The Ancient Genes Chapter 367
Advertisement
Two shadows moved under the dim moonlight.
"I will take care of the bunch, you bring down the leader…." Lear said to Lisa who nodded before slowing down and allowing Lear to separate the people.
Lear immediately moved and the next instant, he had already appeared in between the group.
"Woah!!"
The people were naturally surprised to find a person appearing among them like a ghost and immediately jumped back.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
The weapons were immediately drawn and the people on the streets immediately began to scurry away.
"Who are yo-" the leader tried to interrogate but Lear wasn't keen on dealing with this bunch of weaklings.
With a simple push of his feet, he disappeared from his spot and planted his knee into the man's chest while carefully controlling his strength not to do much damage.
As the man went flying away, Lisa moved after him.
Lear then turned around to face the group. He was just here for Lisa, the next target was what Lear was looking forward to as that was what he could really call challenging himself.
It didn't take long before all the people were down lying under Lear's feet.
With that, Lear turned and went after Lisa. When he finally reached the place, he saw the man lying with a deep wound on his chest as Lisa stood before him with a pale face.
They soon left the place as a different person who had been on standby wearing their group robe took over to submit the people. After all, they had to be there to earn the reward and show it as their achievement.
Bahamut had of course carefully planned all of it. He wasn't going to do anything half heartedly once he decided on doing something.
As Lear and Lisa moved towards the next location, Lear finally spoke, "Umn...this about you and Lora."
Lisa gave him a strange look. He was again bringing her up.
Leat forced a smile on his face. But still he had been unable to sit quietly after going through her diary.
"You see...I know that there is some beef between you guys and something must have happened in the past. But don't you think, it's time to let it go….beside I am sure that you were kids back then...do you really need to drag it even now…"
Lisa looked at Lear as she spoke, "I am not dragging anything. It's her…"
Lear couldn't help but sigh helplessly. "Honestly, I think she is really regretting it. Why don't you try to talk and sort it out?.."
Lear knew that Lisa's memories were lost and what Lora really did was no longer remembered by her. But the thing which happened afterwards could still be sorted out...
"Oh, really? Then why did she never apologised to any of us? You said that we were kids and I too believed that it might have played some part in that…..but now that I understand, she should understand it too….In that case, why is she not apologising? Why is her attitude still the same?"
Advertisement
Lear really wanted to scream that the idiot girl just couldn't bear the guilt. She didn't even have the guts to face Lisa…
In the end....
Lear gave up. He couldn't get through this girl. She only listened to Max, he had to bring Max into this…..
….
On the other side, Max stood there looking at the man who was emitting a strong aura with murderous intent.
"How much bounty did the Dark Lord place on my head?" Max couldn't help but ask.
"It's quite satisfying you know…..you have entered the Billion board…" the man said with a smile.
Even Max was surprised. He thought he would still be in the million board but to think the bounty on his head was in billions.
Only top level figures had that much bounty…..like the Seniors of the Nobles Houses.
The man suddenly took a step forward and the next instant, Max pulled his head back as the blade of saber sliced through the air before him cutting a few strands of his hair along.
He was fast!
The man didn't give in and took another step forward as he made a slash.
Max took a step to the side and changed his posture, his black dagger immediately appeared within his hands and using it, he reflected the saber letting it pass through the side.
The man immediately realised that something was wrong and on a closed look, he saw a thin transparent long-sleeved cloak had formed on his body.
The man immediately gave up on close combat. He stuck his saber below piercing the ground.
"Mud Golem!"
With a shout, mud rose from the place where he struck the sword conjuring into a towering figure. Even though he called it a golem, it was lacking a definite structure and was more like a huge mud slime.
Max immediately retreated and with a flick of his hand, the dagger in his hands was replaced by the spear.
"Come!!" Max shouted as he activated via true spell.
"Roar!!!!"
A dragon's roar shook the alley as the mud golem collided with a water dragon. The scene looked from a movie as two creatures grappled with each other.
The water dragon aggressively attacked the mud golem even drilling a hole through its stomach. But the golem was tenacious and continued to push down the water dragon and dominate it.
The man smiled seeing the scene. But it didn't last long…..
"Cree!!!"
A sky-piercing screech resonated as flames rose in the sky forming the figure of Phoenix.
"Finally…." Max smiled as he finally perfected his fire true spell.
With Phoenix joining the battle, the tides immediately turned.
"No!!…." The man said with a grim look in his eyes as he raised his saber once again. He fiercely made a jump and swung his saber down as mana exploded through his sword.
"Tsk…" Max clicked his tongue. He knew that he couldn't match him in terms of explosive force. This guy had more mana than he did.
Advertisement
The amount of energy Max was carrying was still in the realm of Expert Tier mage.
But he wasn't going to let him get away with ease.
Suddenly, the dragon and the Phoenix turned their attention away from the golem and rushed toward the incoming man.
"Boom!"
Flames exploded in the night sky while drops of boiling water rained down.
"Bang!" The man landed down on the ground as he shook the fire off of his body. His hand which was holding the saber was burned.
"This is your limit. I have played enough. You are going to die now…." The man said as he pointed his saber at Max.
