Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1728

Chapter 1728: Betrayal

Atticus took a seat, exhaustion weighing heavily on his mind.

"How long was I in there?"

"A day."

"Hm..." Atticus frowned slightly. "Somehow that feels both shorter and longe—"

Atticus froze.

His head snapped toward a particular direction, his eyes gradually turning cold.

"Stay with him."

"Bond, wha—"

Atticus vanished.

A moment later, he appeared outside, spreading his awareness outward. Once he confirmed that the others were safe and still within the mansion, he released a quiet breath.

’So it’s only them.’

Upon ascending to the Crown, Atticus had placed a mark on each of his people. At all times, those marks revealed their location and current state, especially if they were in distress.

He simply hadn’t been paying attention while focusing entirely on Whisker. But just now... two of them had triggered his awareness.

’Thomas... Tia.’

Atticus became a streak, arriving at the temple almost instantly. There, Thomas paced back and forth while nervously chewing at his nails.

"What happened?"

"W-what?!" Thomas nearly jumped out of his skin.

But the moment he recognized Atticus, some of the panic drained from his face before darkening again.

Atticus tilted his head, cold eyes fixed on the man.

He had done something stupid.

"Where’s Tia?"

"She’s... she’s... Atticus, just listen to me firs—"

Atticus was already within the temple before he could finish, but it was too late.

"Lord Solvath!"

"Lord Solvath!"

Ahead, Tia hovered above the platform while ten fragments slowly emerged from her body. The moment they shot into the pillar of light, the little girl’s body went limp.

Whoosh.

Atticus crossed the distance, catching her before she could hit the ground.

The little girl slowly blinked her eyes open.

"I-is it over?"

Atticus didn’t answer immediately.

His gaze flashed purple as he delved deep into her mind, searching carefully for anything foreign or out of place.

After a moment, he found nothing.

"...It’s over," he finally replied.

Though his face remained expressionless, he was anything but calm. A violent, almost irrational anger churned within his chest.

"Thank you, Lord Solvath... for your boundless grace."

Atticus turned. Zenon stood there watching him with a faint smile.

"Atticus!" he said warmly. "I’m glad to see you still here. Don’t tell me... You’ve finally decided to stop resisting and offer your fragments to our lord as well?"

Atticus silently regarded him without uttering a word. Several moments passed before a faint frown slowly formed on Zenon’s face.

"...Is something wrong? I—"

Atticus looked away and began walking out of the temple with Tia in his arms.

Zenon watched him leave silently, a cold glint flickering through his eyes.

The moment Atticus stepped outside, Thomas rushed toward him.

"Tia!"

"Thomas!"

The two immediately embraced. A moment later, Thomas frantically checked her body, panic still lingering across his face.

"Thomas took Tia to Zenon and had her fragments extracted." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

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