Chapter 1143: Thinking [Bonus]

【Bonus thanks to Kalinus Compelling Gaze】

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【Suppressive Scouting】 activated at the most opportune time. It felt as though a sledgehammer had suddenly pressed down onto Israeal's forehead.

His attempt to open his third eye was interrupted, and a violent pulse of light came from Sylas' own, making him feel a stinging pain in his own.

Lines of Will formed in the skies, a Runic method that Sylas hadn't used since the Split Realm appearing once again—but this time, countless times more powerful than before.

It was ironic. He had learned these Runes from a Thryskai, Aki Pervon. It was what taught him how to apply his Will directly onto the world in ways he never had before.

Now, he had countless methods of doing so. Like an artisan picking from his box of tools, he picked out the perfect one for the job.

His fist drove into Israeal's stomach before the latter could react, his body shifting and moving as an avalanche of blows came from all sides, one fluid motion feeding into the next as Sylas' next move seemed entirely unpredictable.

He could feel it coming. He knew that the Dungeon was about to interfere. The moment it felt that Israeal was helpless, it would act—just like it had last time. It wouldn't wait for the death blow.

And right at that very instant...

Sylas roared.

【Glassvolt Throne】.

The suppressed emerald lightning in Sylas' gaze finally unwound, rampaging out of control and shocking the world around him. At the same time, his loose Scorned Wraps formed a cocoon around them.

This Dungeon—it was a closed world of its own. And ever since the start, Sylas had been observing its Runes in silence.

It was nowhere near as complicated as a true world, and because of that...

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【... But its power will be dependent on your understanding of the world you stand in.】

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It played right into Sylas' hands.

Chi.

Sylas' claws flashed, 【Chaotic Menace】 extending them into a bladed mass of slashing sharpness that took Israeal's head.