Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 518

Chapter 518 Condition

Magnus's mouth twitched in embarrassment. Did he really have to be so brutal?

"I only said all that so you'd understand the severity of the situation. We paragons are not 'useless.'"

Atticus couldn't help but release a slight chuckle seeing Magnus's reaction. The man was trying so hard to hide the fact that Atticus's words had affected him.

Magnus, who heard Atticus chuckle, suddenly narrowed his eyes. A feeling of dread immediately engulfed Atticus.

It was now Atticus's turn to clear his throat, which he did in the next second, immediately stopping his chuckling.

"Like I said before, there's already a mana contract in place. Mana contracts are absolute, even when dealing with paragons. They won't be able to go after you openly. None of the higher-ups could. There's a slight flaw in the contract though, the best they could do is send people discreetly, but this also has its limits."

Atticus nodded to Magnus's explanation. This was one of the main things he wanted to know. Should he participate in the event and win, would he still be safe? The fact that the humans were weak was a complete killjoy.

What good would showcasing and winning the event be if he lost his life afterward?

Atticus had no intention of sacrificing himself for anyone. "I'll do it on one condition."

"Go ahead."

"If I ever feel that revealing myself would do me more harm than good, I reserve the right to back away from the whole thing."

Atticus's gaze was firm as he met Magnus's. He was thoroughly serious about his request; there would be no in-between. In fact, this was basically his in-between, and Magnus knew this well.

Atticus's mind had gone through a multitude of different scenarios during the short time he learned everything. At the end of the day, he settled on two things.

What would be better: him participating and winning the Nexus and then ending up dead, or him completely avoiding it and growing his strength until he was powerful enough? To him, the answer was obvious: the latter.

It was either this condition or a firm no.

Magnus nodded. "Alright, I accept your condition."

Atticus's face didn't show any shock, nor did he feel it. He already expected Magnus to accept his condition in the first place. He smiled slightly.

"So, what's next?"

The answer came instantly.

"The Nexus is in a year. Despite how overwhelmingly powerful you are compared to your peers, the current generation of Apexes is a different breed altogether. You need to train like never before."

"The current generation?" Atticus frowned.

"You'll understand soon. I'll give you one day to say your goodbyes. We'll be leaving the academy tomorrow."

"Wha—" Before Atticus could say anything, Magnus suddenly burst into tendrils of lightning, and in the next second, Atticus found himself inside the hallway, standing in front of the entrance to the office he had been in with Magnus.

Atticus's frown deepened. "It's too soon."

He would be leaving in a day? That was way too early! He had people here in the academy; just what was he supposed to tell them?