Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 2483

Chapter 2483: What Have You Done? (2)

Rheos’ pupils constricted, but before he could process what had happened, another challenge began.

This time, he forced his Will forward the instant the formation appeared, abandoning the measured approach he had used before. He didn’t care about elegance anymore, nor was he interested in displaying the superiority of his comprehension. He only needed one victory to reverse the momentum and prove that whatever Sylas had done was nothing more than a temporary burst of enlightenment.

Unfortunately, the Rune shattered before his Will could establish even the slightest foothold.

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[Challenge Complete]

[You Have Lost]

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"WAIT! YOU CAN’T JUST—"

Another challenge began, and Rheos barely managed to raise his hand before Sylas completed it, his Will passing through the Rune structure with such precision that the entire formation dissolved without the slightest resistance.

The notifications continued appearing, one after another, until Rheos could hardly distinguish where one challenge ended and the next began. At first, he had attempted to analyze Sylas’ methods, searching for the particular Rune Strokes or conceptual weaknesses that had allowed him to overcome each formation, but the more he observed, the less he understood.

Sylas wasn’t even using the same method twice.

Sometimes he stabilized the Rune before Rheos could comprehend what had gone wrong with it, while other times he rebuilt the formation from an entirely different foundation, creating something so complete that the challenge recognized his solution before the original structure had finished manifesting.

And then there were the occasions when Sylas simply looked at the Rune and it shattered, something Rheos couldn’t understand at all.

"How...?"

His voice had become hoarse, and his hands trembled as he attempted to gather the remnants of his Will.

"How are you doing this?"

Sylas didn’t answer.

To him, the difference between their Rune Mastery had become so enormous that Rheos’ questions barely warranted consideration. There might have been a time when the Heaven Creator’s accumulated experience might have provided a genuine obstacle, but that advantage depended on Sylas having to consciously work through every possibility presented to him.

Now, the moment a Rune appeared, thousands of possible solutions unfolded within his mind. He didn’t need to select the first correct answer, either. He could compare all of them, discard the inferior methods, and choose the one that would do the most damage to Rheos’ confidence.

That was what Sylas was targeting now. Not his body, but his Will.

Rheos stumbled backward as another notification announced his defeat, his hands trembling so violently that the Runes gathering around his fingers began falling apart before he could complete them.

His Rune Seed had started to tremble as well, something Sylas had been waiting for since the beginning.

Rheos had spent his life building his comprehension upon the certainty that his understanding of Rune Creation was superior to those beneath him. Even now, he continued attempting to measure everything Sylas did against the standards he had already established, refusing to acknowledge that those standards might be inadequate.

But what happened when those standards failed him?

What happened when every conclusion he reached was proven wrong before he could even finish forming it?

Another challenge began, and Rheos nearly fell to his knees when he realized that Sylas had no intention of stopping.

"Please... I need... I need a moment..."

Sylas’ expression remained indifferent.

The Rune appeared between them, and rather than immediately destroying it, Sylas finally allowed Rheos enough time to observe his actions.

He reached forward and began weaving a new structure into the formation, his movements slow enough that Rheos could follow the changes being made. At first, the Creator stared in confusion, but as the familiar patterns came into focus, his trembling gradually subsided.

He recognized the Rune Strokes, understood their relationship, and could even follow the logic behind the alterations Sylas was making. For the first time in what felt like an eternity, there was something he understood.

Then Sylas changed a single Stroke.

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