LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 88: Sola V Yasmine
"You're very good. Probably even better than me," Sola admitted. Even though Yasmine was younger than her by a few years, she was already at the same level as her.
Sola knew that Yasmine had an S class LifeSkill, but she still thought that her experience and wisdom would be able to overcome the difference in LifeSkill class. As it turned out, it only evened the odds.
"You're not so bad yourself," Yasmine said, her eyes still full of fire.
Sola sighed. "It's such a shame. Why did you reject our offer? You could have been drafted in our Olympus. Hera would have been more than happy to bestow upon you powers and mutations never before given to anybody else.
Instead, you refused. You chose this City in the outskirts of the world. Genesis City is far too small for the likes of you."
Yasmine was so talented, which was why Sola found it even more of a waste for her to reject Olympus' offer. Sola simply couldn't understand why she would let go of the chance that others risk their lives for.
"I have my reasons."
"Whatever they are, it's not enough. I'll show you what you missed by rejecting us. I'll show you the superiority of Mount Olympus!"
Sola activated her mutation and manifested it in the real world. Her lower body immediately ballooned into thrice her waist, even morphing her white tunic into the striped colors of black and yellow.
Not only that, two bulbous masses grew out of her forehead that soon turned black and replaced her eyes. Two antennae covered with tiny hair spurted under her new compound eyes.
Sola turned into an apian mutation, turning her into part human, part bee.
"Because of my talent, Apollo has deemed me worthy to be given a 7-star Apian Genus, turning my bloodline into a 7-star Apian Woman. I received two mutations: my compound bee eyes and my Queen Bee abdomen!"
Because her genus had a 7-star rarity, then her mutations would also be in the 7-star rarity.
Suddenly, Sola's black and yellow striped bulbous abdomen trembled as she produced something in her stomach. She then opened her mouth and regurgitated a golden liquid substance.
"Honey shower!" she shouted as she sprayed the unknown liquid toward Yasmine.
Even without knowing the properties of this 'honey', Yasmine knew that it would be dangerous to let it hit her. So, she turned her blade and used the flat part of her sword. With her swordsmanship, she 'fanned' the air using her flat blade by swinging it continuously in a circular pattern.
This created a strong wind current that burst forward, diverting the honey spray away from her and her chariot.
Yasmine decided not to use her flaming dragon LifeSkill because she didn't know if the honey was flammable. She didn't want to risk it exploding towards her and slowing her down.
Unfortunately, this led a few drops of the honey to rain down on her and her chariot.
As soon as it hit her battle suit, the honey started to eat away at the fabric and threatened to spread to her skin. Yasmine immediately cut the infected fabric with her sword, saving her from further harm.
When the sword interacted with the infected torn battle suit, it quickly slid away without much traction. It landed on the edge of her chariot and glided away.
It was at that point that Yasmine realized that the 'honey' was more than an acidic liquid. It was also a lubricant, making things incredibly slippery.
Yasmine immediately realized the threat that this 'honey' possessed.
"That's right," Sola smiled. "My honey has a special property that makes things that it affects have almost zero friction!"
In any other context, this ability would be considered a little bit less useful than an acid; it didn't have that much of a damage-dealing capacity. However, this competition wasn't just about inflicting damage, it was also a race.
And if this 'honey' somehow got onto her chariot's wheels, then it would virtually kill her chances of ever winning the competition.
With zero friction, the wheels would have no traction on the ground. The wheels would continue to spin in place instead of rolling on the ground.
This would have been fine on a straight track because the mount would simply push the cart forward but the last segment of this race had a lot of curves and turns that needed a lot of brakes. And with a slippery wheel, that would be impossible.
"Get ready to be covered in honey, honey!"
Sola then spat out a few hexagonal cubes made out of beeswax. It wasn't hard to guess that these 'bombs' were filled with honey that would explode out the moment it hit something hard. Explore more at m,v l'e-m|p| y r
She threw out two honey bombs down on the ground–one on the left and one on the right side of the street. As soon as the bombs hit the ground, the hexagonal wax suddenly split open and bled out, creating puddles of honey in the street.
If Yasmine continued to charge forward, then her chariot would run over the honey, effectively infecting her chariot with lubricant. She had to do something.
"Don't underestimate Genesis City. There's a reason why I chose this place."
Yasmine finally used her mutation. The Genesis God gave her a Door Genus, which turned her bloodline into a Gatekeeper. Even though it was only a 5-star Genus, Yasmine accepted it because of the mutation that came with it.
Her mutation was a 5-star Feet mutation called 'Stepping Stone.'
The soles of Yasmine's feet suddenly turned as black as the expanse of space, with specks of white stars littering around it.
"Just because you have a rarer Mutation than me doesn't mean you're better. It's about how we use it."
Yasmine then stepped into the air and was surprisingly able to take a foothold as if there was something solid in the air. But she didn't stop there. She kept running up in the air until she was looking down on the surprised face of Sola.