Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 535

Chapter 535: Listen [Bonus]

The Path of the Executioner was one that came with great strength but at the cost of low Luck. Cassarae must have been particularly favored because the Quest gave her the ability to offset that poor Luck out of the gate.

Unfortunately, that treasure was stolen away, taken by Lauren, who now had the number one spot on the Merit Leaderboard all to herself. And according to Cassarae, her rewards for the Common Quest Leg were actually far less than what she received for the Fragmented part of the Quest.

Sylas hadn't really considered this aspect of things before, but what if the use of the necklace wasn't to give Cassarae great Luck, but to instead place her on a level playing field with everyone else?

Although everyone was facing problems of their own, Cassarae's seemed to be outsized. This sounded ridiculous to say when Sylas was facing the rage of two heir candidates and a government, as well as the system on top of that. But most of the problems Sylas had gotten into were forced by his hands or inevitable due to his starting circumstances.

By comparison, Cassarae's bad luck seemed much more random and coincidental.

After all, Cassarae wasn't born into a family like the Grimblades, and she wasn't scouted by Legacy, as far as Sylas knew, when she was young either. She had started off her village in the middle of nowhere, and it didn't seem like a particularly strategic point either; she just placed it down as soon as she could so that she would have some method of self-protection.

And yet...

She had ended up with not just one, but two compromised spawns. There was a System City right next to her that not only had Sylphs but ones that wanted to target her specifically. The Enclave had been close enough to affect her progress, but far enough away that they were a headache to deal with, and the cherry on top of all of that was that a portal had appeared right above her head, leading right to a government official wielding way too much power who also happened to want to deal with her.

And not a single one of these things was a result of any prior action or background on the part of Cassarae.

If Sylas was correct and things continued like this, it was likely that her Luck would only boil over and grow worse.

In fact, this bad Luck was likely proportional to her current Class Grade. It had only gotten worse after her Class progressed to Common.

'I have to get the necklace back for her.'

Sylas' gaze flashed.

"Okay. Go back now and be sure to protect yourself."

Cassarae rolled her eyes. "I don't need you to tell me that."

Sylas would have replied, but his mind was already elsewhere. He was trying to build out a plan in his mind. Even if it meant standing against Legacy and forging yet another enemy for himself, he needed to get that necklace back. Or else...

He was certain that Cassarae wouldn't survive the fallout.

He vanished soon after, leaving Cassarae alone in the small coffee shop landscape.

She shook her head and sighed. She had trouble reading Sylas sometimes, but at others, he might as well have been an open book to her.

This was one of those latter times.

When he was worried, he didn't say anything. He just worked harder.

And right now he was worried about her.

Maybe that was the one constant. Whether they were together or not... he had always been overprotective.

Cassarae couldn't help but smile lightly.

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