In the town, raging fires were extinguished by the overwhelming rain. The thick smoke and flames, put out by the heavy downpour, gave the suffering townspeople a chance to breathe.
The townspeople began to spontaneously clasp their hands together, kneeling in the streets and silently praying to the sky, believing that the gods above had finally answered them.
On the other side.
"You are..."
Young Gray looked at the tall figure who had suddenly appeared before him and sent Deliora flying, his eyes filled with deep shock. He still couldn't believe what he had just seen...
The invincible Deliora had actually been sent flying by someone?!
"...A god?"
A few seconds later, young Gray finally reacted, seemingly mistaking the person beside him for a god from the heavens.
After all, in young Gray's eyes, if anyone in this world could so easily send Deliora, a demon, flying, perhaps it could only be a god from the heavens?!
"A god? No, I am not a god..."
The man chuckled upon hearing this, then gently set Gray down...
In front of Gray and Silver, he rolled up his sleeve, revealing the Fairy-like Magic Seal on his right upper arm, as if freely soaring through the sky. He softly said, "If you insist, I should be a Fairy! Because I am a Magician from the Fairy Tail Guild!"
"Fairy Tail? Magician?!"
After hearing the name Fairy Tail, Gray's strained nerves finally relaxed. He didn't know why, but the name Fairy Tail made him feel incredibly at ease.
For a moment, Gray's consciousness blurred, and his eyelids grew heavier and heavier. The day's events had been too much for a young child! However, before Gray's consciousness completely faded, he firmly remembered the name Fairy Tail.
"I apologize! You've worried about the safety of my family. It should have been my responsibility to protect my wife and child."
Silver, who had burst forth with astonishing potential in desperation and successfully escaped the ruins with his wife, held Mihua, his wife, with one arm and the unconscious Gray with the other. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes held a hint of regret. If only he had been strong enough, then Gray and Mihua would not have been harmed at all.
In Silver's view, no matter the circumstances, allowing his wife and child to be injured was a husband's dereliction of duty. This was the first time in Silver's life that he began to crave something other than his family; he hoped to gain the power to protect his family's safety in any situation...
"You've already done very well!"
"Leave the rest to me..."
The man, Medivh, first turned and smiled at the self-reproaching Silver. As an ordinary person, Silver had done very well.
Next, it was his job as a Magician.
"That monster..."
After hearing Medivh's words, Silver seemed to remember something. His pupils constricted slightly, and his eyes held a hint of unwillingness.
"Yes, unfortunately, that monster was not defeated by me just like that."
"He is, after all, a Great Demon from Zeref's Book, and he won't die so easily. Let me add some more to him..."
The moment Medivh's voice fell, he had already taken to the air, flying towards the demon.
"Roar!!"
In the sky, Deliora, who was being held in place by Medivh's Gravity Magic and couldn't move, had long grown impatient...
When he saw Medivh flying towards him, a hint of pleasure flashed across his hideous face. He opened his gaping maw, gathered a dazzling light of magic, and blasted it towards Medivh.
"Demon's Roar?!"
Seeing this, Medivh's eyes held a hint of disdain. He softly said, "Makarov's personal teaching, ultimate defensive magic: Three Pillars of God!"
As Medivh finished speaking, a golden magic circle immediately rose beneath him, and three divine pillars, shimmering with mysterious runes, appeared out of thin air around Medivh, tightly enveloping him.
"Boom!!"
It was also at this moment that the roar released from Deliora's mouth, capable of dissolving all things, landed on Medivh's body.
"Rumble!!"
For a moment, thick smoke billowed.
"Roar!"
Deliora let out a excited shriek upon seeing this...
In his eyes, Medivh, who had been directly hit by his roar, was already a dead man. Perhaps the other party had already been blown to ashes by the powerful magic energy he released?!
"Buzz!!"
Unfortunately, Deliora was disappointed...
After the smoke and dust cleared, what was revealed was Medivh, completely unharmed, tightly enveloped by the defensive power released by the Three Pillars of God.
