"Human, what is your name? I acknowledge your strength..."
Black Dragon Acnologia flapped his wings, completely unfazed by Zorn's displayed power, and asked arrogantly while staring directly into Zorn's eyes.
"Zorn Ace!"
Zorn showed no fear, his gaze firm. As his voice fell, he quickly pushed his single hand horizontally.
Countless giant hands behind him covered the sky and sun, moving to strike the Black Dragon. The Black Dragon also reacted swiftly, intending to flap his wings and fly upwards, trying to evade these attacks.
"Want to hide? Too late!"
"Thousand Styles Tathagata—Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Dragon Subduing Palms!"
Zorn also shook his head inwardly. Indeed, Black Dragon Acnologia was arrogant to the extreme, but his strength was certainly enough to make him so conceited. He was truly worthy of being called the Dragon of Apocalypse.
However, he still couldn't stand it, so he took this opportunity to humble him.
A light-speed strike was not something the Black Dragon could evade. Just as he had ascended a short distance, the giant hand of light clenched into a fist, and a single punch from above directly slammed the Black Dragon into the island.
Following that were giant hands of light, one after another, like gods descending, with countless bombardments directly assaulting the smoky area.
Each giant hand emitted a dazzling light, as if possessing the power to destroy the world. They descended from the sky, aiming directly at the Black Dragon, who was unable to get up.
"Roar~ Damned human!"
The Black Dragon roared, his scales gleaming with cold light, but under the suppression of these countless giant hands of light, he appeared exceptionally battered, constantly struggling under the blows of the giant hands, yet unable to break free from this invisible restraint.
"Whoosh whoosh~ Rumble~"
But at the same time, countless rays slowly converged around the Black Dragon's body, shooting towards Zorn in the air. Although swift, they were fortunately all blocked by the remaining Buddha hands behind Zorn.
The smoke from the explosion echoed in the air.
As the Buddha hands continued to bombard, the entire island gradually became fragmented under the assault of the giant hands of light. Seawater poured in, and half of Tenrou Island vanished without a trace under this attack.
The power was overwhelming, stirring up dust everywhere.
Meanwhile, Everyone of Fairy Tail stared wide-eyed at Zorn in the sky, never imagining that Zorn's full power would be so terrifying.
Under this move, the Black Dragon had no room to resist.
"Unbelievable, so powerful! Is this Zorn's true strength?!"
Natsu clenched his hands, his eyes reflecting the sky-covering Buddha statue, filled with admiration. The others had the same reaction, all silently swallowing their saliva.
"Looks like we can retire, right, Ur!"
Gildarts grinned widely, saying to Ur beside him with emotion.
"Indeed, but Tenrou Island is probably ruined, isn't it?" Ur pointed to the distant half-island and a single Tenrou Tree, saying uncertainly.
The proud President Makarov's smiling face instantly froze beside them, his complexion turning pale in a flash. He stood stunned on the spot, his very soul floating about in the air, looking utterly helpless.
He seemed to have been too happy, automatically ignoring the fact that the sacred ground had also been ravaged beyond recognition by Zorn.
He wondered if his brain's protective mechanism was at work.
Ur's reminder, however, made him unable to ignore the grim reality—Tenrou Island might truly be beyond saving.
"President~~ President, are you alright!" Erza grabbed Makarov, shaking him violently with worry, but she didn't realize that with her shaking, the President's condition was getting worse and worse.
"Erza... big sister..., let... me..."
It was Wendy who couldn't bear to watch any longer. She carefully took over the President and began healing him.
Regardless of how shocked Everyone of Fairy Tail were, Zorn here dared not relax his vigilance in the slightest.
Every attack was made with full effort, leaving no blind spots, no superfluous movements, because he knew that any unnecessary movement would give the Black Dragon an opportunity to counterattack.
Because in his perception, under this barrage of attacks, the Black Dragon had only sustained minor injuries, and had used all of his magic power for defense.
Although Zorn's current attacks, even with Dragon Force, could not inflict a fatal wound on him, he still launched a full-force assault.
However, the injuries caused by this attack to Black Dragon Acnologia were only the second time he had suffered such wounds from four hundred years ago until now.
"Human, this is as far as you go!"
"I am the Last Dragon, the Dragon of Apocalypse who devours all magic—Acnologia!!!"
"My wish is to destroy all Dragons, including Dragon Slayers!!!"
"Your attack is good, but if this is all your strength, it's still far from enough!"
"Roar~"
Pitch-black magic suddenly gushed out from beneath the pierced sea surface, transforming into countless rays that blasted towards Zorn, continuously blocking Zorn's Buddha hand offensive.
That immense killing intent instantly enveloped the entire sea area, with the rays firing at full power.
Zorn's offensive was somewhat alleviated by the Black Dragon's counterattack.
The scarred Black Dragon powerfully swung his tail, blocking some of the Buddha hands. Regardless of how his tail's injuries worsened with Zorn's attacks, he took the opportunity to condense a super-strong beam in his mouth, clearly intending to hold nothing back in his charged state.
And with a stomp of his foot and a flap of his wings, he flew towards Zorn, intending to blast him into oblivion at close range.
"Don't be ridiculous! Even if you're a Dragon, you'll be humbled now!"
Zorn coldly watched the Black Dragon flying up, his breathing now ragged. To be honest, with such high-intensity mental focus and full-power exertion, his stamina was rapidly decreasing.
But he still didn't dare to delay. He drew circles with his hands, his magic power surged again, and the surrounding light elements were once more called upon by Zorn. Who can't roar? I can too.
Two palms of the Buddha statue pushed forward side by side, and a high-quality energy slowly condensed before his hands.
...
"How is this possible? Such an attack only caused minor injuries!"
"Damn it, I'm going too! We must defeat him, so we can be reunited!"
Natsu's worshipping gaze had turned into shock when the Black Dragon charged forward. He hadn't expected Zorn's attack to cause only minor injuries to the Black Dragon.
They now understood that Zorn was strong, but the Black Dragon might be even stronger.
Amidst their shock, a surge of fiery determination welled up in Everyone's hearts.
However, now was not the time to give up. They still had so many people; they could definitely bring Zorn back to Fairy Tail together.
"We absolutely cannot let Zorn face him alone, we must also contribute!" Natsu continued firmly.
"We can definitely help Zorn!"
"Believe in ourselves!!"
"Everyone, hold hands and gather your magic!"
Upon hearing this, Everyone's eyes became resolute, and as they passionately poured out the hope in their hearts, they each placed their hands on another's.
Makarov roared, "Let that guy see the bonds and power of our Fairy Tail!"
Laxus grinned widely, "That's for sure, old man!"
To be continued~
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