"Yes, Zorn, it's been a long time." Erza was covering her injured hand with one hand, and the self-blame and anger she had shown earlier melted away instantly, replaced by a smile, though her tone remained somewhat flat.
"Hey, hey, we're finally here! Erza, you guys run so fast! How's it going? Did you catch up with Erigor?"
Lucy, panting heavily, finally reached the top floor. Erza had just finished dealing with the enemies and immediately chased after her, so she had to run as fast as she could, which is why she was only just getting up here.
"Yes, I caught up. Sorry, Lucy."
"It's alright, it's alright, it's good that we caught up. So where is he?" Lucy bent over to calm her breathing, and when she looked up, she froze in place, only to see that she was surrounded by a powerful whirlwind.
"This is?"
"Don't worry, Lucy, Zorn is here, the matter has been resolved."
"Hey~"
Natsu put his arm around Lucy's shoulder, pointed at Zorn in the air, and said happily.
Lucy followed Natsu's finger and saw Zorn smiling at her. Then she looked at everyone who was now completely relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.
"You'll have to break through this Demon Wind Wall yourselves, or you can wait until I've dealt with Erigor before rescuing you."
After saying this with a wicked smile, Zorn ignored the reactions of the crowd below and looked directly at the turbulent ruins in the distance.
"How dare you! Cough cough, even if you are Ten Wizard Saints, you can't stop me." Erigor slowly stood up from the ruins, coughed twice, spat out the blood in his mouth, and still uttered harsh words as he looked at Zorn.
He reached for the Cursed Flute hidden at his waist, which was one of the reasons why he didn't escape during the chaos. Another reason was that he wasn't fast enough to escape Zorn's pursuit.
So he planned to use the Lullaby to curse Zorn to death directly. His expression, fueled by his fantasy, grew increasingly ferocious. "Die here!"
"Oh, so you're looking for this?" Zorn waved the Skull Flute in his hand at Erigor, looking at Erigor with a mocking expression.
It turns out that Zorn had secretly taken the Cursed Flute before kicking Erigor.
"Damn it, why, why are you stopping me? You're the ones who ruined me," Erigor murmured, his Magic Power increasing dramatically. "Power, only power can give me what I want. Everything that stands in my way must die."
"Storm Break!" Erigor gathered Magic Power in his hands, and a purple Magic Circle appeared in front of him. A powerful tornado rushed straight towards Zorn.
The golden Holy Shield in front of Zorn blocked the attack without Zorn even lifting his hand. This scene further spurred Erigor to unleash all his Magic Power, and Storm Break charged even more powerfully against Zorn's Defensive Magic.
The overflowing wind blades had already destroyed the surrounding houses, leaving only ruins.
"Damn it, damn it, die, all of you die!" After his revenge plan failed, coupled with the vast difference in strength, Erigor's heart was now somewhat driven mad, and he was venting his anger recklessly.
After Erigor's Magic was infused with Magic Power for the last time, the powerful winds slowly eroded Zorn's Defensive Magic. At a critical point, the Defensive Magic shattered, and a powerful Tornado engulfed Zorn.
Seeing this, Erigor burst into maniacal laughter, completely oblivious to the fact that he could possibly defeat the mighty Ten Wizard Saints. It seems he really is somewhat mentally unstable.
His laughter only stopped when Zorn appeared behind him, knocked Erigor down with a single hand, and then bound him with Chains.
Zorn then examined the flute in his hand more closely.
He noticed that just moments before, when Erigor was filled with resentment, the three eyes on the flute seemed to have reacted, but they had stopped reacting now.
--Separator--
Inside the other side of the Demonic Wind Wall, Erza, Grenaz, and the others...
Ah~
"Natsu, stop using the duct tape, don't try it again." Lucy watched worriedly as Natsu struggled against the hurricane, his body covered in wounds from the Wind Blades.
Despite being Double Demon Wind Wall, Natsu was still bounced back by the wind.
Seeing this, Lucy immediately hugged Natsu, preventing Natsu from continuing to try, regardless of what Natsu was thinking at that moment.
Natsu was also surprised by Lucy's embrace. As if he had thought of something, the two of them froze on the spot for a moment. Erza and Gray could already sense the ambiguous atmosphere.
It's unclear whether Zorn wanted this scene to repeat itself, which is why he had everyone stay inside the Demon Wind Wall.
But Natsu, oblivious to Lucy's charm, simply pushed Lucy away and excitedly leaned close to Lucy, saying, "By the way, you can use Celestial Spirit to go through the Celestial Spirit World and take us out, just like you did at the Everlue Mansion."
"No, that won't work. This method only works if there's a Celestial Spirit Mage outside, and humans entering the Celestial Spirit World would be a serious violation of the contract."
When Happy heard about the Everlue Mansion, he suddenly seemed to remember something and walked over to the group in a panic, pulling out the Celestial Spirit Key "Virgo - Virgo".
"No, how could you steal it without permission? You're such a bad cat!" Lucy grabbed Happy's face and pulled on it.
"Yes, it was Virgo who said she would bring it to you. Her former master was arrested, so she broke the contract."
"Moreover, this way we can burrow underground and get out from underground."
"Real"
"What did you say"
Erza and the others were shocked.
Upon hearing this, Lucy instantly cheered and hugged Happy, her joy transforming into a completely different expression.
"Alright, let's go out now."
Lucy took the key and took a deep breath. Erza, Gray, and Natsu also watched Lucy nervously.
"I am the one who connects the path to the Celestial Spirit World. Answer my call, pass through the gate, open it, Gate of Virgo - Virgo!"
As Lucy made a sweeping motion with her key, a blue Magic Circle appeared, and the gaunt, maid-dressed Virgo spun out from the doorway.
"What are your orders, my master?"
Who are you?
"Because I am a Celestial Spirit very loyal to my master, I will dress up according to my master's wishes. Do you like this look?"
Virgo glanced indifferently at the whip at Lucy's waist, lost in thought.
"Well, this look is quite pleasing to the eye," Lucy nodded in agreement.
"So, how shall I address you, Queen Majesty? Princess?"
"I don't want Queen, but a princess would suit me quite well."
Lucy's shy and narcissistic expression left Natsu and Gray stunned; they never expected Lucy to have this side to her.
"Um, let's hurry up."
"Oh, right, right, Virgo will take us out from the ground."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Gray watched as a large hole quickly formed under Virgo's Magic, and he was the first to jump in, followed by the others.
As soon as they emerged from the cave, they found Zorn studying a flute, while on the other side, the unconscious Erigor was bound with golden Chains.
"Oh, you guys are out. Let's go pick up the Guild Master. Perfect timing, we also need to take care of this."
Zorn waved the flute in his hand.