newbobooks Chapter 70 Uru is resurrected!
Chapter 70 Uru is resurrected!
Just when all the villagers, including Sherry, thought that the mage was probably doomed.
The dust settled, and the cloak fluttered in the wind.
Standing on the broken ground, Chase caught the rock monster's powerful blow with just one hand!
"How is this possible? They didn't even use magic, and it was so easy..."
Sherry's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the scene before her. "You...you're a monster?!"
Chase chuckled lightly without replying, then clenched his fist tightly. The rock monster's seemingly indestructible fist shattered instantly, turning into scattered stones that fell with a clatter.
The resulting impact caused the rock monster and Sherry on top of it to stagger backward.
"Compared to the rock giant, your summon is as cute as a rag doll," the Dark Magician Girl commented playfully.
"Are you kidding me? This is the magic I love!!"
Sherry quickly regained her composure, a purple magic circle lit up in her palm, and aimed it at the Dark Magician Girl, intending to control her through "Puppet Strike".
A special energy fluctuation then spreads.
"I see, so this is what it felt like when Lucy's celestial spirits were being controlled."
The dark magician blinked, feeling a strange sensation emanating from within her. "It really is quite powerful magic."
With that, she simply waved her magic wand lightly, and Sherry's control magic was violently severed!
"This, this magic..."
In a fleeting moment, Sherry vaguely sensed an irresistible magical power and collapsed in terror onto the rock monster's head.
She had only ever felt a similar magic from one person: Jura of the Rock Iron, the trump card of the Serpent Scales!
"Little girl, there is indeed a restraining relationship between different spells, but that only applies to spells of the same level."
Chase calmly took a step forward.
"Who's a little girl! Shirley isn't little at all!"
Shirley was so angry at being treated like a child that she was practically spitting out smacks. She puffed out her chest, revealing her powerful and proud assets.
Clearly, she had misunderstood something to some extent...
Chess didn't bother arguing with this narcissistic girl, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
boom!!
The next second, a surge of dark golden magic erupted, tearing Chase's clothes apart with a loud rustling sound.
An overwhelming sense of oppression swept through the entire village.
Standing at the center of the magic storm, he looked like a hideous and terrifying demon crawling out of the Shura hell in Sherry's eyes!
Sherry was immediately terrified, her face turned pale, and she trembled all over, unable to even maintain her magic.
With a loud crash, the rock monster collapsed on the spot, and she, who was standing on it, fell to the ground, her head lolling to the side as she lost consciousness.
"Haha, just as expected of Chess!"
Lucy clenched her fist excitedly and cheered, "Operation Lure was a resounding success!"
However, Chess didn't stop after taking down Sherry. Instead, he turned around and headed towards Natsu and Yuuka Tobi.
Although Natsu faced no pressure at all in a one-on-two fight, the Moon Temple was probably nearing its most exciting finale, so it was always better to act early.
"Feed Chess! What are you doing? This is my fight, don't even think about interfering!"
Natsu knocked Toby, the dog-headed man on his face, back with a Fire Punch, then turned around and shouted at Chess.
He had naturally sensed the terrifying magical storm just now and knew that Chess was finally about to make his move.
In contrast, Yuka and Toby held their breath, their expressions becoming extremely tense and solemn.
"I see, so I have three enemies now."
Chess slowly stopped, his gaze still sweeping over Natsu, Yuuka, and Toby.
Upon hearing this, Natsu was taken aback at first, then put his hands on his hips and burst out laughing: "Hahaha, Chess, are your eyesight not so good? The other party clearly only has two... Ah~~~"
Before he could finish speaking, Chase's fist came flying at him, sending him flying high into the air.
Amidst incredibly foul curses, Natsu drew a beautiful parabola in the air.
Its landing point was the temple ruins located in the center of the island!
"Natsu, Chess means he considers you an enemy too."
Happy helplessly spread his hands and slowly floated through the air.
In the brief moment of a complaint, two muffled thuds rang out, and Yuka and Toby both took off from the spot and disappeared into the vast night sky.
The battles of S-class mages are just that simple and unpretentious!
"As expected of Chess, he ended the fight with just one move."
Lucy ran over quickly, smiling and giving Chess a thumbs up.
"So, Lucy, you're using me as a pawn. I guess I'll just turn you into a shooting star too."
Chase clenched his fist, his threat palpable.
"I'm sorry, Chess!"
Lucy placed her hands flat on her stomach, bowed at a lightning speed of ninety degrees to apologize, and her survival instincts were instantly on full display.
"However, from the perspective of a mage's judgment based on complex situations, this approach can be considered the optimal solution."
Under Lucy's tense gaze, Chase opened his outstretched fist, gently patted her shoulder, and laughed, "Now that we're here, Lucy, you've fulfilled your mission this time."
"Really? Nice!"
The guild newbies who received the approval of an S-rank mage immediately cheered happily.
"Don't be too happy yet, things aren't over yet."
Chase turned to the side and looked up at the pillar of purple moonlight that had fallen vertically from the sky to the temple ruins.
According to Leon, whom they overheard earlier, Deliora's absolute freeze could be lifted tonight.
