Medivh knew clearly in his heart…
The barrier ahead was the dividing line between humans and monsters.
Just one more step, and Medivh would be able to ascend to the level of the Ishgar Four Heavenly Kings…
At the same time, it was also the Non-Human level, as described by Old Woman Oba, the guild master of the Magic Guild Lamia Scale.
"Whew…"
"It seems the reward from the first simulation can only boost me this far."
"Next, I will extract the reward I obtained from my second simulation."
Medivh then extracted the reward he had obtained from his second simulation from the system.
The timeline Medivh entered for his second simulation was:
X377, which was the first year after Medivh's death.
During this year, Acnologia, who was still the 'Dragon Slayer Hero', went absolutely berserk.
Whether it was an ordinary giant dragon or a terrifying Dragon King-level existence, anyone who dared to stand in front of Acnologia met only death.
The giant dragons of the entire Earth-land World came to a moment of life and death.
For this, the great Flame Dragon King Igneel, in order to gain enough power to defeat the invincible Demon Dragon King Acnologia, did not hesitate to cooperate with Black Wizard Zeref.
Finally, with the help of the ancient Celestial Magician family, the Hartfilia Family.
Celestial Magicians, Dragon Slayers, giant dragons, and Black Wizards embarked on a relay that lasted four hundred years and spanned several generations…
However, none of this had anything to do with Medivh; his task was unrelated to the main plot, but rather to safely escort a group of incredibly arrogant young dragons who completely disregarded humans to the North Continent.
For this, Medivh learned the 'Dragon Manipulation Secret Art' which could give psychological hints to giant dragons, and even invented a 'Transportation Magic' specifically for Dragon Slayers!
Well, the so-called Transportation Magic was to attach the attribute of transportation to the air, making the air move, thereby indirectly affecting the nearly magic-immune Acnologia to a certain extent.
Yes, as soon as Acnologia touched the air enchanted by Medivh, he would feel like vomiting. Honestly, this move was inspired by Irene.
After all, in the original work, Irene successfully sent away the magic-immune Acnologia by enchanting the earth…
Although Medivh, like Irene, couldn't cause much damage to Acnologia, he could make him nauseous.
However, the regrettable part was that after using Transportation Magic, Medivh himself would also get air-sick.
Thus, Medivh, while traveling and disciplining these disobedient dragon cubs, entangled with Acnologia for nearly twenty years…
Only then did he manage to send all the young dragons on the Ishgar continent away.
Yes.
Medivh not only offended the Five Dragon Gods but also Acnologia.
What pained Medivh the most was that during his second simulation, he thought it was just a long dream, just like the previous time…
After all, that's how dreams are.
Sometimes you feel like you've slept for a long time and experienced a lot, but when you open your eyes, you realize only a few minutes have passed.
This was a different world with magic, so a longer dream was normal.
Therefore, Medivh had always shown his true face to people.
He had to admit, he was careless…
"Extract!"
Medivh finished his recollection, sighed deeply, and extracted the reward he had stored in the system.
As things stood, he could no longer change the past…
He could only curse the system for being a cheat while constantly striving to become stronger.
Until those potential enemies could no longer harm him.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the magic power Medivh had accumulated over twenty years in the Five Dragon Gods timeline, along with the magic he had learned, all surged into his body.
Immediately, the barrier within Medivh that distinguished humans from Non-Human was instantly broken through by this powerful magic power.
Judging by the magic power within Medivh now, he was already completely on par with the latter three of the Ishgar Four Heavenly Kings.
That is, people like Warrod Sequen, who represented the founder of the Fairy Tail Guild…
Of course, Medivh was still slightly inferior to 'Serena the God', who was originally ranked first among the Saint Ten Wizard in the original work, but eventually betrayed the Ishgar continent, defected to the West Continent, which was Zeref's embrace, and successfully joined the Spriggan 12.
However, at this time, Serena was probably still squatting in some village somewhere~
That is to say, the current Medivh had already reached the highest level on the Ishgar continent…
But it was still not enough…
Compared to true powerhouses, he was still far from enough!
Even at the Heavenly King level, Medivh, facing existences like Irene and the Magic King, was still like an ant crawling on the ground.
Not to mention those Divine Dragons who were even stronger than Irene and the Magic King, and the invincible Acnologia.
And now there was only one thing Medivh could do, and that was…
"System, simulate for me!"
The moment Medivh shouted in his heart, he felt his consciousness dim.
[Simulatable target: Gray, timeline: Deliora's first invasion of Gray's town.]
[Simulatable target: Cana, timeline: Before Cornelia Alperona's death.]
