Let's rewind to a few minutes ago.
Erza and Cobra Erik are engaged in a fierce battle.
"Hey, Titania, you'd better watch your own side!"
Erik, standing atop the serpentine Cubellios, raised his hand and unleashed 'Poison Dragon's Fang,' a giant serpent's mouth formed from poisonous mist that swooped down from the sky. This caused Erza, who had been worried about Lucy, to refocus on the battle.
"Black Feather: Moon Flash!" Erza donned her Black Wing Armor, and with a flap of her bat-shaped wings, the ground instantly cracked, sending debris flying. In the blink of an eye, Erza was already in front of Erik, having also dodged the attack.
"I've heard your every thought. You want to completely defeat me? Let's see if you have the ability!"
Erik's right hand instantly transformed into a Dragon Claw, imbued with a purplish-black poison, "Poison Dragon's Claw," and he raised it to directly block Erza's slash. Meanwhile, Cubellios's snake tail whipped Erza's abdomen, and Erza parried with her crossed swords.
Both of them used the force of each other's attacks to jump away simultaneously.
"Damn it, our actions have been completely detected!" Erza flapped her wings, hovering in the air, watching the opponent's flawless attacks in battle. Her expression turned serious, and her Magic Power erupted once more!
"That's right, that's more like it! Let's have some fun, Titania!" Erik saw that Erza was also fully engaged in the battle, and with a smile, he extended one hand, inviting Erza to join him.
Erza is now wearing "Requip - Lightning Emperor's Armor," a light green armor with lightning patterns on its surface. She is also holding the Lightning Emperor's Spear, but her feet are treading on air, producing a Thunderclap as she strikes the air with each strike.
"Hmph~ You'd better watch out!" Erza her gun through the air, creating a deafening roar of lightning, and then stomped her foot, sending a sonic boom echoing all around.
Erik's ears twitched, and despite his discomfort, he urged Cubellios to accelerate sharply, and the two collided.
"The Poison Dragon's Twin Fangs"
"Wrath of the Thunder Spear"
Erza a vertical slash, carrying the power of lightning, which struck Erik's giant, tooth-shaped attack Magic. The remaining lightning then dissipated, creating a thunderous roar in the air.
Erik and Erza then launched a rapid series of attacks in mid-air, exchanging blows dozens of times in a short period.
Erik, however, seemed unable to withstand Erza's lightning attack, and urged Cubellios to retreat rapidly, dodging Erza's horizontal slash. The lightning just grazed the stray hairs on his forehead.
Erik looked at the falling strands of hair, the arrogance in his eyes gone.
"As expected of the Titania! She held back before because she had her companions with her and was afraid of accidentally hurting them!"
"Such attack power, and such incredible reflexes—even if I sensed the next attack, it seemed like my attacks could be read in the first place."
Erik was slightly out of breath, his eyes fixed on Erza, having gained a deep understanding of Erza strength.
"You have no hope left, surrender!" Erza pointed the Lightning Emperor's Spear at Erik, her tone leaving no room for refusal.
"It's not over yet!"
"Poison Dragon's Roar!" Erik placed his hand on Cubellios, and the venomous snake below immediately understood Erik's meaning, opening its mouth and spewing out poisonous mist. Erik took a deep breath and swallowed all the poisonous mist.
After compressing it with all its might, the black and red roaring attack, which unfolded in front of her, headed straight for Erza as the Magic Circle in front of her opened.
"So this is your choice!"
At the tip of Erza's Spear of the Lightning Emperor's Spear, a high-energy ball of azure-blue lightning was slowly compressed to its limit by Erza, just as the roaring attack reached its center.
With a forceful thrust of the Lightning Emperor's Spear, the Thunderclap Cannon shot forth, and the two attacks collided.
Lightning and poisonous mist intertwined in the air, producing a piercing sound and dazzling sparks. The sky above the hill was instantly illuminated by a blinding flash of lightning, followed by a deafening clap of thunder. The rocks and vegetation on the hill were charred black by the lightning, and one could even smell a burnt odor.
The poisonous fog gradually dissipated under the attack of lightning.
After the smoke dissipated, Erik staggered, swaying from side to side, before finally giving way and slowly falling backward off Cubellios, plummeting to the ground.
With its forked tongue flicking, Cubellios immediately swooped down and caught Erik before he fell, coiling the snake around him and probing Erik's face with its tongue.
"You've won! But what you're about to face is..."
"It seems my wish will not be fulfilled this time! I just wanted to hear my best friend's voice..."
Erik's eyes remained fixed on Cubellios in front of him. Erza, standing to the side, reverted to her Everyday Armor. Seeing that the other party had indeed lost his ability to fight, she was about to turn and leave when...
The earth began to shake violently, and everyone sensed a powerful, evil Magic Power.
"This is..." Erza in surprise.
"That one is coming..." Erik suddenly said.
"What do you mean? Explain yourself..." Erza held a sword to Erik's neck, her eyes filled with murderous intent as she looked at Erik.
"Our Brain... also has another personality, one of which is a knowledge-loving, rational external personality."
"There's another Inner Personality, Wu, who loves destruction and is extremely brutal. Because he's too powerful, the Brain sealed him away with Six Paths of Shackles..."
"So you mean to say that the Oración Seis are six seals formed through Living Body Link Magic?" Erza already knew that the Oración Seis were the keys to the seals when she heard this.
"Yes, that's right. You'd better run! This person is far too powerful for you to handle right now."
Erik then tried to persuade Erza, but Erza ignored him, changed into a set of Black Wing Armor, and headed towards the terrifying Magic Power.
Zorn and Jellal on the other side also felt this Magic Power.
At this moment, the entire pillar of light of Nirvana was covered with symbols and words of the Autonomous Collapse Magic Circle. Under this Magic, Nirvana was gradually collapsing, and its outer layer was now wrapped in a faint golden glow.
After Zorn set up this formation for Jellal, he also covered it with a protective formation. Because the runes were too complex and cumbersome, it took him quite a bit of time.
However, with this protective array in place, there is no longer any worry that anyone can break the Autonomous Collapse Magic Circle. The destruction of Nirvana is now only a matter of time.
"Jellal, I'm leaving this place in your care. If Nirvana can be successfully destroyed, it will atone for some of your sins."
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect this place this time!"
Jellal nodded firmly, understanding that Zorn was now going to deal with this final enemy.
Zorn glanced back at the foolproof magic circle, then vanished from the spot in a flash.
Jellal then sat down, staring at the beam of light, seemingly lost in thought.
To be continued~