As the masked white-haired man jumped down, a purple magic circle suddenly appeared above the cave ceiling. The Moonlight, upon passing through this circle, completely transformed into a purple glow.
Shining upon the frozen demon, the ice began to show signs of melting.
"What is this?"
"The ice is melting!"
Lucy, Cana, and the others were the first to notice the problem, looking at the phenomenon in surprise.
Gray, however, was surprised by the familiar voice, recalling someone: "This, this, this voice, could it be him?"
"Hmm? Gray knows him?" Natsu turned to look at the now dumbfounded Gray and asked.
"I also want to try how strong Zorn's power as a Ten Wizard Saints is!" Lyon ignored the others and focused solely on Zorn in front of him, because he knew that the biggest threat so far was Zorn; he hadn't taken the others seriously yet.
"Oh, what a terrifying brat, I can satisfy you!" Zorn also smiled; he had never seen such a request.
Magic power surged around Zorn, and instantly Lyon was surrounded by countless light swords. Some of them were already close to Lyon's skin, and the mask on his face had been shattered and fallen to the ground.
Lyon gritted his teeth and looked at Zorn. In just an instant, without seeing Zorn make any movement, the magic had already activated. And looking at the magic fluctuations of each light sword, he already knew that his strength and Zorn's were like a chasm.
"Damn it, is the strength still so far apart? Is this plan going to end here? I'm unwilling."
Regardless of Lyon's internal thoughts at this moment.
The reason Zorn didn't attack Lyon was entirely because Gray had already reached out and blocked Zorn.
"He's mine. It's time for us brothers to settle things. No, you no longer deserve to be called Master's disciple, to dare to do such a thing, Lyon, I will never forgive you. The magic above is yours, Zorn."
"Alright! Since that's the case, Gray, let him see your efforts over the years!!"
Zorn slowly retracted his magic. Seeing the restraint lifted, and watching Zorn completely hand the battle over to Gray, Lyon's heart was filled with intense resentment, which, combined with his previous hatred for Gray, he directed at Gray.
"Brothers?" Natsu and the others were also astonished, looking back and forth at Gray and Lyon.
"Gray, you have no right to say that to me. You killed Master, Gray."
Lyon was also enraged by Gray's attitude at this moment. His palm had already gathered ice magic, and he looked at Gray with eyes full of hatred.
"It's my fault, I don't deny it, but Master sacrificed herself to seal this demon, so I will never let you revive this demon!"
Gray also put his hands together, similarly confronting Lyon with ice magic.
"Since the plan cannot be completed, it's time for us to settle things."
Natsu and Lucy were shocked and looked at Gray with sympathy upon hearing this news.
Zorn didn't say anything more, because all these things and the inside story had been clearly explained through the accusations of the two brothers.
So he turned to Natsu and the others and said, "I'll leave this place to Gray. Let's go up and take a look first."
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When Zorn and the others reached the top of the temple, the other Guild Members of Lamia Scale and a group of Magicians were chanting an unknown incantation on the rooftop.
The Moonlight was being transformed into purple light through the magic circles in the sky, shining down on the demon below.
"What is this?"
"This is Periawen's spell, Moon Drip. It can break and dissolve any magic, which is their purpose: to use this ability to revive Deliora, isn't that right, members of Lamia Scale??"
Zorn saw that everyone still looked a bit confused, so he considerately explained, only looking at the other Guild Members who were looking solemn at the end.
"Even if you are Zorn, one of the Ten Wizard Saints, we will never let you destroy Master Lyon's plan!"
"But, but, but he is a Ten Wizard Saints just like Master Jura, can we really deal with him?" one of the dog-like individuals stammered, not as confident as Yuka.
Another girl had the same thought, but she was too scared to move.
Yuka was speechless by this teammate at this moment. Did he not know the gap between them? But their ultimate goal was just to delay. With Jura on their side, Zorn might not go for a kill.
"You don't need to be nervous. It's not me who will deal with you, but them." Zorn pointed to Natsu and the others behind him.
"Natsu, Cana, Lucy, I'll leave the situation here to you. There's another powerful enemy to deal with." Zorn slowly rose into the air, looking down and speaking to everyone.
"Zorn, you… never mind, just be careful." Cana took a few steps forward, intending to ask what kind of enemy it was, but after thinking about it, she decided against it. Whatever kind of enemy it was, Zorn could surely handle it; she had that much confidence.
"Don't worry, don't worry, it's a small matter. Oh, by the way, Cana, remember to hold back your strength this time. I'm leaving Natsu and the others in your care!"
Before leaving, Zorn remembered something and suddenly reminded Cana, haha. As for why, it's because Cana's current strength was already well above S-Class.
As for why she hadn't participated in the S-Class Exam all these years, it was because she told Zorn that she hoped the examiner would be Gildarts. She wanted Gildarts to examine her without knowing, to see that his daughter was now a powerful and qualified Magician.
Zorn could only respect Cana's choice.
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On the other side, a figure near the coast suddenly sensed something, stopped, and looked up at Zorn, who had appeared above her.
"Ultear, where are you going?"
At this moment, a short man wearing a mask suddenly had a magical crystal ball appear beside him. As magic power surged around his body, his figure also transformed into a beautiful woman with long flowing hair.
The beautiful woman reached out and caught the crystal ball, looking at Zorn with a solemn expression: "It seems you know something?"
"I do know a lot, more than you imagine, and there's no need to run so fast when you see me, is there?" Zorn also slowly descended, standing on the beach, looking at Ultear, whose heart was filled with hatred.
"After all, we are, hmm, how should I put it, colleagues? That doesn't seem right. Jellal is a Ten Wizard Saints, you're not. You're just by his side, seducing…" Zorn was rambling, completely oblivious to the countless crystal balls that had appeared around Ultear's body.
"Then, you can go to hell." Ultear, hearing that Zorn knew so much, no longer wanted to waste words with him. As soon as she heard Zorn had arrived, she knew she couldn't complete this mission, so she wanted to secretly return first to report to Jellal, but she didn't expect to be caught red-handed by Zorn.
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