Roar!
Tree Demon shook his head violently, and the leaves on his body shook violently. The flames only left a shallow scorch mark on its dark bark, and did not cause any substantial damage at all.
Immediately afterwards, Tree Demon opened its huge wooden mouth, and countless green light spots spewed out.
"That's... a spore?!" Lucy exclaimed.
Those spores took root on the ground, and in just a blink of an eye, countless purple-black poison ivy grew wildly on the ground. These poison ivy were like living creatures, twisting and twisting towards everyone, and the vines secreted sizzling corrosive venom.
"Be careful! These vines are poisonous!"
Gray slammed his hands on the ground, and the cold air burst out instantly.
"Ice Make--Floor!"
Click click click--
The white ice spread rapidly with Gray as the center, freezing the surrounding ground and the newly grown poison ivy. The ice layer blocked the volatilization of the venom, temporarily creating a safe place to stand.
"Damn it! What's going on with this guy?" Natsu landed on the ice and wiped the corner of his mouth angrily, "It can't be burned by fire, nor can it be beaten by beating!"
"Lucy! Cover me!" Erza shouted.
"Leave it to me!" Lucy pulled out a golden key from his waist and waved it hard, "Open it! Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!"
Ding!
Golden light flashed, and a tall cow man Celestial Spirit holding a giant ax appeared on the field.
"Mo--! Miss Lucy's figure is still so great!"
As soon as Taurus appeared, his eyes turned into the shape of a heart, staring at Lucy and twisting around.
"Now is not the time to talk about this! Attack that Tree Demon!" Lucy pointed forward frantically.
"Understood! For Miss Lucy!"
Taurus roared angrily, swung the huge double-edged battle ax, jumped up high, and struck down hard on one of Tree Demon's trunks.
"Giant Axe Slam!"
Bang!
The tomahawk struck the bark of the tree hard, sparks flying everywhere.
However, Tree Demon did not move at all. On the contrary, Taurus felt numb in the tiger's mouth, and the giant ax in his hand almost flew out of his hand.
"What?! Even Taurus's power can't cut it in?" Lucy's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Is this the source of Forest of Delusion? This kind of defense is simply despairing.
At this time, Lu Chongwei was not present, and everyone could only rely on themselves.
Erza calmly observed every move of Tree Demon. Although the attack was ineffective, she keenly discovered that every time Tree Demon launched a powerful attack or mobilized magic power, a piece of bark on its chest would glow red.
There is a tree hole there.
Although it is wrapped in thick layers of bark, it is undoubtedly the place where the magic flows most intensively.
"Found it."
Erza's eyes flashed, and he quickly formulated a strategy.
"Listen up! Its weak point is in the tree hole on its chest! That's its Magic Core!"
Erza's voice clearly spread throughout the audience.
"But there is thick bark protection there, so it is difficult for my attack to penetrate directly."
"Gray! You are responsible for restricting its movements, don't let it move!"
"Natsu! You are responsible for attracting its attention, using full firepower, and beating it to pain!"
"Lucy! Prepare Celestial Spirit with the strongest penetrating power!"
"I'll give it the final blow!"
Fairy Tail's strongest team showed amazing tacit understanding at this moment.
"Use the ice and snow to turn into shackles!" Gray put his hands together, and the magic power surged crazily, "Ice Make--Ice Geyser!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless huge icicles rose from the ground under Tree Demon's feet, biting Tree Demon's roots and legs like Ice Dragon's fangs. The cold air spread upwards along the trunk, greatly slowing down Tree Demon's movements.
"Now! Natsu!"
"It's on fire!!!"
Natsu was on fire, jumping back and forth between the icicles, and his whole body turned into a stream of red light.
"Fire Dragon's--Wing Strike!"
"Fire Dragon's-hook!"
He attacked Tree Demon's head and arms crazily. Although the damage was not high, the lingering harassment like a fly completely angered Tree Demon.
Roar!
Tree Demon the Roar, waving his arms to kill this damn "bug", completely ignoring the gap in his chest.
"Lucy!"
"Here it comes!" Lucy took back Taurus and put another key in his hand, "Open it! Gate of Sagittarius! Sagittarius!"
The centaur Celestial Spirit dressed in circus costumes made an elegant appearance and drew the long bow in his hand.
"Hello! Please order!"
"Aim at that tree hole! Shoot with all your strength!" Lucy pointed at the red spot on Tree Demon's chest.
"Understood! Hello!"
Sagittarius's eyes instantly became sharp, the bowstring was fully drawn, and the magic power gathered on the arrows.
Collapse!
A golden stream of light cut through the air, with a sharp whistling sound, and hit the bark of Tree Demon's chest with great precision.
Poof!
The high-speed rotating arrow had terrifying penetrating power. It penetrated the hard bark of the tree and opened a gap, revealing the beating dark red core inside.
"Now! Erza!"
In the sky, a silver figure fell like a shooting star.
Erza had changed into Flight Armor at some point. Although this armor was not strong in defense, it could greatly increase her speed. The leopard print cloak behind her made a sound, and the long sword in her hand shone with cold light.
"Sonic Claw!"
Erza's figure disappeared instantly, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of the exposed core.
Brush!
The sword flashed.
The dark red Magic Core was penetrated instantly, and then fell apart under the strangulation of the sword energy.
"Ouch-ouch--!!!"
Tree Demon let out one last shrill scream.
Its huge body trembled violently, and the bark that was originally as hard as iron began to quickly wither and peel off. The ferocious human face gradually distorted and dissipated, and finally turned into a pile of dead wood.
Boom!
A giant tree hundreds of meters high suddenly collapsed, sending up smoke and dust all over the sky.
With the death of Tree Demon, the oppressive magic wave shrouded in the forest also dissipated. The surrounding fog, which was too thick to be dissolved, began to fade away little by little under the sunlight.
The long-lost sunshine fell on everyone's faces.
Natsu sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Phew... finally done. This guy is so hard."
Gray also wiped the sweat from his forehead and released the ice-making magic.
"It works well together."
Erza put away her sword and returned to her usual armor attire. She looked at the dead tree that fell on the ground and smiled.
"Mission accomplished."
After solving the source of Forest of Delusion, the search and rescue work became extremely smooth.
Although those Mages captured by Tree Demon suffered some injuries and suffered from serious magic overdraft, fortunately their lives were not in danger. Everyone found them in the tree cocoons deep in the forest, rescued them one by one, and escorted them out of the forest.
When the group of people returned to Magnolia, it was already evening two days later.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the gate of Fairy Tail Guild, giving this ancient building a layer of gold.