Deliora Dies!

"Crush!"

"Ice Make: Infinite Blade Leaves!"

After repelling Deliora's attack once more, Gildarts and Ur stood side-by-side, their gazes fixed intently on the enemy before them.

Deliora stood seemingly unharmed, while Carlton Hines and the Priest Yaroc of the Dark Magic Group stood on a nearby rooftop, watching Deliora and Gildarts battle with blank expressions.

Even Gildarts and Ur, after fighting Deliora for a while, couldn't help but pant for breath. Deliora exerted immense pressure on them, not to mention the two Ten Saints-level Mages watching from the side.

At this moment, Laxus's Dragon Slayer Secret Art, Roaring Thunder, captured everyone's attention on the battlefield. Afterward, upon hearing Asmodeus's voice disappear, Gildarts and Ur's spirits lifted. They knew Allen and Laxus had defeated their opponents.

"Ur, we can't let the younger generation look down on us!"

"Roar! Indeed! Let's get serious!"

After their brief fight together just now, both understood each other's fighting styles. Gildarts, the powerhouse, excelled in close combat over long range, while Ur's long-range abilities far surpassed her close-combat skills. Thus, they smoothly divided their roles.

"Ice Make: Spinning Great Lily!"

Without warning, several ice constructs shaped like lilies emerged around Deliora. They began to spin rapidly around Deliora at astonishing speed. These lilies seemed to possess a life of their own, ceaselessly firing sharp, blade-like ice leaves at Deliora. Each ice leaf shimmered with a chilling light that made one's heart palpitate.

However, facing this impenetrable barrage, Deliora showed no reaction. It didn't pay much attention to these attacks, merely waving its hands casually as if the deadly ice leaves were nothing more than gentle snowflakes. A crisp cracking sound was heard, and in the blink of an eye, all the lilies shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the ground.

Meanwhile, Gildarts had already seized this opportunity to rapidly advance to Deliora's front. Deliora naturally sensed the imminent threat. Its claws, which had been hanging low, suddenly extended, slashing towards Gildarts with a sharp whistling sound and the speed of lightning.

While running at full speed, Gildarts quickly raised both hands high. A dazzling magical light erupted from his palms. With a low roar from Gildarts, "Decomposition!" the claws attacking him instantly broke down into a multitude of tiny, delicate chicken claws.

Despite successfully resolving the immediate crisis, Gildarts knew in his heart that this decomposition magic wouldn't last long. Therefore, he dared not slacken in the slightest, his footwork quickening as he continued to press towards Deliora.

Just as Gildarts was about to reach Deliora, Deliora suddenly opened its massive mouth and spewed a stream of black flames towards Gildarts.

Seeing this, Gildarts agilely dodged to the side. However, despite his swift reaction, he couldn't completely evade the black flames. The edge of the flames brushed against his left arm. The next second, an unbearable, piercing pain struck him. Gildarts looked down to see his left arm severely burned by the flames, the flesh turned inside out. Gildarts could only temporarily control the injury with his magic.

Just then, Ur, who had been waiting for an opportunity, seized the moment. She made a gesture with both hands and then shouted, "Ice Make: Ice Prison!" Before her voice even faded, the ground began to shake violently. Immediately, a massive ice block with a hollow center rose from the ground like a towering ice mountain. In an instant, Deliora was firmly trapped within this colossal Ice Prison.

But Deliora clearly wouldn't be contained so easily. It furiously swung its sharp claws, smashing them against the ice trapping it. With a crisp "crack," the incredibly hard Ice Prison began to show fine cracks, which spread continuously.

Gildarts knew that opportunities were fleeting. Seizing this gap, he took a deep breath, trying to calm his ragged breathing caused by the injury. After readjusting his state, he charged forward again like an arrow released from a bow. This time, he condensed all the magic within his body into his right fist. The moment the Ice Prison shattered, he leaped high into the air and roared, "Ura Hades!"

Following this roar, Gildarts's right fist, carrying immense impact force, struck Deliora's body heavily.

A deafening "bang" echoed. A shocking, gaping hole was instantly blown into Deliora's abdomen. After piercing through Deliora's body, the street and houses in front of Gildarts were also destroyed by this spiral-shaped, highly penetrative technique.

Suffering such a severe blow, Deliora let out a pained howl and staggered, about to fall.

