Chapter 274

[The Tower of Heaven was getting closer and closer.] ===== CHAPTER 575 =====

[At the same time, the Magic Council had just learned of the R-System, which was the Tower of Heaven.]

[The so-called Tower of Heaven was built ten years ago by a magic cult that believed in black magic.]

[Its essence was to use a large number of sacrifices to exchange for the resurrection of a dead person.]

[A forbidden magic that completely departed from humanity.]

[Before this, more than seven R-Systems had already been destroyed by the Council.]

[But they didn't expect that an eighth one had appeared.]

[And this was a Tower of Heaven that had already been completed!]

[Therefore, a heated discussion was taking place at this moment.]

[According to the latest intelligence, the person now in charge of the Tower of Heaven was a Council member, Siegrain's twin brother, Jellal!]

[Siegrain suggested taking unconventional means, using the satellite magic array Etherion to destroy the Tower of Heaven in one fell swoop.]

[But, due to the super-destructive power of Etherion, it could even be said that one careless move would be enough to destroy a small country.]

[Therefore, the other council members rejected this proposal.]

[Until Siegrain said the name of the person the Tower of Heaven wanted to resurrect.]

[The legendary Black Black Mage Zeref!]

Seeing this, Jellal outside the Sky Screen was stunned.]

He smacked his lips and pointed at himself in disbelief.]

"Eh? Res... resurrect me??"

"No, what does this have to do with me?"

Zeref expressed that he was very surprised.]

And very bewildered.]

As the saying goes, sitting at home, the pot comes from the sky; that's probably the logic, right?]

[The Sky Screen's image continued.]

[After Siegrain said these words, as expected, the people of the Council panicked.]

[Resurrect the legendary Black Black Mage Zeref?]

[This kind of thing must absolutely not be allowed to happen.]

[Therefore, even the council members who originally did not approve of deploying Etherion cast their votes in favor, with the exception of Yajima.]

[This unremarkable old man seemed to have smelled something unusual in it.]

[But the trend was set; relying on Yajima's power alone, he couldn't change anything.]

[In the end, the Magic Council decided to deploy Etherion, with a countdown of twenty minutes!]

[Inside the Tower of Heaven.]

[Natsu and the others had successfully entered the island.]

[But, unfortunately, their sneaking plan failed and they were discovered by the army on the island.]

[In the end, they had no choice but to start a battle.]

[Just some soldiers naturally couldn't stop mages like Natsu, and they were all wiped out soon.]

[Just when Natsu and the others didn't know where to walk, a suddenly appearing staircase pointed the way for everyone.]

[Such an action also made Lucy keenly realize that their actions had already been noticed by the owner of this tower.]

[And he even invited them to enter the tower.]

[To save Erza, everyone had no choice but to step onto the stairs and continue moving toward the tower.]

[Soon, in a hall, everyone met Erza, who had also broken free from her restraints and was wandering in the tower.]

[Both sides were surprised to see each other, whether it was Erza or Natsu and the others.]

[Just when Erza wanted to persuade everyone to go back.]

[Natsu, in order to find Happy, rejected Erza's proposal and didn't even give her a chance to refute before rushing out in a flash.]

[Gray and the others saw this and wanted to chase after him, but were stopped by Erza.]

[Erza said she could take Natsu and Happy back, but Gray and the others had to leave.]

[Gray was puzzled, and finally, under constant questioning, Erza told this dusty past.]

[Ten years ago, a black magic cult that believed in black magic, in order to build this Tower of Heaven.]

[Caught a large amount of labor and brought them to this island.]

[Young Erza also became one of the slaves in this tower.]

[At that time, many people who attempted to resist and escape disappeared one after another.]

[Therefore, everyone caught here could not be at peace in their hearts and lived in fear at all times.]

[It was also at that time that Erza met a group of friends, namely Sho, Simon, and others, and they relied on each other for survival.]

[And at that time, Jellal was also among them.]

[At that time, Jellal still possessed a strong sense of justice.]

[Once, Sho planned an escape, but it ended in failure.]

[When investigating the culprit, Erza became the scapegoat.]

[She replaced Sho, was taken to the dark room, and her right eye was also destroyed in this incident.]

Outside the Sky Screen, watching all this, Irene's heart was filled with mixed feelings.]

Until this moment, she finally understood what Erza's past had experienced.]

She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something.]

But, the strong self-blame in her heart flooded her like a tide.]

Making her stand on the spot, at a loss, like a child who had made a mistake.]

[The image in the Sky Screen continued.]

[Erza was captured, and the people who survived seemed to have completely realized one truth: staying here could only mean waiting for death.]

[They wanted freedom! They also thought of resisting.]

[The result of the resistance was another failure.]

[But the good news was that Erza was rescued.]

[The bad news was that Jellal was captured again.]

[Erza, who was sent back, was completely exposed.]

[She snatched the guard's weapon and called on everyone to stand up and resist.]

[Encouraged by Erza, everyone decided to give it one more try; they picked up weapons one after another and started to resist.]

[The result this time was a success.]

[Everyone successfully knocked down the guards.]

[They even liberated an area.]

[Such a phased victory made everyone a bit carried away.]

[Until the arrival of the magic soldiers.]

[Possessing powerful strength and being able to use magic, the magic soldiers were naturally not something a group of slaves could deal with.]

[Amidst the chaos and explosions.]

[The slaves who had just gathered their courage fled in panic.]

[Erza, who was left alone, encountered the attention of the magic soldiers, and countless magic circles began to shine at Erza.]

[Just at this moment, the elderly Rob helped Erza block this blow.]

[Erza was very surprised that Rob, who had always taken care of them, appeared here.]

[Moreover, in order for Erza to survive, Rob even used his last bit of magic power, launched his final magic, and defeated more than half of the magic soldiers.]

[But at the same time, he also fell into a state of impending collapse because of this.]

[After all, for a Black Mage, magic power is everything; Rob, who lost his magic power, was simply like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.]

[But, even such a Rob once again braced his body and helped Erza block another attack from the magic soldiers!]

[And died because of this.]

[In despair and great sorrow, Erza awakened!] ===== CHAPTER 576 =====