Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 973

A blinding orange light ignited at the base of an imposing mountain, and the figure of a white-haired lady materialized.

Aurora’s fiery gaze scanned her surroundings, her guard raised to the peak.

’A forest…’ she noted. There was greenery and wildlife surrounding her. After confirming that there were no immediate threats in the area, she turned her gaze toward the mountain.

The trees didn’t just stop around her, they littered the mountain, its form appearing like a massive overgrown tree rather than a mountain made of stone.

Aurora’s gaze suddenly narrowed into pinpricks. ’W-what…’

She raised her arms, gazing at them as though she couldn’t believe her observation.

"No mana?" she muttered. She could feel her mana core. She could feel the mana surging through her body. However, there wasn’t a single shred of mana in the area, and somehow, Aurora knew that it was everywhere.

When she tried to use her mana, her gaze hardened. It wasn’t responding. It was as though something was… negating it.

’The Nullites?’ she suspected. Aurora had picked up a habit from the countless spars she’d had with Atticus, if she could call it that.

’He always analyzes,’ a small smile appeared on Aurora’s face as she thought about Atticus, despite her current situation.

She always saw Atticus analyzing everything, even while fighting those weaker than him.

Everything she had just noted had all the signs of Nullites, considering the things they had been taught about the other races in the academy. Currently, there was mana in her mana core, but she couldn’t use it, no matter how much she tried.

Her gaze turned serious as she faced the peak.

’There’s no time to waste.’

Unfortunately for her, this environment was the bane of any Ravenstein or elementalist.

No mana meant no control over the elements. She had to climb this mountain with her passive strength alone.

Aurora shot forward, her figure slicing through the green forest. She minimized any wasted movements and focused solely on ascending.

In another part of the mountain base, the other division leaders had started ascending as well. Just like Aurora, none of them could feel any mana in the air nor utilize the mana inside their cores.

Regardless, none had flinched, and they had instantly started climbing, racing to the peak.

Loud cheers rocked the different floating islands of the training camp.

Nate, Lucas, along with the other subordinates of the division leaders, still remained in the large coliseum.

As the blinding light took the leaders away, they had each been confused, their gazes darting around.

However, their heads snapped upwards as large screens appeared all around the coliseum, showing a live feed of the leaders’ test.

It wasn’t only here. The other division members of humanity and all the other races had been carried to different floating islands and were all gathered inside coliseums, watching the same live feed.

As their respective division leaders appeared on the screens, their cheers intensified.

This was especially true for the members of the White Omen division. The moment Aurora’s face flashed on the massive screen hovering above the training camp, her division erupted into wild cheers, screaming her name at the top of their lungs.