In fact, Deliora's roar was not enough to destroy the mysterious magic pillars surrounding Medivh.
"Weak!"
"Die under the rain of seven stars!"
The moment Medivh spoke softly, seven golden magic circles suddenly lit up in the sky...
"Roar?"
Deliora felt the threat and looked up. He stared at the magic circles shining above his head, his eyes filled with confusion. Even he didn't know when Medivh had set up the magic circles in the sky!
"Boom!!"
Unfortunately, the judgment of the Seven Stars would not give Deliora any chance to react...
The continuous rain of light, like Itachi's Yasaka Magatama, directly struck Deliora from the sky, sending him crashing into the snowy mountain at the edge of the town below.
And the rain of light continued. The terrifying energy melted the entire snowy mountain, and the constantly shining starlight in the sky illuminated the entire town behind it.
"What is this?!"
For a moment, the residents of the town were all startled. They looked at the roaring magic in the distance, still in shock. But they knew in their hearts that some powerful entity was fighting Deliora.
"Everyone, quickly evacuate! Leave the town and go to a safe place..."
"The Magician from the Fairy Tail Guild has come to save us!"
Just as the townspeople hesitated, Silver, carrying Mihua on his shoulder and holding Gray in his hand, rushed towards the crowd, shouting loudly.
"Yes! Run, quickly run..."
After the townspeople reacted, they did not hesitate. They no longer prayed to the sky, but instead, using the starlight released by the Seven Star Sword, they ran frantically. Right now, escaping was the most important thing.
On the other side.
"Roar!!"
After taking a direct hit from the Seven Star Sword, Deliora, though battered, was still full of spirit. He raised his head and roared at Medivh in the sky.
"So tough!"
Medivh frowned upon seeing this. He finally understood why Ur, a Ten Wizard Saints-level Magician, couldn't deal with this guy. Although Deliora's destructive power was mediocre, he was incredibly sturdy and had strong resistance to conventional magic.
In Medivh's opinion, with the strength Deliora was currently displaying, he would be a top executive in Tartaros in the future, perhaps second only to Mard Geer, the 'Underworld King.'
"Time for something big..."
As Medivh frowned, he used Telekinesis Magic to connect with Silver in the distance.
"Silver, can you hear me?"
Silver, who had just settled his wife and child in a safe place, was startled by the voice resounding in his mind before he could even rest.
"You, who are you?"
Silver was greatly surprised, asking about the identity of the voice's owner in his mind.
"I am the Magician from the Fairy Tail Guild..."
Medivh answered truthfully.
"So it's you!" "Have you successfully dealt with Deliora?"
Silver excitedly asked about Medivh's situation.
"Honestly, it's a bit troublesome..."
Medivh, in the sky, shook his head helplessly.
"Troublesome?"
"Are you saying that even you can't deal with Deliora?"
Silver couldn't believe it. If even Medivh couldn't take down Deliora, they didn't know who else could help them.
"No! Dealing with him is still very simple..."
"It's just that I'm about to use a very dangerous magic that will destroy Deliora along with the entire snowy mountain, and it might affect the town as a result."
"So I need you to answer me truthfully: have all the residents of the town been evacuated?"
Medivh was also helpless. At his level...
More accurately, once one reaches the Ten Wizard Saints level, a mere wave of the hand is enough to destroy the heavens and earth, capable of obliterating an entire town in an instant.
This is also the main reason why the Magic Council strictly prohibits infighting among Saint Ten Wizard-level powerhouses.
"Please give me ten minutes!"
Silver's brows furrowed into a knot upon hearing this. He promised Medivh.
"Alright."
As Medivh nodded, he continued to suppress Deliora with Gravity Magic.
"Roar!!"
Deliora naturally wouldn't just surrender. He continuously gathered energy in his mouth and blasted it towards Medivh in the sky, but it was all intercepted by the Three Pillars of God.
"Everyone, count the numbers. Has everyone escaped?"
