Gray inquired, "Now that we've discovered the purple beam of light, we should definitely go and investigate it."
"To be honest, we've tried to investigate the ruins several times. Everyone brought weapons they weren't used to and set off. We've gone countless times, but we just can't get close. We head towards the ruins, but before we know it, we're back at the village entrance. We can't get close to the ruins."
"Can't get close? What's going on?"
“We know it’s incredible, but we’ve actually gone there several times, but no one can get close.”
"Boundary?"
If others cannot get close, it is very likely that a barrier spell has been cast on it. Casting a barrier spell on such a remote island is certainly highly suspicious.
Natsu and the others exchanged glances, a hint of excitement flashing in their eyes. It seemed the problem lay with the ruins.
Soon, the group finished eating and drinking and headed towards the ruins the villagers had mentioned.
"As expected of an S-rank mission, I'm absolutely thrilled!!"
Natsu shouted excitedly.
Gray said enthusiastically, "As for barriers, watch me freeze them!"
Although Lucy also wanted to complete the S-rank mission and get promoted, her cautious nature made her warn the others: "We'd better be careful. After all, since the other party has set up a barrier, they must have some unspeakable secrets."
"By the way, Qi Yan, didn't you know that information about the ruins could also lift the curse?"
"A curse is a curse, but breaking a curse doesn't necessarily require killing the caster."
"That's right."
Just then, a loud, vibrating sound echoed through the forest, and from the sound alone, one could tell that the thing was quite large.
"what?"
Whoosh!
A giant rat, tens of meters tall, suddenly emerged from the forest, its body dressed in a grotesque maid outfit by someone.
"mouse!!"
"It's huge!!"
Several people were terrified when they saw the enormous rat.
The giant rat's cheeks bulged out.
"It looks like it wants to vomit something."
"Damn it! ICEMAKE Ice Shield!"
Gray spread his arms to create an ice shield in front of everyone.
puff----!!
A foul odor emanated from the rat's mouth.
"Ugh!!"
"It stinks—!!"
"Chirp chirp chirp—!!"
The big rat let out a piercing laugh because its prank had succeeded.
"It stinks! Why does it smell so bad?!"
Qi Yan covered his nose, feeling like he was about to faint from the stench. He had never smelled such a foul odor in either his past or present life, while next to him was Natsu, who had already fainted from the stench.
"Natsu, you're so embarrassing!! Oh, right, your nose is amazing..."
"Run! Run!"
The group of people began to run away quickly, with the giant rat in pursuit.
As Lucy ran away, she said to Happy, "Happy, aren't you a cat? Go catch the mouse!"
"how could it be possible!"
It's a cat, but it doesn't like catching mice at all. It only likes to eat fish. And even if it did like catching mice, with mice this big, it's hard to say who would catch whom.
"Qi Yan, you're not an S-class mage, why are you running away? Where's your domineering attitude from last night?"
"I'm weak even when I'm not using absorption magic!!"
If he had a knife, it would be fine, but if he didn't have a knife and didn't use receiving magic, his combat strength was very average. The fact that he could fight Erza to a standstill was only because Erza was letting him win.
"Tch! A bed of ice!"
Gray pressed his palm onto the ground, and the ground instantly froze, turning into a smooth ice surface.
The giant rat slipped and fell directly to the ground.
“Great job!!”
"Great, let's run away now..."
"Beat it up now!!"
Qi Yan, Natsu, and Gray said in unison, and the three of them started punching and kicking the giant rat.
After dealing with the giant rat, the group continued on their way.
"It's a ruin!"
Upon seeing the ruins, the group immediately knew they had arrived at their destination.
Stepping into the ruins, I didn't feel any barrier blocking my way.
Lucy asked in confusion, "Huh? Didn't those villagers say we couldn't get in? Why were we able to come in?"
"I don't know, but this place looks very dilapidated. Is the ground really solid?"
Natsu stomped his foot on the ground.
Qi Yan advised, "Wait, don't step on it! This place doesn't look very sturdy to begin with! If you break it..."
Snap!
The ground suddenly shattered, and several people instantly lost their balance and plummeted downwards.
