Chapter 232

[Replacing it was everything scarlet!]

[The starry sky above her head had long been covered by scarlet dark clouds.]

[The pure white crescent moon had also turned red!]

[That was a red even more scarlet than fresh blood!]

[Puchi!!!]

[A sound of flesh being torn apart came from behind.]

[Erza turned her head to look in bewilderment!]

[Just this one glance, her pupils were constantly vibrating.]

[What she saw was... ten thousand demons roaring under the blood moon!]

[Blood mixed with the severed limbs and arms of magical beasts and demons, scattered on this martial arts arena.]

[Black Natsu was alone, blocking in front of them.]

[Endless magical beasts and demons flapping their wings were rushing toward Black Natsu like madmen.]

[At such a close distance, Erza could even see.]

[The maggots wriggling on the rotting bodies of those demons!!!]

["Damn it! What exactly happened??"]

[Erza's face was ugly to the extreme; she summoned a long sword into her hand with one hand.]

[Beside her, Black Natsu, after kicking a flying demon to pieces, turned his head to look at Erza.]

["You finally woke up!"]

["What exactly is the situation?"]

[Erza subconsciously wanted to step forward to help Black Natsu resist.]

[But... the hardness coming from her calves made Erza's movements stall directly.]

[She looked down, looking at her petrified feet in disbelief.]

["This..."]

[She exerted force under her feet, and Erza kicked the stones clinging to her feet to pieces.]

[Fortunately, the petrification had just begun and had not yet been able to penetrate her flesh.]

[Otherwise... Erza would have already lost her feet by now.]

["Hurry and wake up Mira and Seilah; if you keep indulging, you will be petrified."]

[Black Natsu turned his head and instructed solemnly.]

[Subsequently, flames gathered in his mouth.]

[He turned his head, aiming at the disgusting monsters that had just crawled out of the rocks.]

["Fire Dragon's—"]

["Roar!!!"]

[Boom————!!!]

[The crimson, exploding flames sprayed out frantically like a tornado.]

[Just one strike directly cleared out hundreds and thousands of demons and magical beasts.]

[The monsters, knowing neither fatigue nor fear, roared and perished in the flames.]

[But such a terrifying strike did not shock the rest of the monsters at all.]

[They acted as if they couldn't see the tragic state of their peers dying at all, rushing over frantically, one after another.]

[Black Natsu clenched his fists, and crimson-black thunder exploded.]

[It spread across the entire field in an instant!]

[Boom, boom, boom!!!]

[Violent thunder roared frantically, and the terrifying rumbling sound even made the people outside the sky screen have tinnitus.]

[But... something even more horrifying happened.]

[The crimson-black lightning, which had always been invincible, seemed to have lost its deterrent effect at this moment.]

[Except for the monsters directly hit by the thunder, no other monsters fell.]

Outside the sky screen, countless people had already exploded.]

The sky screen's function is very powerful; at least, from the moment everyone stared directly at the moon just now.]

Two screens popped up.]

One was the reality screen where Black Natsu was.]

The other was the screen that Mirajane and the others could truly see, where they were completely sluggish, not even caring about the terrifying scene of stone statues shattering and monsters coming out from within.]

And it was such a clear screen that made one's hair stand on end!]

This meant that even experts of the level of Mirajane, Erza, and even Seilah, who had lived for over a hundred years, could fall into hallucinations unknowingly.]

Even, could those who fell into hallucinations be petrified?]

If it weren't for Black Natsu waking up in an instant.]

Erza and the others, who had lost their resistance, would probably have been wiped out here!]

Gray: "Hey, hey, hey, what kind of place is this??"

Wendy: "Wuwah~ what a terrifying place; if it weren't for Black Natsu just now, the result would be absolutely unimaginable!"]

Charle: "Is this... the danger of being involved with gods?"]

Makarov: "What surprises me most is those monsters; they could actually be immune to Black Natsu's pressure?"]

Hades: "They don't look like living things."]

Ultear: "Dead? What kind of thing is it that relies on what to move after it has already died?"]

Ur: "Who knows? This kind of place is full of weirdness everywhere; I find it hard to associate it with gods; it's more like..."]

["Demon?"]

[Inside the sky screen, Black Natsu clearly also realized that these monsters in front of him were probably not existences with life.]

["Because they are dead bodies, they have no thinking, and no fear?"]

["Roar~~~"]

[The deafening roar was ringing out frantically.]

[As far as the eye could see, at least ten thousand monsters were rushing over!]

[The situation deteriorated to the extreme in an instant!]

[Shoo!!]

[Another figure dashed over rapidly.]

[Its speed was several times faster than other demons, magical beasts, etc.!]

[Black Natsu recognized the prototype of that thing.]

[Thunder Wolf, a wolf famous for its speed, but its defense is extremely weak; almost as long as you hit it once, you can win.]

[Without much thought, flames surged along Black Natsu's arm.]

[Like a flaming blade rising from the ground, it directly severed the Thunder Wolf's head!]

[Thump, thump...]

[The head fell to the ground, making a dull sound.]

[But, the next moment, something that horrified even Black Natsu happened.]

[Even after losing its head, the monster did not stop its rapid, frantic running.]

[It quickly crossed Black Natsu and leaped into the air toward the back.]

[As if... the lost head had nothing to do with it at all.]

[His pupils shrank suddenly!]

[Black Natsu also completely let loose; the irritable flames were like a big hand, grabbing directly toward the Thunder Wolf in mid-air.]

[Boom, boom, boom!!]

[The flames roared until they burned the Thunder Wolf into powder before stopping.]

[Behind Black Natsu, Erza had already awakened Seilah.]

[But Mirajane's situation seemed a bit serious.]

