Both sides engaged in an intense physical combat.
Their stamina was almost completely depleted.
"Our comrades are all fighting!" Gray clenched his fists tightly, a determined expression on his face.
"We will definitely defeat you, Deliora!!!" Gray roared, his voice filled with anger and determination.
At the same time, he tightly held Juvia's hands, their gazes meeting, conveying trust and courage to each other.
The generation of lightning is often accompanied by the generation of rain.
Not far away, the thunderclouds summoned by Laxus rolled in the sky, thunder rumbling and lightning tearing through the heavens.
Gray and Juvia exchanged glances, secretly rejoicing that this rain gave them an excellent opportunity.
"Overlay Magic - Hailstorm" Gray and Juvia shouted in unison. They gathered all their magical power, and with the help of Laxus's thunderclouds, unleashed this powerful attack.
And now, all they needed was a catalyst.
As all their magical power surged forth, the thunderclouds in the sky began to churn violently, and massive hailstones poured down from the clouds.
Each hailstone contained their magical power, striking the ground with unparalleled force.
"Enhanced Version, Silver World, freeze everything!" Juvia immediately shouted. The magical power in her hand surged forth like raging waves, freezing the surrounding air into ice.
The power of frost echoed in the sky, and a chilling aura spread.
The moment the hailstones landed, the surrounding environment was instantly covered in ice, forming a crystal-clear world of ice and snow.
Gray and Juvia's magical power and their feelings for their comrades, at this moment, all transformed into infinite strength.
Silver watched this scene, slowly exhaling a breath, as a layer of frost formed on his body, and the same magic unfolded.
"Let me, your old man, test the bond between you!" Silver's voice resounded in his mind.
The red ice on his body rapidly spread, colliding with the blue ice released by Gray and Juvia.
The moment the red ice and blue ice collided, snowflakes instantly drifted across the surrounding world, and the entire world seemed to be plunged into a frozen state.
Snowflakes also slowly drifted down from the sky.
This scene made others who had already finished fighting, or whose battles had ended, look towards them with surprise and smiles.
"For Zeref, are you truly willing to sacrifice everything?!" Mirajane caught a snowflake with her hand, which then turned into a water droplet, and turned her head to say to Seilah, who had already lost her combat ability.
"Of course! We were all created by him, and everything originally belongs to him."
"Is that so?" Mirajane gathered a dark energy in her hand and slowly walked towards Seilah.
However, the situation on Gray's side was completely different; the blue ice, like a surging tide, rushed furiously towards Silver.
Surprisingly, Silver chose to abandon resistance directly, allowing the blue ice to attack him like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
This sudden change made Gray freeze; he widened his eyes, staring at Silver with a face full of astonishment.
Just then, he noticed the look of relief in Silver's eyes, as if containing an unspeakable profound meaning.
Instantly, Gray had a sudden realization and understood everything; he hastily tried to stop the magic.
But the power of nature, like an unbridled wild horse, could not be easily controlled and continued to surge forward with unstoppable momentum.
Gray could only watch helplessly as the ice covered Silver's feet and calves, gradually spreading upwards.
"To be able to witness your own son grow stronger day by day, do you feel that even the greatest hatred from the past can gradually be let go?"
"Do you wish for your son to personally end your life?" Zorn's words echoed around.
At this moment, Zorn suddenly appeared behind Silver, and he unhesitatingly placed his hand on Silver's shoulder.
A warm sunlight seemed to bloom at this moment.
In the blink of an eye,
The entire world of ice and snow vanished without a trace, replaced by a gentle spring breeze blowing all around, bringing endless vitality and vigor.
"Gray, what are you still standing there for? Come and see your father whom you've always missed!!" Zorn said with a smile to Gray, who was still in a daze.
"Master Gray's father... that... that's my..." Juvia, however, immediately covered her mouth, her face flushing red, and she had already remembered.
She had been fighting with great enthusiasm just now.
"Since you've come, then just kill me here!" Silver said calmly.
Gray widened his eyes, looking at Silver in disbelief: "What? Are you kidding me?!"
He instantly flew into a rage, rushing over to grab Silver's collar and roaring, "What did you say?! How could I possibly see you die in front of me again?!"
Gray's face was flushed red, veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes were filled with anger and unwillingness.
He clenched his jaw tightly, his hands trembling slightly, as if he could lose control at any moment.
Silver's face remained expressionless; he quietly looked at Gray, a hint of resolve in his eyes.
Gray released his grip, stepped back a few paces, and gasped for breath.
He tried hard to calm himself down, but the turmoil in his heart could not be quelled.
Silver continued calmly, "I was once your father."
"But now, I am neither human nor demon, but a dead man."
"I died seventeen years ago."
Silver's voice echoed in the air, like a heavy hammer striking Gray's heart.
Scenes from his childhood kept flashing in Gray's mind; back then, he was young and ignorant, able only to watch helplessly as his father was crushed under a concrete slab, powerless.
Now, facing this person who was both familiar and strange, Gray felt a wave of helplessness and confusion.
He didn't know how to face all of this, nor how to make a choice.
Gray's gaze involuntarily turned to Zorn, hoping to get some answers or support from him.
However, Zorn merely nodded slightly.
But Gray suddenly thought of something.
He recalled what had happened on Demon Island.
At that time, Zorn used the power of "Super Magic" to successfully reawaken Ultear.
If he could use that Super Magic again, perhaps Silver could be revived.
"Right, Zorn, what was that Super Magic you used last time called? Something like 'Three Lights'... Super Magic!" Gray's voice was full of urgency and anticipation.
"It can definitely bring the dead back to life, right!!!" Hope flickered in Gray's eyes as he looked at Zorn with anticipation; however, he detected a hint of something amiss in Zorn's expression.
"I'm very sorry, Gray, but the situation is a bit different this time." Zorn's tone was heavy and serious.
"No one can reverse life and death, not even Zeref. On the contrary, he bore incredibly severe taboos because of it."
Ur could succeed because Ur originally existed in another form; she transformed everything of herself—life, emotions, memories, physical body—into ice.
And his magic merely reversed that form.
Gray's heart sank; the hope that had ignited within him was instantly extinguished.
He realized that the illusion he had just held was too naive; death in reality could not be reversed so easily.
"However... if the person themselves isn't wholeheartedly seeking death, they can continue to live in this form!" Zorn said, changing the subject.
His gaze turned to Silver, who had remained silent.
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