Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 785

Chapter 785 A Shocking Reversal

Ulrik's eyes narrowed, and Lorien couldn't help but look over.

What just happened?

"—A SHOCKING REVERSAL!"

Chase's voice finally faded into Sylas' subconscious once more. The four-armed man had been speaking all the while, but this was the first time Sylas even cared to listen.

Because of that, he had missed Chase's own surprise, how his voice had choked in his throat and how his foretelling of Lorien and Ulrik's dominance was wrung out from his lips, tarnished and dashed.

The four-armed announcer had no choice but to speak on Sylas' achievement, but he wasn't a fool either. He knew that this matter… had just gotten several orders of magnitude trickier.

The platform rumbled and the Aether supporting the Runes vanished.

Just like that, just three were left.

Sylas looked down at the platform. '… Interesting…'

His gaze seemed to peer through the stone, seeing the hidden formations beneath and spotting the uniqueness that triggered the foundations for the first round.

It seemed that this was another way to get Mature Aether to naturally power Runes. It was a weaker method than just drawing Runes to Breath Mastery, but it was no less functionally useful.

'The set up seems to be very involved, though.'

As Sylas was lost in thought, trying to soak up as much as he could, the uproar in the surroundings didn't show any signs of dying down.

…

Erythra and Nyssa looked toward one another, their irises reflecting the surprise in one another's gazes.

"What was that?" Nyssa whispered.

"… He's not a Breath Master… No, his Will is extremely powerful, it's beyond Blazing… No, maybe it's both…"

Erythra's words came out in a constant stream, but they weren't coherent in the slightest. It seemed that even she was confused.

A strong Will might help in taking control of a Rune, but how did that explain the dismantling of Sebastian's attack? That took a level of understanding of a Rune that went beyond common sense.

But everyone knew that in Rune Bump, the Runes in question were random and not real. They had no functional use outside of triggering a lock and key mechanism when they interacted with one another, forcing them to fuse together.

How could one "understand" it?

What they didn't realize was that this was precisely what made it so easy for Sylas. After studying the interaction between Lorien and Alaric's Runes, he realized all he needed to do was observe the interlocking mechanisms of Sebastian's Rune…

Those moving parts would be the weaknesses he needed to target, and thanks to that, in a single fluid motion…

He crushed him.

Taking control of a Rune with such ease didn't just start and end there, it also meant that Sylas' ability to direct and change his own Rune was several orders faster than the four around him as well. Except…

Sylas' gaze landed on Lorien, who was looking toward him with an odd look in her eyes as well.

When their eyes met, her pupils constricted, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had been exposed somehow. Why was Sylas observing her of all people even over Ulrik?