Fairy Tail: I'm invincible when I receive anime characters!

He had put in countless efforts for this moment, but just as he was preparing to embrace everything, his magical spirit power vanished. His eight years of hard work had been in vain at the last moment, which made it impossible for Geralt not to break down emotionally.

Qi Yan looked at Gerald and smiled, saying, "Didn't I just say? I teleported it away."

"Teleportation?! You bastard!!"

Gerald's face was extremely ugly. He had investigated all of Qi Yan's information and believed that he had made complete preparations. He knew all of Qi Yan's transformation information: Black Wing Demon, Sword God, Flame Emperor, Tyrant, Whitebeard, he had carefully investigated each one.

The appearance of the white-haired man was somewhat unexpected, but also normal. It seemed that the man would have a new transformation form every once in a while, and each form had different abilities.

He had never seen this blond-haired guy before, and the fact that this guy possessed the ability to teleport was a huge miscalculation on his part.

However, things weren't too bad. The Tower of Paradise was still there. All he had to do was kill this guy, then bewitch those idiotic councilors again and cast magical spirit power upon him.

Having figured all this out, Gerald regained his composure.

"I underestimated you, Qi Yan. As expected of the man who could defeat Joseph, one of the Ten Wizard Saints, you can even teleport away magical spirits. But teleporting such a big guy, and so far away, must have consumed a lot of your magic power. Plus, after dealing with those small fry and the Three-Winged Crow, how much magic power do you have left?"

Erza was also very worried about Qi Yan after hearing what Jellal said.

Qi Yan nodded and smiled faintly, "It did take a lot of effort, but the rest is enough to take you down."

"Huh?! Kill me?! If you were at full mana, I might be a little worried, but right now, with so much mana depleted, you still want to kill me? I should be the one killing you!"

"Hmph! Don't be so arrogant! Gerald! You're not even a match for me, yet you dare to dream of defeating Qi Yan? That's utterly a pipe dream!"

A voice rang out beside Erza: "A fantasy?"

Erza quickly turned her head and saw a man dressed in white who looked exactly like Jellal.

“Zekrein?!”

Erza's eyes widened as she recognized Zekrein, one of the nine council members of the Magic Council.

"Why...why are you here?!"

Zekrein laughed, "Erza, you remind me of the first time we met. You went to submit your apology with Makarov, right? You mistook me for Gerald and attacked me. I can't blame you for that, since we look alike. You only stopped after you found out we were twins. But you were still full of hostility towards me."

"Of course!! As the older brother, you just stood by and did nothing about what Gerald was doing!! Not only that, you've been keeping an eye on me all the time!!"

“That’s right, that was where I made a mistake. I should have said that I would definitely find Gerald and kill him. But I finally got into the Council and then I ran into you. That was my biggest mistake. There’s no need to suddenly think of something more painful to explain.”

Erza said with a grim expression, "So... you were all in cahoots... No wonder Jellal knew about the magical spirit attack here, it was all orchestrated by you, wasn't it?!"

Seeing Erza like this, Qi Yan shook his head helplessly and said, "Erza, where did your usual shrewdness go? You really are a stupid woman."

"What do you mean?" Erza looked at Qi Yan in confusion.

"What collusion? They're all the same person!"

"What did you say?!!"

Erza couldn't believe it and abruptly turned to look at Gerald and Zekrein.

At this point, Zekrein and Gerald had already gotten together.

"As expected of Qi Yan, you can't hide anything from you. You're much smarter than that stupid woman Erza."

As he said this, Zekrein and Gerald's bodies began to merge into one.

"A body of longing?!"

Erza's eyes widened; she naturally knew what was going on.

"That's right! It's me, Zekrein. I had to lie to you because I had given most of my magic to my thought entity and I underestimated your strength. It was really dangerous back then. Who would have thought you would believe me so easily? Hehe, you're so adorably foolish. I almost couldn't bear to lie to you anymore."

"How many people have you deceived in your life?!"

Erza roared angrily at Jellal, unable to believe how wicked he could be to lie so easily. Did this guy really have no heart?

Gerald flexed his fingers: "Heh... My strength and magic have been restored, so it's time to prepare the sacrifice to resurrect Zeref."

Gerald said, glancing at Qi Yan.

Erza also noticed Jellal's gaze: "A sacrifice? Could it be..."

She had previously thought that Gerald was referring to herself as the sacrifice, since Hugh and the others had said they wanted to capture her and take her back as a sacrifice. But now, when Gerald mentioned the sacrifice, his gaze was fixed on Qi Yan.

"That's right! Qi Yan, aren't you honored? You are the sacrifice personally chosen by Lord Zeref. Erza is just bait to lure you here."

"Geralt—!!"

Erza glared angrily at Jellal, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't understand how someone could change so drastically. The gentle and kind Jellal of the past had become a treacherous, scheming, and despicable liar. Was everything she had seen before a lie?

Just then, a finger wiped away Erza's tears.

"Don't cry! You're already pretty enough. If you cry, won't you be even cuter? I'm not exactly a gentleman. Aren't you testing my self-control?"

“Qi Yan…”

Erza blushed slightly. She hadn't expected Qi Yan to be able to joke under these circumstances, but it was this joke that completely put her at ease.

"Alright! The following scene might be a bit gory and might make you uncomfortable. Do you want to stay here or go back to everyone?"

Chapter 148 Qi Yan VS Gerald

"I want to stay here."

Even though she might be a burden here, she had to stay. Everything started because of her, and she wanted to witness its end.

Qi Yan didn't think much of it, but since he was going to beat up Erza's ex-boyfriend, he had to report it to her at least a little.

