Chapter 736 Drill

Chapter 736 Drill

Only three days remained until the Nexus event would start. After the library session, where Magnus had told Atticus about the superior races and their power, Atticus hadn't shown himself to the outside world again for a long period.

Magnus had done exactly what he said he would do, drilling every single detail into Atticus for two days straight without any break or rest.

It wasn't only about telling him the weaknesses of the superior races; he also had to teach him much more. Their training moved into the advanced training room, where Atticus had to participate in numerous mock battles.

This was the first time Atticus had ever been to this particular advanced training room. He was accustomed to the common training room for the Ravenstein family and had never seen the need to ask for any other. But Magnus had taken him to his personal advanced training room. The training room of a paragon.

Just stepping into the room, Atticus could feel how much more advanced and powerful it was. Even at full power, he couldn't crack these walls.

But the highlight of the training room was not just its strength and durability. Ever since Atticus had started using the common advanced training room, he had never seen options as varied as what he found in this new one.

Even battling with the data on the other tier one families had been impossible before, but in this new training room, Atticus had access to something even more impossible— data on the other races, including the superior races.

This changed everything.

Magnus immediately got to work, choosing data from one of the superior races. Of course, it wasn't perfect, and many of the abilities of the superior races couldn't be completely replicated, but it was still something. The mock battles began, and Atticus fought again and again.

It went without saying that it was hard. The weaknesses were apparent, but exploiting them was an entirely different matter. It required split second timing to achieve the desired result. And not only that, he had to risk his life for some. Of course with Magnus present and the training room feature, Atticus was more than safe here. However during actual battle, it would be different.

Two days went by quickly, and life in Sector 3— and the human domain in general— continued without any major events. The Obsidian Order hadn't reappeared since the war, and everything was slowly returning to normal.

The Stellaris family maintained their silence, closing off all their doors. This left the tier two families of Sector 5 with a lot of free reign over the sector, though they knew better than to overstep their bounds.

Despite this peacful atmosphere, there was a sense of anticipation and at the same time dread in the air. Every single citizen and tiered of the human domain were excited.

After training nonstop for two days, Magnus finally let Atticus rest, but only when he was certain he had trained Atticus enough.

"We'll stop here for now. You need to go rest, but replay everything you learned here in your head, even as you sleep. Never forget."

Atticus tiredly nodded his head. He could see Magnus's mouth moving, but nothing was registering.

He just kept nodding.

Seeing this, Magnus smiled faintly. "Alright. You can leave."

That, Atticus heard loud and clear. Minutes later, he reached his room and buried his head in his pillow.

Hours passed, and Atticus woke up with a loud stretch and yawn.

Turning to his side, he was suddenly startled to see Arya standing beside his bed with an expressionless face.

"What the hell..."

"You're finally awake, Master!"

Atticus turned to his right and saw Yotad standing there with a happy look on his face. But that wasn't all. Atticus sighed, "You too?"

Oberon smiled. "It's always a pleasure, child. You've certainly been busy."

Atticus felt Oberon probing his body, observing him closely. It felt as if Oberon could see everything, and Atticus couldn't hide anything from him. Considering Magnus was there, Atticus made no attempt to resist.

After a moment, Oberon turned toward Magnus, shaking his head. "I can't sense anything. It seems nothing was done to him, or my senses aren't sharp enough."

Magnus nodded. He wanted to be absolutely certain before the competition.

"Now, for your end of the bargain."

Magnus stared at Oberon for a moment before turning to Atticus. "He requested an audience with you. Are you okay with that?"

Atticus looked at Oberon, narrowing his eyes. 'Why would he want to see me?' he pondered.

"As long as I'm safe."

Oberon smiled. "I mean no harm, child, and it shouldn't take long, considering how quickly you learn."

Eventually, Atticus agreed, and Magnus left the two of them alone in one of the estate's advanced training rooms.

"Fascinating, very fascinating," Oberon observed Atticus closely. "Your rank shows you're at the Master rank, but your mana feels... special. You're stronger, incredibly so. How is this possible?"

Atticus said nothing, allowing Oberon to ponder.

"May I see your mana?"

Atticus stretched out his palm, forming a ball of mana.

"Amazing..."

Oberon observed the ball closely for nearly a minute before pulling back and suddenly producing an engraver and slate from his space storage.

"Here, engrave a rune. Any grade."

Atticus hesitated but took the engraver. As he focused, a crimson glow appeared on its tip, prompting Oberon to watch closely.

Atticus engraved the word shield on the slate, which glowed a bright crimson. Oberon took it, tapped it, and it broke into motes of light.

"Hmm. It's stronger than any grade-one rune. Interesting. It looks like not only is your mana special, but your will is as well."

Oberon stared at Atticus for a while, making him feel uncomfortable.

'What's his deal?' Oberon had been acting strangely since they were left alone. Atticus couldn't understand what he wanted.

Oberon suddenly smiled. "I heard about your fusion with your domain and the exhaustion afterward. Clearly, it requires a lot of energy. Have you tried engraving a grade-three rune yet?"

Atticus's eyes widened. Oberon was right. Why hadn't he thought of that before?

His will was already high enough; engraving grade-three runes should be possible now! Almost anything was possible with runes involved.

"Your expression answers my question. Now, listen carefully to what I'm about to teach you. It will be crucial."