Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 643

Chapter 643 Intruder

Atticus blitzed through the village with intense speed, the darkness masking his every move.

'I wasted too much time killing the hunters; I should survey the village once more to make sure there's no one outside,' he thought, increasing his speed and circling the village.

During the few minutes he spent at the hunters' hall, he hoped no one had ventured outside. It was clear to him by now that the inhabitants were complacent and relaxed. His experience with the scouts had made that clear.

A completely quiet environment would surely raise suspicion. It took Atticus only a few seconds to circle the village, carefully avoiding the mansion in the center.

Seeing no one in sight, he sped towards his next destination—the east side of the village.

The eastern part of the village housed the main fighting force of the Obsidian Order, the group with the most significant numbers, excluding the recruits.

Upon reaching the location, Atticus immediately noted that it was divided into two sections.

On the outer parts, there was a large and expansive training ground surrounded by small buildings that Atticus assumed were likely residential quarters.

In contrast, the inner section featured a much larger, more luxurious, and imposing building. Atticus immediately noticed an odd division between these sections.

Firstly, a large wall separated the two parts, along with a grand gate that no one in the outer section dared to approach.

Atticus found this strange arrangement puzzling at first, but his confusion didn't last long. After observing the people in the outer section for a few minutes, he understood the situation.

The people in the outer section were weaker, while those in the inner section were stronger. It was as simple as that. The strong made the rules—a concept Atticus knew all too well.

Having come to this conclusion, Atticus determined his next course of action.

'The inner section first,' he decided.

The people in the outer section he had observed were all below the master-rank, with the highest being at the expert+ rank.

This indicated that the people in the inner section were likely more powerful.

He could easily and silently kill those in the outer section, but it would be a problem if anyone from the inner section got wind of his actions. He had no intention of facing a grandmaster+ directly.

After settling on his plan, Atticus sneaked past the hundreds of men and women training and sparring on the training grounds. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

Unlike the hunters and scouts, these individuals had no laid-back demeanor. Their auras were sharp, and they were ready for battle at any moment.

Atticus soon reached the wall separating the two sections and scaled it effortlessly. The wall was a bit far from the large building, and Atticus had to cross a plain, flat field to reach it. There were no covers, but fortunately, he had the darkness on his side.

Atticus noted five different doors, each in different directions of the building. However, they were all sealed shut, with no one coming in or out.

'Opening a door without knowing what's on the other side is dangerous, even if I'm invisible. Plus I don't have time to waste,' Atticus thought. He knew that opening a door might alert everyone inside to his presence.

'I won't have the element of surprise because I don't know the situation inside, plus the battle would get loud. I can't risk creating an air barrier this large, especially when the people in the outer section are still there.'

'Should I go for the outer section first, then?' he pondered.

Since the building in the inner section was completely enclosed with no one in sight, it made sense to use this opportunity to take care of the outer section first.

However, Atticus shook his head. If the building was enclosed, it might be just as effective to handle the inner section first—they were practically in a secluded space.

'Let's check from above,' he decided, turning his gaze upwards and ascending to the roof.

'It won't work,' he realized.

Unlike what he had expected, the roof was like a large, open, see-through glass. It allowed him to see inside, but getting through it would be difficult—breaking glass would create far too much noise.