r18novel Chapter 257 New Card, The Sealed One's Right Foot
Chapter 257 New Card, The Sealed One's Right Foot
Chapter 257 New Card, The Sealed One's Right Foot
A fight between men shouldn't be mixed with too much emotion; all that's needed is to throw a punch with strength and will.
So Mistgang was beaten to a pulp and lay flat on the ruins covered in rubble, panting heavily.
"Edrasphis, the invader from the divine realm, a hero who fought alone for four hundred years."
Mystogan stared blankly at the ceiling. More than his own appearance and the excruciating pain coursing through his nerves, he was concerned with the truth of the world he had learned from Chase. "I never imagined that such a cruel reality existed on the other side of that distant continent."
If what Chase said is true, then exiling Edolas' magic is digging one's own grave:
Edolas will completely lose the ability to resist and struggle, and the moment the world's guardian falls, it will become a hell to be manipulated and played with at will by the divine magic earth!
Faced with this crisis of world destruction, the so-called magical fears, the endless human wars, and so on seem utterly insignificant.
Only then did Mistgan understand why Chase was so determined to stop him from activating the Reverse Anima—its impact was simply too great!
After the initial shock, he laboriously twisted his neck, his gaze towards Chase, who sat shirtless beside him, filled with a hint of resentment:
If you say something like this right off the bat, how could I not understand?
He got beaten up for nothing!
However, after this battle, Mystgang had a better understanding of Chase's current strength, and he was even more terrified when he thought of that unfathomable red dragon god.
Mystergan, who was a silly guy who was snoring away in his own sleep spell when he first joined the guild, was filled with mixed feelings. He was shocked by Chase's terrifying growth rate, and felt at ease having such a reliable and powerful partner.
Chase, standing beside him, also lowered his eyes, lost in thought. His well-defined chest heaved from the fierce battle just now—after all, his opponent was Mystergan.
Deep within my consciousness, a brand new card floats.
[The Sealed One's Right Foot: A mysterious card with an unclear meaning; its full release will grant unimaginable and limitless power.]
After obtaining new cards from Edacnorokia and Edchas, based on Chas's assessment of his current strength, he was already capable of defeating the Ten Wizard Saints like Jura and Joseph in his normal state.
With the support of God-Slaying Magic and the full card enhancement mode, it is not afraid of facing the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar, who are said to be beyond the realm of humanity.
While Mystgon's strength is undeniable, judging from its past opponents, it is clearly not qualified to release new cards.
Given Edchas's unexpected card-gathering experience, Chas wasn't too surprised by the new cards he received.
What made him ponder, or more accurately, what intrigued him, was the matter itself: the right foot of the sealed one had burst forth from Mistgang!
Erza previously had the right arm of the Sealed One, while Laxus had the left arm.
One or two times can be attributed to coincidence, but when it happens three times in a row, one has to wonder about the possible connection between them!
Could it be that what dropped from the S-class mages of Fairy Tail was actually the corpse of the dark archmage Exodia? *cough*
Body parts?
Chase recalled his previous speculations with the Dark Mage and the Silent Magician about his own cheat abilities, one of which was the possibility of "world weight".
If that's the case, then wouldn't the remaining left foot and the main body be... Thinking of this, Chase suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Gildarts, who was not far away, fussing over Edcana.
Exodia's power, with its infinite offense and defense, is self-evident. Regardless of the outcome, this speculation is worth testing—he, who is passionate about battle, has always been "drooling" over Gildarts!
Gildarts noticed his burning gaze and immediately glared back fiercely: What are you looking at? Is there a problem with a father caring about his precious daughter? You haven't even had a chance to care yet!
Um, this doting father seems to have seriously misunderstood Chase's meaning.
"A god-slaying mage from the realm of gods? That sounds intriguing!"
The burning flames obscured their view, but Natsu, full of enthusiasm, waved to Happy without hesitation, "Happy, let's go, to the Northern Continent!"
