Marvel's Master of Heavenly Magic

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Erza, unlike Natsu and Gajeel, didn't possess the anti-dragon magic resistance inherent to Dragon Slayers. Without any form of defense, she was struck by George's Sleep Spell and immediately collapsed.

"Juvia, take Erza and let's leave here. The magical spirit energy launch is likely to happen in five minutes," George said, his mind already racing with alternatives.

Sending Erza to confront Gerard was clearly not a wise decision. Similarly, leading everyone into a direct confrontation with him wasn't any better. Gerard had already proven his strength by commanding someone as powerful as Pigeon, an S-rank mage. His abilities were undoubtedly formidable, and it was possible that he was even a Saint-tier mage.

Moreover, throughout their journey, it was obvious that Gerard was planning something massive. Without knowing all the details and with the looming threat of the magical spirit energy, blindly following his script would be a foolish course of action.

The better plan was to leave the Paradise Tower, getting out of range of the magical spirit energy's attack, and wait for things to unfold. If Gerard and the tower were wiped out by the blast, that would be ideal. If not, they could assess the situation and adapt accordingly—if they could fight, they would; if not, they could flee. The kingdom had numerous magic guilds, many powerful mages, and even several Saint-tier individuals. There was no need to recklessly sacrifice lives.

He wasn't someone who liked fighting battles with no chance of victory.

If Gerard truly needed Erza's body to resurrect Ultear, leaving the tower and confronting them outside would be preferable. At least, outside the tower, they wouldn't be under threat from the magical spirit energy, and Gerard would lose his home-field advantage.

Using the **Seamless Expansion Spell**, George opened a box large enough to store Erza and the others. He then used the **Phantom Shift** to teleport to the sea outside the island.

Meanwhile, Lucy and Simon had already left the tower with two other childhood friends of Erza, Wully and Miliana. They arrived at the sea in a small boat.

"Repair to original state!"

George cast a **Restoration Spell** on a large kingdom ship that had been shattered by magic, quickly restoring it to its pristine condition. Once the ship was fixed, he released Erza and the others, gathered Lucy and her companions, and then lifted the Sleep Spell from Erza.

They stood on the deck, watching the Paradise Tower from a distance.

"Erza, there's less than a minute until the magical spirit energy is launched. Let's stay here and watch," George said.

"Gerard..." Erza murmured softly as she regained her senses. She knew she wouldn't make it in time to stop him now and could only sigh in resignation.

At the same time, on the top floor of the Paradise Tower, Gerard slammed his fist against the table, sending the chess pieces flying before he stood and approached the window.

"Forget it, once the tower is fully operational, I'll deal with you all."

For the R System to be fully activated, a massive amount of magical energy was required. Even someone of Gerard's Saint-tier caliber couldn't achieve this on his own. He had to rely on the Ultimate Weapon of the Magic Council, the magical spirit energy.

Several years ago, Gerard had split half of his magical power to create a Thoughtform, which assumed the identity of "Zikrein" and infiltrated the Magic Council as one of its members, using his Saint-tier strength to gain a position as an adviser.

The Thoughtform had proposed using the magical spirit energy to prevent Ultear's resurrection, specifically to absorb the 2.7 billion conceptual magical energy emitted by the blast from the tower.

Once that was done, Gerard planned to use Erza's body to bring Ultear back to life.

Originally, Gerard had planned to wait for Erza to come to him, and once the R System was fully completed, he would directly resurrect Ultear. But with this change in the plan, it was still not a major setback. Once the system was completed, Gerard would recall his Thoughtform from the Council, regain his full strength, and personally capture Erza.

"Such terrifying magical energy!"

Looking up, George and the others on the ship were awestruck as they saw several massive golden magical arrays appear above the Paradise Tower.

They had heard of the Magic Council's Ultimate Destructive Magic—the magical spirit energy—but this was the first time they were witnessing it firsthand. The overwhelming force of the 2.7 billion conceptual magical energy gathered in the sky made them feel incredibly small in comparison.

"Boom!"

A golden beam, almost tangible in its density, erupted from the giant golden magical array, directly slamming into the Paradise Tower.

In an instant, the entire sky was flooded with white light, forcing everyone to shut their eyes instinctively.

"What... How could this happen?!"

However, after the blinding white light that illuminated the entire world faded, the Paradise Tower did not disappear. Instead, it transformed into a massive magic crystal tower, standing a hundred meters tall.

"Just as I thought."

George gazed at the towering magical crystal filled with potent magic energy, his expression betraying little surprise.

When he noticed that Gerard hadn't chased after them and that Gerard hadn't left the tower when the magical spirit energy was launched, George had already suspected that the Magic Council's plan might fail.

Gerard must have had a way to neutralize the magical spirit energy's attack.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been foolish enough to wait to die inside the Paradise Tower.

"I see now. His Paradise Tower wasn't truly completed; he needs the magical energy from the magical spirit energy to finish constructing the tower!"

At this moment, Erza also realized the truth.

She, too, had been a slave during the construction of the Paradise Tower and knew more about the tower than anyone else.

Eight years ago, the Black Mage Guild had constructed eight towers simultaneously to better gather magical energy, thus activating the R System.

But Gerard had only built one tower. So how could he claim to have completed the R System?

Previously, she had been caught in a dead end, focused solely on confronting Gerard on the top floor, not considering this possibility.

It was only when she saw the magical crystal tower that everything clicked.

"So, the R System has only just been completed now."

Upon hearing Erza's explanation, the others finally understood Gerard's true intention.

"A magic crystal of this size—if used for meditation, wouldn't one's magical power level skyrocket instantly?"

George's eyes lit up as he gazed at the enormous magic crystal emanating immense magical power.

The meditation technique he had learned in the Mage Apprentice World involved absorbing external energy through mental focus and converting it into magical power, which was then stored in the body to increase a mage's level. This process was somewhat similar to the cultivation practices in mythology.

Once a mage's magic power level surpassed 500, immortality was essentially within reach.

Both the Merlin Ring and the Morganna Ring could gather surrounding energy to accelerate the meditation process. The higher the concentration of surrounding energy, the faster the meditation would be.

If he could inscribe the Morganna Ring meditation technique into this magic crystal tower, perhaps his meditation efficiency could increase tenfold.

At this point, George had made up his mind. No matter how powerful Gerard was, he must defeat him today and claim this magical crystal tower for himself.

Fortunately, George's team wasn't weak. Aside from himself, there was the top-tier S-class Erza, the S-class Natsu, Gray, and Juvia, and Lucy, who could summon S-class Celestial Spirits to aid in battle.

(End of chapter)