The two gently laid Elfman and Lisanna on the ground, then looked at Seilah with strange eyes.
Seilah looked at the pair of dangerous-looking scoundrels opposite her, and beads of sweat immediately rolled down her forehead.
If she were to fight either of these two one-on-one, Seilah wouldn't be afraid, no matter how much they held back.
But if the two of them teamed up, it would be a bit troublesome… Without wasting words with the enemy, Ankh raised both hands to the sky, and a giant, dazzling magic circle appeared.
"Great Gravity Field!"
With Ankh at the center, a massive, circular gravity field instantly crushed a large area of land, causing the ground to sink several meters.
Seilah stubbornly stood tall, a difficult expression appearing on her dark face, but not long after, she decisively made a decision.
Run!
Fighting these two humans would be of no benefit to Seilah or Tartaros's plan; there was no need to do such pointless things.
"Run? Can you escape?!"
Just as Seilah was pulling away, wanting to leave, Ankh's voice, like the sound of death from the depths of hell, came, and a terrifying magical power wave exploded around her in an instant!
Ankh was engulfed in death energy, countless dark energies condensed in his mouth, and a violent breath wave sprayed out towards Seilah's head.
Unable to dodge, Seilah had no choice but to take the hit. Fully demonized, she stretched out her hands and blocked the Death God's Breath with her bare hands, stirring up a large cloud of thick mist.
Suddenly, Seilah waved two long whips made of dark energy, venomously lashing towards Ankh's cheek.
Ankh's hand clenched, and the dark magic that appeared out of nowhere was molded into the shape of a weapon. With just a few swings, it cut off Seilah's long whips.
Mirajane, who hadn't participated in the battle, looked surprised and exclaimed, "This is—'Death God's Scythe of Rebirth'! It's been a long time since I've seen Ankh use this move…"
With the giant Dark Scythe on his back, Ankh's presence instantly intensified. He stared menacingly at Seilah and mocked,
"You thought that without gravity magic, I couldn't fight in close combat?"
Seilah gritted her teeth and turned to run into the distance again.
Ankh raised the great scythe in his hand, its blade extending continuously, sweeping forward with the power to clear a thousand armies!
Seilah felt the unavoidable powerful force behind her, feeling somewhat helpless.
Forget it… This guy's strength is not weaker than mine, and he has so many abilities that restrain me, plus Mirajane, who hasn't joined the battle yet and is also not under my command… Although it's a bit frustrating, if this fight continues, even if I win, I won't gain any advantage.
I'll retreat first… With her thoughts racing, Seilah instantly made up her mind.
Compared to running away, this was faster and cleaner… Thinking this, Seilah suddenly stopped, turned to face Ankh's killing blow, not dodging, and a strange smile on her face.
Ankh's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to delay his actions in the slightest. The giant scythe slashed down fiercely, carrying immense destructive power.
Seilah's body was inevitably struck by the scythe. The eerie death energy stimulated her entire body, and in a blink of an eye, the female demon who had been so imposing just moments ago had turned into dust… Just like that… she died?
Ankh retrieved his scythe, somewhat disbelieving.
She should be an executive-level figure in Tartaros; how could she willingly accept death?
With her abilities, she shouldn't have been directly killed by that move just now… If Ankh hadn't restrained two of Seilah's abilities, she would also be a super-strong opponent capable of contending with him… Among the Balam Alliance, Ankh had no idea what kind of people were in the Dark Guild Tartaros, which he knew nothing about.
Clearly powerful, yet suddenly chose to self-destruct.
Mirajane walked to Ankh's side, looking thoughtful, and said with some surprise, "Before she died, I clearly saw her smile…"
Ankh nodded, looking at the ground where Seilah had dissipated, his heart filled with a thousand doubts.
He was increasingly convinced that Seilah was definitely not dead; perhaps she just used this method to quickly get rid of Ankh and them.
There must be some special means within Tartaros to preserve Seilah's life or something similar.
It seems I'll have to investigate this Dark Guild as soon as possible… At this moment, Mirajane looked around at the ruins and suddenly said with surprise, "Beast King?"
Ankh snapped out of it, looking at the Beast King he had defeated, and said,
"Yes, your mission target, the Beast King who only uses brute force. My gravity magic can easily handle him. I've taken care of him for you, by the way."
Mirajane nodded, embarrassed. What Ankh had said before really seemed to be true.
If it were her, dealing with such a tall and strong terrifying monster, who knows what would happen… Ankh suddenly thought of something, leaned down, and gave the unconscious Elfman a tap, calling out, "Wake up, absorb the Beast King!"
Elfman was slapped awake by Ankh, then looked with some fear at the Beast King, who was already on his last breath.
Ankh frowned in dissatisfaction and reprimanded, "The Beast King is already done for, and you're still scared?"
Elfman shivered. He had always respected Ankh and quickly shook his head.
But after a while, Elfman nervously whispered, "But, my Full Body Take Over… has never succeeded."
"A few times, I almost burst my body…"
Ankh sneered, forcibly lifted Elfman's bowed head, looked into his eyes, and said, "The most important thing for Take Over Magic is whether you have the courage to coexist with terror!"
"Elfman, you're a man! Are you going to keep hiding behind Mira, being a snot-nosed silly younger brother?!"
Elfman's body trembled, his features contorted in pain.
All this time, his sister had been in front of him, shielding them from wind and rain. He seemed to have never made any effort to protect his family… Seeing Elfman in a daze after being scolded, Mirajane, as his sister, couldn't bear it and couldn't help but advise, "Maybe we should just let it go, Elfman needs time…"
"He's had enough time already," Ankh interrupted her, somewhat coldly.
Mirajane's expression dimmed slightly, and Ankh's tone softened a bit:
"Just like you want to keep up with my pace… Elfman is also a Mage of the Guild. One day, he will also have to use magic to protect his comrades and fight alongside us."
"Big Brother Ankh is right." At some point, Elfman had regained his spirit, and the timidity and inferiority on his face had disappeared without a trace.
Elfman clenched his fists, looking at the Beast King with determined eyes: "I want to become stronger, strong enough to protect my sister and Lisanna. That's what a man does!"
With that, Elfman rushed towards the still mighty Beast King. The moment he made contact with the Beast King's skin, he immediately activated Take Over.
Ankh nodded in satisfaction, seeing Mirajane still somewhat worried beside him, and advised, "Don't worry, we're keeping him suppressed. Nothing will go wrong."
Mirajane nodded, watching the majestic Beast King gradually become a rampaging, controlled entity, and sighed in her heart, "Elfman has grown up too…"
Ankh didn't speak. His magic power was ready to be unleashed at any moment to suppress the rampaging Beast King.
As a mid-tier combat force of Fairy Tail's strongest generation in the future, the Beast King's power was indispensable for Elfman, and it would become the foundation of his strength.
Even when facing the Three Great Dark Guilds, this power could save Elfman's life… After taking over the Beast King's power, at least Elfman's basic stats would be comparable to Natsu's and Gray's.