Chapter 740 Reunion, Black Dragon
Chapter 740 Reunion, Black Dragon
"Mysterious dragon wizard from Fiore, you are very powerful. Are you here to kill me?"
Jellal walked towards Lu Li wearing the same clothes he had worn since ancient times. His words seemed inconsistent, which made the Twelve Shields change color.
Jellal said they were not enemies in the first sentence, and in the next sentence he asked Lu Li if he was here to kill him, which made the loyal Twelve Shields very nervous.
Lu Li looked the legendary black magician up and down, "It depends on the situation. However, I came here at the request of our guild's first president. Your treatment will depend on her opinion."
He checked Zeref's condition. The black magician's physical attributes were not actually that strong, not even as strong as Natsu's. It was just that his physical and mental attributes were surprisingly high. In addition, the curse of Anxeram on his body made him immortal, so ordinary people couldn't deal with him at all.
Jellal's spiritual attribute is 162 points, far exceeding that of ordinary wizards, but not much higher than that of the Sorcerer King. The Sorcerer King also has 158 points of spiritual attribute, which is considered a strong man in this world.
In Lu Li's opinion, Jellal is not actually that strong. To put it simply, he cannot die and has a death curse. In front of a truly strong person, he can only be a toy.
No wonder Jellal is afraid of the black dragon, because the black dragon is immune to magic and does not have all those fancy powers, just pure physical violence, beating him is like playing.
An immortal toy would be great for the Black Dragon. Of course, Lu Li felt that the Black Dragon might not be that boring. This was purely Jellal's persecution delusion.
"Mavis...you're awake. We weren't supposed to meet again..."
Jellal looked at Mavis with a sigh, "But that's just right, I need Lumen..."
When he said this, he suddenly paused because he found that something was wrong with Mavis. There was no scent of Ankselram's curse on her!
"Mavis! The curse on you... has the curse been lifted!?"
Jellal's emotions are usually relatively stable, but he is very out of control at this moment, because the curse of Ankselram has tormented him for hundreds of years. He is already desperate and wants to take the fairy's heart and try to destroy the black dragon, and he has gone down a dead end.
"Yes, the curse on me has been lifted..."
Mavis didn't get close to Jellal because Lu Li had told her before coming here not to let herself be "loved to death" again.
Now she is no longer under the curse of Ankselram. Once she is covered by Jellal's love, she will probably die instantly, with no chance of survival.
“That’s…that’s great…”
Jellal said excitedly, and didn't rush to ask how Mavis did it. In his opinion, it was a good thing that the people he cared about could get rid of the curse.
At this moment, he saw Natsu again, with sadness and remembrance in his eyes, "Natsu, are you here to kill me?"
Natsu was puzzled, "Are you sick? Do you want to be killed so much? Brother Lu said that we brought the first generation to see you. Why are you thinking about death when you and your wife are reunited?"
Jellal came back to his senses, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain to his brother. He turned his gaze back to Lu Li, "Mr. Lu, are you the one who lifted the curse on Mavis?"
"If you are willing to trust me, I can also remove the curse from you."
Lu Li said bluntly, "But you have to know that the curse of Anxelram makes you immortal. Mavis was cursed for a shorter time than you, so she can still live for a few years after it is lifted. As for you, you can probably only live for a few more months."
He was not talking nonsense. After extracting the core of the world, he checked Mavis' physical condition.
Although she was not seriously injured, Mavis' vitality was not strong. She might not live long and could only live for a few more years.
Mavis, on the other hand, said she didn't care, thinking that being able to lift the curse was a good thing, and she only hoped to live naturally and healthily, and spend a few more years with her friends.
"Really!?"
Jellal was very excited when he heard this and moved closer to Lu Li, "I don't care, even if it means instant death, please try to help me remove the curse!"
"His Majesty!?"
The Twelve Shields of the Empire were quite shocked when they heard the news. Their empire was held together by Jellal's absolute strength. If his majesty passed away, God knew what would happen.
"Ougast, after I die you will be the new emperor of Albares, and lead the empire forward as the King of Magic."
