Chapter 241: Shattered Demon, Reversal Magic

【Ultear has left.】

【After informing Black Natsu of everything regarding the Tower of Heaven, she was the first to depart from here.】

【After all, according to what Ultear said.】

【Although the Tower of Heaven has currently finished construction, it is lacking critical magical power.】

【Therefore, it is still just an empty shell for now.】

【And the most important source for this magical power is Etherion.】

【This is also the reason why both Ultear and Jellal’s Thought Projection, Siegrain, infiltrated the Magic Council.】

【It was to urge the Magic Council to decide to unleash Etherion upon the Tower of Heaven.】

【Thus, Ultear still has to return to the Magic Council to continue acting as her undercover agent.】

【And during this period, Black Natsu has one more thing to do.】

【That is to set about performing the reversal magic for the Tower of Heaven.】

【The goal is to completely reverse the Tower of Heaven, which is capable of resurrecting the dead, so that it can emit an attack sufficient to crush souls.】

【This is no small matter.】

【After all, the overall structure of the Tower of Heaven is far too complex.】

【Come to think of it, just the construction alone took seven years to complete.】

【Wanting to reverse it is not that easy.】

【Returning to his thoughts, Black Natsu’s gaze looked once again at the giant block of ice before him.】

【He snapped his fingers casually.】

【Around the giant ice block binding Deliora, ripples suddenly appeared in the space.】

【Immediately following, a huge crack emerged.】

【At the same time, on Black Natsu’s left hand, the bracelet that Igneel once gave him also emitted rays of faint light at this moment.】

【As a gift from Igneel to Black Natsu, this bracelet is naturally not just a simple decoration.】

【It is just that, for so many years, Black Natsu has never used it.】

【But, that does not hinder the fact that Black Natsu once studied this bracelet.】

【The material is beyond reproach; there is no material for any magic item on the market that can compare to this bracelet.】

【As for its function, there are two; one of them is that, like most magic items, it has been inscribed with a spell.】

【It is a defensive type, and in terms of degree, it is roughly equivalent to Igneel’s full-power defense.】

【It can almost be said that it can help Black Natsu block most of the attacks in this world.】

【Besides that, there is the other function: the spatial storage function.】

【Simply put, this is equivalent to a Requip space, but this kind of physical object is naturally not as good as the spaces opened up by those Requip mages themselves.】

【The time to store and retrieve items is longer.】

【There are also shortcomings such as the space not being stable, so Black Natsu rarely uses this ability.】

【However, since he needs to recover the water flow transformed from Ur’s body right now, this is just perfect.】

【After issuing an order to Seilah above the ruins via telepathy.】

【Seilah immediately urged that group of masked men to continue the Moon Drip ritual.】

【Not long after, the purple moonlight poured down once again, shining upon the giant ice crystal in front of Black Natsu.】

【It seems that because it had already absorbed enough moonlight.】

【When the light of the Moon Drip shone on the ice crystal once again.】

【That ice, which was said to never melt, gradually began to melt at this moment.】

【The water flowed downward along the ice crystal.】

【Subsequently, it was drawn into the opened spatial crack.】

【Not far away, Black Natsu just watched this scene quietly.】

【Watching... Deliora’s gradual resurrection!】

【Tap, tap...】

【A slow sound of footsteps came from behind.】

【Black Natsu turned his head along the momentum and looked at the figure that appeared behind him.】

【That was Gray, only, the current Gray was somewhat disheveled.】

【Not long ago, the battle between him and Lyon had also reached a conclusion.】

【Without any surprises, Gray had won this battle.】

【He utilized the weakness that Lyon’s magic was not solid due to his arrogance in casting magic with one hand.】

【He successfully defeated Lyon, but correspondingly, Gray himself had also reached his limit.】

【“Natsu? What are you doing?”】

【Gray’s gaze crossed Black Natsu and landed on the ice crystal that had already begun to melt.】

【His heart suddenly sank!】

【“Why aren’t you stopping it? Deliora... is about to be resurrected!!”】

【The ice block had already melted more than half, revealing Deliora’s strong upper body.】

