Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 780

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It was like stepping into another world. The hallway Carius had been walking down earlier had felt normal, with the laws of physics unchanged.

But as soon as Carius walked through that wall, everything had shifted.

The air felt both light and heavy, as though suspended, not entirely free but more like water flowing gently in an ocean.

Carius's frown deepened as he absorbed his surroundings. He had entered a large hall, its walls, ceiling, and floor pitch black, yet the hall was brightly lit, and every detail within it was visible.

Carius's gaze grew colder as he walked to the middle of the hall, taking his place beside his father, Azrakan, who was seated respectfully on a plush cushion facing a slightly elevated platform not far from him.

Carius tilted his head down slightly in acknowledgment toward the figure seated on the platform, but just as he was about to sit, two words froze him in place:

"You failed."

Carius's fist clenched, the air around him growing tense. His killing intent flooded the hall, but Eletrantron, the one who had spoken, only narrowed his eyes.

"It's the truth. You spoke with such arrogance before, and yet you didn't even make it to the finals. A disgrace."

Eletrantron's words triggered another wave of anger in Carius, but he held his tongue.

Failure.

It was a word he despised. A reality he couldn't tolerate. He would never tolerate such a thing for any of his subordinates, but it had been himself that failed.

His fists clenched tighter, dark blood trickling down from where his nails bit into his palms.

He hated this feeling.

Azrakan threw his father a pleading look. It was true Carius had failed, but pushing him like this would only make matters worse.

"Don't give me that look. After pulling such a stupid stunt, the least he could have done was succeed! I had to damage my own primordial resonance because he couldn't defeat a human boy! A freaking human —cough, cough—"

Before he could finish, Eletrantron erupted into a fit of coughing, a small pool of blood pooling in his hand.

"Father!"

Azrakan started to stand, but Eletrantron raised his arm, stopping him.

"I'm fine," he said, taking a deep breath to calm his rage. They had invested so much in this Nexus, and watching it all crumble because of incompetence was infuriating.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the hall as Carius turned and headed toward the exit, his expression filled with fury.

"Carius!"

"Let him go," Eletrantron said firmly, stopping Azrakan, who had been about to call Carius back.

"He failed this conversation too. Seems that's all he's good at lately."

Those last words hit Carius like a hammer, his teeth gritting as he phased through the wall, exiting the hall.

The killing intent that had filled the room dispersed as he left, and the hall fell into a brief silence.

"Father, you of all people should know that it's not his fault. No one expected a human to be that powerful…"