Jellal gave the order in a hurried tone, and it was obvious that he couldn't wait to lift the curse. Life or death didn't matter to him at all. He always felt that it was painful to live with such a curse.
Essentially, he was too kind. If he was a cruel person, this curse would not be a big deal to him.
But the curse of Ankselram is that the more you cherish life, the more you will kill lives and harm the people you love most, so he can only try to make himself indifferent to life to avoid more casualties.
After killing his beloved Mavis, he had already become desperate and gradually turned evil. He didn't expect to see hope today, so how could he not lose his composure?
"Father……"
Augustus had encountered a series of major changes today, and his mind was shaken for a moment, and he accidentally called out the name that he had called countless times in his heart.
When Jellal heard this, he was stunned for a moment, looked at Auguste in surprise, and then looked at Mavis who was holding Auguste's hand.
He never thought that he actually had a biological son. Looking at Mavis's expression, he knew that Auguste was definitely not kidding him. He also knew the Magic King's character. He was not the kind of person who would joke.
"I...I'm a father?"
Jellal said in a trance, his heart agitated for a moment as he looked at Mavis, but he immediately thought that things were not good, as he almost fell in love just now, and if he did that, he would use the power of the curse to kill Mavis and Auguste again.
So he quickly gathered his thoughts and looked at Lu Li, "Mr. Lu, please do it."
Seeing Jellal's sincere eyes and urgent tone, Lu Li knew that the other party had no intention of resisting at all, so he took out the extractor.
The process went very smoothly, and just like when Mavis extracted the World Core fragments from Zeref, she also obtained an item called 'Curse of Anxelram'.
According to the instructions, this thing can be used together with Mavis's portion, and the effect will be stronger. Lu Li plans to give it to Black Lily as well after he returns.
After the curse was lifted, Jellal seemed to retreat in a daze. As he retreated, his black hair turned white, and some wrinkles appeared on his originally youthful face.
This phenomenon of aging appeared on him, but it made him ecstatic. He cried and laughed, as if he had gone crazy.
The Twelve Shields of the Empire looked at Jellal like this with complicated expressions, and no one knew what they were thinking.
"Zerf!"
When Mavis saw that the curse on Jellal was lifted, she could no longer hold back and rushed over to him. The two of them hugged each other. The two unfortunate lovers who had been cursed for a long time hugged each other and cried, "The curse is lifted, it's really lifted!"
"That's great. It turns out that there is nothing in this world that can stump Brother Lu."
Natsu also smiled knowingly as he watched this scene, feeling happy for the first generation.
As for what Jellal did as a black magician, after he understood the cause and effect, he felt that it was not Jellal's fault. After all, he did nothing himself. It was all done by those dark guilds who imagined that Jellal was following in his footsteps.
But in the final analysis, Natsu felt that it was the god Ankselram who was wrong, and he didn't know why he cursed him.
"Natsu..."
After the excitement, Zeref separated from Mavis and looked at Natsu with a complicated expression of sadness and happiness, "Are you happy now?"
"Why are you asking me this?"
Natsu didn't know why Zeref cared about him, but he answered the question anyway, "I'm with my friends in the guild and I'm happy every day."
After hearing this, Zeref seemed to let go of his obsession. He did not explain the meaning of the brotherly relationship to Natsu. He just smiled and said, "That's good."
"Your Majesty, are you really..."
At this time, Dimalia Yesta, the war queen of the Empire's Twelve Shields, spoke hesitantly, wanting to know if Zeref really didn't have long to live.
The curse was lifted, and the family was reunited. Jellal felt enlightened and in a good mood. He just raised his hand and said, "I can still live for a few months. I will take care of the empire's affairs. Don't worry."
He took Mavis's hand and walked to Auguste, looking at this old man who was taller than him with kindness in his eyes.
He and Mavis hugged Auguste on both sides, and there was silence for a moment, with only a warm atmosphere.
This scene made Laquette Dragneel, one of the Twelve Shields, very upset. He looked at Zeref blankly, "Father, I...I..."