Just as Deliora was about to collapse, Carlton Hines moved. He gently raised his hand, and magic of the same origin as Deliora's flowed into its body. Deliora's previously weakened aura instantly surged back, and its wounds began to heal at a visible rate.

Gildarts and Ur's expressions changed simultaneously.

"Hmph, you thought you could defeat my creation so easily?" Carlton Hines sneered.

Ur gritted her teeth and formed seals with her hands again: "Ice Make: White Rose Garden!"

A path forged from ice beneath Ur's feet rapidly extended towards Carlton's house at astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, this ice path reached the house and underwent a dramatic transformation upon contact.

Exquisite ice constructs, resembling real roses, emerged from the rooftop beneath Carlton and Yaroc's feet like mushrooms after a rain. The petals of these ice roses were spiral-shaped, shimmering with a cold light. As if possessing a life of their own, they fiercely lunged towards the two.

Facing Ur's assault, Carlton snorted, "You now dare to try and fight us both alone? Do you think we're easy to deal with? It seems you've underestimated us!" At the same time, Yaroc, wearing an iron mask, extended his staff forward. The tip of the staff glowed with magic, and instantly, a magic barrier appeared out of thin air, firmly protecting him and Carlton.

Ur's attack collided with the magic barrier, erupting in countless dazzling sparks, but it couldn't break through its sturdy defense. However, Yaroc didn't stop there. He controlled his staff and suddenly shot several magic bullets containing immense energy towards Ur.

Seeing this, Ur slammed her hands on the ground and shouted, "Ice Make: Shield!"

As her voice fell, a thick ice shield emerged, firmly blocking in front of her. The energy bullets struck the ice shield. Each one penetrated into the ice shield, but even so, the energy bullets did not break through the shield's defense.

Thus, Gildarts looked for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Deliora, while Ur engaged Carlton and Yaroc. Deliora was too sluggish against the highly agile warrior, forcing Carlton to constantly monitor Deliora's condition to prevent Gildarts from finishing it off instantly. Yaroc, not wanting to reveal too many trump cards, was holding back. The two sides in the battle thus entered a stalemate, until Allen arrived carrying Ultear, followed by Laxus.

Upon seeing Allen and Laxus arrive, Gildarts and Ur's faces lit up. Carlton and Yaroc, however, frowned. They hadn't expected Asmodeus to be defeated so quickly. Judging by the current combat power of Allen and the other three, Deliora wouldn't last. Carlton and Yaroc, shrewd strategists, exchanged glances, understanding each other's intentions. They instantly retreated from the battlefield before Allen and Laxus could launch their attacks.

Allen didn't stop them from leaving. The immediate priority was to eliminate Deliora and then quell the chaos in Irkutsk.

At this moment, Ultear poked her head out and curiously asked Ur, "Mom, where are your clothes?"

"Huh? When?"

Ur then realized she was only in her undergarments. She didn't know when the rest of her clothes had been removed by Ur.

Allen saw Ur's clothes nearby, walked over to give them to her, and handed Ultear back to Ur. He then said, "Leave the rest to us. Ur, you should rest on the side for now."

Ur, taking Ultear and her clothes, nodded in a daze. Although she didn't understand why she didn't have to fight as soon as Allen arrived, Ur was content to be with Ultear now.

Allen and Laxus walked over to Gildarts. Allen mischievously whispered to Gildarts, "Old man, you saw someone taking off their clothes and didn't even remind them, what a feast for your eyes!"

Gildarts's face instantly turned red. "I was in the middle of a fight! How could I have the mental energy to pay attention to clothes? Besides, I thought it might increase Ur's combat power!" Gildarts's tone became righteous as he spoke.

Allen chuckled and said, "I'm curious, if your daughter knew you were this kind of dad, what would she think?"

Gildarts said nonchalantly, "We'll talk about that when I have a daughter."

Allen smiled without speaking. Just as Gildarts was about to say something more, Laxus interrupted them, "Gentlemen, Deliora is looking this way."

"Then let it die!"

Allen quickly donned LordKnightmon and charged forward, with Gildarts and Laxus following closely behind.

Deliora appeared to have the combat strength of a Ten Saint, but its defense was particularly monstrous, and its magic resistance was high. Its attack power was actually average. Now, with the super-powered Allen and Gildarts, and a rapidly growing Laxus, Deliora couldn't even last three minutes before Allen pierced its head with Gram.