Chapter 172

【"He is the strongest power to end Zeref, and our birth is to assist END and help him completely kill Zeref."】

【"Now... you tell me what I want to do?"】

【"If you really have such a thought, then you shouldn't snatch the Book of END, because I have already..."】

【BOOM!!!】

【Seilah's words had not finished, but were pierced through the shoulder of her right arm by thorns that suddenly shot out from the ground.】

【Blood exploded, and unimaginable pain made Seilah's consciousness appear blank for a moment.】

【"I know what you want to say!"】

【Mard Geer said in a deep voice.】

【"I, Mard Geer, never do things I'm not sure about; therefore, after investigating your whereabouts, I found that person."】

【Hearing Mard Geer's words, Seilah's pupils couldn't help but shrink!】

【"But, he is not the form I expected now, so I will control that person until... the conditions for him to revive are created."】

【"Therefore, whether it is the Book of END or that person, I want them both!"】

【"You are committing an offense against your superior!" Seilah gritted her teeth.】

【Mard Geer waved his hand: "It doesn't matter anymore; in order for him to revive successfully, he must follow the trajectory we arranged."】

【"I believe D will not blame me for this."】

【Mard Geer's mouth curled up.】

【Seilah's face also became uglier.】

【"Do you know? Seilah! As a guardian of END, you are unqualified."】

【"Weak strength, kind heart; on you, I can't see any qualifications for you to become a strong person."】

【"I really don't know why Zeref would hand the Book of END to you; that thing... I have been waiting for three hundred years!"】

【As he spoke, he reached out his hand.】

【"Said so much, you should understand, right?"】

【"Hand the Book of END to me; only I can make it exert its true power."】

【"You are dreaming!!"】 Seilah's forehead veins were constantly bulging due to anger.】

【"I will not let you hurt the Young Master even a single hair!"】

【Mard Geer sighed softly.】

【"So, you have to force me to do it? Seilah?"】

【"Haven't you already done it long ago?" Seilah laughed disdainfully.】

【"Do you really want to assist END to complete the wish of eliminating Zeref? I don't think so?"】

【"I saw ambition in your eyes! I believe Zeref must have seen through this point, which is why he refused to hand the Book of END to you."】

【"What you covet is actually END's strongest power, right?!"】

【Outside the sky screen.】

【Natsu scratched his head a bit frantically.】

【"This... what on earth is END? Their conversation is so brain-burning."】

【Natsu's voice also attracted the attention of the guild members to him.】

【Makarov and Mavis looked at each other.】

【Both frowned.】

【"Do you really not know? Natsu?" Makarov asked.】

【"Should I know?" Natsu looked at Makarov suspiciously.】

【To this, Makarov opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.】

【"Keep watching, although I find it hard to believe this, but..."】

【Mavis's gaze was fixed on Natsu in front.】

【She said in a deep voice: "Currently, it seems very likely to be true!"】

【In the screen.】

【Seemingly angry at Seilah's words just now, Mard Geer's outstretched palm clenched suddenly!】

【"Seilah! Don't think that because you are a demon, I won't dare to kill you!"】

【"Exposed your thoughts, and now you are angry from embarrassment?"】

【Seilah laughed out of character.】

【"Don't worry, I have my own way to guard END; even if I die! I won't hand it to you!"】

【Boom, boom, boom!!!】

【Massive curse power permeated from Mard Geer's body.】

【The dark aura permeated the entire damaged room in an instant.】

【"Since our paths are different, don't blame me for being ruthless!"】

【"I will snatch that book myself!!"】

【Accompanied by the falling voice, Mard Geer suddenly reached out his palm and aimed at Seilah.】

【Bang! Bang! Bang!!】

【Dozens of thorns broke through the constraints of the floor, carrying unspeakable piercing power, and rushed straight toward Seilah.】

【The fatal threat made it hard for her to raise any heart of resistance.】

【Her eyes couldn't help but close tightly.】

【Her fair fists were clenched tightly.】

【"Seilah!!!"】

【Kyoka's shout came from not far away.】

【She, who was knocked to the ground, really wanted to stand up, but the injuries on her body made her movements extremely slow.】

【And those thorns had already approached within ten meters of Seilah!】

【"It's over..."】

【Kyoka looked desperate.】

【That terrifying thorn was difficult even for her to resist, let alone... Seilah?】

【BOOM!!!】

【Just at this moment! Another magic forcefully inserted itself into the battlefield between Mard Geer and Seilah.】

【Immediately after, it turned into raging flames, enveloping all the incoming thorns within them.】

【Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!】

【That was the whistling sound of flames, even covering the crackling sound made by the ignited thorns.】

【The temperature all around rose synchronously at this moment.】

【The crimson light reflected in the eyes of everyone present.】

【Mard Geer could clearly see the thorns in the flames, unable to struggle, but quickly burned to nothing.】

