Chapter 597

"This is the powerful force of one of the Ten Commandments, called the Power of Loving-Kindness."

"Anyone who harbors hatred will lose the power to harm others."

"Everyone, don't hold any resentment toward him. Just treat him with an ordinary heart, and that will be enough."

Hitsugaya Toushirō shouted loudly to the people around him.

For him, because of Lin Cheng's control, Estarossa's Commandment had been made perfectly clear.

But this shout was already a little late; the faces of the others had already shown varying degrees of disbelief.

Especially the members of the Spriggan Twelve, who now couldn't use their magic at all.

Their magic, which had never been all that abundant to begin with, was now their most desperate moment. After all, in everyone's view, if one held no hatred at all, how could one possibly fight?

"Dammit, dammit!"

Slamming his fists against the ground, Natsu could only fall to his knees helplessly as he watched all of this unfold.

Estarossa's Commandment was simply too difficult to deal with. As long as one harbored hatred, it had no effect. This ability, bizarre enough to be called uncanny, was truly a nightmare for everyone.

"As long as you don't hold any hatred toward him, his ability is useless!"

Hitsugaya Toushirō looked at Estarossa, a trace of coldness on his face. Controlled by Lin Cheng, he naturally held no hatred toward Estarossa.

Although Hitsugaya Toushirō's warning had come a bit late, once they thought it through, the people of Ishgar understood it in an instant.

Battle is not driven only by hatred. If you fight with a heart of reverence, then Estarossa's Commandment is essentially useless.

Thinking of this, Makarov also understood Hitsugaya Toushirō's meaning. Without saying a word, he sent an attack straight at Estarossa.

Watching the incoming attack, Estarossa's face showed no expression at all. He waited, and when the magical attack neared him, it was directly destroyed by the power of his Commandment.

But contrary to what he had imagined, Makarov's power was not completely destroyed by the Commandment's force; instead, it struck Estarossa's body head-on.

"What?!"

Watching the incoming attack, Estarossa hadn't expected that someone could actually injure him. After all, Estarossa's Commandment was simply too monstrous; it should have been impossible for anyone to bypass the Commandment's influence and attack him directly.

Looking at Makarov, a trace of surprise appeared on Estarossa's face. After all, this was the first time he had met someone who held no hatred toward him.

But this didn't mean Estarossa had no way to deal with Makarov.

"In that case, let's see whether you can still keep your calm."

Looking at the members of Fairy Tail behind Makarov, Estarossa came up with a plan. Since Makarov currently held no hatred toward him, he would simply make Makarov hate him.

Thinking of this, in almost an instant, Estarossa appeared beside Erza, and Erza had no time to react to the person before her who possessed such overwhelming power.

Caught completely off guard, she was struck directly by Estarossa and fell heavily to the ground, too wounded to get back up.

Seeing this scene, a trace of surprise appeared on Makarov's face. One had to know that Erza was also one of the S-Class Mages. Although she wasn't on the level of Makarov, one of the Spriggan Twelve, she wasn't far off either.

But even with that level of strength, Erza had been so easily defeated by Estarossa. The shock this gave everyone was absolute.

And Natsu, upon seeing Erza injured, was also extremely furious, and threw a punch straight at Estarossa, who stood in place without moving.

"Heh heh, get angry, hate me. As long as hatred still exists within you, you cannot defeat me!"

Catching Natsu's fist with a single hand, Estarossa wore a cold smirk. Looking at the people of Ishgar, his voice was filled with contempt and indifference.

Although the strength of the Ishgar group was indeed not too weak, and the weakest among them who had come here also possessed the power of an S-Class Mage, for Estarossa, one of the Ten Commandments, they were still far too weak.