Chapter 229

["Let's go! Let's go take a look!"]

[The three of them immediately rushed toward the entrance.]

[Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the passage.]

[At this moment, they could clearly see that not only Happy, but even Mirajane, Lucy, and Gray had all arrived here, looking up and down at the location of the non-existent passage.]

["Happy, are you really sure there is a passage here?"]

[Lucy looked at the flat wall in front of her, full of confusion.]

["There really is! You have to believe me, Erza just like that... disappeared directly!"]

[Happy was so anxious he was about to cry: "And Erza also said that Natsu is probably inside too; she smelled Natsu's scent."]

[Gray stepped forward and slapped the flat wall: "But... there's absolutely nothing wrong with this?"]

[Gray was in a very bad mood right now; the shadow of seeing Deliora in the underground space hadn't been erased yet, and then he learned that his companion had disappeared?]

[And it was an S-Class Black Mage of Erza's level?]

[But just when the two were extremely puzzled, Mirajane's brows in the back had not relaxed at all.]

[She looked at the reactions of the two and said uncertainly: "You... really can't see that passage??"]

[As soon as these words were spoken, Gray, Lucy, and Happy turned their heads instantly, staring at Mirajane in horror.]

["Big Sister... you... can see the passage?"]

["Does the passage really exist??"]

[Lucy swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and her tone began to tremble.]

[This was simply too bizarre.]

[Or rather, this entire island was exuding a bizarre aura.]

[Whether it was that purple moonlight, the villagers who turned into demons, the immortal demon Deliora underground, or that leader named Zero Emperor...]

["Could it be that all of this is also the work of that Zero Emperor?"]

[Gray guessed.]

["How about... I try?" Mirajane said as she walked forward.]

["Um, Mira, be careful, don't touch the wall; that's how Erza disappeared just now."]

[Mirajane nodded gently: "I know."]

[Mirajane, who had arrived at the entrance of the passage, poked her head out and looked into the passage.]

[It was very strange; there was nothing there.]

[There was only an empty road, stretching to who knows where.]

["Strange..."]

[Mirajane frowned, her arms crossed.]

And this scene was also fully displayed to all the audience through the sky screen live broadcast.]

At this moment, everyone had an expression of having seen a ghost.]

It was simply...

Mirajane and Black Natsu and the others were standing face-to-face right there!]

But Mirajane couldn't see them no matter what, and couldn't even hear the shouts coming from inside!]

This scene truly made one's spine chill!]

[In the scene.]

["What's going on? There seems to be a sound here?"]

["Could it be those intruders from before?"]

["Hurry, hurry, hurry, go over and take a look!"]

[Rapid footsteps sounded not far away; Lucy and the others, who had eavesdropped on their conversation and learned some information, naturally knew that those subordinates of the Zero Emperor had returned.]

["Damn it! We're going to be discovered," Gray cursed secretly.]

[Perhaps because of the people coming from behind, Mirajane also turned her body.]

[She looked toward the back with confusion.]

[But! It was at this moment!]

[The abruptly transmitted suction force directly attracted Mirajane, and before she could even react, she was sucked directly into the passage.]

[At this moment, Gray and Lucy were on high alert.]

["There's nowhere to hide," Lucy said.]

["Then we'll just have to have a fight!" Gray said with a serious face.]

["Fortunately, with Mira here, even if we can't beat them, we won't be in any life-threatening danger, right Big... Sis... eh?!"]

[Lucy, who had turned her head, had her words stall instantly!]

[Looking at the empty space behind her, she was so frightened that she screamed directly!]

["Dis... disappeared?!!"]

[Lucy's scream instantly drew Gray's attention.]

[The moment he turned his body!]

[His eyes widened at the same time!]

[He was so shocked he couldn't speak: "Where... where is Mira??" ]

[The rapid footsteps in front were constantly ringing out and getting closer and closer.]

[Soon, three figures appeared in front of Gray, Lucy, and Happy.]

[They were no strangers to those three.]

[Not long ago, Gray and the others had eavesdropped on their conversation.]

[They were the blue-haired man, Yuka, the red-haired Sherry, and a dog-headed man, Toby!]

[There was no time for entanglement; the moment the two sides met, the battle began.]

[Or rather, the prelude to Gray and the others being chased.]

[After all, this was still their territory; Gray didn't know if starting a fight here would attract more people.]

[By then, they would really be unable to leave even if they wanted to.]

[Therefore, in a very short time, Lucy and Gray reached a consensus, and both began to run in opposite directions.]

[Happy spread his wings and left with Lucy.]

[As for Black Natsu and the others, Gray was not worried that they would face an enemy encirclement if they came out.]

[After all, those three S-Class Mages were in that bizarre passage; if they could really come out, these people wouldn't be able to do anything to them.]

[What should be worried about most right now was himself; the exposure of his whereabouts undoubtedly caused the people on the Zero Emperor's side to hunt them down.]

[This was the truly terrifying part; who knows how many people the Zero Emperor has??]

[Seeing the two run away in different directions, Yuka frowned and then looked at his two companions: "You two split up to catch those two guys."]

["I'll go report the situation here to Lord Zero Emperor."]

[The two on the side had no objections and immediately took action.]

[The chaotic scene outside was clearly seen by Black Natsu and the others inside the passage.]

["So... we really can't get out?"]

[In this short time, Mirajane had already figured out the situation; she touched the invisible barrier in front of her with one hand and looked at Black Natsu with confusion.]

["This... should be a barrier, similar to a spell... but it's much more advanced than a spell."]

[Black Natsu observed for a while.]

["Much more advanced? Can't it be broken?"]

[Erza asked.]

["Not sure; the energy structure of this thing seems completely different from the magic power we know. If we force a breakthrough, we must use magic power several times, or even ten times greater, to destroy the barrier here."]

[Black Natsu said this, turned his head to look at the three of Erza, and shook his head helplessly.]

["The terrain here is not large; such a massive output of magic power is very likely to cause the entire passage to collapse, and incidentally affect you."]

["So... this won't work," Seilah's brows furrowed.]

["Nowadays, we might only be able to walk down this path to the end; perhaps when we reach the end of the passage, we will understand what happened here."]

[Black Natsu's words also drew the agreement of everyone; indeed, now, besides continuing to explore.]