[Originally, there were two souls in Mirajane's body; the Satan Soul, which was the original power, had no consciousness at all.]

[But precisely because of this, the Satan Soul was easily controlled, so much so that Mirajane was constantly trying to suppress the restlessness of the Satan Soul.]

[Erza and Seilah were both guarding Mirajane's side tightly.]

[Guarding against... the monsters from underground!]

[Yes, even those dead skeletons could emerge from the ground and then run frantically toward Erza and the others.]

[Looking at this scene, Black Natsu slowly let out a breath.]

[Then he turned his head and faced the overwhelming monster tide.]

[His hands moved up and down, starting to rotate.]

[His palms brought up a pure white light in mid-air.]

[Until he turned to his chest, holding them up and down in a virtual grip.]

[Pure light! Flickered between his gripped palms.]

["Three!"]

[Black Natsu's expression was serious!]

[Massive magic power to the extreme erupted from Black Natsu's body.]

[The light was so dazzling that it even forced back the scarlet light falling from the sky.]

["Two!"]

[Boom, boom, boom!!!]

[The entire earth was shaking frantically because of Black Natsu's magic power.]

["One!"]

[Black Natsu opened his eyes abruptly, and a brilliant magic circle unfolded from his eyes.]

[Simultaneously, his gripped hands clasped together.]

[The ultimate light bloomed from his fingertips.]

["Fairy Law! Activate!!"]

[Thump————!!!]

[It was as if a mysterious bell from the depths of the universe was struck at this moment.]

[An incomparably huge, bright golden magic circle engraved with the Fairy Tail emblem unfolded frantically in the sky with Black Natsu as the center.]

[Until it covered a range of several thousand meters in radius.]

[The exaggerated degree of the magic circle left Erza and the others in the back stunned!]

[A massive amount of light! Fell from the sky.]

[The ultimate bright gold completely occupied every corner of Erza and the others' vision!]

[The skeleton men who had just flown up and were preparing to attack stopped bizarrely in mid-air one by one.]

[They opened their mouths wide, as if they were letting out a silent roar.]

[Immediately after, the bones of their bodies disintegrated piece by piece, until they completely turned into nothingness!]

[The entire battlefield was covered by brilliant light at this moment.]

[Ten thousand monsters, no matter how powerful the magical beast was, no matter how terrifying the demon was, or how powerful their physical body was.]

[Not a single one was able to keep their body from being completely eliminated under this move.]

["Fairy Law... as long as the caster identifies them as enemies, they will all be punished by holy light..."]

["The legendary, super-high-level judgment magic!"]

[Mirajane, who was still in a coma because of fighting for her body, also woke up at this moment.]

[Perhaps because it was incomparably gentle to her, but extremely fatal to the Satan Soul.]

[The Satan Soul receded.]

Outside the sky screen.]

Even Makarov couldn't help but have cold sweat seeping from his forehead at this moment.]

Makarov: "Black Natsu using Fairy Law like this, covering such a massive range in an instant, attacking so many enemies, is it really okay?"]

["After all... this kind of magic..."]

Makarov looked at Mavis.]

Mavis shook her head at this: "I remember, Black Natsu also knew about this problem at the time, so he improved it."]

["But... I'm not too sure about the effect of the improvement."]

Erza: "Since Black Natsu dared to use it, it should be fine, right?"]

[Inside the sky screen.]

[The brilliant light lasted for ten seconds before gradually fading.]

[The entire battlefield was filled with dust slowly rising.]

[The monster tide that was dense just a moment ago had completely disappeared at this moment.]

[On the scene, there wasn't even a single severed limb left.]

[This is the power of Fairy Law.]

[Click...]

[In the empty space, a sound of gritting teeth came abruptly.]

["What a bastard; sure enough, higher-level creatures have the possibility of breaking free from illusions!"]

[Listening to that distinct, mature female voice, Black Natsu and Erza and the others looked at each other, and then turned their gaze forward.]

[In the permeating dust.]

[A figure stepped out slowly with eye-catching long legs.]

[The moment that face appeared on the sky screen.]

Countless people couldn't help but gasp.]

If only one word could be used to describe a person, then.]

For this person who had just appeared, two words would appear in almost everyone's mind.]

Bewitching!]

Yes, this woman's face, and the pace of her walking, every move, seemed to be full of charm.]

[The woman came to a stop in front of Black Natsu and the others.]

[Her fox-like eyes swept over everyone present; Erza, Mirajane, Seilah... not interested.]

[Finally, her gaze fell on Black Natsu.]

[In her eyes, a hint of surprise couldn't help but emerge.]

[One hand hugged her chest, highlighting the huge magnificence on her chest, and one slender finger was placed on her slowly curled lips.]

["Young man, your body is very peculiar."]

[Black Natsu's gaze was calm, staring directly at the mature woman in front of him.]

["Who... are you?"]

["Me?"]

[The woman smiled gently and tilted her head slightly.]

[Her water-like eyes stared at Black Natsu, her vermilion lips parted slightly.]

["I have many titles, young man; which one do you want to hear?"]

[Looking at Black Natsu's still serious face.]

[The woman raised her brows, which were like willow branches, slightly.]

["Good concentration, little brother; never mind, I'll just tell you directly."]

[Black Natsu's mouth twitched.]

[How did he suddenly become a little brother?]

["Some people call me the Black Heavenly Maiden, some call me the Goddess of the Dark Night, and others call me the Moon Goddess."]

["Moon Goddess... Diana?"]

[Black Natsu's fists clenched instantly.]

[His vigilance reached the extreme.]

[After all... gods are not easy things to deal with.]

["Oh my~ why so serious?"]