Unkillable cockroaches.
Hades' eyelids twitched.
The strength of these brats was not worth fearing, but repeatedly falling down and getting back up, wasn't that slapping him in the face?
"Hmph, useless struggle."
Hades flicked the black robe behind him, and powerful magic surged out.
As someone praised by Zeref for his extremely high magical talent, after years of effort, his strength was incomparable to ordinary mages.
After the storm of magic, the members of Fairy Tail once again fell.
However, it was as if a background music had started playing.
Natsu got up again, the flames erupting around him were even hotter, making even Hades feel a sense of danger.
"Damn it, what's wrong with this guy?"
Hades retreated a few steps in shock.
What kind of monster was this Natsu?
The rest of Fairy Tail also noticed Natsu's abnormality.
Perhaps he could defeat Hades.
Thus, they transferred all their remaining magic power to Natsu.
In an instant, a giant fiery vortex swirled around Natsu.
Behind him, a fiery red phantom of a giant dragon materialized.
"Th-That's, a Dragon?!"
The calm expression on Hades' face suddenly vanished.
That substantial Dragon's might seemed to be more than just a phantom image.
"Take this, Hades, this is my strongest move!"
Natsu began to inhale, then a huge flame erupted from his mouth.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
The pillar of flame, steaming the surrounding air, made a sizzling sound.
Looking at that Dragon Slaying Magic that could almost destroy everything, Hades' face showed an expression of disbelief.
"Why can this brat get stronger again and again?"
This was simply not a power that an ordinary Dragon Slayer could possess.
"Damn it!"
After taking off his eye patch, Hades used his strongest power, the Lost Magic closest to taboo.
"I am Hades!"
"The one closest to the true essence of magic, a mere Dragon Slayer cannot defeat me!"
The clash of magic emitted an extremely terrifying pressure, and the entire ground trembled.
Even the fluctuations generated by these two energies far exceeded the power of a Ten Wizard Saint.
Whoosh!
From a distance, a black blade of light flew over.
With a "whoosh" sound, the energy in the clash was cut open from the middle.
Whether it was the Fire Dragon's Roar or the profound dark magic, the two energies, which were highly prone to explosion, instantly turned into simple magic power and scattered on the ground.
"Who?"
"Who is it?"
Not only Natsu, but even Hades was startled.
His proud Lost Magic was actually extinguished with just simple black magic.
In the distant jungle, a young man in a black robe with a high collar slowly walked towards them.
"Th-That's?!"
The first to react was Fairy Tail's third master, Makarov.
"Ze... Zeref!"
That was a supreme mage who has survived for 400 years.
He alone could destroy the entire continent, and was known as a great terror, absolutely untouchable, just like the Black Dragon.
"Who is he? He looks very strong."
Natsu tilted his head, looking at the young man with some confusion.
"Don't speak, Natsu!" Makarov quickly stopped him.
Zeref's pace was not fast, but every step he took seemed to shorten the surrounding space.
In just a few seconds, he stood in front of the members of Fairy Tail and Grimoire Heart.
"Natsu…" Zeref first looked at Natsu for a while, then shook his head.
Natsu was END, not his own younger brother. His younger brother's soul had been repaired by Shenron.
He looked past Natsu, towards the phantom behind him that seemed about to dissipate at any moment.
"Igneel, can you spare Precht?"
"Dad?!"
Natsu was stunned, a little slow to react.
"Long time no see, Zeref."
The figure of the Fire Dragon King appeared behind Natsu, and although it was a phantom, it was much more solid than before.
"A Dragon…?"
Ultear looked on in shock at the huge Fire Dragon phantom, also very curious about the relationship between Zeref and the Fire Dragon King.
"Sorry for disturbing your slumber, Precht cannot be killed by you. Someone wishes for me to preserve his life."
Natsu's ability to burst out with power beyond his limits, in addition to his own bonds, was partly due to the buff from the Fire Dragon King gradually waking up.
Otherwise, with Natsu's current strength, how could he possibly suppress Precht, who surpassed a Ten Wizard Saint?
"Your eyes are no longer dull, have you found a goal to live for, unfortunate one?" The Fire Dragon King did not answer Zeref's question, but instead asked.
"Yes, even if the opponent is the Black Dragon, or Ankhseram, I will no longer fear."
"What a magnificent goal. Then what about Natsu?" The Fire Dragon King knew Natsu's identity, but he vaguely felt that Zeref no longer cared much about Natsu.
"Natsu will only be Natsu. I have found my younger brother." Saying this, Zeref took out the pendant tucked inside his clothes.
"The aura of a soul, and…"
After a long while, the Fire Dragon King let out a long sigh, "Although I don't know how you did it, congratulations, Zeref, no wonder you have such determination."
Ankhseram… does not allow anyone to violate the doctrine of life and death.
If he wants to resurrect him, he must pull Ankhseram down.
"Alright, since you've spoken, it wouldn't be good for me to hold on any longer."
The Fire Dragon King's gaze turned to Natsu, "Natsu, your battle ends here. Those people will leave, and your guild will be fine."
"Dad…"
"I know you have a lot to say, but now is not the time. Work hard, we will meet one day."
As the Fire Dragon King's words gradually faded, his body also quickly became transparent, and then returned to Natsu's body.
Zeref walked a few steps to the side, standing next to Hades.
"You really are persistent, Precht."
In fact, by relying on his connection with the Black Dragon, Zeref had already sensed the Black Dragon approaching.
However, was Zeref afraid?
Would he be afraid?
I am a man with connections, backed by the Group Leader, what is a mere Black Dragon?
"Zeref, you…"
Hades had always wanted to see Zeref, but upon truly seeing him, and seeing that he still looked as he did in the past, for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Tell your guild members to go back, and as for some troublesome individuals, just get rid of them, lest Mavis dislike them."
"What did you say?!"
On Hades' aged face, there was an expression of three parts surprise, three parts shock, and four parts as if he had misheard.
Resurrecting Mavis had almost become Hades' obsession.
Even if he delved into darkness, he never forgot his original purpose.
"You didn't mishear." Zeref nodded, "I'll tell you the specifics when the time comes."
"Okay." Hades nodded.
He signaled the members of Grimoire Heart to leave.
Hades held absolute authority in Grimoire Heart. The members of Grimoire Heart, with their minds full of questions, planned to return to the ship first and wait for Hades to return.
Meanwhile, Makarov, although the name Mavis sounded somewhat familiar, did not immediately think of the First Master.
At this moment, a golden pillar of light descended from the sky, landing on Zeref and Hades' position.
A few seconds later, the pillar of light disappeared.
Hades and Zeref's figures also vanished with it.