The second assessment has officially begun.
"Ahhh~"
A plume of smoke swept through the jungle, and screams from boys and girls echoed all around.
"How can a man panic and run away from the enemy like this!"
"It's so noisy! Can't you be quiet for a moment?!"
Elfman and Evergreen, according to the requirements of the second test, needed to be the first to find the tomb of the first Guild Master, but they didn't expect to encounter such a huge Magic Beasts on the way.
Before they could even recover, they encountered such a monster, so they had no choice but to run away.
A gust of wind came from behind.
"Danger~"
"Ahhh~"
Elfman turned his head and saw the Magic Beasts's hooves about to strike the two of them. He quickly lunged forward, grabbed Evergreen, and used himself as a cushion, so that they rolled down from a cave entrance to another cliff face.
"What... do you want to do!" Evergreen felt the warmth of Elfman's skin in front of her and shyly pushed him away.
To emphasize that he had no such intentions, he clenched his fists, revealing an angry expression, and continued, "The battle plan just now was to frighten Mirajane and expose her weakness. Nonsense! You don't actually think I'm interested in you, do you?"
"I... I didn't mean that, but thank you anyway, it's amazing you came up with that battle plan..." Elf'an looked innocent, but his tone was quite sincere, which silenced Evergreen, who was initially a little embarrassed.
"You... you're such an idiot."
"Crunch, crunch," came the sound of leaves rubbing against clothes from the bushes nearby.
Is anyone there?
"There are people on this island? Are they really people?"
"There wasn't anyone here originally..."
A man with black hair and white clothes, looking very forlorn, staggered along, muttering incredulous words.
Suddenly remembering something, I stopped in my tracks.
Who are you?!
"Only members of our Fairy Tail are qualified to enter this island!"
After reprimanding them, Elfman and Evergreen immediately used their limited Magic Power to assume a defensive stance.
Although his Magic Power is currently recovering slowly due to his presence on Tenrou Island.
However, the man before them inexplicably instilled a sense of fear in them, leaving them with no choice but to use Magic Power to defend themselves.
"Fairy Tail... I see... There's Fairy Tail managing things..." The black-haired man continued to mutter to himself, his expression seemingly lost in thought.
"You bastard..." Elfman took a step forward, his eyes blazing with anger as he shouted, but before he could finish...
"No!!"
"Neither of you are allowed to come near me!"
The black-haired man suddenly screamed, his expression filled with fear, clutching his head as if something terrible was about to happen.
Elfman and Evergreen exchanged a glance, unsure of what to do.
However, they couldn't let someone whose background they didn't know get away with it on their island; it was too dangerous. They both knew this from each other's eyes.
He nodded, having made up his mind: to drive them off the island.
Just as I was about to make a move.
"Hey~ Elfman, Evergreen, what are you two doing standing here!"
"If we don't hurry, Happy and I will become S-Class Mages first, hahaha."
A cheerful voice suddenly broke the silence; Natsu, with Happy behind them, waved and greeted them.
However, because the two people were blocking their view, they did not notice the black-haired man opposite them at all.
"Natsu?" Elfman and Evergreen both turned around and exclaimed in surprise.
Upon hearing the name Natsu, the black-haired man paused, and the black Magic Power that had been difficult to suppress suddenly seemed to burst forth from his body.
The black-haired man clenched his teeth, his expression pained, tears streaming down his face, staring blankly at Natsu, the man he longed for in his heart.
"You've grown up... I... have been looking for you..."
The black-haired man looked at Natsu, tears streaming down his face, his voice filled with joy.
Natsu paused upon seeing the black-haired man, and asked with even greater suspicion, "Who... who is this guy?"
His fists clenched, and wisps of fiery Magic Power emanated from his body, as if he were about to punch the other party if their answer was wrong.
In the previous exam, Natsu had already learned that when facing an unknown enemy, he must not recklessly charge in.
"So that's how it is. Natsu... he doesn't have the power to destroy me yet..."
After sensing Natsu's Magic Power, the black-haired man suddenly realized that Natsu's strength was still too weak, and he sadly shed tears again.
I clearly don't want to harm any more lives, but the time isn't right yet...
It brushed past very gently.
"Bang!" The black-haired man froze, his eyes snapping open. The suppressed black Magic Power surged forth, swirling around his body. He hurriedly covered his head, trying to control it, but to no avail.
All that could be heard from his mouth were painful screams. "Run... run!"
On the other side.
Zorn, who was atop the tree, suddenly paused, his expression immediately turning serious.
"Found it..." he murmured, and his figure immediately vanished into thin air.
The black Magic Power could no longer be suppressed, and suddenly formed a black protective shield around the black-haired man, the deep aura of death instantly pressing down on the three of them.
Leaves drifting in the wind, just as they approached, turned to ashes and vanished into thin air.
The three people and the cat's pupils contracted upon seeing this.
This aura, this Magic Power... it's the smell of death.
"Everyone, get out of here!" Natsu shouted as he turned around, Elfman immediately tried to pull Evergreen Grin away.
However, it was too late. The uncontrollable black Magic Power expanded rapidly, like a balloon about to burst.
The three people and the cat watched in alarm as the black Magic Power drew ever closer, their expressions growing increasingly panicked.
Seeing this, Natsu quickly gathered Armament Haki in his hands and forcefully pushed the two of them and Happy away, but he himself was about to be hit by the black Magic Power.
In an instant.
A golden light filled the eyes of the three people and the cat, so bright that they couldn't open them.
Two kinds of Magic Power, one black and one golden, form their own domains, mutually restraining and canceling each other out.
Zorn suddenly whispered in Natsu's ear, "Don't worry, Natsu is alright. Your power is very important!"
"Zorn... what did you say..." Natsu mumbled, slowly opening his eyes. However, he didn't notice the red light emanating from his scarf slowly flowing back into his body.
"Hmph~" A dragon's roar echoed in Zorn's mind.
Zorn said helplessly, "It's nothing." Turning his head, he looked at the two streams of Magic Power with a serious expression, and found that although his holy light Magic Power could resist the erosion of the black Magic Power, it was still effective.
However, it is being consumed at an extremely rapid rate.
On the other side, Zeref stared blankly at the scene. For the first time, he realized that there were actually people who could use Magic Power to resist the erosion of death.
"This... why does it feel so familiar... another... Goddess..." Zeref stared at Zorn, muttering to himself in a daze.
The two looked at each other.
One was slightly somber, while the other showed a hint of joy.