Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1686

Chapter 1686: Cut Through

"Harmonize."

The orbs drew together, merging into a single, larger sphere. It trembled violently, fine fissures of light racing across its surface.

Then it burst, unfolding into a blinding radiance that continued to swell until the entire space was consumed by light.

Outside, the glow spilled through the gaps in hundreds of piercing rays.

The others, who had been carving through the beasts, instinctively slowed, their eyes narrowing. Within that light... they could feel it. Something immense. Something catastrophic.

Their expressions shifted. Without a word, they exchanged brief glances. then pulled back at once, putting distance between themselves and the source.

"Ozeroth." Whisker called out, his tone turning serious.

"I got it."

Ozeroth stepped forward, extending a hand. In an instant, a golden dome flared, expanding outward to envelop the entire castle in a protective barrier.

As Atticus’ bond, Ozeroth’s will was regarded as the strongest, second only to Atticus himself. Even so, Anorah and Whisker also moved, reinforcing it with their own domes beneath his.

Then they watched as the light surged toward a crescendo.

Within the cluster, the orb warped, then burst. An overwhelming force tore outward, shredding everything in its path into nothingness.

When it reached the protective dome, it didn’t collide as expected. It passed over it, brushing through before continuing onward, tearing across the land and annihilating the beasts in its wake.

It only came to a halt after traveling just over a kilometer. By then, the ground had been reduced to scorched blackness, every trace of life within that radius erased.

Every gaze shifted instinctively back to the source, landing on Atticus as his narrowed eyes fixed on a distant point.

’It’s... there.’

Even at that range, Atticus could feel it, a powerful presence, distinct from the rest.

’I have to end it fast.’

He drew his katana slightly, but before he could move, a piercing sound rippled across the battlefield. His gaze sharpened.

The beasts, which had been surging forward moments ago, abruptly began to withdraw.

They rushed toward the direction Atticus had been staring at, pooling together as they converged. Their forms stacked and merged until they began to take the shape of a massive, grotesque entity.

’It knows.’

Atticus didn’t know how, but the Alpha had somehow realized he’d been found. His gaze settled on the mass of beasts ahead.

They were many, and worse, their collective will had grown denser, and more oppressive than before.

At this rate, his reserves would be drained long before he could carve through them. And that wasn’t even accounting for the Alpha itself, which should be far stronger than the rest.

Considering everything, with what he had left... he only had one chance.

’I have to make it count.’

Atticus turned, his eyes suddenly meeting Ozeroth and Noctis’.

"We’re fusing."

They blinked, holding his gaze for a brief moment, then their eyes widened in realization.

"Kuu!"

"Heh... alright."

With a single thought, their minds connected. The next instant, Ozeroth and Noctis dissolved into beams of light that shot into Atticus.

A pillar of radiance erupted from him, piercing straight into the heavens. It condensed just as quickly, folding inward into a dome of blinding light that detonated outward.

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