Chapter 621 Changes

Chapter 621 Changes

It was a very delicate situation, one that required Atticus to take a staggering number of things into consideration.

Below him was a very powerful creature that Atticus believed had a certain amount of intelligence, along with a multitude of other beasts approaching its location.

All around him in the air were different flying creatures coming at him from different directions.

However, despite this alarming situation, Atticus had his thoughts focused on something else: what beast was he going to eat today?

Should anyone hear this question, they would immediately freak out. Is now really the best time to think of such a thing?

But Atticus didn't care. It was a valid question. Should he run away now, he wouldn't be able to come outside for a while because the beasts would be on alert.

In lieu of this, Atticus' quick mind thought of a solution the second he heard the flying creatures screech.

The air molecules responded to his command, his figure shooting upwards once again towards the dense clouds in the sky.

The flying beasts screeched upon seeing their prey was about to escape, their speed abruptly increasing. Some beasts were faster than others, while some had simply been closer.

One beast in particular was faster than the flock, reaching Atticus in a few seconds.

Just as Atticus was about to enter the clouds, he slowed down slightly, prompting him and the beast to enter nearly at the same time.

The next events happened instantly and fluidly.

Clouds were made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. In essence, the air in the clouds was filled with moisture and a staggering amount of water molecules.

Given this fact, it wasn't surprising that as soon as the beast entered the cloud after Atticus, claws blazing,

"Kwek?"

It immediately found its movements becoming stiff and an intense coldness engulfing its body.

In the next second, the beast's entire body was frozen. Its eyes trembled as though struggling to understand what happened before the coldness reached its brain, freezing it completely.

Atticus' eyes remained calm and cold as the light molecules swirled and covered them both, their figures disappearing from view. FiNd updates on n(o)/velbin(.)com

The other flying beasts burst into the clouds in the next second, a multitude of intense screeching rocking the space as they saw their prey had escaped.

The humanoid beast standing in the forest fixed its crimson eyes calmly on the spot where Atticus had disappeared.

Then it suddenly brought its gaze downwards, looking towards a particular direction. Its gaze cut through the dense crimson forest, crossing miles of land and finally reached one location, a waterfall.

However, just as it was about to move, it suddenly turned its head towards the high peak in the distance. Staring at it for a few seconds, the roots around it returned to their original position in the ground and trees.

Without doing anything further, it turned and entered the depths of the forest.

The light element was perfect for camouflage. He would find any solitary beast and cover the area with light molecules and a solid air barrier to block out any sound.

Then he would kill the beast as fast as possible before getting the hell out of there.

Atticus thought it to be the perfect plan and he immediately put it into action.

Finding a solitary beast, Atticus followed all the steps, creating an illusion before an air barrier, then attacking with the other elements, neutralizing the beast swiftly.

Afterwards, Atticus dragged the beast silently to the cavern before continuing his routine. He always had to be extra careful while entering into the water because of the water beast, but after thinking about it for a bit, Atticus believed it could serve as some kind of guard.

It might have simply been a lie he was telling himself so he wouldn't admit that he didn't want to face that dangerous beast.

The days went by quickly, and Atticus kept to his routine. As soon as he finished eating one beast, he would leave and enter the forest, repeating his process.

During these days, Atticus had noticed multiple things.

The first was about himself. His movement through the forest, especially since the first time, had improved significantly.

His movements had become very swift and without hesitation. He became able to use his incredible perception appropriately, able to avoid beasts and move through the forest stealthily.

During this time, Atticus had an idea and applied the Ice Sanctum master's teachings to this situation. He used the ice element to freeze and lower his heart rate to near stop and other bodily functions. This decreased his ability significantly but allowed for nearly perfect stealthy movements.

It was as though his presence was nonexistent. If the beast didn't visually see him, it was impossible for them to know he was there.

It got to a point that Atticus didn't feel like he needed the darkness element to move around the forest anymore and instead used the trees as cover.

He was improving at a fast rate.

Another thing Atticus noticed was the increase in the number of beasts around the outer forest. He could see that the number of beasts was increasing, especially close to the waterfall where he was hiding out.

This made him be more careful about his movements, but he couldn't shake the nagging feeling that something major was about to happen.

The last thing he noticed was that the pull kept growing stronger. It had gotten so intense that he occasionally heard multiple sounds in his mind, urging him to approach the peak.

Atticus had to pinch himself every time he felt his mind slipping. If not for his high will, he truly doubted if he would be able to survive until now.

With all of these incidents happening, two weeks passed and Atticus was seated down cross-legged inside the cavern.

He had just eaten and his body was overflowing with energy.

'It's time to pass this bottleneck!'

Atticus was elated. After weeks of intense training, it was finally time for him to advance his rank!

'Before that, let me see my changes first. Status,'

Atticus called out, and a holographic interface appeared in front of him.