The two attacks collided head-on, and moments later, the point of impact erupted into a violent explosion, flooding the battlefield with a blinding white light that engulfed all three of them.
However, before the light had fully cleared, Norman burst through the lingering smoke and appeared directly before Ishtar, sweeping his muscular arm toward her in a devastating horizontal arc.
Her eyes widened at his sudden appearance as she instinctively thrust out a hand, hastily raising a green barrier between them.
But it was too late.
The barrier had only just begun to form before Norman's arm tore straight through it, shattering its incomplete state as the swing caught Ishtar and hurled her across the battlefield.
Right after sending her away, he sharply turned toward his right as he sensed another attack approaching from the demon.
In that instant, he stomped his foot into the ground, drawing upon the Strength of Heracles as a massive wall of earth burst upward before him.
