Back to Ben's battle with Hades which hasn't progressed yet. Both of them have realized what happened in the Fairy Tail camp. Ben knows it through his clones while Hades gets information through one of his Mages' magic.
"Hahaha, it seems the battles on other locations have started. Your guildmates will get wiped out soon by my Mages," says Hades haughtily.
"Ho, you seem very confident," says Ben.
"Of course, I have taught them different kinds of Lost Magic for years. They all are strong," says Hades.
"Lost Magic, huh? Now I'm interested. I really need to check your ship thoroughly and maybe your base too after this. But I don't think they are as strong as you say. They purposedly avoid Master and Gildarts," says Ben.
"They aren't ready to fight those 2 yet. But I have someone who can do it," says Hades while grinning.
"Heh, that guy on the ship that has just left, huh? He sure has a good amount of Magic Power, but it's just around Master's level. Gildarts will pummel him in no time," says Ben while smirking.
"Hmph, the amount of Magic Power isn't everything," says Hades.
"I know, I always say that, after all. But I still think that he doesn't have a chance against Gildarts. Unless he receives some kind of help," says Ben.
Ben doesn't want to resume this conversation and rush to attack Hades. He moves very fast and appears in front of Hades in less than a second. Then he immediately attacks Hades with a strong straight punch.
However, his punch is blocked by an invisible pushing force. Ben knows it's not a barrier made of magic because it's pushing him away from Hades' body. So he assumes that it is caused by Hades' Demon's Eye which releases the pushing force.
'It must be the Demon's Eye ability because he didn't use it before when I beat him up. But why doesn't he move? He can't or doesn't want to?' ponders Ben.
Ben tries to attack again using his punches and kicks at a very high speed. But all of them are repelled by the pushing force from Hades. The force is strong enough to counter his powerful attacks.
In Devil Force mode, Ben's physical stats raise a lot and so are his magical stats. It causes his attack power to increase exponentially too. So it surprises him that Hades can easily counter his attacks that have been enhanced a lot.
'As I thought, this old man has a secret skill or tools. His Magic Power doesn't reduce at all even after using this strong force to block my attacks,' ponders Ben.
While Ben ponders about it, suddenly a tentacle comes out of Hades' back. It moves fast to attack Ben from his right side like a whip. Ben who is focusing to attack Hades doesn't realize it and gets hit.
The hit is strong and it flings Ben until he crashes onto some trees, breaking them in the process. Such an attack will injure him in normal condition but he is in Devil Force. His durability is enhanced a lot and he doesn't receive any damage from that attack.
"So you can make tentacles too like those demons that you created. You're truly a creepy old man," says Ben while walking back toward Hades.
"I don't want to hear it from someone that looks like a real demon," says Hades.
Hades extends his right hand forward and uses his Chain Magic. He shoots a pair of chains to attack Ben and now the chains move faster than before. But it's still not a match for Ben's speed who can evade it easily while moving closer to Hades.
Ben covers both his hands with Devil Slayer's red solar energy. His claws are glowing bright red as he starts to attack Hades with them. The glowing claws hit the force and push each other as Ben keeps attacking.
Hades keeps attacking with his chains and tentacles, so Ben needs to evade them while attacking. He still attacks at close range to find his limit at close range while using this Devil Force mode.
Ben attacks using more strength and speed but he still can't break through the force. His solar energy-covered attacks break the surroundings but the force that protects Hades is still fine and the area below it is also fine.
"Damn, you use that much energy but your magic power is still as strong as before," says Ben while grinning.
"You talk as if your magic power is depleting," says Hades with a pissed tone.
"It is depleting, but not that fast," says Ben while still grinning.
Ben finally decides to stop his close-ranged attacks and fight more seriously. So he moves back and gets a little relaxed while cracking his neck. His sudden change surprises Hades who gets wary of it.
"Don't be that wary. I'm not a bad person, you are the bad person, after all," says Ben while grinning.
"What are you up to?" asks Hades while moving his chains to attack Ben who points his index finger at Hades.
Ben's right hand suddenly gets covered in a dark purple aura and then he raises his index finger to points at the sky as he says, "Reduce Gravity: Demonic Flight!"
Hades' chains almost reach Ben, but then it stops because Hades suddenly flies up to the sky at high speed. Of course, it surprises Hades very much because he is knowledgeable of Gravity Magic. One of his Mages uses this magic, after all.
"No way! I have learned almost everything about Gravity Magic. Even Bluenote won't be able to make me fly like this," says Hades with a very shocked tone as he flies up.
"Bluenote? Ah, that guy who stayed on the ship, huh?" asks Ben who suddenly appears on top of Hades by using teleportation.
Hades gets surprised again but Ben keeps talking. "That might be a Lost Magic, but its grade must be lower than my Devil Slayer Magic. Furthermore, my Sun Devil Slayer Magic has a special trait. But you don't need to know that."
Ben takes a deep breath and accumulates a lot of magic power in his mouth. It makes Hades get alerted so he uses his chains & tentacles to attack Ben again. But then again, before they reach Ben, he makes his move first.
"Sun Demon's Solar Scream!"
Ben shoots a big & strong red solar energy attack from his mouth. It hits the chains & tentacles then destroys them without any trouble. Hades makes layers of defense using magic but he is midair currently, so the impact from above will still push him down.
The red solar beam hits Hades and shots him down at a very high speed. It hits the ground below and destroys a large part of it. A big and deep hole appears in the forest after Ben stops his spell.
Ben flies down slowly as he reduces the gravity on himself. That attack used a lot of his energy, so he eats the sunlight as he descend to the ground. He finally lands after replenishing half of the magic power that he has used.
Then he looks down at the hole and his mouth twitched in disbelief. Hades is still very much alive and doesn't appear to have many injuries. Furthermore, his magic power is still very high even when he is in such a state.
"What a tenacious old man," says Ben.
Suddenly, a tentacle attacks Ben from below and he evades it narrowly. His chest is grazed and gets a small scratch wound. Hades can still attack Ben even when he is deep underground.
Then Hades comes out with the help of his tentacles to climb. Some of his small injuries get healed fast and he looks very healthy now. His durability and regeneration are very unbelievable considering his age.
"You will need more than this to kill me, kid," says Hades.
"Haha, I guess you're right," says Ben with a stiff laugh.
But then Ben widens his eyes when he gets telepathy from his clone that infiltrates the airship. His stiff laugh turns into a smirk and then into a hearty laugh. It makes Hades confused, but then he gets shocked after hearing what Ben says.
Ben smirks and says, "Devil Heart, huh? No wonder you can have that much power when you already smelled like a graveyard."
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