While Kenichi was using August's Instant Copy Magic to copy Jacob's Assassination Magic, August did not stop attacking Kenichi.
"Ground Sink!"
"Blast Storm!"
With a wave of his hand, August launched two magics at Kenichi.
The first magic caused the ground beneath Kenichi to soften, like a swamp, beginning to swallow his feet.
The second magic, taking advantage of Kenichi's feet being trapped by the softened ground, generated a series of wind blades.
However, just as the crisscrossing wind blades were about to hit Kenichi, his figure vanished from the spot.
In the next second, when Kenichi reappeared, he was already behind August.
Before August could react, Kenichi's hand sliced August's entire body in two.
Jura, Warrod, and the others not far away, seeing August's entire body torn apart by Kenichi, were all shocked.
"Did he get him?" Jura stared intently at August and asked.
"Probably not yet," Warrod replied, narrowing his eyes slightly, his expression heavy.
No sooner had Warrod spoken than August's body began to digitize again under the effect of [Evil Possession].
August's torn lower body dissolved into numerous purple light points and dissipated into the air.
August's upper body hovered in mid-air, and soon his empty lower body materialized out of thin air, forming a complete body.
"He can still live even like this? Is this guy immortal?" Wolfheim, seeing August's body restored again, said with horror.
While Warrod and Wolfheim were horrified by August, August himself was in an exceptionally heavy mood.
He looked at Kenichi, recalling the attacks he had launched against him earlier...
"He can nullify all magical attacks!"
"His speed and destructive power far surpass mine!"
"This is not good. Even the Evil Possession won't last much longer!" August glanced at the significantly dimmed crimson glow on his body, then stared at Kenichi, his mind frantically searching for a countermeasure.
Thud-
Just as August was thinking, Kenichi suddenly appeared before him.
"What's wrong, Magic King? Your strength shouldn't be just this much, right?" As Kenichi spoke, he swung his arm.
Rip-
August's body was torn apart again.
But the situation was the same as before… August's body began to digitize and soon restored itself.
"No other way!"
"Although my magic has no effect on you, I cannot lose this war!"
"Everything is for His Majesty!" August stared at Kenichi, his fists clenched, recalling the scene of his first meeting with Zeref.
Back then, August was still a child.
'From today, your name shall be August!' The moment August recalled Zeref's words, an immensely powerful shockwave suddenly erupted from around him.
Simultaneously, spiral patterns of crimson light appeared on his body.
"The entire ground is shaking!"
"What does he intend to do?" Jura, Warrod, and the others, while resisting the violent shockwave, looked at August emanating crimson light and spoke with awe.
"The ground is starting to melt!"
"He's probably activating a truly terrifying magic. We must stop him quickly!" Hyberion, seeing the rocks on the ground beginning to dissolve, had an even graver expression in his eyes.
Perhaps Jura and Hyberion didn't know what magic August was currently casting, but Kenichi knew.
"Finally using it, huh? Ars Magia." Kenichi looked at August, who was suspended in the sky and continuously chanting, and spoke in a detached tone.
Ars Magia was an Ancient Magic.
Once this magic was activated, forget the entire Ishgar Continent, at the very least, all living beings within the Fiore Kingdom would die as their blood evaporated.
Naturally, August himself, the caster of this magic, would also dissipate.
It was a mutually destructive magic.
While Kenichi was watching August, the system's mechanical prompt sounded in his mind.
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Ancient Magic Ars Magia attribute!]
[Host, would you like to collect the Ars Magia magic attribute?]
Under normal circumstances, upon hearing the system prompt, Kenichi would immediately command the system to collect the magic attribute.
But right now, Kenichi had no mind to collect magic attributes.
He could collect the magic attribute later.
The most important thing now was to stop August.
Although Kenichi could nullify magic, if August successfully activated this magic, Erza, Mirajane, Wendy, and the others far away in Magnolia would all be killed by this magic.
"Closed Space!" Kenichi didn't hesitate and immediately activated the Territory Magic he had obtained from Minerva.
In just an instant, August's entire body appeared within a spherical space.
"Spatial Magic?"
"It's useless. A magic like this cannot stop Ars Magia!" August glanced at the enclosed space around him, then looked at Kenichi and said.
"I never thought a magic of this level could stop an Ancient Magic." Kenichi said flatly, then his figure instantly vanished from the spot.
Vanishing along with Kenichi was August, imprisoned within the spherical space.
"They disappeared?" Jura, Warrod, and the others, seeing both Kenichi and August vanish, were all shocked.
At this moment, the vanished Kenichi and August appeared above a vast ocean.
"This is... Teleportation Magic?" August scanned his surroundings, found himself over an endless sea, and his aged face drastically changed.
"Correct. This place is thousands of kilometers away from Ishgar," Kenichi said, looking at August's very grim expression.
"Your Majesty..." August didn't roar hysterically. He just closed his eyes and uttered these words with some regret.
Then, under Kenichi's watch, August within the spherical space erupted with an intensely brilliant crimson light.
At that moment, the entire sky was dyed crimson by the red glow.
And the seawater below began to evaporate at a visible rate.