Although it's a day ahead of the original timeline, such details are insignificant, as long as Uru can be "killed" using the Moon Drops.
This is also why he chose to send Natsu there—if he did it himself, he might accidentally destroy the entire temple along with the Moon Drop magic circle!
He was quite self-aware when it came to causing destruction...
"That's right! We can't let the demon Deliora be resurrected!"
Lucy suddenly realized that the joy she felt from repelling the enemy mage and protecting the villagers had vanished.
The biggest problem lies at the temple ruins!
"Come on, Lucy, take me there," Chase said.
"Okay!" Lucy nodded emphatically.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Just as they were about to set off, Gray, despite his severe injuries, slowly walked over. "I'm going too. No matter what, I have to settle things with that bastard Leon!"
Although they were master and apprentice, Uru was already like a mother to him, or even more than a mother.
He absolutely cannot stand by and watch Leon kill her!
"No, no matter what, Gray, your current physical condition is really too much to handle."
Looking at the swaying Gray, Lucy's face showed worry.
"Uru's life is at stake. Do you expect me to just sit quietly in the village and wait for news?!"
Frustrated, Gray couldn't help but yell at Lucy.
Seeing that Lucy was startled, he immediately realized his impulsiveness and said in a deep voice with a frustrated face, "I'm sorry."
After saying that, Gray didn't linger and turned to leave.
"Even if you go there with that broken body, what can you change?"
Chase called out to him, a trap card sliding from his fingertip, and chuckled, "At least, you need to regain your combat ability, right?"
Upon hearing this, Gray abruptly stopped in his tracks.
"That's... the Trap Card Vitality Boost Super Z?" Happy recognized the card Chase was holding between his fingers.
As a guild member, Gray naturally knew the effects of the Stamina Enhancer Super Z, and turned back without hesitation.
Seeing his resolute expression, Chess said no more, and after chanting, activated the card effect directly.
hum.
The magic circle lit up, and a bottle containing a strange liquid emerged from it.
Without hesitation, Gray took the bottle and tilted his head back to show off, his magic and physical strength quickly returning to their peak.
"Ugh, so disgusting..."
Lucy felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively hugged her chest.
"Lucy, if I remember correctly, you seemed to have used up a lot of magic power in the battle just now, right?" Chase turned to look at Lucy.
"No, no, no! Absolutely not, I have plenty of energy right now!"
Lucy shook her head frantically, and in a panic, she rolled up her sleeves to show off her not-so-powerful biceps to make her stance clear.
"That's good, after all, there's a cooldown period after using stamina enhancers." Chase nodded seriously.
Lucy's lips twitched, and she instantly bristled: "..."
You did this on purpose, didn't you? You definitely did it on purpose!
After the farce, the group bid farewell to the villagers and headed towards the temple ruins along the forest path.
On the way, Gray, with a solemn expression, recounted everything about Ul, Leon, and Deliora, including the fact that Ul, who used Absolute Freeze, was actually still alive.
Lucy suddenly realized what had happened and finally understood the whole story.
Chase's expression also became much more serious.
Knowing the plot is one thing, but hearing Gray tell it from his own ears is quite another.
This further strengthened his resolve to revive Uru!
A long silence fell over the group.
When they were about two-thirds of the way from the temple, they were ambushed by Leon's followers.
They were a group of ordinary people wearing dark purple Taoist robes and possessing little magical power.
Like the previous trio of Yuka, they all joined Zero Emperor Leon's ranks in order to avenge Deliora, who destroyed their hometown.
As Gray said, he and his senior brother Leon had to settle things eventually.
Therefore, Chase chose to stay and deal with these people, letting Gray go to the temple ruins first—he could clearly feel the intense magical fluctuations there, and Natsu should be fighting with Leon by now.
"These people are so weak!"
After a battle, Lucy was pleasantly surprised to find that these seemingly mysterious guys were just ordinary people, incomparable to the mages she had encountered before!
"Exactly, it's not inspiring at all."
Even Harpy sighed with disinterest.
"...What right does a dead cat hiding in the back and watching the show have to say such things!"
While complaining, Lucy lashed out with her whip at the enemy who charged at her.
The purple robe on the other person's body was ripped off, revealing the strange makeup unique to northern ethnic groups on their face.
"Wait, who are you...?"
Lucy stopped attacking.
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A dense purple light descended vertically from the night sky, passing through the altar's magic circle at the top and reaching Deliora, who was frozen at the bottom.
Roar! !
Amidst the incredibly eerie roar, the entire temple began to tremble violently, and a cold and oppressive atmosphere spread in all directions.
The first floor of the temple.
The white ice-shaping magic collided violently with the light green ice-shaping magic, shattering into countless shimmering fragments.
Fueled by unwavering conviction, Gray, who arrived early, successfully defeated the arrogant Zero Emperor Leon, winning this hard-fought battle between fellow disciples.
"Heh, heh heh, did you hear that, Gray? That incredibly familiar demonic roar."
Leon lay panting on the ground, a ferocious, twisted grin on his face. "No one can stop Deliora's unsealing!"
"My dream, the dream of surpassing Uru, will soon be realized, thanks to Deliora!!"
