Chapter 238

【"What should we do now? Should we step in to help?" Erza asked.】

【"Let's help. After all, they were exposed because of us. In other words, this operation was botched by us."】

【Black Natsu said.】

【Erza and Mirajane nodded.】

【"Then I'll go find Lucy," Erza said.】

【"Then I'll go help Gray. Give me a direction," Mirajane looked at Black Natsu.】

【"Lucy is over by the coastline; Erza should be able to find her."】

【"As for Gray, he is still inside the ruins, on the third floor."】

【Black Natsu said one by one.】

【Erza and the other nodded, preparing to set off.】

【Erza turned back to look at Black Natsu: "By the way, we are all going to help, what about you?"】

【Black Natsu's mouth curled slightly upon hearing this: "I... seem to have discovered a guy who shouldn't be here. I plan to go meet her."】

【"And make a deal with her!"】

【"Understood, then we're off."】

【Erza said, turning and walking toward the forest. As for Mirajane, after getting the specific location, she didn't hesitate either.】

【With the surge of magic power, demon wings appeared behind her.】

【Flapping her wings, Mirajane took off quickly, disappearing in front of Black Natsu.】

【"Then, Young Master, where are we going next?"】

【"The top floor of the ruins!"】

【Black Natsu's gaze locked onto the very top of the ruins below.】

【Following that, he grabbed Seilah's arm and jumped off the cliff!】

【The next moment, Seilah's ears were immediately filled with the sound of manic wind.】

【The two jumped straight down from the cliff.】

【The ruins below grew larger and larger in their sight.】

【At this moment, at the top of the ruins, a group of people wearing cloaks and wrapped tightly from head to toe were forming a circle.】

【Their hands were clasped together in prayer.】

【They were chanting unknown prayers.】

【The purple moonlight seemed to be drawn by them, forming a purple pillar of light descending from the sky.】

【It landed in the center of the crowd, piercing through the thick floor and shining directly on the undead demon at the very bottom of the ruins, Deliora.】

【A short, middle-aged man with his face covered by a mask was watching this scene.】

【In the eye sockets of the mask, what was revealed was the man's excitement, which he could barely suppress!】

【"Almost there... almost there..."】

【"Today is the last day. As long as today's Moon Drip ritual is completed."】

【"Deliora... will be able to revive!"】

【A smile appeared on his lips.】

【Until... he heard the sound of something breaking through the air from above.】

【He raised his head in surprise,】

【He saw... a man and a woman descending rapidly from a high place, and in the blink of an eye, they were closing in!】

【"What the hell??"】

【The man screamed in terror!】

【The next moment!】

【Two figures landed directly in the center of the crowd!】

【BOOM!!!】

【A violent roar followed.】

【The moment the two figures landed, it triggered a terrifying roar similar to an explosion.】

【Invisible force winds spread outward, blowing the surrounding crowd away one by one.】

【Even the masked man standing to the side was caught off guard by the wind.】

【He couldn't help but take two steps back.】

【Dust mixed with broken stones splashed out.】

【It landed beside the masked man.】

【The crowd that had been chanting just moments ago was scattered in all directions.】

【One after another, they let out screams that sounded like wails.】

【And with the chanting stopped, the Moon Drip magic descending from the sky lost its supply of magic power and was forced to interrupt.】

【The purple moonlight dissipated right before the masked man's eyes.】

【"What... what is going on?"】

【The masked man frowned tightly, his gaze turning to the center of the roar.】

【The dust gradually dissipated, and the figures of a man and a woman appeared before the masked man.】

【The woman had a perfect figure, her hands naturally crossed in front of her lower abdomen, standing quietly behind the man.】

【As for that man...】

【The moment his gaze fell on the figure with his hands in his pockets.】

【The masked man's pupils shrank!】

【"How... could it be him??"】

【Endless shock appeared in his eyes, but it was quickly suppressed.】

【He coughed twice, seemingly adjusting the state of his throat.】

【He asked sternly: "Who... who are you?"】

【"Why did you come to destroy our ritual?"】

【"Ritual? Moon Drip? Magic that can break all seals? So that's it."】

【Black Natsu's voice rang out.】

【With his hands in his pockets, he slowly stepped forward.】

【"As for why we came to destroy your ritual? You should know better than anyone, right?"】

【"After all, Fairy Tail took this job, so I can't let you continue."】

【"Also, can you tell me why you are here?"】

【Black Natsu walked up to the short masked man.】

【His height of 1.9 meters allowed him to easily look down on the masked man.】

【His low voice was like a demon's whisper.】

【It echoed in the masked man's ears.】

【But, most importantly... the meaning of these words!】

【Could it be... he recognized me?】

【The masked man kept thinking in his heart.】

【Fine beads of sweat seeped out from the face under the mask due to the invisible pressure.】

【"Did you find out?"】

【The masked man kept thinking in his heart.】

【Under the moonlight, Black Natsu's figure was approaching step by step.】

【With his back to the moonlight, the shadow cast by him gradually covered the masked man completely.】

【The powerful pressure that had permeated since Black Natsu appeared on the battlefield almost made the masked man's spirit collapse.】

