Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 381

Chapter 381: Possible

[Arctic Emperor Bear]

[Genes Detected]

[Bronze Gene: (7) Constitution (F); (7) Intelligence (F)]

[Attempt Assimilation?]

[Yes][No]

'It should be possible. There's no reason for it not to, I've done it before.'

Sylas began to use Extricate on the Arctic Emperor Bear. His target, obviously, wasn't the Gene Talent, but rather the Genes themselves. Every time he extracted one, he poured it into the Gene Crystal.

In the past, Sylas had used Extricate on Gene Crystals to extend their life. It was a smoother process, so he could use the Gene Crystal more often before it shattered. That was why his 70 Capacity Gene Crystal was still alive and kicking.

So why couldn't he do a simpler thing? Instead of fusing the Genes together and then Extricating the completed Gene, why not use the Gene Crystal as a Gene storage device instead?

This would add some wear and tear to the Gene Crystal, certainly. So he couldn't do it with impunity. But that would only be a problem if he was constantly pulling Genes out and pushing them in.

'I guess we'll see how much durability this uses up for sure if this works...'

Once he had extracted all the Genes from the bear, he reached another threshold. Would the system still allow him to try an assimilation now that all the Genes were gone?

Sylas turned his focus inward. He was completely focused on trying to grasp the Gene Talent that may or may not be there.

With a breath, he moved his intention toward [Yes].

It was oddly vacant. The system moved, but there were no Genes to grasp onto.

'Is it gone?'

Sylas sighed inwardly. Extricate was certainly powerful, it allowed him to control Runes more complex than he could even begin to study and move them around as he pleased. But it clearly wasn't omnipotent-.

Just as Sylas had this thought, he felt something.

It was so impossibly subtle that if not for his comprehension of Rune Soul, he would have missed it. In fact, Rune Soul wasn't solely to thank.

After comprehending Rune Soul, Extricating Bronze Genes gave Sylas the same level of insight a Gold Gene would have given him. But he had only experienced that once. Comparatively speaking, he had absorbed 20 of each of the Physical Genes. They were all Common, but they still gave him far more insight than his Bronze Genes did previously. And because he had experienced each one so many times, Sylas' control over his body had reached an unprecedented level.

That skill had displayed itself against the Arctic Emperor Bear. The gap in combat skill between himself and the bear was so overwhelming that it hardly touched him. If not for the fact its stats were so far beyond his own, it would have only taken a few exchanges for Sylas to kill it.

Now, Sylas' State of Wealth was coming in handy again. That was because the appearance of the Gene Talent wasn't nearly as obvious as Genes themselves.

'I see... so that's how Gene Talents work...'