Chapter 398: Warm Blood [Bonus]

Chapter 398: Warm Blood [Bonus]



Sylas' <Chilling Scythe Mutant> rushed forward, cutting through the air. And yet, it wasn't aimed at one of the apes at all. Instead, it suddenly curled, exploding on the ground beneath them and kicking up even more fog.

The Ice-Poison erupted along the ground and the number of Ice-Poison Runes in the atmosphere multiplied several times over. Sylas poured it all into his <Arctic King's Domain>, pumping both apes with a continuous series of Damage.

They both were so locked in combat and so foolish they didn't understand that the Damage was coming from an external source.

They fought valiantly, but the first ape was likewise the first to fall, veins of blue poison pulsing in its eyes as it collapsed.

The second ape's eyes snapped toward Sylas.

By this point, Sylas was standing just 20 meters away, a matter of a second or two to this beast.

It took a step toward Sylas, lunging at him.

A shadow cast over Sylas' body as he looked up and into the maw of the beast, its sharp canines protruding to take a bite out of his face.

Sylas took a single step back.

BANG!

The second ape collapsed to the ground, a swirl of ice kicking up around it and buffeting against Sylas' face. However, Sylas didn't so much as blink, his breathing being left as the only noise other than the howling wind.

He looked toward the second stair. It rose high into the skies and must have been at least ten meters in height.

According to their description, this shouldn't be an ability they had naturally, or else it wouldn't have taken the Clandestine Scholar to observe this. There would have already been a bunch of Clandestine Apes running around, copying everyone's abilities.

Instead, they should just have a very unique body composition that allowed this to be

possible. This Gene should have been added to them after the fact.

Looking at it, although it was impossible for Sylas to analyze fully, it made his heart tremble somewhat.

This could hardly be called a Gene, it was more like a cancerous tumor. In fact, if he was correct, having this Gene in them probably severely cut down the lifespan of these creatures. Sylas was more right than he knew. If a Clandestine Ape was used properly, it probably wouldn't live more than three years at the very most. Some had especially pitiful lives, only living a handful of months before they were run into the ground.

This Gene took advantage of their unique characteristics, but there was a reason it only worked on them and no one else.

Sylas' breaths continued to heave. 'There's no other choice. If I don't take a break here, I will lose my life.'

He decisively gave up on trying to get first the rest of the way, looking down at his body. He wasn't even sure if it was possible to heal all of this.

According to the rules, he would only have 50% more than the time of the second last to arrive at the end of the stair challenge. Otherwise, he would be disqualified. He had no way of knowing how the others were doing, but he doubted they had faced the same struggles as he had.

Whoever targeted him would be willing to sacrifice Lolaleen because she was already his slave, but would they sacrifice all the other Sylphs as well? Sylas doubted that...

Shivering, Sylas walked forward and cut open the bellies of the two apes. Struggling, he barely managed to prop them up with a combination of his feet and his telekinesis to form a barrier around him.

Unfortunately, the cold hadn't disappeared... and his challenges were only just starting.

Even so, there was an equally cold light in the depths of his indifferent eyes as the warm blood of the apes coated him.