"What is that thing?!"
The soulfire in Keis's hollow eye sockets flickered violently.
Answering him was the hum of a high-energy beam from the freedom gundam's "Lupus" beam rifle, which was actually the jupiter cannon.
A thick emerald green beam plowed across the surface of Underworld Island. Wherever it passed, whether it was flying demons attempting to intercept or positions fortified with Curse barriers, they were vaporized within a millisecond.
The freedom gundam's left wrist rotated, and its beam saber drew a crescent arc, slicing three demons that were trying to sneak close in half at the waist.
In the Sky and on the ground, balls of fire from explosions bloomed in succession, just like a fireworks display.
"Damn it! What does this thing take us for!"
Storm roared, and his Curse instantly activated, swirling up a cluster of black wind blades capable of tearing through steel. However, the freedom gundam was exceptionally agile, and the wind blades were always a step behind.
The Lupus beam rifle switched attack modes, and a dense barrage of fire immediately shattered all the wind blades, exploding them into clouds of dissipating magic turbulence.
"Hahaha—"
"This feels great! As expected, a real man should pilot a Gundam!"
Inside the freedom gundam's cockpit, Hope had a fanatical expression. His left hand pushed the joystick while his right hand quickly swiped a series of commands across the control panel.
Beside him, Lilly watched eagerly with a face full of excitement. If the timing weren't so inappropriate, he would have wanted to borrow the Gundam to pilot it himself.
Carla twitched her ears in disgust. As an elegant cat, she really didn't understand what these two males were so excited about.
It's just a robot, is it really necessary?
Only Wendy remembered the business at hand. "Brother Hope, aren't we going down to Tenrou Island to help everyone?"
"The Master and the others can still handle it for now."
Hope gave the little girl a reassuring look. In his perception, the companions on Tenrou Island were all full of magic power, showing none of the signs of being in a crisis.
Instead, their morale was soaring; they were likely having a great time fighting.
Moreover, he was now very curious about this strangely shaped square island.
A few months ago, Hope had heard a rumor.
There had been multiple crashes on a certain airship route. After an investigation, the Council suspected that the airships had collided with a giant object, but only wreckage could be found at the scenes, with no clues as to the mysterious giant object.
Through the display screen, Hope looked at the floating island before him, which was occupied by a large number of demons. His intuition told him that this thing was very likely the culprit behind those aerial traffic accidents.
An explosion sounded as another Curse attack struck.
Hope controlled the freedom gundam to dodge and finally noticed Kyoka and the other demons. "Interesting, six powerful demons staying here to guard the base instead of heading out..."
"Then take this big one from me!"
The freedom gundam's back wings fully extended to their maximum angle. The automatic magic crystal serving as the power core spun frantically, and Magic Circles drawn from the four elements of wind, water, fire, and earth were aimed at Underworld Island.
The trump card once prepared by Jose, the Master of Phantom Lord, to destroy Fairy Tail—the Forbidden Magic 'Purgatory Shatter'—appeared once again.
However, after Hope's improvements, the casting time of this Forbidden Magic had been greatly shortened, and it could now be completed within ten seconds.
Terrifying dark waves converged.
'Purgatory Shatter' activated!
In the next instant, the world seemed to be submerged in light.
A beam combining multiple magic elements wove into a net of destruction with no blind spots, launching a direct strike against Underworld Island.
The fire of explosions bloomed continuously on the surface of Underworld Island, and the entire floating island shuddered violently in the shockwaves.
When the light faded, a large area on one side of the square island had been melted into a crimson pool of lava, and almost all the demons on the island had been wiped out.
Although Kyoka and the other five demons looked disheveled, 'Purgatory Shatter' hadn't actually done much to them. After all, they were creations of the Black Wizard.
Hope turned to the little black cat. "Lilly, you take over the Gundam. I'm going down to meet those high-ranking demons."
Hearing this, Lilly instantly grew in size and shoved Hope out of the pilot's seat with his backside. Hope's mouth twitched, but in the end, he didn't argue with this ignorant big black cat.
Using the 'Archive Magic', he transferred the freedom gundam's configuration and operations to Lilly and infused him with some magic power so that Lilly could maintain this form for a bit longer.
Hope's figure disappeared from the cockpit.
When he reappeared, he was already facing the demons. His right hand was casually tucked in his pocket, and beneath his short black hair, his eyes swept over the seven demon officers, who were either naked or in disarray, with great interest.
The demons' gazes also focused simultaneously on this uninvited guest.
Shock, confusion, and then rage.
"A human?! How dare you!"
Trafusa, who had already died twice, was in a foul mood. Compounded by helplessly watching Underworld Island be destroyed, the irrational demon roared and charged forward with a punch.
"Hardening Curse: Blade Impact!"
Facing a Curse attack powerful enough to blow Stone into powder, Hope looked up slightly and gently raised his right hand, spreading his fingers toward the charging demon.
The Curse attack launched by Trafusa vanished silently like a popped bubble, and his forward momentum came to a sudden halt. He froze as if hitting an invisible wall, just three steps away from Hope.
"You don't even know how to give a proper greeting. Demons really have no manners."
Hope shook his head and flicked his index finger at Trafusa.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, the charging Trafusa was sent flying backward, slamming into the crimson ground in the distance and creating a shallow pit. The blue electric arcs wrapping around him made it impossible for him to get up for a moment.
All of this happened in a flash.
Only then did the other demons fully realize that this suddenly appearing human was not simple.
"Who are you?!" Kyoka was the first to react. Her Curse Power erupted instantly, and pitch-black Curse Power spread along her arms.
Before her voice even faded, Hope had appeared in front of her, so close they could almost feel each other's breath. Kyoka's pupils constricted; she hadn't seen how he moved at all.
"Don't be so nervous."
Hope stepped back with a grin, completely ignoring Kyoka's ready-to-fire attack. "I heard you and Grimoire Heart were planning something against our guild, so I came to Tenrou Island to take a look. Who knew I'd find this island in the Sky?"
"I couldn't help my curiosity for a moment... and accidentally wiped out all your subordinates. My apologies."
His nonchalant tone revealed a cruel and shocking reality to the demons. Nearly all of Tartaros's living forces on Underworld Island had been slaughtered by Hope.
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