Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 43

Chapter 43 Cap

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It was hard to tell if it was an illusion or not. He wasn't some master of the fist and he hadn't spent a lot of time studying it. Aside from some good cardio, he had never seen boxing as anything more than that.

But… he did like to watch boxing and mixed martial art events. Those men and women were the ultimate exhibition of discipline. It felt like those memories were bubbling up, and under his strong Will, he was beginning to influence his body to follow those movements more fluidly, more perfectly.

It wasn't just that, but he felt that it was also a lingering effect of <Madness Control>. That feeling of being in perfect control of his body lingered in his thoughts…

What if he could be like that all the time?

BANG. BANG. BANG.

A rapid-fire series of combos came from Sylas and it felt like he was briefly flying on a cloud.

He wanted to feel that feeling again, but the titanoboa's head collapsed, not coming back up.

Sylas exhaled a breath, his heart beating rapidly.

He had gotten really into it just now. He was already good at focusing before, but now it felt like he had taken steroids for his mind. He hadn't even ended up using Blade Aura or any other amplifiers.

Suddenly, an ache came from his knuckles. After that high vanished, he winced, feeling as though he might have gone overboard.

These Scorned Wraps only provided a +10% boost to Constitution, and only in his hands as well. The titanoboa's Constitution was obviously high as well, so it was like rocks bashing against rocks. Considering the noises they had been making, that might as well have been the case.

He reached down and touched the corpse.

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[Titanoboa (F)]

[Gene Detected]

[Fragmented Gene: (9) Strength (F)]

[Attempt Assimilation?]

[Yes] [No]

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Sylas looked at this screen curiously. The snake's stats were comparable to Middle Madness, but the output of genes was much weaker. It seemed that creatures in Dungeons probably provided a better return.

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[Gene Assimilation Starting…]

[Gene Assimilation Triggered]

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[Genes Successfully Assimilated]

[Fragmented Gene: (4) Strength (F)]

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[Genes Failed Assimilation]

[Fragmented Gene: (5) Strength (F)]

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