious.

Sylas had a feeling that the Level 9 strength of an existence like Lucius wasn't normal by any stretch of the imagination. If he was correct, it was likely that whether it was Lucius, Astrid, or Malachi, or any one of the other monsters from those hidden families, they had probably spent quite a long time at Level 0 as well.

Ultimately, he had inexplicably lost three months of time. Who knew what they could accomplish in that time?

"I'm not sure," Sylas eventually replied. "There was an odd distortion and I was trapped in a world of lava. I only managed to escape after finding the disk." _{freewebnσvel.cѳm}

Lucius' gaze flickered, but eventually he nodded. "I understand. Have a good rest, then. There will be other problems to deal with soon and it seems like you've been through a lot."

Sylas nodded and turned to leave, finding accommodations prepared just for him.

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"What do you think?" Lucius spoke a long while after Sylas left.

Bloom appeared and looked toward where Sylas had left, confusion coloring her eyes as well.

"I'm not sure. He doesn't seem to be lying, and his Favorability hasn't changed or fluctuated in these last few days, so he's never wavered. But he's unlikely to be telling the whole truth either, and considering he managed to make it back on his own while the city was likely on full alert is its own shocking matter.

"Either his strength is far greater than what he's shown, or his means are more mysterious. There doesn't seem to be another explanation. The government isn't so incompetent."