Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 665

665 Motivations

Atticus felt a surge of power coursing through his body, just like the last time during his battle with Alvis after enduring that bombardment of attacks.

'To think he could replicate that in a single second… damn,' Atticus thought as he fixed his gaze on Magnus, who stood at a distance. His grip on his katana tightened. No matter how much he witnessed it, he desired that power.

Atticus's figure blurred before multiplying into a staggering number of afterimages. Countless azure slashes filled the space before they converged into a crescent slash many times larger than before. The whole training room rumbled as it shot forward at intense speed.

The crew members, along with Dario and Yotad, who had gathered outside, fixed their gazes on the large red door. They had felt the rumble from outside. For the shockwave to reach them despite the room's specifications, they could only imagine what was happening inside.

However, just like before, the same thing occurred—the crescent slash met an impenetrable force before it could reach Magnus, its form scattering in the air.

"Better," Magnus's simple remark would have normally elicited an awkward reaction from Atticus, but currently, he didn't care.

His exosuit streamed back into the stump on his chest, and he felt his body become completely and utterly weak.

'Just like back then,' he thought, recalling how the exosuit had lost power after unleashing such strength in his fight with Alvis.

"I see. So that amount would make it shut down. What about half of that?" Magnus asked, but he didn't immediately attack. Instead, he patiently waited.

"Also, I believe you made a mistake when determining the cause of your suit's shutdown. How do exosuits function? In general," Magnus continued.

Atticus, breathing raggedly as he caught his breath, felt thoroughly exhausted. "From mana?"

"Be more specific," Magnus urged.

"The mana in the air," Atticus clarified.

"Good. Which means that as long as there's mana in the air, it should theoretically keep functioning, right?"

Atticus nodded. Mana was practically its fuel, which meant that as long as there was mana, the suit shouldn't run out of 'energy.'

"If it didn't run out of fuel, then…"

"Yes. Even the strongest of human or machines would feel fatigue when they're used past their limits," Magnus explained.

"In essence, it's resting?" Atticus asked.

Magnus nodded and said nothing further. While technically the term "energy" was correct since the suit had depleted its reserves and was forced to rest and recover, it was clear that Atticus hadn't meant it that way.

Considering the current facts, it was clear that there was no speeding up its recovery, even in an area with high mana density.

However, the third attempt did the trick. As soon as Atticus unleashed it, he felt the usual drain, and his exosuit shut down. _{freewebnσvel.cѳm}