Silver, disregarding his injuries, kept running through the mud, relaying Medivh's words to the surrounding townspeople.
"It's too dark, light torches!"
The townspeople looked anxious. The more they tried to count, the more they couldn't get an accurate count.
"The rain is too heavy, they won't light!"
"Then quickly light the magic crystals! Don't be stingy at a time like this."
"Okay..."
The rain was too heavy and urgent. Everyone couldn't see the road clearly, let alone people. To get a clear count, they used precious magic crystals as light sources...
"The Tom family is here, the Jenny family is here, the blacksmith John's family is here..."
"Why haven't I seen old Jack?!"
"Old Jack fainted..."
"Got it, keep counting!"
Facing the invasion of the demon Deliora...
Although this time, Deliora only invaded the outskirts of the town before being successfully intercepted by Medivh, his roar released towards the town still caused considerable casualties!
However, compared to the original story where the town was completely reduced to ashes, this was already immeasurably better!
Ten, nine, eight, seven...
Time passed minute by minute...
Ten minutes flew by in a flash!
When Silver confirmed that all the residents of the town had escaped, he excitedly shouted towards the sky, "Magician-sama, you can act now, there's no one left in the town."
"Received."
In the distance, Medivh, still entangled with Deliora, no longer deliberately suppressed his power after hearing Silver's words, fully mobilizing the magic power within him.
"Boom!!"
Deliora, who had been arrogant in front of Medivh, suddenly changed his hideous expression upon feeling the vast ocean-like magic power within Medivh, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.
"This power is already comparable to Mard Geer, the 'Underworld King'?"
"Human! How can you possess such immense power?"
This was the first time Deliora spoke human words, and also the last.
Because...
"Whoosh!!"
Accompanied by a gust of wind, the heavy rain sweeping the town was dispersed...
The moon and stars reappeared, illuminating the earth...
But the next second, both heaven and earth grew dim. The moon no longer glowed, the stars no longer shone, and the earth faintly emitted mournful cries.
Following that, one after another, dark and rolling clouds appeared. These clouds split open in the middle, forming a huge crack, as if something terrifying was coming from beyond the heavens, about to emerge from that rift and engulf the earth!
"True Heavenly Body Magic: Star Collapse!"
As for Medivh in the sky, his expression was indifferent, like a god. There was no trace of Deliora in his eyes. He announced the name of the super magic, as if crushing an insect, and also announced Deliora's death.
"Boom!!"
For a moment, the sky seemed to crack!
Burning stars fell from the rift in the sky...
Releasing infinite pressure, they plummeted towards Deliora in the snowy mountain valley.
"Roar!!!"
Deliora roared and bellowed at this sight. He stretched out his arms towards the stars rapidly falling from the sky, concentrating all the magic and curse power within him, releasing it towards the sky, vowing to push back the falling stars...
"Buzz!"
It seemed that Zeref, the creator of the demon, who was in a distant place, heard Deliora's prayer, or perhaps he was strong enough that his thoughts worked, and the falling stars seemed to pause for a moment.
"Hee..."
Deliora's face lit up with joy, thinking he had succeeded.
"Haha..."
Then, Medivh in the sky, a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes.
Boom!
Under the immense Gravity Magic, Deliora was once again pressed to the ground, and the stars that had briefly paused now plummeted towards Deliora at an even faster speed.
"It's over."
Seeing this, Medivh declared the end of the farce.
"Boom!!"
The stars fell, and all things ended!!
In an instant, whether it was Deliora or this snowy mountain, along with the entire mountain range, all vanished in the flames...
A huge shockwave, transforming into a fierce wind, swept in all directions! It directly destroyed the interception barrier Medivh had set up around him and spread to the entire town at a visible speed.
Just as the shockwave, seemingly capable of pulverizing all things, was about to reach the townspeople taking refuge nearby, several stone pillars descended from the sky, emitting faint glows, intercepting it...
By the time it reached the townspeople, this fierce shockwave had already transformed into a gentle breeze.