Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 147

Chapter 147 Listening

After a few annoyingly painful minutes, Atticus struggled to get up. He truly hated getting hit by that lightning.

Atticus quickly figured out why he had missed the sound of the second bolt of lightning. It was simple, really.

He had lost concentration because of the noise his body made when he had dodged the first lightning bolt, making him miss the almost imperceptible noise of the lightning.

After figuring this out, Atticus inhaled deeply, immediately focusing on his ears. He entered the earlier state of absolute concentration far more quickly this time than the last time.

As soon as he entered this state, he swiftly darted to the right, evading a bolt of lightning.

Learning from his earlier mistake, this time Atticus maintained his absolute focus, listening intently to every sound. He tuned out all the sounds he made, even the sound of his heartbeat. _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}

And just as swiftly as he moved the first time, he darted to the left, evading another bolt of lightning, then to the left again, and right and left. He kept darting left and right, evading the bolts of lightning Magnus kept sending toward him.

Atticus's complete concentration was on his ears, listening to any and every sound he picked up coming from the area. As soon as he picked up anything, he would move without any hesitation.

Magnus simply watched Atticus evade the bolts without saying anything, his expression unreadable. His hands were clasped behind his back, with bolts of lightning forming in each second and sent toward Atticus the next.

Atticus was already getting used to the feeling of relying on his ears and sound for reaction. Although it wasn't as good as his vision, he still felt his ears getting better.

Just as Atticus darted to the side to avoid a lightning bolt he had heard, his form suddenly crashed into something hard, hitting the side of his head.

It took a second for Atticus to figure out what just happened—he had crashed into a wall.

But, of course, regardless of how hard and sturdy the walls of the advanced training room were, this small crash was unable to hurt him, an advanced- rank.

But it was enough for Atticus to get distracted and lose focus, missing the usual sound of the bolt of lightning that whizzed through the air.

Suddenly, the lightning bolt struck him square on the back. A violent jerk shot through his frame, causing his body to convulse and vibrate uncontrollably.

With a muttered expletive, "Fuck," he collapsed to the ground, the intensity of the shock leaving his body twitching and trembling from the residual effects of the lightning.

Every time Atticus got hit by lightning, it usually took about two minutes for him to be able to move easily. He lay down on the floor, intending to use this time as a brief respite. He allowed his thoughts to drift.