"At your level, you could only dream of killing me. At least reach the mid level of Master Tier before even having those thoughts…." Max mocked.
"Haha….so you think you can kill me?"
"Nope. I am not that strong now. A few months later maybe….'' Max casually raised his shoulders.
"So..you are going to run away now?"
"Nope….kill you." Max said with a smile and the man's face immediately turned grim as anger filled his eyes.
"Obviously, it's not me, but…" Max took a pause before continuing.
"Us!" As Max spoke, another voice resounded and soon, another person landed beside Max.
"So you had enough of your testing, satisfied now?" Max asked the kid.
"Huff….well it was not bad. I am a bit disappointed though." Bahamut said as he showed Max his palm.
After taking a head on attack from a Master Tier Mage, even an Expert tier mages's hand would be torn apart from the recoil, yet there wasn't even a trace blood on his hand.
"Let's get this over…" Bahamut said and Max nodded.
"Follow my lead…" Max rushed ahead with the spear in hand.
"Tsk...just because you got one more doesn't mean you can change anything." The man said as he used his mana to once again display his saber technique.
"Clang!"
Max's spear collided with the saber and the next instant, Max felt a huge force coursing through his body but he didn't give in and just took a step back.
"Hmm...not bad…" the man said as the mana coursing through the sword increased and Max felt the pressure increasing.
"Desolate club!"
When Max heard the voice, he immediately spread his wings and with a single flap, he flew away borrowing the force of the opponent's attack.
Obviously, how could the man possibly have any chance to attack in that position. He immediately used his mana to raise a muddy mess for defense. It was habitual reaction.
But..
"Disperse!"
He wasn't allowed too….
''Boom!"
Bahamut struck, a clean hit landed on the man's very front. The man's nose immediately sunk as blood flew out of his mouth and nose.
"Pew!"
The next instant he flew out like a bullet. It seemed that he would fly out of the capital at this rate.
As if expecting this situation, Max had already moved.
"You are not going anywhere…." Max said as he raised his leg and brought it straight down on his face sent him back into the ground.
"Boom!"
The man tried to control himself as he got up from the crater and stared at Max with intense hatred. Nobody had dared to kick him in the face and yet not only was he humiliated but was being played by two kids.
"I will kill you!!!"
But suddenly he sensed someone approaching and immediately turned around as he punched with mana strengthening his fist.
He had no other choice after losing his saber.
"Bang!"
Bahamut's club collided with the man's fist and with a roar, he pushed him back while his hand turned into a blood mess.
Max knew Bahamut's strength was no joke especially when he was using his true spell.
The man didn't even take a breath after separating from Bahamut when Max dropped from above with the water dragon immediately burying the man into the ground.
"Boom!"
Blood immediately spilled out as the dragon's jaws tore apart the man's flesh making a bloody mess out of him.
"Aaahhh!!!" The man released a terrifying scream before gritting his teeth and forcing his hand into the dragon's head.
"Bang!"
His mana exploded within the dragon's body as water conjured by Max fell apart.
"Huff!... Huff...huff..." The man seemed to be on his last breath as he looked at Max and bahamut with deadly eyes. He had to get out of here. Something was wrong with these two....
Obvious the man didn't knew....the two descendants of human God fighting together.....it wasn't as simple as one plus one....
It was over…..the moment the two decided to fight together, the man's fate was already sealed.
Bahamut took a step forward and the man immediately looked towards him but the moment he did, a spear pierced his chest.
The next thing he knew was Bahamut's club falling down on him.
"Boom!"
The group of young mages who had been fighting earlier looked at the scene from far. They were dumbfounded with what was happening.
How could a kid be that strong, not to mention even Max didn't seem that old.
"…''
"Is he dead?" Bahamut asked, looking at Max flying in the air.