"Hmph! You think you can beat me with a burden like this? You're really arrogant. I'm not just any ordinary mage. I earned the title of one of the Ten Wizard Saints even with just my thought form." Jellal revealed the badge of the Ten Wizard Saints hanging around his neck. This badge was awarded exclusively to the Ten Wizard Saints by the Magic Council, and only the ten strongest people on the entire continent of Ishgar could receive this honor.

"Likewise, Erza has never been a burden. With a beautiful woman cheering me on in the upcoming battle, my fighting power will be at 120%. Besides, the Ten Wizard Saints, are they that great? I remember I defeated one not long ago, and their strength was just so-so."

Hearing Jellal say that the Ten Wizard Saints were only average, Jellal was somewhat displeased. He was also one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and Jellal's disdain for them was tantamount to disrespecting him: "Hmph! What if I were to attack Erza? What would you do then?"

"What can we do? What else can we do? Of course, we have to stop it. But after we stop it, I'll tear this thing under my feet apart, you believe me?"

Gerald's expression changed. The Tower of Paradise was something he had spent eight years building, and he didn't want to waste another eight years.

As for whether Qi Yan can destroy the Tower of Paradise, that's for sure. Not long ago, Qi Yan's attack left him with lingering fears. At that time, his eight years of hard work were almost completely destroyed. So it seems that Erza is not allowed to move.

"Since that's the case, let's begin! Let me use celestial magic to turn you to ashes."

Gerald didn't intend to waste any more words. He had gone to great lengths to deplete the other party's magic power, and it would be troublesome if the other party's magic power recovered.

"meteor!!"

call out----!

Gerald emitted a yellow light and rushed towards Qi Yan.

Qi Yan drew a kunai and thrust it towards Gerald.

Gerald made a sharp turn and charged at Qi Yan's back from behind.

"Take this!!"

Qi Yan's body vanished instantly, leaving behind a spell kunai.

"what?!"

Gerald was slightly taken aback, then remembered that Qi Yan in this posture could use teleportation magic.

Just as Gerald was momentarily stunned, Qi Yan moved swiftly and appeared to Gerald's side, thrusting the kunai in his hand toward Gerald's temple.

Gerald instantly accelerated to dodge.

Then, after quickly making a circle, Qi Yan casually tossed the kunai in his hand towards Gerald.

One after another, Gerald used Meteor Speed ​​to dodge them all, and the kunai landed on the surrounding buildings.

"It's useless! Your attacks can't hit me at all with my speed! But my attacks can hit you. How many more times can you use your teleportation spell?" Gerald's body continued to fly in the air. Teleportation spells are known to consume a lot of magic power. He felt that Qi Yan wouldn't be able to use it many more times. When this guy's magic power was insufficient, that would be his death.

"So fast!!"

Erza's expression turned serious. Jellal's speed was too fast; her eyes could hardly keep up. Was Jellal really that strong? If this continued, Qi Yan's magic power would be exhausted, and that would be dangerous.

"Speed, huh..."

Qi Yan's lips curled up slightly when he heard Gerald's words. The Fourth Hokage he had taken over was known as the "Yellow Flash of Konoha." In the ninja world, the Fourth Hokage's speed was second to none.

"Take the move!"

Gerald launched an attack on Qi Yan, intending to force Qi Yan to use teleportation, thus significantly depleting the opponent's magic power.

Qi Yan's body disappeared, which was entirely within Gerald's expectations. He only needed to wait for Qi Yan to reappear before launching his next attack.

Qi Yan suddenly appeared in front of Gerald.

"what?!"

Gerald was taken aback, not expecting Qi Yan to suddenly teleport in front of him. At this point, he had no time to dodge.

Qi Yan punched Gerald in the face.

"Ugh!!"

Gerald felt a burning pain on his face and was sent flying horizontally. Before Gerald could react, Qi Yan reappeared beside him and struck him in the back with an elbow.

"Wow!"

Qi Yan's body then began to flicker, and Gerald was constantly attacked.

"Wa ...

Gerald screamed in pain as he was beaten, his body thrashing like a ball.

Erza was stunned. Jellal's speed was already fast enough that her eyes could barely keep up, but Qi Yan's speed was even faster.

"meteor!!"

Gerald's light intensified, and he accelerated into the air in an instant, causing Qi Yan's attack to miss.

Gerald's face was extremely pale, and he looked utterly disheveled. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared at Qi Yan in disbelief: "Impossible! How could you use teleportation magic so many times! And so fast?!"

Spatial magic isn't particularly rare; for example, Erza's knight magic falls into the spatial category. However, teleportation magic, which can be used to instantly teleport, is extremely rare.

This teleportation magic requires precise positioning, which means that each use takes time and consumes a lot of magic power. After a few teleportations, the magic power will be depleted.

However, Qi Yan completely shattered his understanding; it was impossible for someone to teleport multiple times in such a short period of time.

At this moment, Gerald noticed the kunai that Qi Yan had just thrown and suddenly realized what was going on.

"So that's how it is! Those kunai! Those were the spatial coordinates you used to locate yourself!"

"Wow! You're quite smart!"

"Are you just going to keep stalling like this? If you continue in this posture, I won't make a move easily."

Gerald had learned his lesson. He could destroy all the kunai, but as long as his opponent remained in that position, he had almost no chance of killing him.

Judging from the distance that the opponent's magical spirit power could travel, if the opponent wanted to run away, I wouldn't be able to stop them at all.

To be honest, if I let this guy get away, I wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

"Hmm...that's true. Come on, I won't accept this role this time."

Qi Yan released the Fourth Hokage's receiving stance. Although the Fourth Hokage was very powerful, dealing with someone who could fly and was so fast was also troublesome.

Seeing Qi Yan so easily dispel the Fourth Hokage's receiving posture, Gerald was overjoyed. This guy really is a fool.

"Let me show you what real destructive magic is."