The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Bloodlines

"Bloodline?"

It was the first time she heard of it. She tried to look into her memories, accessing whatever this body knew about that word, but came up with nothing.

Seeing the look of puzzlement on her face, Zeke said, "It’s normal you wouldn’t know this. This is classified information that only people from the military factions would know."

Hearing this, Aisha’s curiosity deflated. Sometimes, it was better to be clueless about some things. And besides, she wouldn’t force anyone to tell her things that didn’t have anything to do with her.

However, Zeke couldn’t have any way to read her mind as he continued, "Bloodlines are usually genetically inherited traits. In the past, Gaia was predominantly a Human Bloodline with nothing special about it other than being smarter than animals. However, some have special Bloodlines that can manifest into their Spiritual Beasts."

Aisha thought about her past life. The way humans were reduced to prey and had to hide from the mutated creatures just to survive, like mice hiding from cats. In this world, on the other hand, humans lived slightly better. Although there was miasma that constantly corrupted their bodies, they could awaken as a Sentinel or a Guide and heighten their chances to survive. In addition, they gain strengths that transcend common sense and fight against the Corrupted Monsters that lived in Contaminated Zones. If there was anything that made them ’nothing special,’ it was that they could not live without the support of the Otherworlders because the star Gaia was not a place where natural food could grow.

But Aisha sensed that it wasn’t just because of that. She looked into the night sky and sighed. Humans lived too complicatedly. Ambitions. Politics. Greed. Selfishness. And Hunger. These are all things that made her live a life of hardship.

"Do these Bloodlines affect our Spiritual Beasts?" Aisha showed more interest in this. In particular, she wanted to know whether her Spiritual Beast could have anything special about it other than being able to devour things bigger than its size.

Of course, that burst of light Nibbles had shown before was another thing that made Aisha want to know more.

Zeke nodded. "Bloodlines can affect the Spiritual Lineage of a Spiritual Beast. An awakened Guide and Sentinel could manifest an ancient or rare mythical creature that only exists in legends. For example, a Human Bloodline can manifest animals that only exist in a distant past. But this isn’t the only thing a Bloodline can do."

They stopped before a hover car, and Zeke gestured at it before the door slid open. "Let’s go. I’ll take you back."

The ride back to the Novalis family villa took a shorter time without the traffic the ceremony caused earlier. And with them coming back later than anyone, the air routes were spacious and unhindered.

Cough, cough.

Aisha, who was looking out the window and staring into the starry sky, turned to where the noise had come from. The man at the forefront of the hover car hadn’t spoken to her since they’d entered it. He had his back turned to her, so she was unable to see clearly what was wrong with him, but the hand on the front of his chest drew a reaction from her.

Frowning, she stood up and approached him.

"Are you alright?"

Could it be that the fight against Nykos caused more injuries than she thought? But he looked fine earlier...

The only reason why she felt concerned about him was that Zeke had waited for her to come out of the emperor’s residence. Although he didn’t say a word about it, Aisha could tell he would’ve come for her if the emperor didn’t allow her to go out.

"I’m fine." His voice sounded raspy and low.

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