Genetic Ascension

Chapter 625: Barrier [Bonus]

Akiʼs eyes were only growing more narrow as his smile widened. He didnʼt seem to care about the battle at all. He only had eyes for Sylas, who was standing right before him with his back to him.

Sylas was completely ignoring him as though he wasnʼt even there.

If Sylas was locked in combat and just couldnʼt manage to spare him a glance, that would be one thing. But to think that Sylas would be standing right in front of the Great Priestʼs corpse, and right beneath the golem Aki stood on, and not even look his way a single time...

A chuckle came out in a lower, more bass-filled tone than he would usually use.

”Iʼve changed my mind, Aki boy... kill them all.”

Alex had just retreated from beneath the chimeraʼs wing when a dark pressure flooded out in all directions, sending him flying into one of the golems. Even Sylas, who was a ways away now, was forced to take a step back.

ROAR!

Sylasʼ vision went blank. By the time he could see again, the chimera was already upon Cole.

The Twin Moon Healer cast subconsciously, causing a bright and golden barrier to appear around him. But it only lasted for a moment before he was sent flying into the distance.

The barrier shattered, and Cole crashed into a marble wall so heavily that his entire body seemed to deform. Blood flew from his mouth and his sword clattered from his hand.

The Rotten Chimera crouched as though it was about to go in for the finishing blow, but tendrils of darkness appeared from its shadows and wrapped it up.

Furious, the chimera shattered them apart with a single thought before pivoting toward Alex. Sylas shot forward, realizing that he couldnʼt just rest on his heels any longer. However, when he tried to cast a movement skill, he found himself interrupted again.

Whatever Aki was doing, he was specifically targeting him. There was no reason that Alex and Cole should be able to cast skills while he could not.

A bubbling distaste surged through Sylasʼ chest as he felt like he had no control over the situation. But his steely green eyes remained sharp.

He ducked beneath a sharp flap of the chimeraʼs wings, driving his shoulder into its ribcage with his entire weight.

The chimera was knocked to the side and off course, giving Alex enough time to get away from its direct line of attack.

ʼIt doesnʼt have any reliance on Mental stats, or else it would have used them by now. That beam of red that came from its third eyes should be Will, but I donʼt believe the Will is its own. The Thryskai should be using it as a conduit, which should also be how my skills are being interrupted.ʼ

As Sylas organized his thoughts at lightning speed, a chain appeared around one of the chimeraʼs tails.

Sylas controlled the chain with his telekinesis in one part as he drove a fist to the side, clashing with one of the chimeraʼs three barbed tails.

His Aether skin shattered, and the bladed tail pierced into his knuckles, only to be rebounded away by the Scorned Wraps.

A great deal of power surged into Sylasʼ hand and almost broke it to pieces, but he expertly used his body control, whipping his arm back and sending the wave of pressure down toward his leg.

Even if he couldnʼt use his skills, he wouldnʼt lose all of his training.

BANG!

His foot stomped into the ground, and he used the momentum to retreat, hurriedly wrapping the other end of the chain around a golemʼs body.

[Basic Barrier Chains (F+) (Treasure)]

[Level: 10]

[Surround a Portal on the non-Aether Plane side with these chains and bury it into the ground. In three days, it will form a Barrier]

[Defense: 10,000,000]

[Replenishment Rate: 2,000,000/hr]

Sylas gained these chains the same day he dealt with the Arctic King Cobras for the first time from a group of Legacy members who laid it around a portal.

He had originally been planning on using it to deal with the underwater portal that Cassarae was dealing with, but he never got a chance to before he was swept up by other things. The idea of using a Level 10 Treasure now to turn the tide of a battle against a Level 42 behemoth of a creature sounded ridiculous, but Sylas didnʼt pause his steps for even a moment, using his expert body control to dodge out of the way of the rampaging beast. As expected, the Grade of a treasure wasnʼt the end-all, be-all. This might just be an F+ Treasure, but it was designed to hold thousands of Aether Units, and be the foundation of a barrier that had 10,000,000 Defense.

It might be an F+ Treasure compared to other Barrier Chains. But in terms of sturdiness and power, it was beyond what even this chimera could destroy easily.

And most definitely not if it couldnʼt use Aether-fueled skills.

BANG!

Sylas dodged around yet another golem and completed the loop.

The chimera found its body tied down at the edge of the looping chain, its ankle restrained whether it moved left or right.

And at the same time, there was a WHOOSH! from the chains as it was forcefully activated.

One of the reasons the chain was so low-ranked was because of the three-day waiting period. But if Sylas forcefully took control of its Runes himself...

”Kingly boy... youʼre starting to make me angry. Thatʼs not very nice...” Akiʼs smile only grew wider, and by now, it could only be classified as a grin.

A row of teeth that were almost too white to be natural were displayed. But if one looked closely, it was possible to see that his gums were a sickly gray color that made it look as

though Aki was rotting from the inside out.

And maybe he was, because when Sylas completely ignored him, the flare of rage the Thryskai felt caused veins of black to pulse across his otherwise pale white face.

In a surge, the barrier was 10% formed in an instant before Sylas felt a splitting headache nearly knock him out.

His vision dimmed again, and he only barely saw the mouth of the deer open up and spit an

arrow of green at him.

Too fast.

The arrow tore right into him.