Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 690

Chapter 690: No [Ko-fi Donation Bonus Chapter]

The Runes were very cleverly hidden. That was because they weren't Runes at all, but rather hidden away in the arrangement of the buildings. It didn't take Sylas long to see through it, but afterward, he had still been confused.

That was because the Runes themselves were nonsense. Normally, Sylas was quite confident in himself to see through them, but this time, even with Rune Essence, he didn't have an idea.

Until it clicked.

Coordinates.

The only reason Sylas was familiar with this was because he had seen similar Runes on his Planar Convergence Gate. They weren't Runes in the usual sense, but rather markers.

What Sylas didn't know was that this was a special Rune language used for teleportation and things of the like. It was a special class of Runes that could only be used by spatial Professions, and unsurprisingly, it was a rare profession.

Still, Sylas had been able to see through them even though he couldn't use them, and as though something was whispering into his ears, he subconsciously knew where the coordinates were directing him to.

He was sure that it was a location on Earth. And the reason he knew that was because it was a very prominent location, one that he had already been to.

The volcano.

If it was just this alone, it would be fine, but then this realization allowed Sylas to understand the rest of the message.

Archibald wanted him to steal something from that location... again. Namely, he needed a large amount of raw materials that were being produced there.

Obviously, Archibald wanted to build something. That was what his Profession was all about.

But he wanted Sylas to risk his life to go and pick up these materials while he was in the shadows pretending to be mysterious.

Sylas had no desire to do this.

He had formed a partnership with the Grimblades, one he had no doubt Mortimer thought he was getting the longer end of the stick on. But he was just getting payment for something he wanted to do already, all while receiving information that would make it far easier to do.

But by comparison, this Archibald was directing him from the shadows to execute things that Sylas had no understanding of.

What reason did he have to trust Archibald? What faith should he have in the idea that this man's plans would work?

Sylas contacted Nathan and said a single word.

"No."

After that, he hung up again and directly entered the Portal to Paradise.

...

The small city was in chaos.

At the start, Lucius had taken over this region entirely on both sides of the Portal. He controlled the small town of Paradise and the entrance to the Portal on the other side as well, forming a city around both barriers.

But with his disappearance, there was no law and order here anymore.

The men, women, and children that had managed to survive the first wave of beasts couldn't manage their way through the second. They were forced to migrate away.

Afterward, Sylas saved Professor Fembroise from an attack from Legacy and entrusted her family to Carter. _{frёewebnoѵēl.com}