Way of the Knights

Chapter 539 - Presence

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Sounds of explosions, pained screams and shrill cries echoed in Raven's ears.

His figure shot like a shooting star towards the 'Broken Floor' and it didn't take long for him to see what was going on. 

Chaos. Everything was in chaos. 

Bodies formed mountains and blood turned into rivers. Humans versus Devils. It's an all out brawl. 

Raven was stupefied upon seeing this, in fact even Kyrie couldn't help but be shocked by this scene. 

How did the situation turned worse? This is no different an actual war already!

Raven didn't dare to tarry any longer. The situation was dire, many people were dying and the casualties will continue to rise he didn't do anything. 

The dark golden aura surrounding Raven suddenly expanded, forming a large dome visible for everyone to see. Raven's eyes exuded an unparalleled chill. Every Devil within the dome shiver and every human felt their spirits being lifted as a foreign intent invaded their bodies. 

Destroy. Slaughter. Kill every devils you see. 

Under Raven's influence, their minds turned incredibly sharp and killing intent exploded from their bodies. 

This dome that came out from Raven, was none other than his Destruction Domain mixed with his Pseudo-Slaughter Intent. 

By now, some people were already alarmed by his presence. All they could see was his hooded figure and his chilling gaze underneath his mask. He was stood in the air, akin to a Monarch overlooking his subjects. His arms were crossed and his domineering stance was unparalleled. Even Kyrie who's standing beside him was infected the powerful intent that Raven's releasing. 

Threads of milky white lights appeared from his body, a second later this lights transformed into numerous hands that bloomed like a lotus around him. As soon as these hands manifested, Raven's aura peaked, the battlefield went eerily silent as everyone stared at him. 

Raven took a step forward and uttered one word: 

"Kill."

Booming war cries followed after that. The fighting spirits of the exhausted soldiers were lifted by the domineering stance of this mysterious man. Under his influence, their attacks went increasingly frenzied. Their eyes turned red and each attack they sent was being guided by a foreign influence telling them where to slice to kill their opponents. 

"You may join." Raven uttered towards Kyrie causing her to shiver but not from fear, from excitement. 

Raven's words might sound cold but that's just the side-effect of his Slaughter Intent. Not only Kyrie didn't get offended, in fact she was even inwardly celebrating. 

She witnessed how imposing and domineering Raven could be for the first time. The scene caused her palpitate from excitement. With a Young Lord like this, who's to say that he doesn't stand a chance against him competitors? He even has a Pseudo-Slaughter Intent! How incredible was that? 

It had to be known that the minimum requirement for someone to be a War God is to have at least a Pseudo-Slaughter Intent, a genuine one would be better but this suffice since it will eventually evolve into one anyway. 

Needless to say, her Young Lord hasn't even been in the sect for a year yet he already had a Pseudo-Slaughter Intent, with his potential, who's to say that it won't evolve into a real one? He already has a potential to be a War God but being the next Zeus requires a great amount of effort too. 

Kyrie's really looking forwards to it. 

After sending Kyrie to the battlefield, Raven didn't go idle. 

This was his Destruction Domain, if he didn't do something then how can there be Destruction? 

Raven lifted his arm and waved his hand. Instantly, some areas within his domain fluctuated. 

Next, an incredible scene appeared. Loud sounds of glass shattering could be heard within the domain, it was then followed with multiple explosion sending bits and pieces of flesh flying everywhere. 

The soldiers shivered, a great sense of thrill and excitement coursed through their bodies as if they were going mad. The bloodlust suffusing from their bodies increased as they witnessed the unparalleled display of control over Destruction Laws. 

Their fighting spirits were roused even more. They hacked at the devils will increased ardor. On the other hand, a strange emotion bloomed within the hearts of each devils as they witnessed the wave of maddened red-eyed humans charging their way. 

It was fear. 

