He raised his head and fixed his gaze on the trembling black figure.
"Moreover, most of the dark and dirty things are afraid of the most yang and strong flames. Although this guy is a collection of 'thoughts', its core is still composed of magic power."
Lu Chongwei turned to look at Natsu and smiled.
"Natsu, this is your home court."
"Oh oh oh! It's on fire!"
Natsu's fists collided violently, and dazzling sparks erupted.
"If you are afraid of fire, then burn it to ashes!"
Everyone dispersed in tacit agreement, preparing to fight.
"Gray, cover!" Lu Chongwei commanded.
"Leave it to me!"
Gray slapped his hands on the ground, and the cold air surged.
"Ice Make--Ice Geyser!"
Countless huge Ice Spikes rose from the ground. Although they could not directly harm the black shadow, they blocked its dodge space and forced it into a blind corner.
"Lucy!"
"Open it! Gate of Sagittarius! Sagittarius!"
Lucy quickly replaces Celestial Spirit.
The centaur Celestial Spirit dressed in circus costumes draws the bow string.
"Hello! Fire Arrow Barrage!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh--
Several arrows burning with flames shot through the air and accurately hit the black shadow. The black shadow dodged left and right, looking extremely embarrassed.
"It's now! Natsu!" Lu Chongwei shouted.
"Fire Dragon's--the Roar!!!"
Natsu took a deep breath, his abdomen bulged high, and then suddenly spurted out a huge tornado of flames.
At the same time, Lu Chongwei also moved.
He held the sword with both hands, and his spiritual pressure was compressed crazily on the blade.
"Fire Encirclement!"
Boom!
Lu Chongwei slashed out with his sword, and a huge wall of flames fell from the sky, forming a pincer attack with Natsu's the Roar, completely trapping the black shadow in the sea of fire.
"Roar--!!!"
The black shadow struggled fiercely in the fierce fire, and the thick black mist quickly evaporated and dissipated under the high temperature.
As the black mist dissipated, the core of the black shadow finally revealed its true face.
It was a black crystal suspended in mid-air, about the size of a fist, emitting a strange dark light.
"That's..." Lucy pointed at the crystal, "Its energy source!"
"That thing is controlling the shadow!" Gray shouted.
Lu Chongwei's eyes flashed.
"Don't give it a chance to breathe."
He raised his left hand and pointed his index finger at the crystal.
There is no need to aim too much at all, the huge spiritual pressure instantly gathers into a dazzling red light at the fingertips.
"O King! The mask of flesh and blood, the myriad things, the one who soars high and bears the name of humanity!"
The moment the chant sounded, the surrounding air began to tremble.
"The heat and strife are turning southward across the sea, moving forward!"
"Hadō #31·Shakkaho!"
Boom!
A crimson flame beam was like a laser cannon, with the momentum of destroying everything, and accurately hit the exposed black crystal.
Click!
A crisp crackling sound echoed in the night sky.
The extremely hard dark crystal instantly exploded into countless fragments under the bombardment of Shakkaho.
As the crystal shattered, the struggling black shadow lost its supporting frame and let out a last unwilling cry before completely turning into a wisp of black smoke and dissipating between heaven and earth.
The moonlight fell on the earth again.
Black Pine Town's oppressive aura finally dissipated a bit.
After the battle, Lu Chongwei walked to the place where the black shadow disappeared.
There are some black crystal fragments scattered on the ground. Although they have lost their luster, there are still uncomfortable fluctuations in magic power.
Lu Chongwei squatted down, picked up a piece of debris, and held it in front of his eyes for a closer look.
"This is a man-made magic device."
Lu Chongwei's fingers gently rubbed the surface of the fragments and frowned.
"It has the magic mark of the controller on it... This feeling is like remote control."
"In other words, the mastermind behind the scenes is still nearby?" Natsu came closer, his nose twitching, "I also smell a nasty smell, right over there!"
Natsu pointed in the direction of the outskirts of the town.
"Follow the magic trajectory and find it." Lu Chongwei stood up and patted the dust on his hands, "Since you dare to attack civilians, you must be prepared to be burned to ashes."
Following the weak remnants of magic power, everyone tracked them all the way to the depths of a dense forest on the outskirts of the town.
An abandoned castle suddenly came into view.
The walls of the castle were covered with withered vines, and the door was half-open, like a huge mouth that preyed on people. The gloomy cold air kept pouring out from inside, and not even the sound of insects could be heard around.
"What a gloomy place..." Lucy shrank his neck and clutched Gray's clothes tightly.
"Be careful, there may be a trap inside." Gray observed the surroundings vigilantly.
Lu Chongwei kicked the door open.
"Is there anyone? Delivering express!"
This voice shouted so loudly that everyone was stunned for a moment, and the originally tense atmosphere collapsed in half.
"Lu Chongwei! Be more serious!" Lucy couldn't help but complain.
The interior of the castle is covered with thick spider webs, and there are many worn-out sheepskin scrolls scattered in the corners, covered with strange runes. There is a huge stone platform in the center of the hall, with a magic circle in operation on it.
At the eye of the magic circle, there remains the dark magic power that has the same source as the crystal just now.
"This is it." Lu Chongwei looked at the magic circle, "That black shadow was created from here."
At this moment, a sound of heavy footsteps came from the shadows deep in the castle.
Ta, da, da.
Everyone immediately entered a fighting state.
A man wearing a black robe and a mask on his face slowly walked out. He was holding a staff with a skull on the top, and his whole body exuded a disgusting dark aura.
"I didn't expect that I would find it here."
The man in black robe's voice was hoarse and harsh, like two rusty iron pieces rubbing against each other.
"Fairy Tail... Huh, what a bunch of nosy flies."
"Who are you?" Natsu asked loudly, "Why did you attack the residents of the town?"
"Why?"
The man in black robe let out a strange laugh and took off his hood, revealing a pale and sinister face.
"I am a member of 'Phantom Lord'. As for those villagers... hum, it is their honor to be the nourishment of the great Dark Magic formation. As long as I drain their vitality, I can complete this masterpiece!"
"Phantom Lord?!"
Lucy exclaimed in surprise. It was a large guild in the Fiore Kingdom that was as famous as Fairy Tail, but it had a very bad reputation and often did anything for profit.
"You actually regard human life as nourishment..." Natsu's fist instantly ignited with fire, and his eyes became extremely angry, "I will never forgive this kind of thing!"
"Now that you're here, let's become my nourishment together!"
The man in black robes waved his staff violently.
"Dark Magic·Shadow Tentacles!"
Rumble!
The ground shook violently, and countless huge black shadow tentacles emerged from the ground, like wildly growing thorn bushes, attacking everyone overwhelmingly.