Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 854

Sylas stood unmoved. He had already seen through as much long ago. The only thing he wasn’t certain of was whether Astrid was responsible for it or not. But now, that answer seemed clear enough.

This was almost certainly against the family rules, but Astrid was also a person not much unlike Sylas. Rules only mattered up to a certain point, and if you got to the point where following them would only be a detriment to you, then you should either break them or flip the table.

Astrid wasn’t quite ready just yet to flip the table, but she was certainly more than willing to break them.

She was certainly a dangerous woman.

It was just that… Sylas was far more so.

Astrid didn’t say a word. The fatigue that had once been on her face vanished as a sharpness radiated from her amber eyes. A white-red flame began to dance on her blade as her Blade Aura morphed, shifting and changing into something entirely new. And then…

She and Malachi burst toward Sylas at the same time.

Sylas slowly raised a hand as the two weaved in and out of one another, Malachi taking the vanguard with a sudden burst. He thrust his blade forward, crossing the final distance in a blink.

At that moment, Sylas’ enormous blade rose from his back. It hovered above his palm for a moment before it slashed down.

Malachi came to a grinding halt, his forward momentum meeting an impenetrable wall. His blade nearly flew out from his hand, a chip appearing in it in an instant. He was forced to retreat lest his blade fall apart.

Snaking beneath his shadow, Astrid appeared to Sylas’ side, piercing a conniving blade right at his ribcage and liver.

Runes suddenly flickered in Sylas’ eyes. Strong lines of pressure filled the air and the black waters beneath them rippled with a violent momentum.

The flame on Astrid’s blade faltered and her expression changed. She felt that if she kept piercing forward now, her blade would shatter on impact and it would all be over.

She hurried to deviate her blade, twisting her wrists and hips to avoid contact with Sylas…

Only to suffer an elbow right across the chin.

It looked as though she had presented herself for the blow, her pretty face snapping in the opposite direction of her body’s rotation. Her teeth flew, blood spurting from her mouth and nose.

In her entire life, she had been through a lot. But she had truly never been hit so hard.

Her vision spun and black spots began to appear in her line of sight. But her Will flared up, her intent pulsing with a fierce bite at her tongue.

Her back arched and she ducked beneath the rest of Sylas’ blow, spinning out toward his back and rolling across the blackened waters toward safety.

Sylas didn’t bother with a follow-up attack toward Astrid. He took a step forward, his free palm still up as his giant blade twisted in the air, lopping one of Malachi’s arms off.

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The husk of a man dove to the side in a vain attempt to dodge, but the moment he left his feet, Sylas beckoned with his second hand. A strong pulse of telekinesis ripped him out of the air.

The weakness of all of these husks was quite simple. They had no Will… so how could they resist his telekinesis?

Malachi was yanked right toward him.