Chapter 581: Realizations

Chapter 581: Realizations



SHIIIING!

The claws shot out from Sylas' knuckles once again, and a power flooded into his body.

'It's weaker... but...'

The original claw gave a +506 boost to strength. This one gave barely +250, and the Durability was also already half gone, leaving it at 15/30.

However, the feeling was amazing. Sylas could feel the Greed Seed stirring as though it had sensed something that it really liked, and a resonant connection formed between the two.

Sylas' gaze flickered. 'Can it?'

A wild thought danced in Sylas' mind.

'Excellent timing.'

The peacock appeared high above a Demon City, and Sylas immediately hopped off of its back, his arms spreading out wide as one of his hands gained four claws the size of short swords.

Sylas fell directly onto the city wall formed of thick logs. The sentry couldn't react before the four claws ripped directly into its chest.

With a movement of his intent, the Greed Seed shuddered, and a great deal of blood was drawn in through them.

It was foolish on its face for Sylas to use these claws like this. The boost to his Strength only activated when the claws were active, and he only had one set of them, so killing their Durability on such weak opponents wasn't something someone as smart as Sylas should have done...

Or so it seemed until something clicked.

[Durability: 16/30]

Sylas shook his head, feeling a swirl of emotions ripple through his body as a feedback loop formed between the Blackened Claws and the Greed Seed.

'Clever...'n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This was all Sylas could say. Whoever had created this Greed Seed had laid quite the trap.

Sylas was almost certain that the Greed Seed in his body and what was meant to be the original Greed Seed were not the same.

There was no reason for the Gluttony Seed to be so benign in comparison to the Greed Seed otherwise. Plus, the method through which he gained both were too drastically different.

He gained the Gluttony Seed through the action of the Madness Key. But he gained the Greed Seed through a random dagger that couldn't even survive the process.

The gap in the treasures was too drastically different. He had been almost certain from the beginning that his Greed Seed had been tampered with.

Originally, he was very confident nonetheless. His Will was improving so much faster than the Greed Seed that he didn't have to worry about it.

But this might change things.

Demonic Treasures now finally presented an opportunity for him to level the playing field with everyone else.

possible.

'They will continue to spawn eventually, though... I'll need to find a method to deal with them, or I might have to leave Nosphaleen here... No, actually, there's a better solution. I will command the System City army to do it.'

If Sylas sent a General after every newly spawned Demon City, the issue should be handled.

Normally, the System City was quite slow at handling these matters, mostly because the system decided it should be that way. But Sylas' rule of law took precedent here.

Now, he could finally rest... and then it seemed that he would have to face off against a

government.

On his ride back, Sylas had caught the escaping Braxwell. This time, their real bodies. Oddly enough, he also learned that Ragnar had died.

This didn't leave Sylas feeling relieved. Instead, it left him frowning. For two reasons.

First, he had been around the area where Ragnar should have died, but there was no corpse,

nor were there any remains.

Second, he had been planning on killing Ragnar for the secret to permanently etching the

tattoos into his body. Although he had opened up a new doorway with the Demonic Treasures, that method was still only temporary.

This raised some alarm bells in Sylas' mind. Everything revolved around the question of how Moose had managed all of this.

Whether Moose was really alive or dead was irrelevant to Sylas. No matter what the answer was, there had to be someone else behind him one way or another.

But Sylas wouldn't even get the chance to look into this any further because Braxwell also had information that made his eyes light up.

If he was correct...

The Africor Continental Government was now targeting the very same location he was.

[Rune Enlightenment (Silver) (Chain Quest)]

[The people of Earth have a deep and storied history. In its past, much of its language

encompassed the secrets of this path and embodied the hope of nations.

[Fallen and forgotten, the ebbs and flows of time have suppressed this storied heritage. As an

Earthling who has rekindled that flame, you share part of this responsibility.

[Rise up and claim your Rune Enlightenment]

[Silver Requirement]

[>Clear Dungeon: The Mountain of Giza]