Sufficed to say, everything within this domain is controlled and watched by Raven himself. Inside this place, he was a God. He also felt the emotional fluctuations of the Devils within and an amused chuckled escaped his lips. 

"Huh…so you abominations could feel fear as well." 

His words were casually spoke but is filled with unparalleled will to Kill and Destroy. His words echoed to every soldiers heart, causing their bodies to fiercely jerk, not out of fear but from excitement. 

This man's disdain towards the devils was one of a kind. His will was firm and contagious, every soldier soaked it up and felt high. Thanks to his presence, their minds were exceptionally clear and they could themselves getting stronger. 

Raven took another step forward. As he did so, his domain expanded and frantically covered every corners of the broken floor. Now every human was influenced by his will and every devil were subjected to his mighty presence and felt fearful towards him. 

He raised his left hand and waved it once again. This time, instead of destruction, something else happened. Every soldier's body were set ablaze. 

Every single one of them were cloaked with pure white flames, their weapons included. Some soldiers were surprised but felt that this flames were hurting them at all. The same can't be said to the devils though. 

"I blessed you with Cleansing Flames of Purity." Raven's words sounded next to their ears. "Let it fuel your weapons and use it to cleanse the filth of this place." 

His domineering voice echoed once more and it was then followed with a wave of heroic bellows from the soldiers.

Just with a few actions from him, the tide of this battle was tipped. Raven barely did anything yet the battle became more favorable to them. 

Every single one this soldiers were influenced by his will. At a glance, one would think that they turned mad and went berserk but that's not the case at all. Raven's powerful will just dug out the untapped potential, allowing them to perform well in this dire situation. 

His presence alone was a massive boost to every soldier's morale. Additionally, with his help, the casualties went down considerably. 

Everyone was blood-thirsty, under his watch, Raven could see how well this soldiers were performing. Every time that he sensed that someone's in danger, he would interfere by lifting a finger. That might not be much but do well in remembering that everything was inside his domain. This simple action of his could blow up any devil around, as well as saving someone from dying. 

This was also the time when Raven witnessed what kind of power Battle Maids truly have. 

His gaze lingered on Kyrie as she blitzed the battlefield surrounded with blue lightning and wielding her massive sword. 

The sight was incredibly eye-catching. A woman blazing through the battlefield waving a massive sword which was bigger than her. Even the battle hardened soldiers couldn't help but to watch in awe as she mowed down the enemies. 

Raven himself didn't move. He could've if he wanted to but it wasn't necessary. Just with the help of his domain, his pseudo-slaughter intent and blessing them with cleansing flames were enough to turn the tide of this war to their favor. 

The scene was impeccable. Historical even. 

The 'Broken Floor' which too many lives, was covered in a sea of pure white flames. Shrill screams of devils and courageous cries of warriors echoed within. Under the unceasing assault and combined-efforts of the soldiers, the wave of devils eventually lessened until they were no more. 

Some devils succumbed to fear, making them unable to bare their usually sharp and relentless fangs against their favorite food. 

The glorious and godly presence of the man suspended in the air gave devils a nightmare. 

Every soldier here was highly experienced from what Raven could tell, but even they never felt slaughtering devils this easy. The weakness and traces of exhaustion on their bodies disappeared like snow on summer, it was replaced by an overwhelming desire to kill and destroy. 

Their blood boiled and their fighting spirits were raised to the peak. Eventually, the killed and they killed until there was nothing to kill anymore. 

Slowly bur surely, the killing intent on their hearts dispersed. Raven slowly dissipated his domain until everything went eerily calm. The Broken Floor is still covered with the sea of flames yet none of them were hurt. The mountain of bodies and rivers of black blood were all devoured by the flames and ceased to exist. 

"Humanity!"

"Humanity!"

It was unknown who started it but it lit-up a fuse and before they knew it, the broken floor trembled under the victorious cries of the soldiers. 

Raven who was still suspended in the air looked at this scene warmly with eyed brimming with pride.