Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

It was a piece of land that could only be described as desolate. The ground was scorched, the trees were withered, and the fallen leaves on the ground looked like ashes burned by fire, which immediately flew away when the wind blew.

The air was filled with an extremely uncomfortable atmosphere, making the space seem slightly dim, which was quite strange.

"The lifeless earth..."

Sieg whispered, his eyes moving towards the figure standing in the clearing.

Mavis also said at this time: "That's him - his name is [Zerf], he has survived from 400 years ago to the present day, and he is the most vicious [Dark Mage] in the history of magic."

"...I don't know the name. I've never heard of it."

Sieg didn't care at all how scary the reputation of the person in front of him was.

Be it fame or money, these are all useless things in his eyes. Once you leave this planet, they will be nothing.

Hearing Sieg's voice, Zeref looked up at him, his grey eyes immediately lit up: "You...are here, [Winged King]. Great, Mavis, even though I can't see you or hear you, you're still willing to help me bring him here."

"Thank you, Mavis - and, now, this is our first meeting, King of Wings."

Jeref, talking to himself, focused all his attention on Sieg.

Mavis had disappeared at some point, leaving only Sieg and Zeref in the desolate space.

Hearing his name, Sieg frowned, "You also know that I am the [King of Wings]... What's going on? Could it be that I really went back four hundred years in the future?"

"Four hundred years ago... Yeah, come to think of it, this is the first time you've seen me, but the first time I knew you was four hundred years ago. It really makes me miss you." Jellal smiled, "It may be a little strange to say this, but your appearance has not changed at all. You are worthy of being the [King of Wings]. Time and space cannot affect you in the slightest."

"No, it's still a little too early to tell you this. Even if that was the [past], for you [now], that belongs to your [future] - I can't tell you these things too early. These are the prohibitions you set yourself."

"But it will be soon... In a few years, when you experience that event, I will be able to tell you everything."

"......I can not understand what you say."

Sieg frowned tightly. "Mavis said that if I come to see you, I can get the answer to what I want to know. So answer me now - did I really go back to four hundred years ago? What do Acnologia and the Dragon King Festival have to do with me? Why did the name of [King of Wings] spread in this world?"

"If you don't answer, I'll just make you suffer."

A deep blue flame ignited at Sieg's fingertips.

Looking at the flame, a nostalgic expression appeared on Jellal's face: "The azure flame... I miss it so much. I didn't expect to see your flame again... But, even if this is bound to happen, you shouldn't use your power here."

"Your power will attract Acnologia, King of Wings."

33. A 400-year-long struggle

Will my power attract the black dragon from the Apocalypse?

The doubts in Sieg's heart became stronger.

"Are you saying... that the black dragon is chasing me?"

"Because it is an unfinished Dragon King Festival that spanned 400 years."

Jellal said with a heavy expression.

"I shouldn't have told you this, but it's still within the scope of what I can say - you will go back 400 years in the future and wipe out all the dragons in this world."

"That is the Dragon King Festival."

——【Dragon King Festival】

Kill and destroy all dragons to decide who is the strongest dragon king.

Sieg has heard about the Dragon King Festival quite a few times today, but...it was actually caused by his future self after he went back to the past?

"People and people, dragons and dragons, people and dragons - all the existence in the world was drawn into the [Dragon King Festival]. Countless people died, countless dragons died, and until the end, only the last two dragons were left in the world."

"Akunologia...and me?"

"Yes."

Zeref stared at Sieg. "The Dragon King Festival should have ended with the death of one of you, but it didn't end in the end. I don't know what happened exactly, but I have some guesses. As for the result, you didn't win against Acnologia 400 years ago."

"It has always wanted to fight you again. It has always wanted to continue that battle with you and complete the unfinished [Dragon King Festival]."

"You used the [Tyrannical Demon Star] today. It will definitely not ignore your magic power. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, or maybe even later - it will definitely come to you and continue the decisive battle with you 400 years ago."

"And the humans of this era will become victims of your war. This era, this world, will be destroyed once again, just as countless eras in the past have been destroyed."

As he spoke, Jellal's expression became more and more sad.

Ziggs frowned and wanted to say something -

“Buzz————————!”

An unusual magical power was suddenly released from Jellal's body.

Jellal's face suddenly changed, and he quickly covered his body with force: "No... No Prime Minister... Not here... Sieg! Run away! Quickly! I don't want to kill you! Quickly!"

"what?!"

Sieg, who was a little annoyed by what Jellal said in the previous second, was completely annoyed by him at this moment.

Why did he suddenly escape?

(By the way, what is this abnormal fluctuation of magic power......)

Although he was not very clear about the reason, Sieg still flew into the sky as soon as possible.

And that was the moment he flew into the sky——

“————————————”

No sound, no movement.

However, Sieg could clearly feel that a very strong breath of death was released from Jellal's body! And this breath was like a wave! It swept in all directions in an instant!

The lifeless earth expanded rapidly, the sturdy trees shriveled up in an instant, and the withered yellow and dead gray that occupied the ground spread rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

(This is......)

Staying at an absolutely safe height, overlooking what was happening on the ground below, Sieg couldn't help but feel a palpitation in his heart.

After the abnormal situation seemed to be over, Sieg returned to Jellal and asked, "What happened just now?"

