Asher ran toward the rocks.
His footsteps crushed the broken ground beneath him as he rushed forward. His heart was pounding violently in his chest.
When he got closer…
He saw it.
Blood was flowing across the ground.
Asher suddenly slowed down.
His eyes widened.
"…Lance."
Part of Lance's body could be seen beneath the collapsed rocks.
Huge stones had fallen over him. Most of his body was trapped under the rubble.
Blood slowly flowed from beneath the rocks.
Asher dropped to his knees.
His hands trembled.
"Lance…"
Tears began to fall from his eyes.
For a moment, the battlefield felt silent.
Behind him, Wang stood still.
He looked at Asher.
He was waiting.
Waiting for Asher's command.
A few meters away, Lina stood frozen.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
Then she began to cry.
Quietly.
Trying to hold it in.
But she couldn't stop the tears.
Asher lowered his head.
For several seconds, he said nothing.
Then slowly…
He raised his head again.
His face had changed.
Pain.
Anger.
And the weight of loss.
Suddenly Asher shouted with all his strength:
"EVERYONE—ATTACK!!"
His voice echoed across the battlefield.
And in the next moment—
Everyone moved.
Dozens of fighters, hundreds of ability users rushed toward Lord at the same time.
Energy blasts tore through the air.
Weapons flashed.
Explosions erupted one after another.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Lord was surrounded by endless attacks.
Strike after strike came toward him.
There was no pause.
Energy waves slammed into his body.
Dust and light filled the battlefield.
But…
When the dust began to clear—
Lord was still standing.
Exactly where he was before.
Not a single injury.
His expression remained calm.
Then slowly…
He began to rise into the air.
The attacks started to slow as everyone looked up.
Lord floated higher and higher above the battlefield.
Like a god looking down on the world.
Then he raised one hand into the sky.
The air changed.
Energy began gathering above him.
A bright light formed in the sky.
Then it started growing.
Larger…
And larger…
Within seconds, a massive white sphere appeared in the sky.
It shined like a second sun.
The energy inside it was terrifying.
Everyone stared at it in shock.
Lord looked down at the battlefield.
Then he spoke calmly.
"Full Angel."
And he lowered his hand.
Asher's eyes widened instantly.
He screamed with all his strength:
"RUNNN!!"
But—
It was already too late.
The white sphere fell.
Then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A massive explosion swallowed the entire battlefield.
The ground shattered.
Mountains cracked apart.
A gigantic shockwave spread for kilometers.
Buildings collapsed.
Fighters were thrown into the air.
Everything was consumed by light and destruction.
Then—
Darkness.
Several minutes later…
The battlefield was covered in dust and smoke.
Everything was destroyed.
Burned earth.
Broken stone.
Total silence.
Slowly…
A figure moved within the smoke.
It was Asher.
He was still standing.
His body was wounded.
His clothes were torn.
But he was alive.
Asher looked around.
Everything was gone.
The battlefield that once held thousands of people was now empty.
The silence was heavy.
In that explosion…
Thousands of people had died.
Asher clenched his fists.
Pain and fury burned in his eyes.
And within the smoke…
Another figure still stood.
Lord.
As if nothing had happened.