Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Erza instantly donned black armor that enhanced her strength and agility, transforming into a black lightning bolt. She struck first despite being behind, her black feather axe precisely deflecting the demon's attack from his arm.

Happy, with Natsu by his side, seized the opportunity to close in, shouting, "Take this! Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

The scorching flames struck Lalabai's torso, but only charred part of the wooden bark, without causing fatal damage.

Gray's magic erupted beneath Lalabai's feet, its icy aura rapidly freezing its lower limbs. However, Lalabai simply stomped its foot, shattering the ice into pieces.

"Useless! This level of magic isn't even enough to tickle me!"

Lalabai spoke in a mocking voice, easily dispersing most of the flames and frost. At the same time, dark purple magical patterns lit up on his body, and a layer of evil magic barrier appeared faintly, resisting the attacks of the group.

The three hollow eyes lit up again, and a destructive magic circle rapidly constructed in front of its gigantic maw, unleashing countless purple magic energy projectiles indiscriminately in all directions like a torrential downpour.

"Oh no!" Kana exclaimed, quickly dodging.

At the critical moment, Lucy calmly swiped the Protoss Key, "Open, Taurus Gate! Talos!"

The colossal Taurus Celestial appeared, wielding a giant axe, and shielded Lucy, Cana, and nearby Gray from dozens of glowing projectiles.

Hope weaved nimbly through the air, dodging the attacks of the light bullets, her brow furrowed.

The sacrificial magic that Erigor used with his life actually freed Lalabai from the seal. Not only did Lalabai's strength not weaken due to the long period of sealing, but it also abnormally returned to its peak state.

Hope reasonably suspected that something must have happened along the way since Eric Gor had set off before him but arrived at the venue later.

While maneuvering and calmly analyzing the situation, Hope's gaze finally settled on the three purple eyes flashing on Lalabai's head.

"Everyone! Attack its eyes!"

Erza, who was also in the air, clearly realized that the eyes were the weak point, so she activated the magic again: "Transformation - 'Infernal Armor'!"

A heavy giant sword appeared in Erza's hand. Dressed in ferocious black armor, she descended from the sky like a Valkyrie of Purgatory, the giant sword slashing fiercely at Lalabai with an aura of shattering everything.

With a single strike, the solid defensive barrier shattered instantly.

The Fairy Queen finally revealed the full power befitting an S-class mage. Her overwhelming power was so great that even many of the guild leaders present felt inferior to her.

Faced with Erza's all-out attack, Lalabai felt a sense of crisis for the first time since gaining its freedom. It swung its arms to block the Purgatory Blade, while simultaneously conjuring a terrifying beam of destruction in its mouth to lock onto the female knight.

Erza's companions, however, would not give it that chance.

Natsu's hands burst into flames, and Gray, who had been tossed high into the air by the Taurus Celestial Spirit, also conjured a giant ice hammer. The two launched an attack from the left and right sides simultaneously.

"The Fire Dragon's Claw!"

"Ice Form - Great Hammer Soldier!"

The fire and ice worked in perfect harmony, pounding heavily on Lalabai's chin, causing a magical ray to burst forth from its mouth and shoot diagonally into the sky, piercing a large hole in the clouds.

Kana looked at the clouds above her head, now pierced by the bullet, still shaken.

But unfortunately, she couldn't be of much help. Card magic was really useless against such a huge enemy with considerable defense.

As a Celestial Spirit Mage, Lucy faces the same awkward situation as Cana. Fortunately, although she can't help in the battle, she might be able to provide some information about Lalabai's weaknesses.

"Open! Gate of the Southern Cross! Crookes!"

As the silver Celestial Key in Lucy's hand flashed, an old man with a cross-shaped head emerged from the starlight portal.

Crooks, the most learned of the Protoss, is said to be someone even the supreme Protoss King sometimes consults.

"Old Master Kru, wake up! Please take a look at me!"

The Southern Cross Protoss, awakened by Lucy, slowly awoke to find himself confronted by Lalabai's enormous body, and his eyes widened in shock.

"That giant wooden demon has actually been released?"

"But why does it still have the power of its prime? Wasn't it already crippled by the Devil Slayer when it was sealed away?"

Seeing Lucy's anxious look, Grandpa Kru quickly offered a solution to deal with Lalabai.

“Lucy, listen carefully. Lalabai cannot be completely destroyed, so the Devil Slayer who dealt with it chose to settle for second best and seal it away.”

To seal away the demon...?

Lucy and Cana's anticipation instantly turned into disappointment. Not to mention them, none of the many guild leaders around them possessed sealing magic.

The main reason is that sealing magic is even rarer than healing magic. Currently, there is only one "Sealing Class" under the Magic Council, but it is clear that they will not be able to come now.

Just then, Hope came out of the hall.

Kana stared at Hope, who was holding a half-eaten sandwich, and exclaimed in exasperation, "Why are you here?!"

"Of course I'm resting. You don't think I have a lot of magic, do you?"

Hope's matter-of-fact answer silenced Kana.

Thinking back to how this guy was so tired after taking her flying for a while that he had to lean against the wall, she couldn't help but complain, "You guys have really bad stamina. I'm worried about your future girlfriend's happiness."

Upon hearing this, Hope was immediately delighted. He finished the rest of the sandwich in a few bites, clapped his hands, and said, "Hmph, so what if it's sealing Lalabai? I'll show you what I'm capable of right now."

Cana tugged at Hope's sleeve, "Don't be reckless. If you go up there now, you'll just be causing trouble for Erza and the others. You don't know how to seal magic."

Hope turned around and gave a wicked smile.

"Who said sealing necessarily means sealing magic?"

Chapter 17 Wooden Design: Luban Lock

Hope's words stunned Cana and Lucy. How could they seal it without sealing magic? And it was such a large demon.

