White Magic Power surged from Larcade's body, his gaze sharpened, and the white tentacles suddenly doubled in size, causing everyone's happiness level to double again.
Runa and Juvia, stimulated by intense desire, suddenly cried out, their faces turning bright red with shame at their own screams.
When pleasure reaches its peak, it can steal the soul from your opponent.
This is the terrifying purpose of this Magic.
It was obvious that the people lying on the ground had reached their limit and were just a hair's breadth away from breaking through the critical point.
Your soul will soon be taken away by the other party.
Even Gray stopped struggling; the frost on his body began to slowly disappear, as if it had been pulled away by white tentacles.
Seeing this, Larcade revealed a smug smile.
However, only a moment later...
Gray's body jolted violently.
"Stop being so smug, you bastard!!" A furious roar suddenly came from Gray's mouth.
Immediately afterwards, the numerous tentacles turned into ice blocks.
"What?!" Larcade exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide.
Then, Gray suddenly opened his eyes and pulled hard, and the tentacles immediately turned into ice crystals, which fluttered down into the air.
Gray clasped his hands together, and ice Magic Power surged forth once more. Gray's hair was also whipped about by this powerful Magic Power, making him look like a wild lion.
His eyes revealed determination and resolve.
"ICEMAKE-- Silver World!" With a roar, Gray slammed his hand on the ground, and everything within the area of the light shield was instantly enveloped in ice.
Frost was spreading across the light shield.
The ice surface emanated a bone-chilling cold, absolute zero, and like a ferocious beast, it pounced directly towards Larcade.
The people lying on the ground were instantly frozen and trembled all over. They suddenly opened their eyes and finally woke up from that cold state, feeling a strong chill surging from their bodies.
At that moment, Larcade nimbly leaped away, easily dodging the attack from the ice.
"This attack seems to be comparable to General Winter's Invel!" Larcade's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of disdain.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a dazzling blade of light shot out from his hand, slashing towards Gray like lightning.
Just then, Jellal teleported to Gray's side in an instant. His figure was like a ghost, swift and accurate. Without hesitation, he waved his hand and knocked away the light blade that Larcade had shot out.
However, despite successfully blocking the attack, Jellal was breathing heavily, his face showing exhaustion. The attack had drained him of a great deal of energy.
He needs some time to recover.
"Thanks, Gray, leave the rest to me!" Jellal's voice held a firm tone, his gaze fixed intently on Larcade. He truly hadn't expected such Magic to exist, one that could even manipulate people's desires.
Facing the Twelve Holy Shield, defeating him is also his responsibility as one of the original Ten Wizard Saints.
Runa and Juvia, on the other hand, had expended even more energy. Although they had regained consciousness, they would still need some time to recover.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those Twelve Holy Shield. I, Irene August, am a special being!!" Larcade clasped his hands together, still smiling as he spoke. But his confident expression told everyone that his strength was extraordinary.
Larcade suddenly extended his hands with two fingers together and made a forceful slash in the air.
"The Soul of Gluttony!!" A mysterious and powerful purple Magic Power desire, like a surging torrent, enveloped Jellal and Gray.
In an instant, an overwhelming hunger surged up like a tidal wave, threatening to devour them both.
Having already expended a great deal of energy and desperately needing food to replenish it, they now felt even weaker and more powerless.
Overwhelmed by this intense hunger, the two involuntarily turned their gazes to Runa and Juvia beside them.
At that moment, the two girls' figures underwent a miraculous transformation in their eyes—they turned into delicious-looking big bones and chicken legs!
The enticing aroma wafted over, making their mouths water.
The two couldn't help but swallow hard, their hearts filled with longing for the delicious food.
"Lord Gray... what's wrong? Juvia, I... I can't right now..." Juvia blushed as she looked at Gray's hungry expression, the embarrassing scene from earlier flashing through her mind.
Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.
But I'm also annoyed that I can't cook delicious meals right now.
"The world is full of desires, and the war that has been launched now is just the breeding of evil thoughts in people's hearts!" Larcade suddenly sighed about the war, as if he knew the desires in people's hearts very well.
But he was willing to do anything for his father, Zeref.
Seeing that Gray remained unconscious, Juvia gritted her teeth and made a decision.
"Lord Gray, please forgive me!!" Juvia shouted, and the remaining Magic Power turned into water, splashing hard on Gray's face.
Gray snapped back to reality, clutching his stomach and fighting off his hunger. He looked at the still-conscious Jellal and punched Jellal in the abdomen.
The pain was used to awaken Jellal's rationality.
But at this time
A whooshing sound came through the air.
Bang! Bang! Gray and Jellal were instantly smashed away by the rapidly spinning cross.
Larcade frowned slightly as he watched the two people staggering to their feet, but quickly composed himself.
A mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"Oh? You actually managed to withstand the erosion of two kinds of desires? You're quite capable!" His words revealed a hint of disdain and indifference.
Then, Larcade's eyes sharpened, and his voice turned cold and ruthless. "What a pity, humans are creatures with three kinds of desires. And the last one is the desire for sleep!"
Larcade's hands moved, and white Magic Power surged forth like a vortex, its immense power suffocating.
He said with a contemptuous tone, "But unfortunately, this is your final desire, which means you will fall into eternal slumber!"
He was actually somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that these people had been allowed to live until now.
But he didn't show it; instead, he continued to enjoy the impending victory and sense of control.
"No one can resist the final desire!" "Eternal death slumber, the Death's Eternal Slumber!" With a roar from Larcade, his Magic Power surged forth, and white energy erupted wildly across the icy land.
Even Gray, Jellal, and Juvia and Runa beside them were instantly affected by this powerful Magic Power, falling into an uncontrollable drowsiness, their eyelids starting to droop involuntarily.
"Jellal, Runa, Juvia, don't sleep!!" Gray realized the situation was critical and immediately released the cold energy within him again, trying to dispel everyone's sleepiness with the icy sensation.
However, this method did not work very well, because they were all affected by Larcade's Magic and could not easily shake off their drowsiness.
"It's no use. Humans can't resist their desires. You feel sleepy too, don't you?" Larcade laughed smugly, knowing that his Magic had successfully eroded everyone's consciousness.
"Sleep well~ Everything will be wonderful in your dreams!" he whispered like a devil, and the endless drowsiness continued to erode everyone's brain.
Despite Gray's best efforts, the drowsiness was too intense, and even he gradually felt powerless.
The chill seemed unable to ward off the bone-deep drowsiness, making everyone's eyelids grow heavier and heavier, as if they might close at any moment.
"Damn it~ How can I succumb to... the desires in my heart..."
"I must... defeat you... defeat the enemy! This is my Belief... Belief..." Gray's consciousness waned as he saw Juvia and the others about to close their eyes, and his heart tightened.
He knew that if he closed his eyes, he would never wake up again.
How could this be? How could he stand by and watch his comrade perish before his eyes? He already had a painful memory of that, how could he let it be repeated?
His rigorous training and accumulation of strength were all for the purpose of standing in front of his comrades and defeating all enemies.
He was Belief to die for this goal.
As the Belief in his heart grew stronger, the power that had been planted in his heart was instantly activated and gradually spread from his feet.
A black substance gradually enveloped half of his body.
With a simple gesture, Gray froze Jellal, Runa, and Juvia into ice crystals.
Just then, a powerful Magic Power erupted from Gray, and his gaze became firm and sharp.
He whispered, "I won't let you succeed. I'll protect them."
"The power to freeze everything... how could this be..." Larcade sensed it; the power within the ice seemed to indicate that the person before him could transform his Beliefs into power.
No... it was the inner desire to protect his Belief that answered him.