Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1276

Chapter 1276: Mind

’He’s not affected by the elements,’ Nex’s realization came with a frown. He couldn’t understand it.

On Vortharion, everything was done with mana. There were no exceptions. Whether it was controlling or manifesting the elements, it was always tied to mana.

That was what made this situation so confusing. He hadn’t felt anything. The little pup hadn’t tried to take over the mana in his attack. The attack had reached him, and yet, Nex had still seen the elements obey his call.

But he was sure of it, no mana was used. Which all boiled down to one conclusion:

He could control the elements without using mana.

Nex’s conclusion came with action. He suddenly pointed his arm at Noctis, and the air turned heavy. An orb of mana began to gather in front of his palm.

The expressions of the Eldorians shifted, many narrowing their eyes. They, more than anyone else, understood Atticus’ power, so they understood Noctis’.

They had the power to control the elements without using mana. The Eldorians themselves hadn’t reached that level despite their different powers.

They had become Eldorians, yes, but they still needed to train their powers to even dream of reaching Atticus’ level.

Still, for now, all eyes were on the mana gathering in front of Nex’s palm. Pure mana.

Unfortunately, control over the elements stopped there, the elements. Pure mana was different, and Noctis shouldn’t be able to manipulate it the way he did with the elements.

Even so, none of the Eldorians moved. Since the moment they first stood against Nex, there’d been a strange feeling in their gut. That they couldn’t win.

The Eldorians could negate mana just like any Nullite. But unlike Atticus, their control wasn’t refined enough.

Doing so would mean they also wouldn’t be able to use mana at all, which was suicide, especially for one reason: Nex’s Will was obviously greater than theirs.

Even if he couldn’t use it offensively, they wouldn’t be able to negate the mana within him. Which meant, during the fight, he’d still have access to his boundless mana.

Although Noctis was Atticus’ soulkin, he was the god, none of them could imagine his Will being greater than Nex’s. So, if he couldn’t negate the mana, what exactly was his plan?

Nex didn’t seem to notice the distress of the Eldorians. The blue orb continued to gather in front of his palm until it was as large as a bolder, casting its glow across the land.

The disdain in Nex’s eyes didn’t fade as he looked down on the calm Noctis. With a thought, the mana exploded forward in a beam of raw power.

But barely a second had passed when the beam suddenly began to flicker.

Nex’s eyes narrowed. He turned his gaze toward Noctis, whose golden eyes now pulsed with a fierce light.

’It’s trying to copy the mana signature?’

The words felt wrong.

He was the god of Vortharion. He could do anything with mana, shape reality itself with mere thought. He could run billions of calculations before others could blink.

And yet, this beast was trying to copy the mana signature of his attack?

Nex scoffed. "You think too much of yourself."

With a thought, he altered the beam’s mana signature. Instantly, the beam flared to life once more, brighter than ever.

But again, it flickered.

Nex’s face twitched. He changed the signature again, Noctis followed.

Then again, Noctis followed.

He ground his teeth. This was starting to grate on him.

It was beneath him, but fine, he’d crush the pup anyway.

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