Chapter 717: The Opposite

Chapter 717: The Opposite



Sylas hurriedly wiped his face, not having time to care that this blood showed no signs of evaporating beneath the oppressive heat. In fact, he found that the empty space at the bottom of the volcano had grown larger.

Thanks to the cubes of Metarock, there was some reprieve from the constant oppression of the lava. But it was still in a relatively small region.

Now, however, it was even larger. There was a great pressure pushing out, and it only took Sylas a moment to realize that it...

'Telekinesis!'

Sylas' pupils trembled.

Just how strong did one's telekinesis have to be to push away this much lava? You didn't just have to carry the weight of the surrounding lava, but all of the lava above as well. To say it was millions upon millions of kilograms of weight didn't do it justice.

However, Sylas barely had time to dwell on this before he locked eyes on the current state of the Basilisk King.

If it wasn't for the fact Sylas could feel their connection, he wouldn't have thought that this was his contract at all.

The Basilisk King didn't have more than a few sparse scales remaining on its body. The rest of it was a mass of flesh with bone sticking out in several locations.

It writhed there on top of the Aether Stone Mine, its skin bubbling up and even foaming in some locations as though blood far too hot for it to manage was rushing through its veins.

When Sylas saw this, his expression sank.

Much like with all things related to his Serpentes Contracts, he knew exactly what was happening.

The evolution hadn't failed, it had succeeded. But the Basilisk King still wasn't able to take that final step, not because there weren't enough resources, but because its mind wasn't strong enough.

Its Will was too weak.

Sylas stood there, watching in silence as the Basilisk King struggled. He could feel that its blazing motivation from earlier had already dulled to a barely perceptible ember.

It was easy to have motivation before rubber met road. But many shied away when they realized just how difficult things were.

This time, however, Sylas wasn't even sure he could blame the Basilisk King.

Was this even something that he could deal with?

Not only had the Basilisk King basically had all its skin peeled away in such a forceful manner, but it felt like it was burning from the inside out.

Sylas was about to reach out to put the Basilisk King in the Hibernation Realm to save it, but then he hesitated.

If he did that, the Basilisk King would be healed, but would that fix anything?

No.

Time and time again. The same weakness, the same loss of face, the same humiliating dereliction of duty to the blood running through its veins.

That was when the Basilisk King felt it.

Rage.

It wasn't rage coming from him, but rather his bloodline.

The bubbling blood within him finally seemed to pierce through the veil separating them.

At that moment, the Basilisk King could hear the fury of its Ancestors. It was still faint, and most of it was muffled through countless layers of complexities and seals...

But it finally heard it.

And that fury wasn't toward the humiliation the Basilisk King had faced, or toward the voice

distracting it from saving itself...

But rather aimed toward it.

Its Ancestors were furious with him.

The Basilisk King shook from head to tail, a radiant light suddenly pulsing out from its body.

It was the feeling of expectations being let down, the feelings of the weight of a Lineage being placed on his shoulders, and yet having been ignored for so long.

Suddenly, the Basilisk King couldn't hear the call of Beacon anymore, or even his own memories. It could only hear the cry of his Ancestors...

Tears brimmed in the Basilisk King's eyes.

He had a thought at that moment that he couldn't recall the last time he had had...

What was his name?

He didn't even remember...

At that moment, the Basilisk King made a choice directly opposing Sylas.

He couldn't fall here.

Not for himself...

But rather his Race.

A radiant golden light spread out in all directions.