Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 620

Chapter 620 Humaniod Beast

Exactly five minutes had passed, and Atticus had ventured deeper into the crimson forest.

The ground was covered with freshly fallen crimson leaves, making it look like a sea of blood.

Atticus only moved through the shadows, appearing and disappearing instantly. He avoided stepping on the leaves or doing anything that would draw attention to himself.

He was moving quickly, and just after five minutes, he had encountered many master rank beasts.

However, unlike before, they were either in groups or not far from each other.

'Looks like the beasts of the forest don't hunt each other balantly,'

The absurdity of this situation baffled Atticus. The best scenario for him now was to encounter a territorial beast. They would be incredibly powerful, given that they could defend their territory against others, but Atticus could look for a chance to ambush and catch them off guard.

But he hadn't seen any. 'Maybe I'm calling it too early,' Atticus thought and decided to keep searching. He had only been searching for five minutes after all.

However, despite moving stealthily for a longer time, nothing changed! He had seen numerous unknown, enormous beasts, but none in the situation he was looking for.

It was like the beasts were living in harmony, or more likely, they refrained from attacking each other due to something.

He could feel the tension in the air. Beasts were violent by nature; the fact that they were all this docile despite the hostility was very questionable.

An outside force was at play.

Atticus believed this assumption was correct. However, as he moved through the forest, he abruptly stopped.

'Wait… where am I going?'

Atticus instinctively turned his gaze towards the high peak in the distance. Because he had been lost in thought, Atticus had somehow been heading deeper into the forest, no, he had been heading straight for the peak!

'The pull is getting stronger,'

Atticus could feel it. It was calling to him with more intensity than when he first got here.

He took a deep breath and regained his composure. 'That was close, I almost let my guard down,'

He couldn't let that happen again.

Atticus observed his surroundings and saw that he had inadvertently moved deeper into the forest than he had planned. Compared to the outer forest, the trees seemed bigger and thicker, and their red leaves were even redder.

It was hard to explain, but the trees felt alive. Atticus felt uncomfortable, as though he was continually being watched. He also noticed that the beasts were scarcer here.

As Atticus was about to turn back, he suddenly noticed a presence approaching his location. He paused and immediately hid in the shadows.

A few seconds passed, and Atticus watched silently as a moderately sized beast approached.

Its size was truly moderate compared to the other beasts Atticus had been seeing, but something felt off about it.

It was slightly humanoid but had limbs of weird sizes and shapes. Both arms were very thin, ending in three small, long fingers.

Its legs were unnaturally huge and long, taking up most of its form. Its head was spherical, ending with a thin neck and a minute mouth. Its eyes were large and completely crimson red, and its whole body was covered in yellow chitin-like armor.