Hope's voice was soft, but it instantly brought Gray back to his senses. He had almost forgotten that Hope possessed the abilities of telepathy, mind reading, and memory magic.
Hope immediately used telepathy to connect with everyone, then came to Brian's side, and a magical light with transparent fluctuations pressed down on his head.
Brian's eyes widened. His vast knowledge allowed him to immediately recognize the 'Memory' magic. "You actually tried to forcibly read my memories! You can't do that! Aren't you a legitimate guild mage?!"
"Tch, what's the point of talking about morality with a heretic like you?" Lucy muttered under her breath, instantly earning approving glances from everyone.
Hope didn't bother arguing with Brian and directly began to forcibly search through his memories.
Brian is an outstanding graduate of Mildian Academy of Magic, and his achievements at the Fiore Institute of Magic have earned him an excellent reputation in the magical world.
Through this carefully crafted facade, Brian successfully befriended many powerful mages, including Ullu.
Eleven years ago, Ulu brought her daughter Ulutia to seek help. Ulutia's symptoms were that her young body could not withstand the powerful magic inherited from her mother.
This condition is actually quite easy to treat. Just use magical artifacts that can withstand a huge amount of magical power to help her share the magical power. For example, "Dragon Slayer Crystal" is a good choice.
Given Ullu and Brian's status in the wizarding world at the time, if they wanted, someone would soon offer them a Dragon Slayer Crystal for money or to do them a favor.
But Brian immediately took a liking to Ultear, who was only 9 years old, and he didn't want to miss such a perfect test subject.
So Brian fabricated a lie and carefully crafted a "corpse" that was enough to fool the Ten Wizard Saints. He lied to Ullu, saying that it was too late and her daughter couldn't hold on any longer and had unfortunately passed away.
The devastating news left Ulu heartbroken.
She shed tears of joy when her daughter was born, so she named her "Ultear". But she never expected that the joy she felt would eventually turn into tears of sorrow.
Ulu left heartbroken.
But the real Ultear is still alive.
Brian tried to deceive Ulutia by saying that "Ulutia abandoned her," but the intelligent Ulutia did not believe him and firmly believed that her mother would come to pick her up.
However, all that awaited her was Brian's cruel experiment.
A year later, Brian's secret collusion with the Black Magic Cult and child trafficking was exposed, and Ultear seized the opportunity to create chaos and successfully escape.
Brian was initially worried that Uludia would bring Ulu back to take revenge on him, but two months later, instead of Ulu coming, news of her death arrived.
Brian, in high spirits, thought he would never see Ultear again, but to his surprise, she reappeared a few years later as one of Gerald's subordinates.
Brian sensed something was wrong at the time and secretly investigated, discovering that Ultear was now a member of "Devil's Heart" and was deeply trusted by Hades, the leader of "Devil's Heart".
Although the "Oracles" are on the same level as the "Heart of the Devil" on the surface, in reality, it doesn't take the latter much effort to eliminate them.
Brian was very glad that he had hidden Ultear's real name when he used her for experiments, otherwise the other party would probably have already brought people to his door.
As long as Ultear doesn't interfere with Gerald's plans, Brian will turn a blind eye.
Hope wove this memory into language and transmitted it to the hearts of every companion present through the magic of "speech," including Richard, so that he could see Brian's true colors more clearly.
"mean!"
"asshole!"
"You beast!"
"......"
The thought of a happy single-parent family being torn apart filled everyone with righteous indignation, and they wished they could go up and beat Brian up again.
This guy deserves a lot of credit for Ultear's current situation.
Gray and Leo's faces darkened.
The two secretly vowed that, regardless of whether their senior sister was forced into becoming a dark mage or truly fell into depravity, they would definitely "rescue" her from the dark guild.
Just as Hope was about to continue exploring Brian's memories, a sudden burst of light shone in the eastern part of the Vas Tree Sea.
Everyone looked up at the black pillar of light shooting straight into the sky in the distance, and finally remembered that while they were listening to gossip, they had forgotten a very important matter.
The dark substance constantly overflowing from the east side of the forest was telling everyone that something was happening.
Nirvana has been activated.
Light and darkness are about to begin to transform.
Chapter 141 The True Face of Nirvana
The black pillar of light that pierced the sky and earth in the distance was spreading outwards continuously, and the ominous dark purple magic power rippled outwards like a tide.
Natsu slammed his fist into his palm. "Damn it! I was so focused on interrogating this guy that I forgot about the important matter!"
Hope immediately withdrew her hand from Brian's head. "Everyone doesn't need to worry too much. Before I came..."
"Ha ha ha ha--!"
Hope's words were interrupted by a burst of laughter. Brian, lying on the ground, had a swollen face full of excitement and fervor. "The super reversal magic 'Nirvana' has begun!"
"The fundamental factors that make your orthodox guilds strong—'unity' and 'trust'—are useless from this moment on!"
"The light is about to be overthrown, and you can do nothing to stop it!"
"Haha... Waaaaah..."
The arrogant laughter stopped abruptly as Hope made a wooden ball, which, under the effect of "Frosty Shape," expanded and instantly blocked Brian's mouth.
Looking back, the teammates' expressions were all different.
Fear, panic, tension, anxiety, helplessness, unease...
