Saga burst into loud laughter and reached for the scroll in Li's hand.
But Li suddenly straightened, his eyes turning blood-red. Terrifying black flames then erupted, sweeping Saga and the knights before him into their depths.
A brilliant light then flared in Li's palm, dazzling beyond measure. Layla in black stared blankly as the light swallowed Li whole. Then, from within that radiance, a hand suddenly shot out and forcefully dragged Layla in black into the blinding light.
Though Li's actions had been rather rough, Layla in black did not know why, but her heart began to pound fiercely at that moment.
In a gray forest, Layla in black climbed off Li's stomach. She slowly stretched her body before smiling and saying, "Good thing neither of us was seriously hurt."
Li, meanwhile, grimaced as he climbed up from the ground and could not help complaining, "Lady Layla! Of course you're fine! But I just fell from twenty meters up! And with you on top of me, it's a miracle I didn't break every bone in my body!"
Layla in black merely smiled faintly. "This body of yours is far tougher than the limits of a human body. I didn't expect you to have such a method. Those black flames looked quite extraordinary. No matter what, thank you for this time."
Li began moving his body around. He had acted out of necessity just now. For some reason, he had a feeling that something was wrong. Although he had Ankhseram's authorization, if Zeref intended to threaten him, he should have known immediately. He had sensed nothing so far, but it was better to prepare for the worst.
He then asked directly, "Didn't you say that using this scroll would let us meet Lord Babylon right away? Why isn't there even a