Chapter 492

【"It's not that reason..."】

【Gray clenched his fists tightly and spoke in a low voice.】

【"Hmm?" Mirajane dissipated the magic power gathered in her hand and looked toward the back in confusion.】

【"This Zero Emperor... is my senior brother! I have a reason why I must fight him."】

【Gray looked at Mirajane, trying to persuade her.】

【"This is... our own master-disciple matter, and it must be solved by me!"】

【Mirajane frowned: "You're serious? You know, we can solve all this in a very short time, why go through so much trouble?"】

【"I said! This is a battle I must face!"】

【Gray stared fixedly at Zero Emperor, or rather... Lyon!】

【"In order to let my senior brother who has gone astray see himself clearly, I must do it myself."】

【Mirajane slowly lowered her hand.】

【"Fine, but, as a Fairy Tail mage, if you lose..."】

【Mirajane's face suddenly became tyrannical.】

【"I will make you regret your decision today!"】

【"Rest assured, I won't lose, no matter which aspect it is..."】

【Gray took a deep breath, and all the magic power in his body was stimulated.】

【"I absolutely cannot lose!"】

【Mirajane left.】

【On the spot, only Gray and Lyon were left again.】

【Perhaps it was Mirajane's figure disappearing that made Lyon sigh in relief silently.】

【Although he was surprised by the woman who had just appeared and was strong to the point of being exaggerated.】

【But Gray's choice made Lyon feel somewhat funny.】

【"You don't really think you can beat me, do you?"】

【"Things have already reached this point; even if I can't, I have to. Otherwise, I would have tarnished the reputation of Fairy Tail, and those monsters would kill me."】

【Gray's mouth curled into a smile, and he stood up straight.】

【He waved at Lyon: "Come on, Lyon, I will stop you!"】

【"Gray!" Lyon's face was ferocious!】

【"I have already surpassed Ur, and Deliora is the only one who can prove this. Therefore... don't think about stopping me!"】

【The top of the ruins.】

【The masked man who made this terrifying attack was looking ahead while panting.】

【"Did... did I succeed?"】

【The blow just now almost consumed most of his magic power.】

【Presumably... even that kind of existence wouldn't have it easy, right?】

【After all, he is not weak either; even against a Saint Ten powerhouse, he can rival them.】

【But, facts are often despairing!】

【In the aftermath of the explosion, the masked man could keenly perceive that the temperature was rising linearly.】

【Whoosh~~~】

【The roaring flames suddenly rose, directly enveloping all hundred magic crystals.】

【The next moment, amidst the flames.】

【The crystals shattered again; this time, not even fragments were left, directly turning into nothingness in the extreme flames.】

【Boom!!!】

【The next moment, an abrupt explosion rang out again.】

【A black shadow suddenly rose from it.】

【That speed even pulled out a sonic boom in mid-air.】

【So fast that... the masked man had no time to react at all.】

【In those widened pupils, Black Natsu's outstretched palm was reflected.】

【It grabbed directly onto his cheek.】

【Crack...】

【The sturdy mask seemed unable to withstand such great force at all, shattering directly.】

【Revealing the man's face that was terrified to the extreme.】

【Immediately after, he clearly felt his figure being carried into mid-air by that plain-looking palm.】

【Then, it was pressed heavily onto the floor.】

【That short figure could not help but bounce twice.】

【The sturdy floor exploded directly, and unimaginable severe pain permeated the masked man's mind in an instant.】

【His mouth could not help but open, and unknown liquid sprayed out.】

【The cry of pain was also choked by liquid similar to blood.】

【He could only let out a whimper.】

【Black Natsu stood in front of the masked man with his hands in his pockets.】

【He muttered:】

【"Still not planning to appear, Ultear?"】

【The masked man's pupils contracted crazily. Sure enough... was it seen through?】

【But, before she could respond, Black Natsu had already raised his right foot.】

【"Then I'll kick you out of your transformation."】

【"No..."】

【Ultear just wanted to speak, but the next moment, a ruthless kick landed directly on Ultear's abdomen.】

【"Ugh~~~"】

【The already shattered floor completely collapsed under this blow.】

【Turning into stones of different sizes, Ultear, who was hit head-on and almost lost consciousness, fell downward.】

【The terrifying roar caused the entire ruins to resonate again.】

【Watching Ultear falling to the lower level, Black Natsu did not hesitate at all, his feet tapping the ground.】

【He jumped down after Ultear.】

【Clatter... clatter...】

【All around were the crisp sounds of stones hitting the floor.】

【Ultear, who had been knocked down from the top floor, was lying powerlessly in a pile of ruins.】

【The short man's transformation had also been forced to be lifted, and her graceful figure was full of scars.】

【Blood stained her clothes.】

【She raised her head with difficulty, looking in horror at the figure slowly falling from above.】

【For the first time, Ultear felt that the word "monster" could be so clear.】

【Just like now, what she was facing... was a genuine, terrifying monster!】