"I need to run faster, Master Lyon is still waiting for me, Master Lyon…"
Sherry urged a treant, carrying Ivan Tilum and Ren Akatsuki, to quickly rush towards the villa area.
Passing through a forest, the anxious expression on her face immediately froze upon seeing the dilapidated villa and Ichiya lying on the ground, his life unknown. She stared in disbelief at the scene before her.
Then, she quickly scanned the surroundings, hoping to find Angel, who had been captured by Zorn, but found nothing.
"Ichiya, Ichiya, how are you?"
"Be careful, Angel has already rushed to the battlefield…"
"How could this be…"
After Sherry shook Ichiya awake and heard his words, she immediately stood up, entrusted the two from Blue Pegasus to the now-conscious Ichiya, and then rushed back to the battlefield.
On the other side, Natsu, Wendy, and Hibiki ran to where Lucy and Erza were fighting. They were all stunned when they suddenly saw Angel appear.
"Angel? Angel, why are you here?!"
"Natsu, Wendy!" Lucy, panting heavily and dodging the fake Lucy's whip, exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Natsu and the others.
"I… of course, I dealt with Ichiya, haha, does he really think he can guard me?" Angel loved seeing everyone's surprise and shock. At this moment, Gemini, still in Lucy's form, was chasing and beating Lucy relentlessly.
…
At this moment, Zorn and Jellal had already arrived at a certain location deep within the Sea of Trees.
"Zorn, aren't you worried if the Allied Forces can defeat Oración Seis?"
"And you just handed Angel over to Ichiya to guard; it looks like you intentionally went easy."
The two had been silent. Just as they were about to turn a corner, Jellal suddenly spoke, asking Zorn, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"No worries, I know their strength better than anyone. As for Angel? I didn't go easy; she escaped because you suddenly appeared, didn't you? I had to come and check."
Zorn fully trusted all his comrades in the guild, as their strength had greatly increased. As for Angel, there was even less need to worry. Hibiki had already reached Lucy, and Lucy would eventually learn her Super Magic—Star Dress.
"Oh, so it's my fault then."
"I didn't say that; you said it yourself."
"Alright, let's quickly deal with this." Zorn said, then strode past Jellal, heading towards Nirvana's location.
Jellal, however, looked at Zorn's retreating figure and thought to himself, "Zorn, what do you know? Why do you seem so familiar with everything?"
"Is this Nirvana?!"
The two stood before a large tree emitting a strange light. Chains sealed the tree, and numerous stone pillars nearby formed a sealing array, encircling the tree.
Jellal paid no attention to Zorn's shock and awe. He just stared blankly at the tree before him, raising his hand to press it against the tree.
The tree glowed brightly, and pillars of black and white light shot up into the sky. Some black energy swirled around the white light pillars.
"Next, we destroy this thing, Jellal, do you need me to do anything?"
"No, leave the rest to me." Jellal said indifferently, his eyes still fixed on the light pillar, wondering what he was thinking at that moment.
At other battle locations, the light pillar was also seen simultaneously, and everyone stopped fighting, looking in that direction.
Brian and Midnight, who were fighting Laxus, suddenly saw the light pillar. Their hearts immediately filled with wild joy, which then turned into fury. Who found Nirvana first? That's mine, I absolutely won't allow anyone to covet it.
Then, after casting a dark magic on Laxus, he turned to rush to his destination, only to be almost hit by a lightning bolt. He quickly retreated to dodge, then turned to glare darkly at Laxus.
"Where do you think you're going? Our fight isn't over yet!" Laxus, crackling with lightning, glared fiercely at Brian.
Hoteye and Jura's battle also ceased, and they both looked towards the distant light pillar.
"It's Nirvana, indeed."
"But don't worry, it hasn't activated yet, only the seal has been lifted. But the air is filled with the smell of money! Hahaha."
Hoteye stood in a rocky area, laughing loudly at the end, completely disregarding Jura, who was also shocked by the news.
"Damn it, do I continue to fight Oración Seis, or do I go stop Nirvana?!" Jura gritted his teeth, looking troubled at the wildly laughing Hoteye.
"Money, money, money… AHHHHH!" While Hoteye was still laughing, his body suddenly trembled, and he screamed.
"What's wrong now?!" Jura also had no idea what was happening.
"Is this Nirvana?! What's happening there?" Gray and Lyon also stood on the cliff, blocking the intensely dazzling light.
"Oh, is this Nirvana? But it looks like we're going to win." Angel stopped her command, and the smile on her face indicated her good mood at the moment.
Natsu and Lucy naturally saw it too, but Wendy's eyes lost focus, staring blankly, her body trembling: "What do I do? It's all my fault, Nirvana has been discovered!"
Hibiki, however, took a swift step, a flash of light passed through his hand, and his attack immediately struck Wendy's neck. Wendy immediately fell into his arms.
This action made Natsu, Lucy, Carla, and Happy glare in anger.
"Hibiki, what are you doing?!" Natsu immediately wanted to punch Hibiki.
"I'm very sorry for doing this, but it's for Wendy's own good."
"Nirvana, this magic is a very terrifying magic that can completely exchange light and darkness."
"Exchange them?" Lucy and the others had never heard of such a thing. Just as Hibiki was about to explain further, Angel on the side immediately attacked Lucy, Natsu, and the others.
"Open, Gate of Sagittarius—Sagittarius!" The fake Lucy re-summoned Sagittarius, whom Lucy had just closed.
"You summoned me? Hello…"
"Huh, what exactly is going on?!"
"Sagittarius, I summoned you this time, so obey my command, shoot them!" The fake Lucy directly ordered.
Sagittarius was very unwilling in his mind, but he couldn't control his body. He still drew his bow and aimed at Lucy and the others opposite him.
"What exactly is going on…?" Natsu was already furious, and seeing this scene made him even more unable to comprehend it.
To be continued~
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