Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 542

Chapter 542 I see

Ae'zard went completely silent. Just what was giving this man so much confidence?

He hadn't deemed it necessary before because he felt that it was beneath him, but now that he heard Magnus speak, he wasn't so completely sure again.

Ae'zard turned his gaze downward and scrutinized Atticus thoroughly, and not even a nanosecond passed before one of his eyebrows unknowingly moved upward.

A grin appeared on Ae'zard's face. "No wonder you're being so careful, old friend. You've finally found your apex, huh?"

The perception of a paragon was hard for even grandmaster ranks to fathom, especially when it came to members of Ae'zard's race.

The Aeonians.

Unlike the bone race, the Aeonians were a race of people who were mystical and elusive.

They were thoroughly focused on knowledge and the pursuit of the unknown. However, every single race in Eldoralth knew better than to underestimate them.

They might sound like wise weak scholars, but they were anything but. Amongst their pursuit of knowledge and the unknown, mana and its infinite potential was amongst them, followed by how to utilize them effectively during battle.

Their control over mana was so insane, one would think that they had become it.

Immediately, he had scrutinized Atticus, he had immediately seen a number of things many wouldn't be able to see. Despite his attempts to hide it, the staggering number of elemental cues he was emitting, the strength contained in each one of his limbs being higher than his rank.

'An expert+ rank, huh? Just like most of the other Apexes. Interesting.'

Magnus didn't offer any audible response; however, his message was clear: we'll see.

The entirety of the Aegis crew members, Dario, and Yotad alike focused their gazes intensely on the figures of Atticus and the young boy facing one another on the massive platform.

"You seem awfully invested in this battle, Captain,"

The man who Atticus had initially tagged as the leader of the Aegis crew turned his gaze backward to see Amara, who had just spoken.

The captain smiled and turned his gaze towards the platform again. "I can't really blame you, Amara. This is probably the first time you're going on a mission outside our domain. You haven't had the opportunity of seeing the other races.

"The boy you see there standing across the young master, he's the Apex of the Aeonians."

Amara's gaze widened, but she wasn't the only one. The other crew members instantly broke into chatter, shocked by the revelation.

Apex?

That same question crossed through each of their minds. That title held so much weight and the individual so much importance that they were each finding it hard to believe that they were so close to one of such beings.?

As soon as they comprehended the captain's words, another realization suddenly set in. What the hell was their young master doing facing an apex!?

Dario and Yotad's reactions were different. Atticus had told them a day before that he had been tagged as the apex of the human domain; the other crew members weren't aware of this fact. However, they both couldn't help but worry.

It had already been ingrained in the people of the human domain how overwhelmingly more powerful the other races were compared to them. One could say it was an inferiority complex.

They both hadn't seen how strong Atticus was, but it was truly hard to believe he would be on the same level as an Apex.

With renewed vigor, they each fixed their gazes on the platform, wanting to see just how their young master would fare against an Apex.

Atticus was calm.

He was feeling an incredible amount of hatred for the boy in front of him, but he reeled it in. He had never been one to act on emotions.

'An Apex, huh?'

Magnus and Ae'zard hadn't made any attempt to hide their conversation. Atticus had heard everything, and it was easy to surmise what they meant.

He was about to battle an Apex.

"My name is Ae'ark,"

Atticus's gaze sharpened as he fixed it on the boy who had just spoken. Ae'ark had just bowed slightly as he introduced himself. His voice had been sharp and calm at the same time.

There was not a single air of disdain on him. Atticus had somewhat expected it, considering how weak the other races perceived the human race.

Ae'ark wasn't overconfident either; Atticus could see that the boy was confident but had no intention of underestimating his opponent. Atticus had no idea if it was just bullshit, but the boy radiated an aura of an Expert+ rank.

However, his gaze couldn't help but be drawn to the spear hanging on his back.

Atticus paused for a moment, wondering if he should respond or not. 'Do they understand our language, or is it a high-tech translator?' he wondered. He ultimately decided to respond.

"My name is Atticus."

Atticus followed Ae'ark's actions and bowed slightly, but that was all he had time to do as a voice, deep as it was commanding, echoed across the area.

"Begin."

Not a nanosecond was wasted.

Ae'ark's body acted as though he had practiced that set of movements for generations.

His body shot forward, darting left and right, his legs moving like weightless air as he closed the massive distance between them in a flash.