Chapter 667: Earned Wrath

Chapter 667: Earned Wrath



Sylas looked around, his irises reflecting like glass as he paid closer attention to the walls around him.

'These walls are designed to keep Aether very restrained. The winding and twisting tunnels aren't just here to confuse people, but it almost increases surface area for these Aether suppressing Runes. This entire underground network functions similarly to the disk I risked my life to get for Lucius-it's capable of restraining even Portals.

'What happens when something inherently volatile is forced to remain steady?'

There was one main difference between the Woodland Spider Queen and the Glass Monkey... the Woodland Spider Queen had been the helm of a Field Dungeon, but the Glass Monkey had been the head of a Dynamic Field Dungeon.

The last Dynamic Field Dungeon Sylas had cleared had also been an anomaly. It was the result of a Dungeon and a Field Dungeon combining into one, resulting in the creation of the Violet Rose Heart.

What if, in this case, it was the clash between the Glass Desert Territory and this maze that triggered all the changes?

However, there were still too many holes in this theory.

For one, the Glass Desert had been several hours' journey from this location. Sylas and Alex had to travel quite a while to get to Cairith after capturing the monkey in the first place.

But Sylas seemed to have thought of something for that as well...

The Mountains of Giza.

After Sylas cleared it, there was a large change to the surroundings. A strong teleportation force warped him to a region that was likely off-Earth, which was why they faced the time dilation.

Then there was the fact that after Sylas cleared it, the pyramid reset and then allowed Lauren to follow after him, and then the monarchs after that.

All of this was mere speculation on Sylas' part. He didn't have nearly enough understanding of spatial dynamics or time dilation to draw a concrete conclusion...

Until that is he factored in one more thing: how late Alex and the others had been.

The Glass Monkey likely then finished healing its wounds and either planned to come back for revenge or had sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough, or maybe there was a third reason that Sylas hadn't considered.

But in truth, the reason didn't matter now.

Whatever it was, it caused the Glass Monkey to leave through its Portal, only to find itself trapped in this maze. It likely relied on its senses and eventually stumbled onto this second Glass Desert Territory Portal.

And whatever it found inside... was the reason it had skyrocketed in power in such short order. Sylas took a step forward and entered the Portal. No matter what was on the other side...

He was willing to bet that he would have the advantage. He would be the Glass Desert Warlord quite soon, after all.

...

King Roderic stared at the contribution list before him. Sylas sat firmly at the top, while he... was only second place.

This was a result that was far outside of his expectations. Everything was perfectly prepared, and things couldn't have possibly gone more smoothly. He had even managed an unprecedented 51% Clearance and an S- rating to go along with it.

Even Archibald's barely 23% rating was enough for an AA- Rating. So one could imagine just how difficult all of this was, even though he had the knowledge of predecessors to rely upon.

But now it was all for naught.

'The Genesis Forge is in his hands...'

King Roderic closed his eyes and took a deep breath. For the first time, he lost his composure. But he regained it quickly.

'It's fine. Without the proper opportunity, he will never understand its value. Before then... I'll

crush him.'

King Roderic and the other monarchs had not once taken Sylas seriously. But now... the young man had successfully earned his wrath.Nôv(el)B\\jnn