Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1527

[Bonus thanks to Dignifiedabyss. I hate you, this is all I have to say]

Sylas stood on the hull of the ship, his eyes sharp. There was an oppressive air radiating around him, the sort that made the space around him feel especially heavy... far heavier than anything Nosphaleen had caused what felt like just moments ago.

"We're going to enter a region without hyper highways very soon. The scope of the region is too wide, and travel will be difficult. Do you have a more precise location?" Old Brama's voice reached Sylas.

The region Cassarae was in was one near the borders of the Milky Way Galaxy. Setting aside the fact that their home galaxy was lacking in advancements that made hyper highways commonplace, border regions like this in general tended to be less developed. This double whammy made it so that while they could get to the general location quickly, actual travel to where Cassarae might be was limited.

However, Sylas had already thought of this long before.

Fowler's insanity was well documented. It was said that after Sylas' performance, he fully went insane, trying to militarize the entirety of the Leava Clan.

This attempt ended in failure.

It seemed that while he was valuable to the family, he wasn't valuable enough to trigger a war with the 073 Sanctum. This matter was handled mostly quietly, though information seemed to have leaked to the press nonetheless.

This matter caused Fowler to leave the Leava Clan and establish his own power. Little information was had about this power, and it seemed that he was having trouble recruiting. This wasn't much of a surprise.

Who would follow an insane man?

That said, Fowler was still the strongest Rune Master in the Sector. Even without Dominus Paragon, this remained true—since it was because of his feats in the Rune Tower that he received the achievement in the first place.

Dominus Paragon didn't make you the smartest person in the Sector. It was because of being the smartest person in the Sector that you received Dominus Paragon.

This held weight.

What held maybe even more weight than that was Fowler's wealth. It seemed that not only was he smart enough to receive the Contested Title in the past, but he was also smart enough to leech on his Leava Clan when he should, while saving his own money. Meaning... he was probably also the wealthiest man in the Sector despite not having taken personal requests in decades.

Sylas had pieced this all together from random reports and such, but none of that proved that Cassarae was captured by him. Why was he so sure that it was Fowler and not the Bat Lineage? Both had more than ample reason to target him, but the Bat Lineage was far more aware of his relationship with Cassarae than Fowler would be.

The assumption was, of course, that Fowler would be smart enough to figure all of that out and act on it. But according to Occam's Razor, his first target should have definitely been the Bat Lineage and Byahmad, who was almost certainly out for revenge.

That was what Sylas had thought too—until he took a step back.

If he was a mastermind of a grand conspiracy, would he choose the most obvious pawn to play?

No.

But he also wouldn't choose just a single pawn either.

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