The extremely terrifying Etherion mercilessly smashed onto the Tower of Heaven. With its power, it was enough to destroy a radius of tens of kilometers. Even though they had already left the Tower of Heaven, Gray and the others who had not yet gone far were all filled with despair.
Anyone, even Natsu, at that moment, thought that his life was about to end, especially Erza. To be able to die with Jellal was her goal after arriving at the Tower of Heaven.
It was just a pity that she had killed Gray, Natsu, and the others who had come to save her. Just by sensing that magic, she understood that Gray and the others could not escape the attack range. Among so many people, only Calvin's Summoned Beast had this speed.
"I'm sorry, everyone." Erza, who was holding Jellal, dripped a drop of tear. This tear contained a lot of emotions. There was a reluctance to part with the world, a debt to his companions, a release to the Tower of Heaven, and also a love for Jellal.
Yes, even now, Erza still loved Jellal deeply, especially his confession to herself just now. From just now, she learned that Jellal had been controlled by Zeref's ghost since he was a child, which made Erza feel very complicated. She thought that although Jellal was hateful, he was also sad.
There were only two people who did not panic about Etherion.
Tower of Heaven's creator and Calvin, who already knew the truth.
In the end, under Jellal's sneer and Calvin's indifference, Etherion completely dispersed, revealing the Tower of Heaven's true face. The holy light only made the outer wall of the Tower of Heaven disappear, revealing the magic crystal the size of a tower.
This was not the magic crystal that Calvin had detected before, but the real R-system that had stored all the magic power that surpassed Etherion.
"Although I despise your character, I have to admire you for being able to build such a thing under the eyes of the Council." Calvin gently stroked the surface of the crystal, and the corners of his mouth raised into an inexplicable smile.
"Haha! This is the moment!" Jellal pushed Erza away and laughed wildly. That kind of smile would usually only appear on the bastard who had achieved his goal.
"Jellal... this is..." Erza looked at him in disbelief. The other party's madness, ecstasy, and the fact that the two of them were still alive all pointed out that Jellal had lied to her once again.
"Hehe... Are you very surprised? This is the Tower of Heaven's true appearance. A huge magic crystal, and then through Etherion, who Council shot out, successfully absorbed the magic power of 2.7 billion!" Jellal proudly explained to Erza. At this moment, his expression was like a child showing off his toys.
Erza wanted to beat Jellal up, but whether it was the magic power that had been exhausted from the battle just now or the magic snake that had been secretly planted on her body, they could only make her unable to fight back and allow Jellal to slaughter her.
"To be able to make Council submit to Etherion, Council is indeed your accomplice! Damn it, I shouldn't have believed him in the first place." Erza, who had no power to fight back, was a little desperate. Could she not stop Jellal's madness?
"How naive, Erza." Suddenly, a voice that was the same as Jellal appeared behind Erza. The tone was very frivolous. Erza wanted to turn around to look, but the snake of restraint on her body made her completely unable to move.
However, that person did not make Erza wait long. He immediately walked to Jellal's side. He had the same appearance and an evil expression.
"Siegrain.." Erza could not believe it. Shouldn't that guy be far away in the ERA?
"There is one thing to correct you. We are not accomplices, but the same person in the first place." Siegrain said with a smile. His figure slowly became transparent and merged with Jellal. Finally, he became one.
"No way, it's the Thought Projection!"
"You have said enough,"
Next, it is to make you a living sacrifice and merge you with the magic crystal that contains 2.7 billion magic power. Then your body will be broken down and rebuilt into Zeref. "Jellal's expression finally calmed down. He raised his hand and Erza's body floated up, slowly pushing the magic crystal.
"I love you, Erza." Jellal cruelly said the words that Erza could not accept the most. Her body finally touched the magic crystal, and then she was stopped.
"Huh?" Jellal was puzzled and pushed Erza even harder toward the magic crystal. However, Erza still showed no signs of merging with the magic crystal.
"What's going on? Why can't we merge? Is there someone playing tricks on us?" Jellal asked doubtfully. Then, he thought of a man who had been keeping a low profile ever since he came to the Tower of Heaven.
"Calvin Makarov?! Is that you?!"
"Why? Do you like the gift I gave you, Sieg? No, I should call you Jellal now." Following Jellal's angry shout, Calvin came out of the stairway with a teasing voice. Beside him, there was also this foggy but extremely angry Natsu.
"What exactly did you do?" Jellal turned around and ignored Natsu who was glaring at him angrily. He asked fiercely.
"Magic circle that seals magic power, Node Link. You should know about it, right?" Calvin shrugged and answered casually. Natsu quickly pulled Erza over. Although Jellal saw it, he did not express it. After all, he could not fuse with it now. It was fine to let the other party take Erza back for the time being.
"Impossible! That is only the most basic sealing magic array. How can it seal the R-system?" Jellal shouted. Anyone who worked hard for eight years would fail at the last moment. They would probably lose their composure just like him.
"The Node Link is indeed very basic, but it is also the strongest. I have set up 36,000 magic nodes in this tower. Let alone 27,000,000, I can seal it even if it is double." The corners of Calvin's mouth curled up. He had won this battle.
"Thirty-six thousand? You set up such many magic nodes in such a short time? Are you joking?" Jellal had no time to think about why Calvin knew R-system's true face. The matter of thirty-six thousand magic nodes alone had already shocked him. He had always been arrogant, but he calmed himself down and asked himself. It would take at least half a day to set up thirty-six magic nodes.
"Have you forgotten? I am the genius of magic arrays!"
"Whatever, Ultear will help me make Council stop working anyway. At this point, I can only kill all of you and slowly remove the Node Link." Jellal was indeed a top sorcerer on the continent. Although Calvin's actions made him lose his cool for a while, he quickly made a choice. Moreover, Calvin's backup plan was not unsolvable.
"Humph! Do you think I am easy to bully? Jellal!" Calvin did not show any weakness and said coldly.
"Arrogant fellow, let me see how much you have improved after the battle at the Maze of Storms!" Jellal took off his coat and revealed the tight clothes underneath. Seeing this, Calvin did not dare to be careless. He could still calculate the magic of the other party. That kind of clothing was meant to make his original speed smoother. A year ago in the Maze of Storms, he was also dressed like this in battle.
"What a pity. I used to think that you were worth befriending." Calvin took out his card and was ready to start a war at any time.