Hatred
Atticus had spoken in a completely casual manner, but the three of them who had heard him couldn't help but gulp. Despite the fact that he was currently smiling, Atticus was truly pissed off.
The fact that he was laughing simply meant that he didn't regard them as any threat whatsoever.
It was the kind of anger one would feel if an ant bit you and then ran away and hid under the bed.
"It doesn't look like you can find out anything from them, though," Lucas gestured towards the youth on the ground getting electrocuted.
Throughout the duration of their talk, each of the youths had still been getting electrocuted by their artifacts, but neither one of them showed any pity or compassion for them.
With a focus, Atticus instantly submerged each of them in the earth, stopping them from trying to accept the contract.
After a few seconds, the artifacts stopped electrocuting them.