Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 83

Chapter 83 Den

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The tents were hardly tents, but rather beast skins riddled with holes. They seemed to shit and piss in random locations, adding to the vomit-inducing aroma, and in the unorganized mess, Sylas couldn't even easily pick out where the head gnoll would have slept.

'There should be some indication. Cassarae's City Stele had a glow to it.'

Sylas carefully moved around, lamenting the fact he didn't even have shoes to wear in this godforsaken place.

What he didn't expect was that he would find something else before the City Stele.

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[Rotten Wolf Den (F+)]

[Level: 6]

[Spawn Rate: 3]

[Mutation Rate: 0.01]

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It was an inconspicuous stone buried in the ground. It was sleek and smooth, and had Sylas not accidentally stepped on it, he was fairly certain that he would have missed it.

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[Claim Den?]

[Yes] [No]

[Warning: moving a recently occupied Den will lead to a period of dormancy]

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Sylas' brows shot up again. 'These things can be claimed like cities? Does that mean that if I gave this to Cassarae, she'd be able to spawn those Rotten Wolves to fight on her behalf? But is that even a good thing? They completely turned on their masters and the gnoll head didn't dare to charge with all of them at once…'

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[What are Dens?]

[Dens are special Steles that spawn beasts or special races. They are classified by their Grade, which decides the strength of spawned beasts; their Level, which decides the Level of the spawned beasts; their?Spawn Rate, which decides how many beasts are spawned per day; and their Mutation Rate, which decides how frequently a stronger beast would spawn.

[A Mutation Rate can be between 0.00 and 1.00, where the former is a 0% chance and the latter is a 100% chance. When a Mutation is triggered, no matter the Spawn Rate, only one beast will appear.

[It is ill-advised to use a Den without a Beast Master Professional on hand. Beasts, unlike spawned humanoids, are notorious for their low loyalty, and this is especially so for specialty Dens such as Undead Dens, Mythical Dens and Legendary Dens.

[Should this advice be ignored, be prepared for a battle within your own walls]

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Sylas took a breath after he read it. It seemed that Dens were a double edged sword, and this should be an Undead Den. But in that case, how had Zurog controlled them?

When Sylas found the City Stele, he got his answer.

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[Class Stele]

[Lurker of the Night (Fragmented)]

[The darkness calls to you and the occult is your friend. You are a mere fledgling, but you are eager and willing to sacrifice happiness and contentment for suffering and greed]

[+30 Intelligence]

[+30 Will]

[Class Modifiers: 0.1 Intelligence; 0.1 Will]

[Uses Remaining: 9/10]