Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1246

Chapter 1246: Armor

As Dronvet grappled with the situation, Atticus’ mind was far calmer. He observed, countered, and moved to kill. That had been his strategy this entire fight.

Unlike High Marshal Dronvet, he knew exactly what was going on. The people of Surnix Hold had far more variations of power than he had expected.

They could control the elements and many other forces using their mastery over mana. It was intriguing, but Atticus buried that curiosity and focused on the battle.

Unfortunately for the High Marshal, their variations weren’t enough.

Every attack Dronvet sent had been met with a perfect counter, putting the Marshal on the brink of death numerous times.

However, Dronvet always escaped with a new trick. But right now, Atticus was working out a way to make escape impossible.

’Our wills are on the same level.’

During his battle with the twins of Bloom and Blight, Atticus had overwhelmed them due to concept matchup.

Their wills had already capped out at the level the lower plane could handle. They were equal. The reason he had won so easily wasn’t just power, it was the match up.

His will was fire; theirs, nature. It was like leaves trying to stand against a wildfire. They stood no chance.

However, while Atticus’ will was burning Dronvet, he noticed it was happening far slower than it had with the twins.

’He hasn’t awakened his concept, but...’

Atticus had noticed it from their first clash. His own will was crimson, rageful, wrathful, violent.

Dronvet’s was dark grey, unyielding, heavy. The man hadn’t awakened his concept yet, but his will was practically iron. Hardened. He was on the cusp of breakthrough.

And while Atticus’ will was burning through it, it was slower. A worse matchup. If they continued to clash, Atticus would still win, but it would take longer.

Still, Atticus’ mind had never stopped working. Waiting wasn’t his style. Now that he understood how their system worked, he was ready to end this.

And to do that, Atticus had one power that could be especially lethal to people of Surnix Hold, those who relied heavily on mana.

The power of Negation.

’But it doesn’t work.’

It had been the first thing Atticus tried when the battle began, but the Nullite power hadn’t worked on Dronvet’s mana, the world’s.

Atticus had figured out the reason.

’The mana signature of this world is different.’

The Nullite negation power worked by reversing the mana signature of a world’s mana, but they weren’t on his world anymore.

This was another star, another system. Somehow, he could still use the world’s mana, and it responded to his abilities, but its signature was different. So the nullification didn’t affect it.

Still, Atticus didn’t give up. To him, it was a minor hiccup. Especially since he had an ability that allowed him to comprehend things far beyond normal understanding, courtesy of a certain prideful spirit.

As the battle raged on, Dronvet’s eyes suddenly flashed.

Mana around them exploded, and as the haze cleared, Atticus’ eyes landed on Dronvet, who had teleported several kilometers away.