Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 368

368 Rune

Sylas backed away from the edge of the valley he was peeking over. After some thought, he started to dig into the thick snow around him and buried himself in a small cave within.

The Mancer Wand hovered before Sylas and he closed his eyes, focusing everything he had on it after summoning the Basilisk King.

The Basilisk King played the role of protector while Sylas focused. It was about time he found out the true use of the Mancer Wand.

To get here, it could be said that he took advantage of a loophole of sorts. But now…

Sylas took a breath and <Maddened Enlightenment> activated on its own. It was so subtle that Sylas didn't even notice. Under normal circumstances, he might have. But at the moment, his mind had been pulled into a world of fluttering ice-blue snowflakes.

'An illusion?'

It didn't feel real, but at the same time his body couldn't help but shiver.

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>[Basic Affinities]

[Ice (Bronze)]

[Poison (Bronze)]

[Ice-Poison (Common)]

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Sylas remembered the affinities his Class had given him. Was this what this world was supposed to improve?

'No, it's something more complicated than that…'

This world wasn't as organized as the Rune practicing world he had been in before. There was no structure, and seemingly no beginning and end.

Recalling the description of the Mancer Wand, he understood… somewhat. He was supposed to rely on himself to find the path. It would allow him to sense his Path of the Mancer more clearly, but how far he managed to take it was entirely reliant on himself.

'The benefits of having higher affinity are clear… Controlling Runes in battle like I did increased the strength of my Ice-Poison Skills substantially, and it helped me to resist higher order countering Skills as well.

'Theoretically, if I increase my affinity any further, the benefits should speak for themselves. I should also see if I can find any pure Ice or pure Poison Skills as well, because their affinity is even higher than my Ice-Poison affinity alone…'

Sylas shook his head. He was getting distracted.

One thing at a time.

Right now, his Path was Ice-Poison, not Ice or Poison. What he needed to understand was a method of maximizing it because there was already no going back.

The Madness Key told him that there was no one Mancer Path that was above another… but was that strictly true?

Technically, the answer the Madness Key gave him was overseeing everything from a lofty peak. Meaning, it was extrapolating the greatest potential of every Path of the Mancer.

But in Sylas' opinion, there would definitely be differences that would be the most clear at the start. And whether a weaker Path could even become a stronger one would be hinged on how hard a person would have to work.

What if choosing certain more powerful Paths more easily guaranteed reaching that peak the Madness Key was looking down from?