Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 2273

A heavy silence fell over the common area.

It was odd. Even now, the arena itself was still bustling, loud, and boisterous. With all the protections in this area, most of the common disciples simply couldn't see what was happening here in the first place.

But those present were practically pulled into a quagmire, not understanding what it was they were experiencing here at all.

"What… why… how…?"

The aura of a superior and perfect Virtue Seed couldn't be faked. The Seeds were commanders of Will to begin with. If you could so convincingly fake their aura, there was little difference between you and the real thing.

The irony was that this was exactly what the two guilds were trying to do in the first place.

Of course, there was a huge issue with all of this.

If Sylas was really to the Lust Path what Nosphaleen was to the Envy Path, then they should be intimately familiar with his existence, they should feel the same awe and worship toward him that the Efivara felt toward Nosphaleen.

So what exactly was going on? Why did she not recognize his face?

It didn't make any sense. Something here was off. But Sylas… didn't seem intent on explaining himself. He just stood there as though his presence alone should be enough despite the fact he, too, should know the problem with his claims.

Oddly enough, that only made Ryn more hesitant.

Over-explaining often caused the opposite of what one would want in situations like this. Taking a back seat and letting people fill in the blanks on their own would always be best.

No one could gaslight a person better than they themselves could.

The question was how far such gaslighting could go without intervention.

Ryn looked back toward Stone. Their eyes had the same flickering thought.

They had to report this.

The moment their gazes met, their hearts felt startled as they looked back to Sylas to see him walking away. No, he wasn't walking away, he was just walking back to the exact same chair he had been sitting on before.

He took a seat and closed his eyes indifferently.

And once again, that only made them hesitate all the more.

By this point, Cheri was in better control of her faculties as well and she realized that this was the most pivotal point of her plan.

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