"You… "
The people performing the ritual took off their heavy clothes, and everyone saw what they looked like.
"Children!"
"Women, and old people?!"
Lucy and Natsu were instantly shocked. They had originally thought these black-robed individuals were some kind of cultists, but their true appearance revealed a mix of men, women, and children, none of whom seemed like bad people.
"What's going on?!"
Happy asked, puzzled.
"Our families were all killed by Deliora. We heard that Master Lyon could defeat Deliora, so we came to assist Master Lyon. As long as Deliora is revived, and Master Lyon defeats it again, we can avenge ourselves! So we won't allow you to harm Master Lyon!!"
"I said, I'm not interested in who you revive. The only reason I acted was because he was going to attack my client. Now that he's been taught a lesson, it's over."
"Wait! Qi Yan! They're going to revive Deliora!"
Gray quickly said when he heard Qi Yan's words.
Qi Yan looked at Gray and said, "Gray, Deliora was sealed by your master Ur sacrificing her life. Logically, you have the right to make decisions, but the other party does too. Their families were also killed by Deliora. Reviving Deliora and then killing it to avenge their families—they also have their own justice."
"No! They simply don't understand how terrifying Deliora is! Lyon is no match for Deliora at all. How terrifying a disaster Deliora's revival will bring!"
Gray said excitedly, his panicked expression showing how much fear he felt inside.
"You are very afraid."
"…"
Gray didn't deny it, only bit his lip. Deliora killed his relatives, and because of him, Master Ur was also killed. His fear of Deliora had deeply permeated his bones.
Qi Yan looked at Lyon and the others and said, "Go revive Deliora!"
"What?!!!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Qi Yan's words.
Lucy stammered, "Qi… Qi Yan… what did you say?!"
"I said let them revive Deliora."
"Why… why?! Wasn't it frozen? And that monster looks terrifying!!"
"Because this is Gray's psychological shadow. If Deliora isn't completely killed, he will live in fear of Deliora his entire life. Since that's the case, I will be the one to deal with it."
"No! Qi Yan! You don't know how terrifying Deliora is…"
Qi Yan interrupted Gray and said, "No, it's you who doesn't know how terrifying I am."
Buzz — — — — —!!
Crack crack — — — —!!
Qi Yan unleashed his powerful Conqueror's Haki. The terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted with black and red lightning. The clouds in the sky scattered, and the seawater around the island churned under the Conqueror's Haki. The entire ruin seemed to tremble continuously.
Many people couldn't withstand this powerful pressure and directly fainted.
Natsu and the others also looked at Qi Yan in terror, their eyes filled with dread, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
"So… so terrifying!!!"
Lucy slumped to the ground. It was her first time feeling such fear from the depths of her soul.
Natsu and Gray were much the same; they had never felt this way before. Only now did they realize how powerful Qi Yan was.
Lyon and the others, needless to say, if Qi Yan had initially exuded such terrifying aura, they probably wouldn't even have had the courage to make a move.
Just then!
Suddenly!!
"Roar — — — — —!!"
An earth-shattering roar echoed throughout the entire ruin.
"So noisy — — — —!!"
Natsu quickly covered his ears when he heard the sound. Not only was his nose sensitive, but his ears were also very keen.
Gray's expression changed drastically, his body trembling uncontrollably: "This… this sound… I can't forget it…"
"Deliora…"
Lyon also recognized whose voice it was, and his expression became excited.
Everyone immediately rushed to the underground cave.
When everyone arrived, the ice on Deliora's body had already begun to melt, with large chunks of ice falling from Deliora.
"Is… is it revived… Deliora…"
Gray stared blankly at the revived Deliora.
"At this point, we can only act!! Let's defeat that demon!!"
Natsu's hands burst into flames, preparing to fight Deliora.
"You… you can't defeat it… That's mine… To surpass Ur… I finally see you again… Deliora…"
"The only monster Ur couldn't defeat, now I will defeat it! I will surpass you now…"
Lyon stumbled towards them.
Bang!
Gray chopped Lyon on the neck with a hand.
"Enough, Lyon, leave the rest to me. I will seal Deliora!!"
Gray struck a pose for Absolute Zero, emitting a large amount of cold air from his body.
Seeing Gray's stance, Lyon immediately cried out anxiously: "Stop… Stop it!! Gray!! Do you know how long it took me to melt this ice? Don't waste your effort!! No matter what, I will melt the ice and challenge Deliora again!!"
"I'm sorry about Ur, and for destroying your dream, but this monster absolutely cannot be revived. Right now, this is the only way to stop it…"
Bang!!
Before Gray could finish speaking, he was kicked away.
Bang!!
"Ugh!"
Gray crashed into Natsu.
"Qi Yan, what are you doing?!"
"You're getting in the way, get lost. Look at how pathetic you are! It's just a demon from Zeref's book, is it really worth you acting like you're going to die?"
Qi Yan said in an annoyed tone.
"Roar — — — —!!"
Deliora opened its mouth wide, condensing a ball of energy within it, aimed at Qi Yan.
"Get out of the way — — — —!!"
Gray shouted anxiously when he saw it.
Whoosh — — — —!!
The energy shot straight towards the back of Qi Yan's head.
Qi Yan casually flicked his hand without even turning his head.
Boom boom boom boom — — —!!!
The energy blast was directly knocked away by Qi Yan, piercing a large hole through the ruins. The energy blast landed on a distant mountain, shattering the mountain.
Gasp — — — —!!
Everyone was terrified by this horrifying power; this monster was indeed incredibly powerful.
Of course, what terrified them even more was that Qi Yan had casually deflected such a terrifying attack.
Qi Yan gripped murakumogiri tightly, wrapping Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki around murakumogiri, causing black and red lightning to entwine around murakumogiri.
"Hah!!"
Qi Yan let out a loud shout, forcefully swinging murakumogiri with both hands, and a massive slash erupted from murakumogiri.