“It’s a [curse].”

Mavis appeared beside Sieg again without knowing when.

"This curse comes from the god of life and death, Anxelram. Also known as the Curse of Contradiction, the more the person who bears the curse respects life, the more he will release the energy that spreads death, taking the lives of all living things around him. Conversely, if you don't respect all life, you won't release the energy of death."

"Jeref, he has been carrying this curse since four hundred years ago. And because of the curse, he has never been able to die."

(God’s curse?)

Sieg looked at Zeref, who was slumped on the ground. "...It looks like you have offended an evil god."

"Evil God?"

Zeref showed a sad expression. "Yes, if you want to revive your relatives and have a family, then you will be cursed... It is indeed an evil god... I will leave here, Sieg."

"Ok?"

"Acnologia will be attracted by your magic, and this place will soon become a battlefield. Although I am pursuing my own death, even if I die here, I will wake up again later, so I will leave to avoid wasting meaningless time." said Jellal.

"You should leave as soon as possible, as far away as possible, away from those people you know, otherwise they will all be dragged into your battle with Acnologia and die meaninglessly."

"...Finally, I'll say goodbye for now, Mavis."

Even though he couldn't see it, Zeref looked towards where Mavis was standing.

"I don't think I will come to this island again - this island may be destroyed tomorrow."

"...Tenrou Island will not be destroyed."

Looking at Zeref's figure turning away, Mavis showed a determined look: "This is the holy land of the guild, and it is also the place where my life began... I will not let it be destroyed like this, absolutely not."

"Well, I believe you."

Although Mavis' voice could not be heard, Zeref still nodded with his back to her, and then completely disappeared into the dark forest.

After a moment of silence, Sieg couldn't help but glance at Mavis: "You... No, he... really can't hear you? He really can't see you?"

"Well, only the person who has the guild emblem engraved on him can see me, but... he can feel me." Mavis stared at the direction where Zeref left, then took a deep breath, "So, do you have any questions now?"

"Hmm~~~~ Not for now. Even if there is, it can be put off for a while. I am more concerned about how to deal with Acnologia's affairs now."

The black dragon coming towards him.

Although he didn't know how credible Jeref's words were, since he mentioned this possibility, Sieg still had to be prepared just in case.

(Is it a dragon that even the "future me" of 400 years ago could not completely kill?)

(interesting.....)

The corners of Sieg's mouth rose slightly.

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At the same time, at the top of a mountain some distance away from Sirius Island.

A man in a tattered cloak was looking towards the direction of Sirius Island.

"I smell it."

"It's your scent... [Wing King]!"

34. Fishing is a man’s romance?

“Ding ding ding——————!”

the next morning.

Sieg woke up to the sound of bells - although he woke up, he actually did not sleep at all. A sleepless night was no big deal for him, he just closed his eyes slightly and was lost in thought.

After opening his eyes, Sieg immediately saw other people around him who were getting up one after another.

However, unlike him who had just opened his eyes, the others seemed to have woken up earlier, and some had even started walking out with tools in hand.

Last night, after Zeref left, Sieg returned to the temporary camp and camped on Sirius Island with everyone else for the night. After all, it was already late, and even if they managed to go back, it would probably be early morning by the time they returned to Hargeon Port.

So everyone stayed in the temporary camp as planned.

As for today's arrangements...

"Will you leave after lunch?"

"Yes, the ship we came here yesterday was damaged a bit and needs repairs."

Hearing Mira say this, Sieg pointed at himself and said, "Could it be that I broke it? Do you want me to fix it?"

"No, no, no, how could it be damaged by you? The place where the boat is parked is quite far away from where you are testing magic~~~" Mira waved her hands quickly, "It was only slightly affected by the waves. It will be repaired soon. Don't worry about it."

"That can be considered as something I broke..."

Sieg sighed slightly.

Because I used [Bad Demon Star] on a whim, and used it twice.

It was fun to shoot, but I forgot about the various effects this move would bring. The reason why Xijing Ningyin's [Badao Tianxing] became a forbidden skill was not only because of its destructive power on a national scale, but also because of the various side effects it could bring. In addition to the area directly bombarded, the surrounding areas would also be affected, and the actual scope of the disaster was difficult to estimate.

The same goes for Sieg and Tina's [Domineering Demon Star].

Especially since he used this trick at sea, tsunamis were definitely unavoidable. Fortunately, the returning ship only took in some water and the hull was slightly damaged, which did not affect the navigation, otherwise Sieg would have to ask Carol to come down to help repair the boat.

"So do you need me to do anything before we go back? Help prepare lunch like yesterday? Or help repair the boat?"

Although he has never repaired a ship, Zig guessed that the only work he would need to do would be physical labor such as nailing planks and transporting things, right?

"Well~~~"

Mira thought about it, but before she could assign a task to Sieg, a tall figure suddenly came over and patted Sieg on the shoulder.

"Hey, new guy, you're flirting with our signature girl right after you wake up, you're full of energy~~~"

"Ah, good morning, Gildarts."

Mira said with a smile to the middle-aged man who came to talk to her.

As for his teasing, Mira simply ignored it - as the guild's signature waitress and a beauty who had appeared on the cover of a magazine, she heard such teasing and joking every day and had long been accustomed to it.