"Bastard! I originally didn't want to resort to this, but now I have no choice." Midnight slowly stood up.
Lucy asked, "What else do you want to do? The winner has already been decided."
"At midnight, my Reflector is at its strongest, AHHHHHHHH!"
Midnight roared loudly, his body contaminated by black substance, and he began to swell, instantly transforming into a massive monster of knotted muscle.
"Hahahahahaha!"
"What?!"
"I have no idea what your fate will be!"
"Waaahhhh!"
Midnight roared and charged in front of Takeshi.
The ground shattered wherever he passed.
He pressed his palm, gathered powerful energy, and unleashed it straight toward Takeshi.
BOOM!
A terrifying explosion erupted, shattering half of Nirvana with its powerful energy, and everyone present was blown away by the blast.
"Ughhhhhh!"
"Waaahhhh!"
Pfft!
Two tentacles immediately pierced everyone's chests, stringing them up like skewers. The bodies of Takeshi, Lucy, Jura, Sherry, Gray, and Lyon were all impaled.
"Hahahahahaha!" Midnight laughed maniacally.
Suddenly—
Takeshi's voice rang out. "Stop laughing."
"Huh?!"
"Your Illusion Magic is indeed good. First, you use illusions to deceive our sight, then you coordinate it with your Spatial Magic to deceive hearing and touch. Deceiving three of the five senses is enough to create a highly realistic effect."
"To be honest, I was almost fooled by you too. However, one weakness is still too obvious."
Midnight looked at Takeshi with a ferocious expression. "What did you say?!"
"It's the same as before. Your attack power is too weak, you can't break through my defense at all. These tentacles piercing my body are somewhat unnecessary." Takeshi looked down at the tentacles.
"Damn it!"
Midnight suddenly remembered how monstrous Takeshi's defense was. His magic was completely useless against this monster.
But there was no need to worry. Takeshi had already fallen for his Illusion Magic, and he would find a way to deal with him eventually.
Buzz!
Takeshi pointed his index finger at Midnight, and a small black sphere formed in front of his finger.
Just as everyone thought Takeshi was about to attack Midnight's giant body, Takeshi suddenly turned and pointed to his side.
"Eh?!"
Midnight's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Cero Oscuras."
Takeshi uttered the words flatly, devoid of emotion.
"ARRGHHHH!"
The black light enveloped Midnight.
Boom... Boom...
A series of buildings were all destroyed by the Cero Oscuras.
"Pwah!"
Midnight spat out blood amidst the ruins of the shattered buildings.
"My... my Illusion Magic... was ineffective?"
Takeshi shook his head. "No, it was effective. It's just that sight can deceive, but magic power cannot."
Arrancars have a special ability with which they can detect Reiatsu. In this world, it is Magic Sense.
Midnight's strength and location are displayed in Takeshi's mind as burning blue flames. Although he saw the giant Midnight just now, Midnight's magical signature was displayed on his other side.
Lucy and the others broke free from the illusion at this moment.
"Wha—what exactly happened?!"
"I remember my body being pierced just now."
"Was it an illusion?"
Jura touched his body. He had sensed that something was wrong, but the visual impact of the previous scene was too strong. He hadn't managed to discern that he had fallen victim to Illusion Magic.
Illusion Magic is nothing to scoff at. Once affected by Illusion Magic, what the eyes see is no longer reality, and one wouldn't even be able to sense a magical attack launched by the opponent.
Jura said, "Takeshi-san, thank you. If you hadn't intervened, we might have all died just now."
Takeshi waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it. We are all part of the Allied Forces, helping each other is what we should do."
At this moment, the battle between Erza and Hoteye also reached a conclusion.
Hoteye's Heaven's Eye was formidable, seeing through almost all of Erza's attacks, but Erza's speed exceeded Hoteye's expectations. Coupled with the injuries he sustained from Takeshi earlier, Erza's battle concluded shortly after Takeshi's.
Natsu and Cobra were fighting fiercely in the sky.
The voices of Brain, Hoteye, and Midnight had all vanished, making Cobra feel uneasy and flustered.
In the blink of an eye, he was the only member of Oración Seis left. Could he, with his strength, defeat that monster Takeshi?
"No, that's impossible!"
Cobra gave a negative answer.
He had fought Takeshi twice, and both times he had been utterly helpless. Takeshi was a complete and utter monster.
But he was unwilling to simply give up Nirvana, which they had gone to such lengths to find.
"What are you rambling about and thinking?!"
Natsu rushed in front of Cobra, punched him in the face, and immediately followed up with a punch to his abdomen.
"Bastard!"
Cobra tried to counterattack, but a sharp pain shot through his back—the wound inflicted by Takeshi's energy javelin earlier.
Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!
Natsu merged the flames in his hands, forming a giant fireball, and slammed it into Cobra.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!"
BOOM!
The fireball and Cobra crashed to the ground together, unleashing a violent explosion.
After the smoke cleared, Cobra lay unconscious in the large crater.
With this, all members of Oración Seis had been defeated.
"Hurray! We finally defeated Oración Seis!"
Lucy and Sherry cheered.
Just as the two were cheering—
RUMBLE!
A wave of dark green magic power shot into the sky.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
They saw Brain, who had been defeated, stand up again. He looked like a completely different person. His eyes were filled with bloodlust, and his entire demeanor seemed incredibly evil.
"Br–Brain?"
At that moment, the magic staff lying next to Brain suddenly bowed, knelt, and kowtowed.
"Wel–Welcome back. Guild Master, Zero."
Lucy couldn't help but exclaim, "The magic staff talked!"
"Guild Master? Is he the Guild Master of Oración Seis?!"
Sherry noticed how the magic staff addressed Brain.
Erza said with a serious expression, "Be careful. This guy is completely different from the one before."
Zero grinned sinisterly. "Things are getting quite interesting, Klodoa."
"Yes. I... I am very sorry."
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time. This feeling, this body, this voice, this magic power—it's all nostalgic."
Zero looked at Takeshi. "You're quite something, kid, tearing my guild apart like this."
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