Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1709

Chapter 1709 Natural

The female elder who spoke originally closed her eyes and sighed. She didn't seem angry about being rebuffed the way she had. If anything, she felt that it was maybe only natural.

The man was right.

This was a Quicktime Event, not a Quest. There was no time for maneuvering. The fact they were even meeting right now instead of just sending their best F-tiers at Sylas was already living on the edge.

The system was allowing it for now, maybe because it felt like Sylas had chosen his timing, so to level the playing field, the Seeing Eye Guild should have some time to gather itself as well.

But this could only go on for so long.

The fact this was even allowed just went to show how unfair the world was. When had Sylas ever gotten the chance for a breather before being thrust into a Quicktime Event he had no choice but to participate in?

That said... Sylas had also personally triggered his fair share of them as well.

The silence amongst the elders felt even longer-lasting this time, grating on their souls.

What would they do?

They didn't even have a Salivar amongst their F-tiers. If it had been just a year earlier, maybe they wouldn't have hesitated to say swim. But who would they send this time?

The best of their current F-tiers was one of the blue, three-eyed trolls. Ironically enough—or maybe it made perfect sense the man who spoke to cut off the woman was exactly amongst the Royal Blue Troll Race.

Many might assume them to be Demons at first glance, but the Royal Blue Troll Race was known for their frigid, cold blue blood and Aether-producing third eye.

This chill in their blood had nothing to do with their Aether affinity, though many took the Path of the Frost Giant nonetheless. Instead, it was a quirk of their Unique Genes, essentially allowing them to use their Aether Pathways as though they were made of rubber, running several channels for Skills and techniques at the same time.

Usually, when this happened, one would either rip their Aether Pathways to shreds, or-even if they managed to survive they would overheat and deal damage to themselves over time.

This wasn't something that Sylas had ever been aware of because he had never attempted to cast two Skills at the same time in this way. He subconsciously understood the danger. Then, by the time he was in a situation to even try, he had become such a powerful Rune Master that it was easier to mimic the casting of multiple Skills through Runes than through his Aether Pathways.

Regardless, the Royal Blue Trolls had exceptionally robust and elastic bodies that always ran cool no matter what stress was put on them. This also made their stamina ungodly... especially since they were able to use their cold blood to compress and store Aether in a near-solid state.

Every step they took was incredibly heavy as a result, and it could be replied that they were magical tanks of an unstoppable variety.

They were easily amongst the strongest A-grade Races in all of existence. So, one might imagine that they had great faith in even their F-tiers, even if said F-tiers weren't monsters like Salivar and the other Cryst Emperors were.

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