Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground - Chapter 1113 - 1113: Twice
“It’s all thanks to you that I found him, you know. Elderish here is my little creation. The one who caused the fall of the Eldorians,”
the Gardener said with a smile while staring at Atticus. But Elderish erupted instantly.
“You caused it! You bastard! Fiend!” Elderish roared. But before he could finish—
“Shut up.”
Elderish’s entire body contorted violently.
He tried to speak, but no matter how hard he struggled… nothing came out.
Seeing this, the Gardener cleared his throat lightly.
“I must apologize for his rude actions,” he said calmly. “He might be my creation, but unfortunately… he still lacks.”
“Now, where was I? Ah yes.”
The Gardener’s smile widened.
“This little one here… he caused the fall of the Eldorians.”
His voice sounded prideful.
“You see, back then, the Eldorians possessed the world core. But they believed no one person should be a god over them. It was the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard.”
“The strong should rule, right?”
He didn’t wait for an answer.
“Still, only they knew the location of the core and how to get to it. Because of that, I approached this young one.”
He gestured at Elderish, still convulsing.
“He had been little… so full of life. Easy to groom. Easy to nurture.”
“I had him betray his entire race,” the Gardener said with a light chuckle, “and lead the Mugrels to the location.”
Then suddenly, he burst out laughing.
“But unfortunately, I wasn’t there,” he said, shaking his head. “And those buffoons fought for the core and ended up splitting it into nineteen parts before it eventually vanished.”
“Ever since then, I’ve been searching for this little one. The faintest hint I got of his presence was at the buffer zone between the humans and the Vampyros.”
He smiled once more.
“Because of that, I instructed the Vampyros to confirm… only for you to clash with them.”
The Gardener laughed again, more freely this time.
“But thanks to that…”
He looked at Elderish.
“I finally found him.”
The Gardener then turned, staring directly at Atticus, a smile appearing on his lips like he was admiring him. But Atticus only stared back, cold and unmoved.
“Hmm—hmmm.”
“Hm?” The Gardener raised an eyebrow, noticing Elderish trying to speak. “Go on, speak.”
Elderish’s voice broke out, sounding fierce, “Everything he promises you is a lie! Don’t let him deceive you! Kill hi—”
“Shut up.”
The Gardener’s voice cut through. Instantly, Elderish’s mouth snapped shut, and his body locked in place once more. Frozen.
Then, the Gardener raised his head again, his gaze sweeping the area before locking onto Atticus once more.
Suddenly, his killing intent surged, flooding the entire domain.
The air turned heavy. Chills ran down every spine.
Atticus’s grip on his katana tightened. He felt an unimaginable amount of pressure coming from the Gardener.
“Well,” the Gardener said, “that’s that. Unfortunately, you’ve been far too much of a pain in the ass to offer you a deal… or any modicum of mercy.”
He tilted his head slightly, eyes turning dark.
“But I’ll tell you what.”
His voice turned low.
“Willingly… kill your allies. Your entire race. Your family. And then yourself.”
He smiled.
“I’ll allow it. That way, you’ll grant them a peaceful death, more than I ever will.”
At his words, the entire domain fell silent. The expressions of everyone twisted into dread.
All notion of escaping this predicament without violence instantly shattered in their minds.
Right now… their lives rested in the hands of one person. And as seconds passed, every single gaze turned toward him.
Atticus.
The Humans. The Evolari. The Nullite. Everyone.
He could do it.
Should he choose to… he could kill every single one of them with ease.
They might not even feel it.
Knowing Atticus, he’d make it quick.
Swift and clean.
Still… none of them wanted to die.
They hoped. They prayed.
That maybe, just maybe, there was a way out of this that didn’t end with them dead.
It was selfish.
But it was real.
They hoped Atticus wouldn’t take the easy route.
“Apex Atticus!”
“Please save us!”
“Don’t let him win!”
“You’re our only hope!”
“Fight him!”
“Please…”
The voices rose from the humans contained inside the dome. Each of them pleading. Desperate.
The sounds and cries converged all around him.
Atticus heard it all. He felt every stare.
But none of it reached him.
Because from the very beginning, he had already made his choice.
He would try his very best to kill the Gardener.
His grip tightened around his katana as his eyes blazed.
Then, his killing intent exploded out of him, flooding the entire domain.
It crashed against the Gardener’s own. Raw intent clashing with raw intent.
The former wanted to kill the latter.
The latter wanted to kill the former.
But the Gardener only chuckled.
“Well, I guess there’s no helping it. I gave you a chance.”
His gaze flicked to the kneeling figure.
“Elderish.”
Elderish bowed lower against his will, his teeth grinding.
“Kil—”
Crack!
Before the Gardener could finish, the sound of the earth rumbling echoed through the air.
Every head snapped downward just in time to see a streak of blue burst out from one of the massive, thick roots of the tree.
It shot upward with frightening speed, ripping through the air before halting at a point between Atticus and the Gardener.
As all eyes locked on the figure, many couldn’t help but widen.
For the human paragons, they had only ever come across this man twice.
The first time had been during the Nexus Event, when he had appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be human. Then he had talked down to the paragons of the superior races like they were nothing and had saved their Apex.
The second time had been at the border battle with the Vampyros.
Back then, he hadn’t just held his own against Jezenet, he had overwhelmed her.
In both cases, humanity had been in trouble.
In both cases, they had needed help.
And in both cases…
He had shown up without fail.
For Jenera and Youn, they had only seen him once, at the Apex banquet. But that one time was enough.
He had left an impression so deep, they would never forget his name.
It sounded in their heads in unison.
Whisker Von Pounce.
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