Chapter 181

"The entire village…"

"This is just too terrifying!"

"Can this really be done by a human?"

……

Looking at the scene before them, Jura and the other members of the Ten Saint Magic Masters also bore faces heavy with unyielding shock.

"Is this the power of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgaria?"

At this very moment, even Makarov, the strongest guild master of Fiore, showed no less reaction than Jura and the others.

Although they clearly understood the immense gap between the top four Saint Magic Masters and the rest.

They also knew the former had grown so powerful they could no longer be called human.

But even though their hearts had long accepted this, seeing the scene created by Ulfheim's full-power strike left their inner turmoil unable to settle for a long time.

This could not be summed up merely as "strong"—it was simply not on the same level at all!

Even the Magic Dragon Force of the past could not compare to such a strike!

"Erza, after this blow, no one could possibly block it."

Lucy murmured, standing amidst the ruins.

Erza gently shook her head, her face equally filled with shock.

"I'm not sure, but I can be certain that even if he survives, that man won't be able to fight anymore."

Upon hearing this, Yiyi, Leo, and the rest of the Alliance Army nodded in agreement.

If he still lives after this, it would truly defy heaven and earth!

Moreover, after their previous battle, they had already exhausted most of their magic power, and to defend against the shockwave, they used up every last bit they had left!

They have no strength or magic power left to continue fighting.

In fact, right now, even an ordinary person could knock them down.

In their eyes, no one could possibly stand after Ulfheim's strike.

Looking at the scene before them, everyone present sighed and began quickly recovering their strength.

Because the battle isn't over yet!

Aside from Xuanwozhang, the other members of the Akatsuki are still alive.

Although they too suffered the impact of the energy blast, they survived—and the ninja with greater individual strength than them are still alive as well.

But the breakthrough has already been opened.

With Xuanwozhang, the greatest threat, dealt with, the remaining few can be handled one by one.

On the other side,

When Ulfheim collapsed, Wendy, who had been supporting everyone from behind, rushed to his side at once to heal him.

Though she couldn't fully cure him, she gave the utterly weakened Ulfheim a sliver of mobility.

"Thank you, Miss."

Struggling to sit up, Ulfheim weakly looked at Wendy and thanked her.

Wendy shook her head and said.

"No need to thank me, my lord Ulfheim—really, I should be the one thanking you."

"Without you, we would have already lost."

Upon hearing this, he forced a faint smile.

"The battle isn't over yet."

As he spoke, Ulfheim slowly rose, supported by Wendy—but halfway up, he froze in place, holding an unnatural posture.

"What's wrong, my lord Ulfheim? Is your injury too severe?"

Wendy immediately noticed Ulfheim's reaction.

Yet…

Before Ulfheim could speak, his companion nearby had already answered for him.

"This… this is impossible!"

"After a strike like that, how?! How could that man still be alive!"

……

Within sight,

With a thunderous boom, a black sphere burst from the flat crater and slowly rose into the sky.

The black sphere gradually dissolved, revealing a pair of strange yet familiar purple eyes.

Then, as the sphere melted away, his face, hair, and other parts emerged one after another!

When the black sphere had completely melted, that man—the one who had just inflicted boundless pressure upon them—reappeared once more!