Chapter 709 Threshold

Chapter 709 Threshold

Sylas pushed his way through the lava, feeling like he had to push every muscle of his body to get deeper.

He immediately noticed that the damage to his illusory armor had increased substantially, but at least for now, the cost was still low enough that it could keep up.

The biggest issue he faced was actually moving through this molten rock. It was far harder than he thought it would be, and he soon found his already fatigued body aching.

But he pressed on.

The aching pains soothed the thoughts that came from elsewhere, and as though he was on one of his long runs again, he found catharsis in the situation.

To his side, the Basilisk King was holding up much better. Maybe due to the natural shape of its body, it was far easier for this Serpentes to slither through the lava than it was for Sylas to swim through it.

If Sylas wanted to make things easier on himself, having the Basilisk King lead the way would certainly be the obvious choice. But for now... he had found a rare moment of peace.

'I will kill him...'

It wasn't just this familiar pushing of his body that gave him this feeling of catharsis, it was also this one thought.

Maybe it was the liberation of deciding to do something that went against his logic for the first time, or maybe this wild feeling growing inside of him was only making him think that this was what he wanted to do, but regardless...

It made him feel good.

Unfortunately, as with many things in life, there was such a thing as too much of a good thing, and often, what made one feel the best wasn't necessarily the best...

Sylas couldn't check on his rewards for the Quicktime Events for now, not while he was in the middle of a pool of lava that would probably destroy them on contact.

But... wasn't it about time he asked the Madness Key the questions he had been too distracted to do so already?

Unfortunately, the moment he had the intention to do so, the result he had been dreading occurred.

Taboo.

Sylas sighed inwardly.

[Cost: 10 Silver Genes]

A nice, short, and succinct answer. It told Sylas all he needed to know about the dangers

of letting others know what was going on in his head right now.

But could he really afford to not learn about this?

Sylas took a deep breath. ... It seems there's another problem down here. Oxygen is limited... I'll have to rely on Aether instead...'

He had taken the deep breath out of habit, but it was like he was inhaling foul gas.

"Maybe I can think this through myself... if the Madness Key ends up needing Silver Genes before I have a steady supply of them... it'll all be over

But if this Demonic Will was dangerous and he couldn't deal with it properly, he would suffer for it just the same.

"What to do...

As Sylas was lost in thought, he found his visualization range becoming more and more constrained.

Oddly enough, when he first entered the lava, he actually had a wider range to work with than he had in the ocean. But as he descended, it was like forces were pressing down on him from all sides, constraining his visualization range from about 50 meters to 40, and then from 40 to 30.

If things continued like this, Sylas would be hard-pressed to find anything down here.

'I have to ask.

With how things were going, if he didn't find a steady supply of Silver Genes soon, Earth wouldn't stand a chance to begin with.

Sylas pushed through the warning signs of his Luck, but even he didn't expect what would actually happen next.

[Threshold Reached]

[You Have Been Awarded: Tier Two Madness Disciple Rank]