Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1087

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That night, humanity celebrated.

Avalon's breakthrough into the Paragon rank had stirred a different set of emotions across the tier one families of the human domain.

Many had been openly and utterly shocked, but soon, that shock gave way to something else. A surge of joy, of relief, raged through their hearts.

In the past, this reaction would've been unthinkable.

Back then, the tier one families were locked in constant rivalry, vying for dominance at every given moment.

Any advancement from another house would've been met with suspicion, bitterness, and caution. A new Paragon? That would've meant civil unrest, power shifts, and the rekindling of old grudges.

But this wasn't the past.

War was coming, one that wouldn't spare anyone. The threat that now stood against them demanded their unity.

The rivalries that had once been their center of attention had crumbled, replaced by understanding.

Now, even the most arrogant of families found themselves extending olive branches, growing more accepting of one another.

Avalon's ascension into the Paragon rank had not sparked jealousy or fear. It had sparked relief. It had sparked expectation.

None of the other Paragons cared that the Ravensteins now possessed three Paragons. That thought hadn't even crossed their minds.

After all, Atticus alone was more powerful than the collective might of every human Paragon. A few more would change nothing.

If anything, they were grateful.

Humanity had gained another Paragon to stand on the frontlines of the coming war.

That night, a grand banquet was thrown.

The elites of every race and family across the human domain were invited. The Aegis nodes were failing. The shield that protected the human domain would fall. Chaos was mere weeks away.

And yet… they came.

Despite the coming war, they flooded into the Ravenstein estate, answering the call to celebrate. After all, it wasn't every day one witnessed the birth of a Paragon.

Small airships from every corner of the domain hovered above the estate, descending one by one. The Ravenstein hall, vast as it was, soon became a sea of the Tiered.

Conversations sounded throughout the hall, and laughter and murmurs echoed as the Tiered families mingled freely.

Despite the overwhelming crowd, there were barely any guards in sight.

Even the Ravensteins had stepped away from their posts, joining the festivities scattered across the estate, drinking, laughing, and cheering at the top of their lungs.

Of course, allowing so many powerful figures into their domain posed countless security risks. But it wasn't that the Ravensteins were careless. No.

They simply didn't need to be cautious.

There were now two Paragons among them. And more importantly, humanity's strongest, humanity's blade, was here.

Anyone stupid enough to cause trouble tonight probably deserved what was coming.

And yet, through all the celebration, all the noise and cheer, humanity's strongest found himself trapped in a situation he dreaded more than anything.

'Another banquet.'

Atticus sighed heavily as he took a glass of wine from one of the passing waiters, taking a small sip as his calm eyes swept the hall, bored.

He'd rather be fighting a horde of beasts than standing under these chandeliers.

"Apex Atticus, your aura is… magnificent," a young lady said, brushing her fingers through her silky hair as if it had personally saved the human domain. "Is it true you once blew away a mountain just by frowning?"

"…I'm sure your ancestors are proud," he said, sipping his wine. _{freёwebnoѵel.com}