Chapter 696 Everywhere


    The zing orange shield around the main warship receded, revealing Helios still standing in his earlier spot.


    Helios fixed his gaze on the silent Ravensteins, focusing on Avalon, and erupted into boisterous, mockingughter.


    "Ah, Avalon! There it is! The look I''ve been waiting for! You always wear that cold mask—but now, look at you!" He spread his arms wide, reveling in the moment.


    "That look in your eyes—I told you I''d relish the moment when I finally cracked you!"


    Helios stepped forward, his grin widening. "Tell me, Avalon, how does it feel to realize you''re not untouchable after all?"


    "I''ve been waiting for this moment for so long, and it''s even sweeter than I imagined!"


    The temperature in the surrounding area continued to rise as the Steris army began regaining their momentum.


    The Steris elders watched the scene with wide grins. Although it had been a shame that their paragon hadn''t been able to destroy the estate and kill Avalon before Magnus appeared, they still felt confident about their odds.


    It was noon.


    To the rest of the human domain, the Steris family members were more like the undead during this time of day. Their stamina was limitless, and their power was incredible.


    With this advantage, their paragon was currently fighting the paragon of the Ravenstein family. The battle was so intense that the tremors could be felt even from this distance.


    "Lord Helios, I think it''s best we take care of them before Master Luminous finishes his battle," one of the elders suggested, the others nodding in agreement. There was no doubt in their minds that Luminous would emerge victorious against Magnus.


    Helios continued hisughter for a few seconds before deciding to listen to the elders. Just as he was about to give the order to attack, he suddenly paused, his gaze narrowing.


    The atmosphere had changed. It didn''t get hotter or colder, but the earlier sorrowful air around the Ravensteins had vanished. In its ce was an unsettling, oppressive aura.


    ''What happened?''


    Helios''s gaze shot back toward the Ravensteins, only to meet a pair of piercing blue eyes staring at him with calm indifference.


    Helios''s eyes narrowed to pinpricks. What the hell?


    Everything about the situation was odd. The Ravensteins, who had been mourning moments ago, hadpletely and suddenly shed their grief.


    What made it even stranger was that only Avalon was staring directly at him. The others—Sirius, Lyanna, Nathan, the elders of the Ravenstein family, the sanctum masters, and even the students of the elemental sanctums—were all focused on separate individuals, as if they had silently chosen their targets.


    The rage in the air was so thick it was palpable. The Steris army tensed. Weren''t the Ravensteins supposed to be their prey? Why were they suddenly being looked at as if they were the prey?


    Avalon said nothing. Not a single word or utterance. But his actions spoke volumes.


    He took a single step forward—and then blurred.


    In an instant, the ground beneath him cracked violently before it imploded. Before anyone could process what had happened, a shockwave of such intensity hit the Steris army that it felt as though the air itself had imploded.


    Avalon tore through the sky, his body a zinget, as he pierced through the Steris main warship like a de slicing through paper.


    In a blur, he appeared right in front of Helios, his fist connecting with Helios''s chin in a devastating uppercut. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The force of the blow sent Helios rocketing skyward, his body iling like a ragdoll as it soared through the atmosphere, while the warship beneath him began to crumble.


    The Steris elders and many of the Steris warriors widened their eyes, struggling to regain their bnce. But before they could fully react, all hell broke loose.


    The Ravensteins erupted with a ferocity that sent shockwaves across the battlefield. It was as if a dam of raw, unbridled power had shattered.


    Elements red to life, filling the skies with a disy of power that made the Steris army stagger in fear.


    Lyanna was the first to strike. She had allowed Avalon the lead because it had been right. Only she knew what it took for her to hold herself back until now.


    Lyanna raised her hand, and a storm of jagged, gleaming ice shards exploded from the ground.


    The temperature plummeted as frozen spikes, sharp as swords, raced across the battlefield, hurtling toward the Steris army.


    In one fluid movement, she summoned a massive cier from beneath her, propelling herself toward one of the Steris elders.


    Sirius raised his arms, and a vicious cyclone formed, spiraling out of control. The sheer force of the wind shredded through the Steris ranks, sending warriors flying like leaves caught in a hurricane.


    With a sh, Sirius disappeared into the wind, reappearing behind another Steris elder. The elder barely had time to react before Sirius unleashed a barrage of razor-sharp air shes.


    Nathan stomped his foot into the ground, and the earth trembled beneath him. Massive cracks tore through the battlefield, and towering pirs of stone shot upward, smashing through the Steris forces.


    The battlefield was pure chaos. The Steris warriors were overwhelmed, their well-coordinated formation falling apart as the Ravensteins tore through them like a storm.


    They had let go of every reservation they had.


    All the nning. All the preparation. Gone. Right now, every single Ravenstein wanted only one thing: to drench the earth with the blood of the Steris.


    Fire, water, earth, air, ice, lightning, light, darkness—every natural element of Eldoralth rained down on the Steris. It seemed as though the world itself had turned against them.


    However, the Steris fought back.


    Helios erupted in a blinding light, halting his uncontroble momentum. He quickly swerved, his gazending on the streaking figure of Avalon, closing in fast.


    With a snarl, two massive warhammers materialized in his hands, their round heads filled with jagged spikes.


    He swung his hammers down with brutal force, aiming to crush Avalon beneath them. But just as the hammers were about to connect, Avalonbusted—his entire body bursting into mes, splitting into multiple figures flickering with insane speed.


    Helios''s eyes widened, unable to track the blurs of motion around him.


    Punch after punch mmed into him from every direction—his chin, his ribs, his chest. The blowsnded with bone-crushing force, each one sending shockwaves through his body.


    Helios swung his hammers wildly, but it was useless—Avalon''s fists were everywhere.