"What's so interesting about it!"
Lucy quickly intervened, complaining, "Were you even listening to Chesgo?! There are no divine mages there right now!"
"What does it matter? There's still a super powerful guardian, isn't there?" Natsu grinned and showed a bright smile.
Lucy: "..—
"Calm down, Natsu!" Erza's stern gaze swept over him.
"Love~!" Natsu immediately cowered, transforming into Happy 2.0 and standing still like a good boy.
"Idiot," Gray said dismissively.
"Hehe, you got a lesson again, you damn fire dragon." Gajeel didn't miss the chance to kick him while he was down.
"You two too!"
"Ah? Yes!"
As a result, two more people joined the ranks of those standing at attention.
"Oh my, Erza over there is quite dignified indeed~" Edmila laughed at the comical scene before her.
The other Fairy Tail members also smiled: It's reassuring that such a powerful monster is a fellow member of the same guild.
"Chess, you should already have some ideas on how to deal with the crisis Edolas is facing, right?"
Seeing that Natsu and his two friends, who loved causing trouble, had calmed down, Erza slowly walked up to Chess.
Because she had defeated her nemesis Nightwolka at the entrance of the Edolas Guild beforehand, this battle in the capital city was completely stress-free for her. Her breathing was steady, and there wasn't even a scratch on her normal armor.
Gildarts was in a similar situation. Apart from showing off his skills in front of his beloved daughter in the other world, he spent most of his time slacking off and sightseeing.
In his words, it was about giving the guild's younger members a chance to hone their skills.
"Well, yes, there are, but it depends on Mystogan and the others."
Chase dusted off his trousers, slowly stood up, and glanced at Ed, Fairy Tail, and the Kingdom Guards hiding behind them, too afraid to come forward.
He had just emphasized the danger level of the divine mages, and if these locals of Edolas chose to back down out of fear, then no matter how much he helped, it would be meaningless.
"Edras is my homeland, and there are many people I care about here. Even if it means death, I will protect this world." Mystogan's eyes gleamed with determination as he struggled to sit up.
"I think the same thing," Lili followed closely.
Compared to their unwavering resolve, Eddard and the others from Fairy Tail seemed somewhat hesitant—having lived in the shadow of constant flight for years,
They only hoped to see the sun rise tomorrow with their friends, but they didn't actually have that much of aspiration.
"Hey you guys, can you stop making those ugly faces? If the world ends, nothing will be left!"
"Even Chess has expressed his willingness to join the war, are you all not even as good as him?!"
Finally, it was Edlucy who took the lead in expressing her opinion, just as she had persuaded the entire guild to fight against the King's Army alongside Natsu and the others.
At first, the Fairy Tail members hesitated, but when they heard Lucy Naches compare themselves to them, they immediately became excited.
"Even though this Chess isn't the same coward from our guild, why do I feel inexplicably annoyed?"
"I'd rather die than lose to that guy!"
Edget and Edtroy, who were the guild's strongest candidates, clenched their fists in anger.
Apart from Ednaz and a few others who looked terrified, the competitive spirit of the others was also stimulated, and they were all shouting "Let's do this!"
"Oh! Oh! Oh! We swear to follow His Highness the Prince to the death, we swear to protect Edolas to the death!"
Even the Kingdom's guards who were observing were infected by this, and no longer caring about the hostile relationship between the two sides, they all raised their weapons and showed that they would fight to the death with the damned world invaders.
The atmosphere at the scene immediately became high-spirited and the momentum was immense.
"Wow~ Lucy over here is so handsome."
Harpy glanced at Edlucy standing at the front of the crowd, then deliberately walked over to Lucy and muttered, "Doesn't look like someone from our guild!"
"You damn cat, just give me your ID!" Lucy snapped.
"Lucy, you can't give up on yourself so easily." Erza patted Lucy's shoulder earnestly.
