Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Follow

A group of three walked through the forest without making a sound. Despite the chilled, crunchy grass beneath their feet, it was as though they were ghosts moving through daylight.

Suddenly, their scout came to a stop and put a hand up. _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

They all seamlessly came to a stop together, their movements just as silent.

[Cher Ravenclaw (FFF-)]

[Level: 19]

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[Physical: 473]

[Mental: 522]

[Will: 328]

Cher was a young man. He had a short stature at around 5'7", but his body was compact and powerful. Though his muscles didn't bulge, he had a slender sort of power to him.

However, ironically enough, he was their scout, and just now his detection Skill had felt something.

He had a unique assassin-like Class that made him incredibly sensitive. Even when facing those of much higher level than himself, he could feel when his skill was rebuffed.

Instantly, he knew that he was up against a monster. It was rare that he came across someone who could stop his scan.

He didn't try to look around. He knew he wouldn't be able to find the exact location of this person.

With a wave of his hand, the group that had been standing in silence suddenly scattered.

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Sylas was watching this from above. He had felt the sudden probe, but it had also been very easy to dispel it so he hadn't thought he would be detected. But the moment Cher raised up a hand, he knew he had been seen through.

'Interesting...'

There was so much in this world. It made him uncomfortable that he couldn't account for every variable, but it also made the Madness Key all the more obviously correct.

The only way to survive in this world was to be strong enough that any variables you ran into were worthless.

Sylas didn't chase them.

They were smart, separating first and foremost, and then choosing the direction they assumed to be opposite of him. Right now, they were all getting further from him while running in three different directions. Obviously, although Cher couldn't pinpoint his exact location, he had a vague idea about the general direction.

However, the reason Sylas wasn't chasing them wasn't because of this. He could easily send the Basilisk King to stall one, the Arctic Emperor Cobra to hawk down another, and deal with the last himself.

He didn't do that because he didn't want to expose the truth of his Profession just yet. For all anyone knew, he just had a unique transformation ability. And, two, the goal wasn't these people. It was the trading route.

There were two ways to ruin a trading route.

The first was to damage the cargo. However, his opponents were smart and had scattered, making it difficult to tell which of them had the cargo on them.

The second was to destroy the checkpoints.

There would be several at key locations along the trading route, and this was the reason Lucius had only sent Mark and Bloom to finish the last leg.