Hope didn't explain, but just gave them a "watch me do it" look before unleashing her 'Wing Magic' and returning to the battlefield.

"Erza! Natsu! Gray! Help me restrain Ralaba's movements, I have a way to deal with it!"

Hope shouted.

Although they didn't understand what he wanted to do, Erza and her companions immediately took action out of trust for their comrades.

Erza instantly switched to her new armor, the "Heavenly Wheel Armor," and the swirling flying swords danced as if in a storm of swords, attacking Lalabai from all directions.

Natsu and Gray exchanged a glance, and the two cooperated seamlessly once again.

Gray slammed his palms on the ground, and the extremely cold ice spread rapidly. This time, it was not an attack, but rather, in conjunction with Natsu's blazing flames, it caused the ground beneath Lalabai's feet to collapse.

The loss of balance caused Lalabai's movements to freeze momentarily.

It's now!

A glint flashed in Hope's eyes, and he suddenly clasped his hands together, unleashing a surge of pure magic.

"Wooden Design - Luban Lock!"

With his low shout, the ground trembled, and countless thick, long wooden strips shimmering with emerald magic light burst forth from the earth.

These wooden strips are not randomly generated; each one is a standard cuboid with sharp edges and corners, and both ends have a mortise and tenon structure.

With his mental energy highly focused, the massive wooden planks moved in an orderly fashion, as if controlled by an invisible, skillful hand.

The first wooden strip was placed across Lalabai's waist, and the second and third strips quickly inserted from both sides, forming a stable triangular support.

Then, more wooden strips began to be built along its arms, torso, and even neck.

Lalabai clearly realized something was wrong and let out an angry roar, trying to break free from these seemingly ordinary pieces of wood.

However, these wooden strips, shaped by Hope's magic, were exceptionally tough, and before Lalabai could exert his strength, more wooden strips had already been stacked up layer upon layer.

The tenon of each wooden strip is precisely embedded into another wooden strip, interlocking and mutually constraining each other. Through the interlocking of mortise and tenon joints and other structural elements, multiple incredibly stable and mutually supportive complex structures are formed.

In the blink of an eye, a huge wooden frame that completely encloses Lalabai has taken shape.

It struggled, only to find its arm stuck in the wooden strip, unable to exert any force.

Twisting its torso only caused the entire structure to tighten further, making itself even more tightly bound.

With no other options, Lalabai tried to unleash magic, but the three eyes and mouth on her head were ingeniously restricted by the wooden structure. Not only could she not effectively aim and shoot the magic, but Hope also seized the opportunity to stuff a huge wooden ball into her mouth.

Hope's vision of the giant Luban lock was thus completed.

Lalabai was trapped in place, unable to move.

Isn't this also a kind of seal?

The crowd stared in disbelief at the wooden cage that held the enormous demon in the center, a cage that was both tightly sealed and incredibly sturdy.

Grey was so shocked that he muttered to himself, "You can use shapeshifting magic like this?"

Hope landed slowly, his face pale. Such a huge and intricate shape had taken a huge toll on his magic, but he managed to hold on.

He looked at Kana, who was supporting him, and grinned when he met her worried gaze: "How about it? Isn't your brother Hope amazing?"

"Okay, that's enough."

Kana was speechless as she watched Hope, who was still putting on a brave face.

After confirming that Lalabai was unable to break free from the "Giant Luban Lock," Erza, Natsu, and Gray also withdrew from the battlefield.

Natsu, watching Lalabai writhing futilely in the wooden cage, shouted excitedly, "Well done, Hope! When it comes to creative styling, you're a hundred times better than that clueless, cold-blooded exhibitionist!"

Gray, wiping the sweat from his brow, surprisingly didn't contradict Natsu. "Natsu is right. When it comes to magical transformations, I, Gray, would call you Hope the strongest."

Hope chuckled dryly. He could tell that Gray was about to dance. The old man next door who said that line ended up having his heart ripped out.

Erza removed her Heavenly Wheel Armor and changed back into her regular knight's armor. She walked over to Hope, looked at his pale face, and said with a mixture of approval and concern in her eyes, "Very brilliant tactics, Hope. Are you alright?"

"It's obvious... something's not going well."

Hope replied with a wry smile, but her face showed the joy of success.

At the edge of the venue, the guild leaders who had witnessed the whole process looked at each other in astonishment, which eventually turned into amazement at the younger generation of Fairy Tail mages.

The Fairy Queen, whose strength is already close to the threshold of the "Ten Wizard Saints"; Natsu and Gray, who haven't reached S-class but possess corresponding strength; and Lucy, a Celestial Spirit Mage with immense potential...

And then there's Hope, who unexpectedly resolved the troublesome Lalabai, destined to become famous throughout the wizarding world.

Makarov stroked his beard with smug satisfaction, unable to hide his smile as he looked smugly at his two close friends. "How about it? Our younger generation is quite capable, isn't it?"

Although Bob and Goldman were genuinely happy for Makarov, they couldn't help but roll their eyes at him when they saw him with his tail wagging in the air.

After exchanging pleasantries with his old friends for a while, Makarov approached Hope and said, "It seems you've regained your memory. Are you leaving now?"

Hope shrugged, then feigned distress, "I just unconsciously used magic during the battle on the way here. I still can't remember my identity."

Upon hearing this, Makarov, who thought Hope had regained her memories and was about to leave, suddenly brightened up. "In that case, Hope, why don't you join Fairy Tail as a mage?"

Although Hope had somewhat anticipated this, she hadn't expected Makarov to be so direct. "Aren't you worried about me, this guy of unknown origin? What if I'm actually a scheming person, pretending to have amnesia just to get close to Fairy Tail...?"