Dominion of The Beast Masters

Chapter 227: Invictus : All Versus One



Despite the massive crowd, the arena was engulfed in silence.

Arvad, Morgiana, Fredrin, and Victor stood at one end of the battlefield, their eyes locked on Eratz. Their postures were steady but alert, like predators sizing up another predator.

Eratz stood alone in the center under the blazing lights, the eye of the storm, the match's unpredictable variable.

Behind him, Kaida, Colin, and Milo stood tense. Kaida's arms hovered slightly at her sides as if ready to shield the children. Colin clutched her hands tightly, and Milo's chest rose and fell with shallow breaths.

Victoria's worried gaze was fixed on Eratz, her hands gripping the railing so tightly it seemed ready to bend. Zara stood beside her, barely breathing. Mercury leaned forward slightly, clutching her bandaged ribs, her expression unreadable but tense.

The audience, tens of thousands strong, was eerily still. All eyes were on the battlefield, breaths collectively held. Across the globe, people sat glued to their screens, their voices silenced by the weight of the moment.

Even the Infinite Twilight roster was subdued. Kallistra leaned back in her seat, her serene smile widening as her sharp eyes stayed on Eratz.

Beside her, Leonidas' gaze was fixed on the young ishtarian, his fingers drumming softly on the armrest, his lips pressed into a tight line.

Tamara stood among her team, arms crossed, her piercing eyes locked on the battlefield.

The silence pressed against everyone present, a fragile calm before the storm, ready to shatter with the slightest sound.

Eratz moved.

He stepped forward, leaning down like a sprinter at the starting block. The movement was slow, minimal yet powerful enough to send a ripple of murmurs around the crowd.

His body coiled like a spring, every muscle ready to unleash.

Across the field, the World Star fighters reacted instantly. Arvad straightened, his hands unclasping. Morgiana's eyes narrowed, her weight shifting forward. Fredrin tilted his head slightly, smirking faintly as his arms tightened across his chest. Victor flexed his fingers, his gaze sharpening.

Behind Eratz, Kaida flinched slightly, her hand hovering near her side. Colin's brow furrowed, and Milo gulped.

For a moment, the world held its breath, the tension unbearable.

And then... Eratz gritted his teeth.

Eratz burst forward, the ground beneath him erupting in a cascade of debris as his launch generated a shockwave that rippled through the arena.

The sheer force of his movement sent cracks racing across the battlefield, the crowd roaring in exhilaration as energy exploded from his body like a volcano.

He streaked across the field like a bullet, his body becoming a blazing comet of power.

The World Star fighters reacted immediately.

Arvad, Morgiana, Fredrin, and Victor spread out instinctively, Victor, however, remained stationary, his feet rooted as he braced himself.

He intercepted Eratz's outstretched arm with his own, and the resulting collision produced a shockwave that sent dust and shards of stone spiraling outward.

The two figures remained locked, arm against arm, their auras flaring like opposing storms.

The moment froze for an instant, then chaos erupted.

Simultaneously, the other three World Star fighters attacked.

Morgiana descended from above, her jagged legs cutting through the air.

Arvad flanked from the side, his movements precise and fast.

Fredrin leaped forward with his enlarged fists glowing with destructive energy, each fighter coordinating in a perfect strike against Eratz.

Eratz twisted his body mid-air, dodging the attacks in a fluid motion. He soared above their strikes, only for Arvad and Morgiana to chase him with blinding speed.

Beneath him, a pillar of earth erupted, aiming to knock him off balance.

Eratz used the momentum of the pillar to propel himself higher, avoiding Arvad's swipe and clashing briefly with Morgiana's in the air before pivoting to strike Arvad with a spinning kick. The blows were rapid, each one reverberating with energy as Eratz danced between his pursuers.

Suddenly, Fredrin appeared above him, his massive fist descending like a meteor.

Eratz's eyes glowed yellow, and in a flash of lightning, he moved, dodging Fredrin's crushing blow while delivering a retaliatory strike to his side.

The impact sent Fredrin spiraling downward, but before Eratz could follow up, Arvad and Morgiana closed in again, their bodies enveloped in lightning as their beastifications enhanced their speed and agility.

They struck simultaneously, lightning crackling with each movement.

