Chapter 43: Clash of Disciples! Gray VS Lyon!
"What's going on? My magic power disappeared!"
"Mine is gone too! What's happening?!"
"What did you do?!"
The people who appeared looked terrified, feeling the depleted magic power in their bodies, staring at Ren in horror.
"Natsu, they're yours."
Glancing at them calmly, Ren shouted to Gray and Natsu behind him.
The two exchanged a look, then rushed forward, shouting strange battle cries.
In moments, the three were knocked down by Natsu and Gray.
Without magic power and lacking the hand-to-hand combat skills of Natsu and Gray, the three were quickly subdued.
Gray looked unkind, walking up to one of them and punching him hard in the face.
"What's your purpose on this island? Are you the reason the villagers turned into monsters?!"
Hit by Gray's heavy punch, the man's eyes rolled back, and he fainted directly.
Before Gray could question the next one, Ren waved his hand at everyone. "Just tie them up and leave them here. The mastermind is up ahead."
Gray glared viciously at the remaining two, tying all three tightly with rope and tossing them aside.
The group continued forward. The dilapidated temple was pitch black inside.
The environment where one couldn't see their fingers made Natsu and the others nervous.
Prometheus floated near Ren, illuminating the path ahead for the group.
Before long, they arrived in a huge cavern.
A massive body suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
"Deliora!"
Seeing that huge figure instantly, Gray exclaimed.
The massive body was sealed in a block of ice-blue ice, its ferocious face lifelike.
"Gray, you know it?"
Seeing Gray's strange reaction, Erza and the others asked him, puzzled.
Silent for a long time, just as Gray was about to speak...
A cold voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
"Of course he knows it!"
A man wearing a mask and shrouded in a black robe appeared in front of Deliora.
Looking at everyone unkindly, his gaze paused for a moment when it swept over Gray.
A sneer appeared on the face under the mask, then he glared fiercely at everyone present.
"Fairy Tail mages?"
The figure's gaze was sharp, scanning Ren's group warily.
"Who the hell are you? Why is Deliora here?"
Gray was furious, his slightly red eyes glaring at the black-robed man.
"Can't recognize me, Gray?"
The black-robed man sneered coldly, then waved his right hand in front of him. An ice blade appeared, slashing straight at Gray.
"Lyon?! Why are you here?!"
Dodging the ice blade attack, Gray suddenly realized, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Why did you bring Deliora here? What exactly do you want?!"
Gray gritted his teeth, shouting angrily at Lyon.
"What do I want? To unseal Deliora, of course!"
The face under Lyon's mask bore a look of madness as he turned obsessively to look at Deliora behind him.
Reaching out to touch the ice, he muttered morbidly, "Ur, as long as I defeat Deliora, I will surpass you!"
At this moment, Lyon had fallen into madness, bent on proving his strength.
"Lyon, you're crazy! Deliora was sealed by Ur at the cost of her life, and you want to unseal it for such a boring reason!"
Gray was furious, ignoring Erza's attempt to stop him as he tried to rush forward.
"Gray, what do you know?!"
"I spent so much time learning magic every day just to surpass Ur, but Ur was willing to sacrifice her life to seal this demon just to save you."
"Ur is dead, so who is my target to surpass?! Since Ur couldn't defeat Deliora, as long as I can defeat it, I will have surpassed Ur!"
Lyon's eyes were frantic. He ripped off his mask and roared at Gray.
Having his scars reopened, Gray felt a stinging pain in his heart.
If not for him back then, Ur wouldn't have died.
Gray looked desolate, stumbling back two steps unsteadily.
Natsu stepped forward, supporting Gray's back.
"Although I don't know what happened between you two, I will absolutely not allow anyone to destroy something someone sacrificed their life to do!"
Natsu punched his fists together, flames spreading over them.
"Natsu, stop!"
Suddenly, Ren's voice echoed in the empty underground cavern.
Everyone focused their gaze on Ren, and Natsu was about to ask why Ren stopped him.
"Gray, since he's your senior disciple and it's for your master, then leave it to you. Is that okay?"
Ren turned his head, smiling at the distraught Gray.
Hearing Ren's words, Gray looked up blankly. No one had ever seen Gray with such a dazed expression.
Gritting his teeth, Gray's eyes reignited with fighting spirit.
His gaze became firm. "No problem, leave it to me!"
An ice-blue magic circle appeared under his feet. Gray turned his right hand into a fist, placing it in the palm of his left hand.
"Lyon, come on!"
"Let's settle this with what Ur taught us!"
Seeing Gray pull himself together, a hint of relief flashed in Lyon's eyes.
"Gray, come on!"
Lyon didn't use both hands to cast magic like Gray.
Waving one arm, an ice-blue magic circle also appeared under his feet.
Their ice magic battle unfolded quickly, dazzling with Maker Magic.
Various strange creations formed in their hands.
While the two fought, Ren paced in front of Deliora.
Gently placing his palm on the ice block.
He could sense a weak soul inside the ice.
At the very top of the ice block, a purple beam of light was falling on it, slowly melting the huge ice block.
At the same time, he could sense the powerful soul power contained within Deliora's body.
A smile appeared on Ren's face, and he couldn't help muttering, "A demon created by Zeref, huh? Really strong!"
Even after being sealed for so long, Deliora's body couldn't hold on anymore.
But the soul within was still abundant.
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