"This magic power, as expected of Zeref..."
Zorn felt Zeref's magic power, that chilling, deathly, decaying aura making him sigh in admiration. If the Goddess hadn't imbued his magic power with a sacred force, he truly wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
Zorn frowned, pouring all his magic power into one hand, and a golden-yellow light burst forth.
The two magic powers suddenly reached a critical point at a certain moment.
White light exploded.
"Bang~" Smoke billowed everywhere.
A golden light was exceptionally bright in the smoke. Zeref seemed mesmerized, staring blankly, and didn't flash away immediately.
After the smoke somewhat dissipated, the surroundings were like two different worlds.
One half was dead silent, trees and flowers withered, turning to ash with the wind, utterly devoid of life.
The other half was full of vitality, as if untouched, not affected by the invasion of death in the slightest.
"Who exactly is this guy..."
"This dead silence..."
"That was really close, thankfully Zorn arrived!"
"Aye~ Natsu, are you alright!"
Elfman and Evergreen looked incredulously at the scene before them. Half of their side was as usual, but the opposite side was left with utter desolation.
Finally, their eyes fell on Zeref opposite them, staring intently at him.
Happy, however, fluttered his small wings and flew to Natsu's side, asking with concern.
But Natsu also stared unblinkingly at the current Zeref, that hollow gaze, and the tears constantly flowing down, inexplicably made his heart feel incredibly agitated.
"This world, as expected, still doesn't intend to accept me..."
"However... now...."
Zeref raised his head slightly, looking at the leaves falling with the wind in the sky. Following the leaves, his gaze fell on Zorn in front of him, and a faint smile rose from his heart.
The other party's expression had slightly relaxed, but Zorn's spirit was constantly tense, and the bright light on his body still enveloped Elfman and the others.
His eyes fixedly stared at Jellal.
Next, the first priority was to transfer him out, preferably to transmit him beyond the border. This kind of long-distance transmission, and the opponent was the legendary dangerous and powerful Dark Magician—Jellal.
But if he were allowed to continue, that Black Dragon might truly be attracted. As long as there was such a possibility, he would absolutely not allow it.
Although everyone in the world has regrets, and the pain caused by such regrets runs deep, seven years of time have vanished.
In those seven years, the profound yearning of the remaining people, after all, needs someone to overcome it. The boundless sea also has a boat to cross it.
That unspeakable love for his father, after all, must be said face to face, so as to leave no regrets.
Thinking of this, Zorn's body inexplicably surged with magic power, wandering around, and dragon scales gradually appeared on his skin.
"Zorn... you..."
Natsu was the closest and could clearly see the dragon scales appearing on Zorn's face, his eyes full of shock. Until now, he had never known that Zorn was also a Dragon Slayer.
"Get ready, next we might have to face the true assessment..."
Zorn reached out to the sky, and a ball of light shot into the sky.
"Bang~" The Fairy Tail Guild's fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky.
Zorn's figure had already rushed in front of Zeref the moment the fireworks sounded, the golden light so blinding that Zeref couldn't open his eyes.
His right foot glowed brightly, a light-speed kick.
With a full power upward kick, Zeref's figure shot towards the sky. Zorn clapped his hands together, and a huge golden magic circle formed in the sky.
"Seal!"
Five golden Divine Dragons roared out from it, surrounding him, each in its position. A five-sided transparent barrier directly trapped Zeref, and four chains locked all four of his limbs.
Zeref, however, had shown no resistance from beginning to end, but the black magic power within his body seemed to have met a fated enemy, surging out violently.
"Bo~"
The golden transparent barrier rippled slightly, resisting each other.
Seeing this, Zorn's pupils contracted. He could only say that it was indeed Zeref, and the 'blessing' bestowed by the Goddess of Death, truly extraordinary.
His figure instantly disappeared, reaching Zeref's side in a flash.
His hand placed on the transparent barrier, the five Divine Dragons instantly merged into it, forming a totem-like shape on each side of the barrier.
The main purpose was to first isolate his aura, to prevent the spread of that deathly aura.
"You are very dangerous. You cannot stay in this place, otherwise that Black Dragon might come here..."
"Is that so~ But I wonder if he can kill me..." Zeref's expression fluctuated slightly after hearing Zorn's words, his eyes slowly turning red, filled with anticipation, as if he yearned for death, so the black magic power surged out even more.
The chains binding Zeref in the transparent barrier were also gradually being corroded.
"Damn it.... Time cannot wait!"
Zorn cursed under his breath, quickly suppressing with all his might, and fully activating Observation Haki, desperately expanding it without limit, trying to send him as far away as possible.
Until sweat beaded on his forehead, his eyes suddenly opened wide, and taking Zeref, the two instantly disappeared from their original spot.
At the same moment.
"Dark Guild—Grimoire Heart is approaching. Prepare yourselves, change the assessment content. Aside from Ultear, eliminate all Grimoire Heart personnel!" This message had been conveyed into the minds of the Fairy Tail Guild Members on the island.
Makarov, who was sitting in front of the first Guild Master's grave, had already stood up: "Zorn, you were right after all. I didn't expect this to actually happen!"
"Second Guild Master, is that really you! Even if it's you, if you want to harm my family, I will definitely eliminate you here!"
Meanwhile, the S-Class Magicians at the camp were already fully prepared, each looking forward to the approaching Grimoire Heart in the distance.
"It seems the difficulty of this assessment is going to double!"
"Indeed, next is the decisive battle! This is also a great opportunity."
"Second Guild Master, no one is to fight me for him! This achievement will definitely be mine!!!"
Laxus grinned, as if the approaching opponent was already in his grasp, his body surging with lightning, already impatient.
It turned out that on the day the assessment was announced, Zorn had already mentioned that Grimoire Heart might invade Tenrou Island to search for the legendary Zeref.
The Guild Master was furious upon hearing this, as if he was about to fight the Grimoire Heart Guild the next moment, but then he heard that their Guild Master was the second Guild Master of Fairy Tail.
He immediately calmed down, saying he would make good arrangements.
So after the assessment, not a single S-Class Magician left.
And the members of Grimoire Heart, who were still unaware of everything, were all laughing heartily, intending to show Fairy Tail what true darkness was.
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