She understood that it was all a huge conspiracy, but she had no choice.
"For Grimoire Heart, for that ultimate goal, I must continue to stay here."
Ultear closed his eyes, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
"Follow the script. Only in this way can we save that tragic future."
Tower of Heaven, top hall.
The air was filled with a pungent burnt smell. Lu Chongwei was holding Ryujin Jakka, and the golden flames made him look like a god of war.
Jellal stood in front of the throne and slowly raised his hand. He grabbed the hood on his head and pulled hard.
Huh--
The hood fell, revealing a face with short blue hair and a red tattoo engraved under the right eye.
Lu Chongwei's eyes narrowed.
"This face..."
He has seen this face before. In the Fairy Tail guild, that man who always covered his face with a cloth and moved around secretly. Mystogan!
"Surprised?"
Jellal looked at Lu Chongwei's reaction and smiled proudly.
"Mystogan is me in another world, but that's not important anymore." Jellal slowly opened his arms. "What's important is that you will die here soon."
"You're not ashamed of your words." Lu Chongwei snorted coldly.
He kicked the ground hard with his right foot, and his whole body turned into a golden stream of light, appearing in front of Jellal!
"Go to hell!"
Ryujin Jakka carried the heat that burned the sky and extinguished the earth, and slashed hard at Jellal's neck! The speed of this knife was so fast that even a crack was cut in the air.
However, Jellal was not panicked at all.
"Meteor!" Jellal shouted.
The surface of his body was wrapped in a layer of golden light.
Whoosh!
Just as the blade was about to touch his skin, Jellal's body moved back several meters at an incredible speed, narrowly escaping the fatal blow.
"Boom!"
Lu Chongwei's sword energy struck the throne, splitting the gorgeous throne in half, and the incision was scorched black.
"It's so fast." Lu Chongwei's eyes darkened.
Jellal stood not far away and patted the dust on his clothes.
"My meteor magic can make me reach the speed of light. You can't hit me."
Just then.
Buzz--
A low roar came from the sky. The entire Tower of Heaven began to shake violently.
Lu Chongwei raised his head. Through the broken roof of the hall, he saw the desperate scene in the sky.
A huge magic array is slowly taking shape directly above Tower of Heaven. The magic array exudes a sacred and destructive light, illuminating the entire sea area as bright as day.
Etherion!
"Hahaha! It's coming! It's finally here!"
Jellal raised his head, looked at the magic circle, and laughed hysterically.
Lu Chongwei Looking at Jellal's crazy appearance, an idea flashed in his mind. He turned his head and looked at the huge Magic Crystal pillars around the hall.
"I understand." Lu Chongwei's voice was bone-chilling. "You don't want Etherion to destroy this place at all."
"This tower itself is a huge Magic Crystal absorption device!"
Lu Chongwei pointed a knife at Jellal.
"You deliberately lured Magic Council to cast Etherion in order to use this tower to absorb the huge magic power and complete the ritual of resurrecting Zeref!"
The laughter stopped abruptly.
Jellal turned his head and stared closely at Lu Chongwei. The surprise in his eyes flashed, and then he regained his aloof confidence.
"As expected of you, you can actually see through my plan."
Jellal clapped.
"That's right! This Tower of Heaven was built to absorb Etherion! As long as it absorbs that huge magic power, Lord Zeref will come! And you will all become the stepping stones of the new era!"
Turn your gaze back to the bottom of Tower of Heaven.
In a messy passage.
Huh... huh...
Lucy collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. The Celestial Spirit Key in her hand was dim, and the magic power in her body had been completely exhausted. Next to her, Juvia was also leaning against the wall tiredly, soaked to the skin.
Not far ahead of them.
Vidaldus fell in a pool of blood, his wild long hair was burnt black, and he had completely lost consciousness.
"Finally... defeat him." Lucy wiped the sweat from his forehead and showed a weak smile.
"Lucy!"
The sound of rapid footsteps came. Natsu, Gray, Xio, Simon and others ran over from the other end of the passage. Seeing that Lucy and Juvia were safe, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's great that you are okay!" Gray stepped forward and helped the two of them up.
Rumble--
The vibrations of the tower became more and more violent, and the rubble above the head continued to fall.
"No time to reminisce!" Simon raised his head and looked at the cracks in the ceiling, looking anxious. "Etherion is about to fall! Wally and Millianna have prepared the boat outside, we must evacuate immediately!"
"Evacuate?" Natsu grabbed Simon by the collar, with anger burning in his eyes. "Brothers Erza and Zhongwei are still up there! Do you want us to abandon our companions and run away!"
"I won't leave!" Gray also expressed his attitude, condensing ice blades with his hands. "If I don't take them with me, I would rather die here!"
Simon looked at the persistent eyes of the two people and closed his eyes in pain.
"Do you think I want to leave!" Simon yelled, his eyes red. "Erza is the most important person to me! If possible, I can't wait to die for her!"
He pushed Natsu away and pointed at the top of his head.
"But that's Etherion! There's only one way to die!"
Simon calmed down his breathing and forced himself to calm down.
"We have to believe in Lu Chongwei." Simon looked directly at Natsu and Gray. "That man has unfathomable power. Since he dares to go up alone, he is sure to bring Erza back. If we stay here now, we will only become a burden to them!"
Natsu and Gray were silent. They understood that Simon was right, but their reluctance prevented them from moving.
"Let's go." Lucy pulled Natsu's arm weakly. "We have to trust brother Zhongwei and Erza and wait for them to come back on the ship."
Natsu gritted his teeth tightly and clenched his fists. Finally, he punched the wall.
"Brother Zhongwei! I want to bring Erza back!"
Everyone supported each other and evacuated towards the outside of the tower.
Time goes back ten minutes.
Within Tower of Heaven, Observation Room.
The surrounding walls were covered with gorgeous tapestries, but now they had been chopped into pieces by the sharp sword energy.
"Bang!"
There was a dull loud noise. Erza flew upside down like a kite with its string broken, and hit hard against a hard stone pillar. The Purgatory Armor she wore, which was said to have the strongest defense, was now covered with shocking cracks. Blood kept pouring out along the gaps in the armor, dyeing the ground red.