Uruti gently stroked Gray's hair, feeling his body tremble and his sobs gradually subside, her heart filled with relief and comfort.
She looked up at the unconscious Lyon in the distance, then at Juvia, with gratitude in her eyes.
"Gray, it's alright, don't cry anymore," Ur's voice was gentle yet firm. "We still have a lot to do."
She gently pushed Gray away, cupped his face in her hands, and wiped away the tears and bloodstains.
"Look at you, what a mess you've made of yourself," Ur looked at Gray's unhealed wounds and pale skin with a pained expression. "And Lyon..."
She stood up and walked towards the unconscious Lyon.
"Master..." Gray also struggled to his feet. Although his body was still weak and his magic power depleted, his dark eyes were filled with unprecedented clarity and... a new kind of power.
"I'm fine..." he whispered, his gaze following Ur.
Ur walked to Lyon's side, knelt down, and checked his injuries again.
The emergency treatment earlier had stabilized his condition, but his internal injuries and magic power exhaustion still needed time to recover.
"We need to get him back to the village to rest as soon as possible," Ur said, then looked at Gray. "And you, Gray, your body is severely overdrawn. Forcibly absorbing evil energy to demonize has caused significant damage to your body, and you also need to rest well."
"Mm," Gray nodded, looking at Lyon's pale face, his eyes filled with guilt and gratitude. "Senior Brother... he... to help me..."
"It's all in the past," Ur interrupted him, her voice gentle. "Lyon... he was willing. Now, it's good that both of you are alright."
She tried to help Lyon up, but Lyon was tall, and Ur, having lost all her magic power and being physically weak, found it a bit difficult.
"Lord Gray! Juvia will help!" Juvia immediately stepped forward, and together with Gray, carefully helped Lyon up.
"Thank you, both of you," Ur looked at them, her eyes full of relief.
"Let's go back to the village," Gray said. "Elfman is still there, and the villagers also need to be reassured."
"Mm," Ur nodded.
The three of them, supporting the unconscious Lyon, were about to leave the ruined plaza.
Just at this warm and peaceful moment—
"Buzz—!!!"
A sharp, piercing sound, like tearing cloth, suddenly erupted from high in the sky!
A violent, ferocious, terrifying magic power fluctuation, carrying the scent of sulfur and blood, descended from the sky like a meteorite!
Instantly shattering the plaza's tranquility!
"What?!" Gray, Ur, and Juvia all looked up simultaneously!
They saw a huge dark shadow, like a cannonball, plummeting rapidly from high above!
Its target was directly the Moon God Temple plaza!
"Look out!" Gray's pupils contracted, and he instinctively shielded Ur and Lyon behind him!
Juvia also immediately took a defensive stance!
Boom—!!!!
A deafening roar!
The dark shadow slammed heavily into the edge of the plaza!
The hard ground instantly cracked and collapsed like a fragile biscuit!
Forming a huge crater with a diameter of over ten meters!
Smoke and dust shot up into the sky!
Debris scattered like bullets!
A terrifying shockwave swept out!
Gray, Ur, and Juvia were shaken back repeatedly, nearly falling!
Amidst the swirling dust, a colossal figure, like a mountain of flesh, slowly rose from the deep pit.
He was nearly three meters tall, astonishingly obese, with layers of fat jiggling like waves.
He was shirtless, revealing grayish-blue skin and bulging muscle outlines, wearing a wide sumo loincloth below, with a thick shimenawa tied around his waist.
On a fierce round face, small eyes gleamed with cruelty and madness, and his wide, grinning mouth revealed uneven yellow teeth.
It was none other than one of Grimoire Heart's Seven Kin of Purgatory—Kawarazu Seeker!
His entire being exuded suffocatingly violent magic power and a bloody aura, like a ferocious beast that had crawled out of hell!
"Ah—!!!" Kawarazu Seeker let out a deafening roar, like the growl of a wild beast!
His bell-like eyes swept across the dust-filled plaza, finally locking onto Gray, Ur, and the unconscious Lyon!
His gaze lingered on Gray and Lyon for a moment, his nose twitching a few times, as if sniffing something.
"Where is Deliora?!" Kawarazu Seeker's voice rumbled like thunder, filled with furious rage. "Where is the Deliora that Master Hades wants?!"
His eyes were fixed on Gray and Lyon, filled with greed and fury!
"You two... have the aura of a demon! Very strong!" Kawarazu Seeker's small eyes narrowed, glinting ferociously. "It's you! It must be you! You stole Deliora's power! You hid it! Or... devoured it?!"
The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed!
Although the residual demonic power on Gray and Lyon was faint, to a Dark Mage like him, who was extremely sensitive to demonic auras, it was like a beacon in the night!
And the legendary Undead Demon Deliora's aura had vanished without a trace!
"Damn it! How dare you steal the prey Master Hades set his eyes on!" The fat on Kawarazu Seeker's face jiggled violently with anger!
He recalled Master Hades' unfathomable power and his terrifying methods for punishing failures, and a chill mixed with furious rage instantly surged to his head!
"Ah—!!! Hand over Deliora's power! Otherwise... I'll tear you to shreds!" Kawarazu Seeker let out a mad roar!
His massive foot stomped heavily on the ground!
Boom—!!!
The ground cracked again!
His enormous body, like an out-of-control chariot, charged towards the three of them, carrying a tearing wind!
His speed was utterly inconsistent with his obese physique!
"Look out!" Juvia's face drastically changed!
She had once been a core member of Phantom Lord and had some knowledge of the forces in the dark world!
The monstrous, mountain-like figure before her, with his distinctive sumo attire and violent aura, instantly allowed her to recognize his identity!
"Lord Gray! Senior Ur! Be careful!" Juvia's voice carried an unprecedented solemnity and a hint of terror. "He's an executive of Grimoire Heart! One of the Seven Kin of Purgatory! Kawarazu Seeker! His strength is terrifying! Rumor has it that every member of the Seven Kin of Purgatory possesses power comparable to an S-Class Mage!"
"Grimoire Heart?!" Gray's pupils contracted!
He had heard of this mysterious and powerful Dark Guild within the Balam Alliance!
Ur's expression also instantly became incredibly serious!
"Master! Please take Senior Brother Lyon and leave here quickly!" Gray made a swift decision, his voice urgent and resolute. "Go to the village and find Elfman! Tell him to come for support immediately! Leave this place to us!"
Ur looked at the charging Kawarazu Seeker, feeling the terrifying momentum like a mountain collapse and a tsunami, and knew that Gray was right!
Her magic power had not yet recovered, and her body was weak. Staying here with the unconscious Lyon would not only be unhelpful but would also become a burden!
"Gray! Juvia! Be careful!" Ur nodded forcefully without the slightest hesitation!
She immediately carried the unconscious Lyon on her back, turned, and ran towards the village with all her might!
"Trying to run?!" Kawarazu Seeker's eyes gleamed more fiercely when he saw Ur trying to run with Lyon on her back!
"Ushi no Koku Mairi: Golem's Palm!"
He slammed his massive right palm forward!
Buzz—!!!
A gigantic energy palm, made of highly compressed magic power and covered with dark blue magical patterns, instantly formed!
With a momentum like overturning mountains and seas, it slammed towards Ur and Lyon, who were running!
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