Under the layer of dust and debris, a hand covered in metal gauntlets emerged followed by a small explosion which shook away the pile of soil from which a man covered in armour stood up.
"Haaaaaa!" He exhaled a mouthful of air while looking at the scene before him.
He had overdone a bit and underestimated his strength. He had put three fourths of his mana in his last strike which swept away the majority of the battlefield along with the flare which had become a pile of dust and debris.
Alex looked at the horrifying scene of mass destruction that lay before him. A mushroom shaped cloud still hovered around there while dust and debris lingered in the air carried by strong gales which were still blowing.
A huge crater of 60 metres in diameter and 20 metre dip was formed where lightning still lingered and burst out emitting a sizzling sound.