【He swallowed a mouthful of saliva secretly.】

【The masked man gritted his teeth.】

【He suddenly reached out his arm toward Black Natsu.】

【BOOM!!!】

【Magic power erupted.】

【An explosion suddenly went off between Black Natsu and the masked man.】

【The violent impact shattered the floor stones, kicked up countless sand and dust, and enveloped both of their bodies.】

【For a time, even Seilah, standing in the back, couldn't see the specific scene in the center of the explosion.】

【But... it didn't matter!】

【Seilah knew clearly that this level... wasn't even enough to tickle Black Natsu.】

【Sure enough.】

【WHOOSH!!】

【The next moment, the short man's figure suddenly darted out from the sky-filling dust.】

【His gaze was fixed on the center of the lingering dust.】

【"Unharmed??"】

【Yes, he saw it. In that explosion, a figure who didn't even have a speck of dust on his clothes.】

【"What a monster!"】

【Cursing secretly, the short masked man had no intention of staying where he was.】

【He turned around and planned to run away immediately.】

【But...】

【BOOM!】

【Invisible force suddenly surged, blowing away all the dust surrounding Black Natsu.】

【The hem of his coat, lifted by the wind, slowly fell.】

【Black Natsu's gaze locked onto the short masked man who was fleeing constantly.】

【"Heh!"】

【He stepped hard on the floor.】

【The floor under Black Natsu's feet shattered instantly, and Black Natsu's figure.】

【Had already disappeared from where he was.】

【Run! Run like crazy!!】

【The masked man kept moving his short legs.】

【Looking back at Black Natsu's direction from time to time.】

【"Disappeared?"】

【Gritting his teeth, the masked man turned his head, only to find in astonishment that a figure was standing right in front of him.】

【Black Natsu!】

【He didn't know when he had appeared directly in front of the masked man's escape route.】

【Blocking his path.】

【His pupils were shaking crazily!】

【The masked man also got ruthless, his hands waving as he ran.】

【"Arc of Time!"】

【Instantly, fluctuations began to appear around the calm masked man, and then, one after another, emerald magic crystals suddenly appeared, floating beside him.】

【As the masked man pointed forward!】

【Countless crystal balls began to accelerate at this moment. With the ultra-high kinetic energy brought by the instant acceleration, each one possessed the terrifying power to shatter a house.】

【And at this moment, there were as many as a hundred such crystal balls!】

【"Future Flash!"】

【The masked man whispered.】

【Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!】

【The next moment, the continuous magic crystals completely filled every corner around Black Natsu and rushed over in a sky-covering wave.】

【But, for such a powerful attack.】

【Black Natsu just slowly raised his head, and massive magic power gradually began to permeate.】

【Under the masked man's terrified gaze, he just raised his right hand.】

【He didn't even... use magic.】

【Just a simple explosion of magic power!】

【The impact caused was enough to deflect all the magic crystals!】

【The hundreds of magic crystals, forced to change direction, bombarded the ground on both sides of Black Natsu one after another.】

【BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!】

【The terrifying roar was like a piece of music about to reach its climax, continuous and unending.】

【It didn't stop until all hundred magic crystals had bombarded the ground and completely shattered.】

【Broken crystals were scattered all over the scarred ground.】

【"This guy..."】

【The masked man gritted his teeth hard.】

【His pupils were trembling crazily.】

【He probably never dreamed that a task as simple as promoting Deliora's revival and then recovering him would encounter... such a monster!】

【Still not giving up, the masked man urged his magic power again.】

【Immediately, the magic crystal fragments scattered in the darkness began to tremble.】

【Then, under the influence of the Arc of Time, the broken crystals began to recover strangely.】

【They turned back into a hundred magic crystals floating around Black Natsu.】

【With the masked man's maximum output of magic power.】

【The hundred magic crystals all bloomed with extremely dazzling light at this moment.】

【The masked man slammed one hand onto the ground.】

【His twisted face was almost roaring.】

【"Arc of Time: Myriad Gods! Radiance!!!"】

【Buzz...】

【The hundred magic crystals were like a hundred laser launch ports.】

【The magic power had gathered at the tips.】

【Then, they shot out with a boom.】

【Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!】

【The hundred rays of light intertwined, forming a dense light beam net that sealed Black Natsu off completely.】

【The next moment, a violent explosion went off.】

【The terrifying roar could even be heard throughout the entire ruins.】

【At this moment, the third floor of the ruins.】

【Zero Emperor and Gray, who were fighting, also felt this impact.】

【The entire ruins were shaking slightly, and the violent roar seemed to tear people's eardrums.】

【The two raised their heads in unison.】

【"Above... what exactly happened?" Gray frowned and asked.】

【"Natsu is up there, you don't need to worry about it."】

【Just then, Mirajane broke into the battlefield, flapping her wings as she descended slowly.】

【Her gaze fixed on Zero Emperor.】

【Without any hesitation, Mirajane raised her arm and aimed at Zero Emperor.】

【Dark purple magic power gathered in her palm.】

【Feeling the monstrously terrifying magic power, Gray didn't even have time to be surprised by Mirajane's sudden appearance before he roared!】

【"Mira! Can you not interfere..."】

【"The situation is getting out of control, so it's better for us to settle all this. Gray, your training can wait until next time."】

【Mirajane said without looking back.】