A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

The cannibalism magic sparked a century-long civil war among demons, during which the number of demons decreased significantly, but several extremely powerful demons were born, one of whom was the Sea Demon King.

As it turned out, replacing quantity with quality was indeed the best way to end the war between gods and demons. Soon, the gods and humans quelled the brutal demons and ushered in a brief period of peace.

It seems to be true that a solar eclipse can bring the power of the Sea Demon race to its peak.

Ice Demon Ace dispelled the ice magic that had frozen the Sea Demon King, and two gloomy, dark auras instantly rushed towards Kira. In particular, the stench emanating from the Sea Demon King made Kira feel nauseous.

Darkness, evil, chaos, bloodshed, disgusting...

All the words that could be thought of to describe demons were ultimately replaced by these few pure words.

In these respects, Deliora, whom we met on Galna Island, is not even worthy of carrying its shoes.

"Looks like this guy wasn't using his full strength just now!" Sensing danger, Kira once again stood in front of Winter.

Ice Demon Ace was no longer in a sorry state as before; on the contrary, he was even more imposing, indicating that suppressing the raging Sea Demon King had taken a lot of his energy.

"Dark magic, cannibalism!!!"

He placed his hands on the raging sea demon king, and with a loud shout, magic surged, wind and snow blew, ice and water mingled, and the two evil auras gradually merged into one!

Soon, the wind stopped and the water receded. Not far away, the Sea Demon King's enormous body had disappeared, leaving only the robust Ice Demon Ace.

At this moment, he no longer had the "mage-like" appearance he had before; instead, he resembled a reckless, power-type demon.

Standing over two meters tall, his entire body was filled with explosive muscles, as if a tremendous power was hidden beneath his blue skin.

"Wow! One-click transformation!" Kira exclaimed.

In comparison, Winter was somewhat bewildered: "What did he do? Where is that demon from just now?"

"He ate it!"

"Why? Isn't he a follower of that demon?"

This young girl, you could say she's immature, yet she possesses a maturity beyond her years; but you could also say she's mature, yet she asks such a question.

Indeed, people should read more books and broaden their horizons.

"Now it seems that resurrecting the Sea Demon King was a way for him to deceive his companions. His real purpose was to devour its power after resurrecting it. Those demons may also be his food."

“You’re wrong about that, human mages!” Ice Demon King Ace said. “I truly consider them my companions. After all, dealing with that guy by myself would be too troublesome, so I need helpers.”

That guy? Who is he? Are there other forces here?

Kira frowned, sensing that things might be a bit complicated, but this wasn't the time to think about that. He gave a mocking smile: "I don't think you're the kind of guy who eats cake and then doesn't want dessert!"

"Is that so? It seems you have many misunderstandings about me! But it doesn't matter, you'll soon take back those words, of course, after I defeat you, using this newly acquired power!"

Ace clenched his fist and punched Kira hard, unleashing a powerful jet of water that blended ice and water.

The cold current increases the attack speed of frost, and frost increases the power of the cold current. The combination of ice and water, two magics of the same origin and attribute, in the same entity forms an attack that far surpasses the combined magic.

"Wow! That basic attack was really powerful!" Kira exclaimed as he cast a spell, "Defense!"

Invoking the true name of the status and attaching the simplest defensive magic, it creates the strongest barrier under the blessing of immense magical power.

It's not an ice shield, nor an earthen wall, nor a water barrier; it's just a simple barrier, so there's no need for carvings or dog heads.

On the surface, the lack of attribute bonuses may seem to weaken the character, but that is not actually the case!

The more advanced the magic, the more complex the magical energy is constructed. While this can have a targeted effect, it also places higher demands on the mage. In contrast, the simpler the magic, the less energy conversion and construction involved, the more effective it can be!

For example, suppose Kira uses 10 points of magic to cast a defensive spell. Ice Shield, Earth Wall, and Water Wall are essentially creating something for defense, so 1 point of magic is needed to convert the attribute, then 1 point of magic is needed to shape it, and 1 point of magic is needed to stabilize the spell, leaving only 7 points of magic for defense.

However, the [Defense] attribute of Word Magic does not require similar consumption. It can add all 10 points of magic power to defense, which means replacing fancy attributes with the most direct magical effect.

Although Kira has no shortage of magic, even carving 40 dog heads on both sides of Earth Flow Wall would be an easy task for him, he still developed this habit because it could improve the efficiency of his magic.

Often, it's not that we won't face a crisis, it's just that the crisis hasn't arrived yet! Who can guarantee that they'll never lack mana in their lifetime? Which master of the art of survival doesn't keep the concept of being prepared for danger in mind? In comparison, Kira felt he was utterly disgracing the "art of survival."

The sturdy [Defense] magic blocked the icy water flow three meters away from Kira. Although it blocked it, it didn't completely stop it. The water flow was split in two by the barrier and flowed in opposite directions, instantly turning the mountaintop that had just been drained back into a swamp.

"Alright, now that you have the advantage of being on the ground, it's your turn to lend a hand!" Kira jokingly patted Winter's head from behind.

"Are you kidding me!" Winter shouted in dissatisfaction. "This guy doesn't look like someone I can beat at all!"

"Didn't you say you were going to take responsibility for ending the Esisny family yourself?"

