LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 91: Better to show
Atlan's chariot raced forward, wasting no time to catch up to the lead.
"Razer. There's something wrong," Atlan said as he pulled up his chariot beside him.
The man blessed by Zeus looked at Atlan with a strange expression. He studied him for a few seconds before replying.
"There is: a porter is able to catch up to me."
And before Atlan could say anything else, Razer suddenly punched his right fist forward and tucked his left hand, creating a powerful twisting force in his body that produced a stronger punch.
A powerful shockwave boomed through the air and reached Atlan at the speed of sound. Most Saviors like Yasmine wouldn't even be able to react to this, but somehow, Razer saw Atlan's eyes recognize the threat and follow its trajectory as if he was seeing it with clarity.
The shockwave hit Atlan's chestplate, which dispersed some of the force. However, there was still enough power from that punch that transferred over to Atlan's body and pushed him away from his wooden chariot.
Atlan quickly turned rigid and lowered his center of mass. His feet slid against the wooden floor until his ankles hit the small ledge of the chariot door. Somehow, he was able to keep himself steady.
Razer's eyes went wide. He was a 4th stage Student while the porter was only at the 2nd stage. The two stage difference was supposed to be an insurmountable wall like heaven and earth—especially with Razer's S class LifeSkill.
Atlan should have been easily thrown out of his chariot. His Physique LifeSkill shouldn't have been enough to save him from Razer's attack. It was too heavy.
This shouldn't be possible, thought Razer.
He didn't know that Atlan's Physique LifeSkill was actually SSS class rated. Of course, even though Atlan had a better class LifeSkill than Razer, that two stage difference between them should have put Razer above him in strength.
However, Atlan didn't only have his Physique LifeSkill. He also had two other LifeSkills also in the SSS class, and one in the B class.
Atlan's other LifeSkills gave him a slight boost in his physical strength even if he wasn't actively using them. It was a passive buff that pushed Atlan's physical strength above that of Razer despite their two stage difference in power realm.
It also helped that Atlan had a semi-sentient armor that could withstand Razer's power. He also had the Angel Wing mutation, which helped him resist being pushed off the chariot. It didn't just give him a speed buff, it also gave him a slight resistance in being knocked back.
Razer had no knowledge of any of those, so the only explanation he could come up with was that Atlan was just lucky.
So, he decided to push Atlan's luck to the limit.
He punched the air multiple times, creating multiple shockwaves that came towards Atlan continuously without any break.
If one punch wouldn't knock him off, then how about a hundred?
But instead of trying to defend against the hundreds of attacks, Atlan instead chose to pull the reins and charge forwards!
It was a sensible decision that saved his chariot from getting obliterated. Atlan knew that his wooden chariot was very brittle. He knew that one punch from Razer would destroy it into a million splinters.
With the threat of the horde coming towards them, Atlan couldn't risk his chariot getting blasted into pieces.
Razer stopped attacking once he saw Atlan accelerate even further. He was dumbfounded. He didn't think that Atlan's mount could speed up any further, but it turned out that it was still holding back!
He didn't know how to process the fact that Atlan had to slow down his mount just so that he could go face to face with him. It was an insult to his face.
How did he subdue this beast?
Razer looked at Atlan's Giraffe-Horse centaur and couldn't help but admire its beauty. It was the perfect combination of speed and defense, which was excellent in both aspects without any discernible weaknesses.
He looked at his own Gorilla-Horse.
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During the first phase of this competition, he used his tongue 7-star mutation 'Word of the All-Father' to summon the strongest and fastest Canzer in all of the arena. They were compelled to do so. And the one that heeded his call was none other than the Gorilla-Horse that he used now.
It turned out that his steed wasn't the best one he could have gotten. It was the Giraffe.
But for some reason, it didn't get summoned by his 'Word of the All-Father'. The only way to explain this was that the Canzer was probably strong enough to resist his authority.
The strangest part about this was that the superior Giraffe-Horse was somehow subdued by Atlan–a 2nd stage novice porter. He wasn't supposed to even be fighting against Canzers. His job was more of a support rather than a damage-dealer.
How did he do it?
This made Razer intensely curious about Atlan. He felt something he hadn't felt in a long time: competitiveness. He wanted to fight Atlan with all of his strength!
Unfortunately for him, it seemed that Atlan had no intention of fighting with him, especially since he knew that the horde was coming to kill all of them indiscriminately.
Atlan took out a pellet from his pockets and aimed his slingshot towards Razer's bronze chariot. He took his time and properly adjusted his aim. At this point, he got enough experience from using this weapon that he was confident that he would hit his target, especially since Razer had no intention of dodging.
"It's better to show you," Atlan said as he stretched the band to his shoulders.
Razer knew what Atlan was trying to do. So, he opened his mouth and activated his mutation 'Word of the All-Father'.
Stop.
Atlan would feel that word invade his brain and make him subconsciously agree to the order. And even if he was able to resist, he would still feel an intense headache that would make his aim as shaky as a ship on sea.
However, even after two seconds passed, Atlan showed no sign of feeling a headache.
Atlan fired his slingshot and the condensed soil pellet accurately hit the Gorilla-Horse's head and knocked off its blinders.