Chapter 125: A SHOW FOR ALL.

Chapter 125: 125: A SHOW FOR ALL.

June folded his arms with a smile. "Why don’t you put on a show for us? Why don’t you use the same corruption on your dear Espers? Let’s see how long they can last."

Evelyn instantly nodded before closing her eyes and opening them again. She mentally corrupted the Elite 5 Espers, and immediately, they all paused in the middle of fighting.

The four S-rank Espers instantly felt a rush of pain through their bodies while they floated in the air, struggling to regain control of themselves.

At that moment, June smiled. "Now let’s have a more fair fight."

He turned to stare at Ryan, who was already back on his feet.

Ryan smiled back and nodded. He knew exactly what to do. Immediately, he closed his eyes and established synchronicity with Kael and Simon.

Meanwhile, June approached Nyx, who was lying against a rock. He knelt before him as Nyx slowly opened his eyes. June ran a hand over his cheek.

"Are you okay...?"

Nyx stared at him before reaching up and running his fingers across June’s face.

"Blood... Are you in pain? You..."

June shook his head. "You’re worse. I should be asking you that."

Nyx slowly nodded. "I’m fine..."

He looked around at the scene in confusion.

"What’s happening...?"

"Don’t worry. I’m in control," June said with a firm smile.

Nyx continued staring at him, clearly confused. He placed a hand over his chest.

"But I can’t feel you..."

"The synchronicity was tampered with," June explained.

Nyx stared at him before his expression slowly turned cold.

"Guide me. I’ll make them pay for hurting you."

He spoke firmly, fury burning in his eyes.

"Can you handle it...?"

"Anything to make them pay."

June stared at him for a moment before slowly smiling and nodding.

"If you say so."

June didn’t hesitate. He leaned forward and pressed his tender lips against Nyx’s in a soft kiss.

After a moment, June slowly pulled back and stared at him.

Nyx’s eyes had turned golden.

June could feel his energy again. He could read it flowing through Nyx, growing stable and powerful once more.

"Be careful," June muttered as he got back to his feet.

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Nyx grabbed his staff, which immediately erupted with raging golden flames, before taking off into the air.

Jason and Luther were still struggling to understand what was happening when Nyx suddenly swung his staff straight into their faces, sending both of them flying high into the air.

Simon immediately summoned a massive wave of tornadoes around himself, which swallowed Jason and Luther while they were still airborne and sent them into a wild, chaotic ride that left them completely disoriented.

Soon, Karen was pulled into the tornado as well.

Kael ran toward Rayder, leaving Evelyn behind, and sent a powerful kick flying toward his face. The strike instantly snapped Rayder out of his controlled state.

But before Rayder could even understand what was happening, Kael had already turned him into a punching bag across the air.

He kicked and punched him relentlessly, smashing him against pillars and rocks as they flew through the battlefield.

Simon and Nyx combined their powers, blasting Karen, Luther, and Jason through the air with blazing golden flames before throwing them into Simon’s disorienting waves of tornadoes.

Meanwhile, Kael continued making Rayder his personal punching bag.

Rayder could barely fight back. His mind had also been corrupted, leaving him struggling to properly control himself.

And so, the three of them took the four S-rank Espers on a wild ride through the air.

Ryan eventually came to stand beside June. The two stood close to Evelyn with their arms folded as they stared up at the chaos unfolding in the sky.

June sighed and glanced at Evelyn, who was still under his control.

"You’re lucky you’re a Guide. Now you can stand here and enjoy the show with us instead of being turned into a human potato."

Ryan nodded with a smile. "Most definitely."

Finn watched from a distance without coming any closer.

He was scared.

Scared that if the Elite 5 lost, he might actually be in serious trouble now that June and his team were clearly winning. But he didn’t know what else to do except stand there and watch everything unfold.

As June and Ryan continued watching the show, something suddenly caught their attention.

They stared into the distance.

And June smiled. It was the purple portal leading to the final zone.

"I guess it found us after all..." Ryan said.

June nodded.

---

June, Finn, and Ryan made their way toward the portal.

While the others continued fighting, the three of them headed toward the entrance to see if they could get to the core before anyone else.

But as soon as they arrived before the portal and June tried to step forward, Ryan suddenly held him back.

"What?" June asked.

Ryan stared at the portal for a while. Then he hesitated before folding his arms with a smile.

"Such tricks in this era? Are we being serious right now?"

June stared at him in confusion.

"What tricks?"

Ryan smiled at him.

"Do you want to do something fun? Trust me with the process."

June stared at him for a moment before slowly nodding.

"Okay then. Woo me with your plan."

---

Following Ryan’s instructions, June and Ryan stopped Kael and the others from continuing their fight.

Nyx, Simon, and Kael eventually pulled back from the Elite 5. Following June and Ryan’s lead, they all moved away from the portal and stood at a distance.

Ryan and June folded their arms as they watched.

"Isn’t that the portal? Why aren’t we going in before them?" Kael asked.

Ryan casually smiled.

"Making observations."

Kael and the others stared at him in confusion.

June trusted the process, so he simply stood there and waited for a good show.

Finn stood nearby as well, equally confused.

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The Elite 5 Espers had staggered back to their feet, struggling to remain standing. They were still weak and bruised from the beating, bleeding heavily and feeling as though their bones could crack at any moment.

Evelyn stood with them, but she was still under June’s control. June had instructed her to play along with them.

He knew letting her go now would be risky.

With her skills, Evelyn could easily find another way to turn the situation around.

"Why can’t you heal us?" Jason snapped at Evelyn, who stood beside them. "You couldn’t even guide us properly against some F-rank losers."

"I don’t know..." Evelyn casually replied. "I suddenly felt weak."

"Useless," Jason snapped.

"Guys, stop fighting. We’re already before the portal," Rayder said.

Everyone turned.

Their expressions immediately changed in surprise when they realized that the glowing purple portal was standing right in front of them.