Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269: Fast

The answer was obvious the moment Sylas thought of it. At that moment, he took a leap. BOOM!

The location he had just been standing on exploded. Had he been just a second slower, he would have truly been screwed over.

A howl of laughter came from behind Sylas, and a figure with shadow-like speed appeared behind him in a blink.

Sylas twisted in the air, using the momentum to slap at the danger coming from his back. This person had actually managed to hide from his visualization, and the moment the dagger moved, it felt like death's whisper had come to his door once again.

However, Sylas was frighteningly calm. Even when he recognized the face of Alex Renolds, he didn't react in the slightest. It was as though he understood that even the slightest distraction had the possibility of ruining things for him, so he didn't even give it a chance to do so.

BANG!

Alex was surprised the moment the tail landed because it actually felt like he was about to lose an arm. His shoulder almost popped from his socket, and he grunted, reeling back.

It had to be remembered that he was in the air as well. For Sylas to actually have the strength to blow him back despite the fact that both of their momentums were going in the opposite direction, it was a testament to just how strong he had grown.

However, none of this stopped them from falling toward the water below.

A chilling, howling wind came at the both of them, and the raging waters made it difficult to get a hold of their balance. Walking across lava had already been difficult, but walking on the less viscous water was several times more. However, taking that a step further and walking on raging waters that were constantly forming peaks and valleys...

Both Sylas and Alex almost slipped out.

Even now, Alex didn't seem to have recognized Sylas. Although Sylas' face wasn't covered in scales, he did have them on his cheeks and up his throat. At the same time, his eyes were different, and there was a difference in his demeanor that hadn't been there before.

Even if the real Sylas and his current self were placed side by side, it would be difficult to align them. Though, it might be possible to say that they were related.

If Alex had better attention to detail, he might have drawn that line. But the memories that he could retrieve from his clone after its death were foggy at best. In addition...

Had he ever been a details-oriented guy?

He preferred action.