Bruno recognized him too, and the arrogance on his face was finally replaced by astonishment. The chairman had only told him to come and fight Makarov, but he hadn't said that the council would use "magical spirit power".

A surge of rage welled up within him. He immediately understood that he, Makarov, and the tower itself had become targets for elimination by the council!

"These idiots in the council, they won't even spare their own people?!" Brunot made a quick decision, his gravity field distorting as he prepared to forcibly escape the Tower of Paradise.

Makarov was also extremely anxious. His death didn't matter, but what would happen to the children...?

However, all the struggles were in vain.

The speed of the "Magical Spirit Power" is so fast that the outcome is already predetermined the moment it is seen.

In her final moments, Erza instinctively looked at Hope, but Hope remained seated, munching on sunflower seeds, as if the light falling from the sky was not a ray of destruction, but warm sunshine.

......

On the sea, Mirajane and the others, who were sailing their boat away, felt an indescribable and terrifying energy fluctuation coming from behind them.

Everyone turned around in horror and saw the holy white pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, like a spear of judgment thrown down from the heavens, piercing through the Tower of Paradise!

Chapter 107 The Last Fisherman

After a long while, the holy white light finally disappeared.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy smell, swept across the turbulent sea.

Protected by Juvia's magical bubbles, Mirajane's knuckles turned white as she looked at the distant island shrouded in smoke and dust. Lucy's breath caught in her throat, and Gray and the others were pale and could barely stand.

In the council chamber, the image of the satellite magic circle was obscured by swirling dust.

The councilors all looked somber, as if they were already certain that the Tower of Paradise had been destroyed.

“It’s over… Under the power of the magical spirits, there’s no way anyone could have survived,” a councilor murmured.

Senator Eugene spoke with a sorrowful expression: "I wonder how many people are inside that tower..."

Another member of parliament sighed, "Although it was a last resort to prevent Zeref's resurrection, we are all sinners in history for doing such a thing."

"And no matter how justified the cause may be, it cannot soothe the grief of the victims' families..."

As the smoke and dust in the satellite imagery gradually dissipated, the monitoring personnel stared in shock at the clear image on the projection screen. "Report! The target has not been destroyed!"

The expressions of all the councilors froze as they watched the images transmitted back by the satellite magic circle.

In the satellite imagery, the Tower of Paradise, which should have been destroyed, was not only not destroyed, but also completely absorbed the power of the "Magic Spirit Power".

Looking at the tower that had been transformed into a giant, pure magical crystal, although most of the councilors were quite old, they reacted quickly and immediately realized that they had been tricked!

Yajima stared intently at Zekrein, who stood on the council chamber rooftop with his back to everyone. "Zekrein! What on earth is going on?!"

Ziklay turned around, a triumphant smile playing on his lips, and disappeared from the sight of the assembled councilors.

"Disappeared?"

"Oh no! It's a Thought Entity!"

One of the councilors realized what was happening and immediately issued an order to his intelligence unit, "Find out where Zikrein's main body is right now!"

However, the next second, the Council headquarters building aged rapidly, with countless cracks appearing in the ceiling, walls, floor, and pillars supporting the building.

Subsequently, the entire council headquarters suddenly collapsed.

Belluno stared in shock at Ultear not far away, “‘The Arc of Time’...Ultear, why did you disrupt the council?”

Ultear opened her hand, watching a small pebble fall into it. "This is all for Lord Zekrein. Now, his dream is about to come true..."

Compared to the chaotic Magic Council, the Tower of Paradise was noticeably calmer.

When Zekrein appeared beside Gerald and saw the two identical men merge into one, Makarov and Erza immediately understood his plan.

The Tower of Paradise is merely a container to hold the magical power needed to activate the 'R System', and the massive amount of magical power required can only be gathered by the Magic Council's 'Magical Spirit Power' on this continent.

Therefore, Jellal used most of his magic to create the thought entity "Zekrein," and with combat power at the level of the "Ten Wizard Saints," he successfully joined the Magic Council and orchestrated the activation of "Magical Spirit Power."

"That's it, Zekrein is my thought entity."

Gerald readily admitted that it felt quite good to manipulate people like idiots, especially when the people being played were those high-ranking members of parliament.

Bruno finally stopped underestimating Gerald. "Not bad, it seems you can fly too."

This was Bruno's quirk; he liked to use "fly" to describe "power."

But Gerald, now that he has regained his power, has no desire to understand other people's quirks; he simply needs this powerful helper now.

The Tower of Paradise, filled with 27 billion units of conceptual magic, has been transformed into a giant crystal of pure magic. The 'R System' is now down to its final step.

Sacrifice the body of a Saint Ten Mage.

Jellal originally planned to sacrifice Erza, and if that didn't work, there was also the fire dragon Natsu as an alternative.

However, compared to the two young men whose physical strength met the requirements but whose magic power was not yet sufficient to reach the "Ten Saints", Makarov was undoubtedly a more suitable sacrifice.

