The golden light gradually receded.
Hope lowered his hands, breathing slightly heavily.
'Fairy Law' was Super Magic; the massive mana requirement to activate it was a significant drain, even for Hope, who had opened his second magic source.
Furthermore, the activation condition for 'Fairy Law' wasn't just mana; the spell also consumed the caster's life force. The more targets it struck, the more life force had to be sacrificed.
From a biological perspective, life force refers to an organism's ability to maintain life, serving as the foundation for a living entity's existence and development.
Once extra life force was consumed, it was difficult to replenish.
Fortunately, as a 'Magnetic Field Expert,' as long as Hope cultivated to 100,000 Horsepower, he could replenish his consumed life force by absorbing the life force of Plants.
At this moment, the surrounding dark domain had long since vanished, and sunlight spilled down once more. Before Hope's eyes lay a body that, along with its clothing, had turned a deathly pale color.
However, this shell was already empty.
Jose was dead.
This former member of the Ten Wizard Saints and Master of Phantom Lord, along with his ambitions and grudges, had finally lost all signs of life under the Super Magic passed down through Fairy Tail.
The remaining enemies present were not Hope's targets. The few Dark Mages who were still putting up a desperate resistance lost their will to fight upon seeing Jose's death, crouching down and trembling as they held their heads.
"Is it... over?"
Lucy looked at the messy yet now peaceful battlefield in disbelief.
Mystogan silently retracted his magic wand, walked over to the unconscious Midnight and the immobile Brain, and placed binding magic on them.
Natsu excitedly high-fived Happy. "Haha! Happy, did you see that?! We defeated a 'Ten Wizard Saints'! We're truly amazing!"
"Aye~"
Gray walked over, his tone laced with jealousy. "The main contributors were Hope and Erza, weren't they? What are you so proud of?"
"What did you say?! Droopy-eyes!"
"Wanna fight? Squinty-eyes!"
Seeing the two about to start another argument, Lucy helplessly massaged her forehead.
Accompanied by Carla, Wendy ran over. She had already finished healing Erik, but the large purple snake made the little girl a bit afraid, so she came to stay by Lucy's side.
Not far away, Richard stood holding the still-unconscious Erik, looking at the Fairy Tail members with a complicated expression, especially at Hope.
His mouth twitched, but in the end, he lowered his head without saying a word.
Erza sheathed her sword and walked over to Hope. Her gaze swept over Jose's corpse, a hint of emotion in her eyes. "This is the end he deserved."
Hope steadied his breathing and nodded to Erza.
"Jose is dealt with, but the range of 'Fairy Law' was quite large, and it also affected another 'enemy'."
"You mean... Jellal?"
Erza was startled, finally understanding why Hope had covered the entire Sea of Trees with 'Fairy Law' when he was only dealing with Jose.
It was to simultaneously strike Jellal, who was fighting Jura and Ichiya.
Hope truthfully told Erza the information about Jellal he had previously overheard from Brain's mind.
Hearing that Jellal was already dead but his body was being controlled by 'Tartaros' using an unknown magic, Erza pursed her lips, and her hand gripping her sword tightened.
Used by others while alive, and reduced to a tool for others after death.
Jellal... Anger and an indescribable trace of sorrow intertwined in Erza's heart.
Hope sighed. "Hit by 'Fairy Law', Jellal is no longer a match for Jura. He and Ichiya should be bringing Jellal's body over soon."
"When the time comes, let's burn his body along with Jose's to prevent anyone else from using him..."
Erza didn't respond, but she silently agreed with Hope's suggestion.
Just then, the sound of something cutting through the air was heard.
Two figures descended rapidly riding a giant Stone snake. It was Jura and Ichiya. The Stone snake created by Jura was also carrying the christina, which had been damaged by 'Heavenly Body' magic.
"Everyone! Are you alright?"
Jura dispelled the Stone snake. At a glance, he saw the tragic state of the battlefield and the subdued members of Oración Seis. He was shocked but more anxious to confirm the situation.
"Ah! This lingering holy scent! It really is 'Fairy Law'!"
Ichiya sniffed the air exaggeratedly. Given the close relationship between the Blue Pegasus and Fairy Tail guilds, he naturally knew of 'Fairy Law'.
"Who cast this Super Magic? They are truly powerful."
Hope's gaze quickly scanned Jura and Ichiya. "It was me. Jose used the Super Magic 'Abyss Break', so I had to respond with our guild's Super Magic."
Ichiya looked at Hope in surprise. He had heard his guild master Porlyusica mention it before, but he hadn't expected Hope to master 'Fairy Law' at such a young age.
He had previously thought it was Erza or Mystogan who had done it.
Under the chatter of the Blue Pegasus The Thunder God Tribe, as well as Lyon and Sherry, Ichiya and Jura quickly learned what had happened on this side of the battlefield.
The two looked at Jose's corpse.
Instead of running a proper legal guild, he insisted on fighting Fairy Tail, only to end up destroying himself. He truly deserved it.
"You two, you should have brought Jellal back, right?"
Hope interrupted Jura's lament. "I suggest we cremate the bodies of Jellal and Jose right here."
"It seems you also know that Jellal is currently a controlled corpse."
Jura's expression instantly became serious. He looked at Erza and Hope, continuing, "Jellal was heavily injured by 'Fairy Law', and Ichiya and I had already captured him, but unexpectedly, an Ice Mage suddenly appeared."
"That man defeated Ichiya in a single move, and after exchanging two blows with me, he snatched Jellal away. I'm sorry..."
Hope frowned. That suddenly appearing Ice Mage should be from 'Tartaros'. Seeing Jellal defeated, he must have appeared to retrieve Jellal.
To one-shot Ichiya and easily take Jellal from Jura, this person's strength was unfathomable.
"Right, I remember now."
Jura patted his bald head. "That man looked to be in his early thirties, and his appearance bore some resemblance to Gray."
Not far away, Gray, who was wrestling with Natsu, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Caught off guard, he was pushed to the ground by Natsu.
Before he could stand up, he was surrounded by four shadows of varying heights.
Seeing the scrutinizing gazes from Hope, Erza, Jura, and Ichiya, Gray subconsciously covered his chest with his hands. Although he had a Stripping habit, being stared at like this...
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