"Hahaha! Hahahaha!"
Maniacal laughter echoed through the trembling temple.
With a grim face, Gray suppressed his fear of Deliora and walked step by step to Leon, grabbing the latter by the collar.
"After saying all that, Leon, do you even know what you've been doing...?"
Exercise, roughhousing, eating, bathing...
Memories of the warm moments spent with his family of three flooded his mind. Gray's eyes filled with tears as he roared furiously at Leon, "Unfreezing the Absolute Freeze is killing Uru!!"
Leon let himself be dragged along and said coldly, "So what? I already knew the principle of absolute freeze."
"You were still talking about killing Ul, ignoring all warnings and going to challenge Deliora, the one who killed Ul! Weren't you the one who caused Ul's death?!" Gray!!
Words as sharp as daggers pierced Gray's heart.
As if all his strength had been drained, he slumped helplessly to the ground.
This is the truth, and it is his lifelong regret, a sin that can never be washed away!
—In a sense, Uru is already dead, without even the chance to repent in person!
"Just watch, Gray! I will kill Deliora to prove that my power has completely surpassed Uru's!"
Leon ignored the distraught Gray, got up with a frenzied expression, and walked toward the bottom of the ruins.
"Even at a time like this, he still hasn't realized that he's just not over the shadow of his master's departure. What a pitiful and pathetic guy."
The sudden words made Leon abruptly stop in his tracks.
Looking back at the entrance to the ruins, one could see a tall and straight figure standing under the bright purple moonlight.
"What...did you say?!" Leon's eyes instantly turned vicious.
Chase slowly stepped into the temple, passing Gray who looked surprised, and came to Leon's side.
"The so-called surpassing Master is just a lame excuse. You're actually just like Gray, only missing Uru."
"No, judging from your actions, you're not even as good as Gray. At least he accepted the facts and was willing to face his mistakes."
"I miss Uru? Are you kidding me!"
Leon was completely taken aback by his words, and roared maniacally, "All I want is to defeat Deliora, whom even she couldn't defeat, to prove my strength!"
That's all!
At this moment, the temple trembled again, as if on cue, the stone pillars collapsed, and various rubble rolled down one after another.
Deliora's demonic aura intensified, and the melting of Absolute Freeze was nearing its end.
"If that's the case, why not just challenge Uru directly? Why make things so complicated?"
After saying that, Chase ignored the stunned Leon and turned to look at Gray, who was kneeling on the ground, dejected. "And Gray, you too, if you're so remorseful, then apologize to your master in person."
"Chase... what the hell are you talking about?!"
Gray clenched his fists in anguish, choking back sobs, "Uru, Uru... she's dead..."
"Uru is dead? Solevadocana (that's not necessarily true)."
A faint smile appeared on Chase's lips. Under the incredulous gazes of Gray and Leon, he raised his fist and aimed it at the ruins beneath his feet.
Boom!!
The floor, already cracked from the battle, collapsed instantly, sending the three of them to the darkest level.
Deep within the cold air, the demon's enormous body was faintly visible.
The ice on its body had completely melted, turning into a babbling stream that flowed downwards, disappearing into the ground and flowing into the sea outside the island.
"Grey? And Chase?!"
A gasp rang out as Natsu looked on in surprise at Chess and his two companions who had descended from the sky.
Opposite him, Saludi, also known as Urutia, wearing a strange mask, was also drawn by the sudden commotion and stood on a rock pillar with a furrowed brow.
"Although the Fire Dragon is a mage from Fairy Tail, I never expected that he would be leading the team this time!" Ultear thought to herself, secretly shocked.
She had met Chase before, just recently at the courtroom.
"I'm really lucky. If it had been this guy instead of the fire dragon that arrived here first, I wouldn't have been able to handle it in my current state..."
After a brief moment of shock, Saludi (Urutia) regained his composure.
Now that Deliora's absolute freeze has been lifted, even an S-class mage cannot reverse the situation.
Perfect, I can also use him to test the strength of the awakened Deliora!
Just as Ultear was thinking this, the next second, something happened that made her stop breathing.
"Melting ice, departing souls, in my name, with cards as my guide, descend once more in perfect form!"
"My turn, form restored, activate!"
Chase raised the magic card high, then poured his entire body's magic power into it, and a holy and bright light intertwined and wrapped around it, outlining an intricate and mysterious magic circle.
He deliberately concealed the real name of the deceased, Su Sheng.
It wasn't that they didn't trust Nazlion and the others, but this kind of ability involving life and death was too dangerous. If they were not careful, they would be targeted by Ankhseram, the forbidden god who had cursed Zeref.
In fact, before deciding to use Monster Resurrection to revive Uru, Chase had already discussed the associated risks with the knowledgeable Dark Mage.
Based on the experience gained from using the Resurrection technique in the previous battle against Igunia, the Dark Mage concluded that if the dead are resurrected before their souls dissipate, Ankhseram would have little chance of detecting it.
(Since a reader mentioned this before, I'll just provide a patch here.)
hum!
The dazzling light of the magic circle instantly illuminated the dark cave.
Deep inside, a woman with short, neat hair slowly stood up, covering her head.