Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1664

Chapter 1664: Final

Atticus stared at the barrier of mixed energies with a hardened gaze.

’How should I do this?’

If the last two trials had taught him anything, it was that a single mistake could cost him everything.

Within the barrier, the energies twisted and churned violently. Even now, he could feel a faint sense of danger just from standing this close. It was hard to believe that these energies were supposedly harmonized.

’They are.’

The fact that they remained together was proof enough. Atticus exhaled slowly, letting his thoughts settle.

He was still very much injured, and every instinct in his body screamed at him to get the hell away from the barrier. Unfortunately, that wasn’t an option.

Steeling his mind, Atticus stepped closer, his movements cautious.

’Let’s see what I’m dealing with first.’

He reached deep within himself, and his world shifted to purple. Atticus paused, his gaze lingering on the barrier, momentarily taken by the sight.

The dangerous ash-colored aura faded, replaced by a blanket of pulsing light. The energies whirled within at high speed, resembling streaks of light surging through a vast purple expanse.

’Focus.’

Snapping out of it, he extended his arm and released Solvath’s will. The instant it made contact with the barrier, something flared to life in his mind.

’This...’

The nature of every single energy within the barrier unfolded before him. More than that, he could perceive how they interacted. Some energies clashed violently, while others suppressed and stabilized the chaos.

It wasn’t random. It was structured.

A system of equilibrium. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

’I can’t do it one at a time.’

Removing even a single energy would most likely destabilize the entire system. Atticus couldn’t tell what that would lead to.

The energies might simply come apart once their balance was broken... or they could just as easily erupt.

His gaze shifted over the vast barrier, and he shook his head. There was no surviving if it exploded.

’Can’t risk it.’

He continued observing the system in his mind, watching the flow of interactions for several moments before arriving at what he believed was the most viable approach.

’I have to target them together.’

Severing every connection at once should collapse the system safely.

Even so, Atticus could count at least fifteen distinct energies within the barrier. He exhaled quietly as the memory of separating just ten surfaced in his mind.

This time, it was worse.

He wasn’t only keeping them apart, he had to actively maintain each one in a stable state while doing it.

One mistake, and everything would collapse.

Atticus drew in a slow breath, then let it out.

’There’s no choice.’

He shut his eyes. A moment later, Solvath’s will flowed from his palm, spreading across the entire barrier.

The system sharpened into full clarity within his mind. For a moment, Atticus remained still, observing in silence.

He followed the movement of each energy, the points of friction, the ones that surged violently, and the ones that suppressed and balanced them. Gradually, he aligned himself with their rhythm.

The world around him dimmed into a muted stillness.

His eyes snapped open, narrowing onto every single energy at once.

Then, he pulled.

A crushing force slammed into his mind, forcing him to stagger.

’Hold on...’

Atticus gritted his teeth, his fists tightening as he fought against the biting pain.

Before him, the barrier flared into a blinding light. He could feel the overwhelming pull between the energies, resisting his attempt to tear them apart.

Worse still, several of the energies suddenly flared, turning unstable. His focus snapped to them instantly, forcing each one back into balance before they could spiral out of control.

’Hold on...’

The strain mounted rapidly. At a certain point, the pain swelled until it drowned out everything else.

Blood seeped from his eyes and ears, his fingers digging so deep into his palms that his nails bit into flesh.

But Atticus didn’t stop.

He kept pulling. And pulling... until...

Wham!

The links binding the energies snapped.

The barrier burst into a blinding flash, and as the light receded, fifteen distinct orbs hovered before him.

’Focus.’

Atticus clenched his teeth. Even separated, they weren’t safe. He still had to keep them from collapsing back into each other.

With unsteady steps, he moved through the drifting orbs, as he made his way to the door at the far end of the room.

He paused there, his gaze lingering on them. For a moment, the urge to rest surfaced. His body definitely needed it.

But resting meant letting go of the orbs.

The most likely outcome was that they would revert back into the barrier.

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