"These six layers of shields can withstand one Curse outside the Guild base."
"Come back to me when they are consumed."
There was some impatience in Hades's tone.
Saying this, he released the blood-colored gas ball in his hand, and the blood-colored gas ball automatically tracked Zancrow.
However, this blood-colored gas ball, which had been consumed to only the size of a fist, only slowly broke through the first layer of shield before being completely worn away by the second layer.
And Zancrow, in Hades's room, immediately felt the continuous replenishment of magic power to the shield in front of him, restoring the six layers of shields.
Zancrow quickly nodded, his tone relaxing slightly:
"Yes, Lord Hades!"
Zancrow had been tormented by Gar's Curse Magic during this time and hadn't had a good night's sleep.
After hearing Hades's words, he quickly responded and then exited, preparing to get some good sleep.
After Zancrow left, Hades sat on the stool, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples.
Just then.
Azuma knocked and entered:
"Lord Hades."
Hades opened his eyes and said:
"What's wrong?"
Azuma said:
"We have found traces of Fairy Tail's S-Class Mage, Ivan Dreyar."
"But this guy..."
"Seems to have some problems."
Hades's brows furrowed, and he said:
"What problems?"
Azuma walked over, put down a projection crystal, activated it, and said:
"Ivan Dreyar suddenly appeared and raided one of our subordinate Dark Guilds."
"This was discovered by Guild members who were outside when they returned."
"Ivan Dreyar didn't know that the Guild had surveillance equipment."
Hades watched Ivan Dreyar in the projection, using Illusion Magic to make the members of this Dark Guild kill each other.
Soon, there was no movement.
Only the Guild Master of this Guild was left.
After dealing with the non-existent 'enemies', he was talking to himself, continuously spilling out the Guild's secrets.
This included many secrets and information about Black Magic.
Ivan Dreyar's eyes flashed with light, and then the Guild Master walked into the Guild, followed by Ivan Dreyar.
After a long time.
Only Ivan Dreyar, carrying a backpack, walked out.
The scene ended there.
Azuma said:
"The Guild members were very scared when they found that everyone had died from mutual killing.
They checked the surveillance equipment and only then discovered the guy who caused all this."
"I feel that this Ivan Dreyar has some problems, but I can't pinpoint where."
"Lord Hades, what do you think..."
And Hades looked at the magic crystal, deep in thought.
Raising his hand, he input magic power and activated the projection crystal again.
The scene fast-forwarded, quickly reaching the moment when Ivan Dreyar's eyes flashed with light as he listened to the Guild Master recount the Black Magic information.
Hades's mouth curved up:
"What a wonderful look in his eyes."
Azuma was a little confused.
Hades said:
"You don't understand."
"This is the look of someone who wants to pursue the mysteries of Magic."
Azuma gasped:
"Are you saying...???"
This thick-browed and big-eyed guy, Ivan Dreyar, wants to research Black Magic?
Don't say...
That look in his eyes really is similar.
Hades's face showed a smile:
"As a Light Mage, Makarov, while at war with the Dark World."
"If his son suddenly fell into darkness..."
"That would be very interesting, wouldn't it?"
Hades raised his hand, and several notebooks flew out from the bookshelf.
These were records Hades had made when he researched Black Magic in his early years, useless to him now.
The former most talented and strongest Light Mage on the Ishgar Continent, now the strongest Dark Guild Master on the Ishgar Continent, Hades, who possessed endless magic power.
His notes were treasures for the Magicians outside...
Hades handed the notebooks to Azuma and said:
"Send these notebooks to the Guilds near the last place Ivan Dreyar appeared."
"Tell the nearby Guilds not to move and wait for orders.
Tell them I have other tasks to assign to them."
"Tell them to protect these notebooks well."
In fact, it was just a way to wait for the rabbit, to make Ivan Dreyar stumble upon them.
If sacrificing a few useless subordinate Guilds could lead Ivan Dreyar to fall into darkness, it would be absolutely worth it.
Azuma took the notebooks, his expression solemn:
"Yes."
Azuma, who then walked out, returned to his room and flipped through the notebooks, immediately becoming engrossed in them.
It was a long time before he came back to his senses.
His eyes were filled with admiration, and his tone was somewhat emotional:
"Lord Hades's wisdom..."
"He is simply not a mortal."
Putting everything else aside.
Just the well-reasoned experiments and the effects of Black Magic within, made him unable to resist the urge to turn around and cultivate Black Magic.
His Magic was the 'Arc of the Great Tree', a very powerful Lost Magic.
Even he couldn't help but be moved, let alone Ivan Dreyar, who had only cultivated Illusion Magic.
"Fairy Tail..."
"Let's see how you die this time..."
Five days later.
Ishgar Continent, West.
In the border forest of the Tamworth Kingdom.
Gar, wearing a Black Magic robe, walked leisurely through the forest.
He had already given up hope for these last three Dark Guilds.
He first went to the Dark Guild that researched Black Magic.
It was already empty, and after heavy rain, the scent had disappeared so completely that even Arcanine couldn't smell it.
Next was the second one.
A Guild hidden in the forest on the border of this Kingdom.
This Guild researched Demons.
However, as Gar went deeper, he didn't detect any abnormal aura.
Clearly, the people inside had probably fled as well, and the remaining assassination Guild was even more certain to have left.
But since he had come this far, he still had to take a look.
As he got closer, Gar did sense a bit of Demonic aura.
Soon...
A Guild with ruined walls and broken structures came into view.
This Guild looked like a church hidden deep in the mountains.
Considering its activities of summoning Demons.
It was probably missionary in nature.
The ground was covered with huge pits.
Some bodies had already turned into white bones, emitting a pungent smell.
Gar casually took out a potion that dissolved bodies and waved it out.
Soon, amidst a pungent smell rising, all these bodies disappeared.
Gar raised his hand and pointed.
A magic circle lit up in front of him, and a gentle breeze blew, instantly making the air fresh.
Gar walked into this ruined Guild church and looked around.
Standing in front of the huge monster claw print, he could feel the Demonic power contained within it, and he said thoughtfully:
"Was it destroyed by the Demon it summoned?"
-------------------------
If you enjoy this story, you can read 70+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
Webnovel will keep getting 1 new chapter every day but Patreon readers can stay far ahead.
Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
[email protected]/Greyhounds
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"