Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1608

Chapter 1608: Wham

Whispers followed the man as he stepped forward and came to a stop before Atticus. The moment eyes settled on him, they widened.

"Atticus Ravenstein!"

Shock rippled through the crowd instantly. The news about his participation had already spread across the Core, but none had expected to actually see him.

"I finally found you... Atticus Ravenstein."

Orvain spoke with a confident smile as he closed the distance between them, staring straight at Atticus with a gaze filled with utter disdain.

"You—"

Wham!

Atticus’s hand abruptly connected with Orvain’s cheek, sending him crashing through several gods and champions in a violent tumble before coming to a stop.

Every single soul watching gasped at the sight.

"—!"

"You dare?!"

The Twin Pyres drew their katanas in unison, but the moment they moved, Atticus’s aura slammed into them and forced their knees into the ground.

"Hurk!"

"You—!"

Their heads trembling as they struggled to rise, but they froze the instant their eyes met Atticus’s merciless gaze. In that moment, he looked less like a man and more like a savage beast barely restrained.

There was no mistaking that gaze. He was going to kill them.

The onlookers could only stare in sheer disbelief. Had Atticus just neutralized Archduke Rhexan’s son, and the Twin Pyres, within a single second?

"You bastard!"

Orvain had dragged himself up in the distance and was staring at Atticus with hate filled eyes. His will surged violently around him and he took a furious step forward, only for a man to appear directly in his path.

"I’d calm down, if I were you."

The newcomer’s presence was quiet. Faint blue hair framed his face with light red eyes. His aura carried a peaceful stillness that stood in sharp contrast to Orvain’s raging will.

"Nature’s spawn!"

"Don’t tell me he’s participating too?"

"What’s wrong with this year’s Resource Wars?"

The whispers buzzed around him, but the man paid them no mind and maintained his calm smile as he looked at Orvain.

"We’re standing in the chosen grounds of the Resource Wars," he said calmly. "Do you really think the Eternal Span isn’t present?

"But—!"

"You’ll get your chance when it starts. Settle it then," he continued. "Unless you’re willing to risk offending the Span."

Orvain’s will continued to climb for a few tense moments, before he finally exhaled sharply and turned away, stomping off.

The man shifted his gaze back toward Atticus.

"The same goes for you. If you don’t want to anger the Span, keep yourself in check."

"..."

"Hm?"

The man’s eyes moved past him and settled on Whisker standing just behind, whose brow was raised.

"Hello, uncle," he said lightly. "I’m pleased to finally meet you."

"..."

Receiving no answer, the man chuckled softly and gave a small nod.

"Well then, I suppose we’ll meet again soon."

The Abyss Archduke’s smile widened as he released his aura, meeting the Iron Archduke’s head-on. The collision sent pressure rippling through the hall.

"Enough. Don’t forget why we’re here."

At Eras’s words, the Iron Archduke held the Abyss Archduke’s gaze for several long moments before finally looking away.

"...Fine."

"Good. Now we can watch the game in peace."

As the Archdukes returned their attention to the screen, no one noticed Archduke Rhexan clenching his fists beneath the table as he stared at Atticus’s image with fury.

Though he hadn’t expected much from his useless son, Rhexan truly believed that the only reason Atticus had overpowered the Twins was because he was a god and they were merely champions.

But that belief would not last much longer.

’When the battle starts... you’ll be dead.’

...

’One of yours?’

’Unfortunately.’

’I don’t need to worry about you asking me to spare anyone, do I?’

’Bwahaha... don’t worry about that. I’m not exactly the elder-brother-of-the-year type like golden boy over there. Honestly? I’d rather see my entire family dead."

Whisker flashed him a grin as though he had just made a casual joke, but Atticus wasn’t sure how he was supposed to react to that.

His first instinct had been to say good, but that didn’t feel like something a person should say out loud to anyone else.

He couldn’t imagine what someone would have to go through to reach the point of wanting their entire family dead.

’I’ll have to ask him later.’