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"Yes, Guildmaster!"
Hearing the Guildmaster's command, Alia immediately launched a fatal attack on Makarov, whose consciousness was clouded due to his magic being drained.
"Death Void: Zero!"
A spatial anomaly, seemingly capable of devouring everything, formed, intending to shred Makarov into pieces on the spot.
However, at that moment, a golden figure flashed by, swiftly pulling Makarov out of the attack range of the devouring space.
It was George, who, upon noticing Alia's appearance, had already cast a flight spell and rushed over, saving Makarov's life at this critical juncture.
"How dare you interfere! You're asking to die!"
Seeing that Makarov hadn't perished, Yosef immediately flew into a rage and activated his dark magic, intending to kill George.
Just then, three figures arrived at his side.
"Armor Change: Black Feather Armor!"
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Ice Style: Ice Snow Cannon!"
The strongest team of Fairy Tail had assembled to stop Yosef.
After George saved Makarov, he immediately flew downward, handing him over to Mira.
"Take the Guildmaster and retreat with him!"
Although Erza, Natsu, and Gray were powerful, they were no match for Yosef. Even though Yosef had already expended a considerable amount of magic during his battle with Makarov, they could not defeat him in their current state.
Their only option was to protect Makarov and retreat, hoping he would recover and they could then deal with Ghost once more.
"Be careful of Alia! You must defeat him before he opens his eyes. Otherwise, once he does, his magic power will surge, and he'll be much harder to deal with!"
Mira took the Guildmaster into her arms and, seeing Alia chasing closely behind, hurriedly shared everything she knew about him with George.
At that moment, no one but George could stop Alia.
But Alia was the leader of the Four Elements, and although George had defeated Gajiru, it was only because of his ability to counter Gajiru's magic.
"Don't let him open his eyes," George thought to himself, and immediately came up with a plan.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Drawing his wand, George turned and cast the deadly curse, aiming directly at Alia.
Alia, who had intended to use a magical shield, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He instinctively dodged the curse just in time.
His instincts as an S-Class mage told him that if he had been hit by that green magical beam, he would either die or be severely injured.
"God's Edge: No Shadow!"
Having cast the death curse, George immediately followed up with a shadowless "God's Edge" curse.
A transparent blade, over a meter long, sliced toward Alia, who had just dodged. If it hit, it would have sliced him cleanly in half.
But Alia, the leader of the Four Elements, was no ordinary mage.
Even without opening his eyes and fully unleashing his power, as soon as he felt the sharp blade of the God's Edge curse approaching, he erupted with pure magical energy, successfully neutralizing the attack.
The blade still left a small, shallow wound, barely a centimeter deep, on his abdomen.
However, due to the curse's effect, the wound continued to bleed, and his movements began to slow slightly.
At that moment, George cast his third spell.
S-Class mages weren't so easily killed, so the first two attacks had merely been a setup. The real attack was this third spell—one with no real power but was difficult to anticipate.
"Close your eyes!"
"Good, this is exactly like the eye curse used by wizards in the Harry Potter world to deal with dragons. The professors also used it to fight the basilisk."
This curse wouldn't cause any harm, but it would prevent the opponent from opening their eyes until the magic effect faded, rendering them effectively blind.
With this, Alia's strength couldn't fully manifest, and George now had a chance to buy some time.
Otherwise, facing the leader of the Four Elements alone would put immense pressure on him.
"My eyes!"
Alia covered his eyes and quickly retreated, widening the distance. He looked at George with a tone of unexpected surprise.
"I didn't expect this cat of yours to have such power besides healing magic. But do you think that by sealing my eyes, preventing me from fully unleashing my magic, you've won? Let me tell you a harsh truth: even with my eyes closed, I am still the strongest of the Four Elements!"
Alia had wrapped a cloth around his eyes to suppress his immense magical power and also as part of his training.
Although George's magic prevented him from fully unleashing his strength, it didn't affect his ability to fight. He was accustomed to battling with his eyes closed, relying on his ability to sense his opponents through the air.
"Let me send you to the afterlife, pitiful little cat."
With that, Alia thrust his hands toward George. Magic circles appeared, and countless air cannons rained down on him.
"Armor of Steel!"
George immediately waved his wand, casting the Iron Armor spell to protect himself.
In other worlds, his Iron Armor spell, due to his wand's limitations, wouldn't have been as powerful as the Light Mage's Three Pillars spell.
But in this world, with a high-quality wand providing nearly twenty times more magical enhancement, his Iron Armor spell was far stronger than the Three Pillars spell.
The air cannons crashed into George's Iron Armor, causing the defense to tremble continuously, but it held firm without breaking.
"Dammit, he's gone!"
When the barrage of air cannons ceased, George looked toward Alia's position, only to realize that Alia had disappeared, his face shifting to one of alarm.
At that moment, Alia's triumphant voice rang out from behind him.
"Let me show you the same pain Makarov felt."
It turned out that Alia had used an invisibility spell. While launching the air cannon attack, he had silently flown behind George and was now preparing to repeat his earlier tactic to drain George's magic.
"Void: Obliterate!"
Alia clasped his hands together, and a strange magic circle appeared once again.
"Sorry, I was just messing with you."
Just as Alia's magic activated, George's previously terrified expression vanished. His body suddenly expanded, becoming a five-meter-tall giant cat, and he slapped Alia with one massive paw.
George possessed psychic abilities, allowing him to sense the slightest shift in an enemy's mind. No matter how invisible Alia became, George could still perceive him.
The earlier actions were merely to lower Alia's guard.
With the strength of a panda and enhanced by giant magic, George's paw hit Alia, sending him flying toward the guild below. Though it wasn't fatal, it caused Alia's brain to temporarily shut down.
"Go!"
As Alia was sent flying, George wasn't done. Dozens of sharp blades shot out of his backpack, following Alia.
For an S-Class mage, the physical damage from that blow wouldn't be lethal, but it would likely be a light wound.
Once Alia recovered and regained his composure, George would be at a disadvantage.
So, he seized the moment.
The sharp blades caught up with Alia, slicing toward his neck before he could react.
Finally, before Alia could hit the ground, his head and body were separated, and he died at George's hands.
(End of Chapter)