Chapter 476: Night Falls, Scarlet Blood Moon

【"The smell of rot?"】

【After Black Natsu's account, Erza's brows also furrow slightly.】

【Sniffing carefully, indeed, a faint stench permeates the vicinity.】

【It is like... the sour stench of a rotting corpse, very faint.】

【If one doesn't sniff carefully, even Erza would find it hard to detect.】

【It is seeping out from the stone statues.】

【"Could it be... that something is hidden inside these stone statues?"】

【Erza says and begins to observe carefully.】

【"It is also possible that it is an ability similar to Evergreen's."】

【Black Natsu gives his own guess.】

【"You mean, these guys are very likely... not just simple stone statues; perhaps... they are living things, just petrified by some kind of ability?"】

【Mirajane crosses her arms and murmurs.】

【"Look, the direction these stone statues are facing seems to be the same."】

【Seilah, who has been silent for a long time, also says her discovery.】

【"Not only that, observing the movements of these stone statues carefully, one can find that they seem to be running, or reaching out their palms in this direction..."】

【Erza looks in the direction these stone statues are looking.】

【"There's nothing here either?"】

【"There is one more problem." Black Natsu says, looking at the twelve doors around the entire circular platform.】

【"Twelve doors; we just came out of the door behind us, but think carefully: in the entire ruin, there don't seem to be any other passages, so where do these doors lead?"】

【Black Natsu's words cause everyone to fall into deep thought again.】

【Yes, in the entire temple, whether it was Erza and the others who arrived first, or Black Natsu and Seilah who caught up later.】

【Neither found any other doors.】

【Thinking of the passage they walked for over an hour.】

【"We... entered a special space??"】

【Erza turns her head, looking at the surroundings in surprise.】

【"And, the entrance to this space might not be just the Moon Temple on Galuna Island."】

【"It is very likely that there are other places with other entrances." Black Natsu adds.】

【"Then, the owner of this space... or assuming it is that legendary Black Heavenly Maiden, why did she set up so many passages?"】

【"To... attract more living beings to come here." Seilah seems to understand something.】

【"And these living beings all have a commonality; otherwise, it cannot explain why we could enter, but Lucy and the others couldn't." Mirajane says.】

【"Commonality..." Erza looks at the four people present, and suddenly has an answer in her heart!】

【She looks at Black Natsu with a horrified gaze.】

Outside the sky screen.

Hades also says the answer that Erza and Black Natsu both tacitly understand!

"Demons!"

"Look carefully; among the four present, Black Natsu is already confirmed to be the strongest demon, END!"

"And Seilah is a demon from Zeref's book."

Mavis: "I remember, the Erza of the Black World was a miracle created by Black Natsu and Irene using life-construction technology, utilizing Irene's genes."

"From a certain perspective, she can also be considered a demon; Black Natsu once felt her heartbeat accelerate."

Lisanna: "Then... for Mira-nee, it should be because of Satan Soul."

"Mirajane possesses demonic power in her body."

After this deduction, countless people widen their eyes.

It seems that thinking this way is really flawless, and this is the only common point among the four present.

Erza: "So, why did that Black Heavenly Maiden create a passage that only demons can see and touch? What exactly does she want to do?"

Levy: "Is it possible that those stone statues are actually... demons or magic beasts that broke in before?"

Makarov: "Thinking about it, if you look closely at these stone statues, many are actually very familiar; they seem to be demon species that appear frequently."

"And various magic beasts."

Brain: "So, after these magic beasts or demons entered this space, what exactly happened? Why... did they become stone statues?"

Mard Geer: "Things are getting more and more interesting; a passage targeting demons and magic beasts?"

【Inside the sky screen footage.】

【Under the calm analysis of the group, a general direction soon emerges.】

【Generally, it is about the same as the result discussed by the audience outside the sky screen.】

【But what is most puzzling now is what these demons or magic beasts that turned into stone statues experienced.】

【And, what exactly is that Dark Night Goddess named Diana up to?】

【"The difficulty of this mission has far exceeded S-Class." Full of questions, Mirajane cannot help but complain.】

【"So, have we triggered a hidden level?"】

【"Just like a level-clearing game."】

【Erza shrugs at this: "However, this is not a game here."】

【"If we take one wrong step... we will probably be in danger."】

【"Say, what should we do tonight? We can't go back, and we don't know what's going on here; it's getting dark now."】

【Seilah lifts her head, staring at the darkening sky.】

【A crescent moon has hung in the sky at some point.】

【Night has fallen...】

【The group lifts their heads accordingly.】

【The cloudless sky reflects the beauty of the starry sky.】

【The crescent moon sheds points of moonlight.】

Yes, the woman's face, the pace of her walking, every move she makes, seems full of charm.

【"Speaking of which, in the town, it seems rare to see such a starry sky, right?" Mirajane also seems a bit emotional.】

【"The moon, ah; I haven't looked up at the starry sky for a long time; I didn't expect it to be so beautiful." Seilah murmurs softly.】

【"That's for sure; say, even on the night of the full moon, haven't you enjoyed the moon?" Mirajane asks curiously.】

【"Where would I have time? Besides, whenever I have free time, I'm looking at photos of the Young Master; I'm not interested in the moon at all; now I realize I was wrong."】

【Seilah responds.】

【"Hehe, I remember, Fairy Tail has a moon-viewing party every year; it's very happy, right, Natsu?"】

【Erza asks.】

【But she doesn't get a corresponding response.】

【"Hmm?" Sensing something wrong, Erza looks toward Black Natsu's direction in confusion.】

【But, surprisingly, where Black Natsu was standing, where is his figure now???】

【A startled Erza blinks her eyes.】

【Her brain even experiences a momentary lag.】

【But, in this brief moment, a scent of blood... is clearly captured by her.】

【Her pupils shrink instantly!】

【"Something's wrong!!"】

【Seeming to have sensed something, she pinches her fair thigh under her miniskirt fiercely.】

【The clear pain instantly makes Erza sober up.】

【Suddenly, everything before her eyes changes!】

【Where is the peaceful scene from just now in the surroundings?】 ===== CHAPTER 477 =====