Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 996

Chapter 996 Pivot

Sylas streaked through the air, his eyes cold. He could hear the sounds of battle erupting behind him, but he didn't look back. Though he was slightly worried about Gogo, this had to be done.

If he was stopped here, it would make things more difficult. Given how much was protecting the young prince right now, the odds of killing him were low, and what Sylas needed from this man was time-sensitive.

Sylas' figure flashed forward and he vanished into the distance, his body dancing across the skies in streaks of green lightning, leaping across space every time.

…

BANG!

Landing heavily in a mountain range, Sylas didn't hesitate to trigger the formation he had drawn earlier.

This formation wasn't new. It was the very same formation he had stolen knowledge of from the Africor Monarchs, just modified slightly. Its only goal here was to strip an outsider of control over Aether.

It was crude, and it didn't even function well for defenses, but this was the best he could do. He didn't have systematic training in anything else, so right now he could only fly by the seat of his talent and call it a day.

He dropped the corpse to the ground. As for Lorien, he had left her with Gogo. Ultimately, given what he was about to do, it was more dangerous for her to be by his side. This was the only choice he could make.

Since he gained Progenitor Grandmaster, he had yet to use it. Now it was about time he found out the difference.

Even though he expected that there would be one, the results surprised him nonetheless. Part of it was almost certainly the fact that his understanding of Serpentes had deepened thanks to Gogo, not to mention the fact his Will was much stronger, but even so…

The last time he used Progenitor Professional to raise Taboo Bond to Level 50, he ended up half dead.

This time, though it was impossible for him to say it was easy, especially since he no longer had the support of Earth, it was more of a workout that pushed him to the brink rather than something that outright killed him.

By the time he was finished, he had fallen to a knee, gasping for breath. He felt like he had been drained of everything he had, but in the palm of his hand, the Free Chaos he needed was right here. And this time, unlike the last time where he could only have it do as it pleased…

He could direct it.

Sylas struggled to stand, pulling himself forward until he rolled out of his own formation. Collapsed on a pile of rocks, he pressed the Free Chaos into his body, taking deep breaths as he struggled to try and recover.

But unfortunately, right now he was also at a deficit. His Genes had too much free space and unused potential, so he had lost his State of Wealth. In the end, his recovery now was a lot slower than it ever had been in the past.

He would use Hibernation Halo, but to trigger it, he needed to fuse with one of his contracts, and there was no way the system would allow him to in this state. While he wasn't injured, he might as well functionally have been.

'It should… work…' Sylas thought, his mind fatigued to an extreme.

And then it happened.

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[Overlord Quest Triggered]