Lucy thought Erza's words made a lot of sense, so she tried to put herself in Ed's shoes and loudly encouraged her demoralized guildmates. Then, the next second, she slumped down and said dejectedly, "But... this is just an impossible scenario..."
Rather than encouraging them, she felt it was more likely to persuade Chesgo, Natsu, Gajeel, and the others to remain calm and restrained, so as not to get inexplicably dragged into strange and dangerous events!
"Lucy has really had a tough time." Wendy suddenly felt sorry for Lucy and comforted her thoughtfully.
"Aha, ahaha." Lucy twitched the corners of her mouth, her laughter carrying a rather bitter tone.
On the other side, looking at the excited crowd, Chase smiled knowingly, as if he had long anticipated how things would unfold.
After organizing his thoughts, he began to recount the plans he had discussed with Edchas's team on the way back, his expression becoming slightly more serious.
As a key target for the invasion of the divine realm's magical land, which contains immense magical power, the first priority is naturally to establish a large-scale teleportation magical device on the southern continent that can provide timely support to the northern continent.
It's quite difficult, but it's still achievable for Edches, who has the theory of divine magic. After all, he improved and perfected Fairy Tail's teleportation machine.
Fies, which gathers the magic power of the entire world, can easily satisfy the enormous magical power required for its operation.
Meanwhile, the Anima Passage in the royal capital remains intact, ensuring that the divine mages can contact Chess in Esland the moment they appear.
This creates a highly efficient three-way teleportation system: "Aisland - Southern Continent Royal Capital - Northern Continent Fez".
To prevent accidents or misuse by malicious individuals, Chase will provide the "Nirvana Youth Edition" blueprints, which can detect good and evil.
Have the artisans of Edolas place it near the teleportation point.
This can also serve as an early warning system for the descent of divine mages, preventing problems before they occur.
In exchange, Edolas needs to hand over all information about the large-scale spacetime magic Anima, including the blueprints, operating principles, activation methods, and so on.
Of course, this is just a superficial explanation.
Even if Chase doesn't help, he can easily get the Anima by force or by asking Mystergan.
The real "reward" is actually to obtain cards by fighting powerful divine mages, thereby increasing one's own strength to the next level!
If used properly, this place might become an "experience field" for guild members to fight monsters and level up in the future!
(Divine Mage: Oh no, it's coming for me!)
As for longer-term plans, such as diverting Elentia's excess magic to Edolas, or the potential huge benefits of connecting the two or even three realms, Chase did not mention them.
He needs to deal with the Moon Dragon, but he's not interested in the latter. Perhaps once the situation is completely stable, he can hand it over to the Heartfilia family to manage.
After all, it's better to keep the good stuff within the family.
"This guy seems a bit like the single-minded Natsu, but I didn't expect him to be so thoughtful!"
After listening to Chase's overall plan, Gildarts couldn't help but laugh and express his approval.
No wonder the old man secretly hinted that he wanted Chase to be the next chairman.
I wholeheartedly agreed at the time, and looking back, it was indeed a very clear decision!
This is what he was thinking: As long as that person isn't me, it's all fine, a typical case of "better to die than lose a friend."
When it comes to succeeding the next chairman, Chess and Gildarts are quite in sync!
"I think everything else is secondary; Chesgo just wants to pick a fight."
Lucy leaned close to Happy's ear and whispered, "Also, Gildarts doesn't seem to have the right to call others stubborn, does he?"
'
He's clearly just a crazy old man who can't even remember the way to the guild and smashes walls when he goes out!
Oh, now we have to add "daughter-obsessed" to that too!
"Hey! Gildarts, Lucy's talking bad about you!"
That heartless Happy betrayed Lucy completely.
"Hmm?" Gildarts glanced over.
Lucy was so shocked she made a meme-worthy face, bowing repeatedly at a 90-degree angle to apologize: "Summy Masai! Red bean paste Summy Masai!!"
Dead cat! Stinky cat! Naughty cat!
I curse you to always get a fish bone stuck in your throat when you eat fish!!