Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 585

Chapter 585 Non Negotiable

Atticus approached Joana and stood in front of her without saying anything. He remembered her demeanor well.

He expected complete silence, but surprisingly, the opposite happened. Joana inched closer to Atticus and asked what had been on everyone's mind,

"How did you reach here so quickly?"

The others perked up their ears, attempting to listen in.

"I passed the tests," he replied.

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It wasn't only Joana and the rest; even the instructors were flabbergasted.

Of course you passed the test!!!

Joana regained her composure after a few seconds. "I see. You must think I'm a fool," she said without a change in expression.

Atticus shook his head. "No. What I said was the truth. Like the instructor said, there was no foul play. I did what I did because I could do it, that's all."

A loud scoff sounded from behind him.

"So you expect us to believe you reached the fourth summit in just a week? You should try harder," Cerron said, staring at him with an icy gaze.

Atticus paused slightly, a baffled expression appearing on his face as he saw the unsure gazes of everyone staring at him.

"I think you're all mistaken," he said, his voice dropping to a chilling calm. "I'm here to master my fire element and become stronger. Your acceptance means nothing to me. If you believe I don't deserve to be here, that's your problem, not mine."

Cerron's eyes narrowed dangerously, his anger flaring. "You're just so full of yourself, aren't you?" he snarled. "We all worked hard to get to where we are now, and you think you can just waltz in here without putting in the work?"

Duran abruptly chimed in, "Damn, man, chill. Why didn't you say all this when Master Dekai was here? The man literally asked if there were any objections."

The others couldn't help but agree with Duran. Everyone knew Cerron's personality. While he was known to flare up easily, it was never to this extent, especially when Atticus hadn't directly done anything to him.

Cerron shot Duran a death stare. "You stay out of this," he snapped.

He turned his gaze back towards Atticus only to see that the latter had already turned away from him as though he were insignificant.

Cerron threatened to burst in anger, his temperature rising. "That's all you know how to do, isn't it?" he paused, watching as Atticus halted, clearly affected. "Run away and hide, just like your mother did. Must be a family trait."

Duran raised an eyebrow, slightly shocked. It was obvious Cerron was trying to taunt Atticus and make him angry. Unlike the others, he knew about the relationship between the duo.

'It wasn't directly an insult, but he's talking about the wife of the family head! He's going through such lengths… The boy might be a genius in the elements, but he wouldn't be able to defeat an actual master+ rank. Would he fall for it?'

Thin eyes and a long sword—it wasn't hard for Atticus to narrow it down and eventually reach a conclusion. He was somehow related to the boy he had slapped the living daylights out of during the award ceremony at the Raven estate. _{freёwebnovel.com}