Mard Geer also realized something was wrong at this moment. Face was still being destroyed.
Rather, it had been strange from the very beginning. The inherent nature of Face was that it could neutralize human magic.
In other words, human magic hitting Face should have been ineffective and it could not possibly be destroyed by humans.
"How is this happening? How on earth did you do it? Humans shouldn't be able to destroy Face! Human magic is ineffective against Face" Mard Geer roared at Takeshi.
Takeshi smiled. "It's simple. As long as what I use isn't magic, I can destroy it."
"Not using magic? Aren't you a Mage? Don't tell me you're not using magic?!"
Mard Geer was somewhat bewildered, not understanding what Takeshi meant.
"I am using magic, that's right. Take Over Magic. However, what I 'take over' is different. The characters I take over aren't from this world, but Heroic Spirits from another world. From the moment I take them over, the power I use is converted into the power of an otherworldly system." Takeshi explained while looking at Mard Geer.
He now somewhat understood why villains in anime liked to explain things to their opponents. What used to seem like a stupid behavior felt quite satisfying when it was his turn in reality.
"An otherworldly power system..."
Mard Geer hadn't expected Takeshi to be like this, possessing an otherworldly power system.
"Face... is about to be completely destroyed."
Takeshi's gaze shifted to the main core lacrima. At this moment, a large number of light spots on the main core lacrima had vanished, with only about a hundred remaining. Before long, they would all be destroyed.
Mard Geer also noticed this.
"No! I won't let you do that!"
If magic power could not be eliminated and END could not awaken, they would be abandoned by Zeref forever, unable to return to Zeref's side.
A powerful Curse Power emanated from Mard Geer's body, transforming into a dark purple mist that coiled around Takeshi's body.
Seeing Takeshi's body entangled, Mard Geer felt relieved. This way, he wouldn't be able to teleport away.
"Fall into purgatory. This is the ultimate Curse created specifically to destroy Zeref-sama! Remember death!"
Memento Mori!
The dark purple mist soared into the sky like a volcanic eruption, mixed with a large number of ghost-like spirits. Any living creature it touched would fall into nothingness.
The surrounding ground continuously shattered under this terrifying impact, its power was horrifying.
"To kill the immortal Zeref, one must completely break even the concept of life and death. Those who endure this Curse will neither live nor die, but will completely dissipate. In the future, turn into 'nothingness' forever!"
After a short while, the Curse gradually subsided, and a massive crater appeared.
"It is finally complete. The ultimate Curse, Memento Mori. And then, as long as END is resurrected, he will be able to destroy Zeref-sama."
Just then, the mist slowly began to dissipate.
A golden, shimmering figure appeared within the mist.
"That is..."
Mard Geer's expression changed.
The mist leveled out, and Takeshi's figure appeared before Mard Geer.
At this time, Takeshi's body seemed to be composed of golden particles, with black patterns on his body, looking incredibly divine.
"No... how is that possible?! This is the ultimate Curse I created to eliminate Zeref-sama, Memento Mori! You took my attack head-on, how can you be unharmed?! This is impossible!!!" Mard Geer shouted in disbelief.
His strongest Curse hadn't even scratched the opponent.
"Not a bad attack. But it ends here."
Takeshi raised his right hand.
Vroom——
His right hand quickly condensed a Rasenshuriken. The high-speed rotating wind blades sliced through the air, emitting a piercing roar.
Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!
Takeshi threw the Rasenshuriken in his hand toward Mard Geer.
Seeing this, Mard Geer immediately activated his magic.
A massive tree was summoned to meet the Rasenshuriken.
The tree collided with the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
Swish!
Unfortunately for Mard Geer, it was easily sliced down the middle. Facing the Rasenshuriken, it was like a real tree meeting a chainsaw, it couldn't resist at all.
Mard Geer's face changed instantly upon seeing this, and he quickly spread his wings to flee.
Boom!
The Rasenshuriken exploded violently. Invisible wind blades rapidly expanded outward. Although Mard Geer's reaction was fast, he was still caught.
"Aaaauuughhh!!!"
Mard Geer let out a scream of agony.
The invisible wind blades were too sharp. What they cut was not just flesh, but nerves as well.
After a while, the explosion subsided, and a super massive crater appeared. The surroundings were cut cleanly, looking as if someone had carved them out stroke by stroke with a chisel.
Mard Geer lay on the ground, motionless. He could feel his life slipping away.
Boom!
— — —
The members of Blue Pegasus, piloting the magic bomber Christina, launched an attack on Face.
Soon, the smoke cleared, and Face was completely unscathed.
"What on earth is that?" Ren was shocked.
That entirely snow-white pillar with a giant human face growing on top—this thing appearing so abruptly was eerie.
Eve gulped. "Even the main cannon of our Pegasus's pride and joy cannot destroy it."
The main cannon of their magic bomber Christina had been modified, and its power was very formidable.
"Ichiya-san, what should we do?" Jenny asked Ichiya, who was sitting in the Captain's seat, with a hint of panic.
"More importantly, the ship's magic power is dropping rapidly. We're about to fall." Hibiki looked at the monitor.
The ship's magic power was already sounding an alarm. This wasn't because the ship's lacrima was low on power, but because the magic power was disappearing.
"Is this the end..."
Ichiya closed his eyes.
Just then—
Ding!
A Kunai landed on Christina's deck, and a figure suddenly appeared.
"Who is it?!"
The group saw the words 'Fourth Hokage' on the back and suddenly realized. They had seen this figure before, and it had left an indelible impression on them.
It was on the night the Grand Magic Games ended, when seven dragons crossed through time. It was this figure who defeated the seven giant dragons.
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