He had received too many shocks today. He didn't expect that his father had a son who was the Magic King. Then who was he?
Jellal looked up at Laquette with kindness in his eyes and waved, "Laquette, come here, let me hug you."
Lacade was also overwhelmed by this sudden fatherly love. Although he claimed to be the son of His Majesty, his father had never spoken so kindly to him over the years. He was so moved and excited that he rushed over and the family hugged each other.
Lu Li did not disturb the reunion of the Mavis family, but walked aside to check on Irene and Erza.
As a result, the progress here was also good. She had previously felt that "we are ready to fight to the death", but when she saw that Emperor Jellal had "surrendered", she naturally lost her position to fight.
Although she talks tough, Erza is actually very sunny and positive, and she likes her daughter no matter how she looks at her.
In addition, the touching scenes of family recognition that were all around her today also touched the soft spot in her heart. She finally used additional magic to let Erza see the truth of that year.
After knowing her mother's miserable experience, Erza felt the same way and knew that her mother did not not love her. After giving Irene an awkward hug, Irene seemed to be a little defensive.
The warm farce lasted for more than an hour before everyone sorted out their emotions and were invited by Jellal to visit the palace.
At the dinner table, the twelve shields had different thoughts, but those who had recognized their relatives were in a very good mood.
Although Jellal showed signs of aging, he was very happy. He had lived long enough and did not expect that at the end of his life he would be able to lift the curse and reunite with his wife and children. This felt like a great gift to him.
"Delicious, harpy, try this..."
"Natsu, don't eat so ugly, ah, this is mine..."
At the dinner table, Natsu, Gray, Lucy and the others were making a lot of noise again. Amidst the laughter and joy, no one seemed to care about etiquette.
"Your Majesty, I discovered a medicine valley a few days ago. There seem to be a lot of vital medicines there. Taking them may help you live longer. Why don't I go and collect them for you?"
Zhan Fei seemed to have thought of something at the dining table and spoke.
Jellal waved his hand. "Birth, aging, sickness and death are common sense. I fell into this situation because I wanted to break the taboo. Now I am content to be reunited with my family for a while. If there really is such a medicine, you can take Mr. Lu to find it."
Jellal saw that Lu Li was not really old, but was just aging due to the loss of vitality, so he hoped to repay the favor and help him get rid of this trouble.
"Oh? This is an unexpected gain."
Lu Li was also a little surprised when he heard this, but he had not forgotten the purpose of this trip. "By the way, Jellal, I came here to ask where Akuro Nokia is."
When this name was mentioned, everyone present changed color. Even Jellal looked serious. "Why did Mr. Lu contact him? Akronokia is extremely dangerous. Even I couldn't do anything to him before. I'm afraid he has the power to destroy the world."
"To be honest, I am a dragon wizard who has traveled through several worlds. Ascalante is just a stop on my journey. I have long been unbeatable in many worlds. Now that I have heard about the hidden dangers of the black dragon, I also want to surrender."
Lu Li explained, "I wonder if you have any news about him?"
Jellal was not too surprised when he heard this. After all, he could see how powerful Lu Li was with his keen eyesight.
He even suspected that if Lu Li used all his strength, even if he couldn't remove the curse, he would be able to kill him.
He had never seen a magician as powerful as Lu Li before. Now that he heard that he was a traveler from a parallel world, his doubts were finally resolved.
"Since Mr. Lu said so, I believe you should be able to deal with him. I can tell you where he is."
Jellal said, "According to my understanding of Akronokia, he has been..."
As soon as he said this, his expression suddenly changed and he sat up from the head seat at the dining table.
Irene, who had a keen sense of perception and was in control of national intelligence, frowned and subconsciously moved closer to Erza beside her.
Zeref looked grim, "It's him... Akuro Nokia is here!"
He didn't expect that before he took Lu Li to find the Black Dragon, the Black Dragon would take the lead in charging into the capital of the Albares Empire.
All I heard was the majestic and domineering roar of a dragon from the distant sky outside, and the world-destroying black dragon was about to descend.
(End of this chapter)