Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123 Do You Intend To Resist?

Throughout this unfolding scenario, Sirius remained motionless, his countenance an unyielding mask, apparently unaffected by the situation. To the untrained observer, it might seem that he was in complete control of his emotions, an epitome of calm.

But to those who knew Sirius well, they knew that he was enraged to the core.

Suddenly, an overwhelming and oppressive aura, surpassing the intensity of Darius's outburst, descended upon the entire vicinity, brushing aside Darius's aura like an insignificant breeze.

With an air of calculated indifference, Sirius spoke, his voice maintaining a calm, measured tone, almost conversational. However, his words resonated through every corner of the area, heard by all.

"We're currently chasing two fugitives that escaped our grasp. We've locked down the entire sector and are currently searching every single inch of the sector,"

Sirius locked eyes with Darius, his gaze penetrating to the core, and asked, "Do you intend to resist?"

As soon as those words dropped, the air around Sirius seemed to change, and the weight of the air in the area quadrupled.

Simultaneously, every member of the Shadowguard encircling the area, who had thus far remained motionless, placed a firm hand on their sword hilts, their movements in perfect sync.

Each of them unleashed their thick master-rank auras with a collective and resounding show of force

The message was clear: resist and die.

Every single one of the Vermore family guards immediately felt chills down their spines. Sweat beaded on their foreheads, and their hands holding their weapons trembled as they all struggled to remain standing.

Darius's eyebrows knitted in a deep frown. 'He's serious,' he realized.

Who in the human domain didn't know about the 2nd star of the Ravenstein? In his generation, Sirius was second only to Avalon. He was a monster among monsters in the grandmaster rank.

Darius knew, despite them being in the same rank, he couldn't hold a candle to Sirius.

Darius then suddenly noticed an oddity. Normally, with the Ravensteins acting so brazenly, the Sentinel Guardians should have at least shown their faces by now, but not a single one of them was in the area.

He instinctively knew; they weren't planning on interfering.

Darius gritted his teeth hard. This embarrassment... it would not be forgotten.

"Lower your weapons and comply," Darius abruptly commanded, fixing his gaze on his guards.

Every member of the Vermore family present, despite the intimidation brought by Sirius and his elite unit, cast astonished looks his way. Who within the Vermore family didn't know Darius's character?

He was the type of person who wouldn't hesitate to extinguish an entire lineage should they dare show him disrespect. They were shocked he took this blatant act of disrespect and let it go.

Yet, as they observed the bone-chilling expression carved onto Darius's countenance, each of them promptly stiffened.

Their swords returned to their scabbards, and they withdrew, though their gazes still emanated cold, piercing looks directed at the Ravensteins.

Sirius completely ignored all of this. To be honest, he was hoping they'd resist. He had come here himself because he knew how proud the Vermore family were, and he knew they might want to resist.