"Galaxian Explosion!"
Marco also raised his hands high, standing with his legs apart.
He crossed his arms above his head.
A full set of [Gemini Gold Cloth] shone brilliantly, glittering with golden light. Starlight cascaded down, covering Marco's body, making his aura feel as if he were standing amidst the stars themselves.
This scene naturally provoked Jellal even more. His "Heavenly Body Magic" had lost its intended effect, yet Marco's magic could still freely wield the power of the stars.
It gave him an inexplicable feeling of being usurped right in front of his face.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
Two nearly identical poses.
One in the air, where the magic fluctuations stirred the space until it seemed to tremble at the power.
One standing on the ground, where the sound of condensing magic seemed to make even the galaxy resonate, causing the starry sky to wail.
"BOOM!"
As "Abyss Break" and "Galaxian Explosion" collided violently, a terrifying shockwave immediately spread outwards.
The blinding light made it impossible to keep one's eyes open to see how the battle was going.
This terrifying explosion could be detected even hundreds, or thousands of kilometers away. The power of these two magics would have had no problem destroying an island several times larger than this one.
Amidst this explosion, the members of "Fairy Tail" and Erza's friends stood with shocked expressions inside a "small box."
This was naturally the safe zone created by Marco using "Crystal Wall," protecting them from the impact of this terrifying blast.
But the expressions on everyone's faces were not calm, because the power of this explosion was even threatening the stability of the Crystal Wall!
Marco had to attack and defend simultaneously, which indeed made the magic supply unstable.
Makarov led everyone to infuse magic power into the Crystal Wall and only then did they manage to keep it steady.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
While the "Fairy Tail" group was protected and unharmed, the "Tower of Heaven" on the other side wasn't so lucky.
Although Marco, mindful that there were still some "laborers" inside, had split off a "Crystal Wall" in an attempt to protect the "Tower of Heaven," the power of the stars had been heavily drained by the "Galaxian Explosion."
Without a stable input of magic power, the wall couldn't hold, and the entire "Tower of Heaven" was directly crushed by the violent magic power.
Crucially, the "Tower of Heaven" was opposite Marco, taking the aftershocks of the "Galaxian Explosion," while the "Fairy Tail" group was taking the aftershocks of the "Abyss Break."
Clearly, as the winner of the clash, the pressure on Marco's side was much lower, while the other side was the main disaster zone.
However, Marco had anticipated this.
The "Tower of Heaven" was bound to fall.
He had instructed the "insiders" to take the "laborers" and hide deep underground to avoid being shattered along with the tower by the shockwave, or vanishing entirely within the terrifying magic impact.
There was no need to worry about being buried under rubble because there was simply no rubble left.
The entire "Tower of Heaven" had been reduced to dust in the shining brilliance of magic.
Even a layer of the ground's surface had been scraped off; hiding insufficiently deep would have been more dangerous.
"This is truly terrifying..."
Looking at the scene before him, Natsu couldn't help but speak up.
No matter how confident he was, facing such a terrifying spectacle, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Natsu couldn't help but swallow. He felt that even he probably wouldn't be able to withstand such terrifying magic.
Only Natsu would still be considering whether he could tank it; a normal person wouldn't even have that thought.
The bodies of "Dragon Slayers" were indeed very sturdy, but no matter how hard they were, they couldn't withstand a beating like this.
Gajeel, standing aside, didn't dare to imagine taking that attack. If he really took a hit like that, there probably wouldn't even be a corpse left.
Whether it was Marco's "Galaxian Explosion" or Jellal's "Abyss Break," these were clearly moves they couldn't handle at their current stage.
Especially that "Galaxian Explosion" which had crushed the "Abyss Break" head-on—that was exaggeration upon exaggeration.
"..."
Watching everything happening before her, Erza stood dazed.
Previously worried about Marco's safety, Erza now truly had to say a prayer for Jellal, because this might really kill him!
Of course, even if he died, he deserved it.
Jellal's use of "Abyss Break" showed he truly had no regard for their lives, nor for the many lives on this island. He had gone completely mad...
Even though Erza had considered many possibilities, Jellal's current behavior still made her feel incredibly sorrowful.
The Jellal of the past was truly gone, replaced by an evil existence.
An evil existence that completely disregarded life, an existence that even she would risk her life to eliminate.
Erza wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
If Jellal remained so obstinate, she would drag him down to hell with her even if it meant her death.
She would never leave him to plague the world.
In the air, the surging magic power gradually calmed down, and the aftershocks were dissipating.
Everyone's vision finally returned to normal from the blinding whiteness.
If the whiteness had continued, they would have thought they were blinded.
Of course, their eyes weren't exactly comfortable right now; everything looked double, and they needed time to adjust.
"Marco!!!"
Once the aftershocks dissipated, everyone immediately began searching for Marco.
Although they could tell that Marco had won this clash overwhelmingly, suppressing the "Forbidden Magic" almost completely, they still needed to confirm his safety.
However, although the shockwaves from the impact had faded, the entire island was now shrouded in a dense mist.
It was a mist rich in magic power content. Using magic on this island right now would be very easy, and spells would be powerful.
Inside the mist, it was hard to see clearly, and they couldn't find Marco.
The girls were more anxious than the next.
Of course, the others were just as worried.
They banged on the "Crystal Wall," wanting to get out. In a sense, the fact that the "Crystal Wall" still existed seemed to indicate Marco was safe.
But they couldn't rule out the possibility that the "Crystal Wall" wouldn't change based on Marco's life or death and would just exist permanently.
That would actually be quite bad; they would have to find a way to break the "Crystal Wall."
"I'm fine, don't worry." Marco's voice came through.
In the dense magical mist, his figure slowly walked out.
The surrounding mist was slowly being absorbed into his body; wherever he passed, the magic mist dissipated.
"Buzz!"
Marco waved his hand, dismissing the "Crystal Wall."
"That's great! As long as you're okay!" Mirajane immediately rushed forward.
Seeing Marco safe and sound, without even a speck of dirt on his clothes, she breathed a huge sigh of relief.
The others crowded around as well.
Juvia gritted her teeth in the back, glaring fiercely at Mirajane, regretting that she was a step too slow and had to squeeze in with Cana, Lucy, Hisui, and Levy.
Erza hung back. Her expression was complex because Marco was "dangling" a blue-haired figure in his hand.
The previously arrogant Jellal was now being held in Marco's hand like a dirty rag, motionless as if dead.
His body appeared covered in cuts and bruises from the magical impact, bloody and mangled, with almost no patch of intact skin left.
Erza wasn't the only one with a complex expression; Simon, Millianna, Sho, and Wally also stood frozen in place, not daring to step forward, seemingly unable to believe what was before their eyes.
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