Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 305

Chapter 305: Eight More

[Dormant Comprehensions]

[>Boxing (FF)]

[>Taekwondo (FF-)]

[>Muay Thai (FF-)] _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}

[>...]

[>Mixed Martial Arts (-)]

[>...]

[>Blazing Will (-)]

Sylas took a breath and looked at his fist. When he saw the new Comprehension on his list, he couldn't help but frown.

Blazing Will? That was the same as his Title. Was that a coincidence?

Sometimes, Skills, Gene Talents, and even Genes themselves might share the same name. <Voice of a King> was one example of this, so it wasn't the first time Sylas had seen this sort of thing. But it still felt different.

This was especially so considering the last things that happened.

His fist had just suddenly enveloped and swallowed up the others. That was the closest that Sylas had ever come to truly fusing his telekinesis together to create a stronger effect.

Well, he noticed that while the Physical of his strikes didn't increase, what had increased was the... tangible nature of his fist.

'Interesting...'

The weight capacity limit of Sylas' telekinesis was also active in battle. For example, he couldn't pierce a knife into a person's body and then control it to rip out their inner organs or disembowel them. The reason for this was twofold.

For one, in such close connection with the affected party, their Will would take effect even if they didn't have telekinesis. The impediment would stop his telekinesis from working properly. Sylas had already noticed this before.

But those that could overwhelm his Will like that, even in such close proximity, were very rare. The larger problem was actually the second.

Weight capacity limit.

This matter seemed unrelated to the example, but it was very important. If Sylas tried to draw a knife across a person's body, he wasn't just carrying the weight of the knife alone anymore, but also what force it would take to continue breaking their skin.

The reason why Sylas could pierce people's bodies with his telekinesis now was the same reason there was a difference between static and kinetic friction. It took more effort to take a stationary target and make it move, than to continue moving an already moving target. If Sylas took a one-pound dagger and tried to disembowel someone, it would begin to feel more like dozens of pounds. If the person's Constitution was high, it would be even worse. This was why he preferred piercing weapons and why although he had Azrael's sword, he rarely used it for much other than shocking others and confusing their minds.

The only method that Sylas had of mitigating this trouble was the Gluttony Seed. But it could only be used very sparingly right now, and it required Destiny to grow. He had managed to stumble into several forms of Destiny now, but he wasn't foolish enough to believe that it was anything other than rare.

None of this answered his questions about what Blazing Will meant in this context, but that was fine. He didn't mind it at all considering the benefits.

It would be a while before he showed any intention of fusing with the Crystal anyway. He might as well take things as they come and enjoy the process.

Since he could improve like this even without taking it in, then why be bothered by it?

'Still, I have a large, glaring weakness. If I can manage it, I'll need to find a movement skill of some sort. I'm too stationary and it's hard to tap into the strength of these Dormant Comprehensions when I'm on the move. The martial arts I know aren't exactly meant to be

used as you run...'

Sylas vaguely wondered if it would be possible to integrate movement of some sort into this, but he ultimately decided that a separate skill would be better. If he could get something as powerful as <Shadow Warp>, that would be excellent. But he wasn't going to hold his breath

on that front.

'This is the second... eight more to go.'

Sylas suddenly threw out a fist and the only rampaging baby sperm whale remaining was killed swiftly.

This one had taken a full two hours instead of the one the first one had taken, but he had

improved even more.