Moreover, the only one present who could threaten the final step of the Tower of Paradise project was Makarov.

Gerald looked at the gravity man Brunot, "Help me take down Makarov. His body is the best sacrifice for Lord Zeref's resurrection."

"it is good."

Bruno agreed without hesitation, but not for the grand plan of reviving the Dark Mage; he simply wanted to defeat Makarov.

With the villains joining forces, the atmosphere on the scene became tense once again.

Just moments ago he was being beaten so badly he was running away with his tail between his legs, but now he had complete control of the situation. The exhilarating feeling of this reversal made Geral feel great.

"You bastard, how many people have you lied to so far?!" Erza was furious at Gerald's smile and stepped forward with her sword, but was stopped by Makarov.

Now that Jellal has regained his original strength, he is a true "Ten Wizard Saints" level fighter. If Erza rashly steps forward now, she will only be easily manipulated by him.

Moreover, Bruno is also a Wizard of the Tenth Rank. If he and Gerald team up, Makarov doesn't think he has much of a chance of winning unless they use "Fairy Law".

Seeing Makarov's cautious expression and Erza's clenched teeth, Gerald couldn't help but burst into laughter. "That's right, that's the expression—wanting to kill me but helpless! Hahahaha!"

"Hee hee~"

A discordant laugh suddenly broke the silence, interrupting Gerald. The others looked in the direction of the sound. They saw Hope leaning against the magic crystal wall, one hand covering her mouth, seemingly trying to suppress something.

Hope grinned, gritted her teeth, and tried to hold back... but how could she possibly tolerate something so ridiculous?

"Hehe...hehe..."

"Hahahaha—"

Finally, he could no longer hold back, and a maniacal laugh came from Hope's mouth, which made the people present feel a little strange.

"You bastard, are you out of your mind from fear?"

Gerald smiled dismissively. "Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily."

"die?"

Hope's smile faded, but her face remained fervent. "Geralt, I want to thank you for personally delivering what I needed most to me."

"I won't be polite about these 27 billion pure magic power."

Before he could finish speaking, Gerald witnessed a scene that made his eyes widen in horror.

From the magic crystal wall that Hope's palm touched, the massive amount of pure magic power transformed from the 'magical spirit power' was rapidly and frantically drained away.

The once crystal tower, which was sparkling and radiating a powerful energy glow, dimmed completely in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 108: In the name of the moon, I'll punish you... and then I ran out of mana...

【ding~】

[Accelerated Cracking Completed]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained extraordinary power—the 'True Moon Godslayer' magic.]

[Accelerated Cracking Completed]

[Congratulations, host, on unlocking extraordinary power—'Magnetic Field Power']

With 27 billion units of pure magic power, only a tiny fraction of that magic power is needed to fully unlock the progress bar for the "Moon Godslayer" spell.

However, for the 'magnetic power' that still requires 97 years to decipher, this nearly 27 billion units of pure magic is just right.

This made Hope even more grateful to Gerald.

If it weren't for the 'R System' he painstakingly created, which transformed 'magical spirit power' into pure magic power, he doesn't know how long he would have had to endure before unlocking 'magnetic field power'.

Silvery-white moonlight magic rose from his body like tangible flames, while fine blue-white lightning crackled and sparked around him.

Two completely different forces were constantly emerging within Hope at this moment.

He looked at Makarov and Erza, "Guild Master, Erza, you two take a rest. Leave the rest of the battle to me."

Erza hesitated. After all, Gerald and Bruno had combat power at the level of the "Ten Wizard Saints," and even Makarov had a hard time dealing with them. How could Hope possibly fight against them alone?

But Makarov nodded.

He could sense that an unknown energy was growing wildly within Hope's body, its quality and quantity far exceeding the scope of magic.

It is a growth force far more powerful than magic.

"Erza, leave it to Hope. If he can't handle it, then we can take action."

Hearing the guild master say this, Erza had no choice but to believe him. "Hope, don't be stubborn if you can't win. The guild master and I will definitely support you as soon as possible."

Makarov's lips twitched upon hearing this. He hadn't forgotten Hope's villainous face when they encountered Iguano before, shouting "Everyone, attack together!"

As Gerald watched Hope swagger forward, the smugness and pleasure on his face had long been replaced by boundless rage.

He had planned for the completion of the 'R System' for eight long years. This magical crystal tower, which embodied countless efforts, had become someone else's wedding dress at the last moment. How could he still remain rational?

"asshole!"

"What did you do?!"

Seeing Gerald's defenses crumble, Hope shrugged. "Isn't it clear enough? I've absorbed the magic of this tower."

"Damn it! Give me back my magic!"

Gerald clasped his hands together, extended seven fingers, and almost roared as he activated the magic, "Seven Star Sword!"

In the blink of an eye, seven beams of starlight lit up in the order of the Big Dipper, followed by seven magical pillars of light crashing down.

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