Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Red Aura

During the 3 months of training, Atticus had learned a lot of things about the second art.

From what Cedric had taught him, whenever he released a burst from his core, it would flow in all directions throughout his body, and he had to focus more of the burst on his legs, arms, and Katana to perform the art.

But this had a flaw; some of the burst would be lost.

Atticus had also discovered that his speed depended on the amount of the burst he focused in one place. _{freēwēbnovel.com}

Then it suddenly clicked: what if he released a burst for each part? One burst for legs, one for arms, one for the Katana. Three bursts in immediate succession to each other. Wouldn't that increase his speed even more?

But then he came across a problem: how would he make sure that each burst released would only go to the required place?

After brainstorming for a while, Atticus created something that, if Cedric had learned that he did it, he might have had a heart attack.

Atticus had created pathways that connected his core to the rest of his body. These pathways, depending on the part he wanted to send the burst to, had different pipe-like paths that would contain the burst and direct it to its required place instantly.

In simple words, he had created a pipeline.

But, as with all things, it wasn't perfect. He had used his mana to build the pathways, and it wasn't permanent. It required constant attention so as not to crumble.

Cedric's eyes might have disconnected from his eye socket if he had found out what Atticus did.

It wasn't that it was revolutionary or new; quite the contrary, what Atticus did was what he would eventually have to do in the future after he had reached a certain level of strength.

What would have astounded him was the fact that the only way Atticus could maintain the amount of concentration needed to keep the pathways from crumbling while fighting at the same time was if he had already awakened his perception.

A 10-year-old at the Intermediate+ level who had already awakened his perception? He would simply jump into a well at the absurdness of it all.

Atticus immediately started creating his pathways as he was fighting, still countering each of the enigmatic man's slashes. After one minute, he was done creating his pathways.

They looked like two blue pipes situated above and below his mana core. The one above traced from his core upward and divided into two, one going to his right hand, the other to his left.

The one below traced from his core downward, dividing into two as well, going to his right and left leg.

Depending on where Atticus wanted to utilize the burst, the respective pipe would swiftly envelop the mana core and return to its position after the burst release.

The man once again vanished from Atticus' vision, and he immediately saw the man's katana descending down on him in a devastating arc on his left. He rapidly released three bursts successively, each going to his legs, katana, and arms, unleashing an incredible surge of speed that defied comprehension.

At this astounding pace, Atticus slashed upwards with his katana, intercepting the strike with blinding swiftness.

The momentum hadn't even transferred to the sword before Atticus unleashed another five bursts in rapid succession. Two surged through his legs, one through his katana, and the remaining two through his arms.