[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-comparing-two-fairies-this-natsu-is-actually-sla":3,"chapter-comparing-two-fairies-this-natsu-is-actually-sla-fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-172":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Fairy Tail Comparison: This Natsu Is Really Slaying Dragons!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1993571,2878,"Chapter 172","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>[\"He is the strongest power to end Zeref, and our birth is to assist END and help him completely kill Zeref.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Now... you tell me what I want to do?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"If you really have such a thought, then you shouldn't snatch the Book of END, because I have already...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BOOM!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[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.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood exploded, and unimaginable pain made Seilah’s consciousness appear blank for a moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I know what you want to say!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer said in a deep voice.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I, Mard Geer, never do things I’m not sure about; therefore, after investigating your whereabouts, I found that person.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hearing Mard Geer’s words, Seilah’s pupils couldn't help but shrink!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"But, he is not the form I expected now, so I will control that person until... the conditions for him to revive are created.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Therefore, whether it is the Book of END or that person, I want them both!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"You are committing an offense against your superior!\" Seilah gritted her teeth.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer waved his hand: \"It doesn't matter anymore; in order for him to revive successfully, he must follow the trajectory we arranged.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I believe D will not blame me for this.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer’s mouth curled up.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seilah’s face also became uglier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Do you know? Seilah! As a guardian of END, you are unqualified.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Weak strength, kind heart; on you, I can't see any qualifications for you to become a strong person.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"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!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As he spoke, he reached out his hand.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Said so much, you should understand, right?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Hand the Book of END to me; only I can make it exert its true power.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"You are dreaming!!\"] Seilah’s forehead veins were constantly bulging due to anger.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I will not let you hurt the Young Master even a single hair!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer sighed softly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"So, you have to force me to do it? Seilah?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Haven't you already done it long ago?\" Seilah laughed disdainfully.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Do you really want to assist END to complete the wish of eliminating Zeref? I don't think so?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"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.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"What you covet is actually END’s strongest power, right?!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Outside the sky screen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natsu scratched his head a bit frantically.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"This... what on earth is END? Their conversation is so brain-burning.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natsu’s voice also attracted the attention of the guild members to him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Makarov and Mavis looked at each other.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Both frowned.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Do you really not know? Natsu?\" Makarov asked.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Should I know?\" Natsu looked at Makarov suspiciously.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[To this, Makarov opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Keep watching, although I find it hard to believe this, but...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mavis’s gaze was fixed on Natsu in front.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She said in a deep voice: \"Currently, it seems very likely to be true!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In the screen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seemingly angry at Seilah’s words just now, Mard Geer’s outstretched palm clenched suddenly!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Seilah! Don't think that because you are a demon, I won't dare to kill you!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Exposed your thoughts, and now you are angry from embarrassment?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seilah laughed out of character.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Don't worry, I have my own way to guard END; even if I die! I won't hand it to you!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boom, boom, boom!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Massive curse power permeated from Mard Geer’s body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The dark aura permeated the entire damaged room in an instant.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Since our paths are different, don't blame me for being ruthless!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I will snatch that book myself!!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Accompanied by the falling voice, Mard Geer suddenly reached out his palm and aimed at Seilah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bang! Bang! Bang!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dozens of thorns broke through the constraints of the floor, carrying unspeakable piercing power, and rushed straight toward Seilah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The fatal threat made it hard for her to raise any heart of resistance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Her eyes couldn't help but close tightly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Her fair fists were clenched tightly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Seilah!!!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kyoka’s shout came from not far away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She, who was knocked to the ground, really wanted to stand up, but the injuries on her body made her movements extremely slow.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And those thorns had already approached within ten meters of Seilah!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"It’s over...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kyoka looked desperate.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That terrifying thorn was difficult even for her to resist, let alone... Seilah?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BOOM!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just at this moment! Another magic forcefully inserted itself into the battlefield between Mard Geer and Seilah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Immediately after, it turned into raging flames, enveloping all the incoming thorns within them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That was the whistling sound of flames, even covering the crackling sound made by the ignited thorns.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The temperature all around rose synchronously at this moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The crimson light reflected in the eyes of everyone present.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer could clearly see the thorns in the flames, unable to struggle, but quickly burned to nothing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Feeling the scorching high temperature, a drop of sweat gradually slid down from his forehead.