Chapter 387

Roar—!

A melodious yet wrathful voice came from the distant horizon, shattering the sky and churning the dark clouds.

And along with this voice, the two who had been preparing their final strike also halted, a trace of shock surfacing in both their eyes.

"It's him!"

"Roar—!"

Just at this moment, another deafening dragon roar came from afar; compared to the first, this dragon roar was even louder.

From the ever-growing volume of the sound, it was not hard to judge that some unknown creature was steadily drawing closer.

Moreover, along with this dragon roar came a wave of dark aura that was utterly loathsome.

Its depth of darkness even surpassed the power Zeref was unleashing at this moment.

One must know that as the originator of Black Mages, Zeref's strength already stood at the very peak of the entire Fairy Tail World, and the only existence capable of surpassing him was one—single—person!

The Black Long Wang, Acnologia!

In an instant, the name surfaced simultaneously in the minds of both Lin Cheng and Zeref.

"Damn it, how did this guy show up."

Almost the moment he sensed this loathsome aura, the excitement on Zeref's face dimmed along with it, a thick gloom surfacing in his eyes.

Because Acnologia was, one could say, an existence he had never wished to see.

Acnologia, the final BOSS, over four hundred years ago had originally been a Dragon Slayer Mage, known as the Long Wang, having lived a full several hundred years.

His strength was so great that he could be called an existence with no equal.

Regarding this, Zeref had once tried to use Acnologia's power to end his own life, issuing him a challenge, but the result was deeply regrettable.

That battle was lost, and he was still alive.

Acnologia's strength far surpassed that of all dragons; he slaughtered every single dragon, and only a single-digit number of dragons such as the Fire Dragon and the Sky Dragon survived by relying on secret arts to extend their lives.

Although Acnologia's strength surpassed Zeref's, he could do nothing about his curse.

He even treated him as a puppet with his own overwhelming power, toying and playing with him, ignoring the curse of Ankhseram upon Zeref.

That's right!

Toying and playing!

The originator of Black Mages, Zeref, a terrifying existence regarded by all as one of the sources of evil.

Before the Black Long Wang Acnologia, he could only fall into being a puppet.

One could well imagine how terrifying, how astonishing Acnologia's power was.

Ever since that failed challenge, Zeref had been toyed with by Acnologia as if he were an ant.

Because of this, Zeref had endured countless hardships to finally escape from Acnologia's grasp.

Toward Acnologia, Zeref naturally did not wish to see him, let alone now—with death only a single step away, Zeref grew all the more furious.

In contrast, regarding Acnologia's arrival, Lin Cheng could not quite call it anger; there was only some surprise.

Like Zeref, Acnologia had likewise survived for four hundred years, and like Zeref, had been wandering the world all this time.

But judging from the fact that Ishgar no longer knew of the existence of giant dragons, over the past four hundred years Acnologia should not have appeared in Ishgar.

This point could be seen from the intelligence Gildarts had during his hundred-year quest in the original work.

One must know that the execution site of the hundred-year quest was not in Ishgar, but rather in the continent across the sea, Guiltina.

During this quest, Gildarts encountered Acnologia, which precisely proved Lin Cheng's above point.

He had not expected Acnologia to actually appear here.

"Looks like this guy still noticed this place."

After a brief pause, regarding the reason for Acnologia's appearance, Lin Cheng also came back to his senses.

Although it happened suddenly, in truth Lin Cheng had long anticipated it in his heart.

Acnologia's appearance was most likely due to the dark aura upon Zeref.

As the Wings of End, Zeref's own power was nearly identical to Acnologia's, both employing dark magic.

And as a dragon of darkness, Acnologia himself was extremely sensitive to darkness and magic power.

Therefore, it was most likely the power generated from Lin Cheng and Zeref's earlier battle that had drawn him here; beyond this, Lin Cheng could think of no other reason.

After all, in the original work during the Mingfuzhi Sect battle, Acnologia's appearance was because he was attracted by the darkness erupted by the Underworld King, and thus descended.

Lin Cheng had already had a premonition of this during his fight with the Underworld King, but in order to draw out Zeref and make him join Lin Cheng's script, Lin Cheng ultimately chose to act.

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But in the end, the result was still the same—the Black Long Wang Acnologia had still appeared.

Roar—!

Just as Lin Cheng and Zeref were shaken by Acnologia's appearance, the dragon roar coming from the horizon grew ever louder.

Relying on his powerful eyesight, Lin Cheng could already see a shadow as massive as a mountain peak appearing amid the clouds.

And as time went on, the shadow's form grew ever clearer.

The enormous dragon claws, the massive dragon tail, and the dark feathers symbolizing the end of an era—all proclaimed his identity without exception!

The Black Long Wang Acnologia!

This giant dragon who had ended an era, and as the ultimate powerhouse of the Fairy Tail World, had now appeared before Lin Cheng.

Although he had not yet fully drawn close, Lin Cheng could already feel the terrifying pressure emanating from the other party.

Along with the appearance of this shadow, at this very moment, a surge of intense magical fluctuation suddenly came from beside Lin Cheng.

At the same time, Zeref's voice followed.

"My apologies, this battle can probably only end here."

Hearing this, Lin Cheng was instantly stunned; he turned his head sharply and saw that within his field of vision, all the magic power on Zeref's body had receded, and not a trace of fighting spirit could be seen between his brows.

Looking at Lin Cheng, Jelf spoke slowly.

"Although this is our first meeting, I have to say, your strength has won me over. I hope you can survive, so that you and I might meet again."

Recalling the words Jelf had just spoken, a very ominous premonition surfaced in Lin Cheng's mind.

And as if to confirm his thoughts, the next second, an invisible force emerged around Jelf, space twisted, and before long Jelf's figure had already vanished.

"Holy shit!"

Seeing this, Lin Cheng froze on the spot, a classic curse slipping uncontrollably from his mouth.

That's right — Jelf ran!

The existence hailed by all Black Mages as their progenitor, regarded by the world as the source of evil — ran away!

Before Acnologia had even landed, he had thrown Lin Cheng aside without a second thought and fled!

Not a shred of backbone! De-