The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel...

Chapter 136 Self-Destruction

Wes's magical output was like a dense rain of arrows, continuously aimed at Jellal, a stark contrast to Natsu's direct assault.

The two attacked like a surging tide, wave after wave, giving Geral no chance to catch his breath.

Natsu's savage charge, perfectly combined with Wes's long-range attacks, plunged Gerald into an unprecedented predicament.

He focused all his energy on keeping a close watch on Wes and Natsu, ignoring the potential danger.

Gerald's gaze swept back and forth between the two, trying to find an opportunity to retaliate, unaware that a threat was already silently approaching from beneath his feet!

He had just taken a step when he heard a "snap" and felt a tightness around his ankle.

He instinctively looked down to look, and several incredibly strong vines wrapped tightly around him like snakes.

The vines seemed to be made of the hardest steel, and no matter how much Gerald struggled, it was to no avail, which greatly limited Gerald's speed of movement.

The vines clung tightly to him, and he had to exert all his strength to move even a little.

Immediately afterward, three thick steel walls rose up from the ground before he could even notice them, completely blocking his way.

Caught off guard, Gerald could only watch helplessly as he was trapped in the narrow space.

Natsu seized the opportunity, his feet erupting in flames, the powerful thrust propelling him to his maximum speed, like a cannonball launched from a gun, heading straight for Gerald.

Wes provided effective support from the sidelines.

"Levitation Charm!"

"Great Strength!"

With each buff spell cast by Wes, Natsu's speed increased by one level. Before the lingering flame trails in the air had even dissipated, he had already closed in on Jellal's side.

"Celestial Magic: Meteor!"

Gerald also used his best move to counter, his fist flashing with golden light. Due to Natsu's increased speed, he had no time to dodge and could only meet the attack head-on.

But he seemed to have forgotten about Wes's presence. Just as Gerald raised his hand, a vine wrapped around his wrist perfectly.

The vine slowed his punches by less than a second.

But this brief delay gave Natsu a precious opportunity. He deftly tilted his head to avoid Gerald's fatal blow, while simultaneously unleashing a powerful right punch at Gerald:

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!!"

This attack brought together all of Natsu's strength, his iron fist slamming into Jellal's abdomen.

With a painful roar, Gerald spat out a mouthful of blood and his body slammed heavily against the iron wall behind him.

The sturdy wall could not withstand such a huge impact and shattered into countless fragments scattered in all directions.

Gerald was sent flying backward by the force of the blow, carving a deep furrow in the ground. Amidst the flying dust, only a scene of utter devastation remained.

"Huff~ Huff~"

Exhausted, Natsu collapsed onto the dusty, debris-strewn ground, panting heavily, his sweat mingling with the dust and dirt, leaving streaks of mud.

On the other side, Gerald struggled a few times but was unable to get up from the ground.

Wes then approached Gerald, who was lying on the ground. Almost all of Gerald's bones were broken, and his internal organs had suffered severe damage. The blood he vomited contained fragments of his internal organs.

Such injuries would have killed any ordinary soldier long ago.

Gerald stubbornly maintained a sliver of life, but he was no longer able to resist.

"Gravity coverage".

The surrounding space suddenly became several times heavier, making it even more difficult for the already powerless Gerald to move. In the end, he could only lie on the ground, without even the strength to lift his head.

Wes held his wand against Gerald's temple.

"Your memories are valuable. Since your body is no longer useful, you might as well preserve something useful."

Wes successfully extracted Gerald's memories.

The intense pain caused Gerald to instinctively open his mouth, but no sound came out of his throat; only saliva mixed with blood dripped onto the ground.

At this moment, Gerald had lost his former prestige and looked particularly miserable.

"Stop!" Erza couldn't bear to see Jellal treated like this. Her longsword transformed into a streak of light, piercing straight towards Wes's heart.

Wes reached out a hand, grabbed Erza's neck, and lifted her into the air.

Then he slammed her to the ground. She struggled to get up, but the force immobilized her.

"Don't bother me."

During the brief moment when Wes was distracted, Gerald regained his senses.

He activated the pre-prepared emergency measures.

The entire Tower of Paradise suddenly began to shake violently, and the immense magical power accumulated within was about to erupt.

"Come and be buried with me!"

Gerald actually caused the entire Tower of Paradise to self-destruct.

The massive building transformed into a giant magic crystal bomb, powerful enough to destroy everything upon explosion.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Wes tried to stop Gerald, but his power seemed unable to stop the release of this destructive energy.

"What a pity."

Wes glanced regretfully at the remaining magic crystals; any later and it would have been too late.

Wes also had a backup plan.

He activated the key and vanished from the Tower of Paradise.

The next moment, Wes appeared in the harbor. His sudden appearance startled the surrounding fishermen, who all stopped what they were doing and stared at him.

"who is he?"

"I don't know, but he's definitely a mage."

"Nonsense, ordinary people don't have that kind of ability."

Ignoring the fishermen's whispers, Weiss looked past the crowd and toward the distant Tower of Paradise, which was undergoing tremendous changes.

A dazzling beam of light erupted from the location of the Tower of Paradise, followed by a deafening explosion.

A powerful shockwave swept in, creating waves near the harbor, and even those in the harbor could feel the terrifying aftershocks.

"What's going on??"

The fishermen looked at each other, completely bewildered as to what had happened.

[Such an explosion must have caused the Council to suffer heavy losses. As for the two Wizarding Mages, perhaps their immense power will allow them to survive this catastrophe.]

Whether the Fairy Tail members can survive this disaster depends entirely on their luck.

However, those guys have always been incredibly lucky, so maybe they'll escape this time too.

These are not the issues that Wes is most concerned about at the moment.

For him, the gains from this operation were the most important thing. He collected a large number of magic crystals, which are extremely valuable resources for any mage who seeks power.

Seeing that the storm was gradually calming down, Weiss did not intend to stay there any longer.

Urutia had already sent him the meeting address through a special method.

After this ordeal, they planned to take him to the headquarters of "Devil's Heart".

"It's quite interesting; I've become a dark wizard too."

After saying that, Wes left the port.

(End of this chapter)