Chapter 277

【Following that was Jellal's counterattack; the power of Heavenly Body Magic was revealed without a doubt.】

【Natsu was like a target being one-sidedly beaten.】

【He had no ability to fight back.】

【However, Natsu's thinking during the battle was indeed much faster than usual.】

【In this fight, he keenly sensed that Jellal was holding back.】

【As for what he was holding back for?】

【Natsu knew very well: it was the tower beneath their feet.】

【The essence of the tower was the lacrima.】

【As a lacrima storing over 2.7 billion units of magic power, it was an unstable bomb in itself.】

【If it were damaged too much, it would cause magic power to leak, or in a serious case, detonate the Tower of Heaven beneath them.】

【Thus, Natsu, having grasped Jellal's weak point, forced his body up and punched the lacrima again and again.】

【Countless cracks appeared as a result.】

【Jellal was completely enraged and immediately released magic power to attack Natsu continuously.】

【But Natsu still held on, releasing even more powerful magic to strike the tower.】

【Amidst the violent explosions, this floor was already ruined beyond recognition.】

【Jellal was completely furious.】

【He immediately released a magic with powerful destructive force: Grand Chariot.】

【A terrifying attack like a black hole rushed straight toward Natsu.】

【But, at the critical moment.】

【A figure rushed out and forcibly blocked the attack.】

【It was Simon.】

【He had not left the tower with Gray and the others, but instead stayed behind and appeared on the top floor, blocking the attack at the crucial moment.】

【But at the same time, his own life was completely extinguished by this attack.】

Outside the Sky Screen.

Kagura's eyes were bloodshot as she stared fixedly at this scene.

The veins on the back of her hand, which was gripping the blade, were bulging.

She muttered in her mouth: "Jellal..."

"I will kill you!!"

【The Sky Screen footage continued.】

【Seeing Simon rush up recklessly, Jellal mocked him without mercy.】

【But the next moment, he was sent flying by a punch from the enraged Natsu.】

【Natsu, blinded by anger, didn't care about any taboos anymore.】

【He directly broke off the crystal storing the magic power of Etherion and forcibly swallowed it.】

【Instantly!】

【Violent magic power rushed straight to his brain.】

【That backlash almost cost Natsu his life.】

Outside the Sky Screen.

Igneel slapped his thigh hard.

"Kid, that was the time!"

"You really aren't afraid of death!! Do you know that if I hadn't suddenly woken up and blocked most of the backlash for you back then..."

"I'm afraid you would have been finished right then and there."

Natsu, being scolded by name, scratched his head and laughed it off: "Well, you know, I just wanted power at the time, I didn't think that much..."

Igneel couldn't stop shaking his head upon hearing this: "You, if I weren't watching, I don't know how many times you would have died."

"Really..."

【The Sky Screen footage continued.】

【Natsu, hanging by a thread, suddenly erupted, and terrifying magic power boiled on his body.】

【Dragon scales began to bulge on Natsu's cheeks, one by one.】

【Dragon Force!】

【With the help of the terrifying magic power of Etherion, Natsu activated Dragon Force for the first time.】

【The immense power even suppressed Jellal firmly.】

【Both in strength and speed, he had caught up to Jellal.】

【The terrifying flames were something even Jellal didn't dare to touch easily.】

【But Jellal was no ordinary person.】

【Pushed to the edge, he couldn't hold back anymore; the tower or whatever didn't matter anymore.】

【Anyway, even if it was destroyed, he could just rebuild it.】

【Jellal, pushed to the edge, immediately intended to use the super-powerful attack magic capable of destroying the tower in one blow: Abyss Break.】

【But, at this critical moment, a sharp pain came from the abdomen that had just been cut by Erza.】

【It turned out that mobilizing such a massive amount of magic power had affected Jellal's injury.】

【The magic array disappeared directly.】

【His whole body went stiff for a moment, and Natsu seized the opportunity.】

【Releasing all his magic power, the final desperate blow defeated Jellal!】

【The battle ended there!】

The white-bordered screen paused.

Then it slowly dimmed.

Replacing it, the black-bordered screen gradually began to light up! ===== CHAPTER 581 =====

Natsu: "Is it over? I was just showing off my power! How was it, Happy? Was I cool just now?"

Happy: "That's a must, after all, you're Natsu."

Natsu: "Ahahaha!!"

Lucy: "If you're going to say that, I have to mention that after this, you were in a coma for three days and three nights."

Gray: "Haha, and also, the time you were eaten by that owl."

Gajeel: "And, didn't Igneel just say it? If he hadn't woken up suddenly, with your stunt of eating Etherion, you would have probably died on the spot."

Natsu: "Hey... why do you keep tearing me down..."

Jellal: "I have to say, Natsu really surprised me back then."

"But, thinking about it carefully now, there were quite a few other factors that led to my defeat."

Ultear: "Are you making excuses for yourself?"

Jellal: "Uh... you can understand it as a review or something, anyway, I was indeed worried about the tower at the time, which is why I was so passive."

"Plus, I had been cut by Erza, which is why I was finally defeated."

Ur: "That much is clear, but, the video of Black Natsu is coming up soon, I wonder what you will be like in that world?"

It would have been better if Ur hadn't said anything; as soon as she did, Jellal couldn't help but shrink his neck.

Meredy covered her mouth and giggled: "What else could it be?"

"Please welcome the next victim!"

As Meredy's voice fell, the black-bordered screen gradually began to clear up.

【The beginning of the screen was the familiar blue sky and ocean.】

【A roller coaster whizzed past.】

【The screams of tourists echoed through the sky.】

【This is Akane Resort.】

【A holy land for vacationing.】

【Under the shade of a tree, there was a beach umbrella and two beach chairs.】 ===== CHAPTER 582 =====