Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Less

The timing couldn't have been worse. At least those were Sylas' initial thoughts until he realized that this might actually help him more than hurt. He didn't know much about marine life, but he did know that they tended to dive deeper into the water when storms hit. This

could help him out.

The storm was only just starting, and the creatures should have sensed it even before he had. So maybe he would get lucky and lay eyes on the island before they did.

Sylas didn't often get so lucky, so he was hoping that maybe there really was a first time for everything. The boat swayed beneath him and the waves began to kick up as the skies darkened, but it was still more than manageable for the Basilisk King.

As the storm over the horizon came closer, the swaying of the water became more evident and Sylas' expression had long since become serious. He wasn't helpless in the middle of the water considering he could use his Aether to walk on it. But it definitely wouldn't be ideal if his boat capsized right now.

'It'll still take another several hours to follow the water like this and reach the island. I'll just have to take things one step at a time.'

Sylas let his patience win over his thoughts, but the storm didn't seem to be nearly as patient with him. In fact, the situation was only growing worse. The good news was that no beasts had come to bother him. The bad news was that it wouldn't matter if a current suddenly came and knocked him over and into their territory.

Sylas looked off to the side, locking eyes with the coast. He would say that they were about seven kilometers out at sea, and following the coast was how he had maintained his bearings all this time. Worse come to worst, he would just have to make a beeline toward it and deal with whatever came afterward.

From here, he couldn't see any obvious signs of patrols, and that wasn't too surprising. After all, after the underwater portal appeared, the ocean was basically a no-go zone. If it hadn't been, Cassarae, or whoever the City Lord was, would have already been overrun and captured, while their city would have become the property of the government.

The boat suddenly rocked and shook, a wave of water rising over the sides and splashing Sylas.

'Not good.'

Getting wet was one thing, but the boat...