【At this moment, Deliora’s eyes were already lit up; the scarlet light seemed to make Gray recall the small town from many years ago that was shrouded in flames and despair.】

【Blood flowed within the town, and crying became the main theme of that day in the town.】

【And it was on that day that Gray completely lost his parents.】

【Because of Deliora, he completely became a helpless orphan.】

【ROAR————!!!】

【The roar unique to Deliora shook the entire ruin.】

【Visible to the naked eye, the earth began to tremble wildly under this roar.】

【It was as if it were venting its dissatisfaction at being sealed for so many years.】

【Deliora’s roaring sound was continuous, as if there were no end to it.】

【He covered his ears tightly.】

【Gray’s body was trembling, afraid, and terrified!】

【Yes, after all, it was the existence that killed his parents and took away his Master’s life; how could he not be afraid?】

【His fists clenched involuntarily.】

【Deliora’s terror made Gray almost forget how to think.】

【His whole mind was filled with that time, Deliora’s despair-inducing figure, just like it was at this very moment!】

【“There is... no other way... only that move...”】

【Gray, with his head hanging low, kept muttering something.】

【Subsequently, his bewildered eyes gradually became firm.】

【“Yes! That’s right!”】

【“Absolutely cannot let Deliora be resurrected again; only... use that move!”】

【“Use... Iced Shell!”】

【“Hehe... Hahaha!!” Just at the moment Gray made up his mind.】

【A weak laugh rang out in this space.】

【“Deliora... that is Deliora...” Lyon walked in with difficulty, leaning against the wall.】

【Clearly, the previous battle had made it difficult for Lyon even to stand.】

【But, Lyon seemed unable to feel any pain; looking at Deliora’s massive body in front, his eyes were full of excitement!】

【“Lyon?” Gray called out softly.】

【But, Lyon had no intention of paying attention to Gray, limping as he approached Deliora.】

【Muttering to himself: “Finally... finally met you... Deliora!”】

【“This guy, I will defeat it... in order to surpass Ur!”】

【“As long as I can defeat you, I will be able to surpass Ur, haha... hahahaha!!”】

【Lyon, like a deranged madman, walked in front of Deliora.】

【He was screaming madly at Deliora.】

【Ooooooh————!!!】

【Responding to Lyon was an even more terrifying roar, echoing in this space.】

【The impact brought by the roar alone sent Lyon, who was currently like a paper doll, flying directly and smashing heavily into the ground.】

【“Damn it... bastard...”】

【Lyon struggled, wanting to get up again.】

【But he was immediately stopped by Gray.】

【“This guy... let me handle it!”】

【Gray set Lyon down and then walked forward alone.】

【Seeming to understand Gray’s intention, Lyon shouted angrily.】

【“Gray! You bastard, come back! Come back!!”】

【Gray turned a deaf ear, moving forward with difficulty.】

【“Damn it, you absolutely cannot use that magic, otherwise, all my efforts of so many years will be in vain!!!”】

【Lyon was still screaming hoarsely.】

【But, Gray, who considered himself on the verge of despair, did not respond at all.】

【He just stared fixedly at the monster in front of him.】

【His hands slowly lifted and crossed in front of him.】

【“No! Bastard, you absolutely cannot use Iced Shell!!”】

【“I... spent so much effort to resurrect Deliora, you cannot seal it again!”】

【Gray hung his head low and shook it gently.】

【“You can’t do it, really can’t do it...”】

【“Deliora! I will be the one to seal it!!”】

【As the words fell, Gray suddenly crossed his hands.】

【Surging ice magic poured out from his body.】

【The pale blue light shone on Gray’s face, which had already become firm.】

【But.】

【“I say, you two should put this touching drama aside for now.”】

【“This thing was something I needed, so I’ll be the one to settle it.”】

【“You did it?” Gray turned his head abruptly, looking at Black Natsu in disbelief.】

【Black Natsu stepped forward and patted Gray on the shoulder.】