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He turned his gaze and locked it onto the figure walking slowly from the corridor not far away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Outside the sky screen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inside Tartaros, Mard Geer’s eyelids were jumping crazily.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Like a cramp.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Looking at the screen in the sky incredibly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Are you crazy? The me in that world? Could it be... really going to fight END??\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One knows one’s own family.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer knew very well what his strength was in the era more than a hundred years ago.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You know, at that time, his power hadn't completely awakened.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It was much weaker than the one who had completely awakened and created the strongest blow now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And that Black Natsu over there...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He was already absurd enough to go fight dragons, okay?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This... how to fight??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Young Master...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[\"KING!!!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seilah's eyes were trembling, and Kyoka's face was filled with surprise!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Natsu walked slowly to Seilah's side and stood still.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His gaze was fixed on Mard Geer at this moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He then glanced at Seilah, who was holding her shoulder, covered in blood.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His expression gradually turned gloomy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He placed one hand on Seilah's head.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"You did well! Next... leave it to me.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In this space that had already quieted down, it seemed that the overwhelming pressure was felt.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Even Mard Geer couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva secretly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inside his body, the Curse Power unique to demons also began to riot uncontrollably at this moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Is the pressure this strong...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer murmured softly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His brows were also tightly furrowed at this moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If this was the case, the difficulty of wanting to control him was a bit too high.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thinking constantly in his heart.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer finally met Black Natsu's eyes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He smiled while pretending to be calm, then spoke.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"We... have finally met, E.N.D. (Etherious Natsu Dragneel)...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer hadn't finished speaking!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A suddenly erupting flame, like a swimming dragon, pierced straight through his right shoulder!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At the same moment, the same move, the same blood, exploded here.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mard Geer's pupils were trembling!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He looked at his exploded right shoulder as if in disbelief!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I didn't come here to talk nonsense with you.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Natsu's arm was held level, his fingers pointed at Mard Geer.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A wisp of blue smoke rose slowly from his fingers.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His voice was calm, but extremely low.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I came! To settle the score for my little follower!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Behind him, Seilah's eyes were already filled with tears.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Young Master...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield front.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Due to Mavis's strategy, a team of only twenty thousand people was unexpectedly suppressing an army of two hundred thousand.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Countless screams, sounds of terror, and crying echoed across this battlefield.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mavis stood on the city wall, her emerald eyes watching everything in front of her calmly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[On one side, she issued orders calmly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"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.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Below, the thousands of people in the second detachment quickly received Mavis's instructions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Now, throughout the entire army, no one did not obey Mavis.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This little girl, with just ten minutes of command, won everyone's exclamation and trust!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One can only say, as expected of Mavis.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[However, at this moment, a brilliant blade light erupted suddenly from the soldiers below.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It went straight for Mavis on the city wall.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[To capture the bandits, capture the king first; the opponent also understood this principle!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But, one must know that Mavis was not alone here.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[On the ground, a sprout was affected by the emerald light and began to grow wildly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Its speed was astonishing; in just an instant, it grew into a towering tree in front of Mavis.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And such trees, in front of Mavis, were as many as ten!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Like a sturdy city wall, they firmly guarded Mavis behind them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The next moment, the blade light approached!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The extreme sharpness directly severed the first big tree and continued toward the back without losing momentum.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boom boom boom!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[With the breaking of six big trees, the sharp blade light also dissipated completely at this moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Are there still mages guarding??\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In the crowd, a figure resembling an octopus jumped up suddenly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It stepped on the trees that had not yet collapsed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Smiling evilly, it looked at Mavis not far away, and Precht, Yuri, and Warrod who were guarding Mavis's side!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"The executor of the decapitation operation?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mavis looked up at the octopus and murmured softly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Leave that guy to us.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yuri stepped forward, lightning flashing constantly on his body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Precht also stepped forward simultaneously.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His single eye stared fixedly at Ezel in front of him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Although I don't know where you came from, octopus, but... I won't let you get close to Mavis!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>",1659,"2026-06-15T13:50:31.687Z","2026-06-15T13:55:36.354Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","769014b84b33f669417754ca4de4a7615a0929146fa0092d90ba0d9a8dc1643d","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-173","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-171",287,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-cover.jpg"]