"Oh, oh! How lucky!"
"To actually witness the moment the moon is destroyed..."
"We can finally return to normal!"... The villagers all looked at Qi Yan with anticipation.
"Destroying the moon... Even if Qi Yan is strong in this form, destroying the moon is still too much, isn't it...?"
"Yeah! The moon is so far away, it's impossible to attack it, right...?"
Gray and Lucy, however, were very uneasy. If Qi Yan failed to destroy the moon, they wouldn't know how to clean up the mess.
"So exciting!"
"I'm all fired up—! !"
Happy and Natsu didn't consider any of that.
Qi Yan finished charging and then swung his fist, striking hard at the moon in the sky.
— — — — — ! !
Crack, crack, crack—!
The space shattered like a mirror, and a terrifying shockwave surged from Qi Yan's fist towards the moon.
Boom— — — — — ! !
Crack, crack, crack—! !
Cracks appeared on the moon in the sky.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! !"
Seeing the cracks appear on the moon, all the villagers cheered.
"You're kidding me— — — —! !"
Gray and Lucy were both stunned.
But soon, they noticed that the cracks didn't stop but quickly spread from the moon's center. In an instant, the entire sky was covered in cracks.
"The... the sky is cracking— — — —! ! !"
Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.
Suddenly! !
Bang— — — —! !
The sky shattered, but the scene of the sky falling did not appear. A pure white full moon still hung in the sky, and its gentle moonlight shone upon the entire island.
Purple crystal fragments fluttered in the sky, emitting a dazzling purple glow under the moonlight.
"What in the world is going on—! !"
Natsu was a bit confused at this moment, unsure what exactly had happened.
"Phew!"
Qi Yan released his receiving stance, returning to his original appearance.
"It's just as you see. Above this island, there's a crystal that looks like glass. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a byproduct of Lyon and the others collecting moonlight every night. The moonlight shines on the island through this layer of crystal, which is why the moonlight turned purple. As long as this layer of crystal is destroyed, the moon will return to its original color."
"But... they haven't returned to normal..."
At this moment, the villagers still looked like demons.
"How can this be...?"
Happy thought the curse couldn't be lifted, and the villagers would remain in this form forever.
Qi Yan smiled and said, "No, they have already returned to normal. This is their original appearance. The purple moonlight didn't change their appearance but confused their memories, making them believe they were humans who would turn into demons at night—a mistaken memory."
Natsu was still a bit confused, but Lucy reacted, and her hair stood on end.
"N-n-no way..."
Lucy had an unsettling guess.
Qi Yan gave Lucy a bright smile: "That's right, they were demons all along."
"What— — — —?! !"
Natsu and the others were all dumbfounded when they heard this.
Lucy was even more terrified, slumping to the ground. She could accept a curse, but demons? Was she actually in a demon village? This was too scary.
"Is... is that true?"
Gray cautiously asked the demon villager next to him.
"Mm... mm... it seems so..."
"Clang— — — —! !"
Hearing the villager admit it, Natsu and the others all gaped. It really was demons.
"Remember that ruin? We originally thought there was a barrier, but there wasn't when we went. That's because the ruin itself is protected by holy light; all dark creatures cannot approach, but humans are fine."
Lucy asked Qi Yan, "Qi Yan, did you discover they were demons a long time ago?"
"How could I! I only discovered that huge crystal in the sky. The rest was just my deduction."
Actually, he had just seen the plot, but he couldn't tell them that.
"That's amazing! It was truly a good idea to ask for your help, Mages, thank you."
At this moment, a square-faced male demon walked over.
"Bo... Bobo..."
The village chief became excited, seeing his deceased son.
"Isn't that the boatman uncle?!"
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were brought to this island by this boatman uncle.
"Huh? But... weren't you killed?"
The villagers were also a bit confused at this moment.
"Can stabbing a demon in the chest kill it? Hahaha! Everyone thought they were human, which was terrifying. I recovered my memory and left the island alone."
"Bobo..." The village chief embraced the boatman uncle, tears streaming down his face.
"Dad, you're finally back to normal! !"
"Bobo, you're alive!"
"That's great! !"
"Let's celebrate! !"
"Let's have a feast tonight! ! A demon's feast! !"
Even though they were all demons, the joy of the curse being lifted and the reunion infected Lucy and the others, allowing their previously tense feelings to relax.
Soon, the feast began. At the feast, the demons sang and danced, and the atmosphere was very lively.
At this moment, on a large tree in the distance, a sexy woman in white sat there. Next to her was a crystal ball, transmitting all the events back to another location.
"Did you see it all?"
"Yes, I never expected Deliora to be dead already. What a pity. If I could have obtained Deliora, I would be one step closer to my ideal."
"I'm sorry, Siegrain, I didn't expect that woman's magic to be so powerful."
"You shouldn't say that. I greatly admire your mother. If she were still alive, she would surely be one of the Ten Wizard Saints."
"You flatter her. Mother was merely passionate about magic, a pathetic woman abandoned by Father."
"However, I never expected Qi Yan's strength to be so immense. He truly lives up to his reputation as the one who can kill a Giant Dragon. This form is the first time it's been shown, and its power is truly terrifying!"
"Indeed!"
Hearing Siegrain mention Qi Yan, Ultear's expression couldn't help but become serious. She had witnessed firsthand how Qi Yan split mountains and seas. That terrifying power left her incredibly shaken, so when she sensed danger, she slipped away at the first opportunity.
"Fortunately, he also has a weakness. The stronger the entity he receives, the faster his magic power is consumed. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to deal with this monster." Ultear knew everything about Qi Yan's data. She knew that while Qi Yan was powerful, he lacked endurance. As long as he was worn down in shifts, his magic power would quickly be depleted.
Siegrain touched the exclusive Ten Wizard Saints emblem hanging on his chest: "A monster, huh... I hope he doesn't hinder me, or else I'll have no choice but to eliminate this monster."