The clash of ultimate magic powers carved out an impact zone filled with lightning and thunder. The constantly exploding spells seemed as if they would tear apart the sky and shatter the earth!
Waves of storms spilled from within the impact zone, ruthlessly ravaging everything around them.
This was the terrifying level of confrontation that could only be found between top-tier Ten Wizard Saints!
"Hey, hey, is this for real? We can still feel that terrifying magic power from this far away?!"
"So this is Chase going all-out? Dammit! When did this guy get so strong?!"
"For him to be able to push it this far against that monster... as expected of our guild's second-generation master~"
"What are you so proud of?!" xN
On the Nirvana, which had retreated to a safe zone, Macao and the other guild members gazed at the distant battlefield, utterly dumbfounded.
Judging by the current situation, Chase and his card The spirits were steadily suppressing Hades and the stone demons, and even seemed to hold a slight advantage. So, their mentality was relatively relaxed.
"It seems that brat Chase has completely surpassed me..." A hint of relief appeared on Makarov's aged face at the front of the crowd, but it was quickly replaced by gravity.
Although it was a happy thing that Chase had surpassed this old man, the current battle was not as optimistic as Macao and the others thought.
No matter how strong Chase was, his magic power would eventually be exhausted. But Hades, with his Grimoire Heart, could continuously restore his magic power and physical wounds, always staying at his peak.
Unless he could achieve an overwhelming instant kill, temporary suppression was completely meaningless.
This had been an unequal battle from the start!
And indeed, things were developing exactly as Makarov had feared.
CRASH!!
With another magical clash, Chase, whose magic power had run dry, could no longer withstand Hades's punch. He was sent flying heavily, carving two long trenches in the ground.
Slowly lowering his crossed arms, now covered in bloody wounds, Chase opened his mouth and gasped for air, completely ignoring the blood dripping from the corners of his lips.
His hair was disheveled. his muscular body covered in scars large and small. His breath was sluggish. He had clearly reached the limit of what his body could bear.
Like a taut rope suddenly snapping, the flow of magic power ceased. Dark Magician and the others, who had been fighting the stone demons, froze for a moment. They glanced back at Chase before dissipating into specks of light.
"To have fought this far against me with my Underworld Magic activated, brat... you can be proud of yourself."
The sound of steel boots crushing gravel grew closer. Hades, having dismissed the stone demons, walked slowly toward him.
Convinced the victor was decided, he put his eye patch back on, his aged face wearing a calm, untroubled expression.
"To be honest, you are truly more excellent than I imagined. So much so that the thought of burying you here makes me feel a hint of reluctance and heartache."
Hades stopped several meters in front of Chase.
After a brief pause, he raised his left eye slightly, extended his hand toward Chase, and spoke with genuine emotion. "Leave Fairy Tail. Come with me and explore the deeper levels of magic. The Great Magical World needs young people like you."
Setting aside the questionable "heartache," the reason he had changed his mind from annihilating Fairy Tail to extending an invitation was primarily because of the Dark Magician of Chaos and the Dark Magician that Chase had summoned.
From them, he had sensed quite profound black magic.
If he could deeply communicate and form a powerful alliance with these unfathomable beings, perhaps he wouldn't even need Zeref. He himself could glimpse the abyss of magic and usher in an entirely new era of Great Magic!
Chase's throat moved as he spat out the bad blood stuck inside.
Under Hades's unblinking gaze, he slowly opened his mouth and gave a resounding response: "Go fuck yourself."
Hades's mouth twitched.
He had considered the possibility of rejection, so he hadn't held out much hope. But he had never expected this damned brat to come out with such crude language!
Having led Grimoire Heart across the magical world for so many years, he had only ever encountered subordinates filled with admiration and reverence, or enemies begging for mercy. He had long forgotten what it felt like to have someone curse his family. So, he was momentarily stunned.
Chase had no time to appreciate the wonderful expression on Hades's face. He focused his attention on the distant battlefield at the dark castle.
Under the violent demolition of the Fairy Tail members, the dark castle had nearly been reduced to rubble, with only a few broken walls remaining.
Natsu, the Thunder God Tribe, and the others, who hadn't triggered the Kuriboh's passive, were pursuing the remnants of Grimoire Heart mages who continued to resist.
