Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 603

Chapter 603: Useless [Bonus]

An Enlightened Rune.

The Rune shone, illuminating the space. The pyramid trembled and quaked. The movement beneath their feet was so fierce that Alex and the others even began to somewhat fear for their lives.

Even with their Levels, they weren't capable of weathering the collapse of a structure this big. They would surely die.

However, at that moment, the lines in this world of black mirrors began to glow more and more brightly, moving and shaping around them until the pinecone and eye became so bright that they could be picked up by even the more unobservant of individuals.

And then, they vanished.

...

"NO!"

Standing in the middle of a puzzle, a furious roar echoed.

This wasn't the only location that such a roar resonated. They had spent days inside of this pyramid, scraping by from challenge to challenge. The idea that they would lose out at the last moment was more infuriating than they could put into words.

...

In a world of floating ice shards, Lauren looked up and blinked with surprise.

'Someone... was faster than me?'

She seemed to be genuinely surprised. She had gotten here late, but she didn't think that she would be outpaced.

"What is it, Lauren?"

The question had only just come from a young man by her side before the rumbling commenced. Then, everyone's expression changed just the same.

Of them all, only Lauren seemed to remain calm.

When Sylas first met her, his evaluation of her was that she was a calm, secretary of a CEO type. He noted that she had the air to be a CEO herself if it wasn't for the fact that she was so soft-spoken.

But it seemed that now that she was no longer pretending, she lived up to the potential that Sylas thought she had.

Her short-cut dirty blond hair, tanned skin, and sharp gaze made for a formidable presence. "We need to leave."

"But-."

"Someone succeeded before us."

The expressions of those around changed, and they quickly put two and two together. "Then..."

"Mountains."

Lauren gave them a look and a single word, but that seemed to reveal everything they needed to know.

Indeed... there was more than one.

They had missed this cycle, but that didn't mean that they would miss out on the next.