ONLINE: Blades of Eternity-Chapter 270: A TEMPESTUOUS BATTLE

BOOM!

But before Kaelen could even register any form of movement, the Hybrid's Avatar was already in front of him.

—A force beyond human comprehension.

—A speed that defied reason.

A golden blur crashed into him—a living tempest.

And in the next heartbeat—

"Gahh!!"

Kaelen was sent flying.

His body tore through the ruins of the now-destroyed pyramid, then through the dense forest, uprooting trees and shattering boulders as he was dragged through miles of terrain like a ragdoll.

A moment later—

BOOM!!

Kaelen crashed into a cliffside, the impact shaking the entire pocket dimension.

"Kuh—!"

Blood trickled from his lips as his vision blurred.

Yet—

Kaelen barely had a second to breathe before—

BOOM!

The Avatar was already upon him again.

Meanwhile…

Lila hurried toward Eldric, who had been blasted away earlier.

She knelt beside him, helping him sit up.

"Eldric! Get up! We need to help Kaelen!"

Eldric, however, remained still.

His tribulation lightning flickered weakly, his breathing uneven.

And for the first time—

He looked defeated.

"How… how do we even help?" Eldric muttered bitterly.

"That thing—it's not something we can fight. Kaelen is strong, but even he can't win. What can we do?"

Lila's expression hardened.

Before she could respond—

A cold, sharp voice suddenly cut through the air.

"Tch. Speak for yourself."

Both Lila and Eldric turned sharply.

Standing a distance away—Kelvin.

His dark mana swirled chaotically, his eyes burning with fury.

"I'd rather die than be humiliated like this."

Then—

Without another word, Kelvin stormed off, his body already vanishing into the shadows, heading straight toward the battlefield.

Lila's gaze steeled.

She turned to Eldric and grabbed his arm tightly.

"We're going too."

Eldric gritted his teeth.

Then— after a short while of indecisivemess, he let out a long, shaky breath.

And finally—

A faint, fierce smile tugged at his lips.

"Fine. Let's go help that battle maniac before he gets himself killed."

With a thunderous burst, Eldric surged back to his feet—

"Good. But we need to hurry, I fear that Kaelen might not hold of for long" Lila said as she also rose to her feet.

And together, they rushed into the chaos.

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BOOM!!

Back to Kaelen and the avatar, Kaelen crashed down hard, his body skidding across the rocky cliffside, kicking up a trail of dust and debris.

His entire body screamed in pain. His vision spun, and his ears rang from the sheer force of the impact.

Yet, despite the agony—

He forced himself to move.

"Huff—!!"

Kaelen clutched his blade and pushed himself up, his breath ragged.

But before he could fully regain his bearings—

A sudden clash of steel echoed nearby.

His eyes snapped toward the sound.

And there, battling against dark, grotesque creatures that looked exactly like them—

The Ferrum Clan.

A group of renowned warriors, clad in metallic armor, wielding weapons that radiated immense power.

And leading them—

Magnus Ferrum.

A hulking figure, his silver hammer gleaming under the dim light, as he cleaved through the creatures with brute strength.

Yet—

The moment the Hybrid's Avatar arrived—

The battlefield froze.

Then—

SSSSSSSSHHH—!!

The leech creatures let out distorted screeches before—

They disintegrated.

—Vanishing into thin mist.

The Ferrum warriors, caught off guard, halted in confusion.

"What the…?" one of them muttered.

"They just… disappeared?"

Even Magnus narrowed his eyes.

Then—

His gaze locked onto the Avatar.

The glowing silhouette of pure power, standing there, exuding an unmatched presence.

"Hah! What do we have here?" Magnus scoffed, gripping his greatsword tighter.

"A golden bastard dares step into my battlefield?"

He turned to his warriors, his voice booming with authority.

"Men! Surround it! Let's show this thing what the Ferrum Clan is made of!"

"Of cause Young Master Ferum!"

Kaelen's heart dropped.

'NO.'

"STOP!!" he shouted hoarsely, trying to push himself up.

But—

It was already too late.

The Ferrum warriors charged forward, weapons blazing—

And in the next instant—

SSSHH—!!

—They were gone.

No resistance. No struggle.

With one simple motion, the Avatar flicked its wrist—

And every single Ferrum warrior turned into nothing but mist.

Their weapons. Their armor. Their souls.

Gone.

Magnus froze in place, his hammer trembling seriously.

"What…?" he whispered, horrified.

Kaelen, who had barely risen to his feet, gritted his teeth.

"I… tried to warn you…" he muttered darkly.

