Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 212

Chapter 212 Seed (1)

Sylas stopped a long distance away, huffing for breath.

Using his fusion ability took a lot out of him. Although he felt that he could activate it again, if he did so, it was likely that the hit to his stamina wouldn't be as simple as just gasping for breath. His heart might even directly explode.

He felt those feelings even more now that he could take on 80% of the Basilisk King's stats.

That told him one very important thing.

His Legendary Profession was well beyond his abilities to fully control, and it quickly increasing in Levels might be more of a detriment to him than anything else. He would have to seriously think about slowing down if he could.

All things considered, the Basilisk King was far weaker than the current Sylas back then, let alone now. Yet, fusing with it put so much pressure on him, and it seemed to have increased exponentially with the length of time he remained fused with it for.

This was a problem he couldn't ignore, and the only explanation seemed to be that while he had a Legendary Profession… he didn't have a Legendary profession to back it.

Clearing the last requirement of his Flow of Battle Quest should be relatively easy so long as he found a Serpentes beast. His Beast Totem would allow him to suppress it by 50%, and he had even had thoughts of finding information about such creatures just so that he could have more powerful Contracts to fuse with than just the Basilisk King.

But after this experience, he threw that idea away entirely.

If he reacted like this to a mere Basilisk King, how would his body withstand a far more powerful creature? Would he directly implode?

He would have to increase his foundational stats if he wanted to take such a path, or else his own talents would rip him apart.

After having these thoughts, though, Sylas felt very satisfied. An odd feeling to be sure, but one that was warranted nonetheless.

That was because he could feel that his natural understanding of the world was deeper now thanks to Enchanted Scribe.

He understood implicitly what the bouncer was doing during their short interaction, and had even managed to stop one of his Skills ahead of time without even activating the Gene Talent.

He just… saw the world differently now, as though it was speaking to him.

In the past, he would have likely had to ask the Madness Key before he understood why his body felt so crappy right now. But this time, he had figured it out on his own, and he was quite confident in his deductions.

After a breath, and feeling that he was far enough away, Sylas used his kunai to leap up a tree again.

This was truly a convenient way of travel, he might have to try it again.

He had yet to run into flying beasts, though he was sure they existed. Regardless, being high up like this would likely help him to avoid creatures he couldn't afford to fight in the future.

After he settled down, he began to slowly wait for his body to recover. He took deep breaths, and then chose to take the time to also meditate on the Madness Key. It would be impossible for him to get a better chance than now. _{fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm}

'I'll have to use the Bronze Nexus Ticket I received soon. I have almost as many coins now as Cassarae's whole village did. The longer I wait, the less valuable what I can get from it will become…'

Thinking of this, Sylas remembered that he also had a second objective during this scouting mission, and that was to potentially find the location of any spawned villages.