Suddenly, Natsu looked up and saw that above this island, there was another island formed by trees.
"Happy! Look up there!"
Natsu pointed upward.
Happy also looked up and noticed the island above.
"The Master said the First Master's grave is on this island, but he didn't say it wasn't on the island above! That island up there looks very suspicious!"
"Aye!!"
"Let's fly up!"
"Aye!"
Happy grabbed Natsu and immediately flew toward the island above.
At this time, Elfman and Evergreen were also running for their lives, followed by a huge spotted pig.
"This way!! Evergreen!!"
"Shut up!! Stop giving me orders!!"
"How can a real man run away!!!"
"Shut up!! Can't you be quiet for a while?!!"
Soon, the two of them ran out of stamina and were caught by the spotted pig; its massive hoof quickly fell toward them.
"Watch out!!"
Elfman tackled Evergreen to the ground, and they rolled down the hillside.
When Evergreen came to her senses, she found herself being held tightly in Elfman's arms.
She hurriedly pushed Elfman away: "Hey! What do you think you're doing?!"
Elfman scratched his head: "I didn't want to do anything; I just saw you were about to be attacked and helped out."
"Let me tell you, I'm only being your partner to help you become an S-Class Mage. Don't go having any improper thoughts about me," Evergreen warned Elfman with a slightly red face.
"What are you talking about? How could I think that? I just didn't want my reliable partner to get hurt."
Elfman looked at Evergreen, and his blunt words made Evergreen's heart skip a beat.
Suddenly, a voice sounded:
"Someone's here?!"
"There are actually people on this island? I thought no one would be here..."
Hearing this, Elfman and Evergreen immediately became alert and looked at the newcomer: "Who are you?! Only people from our guild can enter and leave this place."
"Guild? Oh, so this island is managed by a guild?"
"Hey! You!"
Elfman wanted to step forward and grab the person. After all, this was Fairy Tail's sacred ground; outsiders couldn't just enter.
"No!! Don't come near me!!"
The person immediately shouted as if startled.
"What do you mean?"
Elfman was also a bit confused.
The person said: "Fine, I'll walk away. Just please, absolutely do not come near me. I'll leave this island right now."
Evergreen saw that the person was a bit neurotic: "What's wrong with this person?"
"Is it okay to just let him go like that?"
Elfman was also a bit hesitant. After all, he still had to participate in the exam.
At that moment, the person suddenly clutched his head with a painful expression.
"N-No! It's coming... Death Predation is coming... run quickly!!"
Before the person finished speaking, a layer of black light emerged from his body and rapidly spread to the surroundings. Elfman and Evergreen didn't react in time and couldn't run away.
At the critical moment, a figure appeared in front of the two.
Then, orange-red energy ribs protected the bodies of everyone present.
"This is..."
Elfman and Evergreen were stunned for a moment, then recognized that this was Kael's move. Looking closer, wasn't this the form Kael had transformed into earlier?
"Kael!"
Elfman and Evergreen immediately recognized that Kael had arrived.
Then, the two noticed the surrounding situation and were startled.
"All the trees around here have withered! What's going on?!"
"Is it that guy's magic?"
"He's no ordinary mage."
Evergreen also knew Kael had just saved them.
"Of course he's no small fry. This guy is a very, very big deal,"
Kael said with a serious face. As a classic part of the Fairy Tail plot, he naturally remembered that Zeref was on this island. Zeref was a time bomb, so he had intended to find and deal with Zeref after the exam ended. He just hadn't expected the guy's magic power to be completely hidden, forcing him to use the clumsy method of searching manually.
"Kael, do you know this guy?"
Elfman asked Kael.
"Yeah! This guy is incredibly famous. Not only do I know him, but you all know him too."
Kael stared fixedly at Zeref. To be honest, even now, he didn't have the confidence to solve this guy.
"We know him too? Who is it?"
Evergreen was a bit confused; she didn't remember knowing this person.
"He is the legendary strongest Black Wizard in history—Zeref."
"Zeref!!!"
Both Evergreen and Elfman couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
"That's impossible! Isn't Zeref an ancient figure from 400 years ago? Isn't he long dead? How could a human live so long?" Evergreen's first thought was disbelief.
Kael said calmly: "Because he is immortal!"
"How surprising! To think someone actually recognizes me. You are very impressive; you were actually able to withstand Death Predation. This is the first time I've seen a human who could withstand Death Predation."
Zeref looked at Kael, an expression of surprise on his face.
"It really is him!!"
Hearing Zeref's words, Evergreen and Elfman's pupils shrank, and their bodies couldn't stop trembling. This was the famous Black Wizard Zeref, the guy who had left terrifying legends across the entire continent and even the whole world.
Kael looked at the Black Wizard Zeref, feeling a bit restless. The Black Wizard Zeref was undoubtedly the strongest human—he couldn't even be classified as human anymore.
He would threaten the safety of Fairy Tail in the future. The possibility of solving this guy with his current strength was almost zero because this guy had an immortal body.
But there might actually be a chance. At the very least, he had two plans in his mind to deal with Zeref, but the price was too high. It would be better to wait until he drew stronger character cards in the future to handle this guy.
After thinking it over, he could only let this troublesome burden go for now.
"This is our guild's sacred ground. Please leave immediately!"
"Alright, I can go..." Before he finished speaking, Zeref clutched his head in pain: "N-No... ugh... it's... it's coming again!"
"Again!! Is it that black wave from before?!"
"That's magic that steals life!!"
Elfman and Evergreen were startled. The dead trees around them told them how terrifying the power of this magic was. It was magic that directly took away life.
Seeing this, Kael shouted:
"Susanoo!"
Susanoo rapidly grew and expanded, forming a massive skeleton.
Then, it threw a punch at Zeref.
BANG---!!
Susanoo's fist slammed into Zeref's body.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!"
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
Zeref's body was sent flying backward, knocking down tree after tree.
"Eh----?!"
Evergreen and Elfman were completely stunned. They didn't expect Kael to actually attack like that. The opponent was the legendary Black Wizard Zeref.
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