This is one of the effects of 'Nirvana', which can amplify negative emotions in a person's heart. If left unchecked, people will be affected by the darkness in their hearts.
Besides him, only Erza, Mystogan, and Jura were temporarily unaffected.
After finding the cause, Hope immediately used "Tree Arc" to mobilize the magic in the ground beneath her feet to replenish herself, and applied the "Cleansing" and "Encouraging" statuses to the group.
The previously somber atmosphere was instantly dispelled.
Everyone who had been feeling down suddenly perked up.
The one most affected by the encouragement was Natsu, whose crimson flames rolled uncontrollably across his body, causing the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly.
"It's just a mere 'Nirvana,' what's so great about it! Watch me smash it to pieces with one punch!"
"Wow! As expected of Natsu, he's really got fired up!"
Happy was assimilated by Natsu and excitedly flew around in the air above his head, inexplicably dancing and gesturing with Natsu.
Wendy, standing behind Mistgang, looked at Hope with curiosity. "What an amazing 'Enchanted Spell'! Everyone's fighting spirit was instantly ignited by it, unlike me..."
Xia Lulu couldn't stand Wendy's lack of confidence. "What's there to envy? As long as you work hard, Wendy, it won't be long before your 'Enhancement Spell' is as powerful as that Hope's."
"Hey? Wendy, you can use 'Enchanting' too?"
Lucy, standing beside her, stared in shock at the little girl. At such a young age, she had already learned Dragon Slayer Magic and was a rare healing mage. Now, she had even mastered the rare magic of 'Enchanting Technique'.
Even someone as capable as Wendy looked timid and lacking in confidence.
Lucy suddenly felt a little down.
As a Celestial Spirit Mage who possesses several Golden Celestial Spirit Keys, she could barely manage to open two doors even with all her magic, but compared to Wendy...
Shouldn't I be the one feeling inferior...?
Hope clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back. "You don't need to worry too much about what Brian said earlier. Before I came, Senior Hyberion had already told me and Erza about 'Nirvana'."
"Hyberion? Who's that?"
Natsu's untimely interruption instantly drew puzzled and disdainful looks from everyone.
Lucy whispered helplessly in his ear, "Hyberion, the headmaster of Mildian Magic Academy, ranked second among the Ten Wizard Saints."
Natsu had no idea what a magic academy was.
But the title of "Holy Ten" is already quite prestigious, and that Hyberion is ranked even above their guild leader Makarov, so he must be a very powerful person.
"Wow! I actually met such an important person, I'm so excited! Hope, did you fight with that second-in-command of the Holy Ten?"
A powerful punch shattered Natsu's burning dream, and the kid immediately quieted down. Sure enough, Erza had to step in to deal with Natsu.
After dealing with Natsu, Erza picked up where Hope had left off, saying, "Actually, Senior Hyberion didn't know much either. He said that after 'Nirvana' is activated, there is a startup phase of about half an hour, which you can think of as a warm-up state."
"The effect of switching between light and darkness will only be activated once the warm-up period is over."
Jura nodded. "I see. Half an hour should be enough for us to find a way to stop 'Nirvana'."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Natsu couldn't wait to rush eastward towards the Sea of Trees.
Watching Natsu's retreating figure, Lucy shook her head helplessly, but her eyes held a smile: "As impatient as ever, Happy, let's catch up."
"Ai-yi!"
The members of the guild alliance acted swiftly, each using their own methods to transform into streaks of light and rush towards the direction of the black pillar of light.
Before they had run very far, they were enveloped by a huge shadow. When they looked up, they saw the Christina, which had been damaged and unable to fly, floating in the sky.
Hope, who had restored the magic-powered bomber to its original state using the "Arc of Time," stood at the bow, casually tossing down a few artificial rope ladders, and said to the stunned crowd, "Stop staring, hurry up and get on! Do you think you can run faster than you fly?"
Once everyone realized what was happening, they all climbed onto the airship.
After boarding the airship, everyone discovered that the captured Oración Seis was also there.
Hibiki, one of the three members of the Blue Pegasus Host Club who was piloting the airship, explained, "Mr. Richard said he knows where the control room of 'Nirvana' is, and perhaps the way to stop Nirvana is also there."
"Hey? Why didn't you say so before?" Natsu stared at Richard, who, thanks to Hope's "balance" buff, was temporarily immune to motion sickness.
Richard, who was being questioned, was also aggrieved. He hadn't even had a chance to say a word before the group started clamoring to take action, leaving him no opportunity to speak.
Lucy, however, noticed something: "Does 'Nirvana,' a form of super magic, even have a control room?"
Richard gave a wry smile. "You'll understand soon enough..."
Soon, the Christina arrived at the area where the black pillar of light was located.
Meanwhile, the eastern part of the Forest of Trees had undergone a dramatic transformation.
The ground collapsed, soil and rocks toppled, and vegetation fell.
A colossal ancient city slowly rose from the ground, its mountain-like body supported by six independently movable giant magical mechanical legs, moving like a giant mechanical spider.
Everyone stared in shock at the enormous creature emerging from the depths of the forest below, finally understanding why Richard had said that 'Nirvana' had a control room.
"Are you kidding me!"
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