Chapter 56: Draining Magic Power? I Can Do That Too!
Aria was pinned to the ground by Ren's foot, staring at Ren with a pale face.
The intense pain surging from his arm deprived Aria of the opportunity to think clearly.
He made a subconscious choice, and a magic circle condensed beneath him.
The next moment, Ren suddenly felt his breathing tighten, feeling as if the surrounding air had been sucked dry in an instant.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Ren raised an eyebrow and slightly increased the force under his foot, causing Aria to cough repeatedly.
The group of mages watching this scene didn't dare to step forward.
They stared blankly at Ren, who was stepping on Aria—someone they had considered invincible.
"Airspace: Zetsu (Absolute)!"
Aria tore off the cloth band covering his eyes, revealing a pair of hideous, hate-filled eyes.
Aria glared at Ren, and a powerful magic power gathered around him.
Ren felt as if the space around Aria was repelling him, trying to fling him away.
However, Ren smiled faintly, his body showing no sign of moving.
This made Aria's face change drastically; this move had never failed before.
"Bang!" Ren glanced at Aria with disappointment and kicked him heavily in the chest, sending him flying.
Smashing into the guild wall, Ren slowly straightened up.
He looked with disdain at the fully armed mages around him, none of whom dared to step forward.
"Are you Phantom Lord mages? Seeing your comrade humiliated like this, do you only dare to stand aside and watch?"
Ren's contemptuous words echoed through the guild. Some, hearing Ren, blushed and glared at him angrily.
The rest lowered their heads in shame, afraid to meet the gazes of those around them.
Aria, kicked over by Ren, struggled to stand, propping himself up on his knee with his remaining left hand.
Ren raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Aria to survive that kick.
"Airspace: Metsu (Destroy)!"
Aria looked at Ren hideously, his face full of hatred.
The next moment, a surging suction force suddenly appeared around Ren, continuously draining the magic power from his body.
Ren frowned slightly, feeling the magic power in his body being drawn out continuously.
Ecstasy appeared on Aria's face. He looked at Ren with a hideous smile and said, "So what if you're strong? As long as you have no magic power, you're a turtle in a jar. Just wait for me to tear you into pieces!"
Aria looked expectantly at Ren, waiting for the moment when Ren's magic power was drained dry, revealing a wretched state.
Ren stood with his hands in his pockets, smiling at Aria.
After quite a while, there was no change in Ren, and his magic power was still being drawn out continuously.
"Impossible!"
"How can your magic power be so abundant? How can you have such massive magic power!"
Aria looked at Ren with fury, roaring in disbelief.
Ren sensed that nearly three-tenths of the magic power in his body had been drained.
No wonder in the original story, he was able to plot against Makarov.
"Draining magic power?"
"Then try this one of mine."
Ren raised his arm slightly, and a purple magic circle emerged in his palm.
The next moment, the magic circle vanished instantly.
"Deprive: Magic Power!"
The moment the magic was activated, the magic power in Aria's body vanished instantly. The emptiness inside made Aria's face change.
"Impossible..."
Aria raised his trembling left arm, feeling not a trace of magic power.
"What... what magic is this?"
Aria looked at Ren trembling, his eyes devoid of fury, filled instead with horror as he asked shakily.
Ren turned around, looking at the panicked mages behind him.
Ren snapped his fingers, and the next moment, Aria's eyes widened.
Without warning, he fell directly to the ground, motionless.
Before he died, Aria didn't even know what had happened, falling stiffly to the ground with his eyes wide open.
"Deprive: Life."
Ren softly uttered a few words.
As Aria died completely, the remaining Phantom Lord members panicked and ran blindly.
They looked at Ren standing at the door in terror.
The only exit was blocked by Ren, so they could only squeeze towards the innermost part of the guild.
For a time, screams echoed continuously in the guild. Many members didn't die at Ren's hands.
Instead, because of the stampede, they died under the feet of their companions.
Watching these Phantom Lord members, Ren shook his head in disappointment.
He turned and walked out of the guild.
Seeing Ren's retreating back as he was about to leave, the guild members stopped, ecstasy appearing in their eyes.
The next moment, a violent vibration came.
Directly shattering the guild building completely.
Countless tragic sounds rang out from under the wreckage of the ruins, but these screams were quickly buried by the debris and silenced by the violent tremors.
Alone, Ren destroyed a large Phantom Lord branch in one fell swoop.
At the same time, battles were also taking place in several other branches guarded by the Element 4.
Laxus led the Thunder Legion to slaughter a branch completely.
Mystogan effortlessly hypnotized everyone in a branch, putting them into an eternal slumber.
Erza led the vanguard team, fighting hard in one of the branches. Erza single-handedly held back one of the Element 4, the Water Element Juvia.
The remaining mages had no survivors under the hands of Gray, Natsu, and the celestial spirits summoned by Lucy.
Just like that, the Element 4 of Phantom Lord were all defeated.
Two of the Element 4 died in battle, one was captured, and one was missing.
When Ren returned to the guild, Erza and the others hadn't returned yet.
Makarov sat heavily on the bar counter, looking at the blood-soaked Ren.
"You're back. Are you hurt?"
Makarov nodded at Ren and asked subconsciously.
Ren smiled and waved his hand. "I wouldn't trip up in a place like that."
Makarov nodded slightly, knowing that with Ren's strength, it was impossible to be injured by such a thing.
Ren went home to wash off the blood and changed into clean clothes before returning to the guild.
Erza and the others soon returned to the guild as well.
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