Magnus' expression twisted in disbelief—before finally—

He turned back toward the golden being.

And for the first time—

Fear crept into his eyes.

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BAM!!

A heavy fist slammed onto the armrest of a chair in the sub vip section, causing the fine wine close to it to tremble.

"WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?!!"

The roar of Darius Ferrum, the Head of the Ferrum Clan, shook the entire sub-VIP section. His fierce eyes, gleaming like molten steel, burned with rage and disbelief.

His muscular frame trembled, barely restraining himself from ripping apart the nearest official.

"My warriors—MY FAMILY—were just erased in the blink of an eye! And you expect me to SIT HERE?!"

The air grew heavy with tension.

Nobles and high-ranking officials shifted uncomfortably in their seats.

Some whispered.

Some stayed silent.

But all of them felt it—

The fear creeping in.

Because if the Ferrum Clan, known for their raw power and unshakable warriors, could be wiped out so easily…

What hope did the others have?

Yet, just as the pressure in the in the section was about to explode—

THUD.

A presence far heavier than Darius' own descended upon the entire coliseum.

"Silence."

The calm, yet imposing voice of King Alexandria echoed throughout the coliseum.

And instantly—

The entire coliseum which were filled with whispers and murmurs fell still.

Darius, despite his boiling rage, felt a cold pressure grip his very soul.

The weight of a true ruler.

King Alexandria sat calmly upon his seat at the ViP section, his golden eyes peering down at Darius like an unshakable mountain.

"This is the Trials of Creation, Ferrum," the King spoke, his deep voice absolute.

"You knew the risks. Every clan, every academy, every noble who sent their warriors understood the price of failure."

Darius' fists clenched. His breath was ragged.

But he could not refute it.

King Alexandria's gaze sharpened.

"If you cannot accept this, then perhaps you should have never sent your men in the first place."

A heavy silence followed.

Darius' teeth ground against each other.

But he was no fool.

Going against the King now—

Would be treason.

And so—

With great reluctance, he gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and finally—

Sat down.

Yet, even as his body stilled, his eyes burned with unquenched fury.

Seeing this, the other family heads grew tense.

Even Vice Chancellor Reeves and General Cao of the Pacesetters Academy—both normally composed—

Felt a sense of dread along with Garvyn, the headmaster of the Valen military academy.

Their students—

Their best warriors—

Were still inside.

And now, more than ever, they realized the sheer scale of the threat they were facing.

A being that could erase even the mighty Ferrum Clan…

How much longer could Kaelen, Lila, Kelvin, and Eldric last?

Meanwhile.....

Kaelen lay sprawled across the cracked earth, his body aching from the sheer force of his previous clash with the avatar. His vision swam, but through the haze, he saw—

Magnus Ferrum, trembling with fury.

The Ferrum warrior did not flee.

He did not hesitate.

Instead, he roared, his voice shaking the very mountains around them.

"I'LL RIP YOU APART!!!"

And in the next moment, a violent transformation began.

His muscles swelled, his veins bulged, and his skin darkened as a beast-like aura exploded from his body. His once human-like figure expanded, fur rippling along his arms, his fingers elongating into razor-sharp claws.

"Titan Beast Awakening—FERAL ASCENSION!!"

Kaelen's eyes widened as he exclaimed in fury.

"Idiot! That won't work—RUN!!"

But Magnus ignored him.

His entire body a blur, he launched himself at the avatar with earth-shattering speed.

But the avatar didn't move.

Didn't react.

It simply… tilted its head.

Then, it raised a single hand.

Kaelen's heart dropped.

He knew what would come next.

"NO!!!"

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He tried to move.

Tried to force his battered body to stop what was about to happen.

But he was too far away.

Too weak in this moment.

Magnus was going to die.

But then—

A shadow fell from the sky.

"UNENDING DARKNESS: BLOOD VOID!!"

"VOID UPHEAVAL!"

A furious roar rang out as Kelvin crashed into the battlefield like a falling comet.

His blackened scythe howled with raw energy, slicing through the air as he struck directly at the avatar's head.

At the same time—

Magnus' monstrous claws raked forward, tearing through space itself.

A deafening explosion shook the entire cliffside.

BOOOOMMM!!!

The ground shattered.

The air boiled.

The avatar—

Was blasted downward, its radiant body crashing through rock and soil, vanishing into a massive crater below.

Silence.

Kelvin panted, his body trembling from exertion.

Magnus growled, his beastly form shaking from the backlash of using his forbidden technique.

Kaelen—stunned, exhausted—watched from afar as dust and debris swirled where the avatar had fallen while he thought in shock.

'Did… that actually work?!'