"What the hell? What's going on with this temple?!"
Gray's punch missed as the temple suddenly tilted, and he stumbled to the side, eventually hitting the wall with a "thud."
"Damn it!!!"
Lyon's eyes were also wide with fury. He couldn't check his montum and stumbled forward, falling face-first onto the ground.
For a ti, as the temple's state kept shifting, the duel between the fellow disciples beca completely chaotic in the shaking, and the two fought ssily.
"Ahahaha—!"
Natsu, sitting on the sidelines watching the battle, slid left and right along the frozen ground. Watching the comical fight between the fellow disciples, he laughed so hard he doubled over, tears streaming from his eyes.
"Hey, Gray, if you can't handle it, let do it."
"Who says I can't handle it?!"
Gray turned back and glared, giving Natsu a fierce look. "You just stay there and watch. Watch how I teach this guy Lyon a lesson!"
"Teach a lesson?!"
Lyon gave a light snort and responded with a flying kick... Outside the temple, everyone had temporarily stopped fighting because of the effects caused by Ron and Ultear.
A group of people watched as the temple, like a drunken giant, frantically switched between tilting, straightening, tilting again, and straightening again, emitting ear-piercing "creak-creak" groans.
"Lucy, this temple..." Happy's head swayed left and right along with the temple, "It's like a seesaw."
"It really is. Natsu and the others won't be in any trouble inside, will they?" Lucy asked with so concern.
"Don't worry." Erza looked at the still-dense crowd. "Let's finish things here quickly so we can go help them."
"Lord Sub Zero Emperor is inside the temple; nothing will go wrong."
The leader of the minions said shrilly.
"We must stop them. We can't let them interfere with Lord Sub Zero Emperor."
"Aye!!!"
"...It seems the ti is about right..."
Ron secretly estimated the ti and looked toward Ultear.
"Arc of Ti has a weakness, and that is... it cannot affect living beings. Furthermore, because of your transformation magic, you cannot use your full power right now."
"So, let's end today's ga here."
With a casual wave of Ron's hand, the crystal ball flying toward him was sent flying back.
In the next instant, his figure appeared beside Ultear, a punch aid straight at her face.
"I have a question..."
Just as Ultear was about to dodge, Ron suddenly spoke with a hint of mischievous teasing.
"Why would a beautiful woman like you transform into a hunched-over man? Don't you find it awkward?"
Hearing this, Ultear's dodging posture suddenly stiffened, and her heart skipped a beat.
'Am I... exposed?!'
In that brief mont of distraction, Ron's punch arrived.
'Oh no!'
Ultear cursed inwardly.
The expected pain did not arrive as anticipated.
Because Ron's fist suddenly stopped at the last second, and a long index finger tapped out gently, landing precisely on Ultear's forehead.
"What, did you think you were going to get hit? Just kidding..."
The teasing words, accompanied by a soft magic power, instantly invaded Ultear's mind, making her feel her eyelids beco incredibly heavy as an uncontrollable drowsiness surged.
In the next second, she lost consciousness, her body going limp as she fell into a deep sleep.
Just before falling completely asleep, Ultear felt no worry or surprise about her identity being exposed.
Only one other thought lingered in her mind at the end:
This man... is such a dog!!!
"Have a good sleep. Perhaps... there will be a surprise."
A smile curled at the corner of Ron's lips. After settling Ultear sowhere, he headed straight for the top of the temple.
At the top, the moon drip ritual had already begun under the prayers of the remaining Tobi. A continuous stream of lunar power, converted by multiple magic circles, ford a purple pillar of light falling from the sky.
However, because Ron had tilted the temple beforehand, it could not pour onto the frozen body of Deliora at the bottom.
"You're late. The ritual has already begun."
"It's fine, it's fine. Actually, I'm on your side. I'm here to protect you and ensure the ritual proceeds normally."
Ron looked at this brown-haired, dog-like Tobi with a gentle smile.
"Don't mind , just continue the ritual."
"Really? Then I'll continue the ritual."
After Tobi finished speaking, he really ignored Ron beside him and continued to pray diligently.
'He's surprisingly easy to fool.'
Ron just glanced at him, then focused on the magic circle in front of him. His left eye continuously deconstructed and analyzed the magic known as moon drip.
"So that's how it is..."
A mont later, Ron whispered softly and rubbed his head in frustration.
"It takes too long. It's not very practical for ."
The so-called moon drip involves continuously collecting lunar power, which is then converted and purified through the magic circle to form a special energy called moon magic.
This moon magic can gradually interfere with and destroy the underlying laws of the affected magic through long-term infiltration and erosion, thereby achieving the effect of dispelling the magic.
However, this process takes too long. Even in a place like Galuna Island where lunar power is extrely dense, it took Lyon a full three years.
Furthermore, during the purification process, the magic circle also discharges unnecessary substances. These substances form gases that gather together, creating a crystalline mbrane that shrouds the sky.
As for why it affects the mories of demons, it is likely a subtle reaction between these substances and the demon race.
"Now that I've figured this out, it's ti to do sothing else."
"Tobi, thanks for your prayers, but they're no longer needed."
Ron walked over to Tobi and patted him, smiling.
"Actually, I tilted the temple at an angle, so the moon drip just now didn't hit Deliora."
"Rest easy. By the ti you wake up, it will all be over."
Amid Tobi's confused expression, Ron used a bit of force and knocked him unconscious with a punch.
"Ron!!!"
Just as Ron knocked Tobi out, Erza and the others had finished off the rest and reached the top of the temple.
"Who is he?" Lucy asked, looking at Tobi lying on the ground.
"Oh, he's not important."
Ron said casually, "What's important is that the moon drip ritual is over."
Tobi: I only look like a dog, but you really are a dog!!!
"So, Deliora won't be resurrected?" Lucy said excitedly.
"Even though it was only by a little bit, for this kind of magic dispelling, missing by a little ans it can't be dispelled at all."
"Great! Shall we go find Gray and Natsu now?"
"Yeah, they're right below."
Ron tapped the floor; faint vibrations were coming from below.
"Then let's go."
After walking a few steps, Lucy noticed Ron hadn't moved and looked back in confusion.
"Hmm?"
"I have a faster way."
Seeing Ron's smile, Lucy suddenly felt a very bad premonition.
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