However.
The long-planned Dark Magic power descended without the slightest pause, piercing through.
Gildarts, who had rushed into the sky, was pressed down by a Dark Magic power beam tens of meters thick, smashing towards the lake below, unable to decompose at all.
The lake surface instantly froze, and the giant ice rose garden that had grown served no purpose.
Boom—!!!
Everyone's ears were ringing.
The violent Dark Magic power beam, pressing down on Gildarts, pierced through the frozen lake surface. The extreme high temperature of the explosion swept out, and a monstrous heatwave along with a shockwave spread out in all directions.
The Guild members by the lake were sent flying one by one under this impact, slamming into the Guild wall.
The huge wave, combined with the impact, hit the Guild.
The Guild, which was like a castle, instantly collapsed by more than half.
Gar was soaking wet all over, breathing heavily, the rubble on his body was pulled away by Gengar, and he was dragged out. His head was a bit dazed, and he shook his head trying to regain his senses.
But his ears were buzzing, and he couldn't even hear sounds clearly.
Gar forced himself to use Confusion, took out several bottles of Magic recovery potion from space and gulped them down, then ordered Gengar:
"Take everyone and go."
A look of worry appeared on Gengar's face, but after seeing Gar's expression, it could only summon the Gengar Corps to first take away the members who had lost their combat ability.
Gar propped himself up, leaning against the shattered walls of the Guild, raised his hand and pointed at his chest, temporarily sealing the pain.
The buzzing in his ears gradually disappeared, and Gar just took a breath.
He heard the sound of combat boots landing.
It was Hades, who had left but returned. Hades slowly walked towards Gar. He did not stop Gengar from taking away the insignificant members, but looked at Gar and spoke indifferently:
"What a pity, Gar Brons."
"Although you could research something that could allow 'Fairy Law' to be released for a few seconds."
"But clearly, I won."
"No power to fight back?"
"Let me guess, that thing can support 'Fairy Law' for five to six seconds?"
"No wonder Makarov thought he could contend with me."
"And left with such confidence."
A bitter smile appeared on Gar's lips, and he said:
"How did you guess?"
Hades said:
"It's simple."
"Time is the fairest thing."
"Although I don't understand you."
"But I understand Makarov. He doesn't have the talent to create something comparable to my masterpiece, 'Lumen Histoire'."
"Gildarts? Obviously impossible."
"As for Ur and Ultear, even less so. So, the one who could create such a thing is clearly only you."
"But how long have you been in Fairy Tail, and how old are you?"
"The time I've spent researching the Magic 'Fairy Law' is longer than your age."
"I know its flaws like the back of my hand."
"If it's not Lumen Histoire, then there's only one way to fix its flaw, which requires a massive Magic power source to support it."
"But judging from your previous experiences, you clearly don't possess such a thing."
"Coupled with your previous combat style, like Illusion Magic and Angel's Attire, it shows you have some quick wit."
"Unfortunately, this quick wit is no match for absolute strength."
"Moreover, it made me guess that although you have something that allows 'Fairy Law' to be cast, you are definitely gambling, gambling that I would retreat."
"Clearly."
"I guessed correctly, and you lost your gamble."
Hades shook his head:
"So."
"Time is the fairest thing. Although it gave you talent, it didn't give you time."
"If you were twenty-six now, I might turn around and leave."
"Because no one can be sure how strong your Magic power would become with such talent as you grow."
"But now... you are too young."
"So young that I simply won't believe you can create something comparable to Lumen Histoire."
Gar sighed, his expression a little lost:
"This is really..."
"Irrefutable."
Gar looked up at the small black dot in the sky, the leisurely floating airship:
"That being said."
"But your Magic power source shouldn't be able to keep up either."
"I should be right, shouldn't I?"
Hades raised his hand, pointing at the Guild's location, and Dark Magic power spread downwards:
"Would someone only prepare one life-saving item? It's a backup... but enough."
Gar was a little speechless, unable to refute.
Hades said indifferently:
"Don't use your pathetic life experience to think about me."
"Even Gildarts is just a reckless young man in my eyes."
"I've been a hunter, and I've fought on the battlefield."
"I've participated in trade wars that affected the entire Continent."
"I've led Fairy Tail from a dilapidated Guild to one renowned throughout the Fiore Kingdom."
"I've been the strongest Light Mage on the Ishgar Continent."
"And I've also turned to darkness, destroying all opposition, and established the strongest Dark Guild."
"I've become the leader of the Balam Alliance and contended with the Magic Council."
"Why do you think I would act according to your thoughts?"
"Based on your more than ten years of life experience?"
"Or do you think I, who has lived for over a hundred years and emerged from countless battles, am a fool?"
"When it comes to understanding human nature."
"I already knew it inside and out when I was a hunter."
"You?"
"Still too green."
Saying that.
Hades flipped his hand upwards, and pulled.
Rumble!
The ground trembled, and a section of the huge Lacrima, buried an unknown number of meters underground, was forcibly pulled out.
Hades walked forward, looking at the cylindrical giant crystal that was exposed, and placed his hand on it:
"So that's it..."
"Using an ancient formation from even older times, sealing Lacrimas one by one into a large Lacrima, connected together."
"It's just that this formation pattern is a bit strange, not a normal ancient formation pattern."
"It shouldn't be said that it's not a formation pattern that humans can research."
Gar leaned against the wall, sighing weakly:
"You can even recognize this?"
He was completely defeated, the bitter smile on his face undiminished.
In the end, he was still too young.
Although he had a smooth journey relying on his understanding of the original work, Hades, this old man, had given Gar a solid slap in the face...
A monster who has lived for over a hundred years is not someone who can be easily manipulated just by knowing some information.
And this ancient formation pattern...
Makarov couldn't even recognize it.
Hades, however, could recognize it, and even discovered that it was not a formation pattern that humans could research...
Gar was truly defeated.
Hades looked at this section of the giant Lacrima and praised:
"A very brilliant idea."
"And very lucky."
"Just finding fragmented ancient formation patterns like this is difficult, yet you obtained a complete formation."
"But this is as far as it goes."
At the end, Hades shook his head and looked at Gar.
The killing intent in his eyes was no longer concealed. He raised his hand, and a Darkness Chain shot out from his sleeve, tightly binding Gar:
"I wonder if your life..."
"Is enough for Makarov to hand over Lumen Histoire."
Gar sighed, the look of dejection on his face receding somewhat.
Crack crack crack crack!
A sound of cracking suddenly came from his chest.
Then several fragments of a talisman fell from Gar's Arms onto the ground.
Sensing the aura contained within.
Hades said:
"A futile effort."
"My Dark Magic power has sealed the space here."
"You can't teleport away."
Gar looked up, a smile appearing on his face:
"Who said I was teleporting?"
Hades's brow furrowed, Magic power fluctuations came from the sky, Hades suddenly looked up, and Gar's voice sounded:
"As for life-saving items, who would only prepare one?"
"The space was sealed last time."
A giant silver-white Magic circle appeared a thousand meters above Magnolia Town. Makarov's aura began to overflow as the Magic circle lit up.
And below that silver-white Magic circle was the Grimoire Heart Guild's airship, which was also the location of Hades's Dark Magic power source.
"So..."
"This time the location is in the sky."
The silver-white Magic circle in the sky shone brightly.
A giant whose fur could be clearly seen even from the ground emerged from the silver-white Magic circle in the sky, and Makarov's enraged voice came through:
"Ha! Des!!!"
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