[Simulatable target: Natsu, before he was sent away by Igneel and Zeref using the Eclipse Gate.]
Medivh looked at the countless timelines before him, his eye twitching slightly.
Perhaps it was because the current Natsu was not Zeref's biological younger brother who died in a dragon attack. He was actually END, the Fire Demon, resurrected by Zeref using the remains of his biological younger brother…
So, there was only one thing that bothered Natsu: why Igneel left without saying goodbye, and he wanted to be with Igneel forever.
Medivh directly rejected this option; he simply couldn't complete it.
Next were Cana and Gray's…
Medivh didn't hesitate and directly chose Gray.
Medivh couldn't solve the problem bothering Cana at all; he knew nothing about treating patients and had to go find Porlyusica first to brush up on some medical knowledge…
In summary.
Medivh believed that Gray's timeline was most suitable for him now.
"Simulate!"
As Medivh confirmed the simulation target, he felt the world around him grow dark.
When Medivh's consciousness cleared, he had already appeared in a sea of fire.
"Help! Someone help me…" "Put out the fire! Hurry and put out the fire!"
"Damn it, why would a monster like Deliora appear here?!"
The entire town was filled with wails and cries for help.
[Warning: The timeline has changed.]
[Host, please move immediately, otherwise this timeline will develop in an extreme direction.]
[Gray is very likely to die.]
"Damn it!"
Medivh cursed, his figure disappearing into the burning town.
Among the countless ruins left after the demon's rampage…
A small boy looked terrified, his parents pinned beneath the rubble, unable to move.
"Gray, run!"
"Don't ever look back…"
"As you can see, unfortunately, Mihua and I are no longer able to leave."
"But you still have a chance to escape from here."
"Gray, carry the hopes of your mother and me, and live well."
Silver's legs, pinned under the beam, had long gone numb. He shielded Mihua, his arm pierced by a nail, too weak to move. He lowered himself, looking at his wife, who was protected beneath him and unconscious from the impact, with adoration in his eyes…
Actually, Silver had a chance to escape. He was one of the first to discover Deliora's invasion of the town, but he rushed back without hesitation to save his wife who was still in the house.
Unfortunately, he no longer had a chance to leave…
Yet, Silver never regretted dying with Mihua.
If there was anything in this world that worried Silver, it was definitely his young son.
Finally, Silver raised his head and looked at his proud son, encouraging him: "Gray, be brave! You've grown up, it's time to make a choice! Run, live with the hopes of your mother and me."
After all, sometimes, running away requires more courage than death.
"Father!! Mother!"
Gray's voice was hoarse, his eyes already red, tears dripping down one by one.
"Roar!!"
Not far away, the demon's roar grew closer.
"Gray, run!!"
Silver kept roaring from under the house.
"Bastard."
Gray raised his head, looking fiercely at the distant demon with eyes full of disgust and hatred. He wanted revenge, he wanted to live, and one day he would kill the culprit who destroyed the town—the demon Deliora.
Just as Gray's heart was about to be filled with hatred.
Before it could lead to a great disaster, before that event he would regret for the rest of his life happened…
A ghost-like figure appeared in front of Gray at some unknown moment.
It was Deliora!
"No!"
Silver roared, he didn't know where he got the strength, his numb body suddenly filled with power again, he seemed to be struggling to break free from the thousand-pound rubble.
As for Gray, his pupils slightly contracted.
Perhaps, dying here wouldn't be so bad…
At least it wouldn't harm that person.
Who was that person?
"No!!"
Under Silver's roar, Deliora swung his fist down.
"So that's it…"
"In Gray's view, when Deliora first invaded the town! He should have died under its fist, instead of stubbornly causing his master Ur's death later on?!"
"But it doesn't matter, Gray, you won't die here, your parents won't die here, the townspeople won't die here, and Ur certainly won't die here…"
"Because this time, I am here!"
Just at this critical moment, a tall figure appeared in front of Silver, who was desperately struggling out of the rubble to save Gray. He picked up Gray from the ground with one hand and swung the other at the ferocious Deliora.
"Huh?"
Deliora looked dazed. He hadn't noticed when the human in front of him had arrived. As he wondered, the human spoke.
"Yo! Demon…"
"Who allowed you to attack my people?"
Before Deliora could think further, immense gravity was released from the human's outstretched hand towards him.
"Boom!!"
With a loud roar.
Deliora, who had been rampaging through the town, was uncontrollably sent flying into the sky by this powerful force…
"Boom!"
As Deliora took flight.
There seemed to be lightning flashing in the sky…
"Splash…"
The next second, torrential rain poured down from the sky, extinguishing the burning town.
It seemed even the heavens were mourning for this town.