【Feeling the scorching high temperature, a drop of sweat gradually slid down from his forehead.】

【He turned his gaze and locked it onto the figure walking slowly from the corridor not far away.】

【Outside the sky screen.】

【Inside Tartaros, Mard Geer's eyelids were jumping crazily.】

【Like a cramp.】

【Looking at the screen in the sky incredibly.】

【"Are you crazy? The me in that world? Could it be... really going to fight END??"】

【One knows one's own family.】

【Mard Geer knew very well what his strength was in the era more than a hundred years ago.】

【You know, at that time, his power hadn't completely awakened.】

【It was much weaker than the one who had completely awakened and created the strongest blow now.】

【And that Black Natsu over there...】

【He was already absurd enough to go fight dragons, okay?】

【This... how to fight??】

【"Young Master..."】

【"KING!!!"】

【Seilah's eyes were trembling, and Kyoka's face was filled with surprise!】

【Black Natsu walked slowly to Seilah's side and stood still.】

【His gaze was fixed on Mard Geer at this moment.】

【He then glanced at Seilah, who was holding her shoulder, covered in blood.】

【His expression gradually turned gloomy.】

【He placed one hand on Seilah's head.】

【"You did well! Next... leave it to me."】

【In this space that had already quieted down, it seemed that the overwhelming pressure was felt.】

【Even Mard Geer couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva secretly.】

【Inside his body, the Curse Power unique to demons also began to riot uncontrollably at this moment.】

【"Is the pressure this strong..."】

【Mard Geer murmured softly.】

【His brows were also tightly furrowed at this moment.】

【If this was the case, the difficulty of wanting to control him was a bit too high.】

【Thinking constantly in his heart.】

【Mard Geer finally met Black Natsu's eyes.】

【He smiled while pretending to be calm, then spoke.】

【"We... have finally met, E. . . (Etherious Natsu Dragneel)..."】

【Mard Geer hadn't finished speaking!】

【A suddenly erupting flame, like a swimming dragon, pierced straight through his right shoulder!】

【At the same moment, the same move, the same blood, exploded here.】

【Mard Geer's pupils were trembling!!!】

【He looked at his exploded right shoulder as if in disbelief!】

【"I didn't come here to talk nonsense with you."】

【Black Natsu's arm was held level, his fingers pointed at Mard Geer.】

【A wisp of blue smoke rose slowly from his fingers.】

【His voice was calm, but extremely low.】

【"I came! To settle the score for my little follower!"】

【Behind him, Seilah's eyes were already filled with tears.】

【"Young Master..."】

【...】

【At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield front.】

【Due to Mavis's strategy, a team of only twenty thousand people was unexpectedly suppressing an army of two hundred thousand.】

【Countless screams, sounds of terror, and crying echoed across this battlefield.】

【Mavis stood on the city wall, her emerald eyes watching everything in front of her calmly.】

【On one side, she issued orders calmly.】

【"Second detachment, push forward to the east, target: the officer wearing the blue hat. His existence is very likely to stabilize the morale of the army; he is a must-kill target."】

【Below, the thousands of people in the second detachment quickly received Mavis's instructions.】

【Now, throughout the entire army, no one did not obey Mavis.】

【This little girl, with just ten minutes of command, won everyone's exclamation and trust!】

【One can only say, as expected of Mavis.】

【However, at this moment, a brilliant blade light erupted suddenly from the soldiers below.】

【It went straight for Mavis on the city wall.】

【To capture the bandits, capture the king first; the opponent also understood this principle!】

【But, one must know that Mavis was not alone here.】

【On the ground, a sprout was affected by the emerald light and began to grow wildly.】

【Its speed was astonishing; in just an instant, it grew into a towering tree in front of Mavis.】

【And such trees, in front of Mavis, were as many as ten!】

【Like a sturdy city wall, they firmly guarded Mavis behind them.】

【The next moment, the blade light approached!】

【The extreme sharpness directly severed the first big tree and continued toward the back without losing momentum.】

【Boom boom boom!!】

【With the breaking of six big trees, the sharp blade light also dissipated completely at this moment.】

【"Are there still mages guarding??"】

【In the crowd, a figure resembling an octopus jumped up suddenly.】

【It stepped on the trees that had not yet collapsed.】

【Smiling evilly, it looked at Mavis not far away, and Precht, Yuri, and Warrod who were guarding Mavis's side!】

【"The executor of the decapitation operation?"】

【Mavis looked up at the octopus and murmured softly.】

【"Leave that guy to us."】

【Yuri stepped forward, lightning flashing constantly on his body.】

【Precht also stepped forward simultaneously.】

【His single eye stared fixedly at Ezel in front of him.】

【"Although I don't know where you came from, octopus, but... I won't let you get close to Mavis!"】