Advertisement
- In Serial79 Chapters
Shattered Helix
[Shattered Helix is a slow burn, Western, Cultivation, and LitRPG mash-up] [Synopsis] The end of the 21st century ushered in a new age of gaming. Using the latest Neurolink Delve Implants, players can now explore virtual worlds with every sense intact. Follow Kyle, Samantha, and Collin as they each explore the hottest new FIVRMMO ‘Fantasy’, a game world built using the latest AI technology. Tag along as three different generations take on the mysteries within the next generation in virtual reality. [Blurb] Kyle McMcoy’s world was shattered when his parents and sister were killed during an incident with a rogue AI. However, an unexpected journey into the virtual world of gaming helped heal those wounds. Being a long-time player of Phantasmal Realms, Kyle is set to be one of the first to experience this next generation in FIVRMMOs. Follow along with Kyle, aka Flea, and his AI companion Bob, as they try to learn what the AIs of Shattered Helix really created. Captain Collin Holmes served his country over 40 years, stationed in his hometown of Chicago. With his buddies, Stephanson, Marcus, Travis, and Burt, the members of The Mad Ghosts battalion were the tip of the spear for every conflict this last half-century. Having all retired, they bought their way to the front of the line to Neurolink’s newest game, Fantasy. Join Collin, aka Barricade, as he and his marines bring their real-world experience to virtual reality. Samantha Brudt was just another victim of the government’s forced retirement policy. With her loved ones gone, she decided to spend the rest of her life in a medical retirement capsule facility playing the virtual game, Fantasy. But a simple act of kindness re-directs Sam, aka Ginka from a normal starter island to an advanced, bustling city. Being the only human in the great Kingdom of Ravaryn, Ginka tries to open a bakery while helping out a race of Demons in a city full of Angels. [Release Schedule: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri.] Editor: AmaraiCoverart: Kart Studios Digi
8 296 - In Serial31 Chapters
Murder in Heliopolis: A Solarpunk Mystery
A solarpunk murder mystery. A murder, a disappearance, and a seemingly infallible AI… In the sprawling and sun-drenched eco-city of Heliopolis, under the watchful eye of PATET, successful businesswoman Cassia Grove is murdered in her home. Detective Laith is put on the case, but right from the start there are layers upon layers, mystery behind mystery, and nobody is who they seem… [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 521 - In Serial43 Chapters
Ghostified City
‘Ghostified City’ is a post-dystopian sci-fi tale, set in a fading world that might be a future version of ours, running out on autopilot into oblivion. Adaman Yimmand is a simple robofactory operator in The City who's working with robots and machines every day. He doesn’t even realise that he might not have met another actual human being in years. Everything begins when he breaks his routine for once and enters a bar where he meets Evelith. This pesky other person does not let him go after he has had his -rather terrible- beer, because according to her actual humans are much rarer than he’s aware of. And from then on ‘the genie is out of the bottle and won’t get back in’, to use her words: Adaman meets more people, and gradually he has no choice but to accept that the reality of The City is not what he always thought it was, and to face the darkness of a fading humanity on the brink of self-inflicted extinction.Is there any hope left for him, and for his species? I have selected 'sexual content' and 'traumatising content' to be on the safe side, because there is a stripclub-like venue in the background of the story, and an almost-extinct humanity that has institutionalised suicide which might be disturbing to some. Apart from that it's not really a heavy 'adult' story.('Ghostified City' is my first long story in English as opposed to my native language Dutch, and an earlier version was published on my fiction blog 'Oranderra' until I stopped updating. This is a slightly altered version of the first series.)
8 80 - In Serial29 Chapters
Second Wind, legend of Pandemonium (Finished/Incomplete)
The developers of the worlds leading VRMMORPG Edge Online have decided to shut down its servers after over a decade. Shugireth Darkstar, the leader of Pandemonium, Edge Online's top guild, suffers from a deadly disease and his end is near. He hasn't left his VR pod for 5 years, as the medical nanodroids at the hospital takes care of him. Without Edge, he will die, because his physical body has already been all but destroyed by the sickness. Seeing no light at the end of the tunnel, Shugireth Darkstar, the Master of Pandemonium, stubbornly stays behind as the servers shut down... If that was all, we could end this story right here. However, that was only the beginning of the legend of pandemonium. The prelude to the movement, if you will. Shall we see what happens next? -------------- Some notes from Me (The author, gasp surprise): I first wrote this (100k) as an experiment. I saw the advice about having foils for overpowered MCs, and I watched quite a few lectures on writing. I wanted to test things out for myself and see if I could carry a story through other ways than only relying on physical conflict like some thrillers do. Thus this might lean a bit towards slice of life with a romance subplot, but I don't want to give my story away so read it if u want to know more. This was basically never intended for anyone else's eyes but my own, and written to explore writing as a process. This wasn't my attempt at writing a good book, but it turned into something that I think might interest some people, so I decided to pop it up here. It is slightly old so my style and writing skills have advanced considerably since I first started this thing. Having said that, I think it's pretty readable, but I am very interested in how other people will receive this. Please feel free to criticize it and just in general shoot me some feedback on what you think. It contains light Litrpg elements, not heavy table spam, it's just the basis of the world. Although I like that sort of thing, this was written before I even knew of Royalroad and hadn't considered litrpg much. Some of you may recognize that it was slightly inspired by Overlord. Also, the Tags for sexual content and traumatizing content are there as a precaution on all of my stories pretty much, even if my story does not contain any of that at the moment. I can't really know what the future will bring, but in the case of this story I do know a little bit, since I wrote 100k words before posting it here. And I just posted it on a whim because I figured some readers on Royalroad might enjoy this story.
8 144 - In Serial25 Chapters
A Wicked Tale Of Witches, Wands, Booze, and Swagger
A DARK HUMOR STORY! A drug addict ends up in the body of a Harry Potter character, just before the first day at Hogwarts. Blood, guts, comedy, and amoral behavior. Harry Potter/Stargate SG1/Starwars Crossover Fanfiction.
8 115 - In Serial19 Chapters
Leveling Up Is Better Than Reality
If you've ever been called a slacker, you know, it's not that you're lazy, it's just that you're not interested. Your values don't allow you to work hard as you wish to live in a heaven-like world where you don't have to do anything. As Gandhi said, ""Be the change you wish to see in the world...'' Wise words indeed. This story's about lazy- I mean an idealist hero named Zellin living in an RPG-like world. I'm going to deem this work as PG-13, but you never know...
8 60

