Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397: Death

Sylas' eyes became ice cold.

Death.

It was a scent that he was becoming more and more familiar with. The first time he had met it in this world, well and truly, his mind almost collapsed. It was the most pathetic moment of his life, and it was a brand that was still fiercely stamped into his heart. Just thinking of that moment filled him with untold rage.

He knew why he had felt that fear back then. He hadn't awakened to himself, he still thought of himself as a normal Earthling, as a man who would be willing to go back to normal life if this Summoning nonsense was to end right this moment.

But now he knew that that wasn't him. If he had a button right before him now to reset everything to how it had once been, he knew that not only would he not press it, he would likely destroy it.

Adrenaline filled his limbs and his brain churned.

He didn't believe that it was possible for the system to give him a useless hint, least of all a useless System Reward.

Pressure descended on Sylas from all directions. It wasn't just the attacks, or the Domain, it was the world itself that was still continuously trying to kill him. The frigid cold was slowly turning his mangled mess of a hand blue, and his toes weren't escaping this fate either. Ice- Poison seeped into his bones, but Sylas' gaze was becoming brighter and brighter.

Suddenly, Sylas ducked and rolled, holding his arms tightly to his body to avoid their damage becoming any worse.

He used <Arctic Howl Mutant> again the instant he stood to his feet. At the same time, his Domain became more aggressive, eating away at the <Arctic King's Domain> of the first ape.

The icicles froze in the air. Because Lolaleen was the template the ape had used, they were far weaker than the ones her partner had used.

Madness flared and Sylas shattered the icicles apart with his Rune Soul, disrupting the Runes inside the skill. He was copying exactly what Lolaleen's partner had done, but this time, instead of using it to protect a second icicle against the wind, he was using it to obscure the second ape's vision.

At that moment, a targeted <Stunning Spike> pierced right through the first ape's head and Madness spilled over.

Ice and ice shards flew through the air, casting a pale fog over the region. It wasn't nearly dense enough to obstruct vision, but all Sylas needed was a small distraction.

The eyes of the Clandestine Apes went red as they howled into the air. They had no resistance to Madness at all, immediately losing their minds.

Sylas dashed out of the fog of ice, blood flowing down his body.

BOOM!

At that moment, the two apes clashed with one another. And yet, rather than sitting around and hoping one of them died, Sylas' foot actually pivoted into the ground.

The instant the two apes were locked onto one another, Sylas dashed back into the pale fog, rounding to the back of one and leaping up.

There was a slight of Madness in Sylas' eyes, one tempered by an eerie calm. His green irises practically left lasers of light in their wake, a dense flickering flame hidden within them.