The battle-loving Natsu had actually wanted to come and fight Hades, but Lucy's comment—"If you go over there now, Chase-nii will probably beat you up too"—had scared him off.
Seeing that his comrades had nearly finished farming their experience, and he had successfully gotten new cards to drop, Chase took a deep breath and looked at the enraged Hades, deciding to put the final period on this battle between fairies and demons.
"Thank you, Master Precht. I had a great time fighting. But it's time to end this," he said with a smile.
"Heh. There's a limit to bluffing, you brat."
Considering his own image, Hades ultimately didn't curse back. He regained his composure and said with amusement, "In your current state, fragile as a candle flickering in the wind, you have the audacity to declare 'the end'?"
"Whether I have the audacity or not... watch closely."
With that, Chase raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
HUM, HUM, HUM, HUM, HUM.
Natsu, Lucy, and the others, who were still fighting the Grimoire Heart mages, suddenly froze. They were forcibly pulled back to the Nirvana by the teleportation array attached to the cards they carried, one after another appearing beside Makarov.
Ultear, who had given up on finding the Heart and instead focused on collecting magical books, was also among them.
"What gives?! I only needed to beat one more person to have twice as many as Lucy!" Natsu shouted in frustration.
"I told you to stop comparing with me!!" Lucy flared up.
"An actively triggered teleportation spell? Chase... what is he trying to do?"
A gentle breeze stirred her soft white hair. Mira looked at Chase's back in the distance as he faced off against Hades, a sense of badness suddenly arising within her.
Just as everyone was talking, Chase's voice rang out across the entire area through his card's transmission.
"Old man! Take everyone away from here!!"
Hearing this, Makarov, who like Mira had also sensed something ominous, didn't hesitate for a moment. He decisively activated the Nirvana.
The six earth magic crystals, which had been poised and ready, glowed with brilliance.
Debris fell, dust rose. With the blessing of the large-scale flight magic array that instantly unfolded, the Nirvana, carrying everyone in Fairy Tail, rapidly ascended into the sky.
"So you want to sacrifice yourself to buy time, cover your comrades' retreat? How ridiculous and boring!" Hades shook his head in disappointment, raising his arms to chest level, palms facing each other. "Under my watchful eye, any struggle is futile—"
That was the gesture for releasing Demon's Law!
Terrifying energy rapidly accumulated at a single point, emitting a deep purple glow.
"This isn't buying time. It's avoiding friendly fire, Second Generation Master!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
Massive pillars of light, containing destructive energy, shot skyward. They covered the entire Death Forest, dyeing both the sky and the earth crimson.
"What is this? It can interrupt my spell incantation?" Hades was suddenly shocked. "No! His magic power... how has it also recovered?!"
Following his stunned gaze, Chase, having just used Nutrient Z, stood in the howling wind. He raised his arm high, revealing the card pinched between his fingers.
"Pour all magic power into this... O black-gold wild dragon... break the chains that seal you in the rift of the present world... bring destruction to my enemies!"
"Come forth! Gandora the Dragon of Destruction!!"
CRACK.
A magical array bloomed. Amidst the sky-covering surge of destruction flames, pitch-black chains shattered inch by inch.
Behind Chase, a crimson glow appeared. The pitch-black dragon slowly opened its extremely oppressive dragon eyes.
A fierce, violent, chaotic aura instantly filled the entire battlefield!
"That's... a dragon?! How is this possible?!" Hades was completely dumbfounded. In his wide, staring pupils, the reflection of the destruction dragon's massive, flame-wreathed body was imprinted.
Even he found it difficult to resist the instinctive fear of a human facing a true dragon. His body couldn't stop trembling.
Th-there's nothing to be afraid of. As long as I have the Heart, even if it's a real dragon, I— Hades tried to comfort himself, but the next second, he completely panicked.
That dragon's attack target... was the entire forest, including the underground where the Heart was hidden!
ROAR!!
The dragon's roar exploded like a thunderclap. Empowered by Chase's full magic power, Gandora raised its head and roared.
Countless beams of red light emitted from its body, pulling and releasing the destructive energy of all the skyward pillars of light on the scene.
An utterly terrifying massive explosion instantly covered the entire forest!!
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