Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 85

Chapter 85 Care

Sylas was taken aback, but his reaction was quicker than his shock. Out of the archer's line of sight, he used the full brunt of his telekinesis.",

Olivia's dagger cut through the air like it had shot out of a cannon. Sylas poured everything he had into it.

Max barely managed to recover, sensing that something was wrong. He tilted to the side, but he wasn't fast enough to stop the dagger from tearing right into his shoulder. His left arm immediately went limp.

Sylas tried to draw the blade across his body, but the resistance was too strong. With the combination of Madness and the blade, the piercing power had the effectiveness of around 150 points of Strength, but there were too many other variables at play to end it all in a single strike.

A pained cry left Max's lips and Sylas knew that he was running out of time. That archer would be here soon.

Sylas moved forward, his stride so long he closed the distance in a single bound.

Max moved to counter, but Sylas' telekinesis ripped the dagger out of shoulder right at that moment, sending another spike of pain through the latter's body that caused that saber he was holding in his hand to falter.

Sylas' fist slammed into his nose and Max's world felt like it was suddenly spinning. Was he going to die like this?

It was then Sylas heard it. Even in this situation, his mind was on high alert.

A wave of light passed through the region as the village officially fell under his control, and at the same moment, Jared appeared on the village walls, his bowstring already pulled into a full moon position. It also seemed that Jared's night vision Skill was on another level compared to Max's because he seemed entirely unfazed by the sudden light.

What he wasn't unfazed by, though, was Sylas suddenly round to Max's back, grabbing Olivia's dagger, and holding it to the latter's throat. Or, rather, it looked like he had done so. In reality, his telekinesis was holding it a few centimeters from his palm.

Jared froze, and Max suddenly didn't dare to move.

Sylas' breathing was haggard, but his gaze was sharp and controlled.

"Who are you?" He asked coldly.

Jared didn't reply, and Max didn't dare to speak.

Sylas pressed the dagger more forcefully on Max's neck, drawing blood.

"I asked a question."

"It's a stupid question," Jared eventually responded. "Why would tell you who we are change anything?"

Sylas didn't reply immediately. Was it a stupid question? Of course not. Jared was just pretending like it was.

Sylas had asked for a very specific reason, and that was because he didn't think it was a coincidence that these people were here. Someone had told them about this location. It could be one of the three Quest takers, or it could be that another village run by humans had found it.