Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 691

Chapter 691 Fists

For the majority of people in Sector 3, the day had started normally. The sun rose, its beautiful rays illuminating the entire sector. Hover cars zipped through the sky, their rumble a familiar background noise as people commuted to work or school. Automated vendors set up along the neon lit streets, selling meals and advanced gadgets, while drones flitted around delivering goods to towering residential blocks.

Holo screens flickered to life in public spaces, broadcasting the morning news and advertisements for the latest innovations. Citizens, dressed in various styles, strolled through the bustling city center. The atmosphere was a mix of happiness and frustration, as it often was.

To everyone in Sector 3, it was just another day, one that would end as boring and predictable as usual.

However, words could not begin to describe how much they would soon wish that had been true. But reality, as always, was cruel. At exactly 12:43 PM, to every single person in Sector 3, it felt as though the world was ending.

The Ravensteins had annihilated a tier 2 family in seconds. The paragon alert had been triggered.

The Stellaris paragon appeared high above the sky. A sudden cloak covered the entire sky, plunging the whole sector into perpetual darkness.

And then, a world-ending explosion shook the entire sector.

People screamed.

People panicked.

Women wept.

Children cried.

The entire city was thrown into chaos.

Imposing architectural buildings, once the envy of many architects, crumbled like Lego bricks in a child's game. Jagged fissures appeared on the sturdy earth, splitting the ground and creating chasms that would dwarf many canyons.

The damage and deaths were incalculable.

But it seemed as though the universe hadn't entirely forsaken the inhabitants of Sector 3. Seconds passed, and… there was no second impact.

However, this reprieve was for the inhabitants of Sector 3 alone. In the whole of Sector 3, only two beings remained in motion, the rest of the world standing still.

The clash between Magnus and Luminous had torn reality itself. Where they collided, the sky shattered, a violent vortex of black and gold energy devouring everything in its path.

For a single, terrifying nanosecond, it was as if existence teetered on the brink of destruction.

Then, the vortex vanished.

Luminous shot backward, faster than thought, his body a blazing comet of golden light.

In an instant, he crossed the impossible distance between Sector 3 and Sector 2. The sheer speed ripped the very air apart in his wake, creating shockwaves that flattened the terrain.

However, unlike Sector 3, the people of Sector 2 were already prepared, their aegis shield fully activated.

Luminous's momentum carried him straight into the impenetrable shield surrounding Sector 2—a force so unbreakable that not even a paragon's might could shatter it.

BOOM!

The impact resounded like thunder, the force so intense that a shockwave rippled across Sector 2.

The once calm, futuristic city inside shook violently. Skyscrapers swayed. Hover cars in mid-flight lost control, and the holographic advertisements flickered and shorted out, casting the city in a sudden, eerie darkness.

On the ground, people stumbled as the earth beneath their feet trembled. Windows shattered into a thousand pieces, raining down deadly shards.

Though the shield held firm, protecting the sector from total annihilation, words could not do justice to the fear that surged through the inhabitants of Sector 2.