Chapter 434

Under the gaze of everyone trembling in shock, Ignir, radiating terrifying crimson flames across its entire body, beat its wings and charged furiously toward Aizen's position.

The temperature of the entire world continued to rise. Under Lin Cheng's watchful eye, a roaring blast of condensed terrifying magical fire erupted from Ignir's mouth.

"Fire Long Wang's Roar!"

Boom—!

The fire roar streaked across the sky, sweeping away everything; the terrifying magic fire melted the entire world, and even the brilliantly luminous sky was, at this moment, tinged with a layer of crimson.

Before it had fully arrived, through direct perception, the pressure Ignir exerted upon him was already no less than Zeref's; the powerful fire even twisted space itself, locking directly onto Aizen himself.

"Hm? Planning to take revenge?"

"Or is it that you came for her?"

Through the system's controlled display, looking through Aizen's field of vision, Lin Cheng gazed calmly at the incoming Ignir.

But even in the face of Ignir's attack, he did not let Aizen continue to act.

Although transmitted through telepathy, Lin Cheng still relied on his powerful awareness to know the conversation between Ignir and Erza and the others.

Perhaps Erza and the others did not understand the meaning of Ignir's words, but how could Lin Cheng, who knew everything, fail to understand Ignir's plan?

The dragons that survived through secret arts had, in fact, had all their life force and magic drained by Acnologia several hundred years ago, with only residual power left to cling to existence.

Once they left their host—that is, the Dragon Slayers who possessed Long Zhili—they could never return.

Besides, it was also to escape Acnologia; no matter how weak the dragons' power, it would inevitably draw Acnologia's attention.

Once they appeared, they would attract the Black Long Wang. Let alone a Long Wang—even if there were many more dragons, none would be his match, and the losses caused would be utterly terrifying and immense.

Precisely because of this, these dragons from four hundred years ago had never dared to appear; even when their closest adopted sons searched desperately for them, they kept hiding within their hosts.

And once they emerged, they would inevitably fight with all their might, killing the enemy before their own death, or perishing together with them.

Just as… Fire Long Wang Ignir.

It was not hard to guess that at this moment, it most likely wanted, in the final moment of its life, to kill Aizen—or drag him down with it.

For this kind of creature whose days were already numbered, Lin Cheng had no interest in fighting; moreover, his objective had already been achieved, and continuing to fight would only be a waste of time.

"This farce should come to an end; before leaving, the final cleanup work still needs to be done."

'System, recall the puppet.'

At the very instant the Fire Long Wang's Roar was about to fall, Lin Cheng recited silently in his mind.

As his words fell, the system's forced recall effect instantly descended upon Aizen; a massive square beam of light slammed down, enveloping Aizen within it.

Bang—!

As if striking an invisible wall, the fire instantly burst outward.

Like meteor-like flames, the scattered fire fell downward, melting craters of varying sizes into the ground.

"That guy is leaving!"

Seeing this, Erza and the others were immediately startled, and at the same time realized Aizen's intention.

There was no other reason—

Every time he appeared, it was either the arrival of someone from another world, or his departure.......

They had witnessed this scene too many times, so much so that the instant they saw it, they guessed Aizen's intention.

However, this time was different from before.

Along with the fire-red sky transformed by Ignir's magic, it shattered piece by piece, like curtains being torn layer by layer, revealing the deep darkness within the space.

The next moment, a white bone claw suddenly reached out from the darkness; immediately after, the white bone claw tore the original rift even more thoroughly, expanding its area several times over!

Then, one after another, enormous black-bodied, white-faced monsters poked their heads out from within.

The scene before their eyes was, of course, not only visible to Erza and the others.

People fighting in other locations, or those who had not yet managed to retreat, could also see it clearly—including Ogaust, Timaria, and Wal.

While fleeing for their lives, everyone could not help but stop in their tracks, their hearts filled with immense terror.

Gazing at the enormous black rift and the terrifying swarm of Hollows, the people in the distance had no idea what was happening.

"Hollows?!"

Tōshirō, who was seriously injured nearby, cried out instinctively, instantly drawing everyone's gaze toward him.

"Hollow?"

Hearing Tōshirō's words, Erza was slightly stunned, feeling a moment of unfamiliarity, but still vaguely remembered having heard such a term from Aizen's mouth, as well as from the mouth of the Xuanwozhang Sect.

And as far as they knew, Hollows seemed to be the natural enemies of the Shinigami; they just hadn't expected that the so-called Hollows were such bizarre monsters.

However, despite being extremely bizarre, Erza and the others could still sense a faint pressure upon their souls emanating from them.