Winter curled his lip, showing no embarrassment whatsoever: "Didn't I just contribute too? There's nothing shameful about playing a supporting role as long as these demons are eliminated! Besides, this is your mission!"

'This kid is like me! He's bound to amount to something great in the future!' Kira looked at Winter and nodded to himself.

The water level rose higher and higher, reaching knee-deep while Kira and Winter were talking. Kira looked around and realized that the mountains here were lower than the surrounding areas, forming a natural bowl-shaped terrain.

"This is not good! Get ready!"

The situation was indeed dire, but... Winter asked, puzzled, "Prepare what?"

What are we preparing for? We're preparing to go to heaven, of course!

Before she could react, Kira carried her into the sky.

"Ah!!!" The sudden weightlessness made the girl scream.

Kira's wings on his back weren't part of a massive twelve-winged feather suit; they were just ordinary wing magic. There was no need to show off at this moment.

"Penetrating!"

With a flick of their fingers, a spell was launched towards the mountain below, its destructive power visible to the naked eye, creating a passage between the mountaintop and the side of the mountain dozens of meters below.

As the breach appeared, a stream of icy water, as tall as a person, seemed to come alive as it rushed in, forming a whirlpool at the mountaintop. It then flowed through the drainage outlet and cascaded down the mountainside like a waterfall, washing away the snow-covered peaks.

Chapter 81 How could a boss run away without any regard for his reputation?

"They even know this kind of magic?"

After Kira brought Winter back to the ground, Ace walked over stepping on the flowing water. "You are the mage I have ever seen who has used the most magic!"

"Really?" Kira used [Dry] to dry his clothes. "What a coincidence, you're also the strongest demon I've ever seen!"

As for Winter? Her clothes don't need drying; she's still in her water demon receiving form.

"I have a question. I've heard that this demon, you call it the Sea Demon King, right? Was it really ever absolutely frozen and sealed away?"

Kira asked the question that had been on his mind; it was important because he needed to ascertain the power of this sea monster. If it had truly survived being sealed away for hundreds of years, its life force would be dozens of times that of Deliora!

"Of course it's true. I spent all my savings to buy the Moon Drops on the black market."

Ace's casual remark sent a chill down Kira's spine.

Living deep in the mountains year-round, you still have savings? Oh wait, that's not it...

"As far as I know, Absolute Freeze can take the life of the sealed object. This Sea Demon King has been frozen for hundreds of years, how is he still alive?"

"Oh? I didn't expect anyone still knows about Absolute Freeze? Is it a successor of that person from back then?"

Surprised by Kira's knowledge, Ace then explained, "Demon cannibalism magic, created a thousand years ago by those so-called gods, is a magic that attempts to make demons kill each other. It can devour the magic power and life force of demons with the same attributes."

"This sea demon king is one of the best among water-attribute demons. It has devoured countless members of its race. How could its life force be destroyed in just a few hundred years?"

"That's truly astonishing!" Kira pressed his advantage. "So... can you tell me how much of its life force you had left to devour?"

"Is this never going to end?"

Kira: "..."

Clearly, Ace didn't want to answer the question: "You were the one attacking just now, now it's my turn!"

"The rapids suddenly surged!"

"Waterspout!"

"A world of ice!"

"Frosty Breath!"

"Steam cannonball!"

Dozens of water spells were cast by Ace in succession, lasting for more than a minute, with no two spells being repeated!

"Devouring the magic and life of demons, this is way too overpowered!"

They actually dared to use their power-ups in front of Fairy Tail! This is utterly outrageous! Kira can't tolerate this!

"Time—accelerate!"

Kira unleashed his ultimate attack, instantly clearing away all the water and frost in front of him!

"What?!" Ace was shocked, not expecting his opponent to know time magic.

If you use fire and lava, it's not afraid at all, but with time magic...

This human is too much of a challenge for me! What should I do? Maybe I should run away!

"If I hadn't faced Ultear before, I wouldn't have been able to use time magic so easily!"

Fortunately, when Kira faced off against Ultear on Galna Island, he secretly used Word Magic to analyze the Arc of Time to some extent while the others were not paying attention. Otherwise, time-based magic is not something that can be used casually!

Just then, two explosions erupted from the ground!

"Dragon Slayer Secret Technique, Crimson Lotus Blazing Blade!!!"

"Heavenly Wheel Hundred Styles, Dazzling Swords!!!"

The Fire Dragon Technique, carrying a scorching heat, and the Hundred Swords, with their sharp blades, shot into the sky from Kira's left and right sides respectively. At the same time, they also knocked away two other demons that Krowy had seen in his memories, Snowy and Fogg.

The sudden change was like adding insult to injury for Ace: "You..."

It seems the other two are much faster than me!

Sure enough, with the help of the ice stairs and the flying armor, Natsu, Gray, and Erza emerged from the two holes in the ground, still bearing many injuries.

Judging from this, they seem to have won, but it appears they can no longer continue fighting...

Thankfully, at least I dealt with the two demons on the other side. Otherwise, if they had joined the battle, wouldn't I have been fighting three against one?

Now the only opponent left is... Wait!! Where's Ace?

When Kira turned his attention back to the battle, he was surprised to find that there was no one there!

"Winter, where's that guy?"

Winter shook her head. The appearance of Natsu and the others had distracted her, so she hadn't seen when Ace disappeared.