After some conversation, everyone finally learned the situation of the village.
The bodies of all the villagers on the island had undergone demonization; everyone had been cursed. The purpose of the mission was to help them lift the curse, and the only guide was the magic of the moon.
And from the island, the moon appeared purple!
The village chief said with a face full of tears, "Unfortunately, my son has already gone mad from the illness and hasn't left a child to carry on the family line..."
Natsu looked at the completely demonized crowd and said confidently, "Leave it to us. We'll definitely restore you to the way you were."
Irene shook her head and said, "Don't speak too soon."
These people didn't seem to be human by nature.
"We're counting on you!"
The villagers expressed their gratitude a thousand times over and then arranged a place for everyone to stay.
The next day... everyone walked through the forest, searching for potential targets.
"Hey, Acnologia, where exactly are you taking us?"
"The Moon Temple!"
"What's that?"
"The location of Deliora, our target."
"As for those villagers, they don't need saving. They were demons to begin with; they're just not particularly harmful."
Everyone was shocked. "They were demons to begin with?"
Acnologia nodded. "Yes. Once we explain it clearly to them, we'll be able to collect the reward easily."
Soon, they arrived at a deserted megalithic building filled with various moon patterns.
Lucy hugged Irene, shivering. "It feels so eerie!"
Gray's expression was cold. "Where is Deliora?"
"Below!"
Acnologia lightly tapped his foot, and in an instant, the ground collapsed. Everyone screamed in panic and fell straight down.
Except for Irene, who was held by Acnologia and landed smoothly, everyone else fell flat on their backs.
Led by Acnologia, the group soon saw a massive block of ice. Sealed inside was none other than the demon Deliora.
"It really is! Why is he here?"
Gray and Ur instantly tensed up, their killing intent erupting. This was the demon that killed his family; it was absolutely unforgivable.
Soon, three people appeared from behind the ice: a man with a dog's head, a blue-haired person, and a pink-haired girl.
"It seems outsiders have come to the island. Let's go deal with them quickly."
"To avoid causing trouble for Lord Zero Emperor, I shall grant the intruders eternal sleep, which is—Love~"
Irene, hiding to the side, looked speechless. "Where did this weirdo come from?"
Natsu shouted and rushed out. "Forget about love! That's boring. Let her taste my fire fist!"
Lucy reached out and shouted, "Be more steady!"
Gray ran out after him. "Don't be afraid. There are so many of us; we can even go two-on-one!"
No matter who it was, anyone who dared to do anything to Deliora wouldn't be let off easily.
Ur said solemnly, "We absolutely cannot let them release Deliora. That demon is incredibly powerful and definitely not something we can face."
Back then, she almost died to seal Deliora. If the demon were revived, who would have the power to seal it?
Acnologia suddenly said, "Perhaps Deliora is already dead."
Ur shook her head. "Demons from the Books of Zeref aren't that easy to kill."
"You all fear Zeref too much. He isn't some life form beyond imagination."
"Perhaps!"
Acnologia felt that people of this era treated Zeref as a demon god who destroyed the world. Did that guy really have such a big reputation?
Even now, there were many followers causing chaos everywhere to resurrect him, one of whom was Jellal, who possessed the power of the Ten Wizard Saints.
"Who are you people?"
The blue-haired person was pale with shock. This basement was so hidden; how did these people find it?
A man wearing a horned mask appeared behind him. Upon seeing Gray, he frowned slightly. "What are you doing here?"
Sherry Blendy said happily, "Lord Zero Emperor!"
Gray and Ur were startled. That voice... "Hahaha! Bull-headed weirdo, let me take you down!"
Natsu rushed up excitedly, his fists erupting in scorching flames.
Gray was shocked. "Don't melt Deliora's ice!"
"Then I'll destroy Deliora as well!"
He never knew what fear was; he just charged straight ahead when things happened.
"You think you can defeat Deliora?"
The armored Zero Emperor gave a cold laugh. With a wave of his hand, a massive icicle condensed, instantly knocking Natsu back.
This was Natsu's standard procedure; he couldn't get fired up without taking a beating first.
Zero Emperor looked at the three people beside him and said, "Go eliminate the rest of the village. I'll handle things here!"
Gray blocked Natsu, who wanted to continue fighting, and shouted, "Stop it, Lyon! Do you know what you're doing?"
Zero Emperor took off his mask, looked at Gray with cold eyes, and said flatly, "I didn't expect it to be you. Are you going to stop me now?"
Their teacher, Ur, died because of Gray. Although he wouldn't go as far as to kill Gray, he would never easily forgive him.
Gray knew the hatred in Lyon's heart and hurriedly explained, "Ur isn't dead!"
Lyon was furious. "What nonsense are you talking? If you dare mention Ur's name again, I'll rip your head off and kick it like a ball!"
An Ice Magic Circle expanded in front of him, and countless ice blades erupted in a piercing attack.
"I'm going to unseal Deliora and then destroy it! I've already become stronger than Ur!"
"Do you really think I'm afraid of you!"
Gray snorted coldly and decided to wake him up with his fists. He cast Ice-Make Magic, creating a massive ice shield to block the blade attack.
Due to the battle between the three, cold air and flames intertwined, so Ur hadn't walked over yet, fearing it would destroy her current doll body.
She waved her hands and shouted loudly, "All of you, stop right now!"
Lyon was shocked. "That voice is..."
"Ur?"
He suddenly looked at the doll waving in the distance; he would never forget that voice!
Lyon's voice trembled. "Is it really you?"
Feeling the cold air dissipate, Ur stepped up to him and patted his head. "Of course it's me."
"Ur! You're alive? How could you be alive after using Iced Shell?"
Lyon hugged the doll Ur tightly, tears streaming down his face. He never expected to see her again.
Sherry Blendy and the other two blinked. Were they seeing this right? The always cold and powerful Lord Zero Emperor was actually crying?
Ur smiled. "It's a long story. Alright, come back with me, and I'll explain it to you slowly later."
Hearing this, Lyon suddenly pushed Ur away and said coldly, "No! Even if you've returned to life, you can't stop my determination to unseal Deliora. I'm going to prove that I've surpassed you!"
Ur felt a bit of a headache. "Still as disobedient as ever, just like when you were learning ice magic."
Gray stood in front of Ur and said angrily, "Then I'll be the one to take you down!"
In the distance, Lucy saw Gray and Lyon fighting again and said worriedly, "Will they be okay?"
Acnologia said indifferently, "The more they fight, the better their relationship becomes. Haven't you already experienced that in the Fairy Tail Guild?"
"Ur isn't dead, and they don't have the resolve to kill each other. Let them fight; they'll be fine after a scrap."
Lucy nodded. "That's true!"
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