Eratz twisted his body, redirecting Morgiana's trajectory with a knee strike and deflecting Arvad's attack with a taloned swipe.

The momentum sent them careening in opposite directions as Eratz propelled himself toward Victor once more.

Victor had summoned a rhinoceros-like beast, its thick hide radiating a stony resilience.

Eratz's next strike met the beast's hardened skin, producing sparks, failing to penetrate, but burying it halfway on the ground.

Before he could adjust, Fredrin's shadow loomed behind him, another massive fist poised to crush him.

But a sudden blast of lightning erupted from Eratz's back as Raijinara appeared, striking Fredrin and sending him flying.

Victor maneuvered around his summoned beast, clashing with Eratz in a brutal exchange of strikes. Each blow was met with raw force, their movements shaking the ground beneath

them.

Morgiana reappeared, her kick obliterating the spot Eratz had occupied moments before as he vanished in another burst of lightning.

From a distance, he spread his arms wide, his aura erupting like a storm.

In response, the World Star team unleashed their full might. The ground erupted as their

beasts emerged, their forms enormous and terrifying. Arvad pointed a finger at Eratz,

summoning a crimson flash from above.

Eratz dodged it narrowly, only to be met by a giant purple snake bursting from a cloud of

smoke.

The snake lunged, but its head struck a translucent of spiritual energy, a feat coming from an old friend of Eratz: the Aetheri.

The beast manifested, creating a labyrinth of mirrored barriers that shimmered across the

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Within the labyrinth, Eratz moved like lightning, clashing rapidly with Morgiana and Arvad, using the walls as trampolines to take them by surprise.

Fredrin descended from above, aiming to shatter the Aetheri's walls, but Raijinara intercepted him with another blast of lightning, propelling him upward. Morgiana's jagged wings cut through the air, her strikes relentless as Eratz twisted and countered.

Victor summoned a fire pterodactyl, its wings scorching the air as it joined the fray.

The arena became a maelstrom of chaos. Eratz fought against all four, dodging, countering,

and retaliating with brutal efficiency.

The World Star fighters pressed harder, their beastifications pushing their limits as their auras became heterogeneous blends of power.

Arvad summoned a scorpion-like beast that lunged at Eratz, but another fire field spell erupted from the distance, engulfing the arena in swirling fire.

Kaida initiated her move.

The firestorm forced the fighters to adapt, their beastifications shifting to fire-resistant

forms. Yet within the flames, Eratz stood, his body glowing with a fiery aura.

As the World Star team converged on him, the firestorm began to twist and writhe, converging toward Eratz. The flames engulfed him entirely, obscuring him from view.

And then, the ground erupted with a shockwave.

Eratz emerged, his aura blazing with raw power as Rockbound Fury activated. The shockwave

propelled the World Star fighters backward, scattering them like leaves in a gale. Arvad's

scorpion lunged, but the firestorm dissipated abruptly.

Every trace of fire, even on the fighter disappeared, swallowed by Eratz's fist. Everything, including the entirety of the field spell's gathered energy.

Sun.

The concentrated power burned like a miniature sun, radiating heat and light that forced the

others to shield their eyes.

In an instant, Eratz disappeared. He reappeared behind Arvad, his lightning speed unmatched. Arvad moved to counter, but Eratz anticipated his trajectory with his spiritual

training.

A localized earthquake erupted beneath Arvad, shattering the ground and throwing him off

balance.

With a roar, Eratz unleashed the full force of the concentrated field spell in a devastating

punch.

The impact was cataclysmic. The arena shook violently as the fiery explosion consumed everything in its path, beasts, fighters, everyone was blown away.

Colors shifted in a dazzling display, the blast tearing through the magical labyrinth and

scattering the World Star fighters.

When the dust settled, Eratz stood far beyond the blast's epicenter. Arvad fell on the ground, his body battered, struggling to rise in the destruction.

His teammates watched him almost neutralized after such a terrifying attack, but the man's resilience was from another world.

Victor rushed to him, but before he could reach him, Eratz appeared above. His foot descended like a whip right on his head, the impact producing an explosive burst of energy

that exploded in white and black waves.

The ground split further as flames erupted anew, consuming the battlefield in an inferno.

[World Star 4-2 Golden Cosmos]