### Chapter 68: Resurrection and Death
Soon, everyone arrived at the lowest level of the ruins.
At this time, the ice on Deliora began to melt rapidly.
"Waaaaah!!"
"This monster... is resurrecting!!!"
Lucy and Happy screamed in fright seeing this scene.
Those who followed Lyon looked at Deliora with boundless hatred and fear.
Their families were all killed by Deliora. As long as Deliora was alive for a day, they wished to kill it.
But none of them had such power, so when they heard Lyon wanted to unseal Deliora and kill it, they all followed Lyon without hesitation.
"Hahahaha!!"
Lyon laughed loudly seeing the melting ice.
"Finally... finally seeing you again, Deliora! Ten years! I spent a full ten years for this day!!"
"As long as I defeat you, I can surpass Ur. The only monster Ur didn't defeat, I will defeat it!!"
Lyon clenched his fist. In his eyes, Ur was his master and also his mother. Surpassing Ur was the goal, but personally killing Deliora to avenge Ur was his true thought.
At this moment, Gray appeared behind Lyon and chopped Lyon's neck with a knifehand strike. Lyon, already injured by Riku's previous attack and caught off guard, was knocked down by Gray in one blow.
"Lord Reitei!"
Sherry and the others exclaimed seeing Lyon knocked down.
"Gray! You bastard... what are you doing?!"
Lyon struggled to stand up.
"Enough, Lyon. It was because of me that Ur died back then. The sins I committed, let me end them! Deliora, let me..."
Gray assumed the stance for Iced Shell, intending to use Iced Shell to seal Deliora again.
CRACK———!
A lightning bolt fell from the sky, striking Gray.
"Ughaaaaah!!"
Gray was blasted to the ground by the lightning attack.
Everyone was startled.
"Riku!!"
Only Riku used Lightning Magic here. No one expected Riku to attack his own people.
"Riku... what are you doing?!"
Riku glanced at Gray: "I should be asking you what you are doing?"
"Of course I'm going to seal it! You don't know how terrifying Deliora is. If Deliora breaks the seal, who knows how many people will die!! Only by sealing it now can we prevent everything from happening!!"
Gray shouted at Riku emotionally.
Riku picked his ear with his pinky finger: "No need to shout so loud, I can hear you."
"Then..."
"Am I here?"
Riku glanced at Gray. Gray's body shook. Although it was just a glance, Gray could feel boundless dominance from that look.
"It's just a mere Demon from the Books of Zeref. You guys act like it's life or death. Those who don't know might think it's some incredible monster."
Riku's contemptuous tone made everyone feel that Deliora was like roadside trash Riku could dispose of casually.
Demons from the Books of Zeref were nothing more than failed products made by Zeref. Although these demons had decent strength, it was only 'decent'. Stronger than average Ten Wizard Saints, but not comparable to top-tier Ten Wizard Saints.
In the later stages, top-tier Ten Wizard Saints were just a unit of measurement.
Such strength was far from enough in front of Riku.
"Demon from the Books of Zeref?!"
Lucy's expression changed upon hearing this. She had read in books that demons made by Zeref had brought terrifying disasters to this continent. Was this demon one of them?
"ROAR—————!!"
At this time, the ice on Deliora completely melted. Deliora roared, the sound making the entire ruins tremble violently.
"Waaaaah!!" ...
Many people looked at Deliora in horror, their bodies trembling, as if seeing the scene of Deliora killing their relatives again.
Deliora raised its arm high, about to attack Riku.
"Careful!! Dodge quickly——!!"
Seeing this, Gray shouted a warning in horror.
Buzz————!!
A lightning spear pierced directly through Deliora's chest.
"?!"
Everyone looked at Riku and saw him with two fingers together, a spear of light formed by blue-white lightning particles in front of him.
Deliora's body stopped, trembling uncontrollably.
Crack crack———!!
Centered on the spear of light Riku pierced with, cracks suddenly appeared on Deliora's body, and then the cracks began to spread rapidly throughout the monster's body.
Crackle crackle———!!
Deliora's body began to crumble.
"?! What's happening?!!"
Seeing this scene, everyone became somewhat panic-stricken. Obviously, this situation greatly exceeded their expectations.
Lyon widened his eyes in disbelief: "No... impossible... how could this be?! Deliora is actually... dead..."
Gray also looked at the scene before him in shock.
Riku said indifferently: "From the moment I first saw this monster, I used my Mind Network to sense it. This monster had no signs of life feedback. At that time, I knew this monster was already dead."
"You knew this monster was dead long ago!!"
Lucy was surprised hearing Riku's words, but given Riku's perverted perception, he shouldn't be wrong.
Lucy looked at the crumbling Deliora: "For 10 years, the ice Ur transformed into gradually took away its life. Are we only witnessing the final moment..."
Lyon felt both relief and regret, tears flowing uncontrollably: "No more chance... I can never surpass Ur again."
He always wanted to kill Deliora to avenge Ur. He didn't expect Deliora to be dead already. The master he was always proud of didn't lose to this terrible monster.
Gray stared blankly at the scene before him, past events surfacing before his eyes one by one, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"Thank you... Master..."
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