Chapter 42: The Eerie Purple Moon! The Demon Village!
Stared at by the old man's expectant eyes, Erza felt somewhat in a dilemma for a moment.
Staying to solve this request was against regulations, but leaving while facing the villagers' hopeful gazes made Erza feel terrible.
Turning her gaze to Ren, who was playing with Happy not far away, Erza fell silent for a moment.
"Yes, we are Fairy Tail mages who accepted the request, here to handle it!"
After thinking for a while, Erza looked up, her eyes firmly fixed on the village chief as she spoke.
As an S-Class mage, Erza could take requests outside the guild when she didn't have one assigned.
Although accepting a request on the spot violated regulations, Erza temporarily put the guild rules aside.
"Erza, you..."
Hearing Erza's words, Gray looked surprised.
Just as he was about to speak, Natsu suddenly pounced from behind, covering Gray's mouth directly.
He sat firmly on Gray's back, pinning him to the ground.
"Ice-block bastard! Stop babbling!"
Since Erza accepted the request, Natsu was the happiest.
Forcibly interrupted by Natsu, Gray flipped over, pinning Natsu aside.
Before long, the two were wrestling on the ground again.
The villagers nearby watched Gray and Natsu wrestling on the beach, feeling somewhat at a loss.
"Ignore them."
Erza waved her hand, seemingly accustomed to Natsu and Gray wrestling.
"Then please tell us the details of the situation and the request content."
Erza hadn't seen the request sheet and didn't know the specifics.
Hearing Erza's words, the village chief nodded, leading Erza and the group toward the village.
Their village was primitive, with houses made of branches and roofs of leaves everywhere.
Walking into the village, Erza and the others felt the atmosphere was a bit off.
Following behind the village chief, Erza walked beside Ren and whispered, "Ren, this village feels wrong."
Ren nodded, leaning close to Erza's ear. "Look at the sky."
Prompted by Ren, Erza looked up at the sky.
An eerie purple moon hung in the dark sky, with specks of starlight dotting the area around it.
Erza's pupils shrank, and she suddenly felt her vision blur.
"Don't stare at it."
Just as Erza was staring straight at the purple moon, Ren reached out and blocked her view.
Erza snapped back to reality, whispering, "That moon is not right."
Ren and Erza whispered to each other, while Lucy and the others behind didn't know what was happening.
Natsu and Gray walked on either side of Lucy, while Happy flew ahead playing with Zeus and Prometheus.
In the center of the village was the chief's house.
"Honored guests, please come in."
The village chief warmly welcomed Ren and the others into his home.
After everyone was seated, the chief took off his mask, revealing a grotesque and terrifying face.
"Ah!"
Seeing that face, Lucy screamed instantly, looking at the chief in horror.
"Demon!"
Lucy's scream echoed in the small room, instantly drawing everyone's gaze to her.
Stared at by everyone, Lucy momentarily forgot her fear, lowering her head in embarrassment.
"As you can see, because of the curse of that purple moon in the sky, all the residents on our island have turned into monsters."
Outside the house, the villagers also transformed into demonic appearances, making the entire village look terrifyingly eerie.
"So, the request content?"
Looking at the terrifying appearance of the village chief, Ren remained calm, asking indifferently.
"Destroy the moon!"
The village chief looked at Ren with burning eyes, recognizing that Ren and Erza were clearly the ones in charge.
Since Erza deferred to Ren, the chief looked directly at him.
As the chief's voice fell, Ren stood up immediately.
He cupped his hands toward the chief.
"Farewell!"
After speaking, Ren turned to leave.
"Eh, wait!"
"Ren, wait a moment."
Seeing Ren acting decisively without any hesitation, the chief hurriedly got up to stop him.
"Chief, we are mages, not gods. Destroy the moon? You think too highly of us."
Ren rolled his eyes, spreading his hands.
The chief fell silent for a moment, forcing a dry laugh.
But that smile on his grotesque face only made it more terrifying.
"Then... then change the request content to lifting the island's curse!"
The chief hesitated for a moment, looking at Ren expectantly.
"That works!"
Under the chief's hopeful gaze, Ren nodded and agreed.
"Great!"
Seeing Ren agree, the chief cheered instantly.
The chief's cheers reached outside, and the villagers also began to cheer.
For a moment, the whole village seemed to dance wildly like demons.
After bidding farewell to the chief and leaving the village, Natsu and the others followed behind Ren, asking, "Ren, what should we do now?"
"See over there?"
Pointing to a distant hill, where a dilapidated temple stood.
Following Ren's finger, everyone saw the temple ruins.
"Let's go check there first. We'll talk about the rest later."
Actually, when Ren landed on the island, his Observation Haki covered the entire island.
He had long sensed several unusual auras in that temple, one of which was extremely powerful.
Everyone present was a mage, and their pace wasn't slow.
Before long, they arrived at the dilapidated temple.
Just as they were about to step into the temple, several figures suddenly appeared not far from Ren's group, blocking their path.
"Stop!"
The figures wore black robes and masks, blocking Ren and the others.
"Who are you?!"
The sudden appearance of these people made Erza and the others vigilant.
"Magic Deprivation!"
While both sides were confronting each other, a magic circle appeared under Ren's feet.
The purple magic circle encompassed everyone.
In the next instant, the people opposite suddenly felt all the magic power in their bodies disappear, shock flashing in their eyes.
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