"No. It's just that there's a simpler way," Chen Fan replied.
After that, he stamped his foot. "…!" The magic crystal beneath Chen Fan's feet exploded, and he swept his hand over the several magic crystals hanging around him, causing ripples in the air.
"Boom..." The crystals shot toward Jellal like bullets. "Boom...!" They hit Jellal, and with a "Bang!" Jellal fell to the ground, bleeding profusely, looking utterly pathetic.
Chen Fan pulled a coin from his pocket and aimed it at Jellal. Suddenly, Jellal screamed, "Erza!"
Erza had just recovered from the shock of Chen Fan's rage explosion. She quickly yelled at Chen Fan, "Stop, Chen Fan!"
Erza trudged to Chen Fan's side, looking at Jellal. "What else do you have to say?"
"My body has been possessed by Zeref's undead, and it's beyond my control. I am just a puppet to revive Zeref. I can't save myself, and none of my friends can save me. Heaven doesn't exist at all, everything ended from the start," Jellal said, his voice filled with despair.
Chen Fan was a little confused. In the anime, Jellal was saved by Erza in the end, but from his performance just now, Chen Fan didn't see any sign of Jellal holding back.
Suddenly, a violent vibration came from below. Jellal, who had been in despair, began to laugh hysterically.
He screamed at Chen Fan and Erza, "Haha, you all go to hell with me! A huge magic crystal explosion can destroy a country! You'll all die! You'll all die with me, haha..." He looked truly insane, much like Orochimaru in despair in the darkness.
Chen Fan looked at him with a hint of pity. Erza also let go of her last bit of hope, turning to Chen Fan with a smile. "Sorry, I might have dragged you into this. I was originally going to..."
Erza wanted to continue talking, but Chen Fan cut her off. He waved his hand with a smile. "Ma, ma, ma, Xiao Shasha, how can you say that? What are we?"
Erza rolled her eyes at Chen Fan. "What time is it now? You're still not being serious."
"Then just call my name and say you're scared, and I'll come save you."
"Then I'll call."
"Call."
"Chen Fan, I'm so scared, please come and save me!" Erza yelled with a smile, looking at the man who was accompanying her to the end of her life, tears of happiness streaming from her eyes.
Chen Fan reached out and wiped the tears from Erza's cheeks. "How can my Xiao Shasha cry? My Xiao Shasha is the Fairy Queen."
Amidst Erza's surprised screams, Chen Fan picked her up, stamped his foot, and with a "Boom...", he flew toward Natsu and the others.
"Whoa..." Two huge tornadoes appeared under Chen Fan's feet. "Boom!" A huge sonic boom sounded, and their speed instantly soared, like a ninja's flying jutsu. Before long, Chen Fan saw Natsu and the others. Natsu and Gray also saw Chen Fan and yelled loudly at him.
"Willingness..." Chen Fan landed on the ship. As soon as he was on the ship, "Boom!!" A huge explosion sounded, and the Tower of Heaven in the distance completely exploded. A huge storm and a massive wave hit their location.
Chen Fan placed Erza down, turned, and stretched out both his hands. Numbers constantly flickered on his glasses, "...!"
"...!" The sound of Superpower activation kept ringing, much like the visual effects in Toaru Majutsu no Index. The storm and the waves all changed direction, and the ship's speed became faster. Finally, the aftershocks of the storm vanished. Chen Fan's legs gave out, and he fainted on the spot.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch." Chen Fan said, covering his forehead. Suddenly, he felt something in his right hand. He opened his eyes and saw it was Erza's hand. Erza was lying beside his bed, her eyes tightly closed, as if she was having a nightmare.
Chen Fan sat up and stroked Erza's hair. Under his touch, Erza's tense face relaxed.
Erza seemed to sense something and opened her eyes. Seeing that Chen Fan was awake, she said excitedly, "Chen Fan, you're awake! Do you feel anything wrong?"
"No, I'm just a little tired. No need to worry, I'm a doctor," Chen Fan said. As he spoke, he even squeezed Erza's hand, feeling how soft it was.
Erza also noticed it. Her face turned red, looking incredibly cute, but she didn't pull her hand away. Chen Fan was stunned by the sight.
"Creak..." The sound of the door opening, and Natsu's loud voice was heard. "Chen Fan, you're awake?"
"Bang!" Lucy hit Natsu. "Don't bother Chen Fan!"
"No, you're the one bothering Chen Fan," Gray and Happy said, waving their hands.
"Whoa..." Erza pulled her hand away from Chen Fan, turning her body. The blush on her face hadn't faded yet.
Happy looked up. "Chen Fan, you really are awake!" He then flew to Chen Fan's side. The others also saw Chen Fan sitting up in bed, greeting them, and they were all overjoyed.
Suddenly, Happy saw Erza's red face. With a suspicious expression, he covered his mouth. "Something is going on..."
Erza instantly turned her back, her face even redder. She stammered, "W-what... what's going on?" Her cute expression melted everyone's hearts.
"It really looks like something is going on," Natsu said, stunned. The others all nodded.
"Ah... haha, so you guys know?" Chen Fan laughed, rubbing the back of his head.
"Bang!" Chen Fan was knocked down again by Erza's punch.
"What's going on... I just..." She couldn't say anything more, turned, and ran away. Laughter erupted from behind her.
After Erza left, Chen Fan also learned about the situation from Erza's siblings. They said that they had left that night, and Simon had even left a note. Chen Fan read it; the content mainly entrusted Erza to him, threatening him if anything happened to Erza.
"Ah..." Everyone was stunned, their mouths agape, looking at the newly built guild.
"It's really shocking..." Erza exclaimed.
"It's already built?" Lucy said.
At that moment, Chen Fan's jarring voice was heard. "It really has no artistic beauty."
Erza rolled her eyes at Chen Fan, then turned to the others. "Alright, let's go in. We don't need to bother with this guy." With that, she quickly went in, and Lucy and the others rushed to follow her, as if Chen Fan were a piece of filth.
"Hey... don't leave me!" Chen Fan yelled from behind, quickly catching up.
Upon entering the guild, the first thing that caught their attention was an open-air cafe, where many people were drinking coffee and chatting. There was also a small shop nearby.
"I just feel like something's different," Natsu said in a low voice, frowning with his arms crossed.
"Welcome! Oh, it's you guys, welcome back!" Max said from behind the counter of the small shop.
"Ah, Boss Max! It's been a while, hasn't it?" Happy flew to the front of Max.