novelraw Chapter 256 -256-The Finals: Are You Seriously Going All Out??
Chapter 256 -256-The Finals: Are You Seriously Going All Out??
The spectators in the stands had been eagerly anticipating a grand showdown.
But in the end, the two contestants in the finals had suddenly vanished!
For a moment, the entire audience erupted into chaos.
"Where are they?? Why did the finalists disappear?!"
"Will the organizers say something already? I just bet 100 Mana Ore stones on this! It can’t just disappear like that, right?!"
"A final this good and you’re not letting us watch it? You’ve got to be doing this on purpose!!"
"I’m begging you, let me see the finals! I’m willing to pay extra..."
...
The spectators in the stands were frustrated to the extreme.
They had thought they were about to witness a battle for the ages. But now? There was nothing left to see!
What happened to the dazzling high-tier magic skills they had been promised?
At that very moment, the owner of the Fallen Arena was in just as much of a panic.
Caelan and Evelyn’s sudden departure had completely ruined his original plans.
What was more, the anger of the crowd had already been ignited. The outrage of ordinary spectators might not amount to much—but one must not forget that among today’s audience were members of the royal family.
And the anger of royalty was not something even the owner of the Fallen Arena could handle lightly.
The owner ran about like a headless fly, frantic and disoriented. But no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not think of any way to resolve the disaster before him.
It seemed that, aside from pretending to be clueless and shifting the blame elsewhere, there was no other solution.
However, just then, violent spatial fluctuations suddenly appeared above the dueling platform.
To most awakeners, the disturbance was almost impossible to detect. But for Mind Demon King Shaki, such spatial tremors were far too clear.
She could distinctly sense that a breathtaking battle was erupting in another dimension.
After thinking for a moment, Shaki slowly raised her hand and traced an extremely intricate magic circle through the void.
In the next instant, mysterious hexagrams bloomed beneath the feet of every spectator.
Before anyone could react, their bodies were all teleported hundreds of kilometers away.
Only after the surrounding environment changed drastically did some of the audience finally come to their senses.
"What’s going on? Why was I teleported here?!"
"Can someone tell me where this place is?!"
A fresh wave of commotion quickly broke out among the crowd—but it died down just as quickly.
Because they saw Mind Demon King Shaki appear before them.
The moment Shaki revealed herself, everyone present lowered their proud heads.
Even demons who did not belong to the Mind Demon race still had to show enough humility and reverence before a sovereign. Otherwise, a monarch could kill them on the spot without bearing any responsibility whatsoever.
"Your Majesty Shaki..."
Mind Demon King Shaki gave a slight nod in response.
But soon after, she turned all of her attention to the dueling platform hundreds of kilometers away.
Boom—!
A violent explosion rang out from the direction of the Fallen Arena.
Even from hundreds of kilometers away, the deafening blast still made the spectators’ ears throb with pain!
Everyone immediately looked toward the source of the sound.
What they saw was the distant Fallen Arena, where the entire surrounding space seemed to have turned into glass—then began shattering piece by piece, splitting apart with spiderweb-like cracks!
The cracks spread at terrifying speed. Within only a few breaths, the entire Fallen Arena shattered like a mirror.
In the next instant, an overwhelming surge of energy exploded outward, and a crimson mushroom cloud rose all the way into the sky!
None of the spectators had imagined, even in their wildest dreams, that what was supposed to be a simple match would end with the entire Fallen Arena being blown out of existence.
"My god, is this for real? Did I fall under some kind of illusion or something?!"
"What horrifying energy... So the Fallen Arena was really destroyed completely?!"
"Look! The battle isn’t over yet! There are still two figures clashing inside the mushroom cloud!!"
Evelyn gripped the Supreme Staff, her body wrapped in a layer of pale blue protective light.
The Supreme Staff shimmered with deep, mysterious radiance as it spoke in a hurried voice.
"Evelyn, that should be enough, shouldn’t it??"
"If you keep fighting, all your trump cards will be exposed!"
But Evelyn, already fully immersed in battle, wore a cold, resolute expression.
"No. The battle isn’t over yet. What happened just now was only the warm-up."
As she spoke, Evelyn once again raised the Supreme Staff high above her head.
"O great spirit of wind, furious elemental force of the tempest—under your guidance, let the storm that devours heaven and earth descend at once!"
[Worldstorm]!!
In the next instant, a storm even greater than the mushroom cloud began forming at astonishing speed.
The fiery red mushroom cloud from before was quickly swallowed by the storm and became part of it.
The gigantic tornado was now laced with terrifying blackness and flame, giving off the unmistakable image of the end of the world.
Terrifying. Far too terrifying.
At that moment, even the spectators hundreds of kilometers away felt a tremor rise from the depths of their souls.
It was as though, in the very next instant, they would be completely annihilated by the storm.
Yet even when faced with such a horrifying scene, Caelan remained astonishingly calm.
In front of him, eleven [Divine Mirror Dragonlords] had appeared at some unknown moment.
The eleven Divine Mirror Dragonlords linked head to tail, forming a massive reflective surface. No matter how violently the storm raged, it could not affect Caelan, who stood at the center.
At this moment, even Mind Demon King Shaki could not help but sigh inwardly.
This level of combat power had already far exceeded the true strength of Caelan and Evelyn themselves.
Other than the possibility that they were Chosen Ones, there was no other explanation.
"So that’s it. No wonder the Lord of Abyss invited these two humans."
The Divine Mirror Domain and Worldstorm gave off the faint sense of being evenly matched, each holding the other in check!
But just as the battlefield fell into a stalemate, the eleven [Divine Mirror Dragonlords] suddenly began to merge!
In the next instant, sacred power shone forth like a ray of light breaking through the mist, instantly transforming this apocalyptic battlefield into a holy sanctuary!
Under the golden radiance of the [Divine Dragon], even the black and red hues of Worldstorm lost their splendor.
Then, in the very next moment, the aura emanating from the Divine Dragon began doubling at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Evelyn narrowed her eyes. She knew very well that this was Caelan’s most powerful finishing move. If neither of them stopped now, then this battle would cause consequences beyond repair.
So without the slightest hesitation, Evelyn raised her hand and dispelled Worldstorm.
Almost at the exact same moment, the [Divine Dragon] also vanished.