"You idiot!!"
"Qi Yan, you're such a jinx!"
"How can you blame me for this?!"
"Who would have thought there would be such a big hole in the ground?!"
Harpy immediately spread his wings.
Lucy grabbed Happy's hand, Qi Yan grabbed Lucy's leg, then Gray, and finally Natsu.
The weight of four people pressed down on the little cat, Happy, and Happy's face turned red.
Harpy flapped his wings with all his might.
"I can not make it!"
One by one, the people fell to the ground.
Natsu immediately sat up: "Hey, is everyone alright?"
Gray complained, "Damn it, why do you always act without considering the consequences!"
Lucy said, "I'm fine."
As soon as Lucy finished speaking, a muffled groan came from below her.
"I'm in trouble!"
Chapter 83 I really don't want to smell it
Lucy looked down and realized that she had sat on Qi Yan's face again. No wonder she didn't feel any pain when she fell from such a height. It turned out that she had someone to cushion her fall.
"ah---!"
Lucy, her face flushed, quickly stood up, clutching her bottom.
Qi Yan rubbed his face, then looked at Lucy with a serious expression and said, "I really don't want to smell it!"
He didn't know why Lucy always got in his face, but he really didn't want to smell it; it was making him feel suffocated.
Lucy was furious upon hearing this and punched Qi Yan squarely in the face, baring her teeth as she yelled, "That's sexual harassment!!"
Gray looked up and said, "This seems to be below the ruins we just saw. I don't know how there got such a big hole here."
"A secret cave! Now that we're down here, let's explore it."
Natsu seemed very excited; there must be some incredible secret hidden in the secret cave.
"Hey, stop messing around! We're here to have the curse lifted..."
Wow!
Gray was interrupted by Natsu's exclamation before he could finish speaking, and Qi Yan and Lucy also stopped.
"what happened?"
"This...what is this?"
Several people stared wide-eyed ahead and saw a huge monster frozen in ice.
Upon seeing the monster's appearance, Gray's pupils contracted sharply, his expression turned utterly terrified, and his eyes were filled with indescribable fear.
"Deliora!!!"
Hearing Gray's shout, Lucy and Happy were both puzzled. Qi Yan was also surprised to see the frozen monster, not expecting it to be so big.
"Daly...you know about this?"
"Impossible! It can't be here!! That's...that's..."
Gray looked completely panicked. Qi Yan glanced at Gray and said calmly, "Gray, calm down."
Hearing Qi Yan's voice, Gray calmed down a bit. Although Qi Yan usually seemed unreliable, almost everyone in the guild regarded him as a pillar of strength. What Qi Yan said carried a lot of weight in everyone's hearts.
Lucy approached Gray with concern and asked, "Gray, are you alright? What exactly is that monster?"
“Deliora, the demon that brings disaster, is exactly the same as before. How did it get here…”
Gray was utterly baffled; there was no way this thing could be here.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps.
Qi Yan's ears twitched: "Someone's coming."
The group immediately hid, wanting to see what was going on.
Soon, two people, one tall and one short, walked over. The tall one looked like a dog, shirtless, wearing jeans. The short one had thick eyebrows and wore a blue and white trench coat.
"It sounds like someone is talking over here."
"I'm so sleepy during the day."
"Are you a dog? How come you have dog ears?"
"No way! This is decoration!! Do you understand?!"
"I was just joking, why are you so angry?"
Just then, a girl walked over and said, "Yuka, Toby, I have something sad to tell you. Angelica was beaten up by someone."
"That's just a rat!!"
"Not a mouse, Angelica is a hunter lurking in the darkness, that is love!"
The girl was dressed in Gothic Lolita style clothing, with heavy makeup, and looked worried.
Lucy couldn't help but complain, "This is a weird human."
Natsu stared at the three of them and said, "They are not villagers on this island, and they taste different."
Natsu has an extremely sensitive nose and can easily distinguish the scent of everyone.
Yuka frowned: "Is there an intruder?"
Although he was a little speechless at Shirley naming the giant rat Angelica, the giant rat was indeed one of the guards they had placed around the ruins, mainly to prevent others from entering the ruins.
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