Cobra stumbled to his feet.
"No... how can I fall here... I still have to prove... that I'm the strongest Dragon Slayer... I still need to defeat that... Marco... and humiliate that trash, that traitor Jellal..."
Cobra muttered under his breath, but he couldn't even stand steady.
His body swayed.
He never expected the first opponent he picked would be this strong.
"You can't even beat me, and you've still got the nerve to say all that? You've got quite the ambition." Natsu grinned and gave Cobra a thumbs-up in praise.
Hearing the Poison Dragon's bold words, Natsu wasn't angry, instead, he felt the guy had some balls.
Becoming the strongest Dragon Slayer meant getting past Laxus.
Defeating Marco was even more of a pipe dream.
Right now, Natsu was in a clear-headed state.
Having just been beaten up by Marco a few days ago, he had a clear understanding of his own limits, and there was still some time before his next bout of motion sickness acted up.
Cobra gritted his teeth hard.
From the look he shot Natsu, it seemed more like he was the Fire Dragon—the rage in his eyes looked ready to set Natsu ablaze!
To him, Natsu's genuine praise sounded like a mockery.
After all, this Fire Dragon wasn't even an S-Class Mage of Fairy Tail!
He was at least a whole tier below Marco!
At this moment, he didn't trust his "Ears" anymore.
He just felt that Natsu was great at pretending, actually faking genuine praise.
You can only say this is how stubborn, hard-headed people operate. They only want to see what they want to see, and hear what they want to hear.
Even with the truth right in front of them, they'll find any excuse to convince themselves it's just a scam.
"Salamander Natsu, huh? You've got some fame. Let me take you on!"
Racer couldn't watch any longer.
He quickly leaped forward, stepping directly in front of the injured Cobra, and casually pulled Cobra's pet snake, Cubellios, back a bit.
Cubellios pitifully slithered back to Cobra's side.
The man and snake exchanged a glance as the atmosphere turning bleak.
"And who are you?" Natsu asked, looking at Racer in his biker outfit.
Natsu's eyes blazed with the will to fight, not showing the slightest hint of fear.
So what if there were four people on the other side? Did they think he had no one backing him up?
Right on cue, Fairy Tail's reinforcements closed in.
Gray, Freed, Lucy, Hisui, Erza, and Mirajane had rushed over to support Natsu the moment the fight broke out.
They were all members of the elite squad, and since they weren't far away to begin with, they didn't waste a second.
Things were playing out just as Marco had predicted.
The members of the Oración Seis wouldn't be able to hold back. They definitely wouldn't scurry away with their tails between their legs, instead, they would step up to fight.
The Fairy Tail squad just needed to wait and reel in these guys hiding in the dark.
"There are three guys left. How are the six of us going to divide them up?" Gray asked, looking at the remaining three—Midnight, Angel, and Hoteye.
He wanted to take on an opponent one-on-one, but that would leave three people sitting out.
"I'll pass!"
"Me too!"
Lucy and Hisui simultaneously raised their hands and shook their heads, immediately giving up their turns.
This was a battlefield.
Erza and Mirajane were definitely going to step in because they were incredibly strong.
Gray was highly motivated and full of fighting spirit. It was obvious at a glance who among the six should take the vanguard.
"I'm picking one!" Freed wasn't about to be outdone.
He wanted to fight a member of the Oración Seis to make a name for the Thunder God Tribe.
He looked at Natsu—Natsu had already beaten one down, so he should hand over his current opponent!
"Huh?" Natsu's eyes widened in confusion.
The guy clearly came looking for him, so why should he give him up? He wasn't going to let that happen!
Actually, it wasn't just the elite squad present, quite a few Fairy Tail members had already gathered around.
Those subordinate Dark Guilds really weren't much to look at, so the Fairy Tail wizards had spared a lot of their attention for this main battlefield.
Gajeel, Juvia, Evergreen, and Bickslow were all nearby, ready to step in at any moment.
It's safe to say the Fairy Tail gang was brimming with confidence.
Nobody feared the so-called prestige of the Oración Seis.
"Are you guys actually picking and choosing us?"
The actions and words of Gray, Lucy, and the rest clearly provoked the dark mages.
Angel laughed out of sheer annoyance as she pulled out a key and opened her gate.
"Come forth! Gate of the Scorpion, Scorpio!"
With a surge of magic power, the Scorpion Celestial Spirit appeared.
He was a stylish man dressed in hip-hop fashion, with hair half-red and half-white. He wore a red sleeveless coat, had bandages wrapped around his arms and legs, and possessed a massive metallic scorpion tail behind him.
The tip of the tail looked just like a cannon muzzle.
As soon as Scorpio appeared, he struck a baffling pose.
Marco's past assessment of it was that it wasn't flamboyant enough—nowhere near a proper "JoJo pose."
"Boss, you called?" Scorpio asked, his tone carrying a hint of impatience.
He had been on a date, and nobody likes getting called into work during a date!
But out of respect for the contract, Scorpio could only ditch his girlfriend and show up.
"Scorpio, take them out!" Angel ordered.
The Scorpion Celestial Spirit's offensive capabilities were strong, he was her main attacking spirit, while her Aries Celestial Spirit was mainly for defense.
She didn't have a large number of spirits, but her lineup and combinations were well crafted.
"You got it, Boss!" Scorpio agreed, immediately preparing to launch an attack.
"I am the one who opens the path to the Celestial Spirit World. You, answer my call and pass through the gate. Open, Gate of the Water Bearer! Aquarius!"
In response, Lucy directly opened her own gate, summoning Aquarius.
She managed to summon her using the water Juvia had created while fighting nearby.
Having water was the prerequisite for summoning Aquarius, it didn't matter if there wasn't much of it.
"You idiot Lucy! Why did you summon me?!"
As soon as Aquarius appeared, she snapped furiously.
She was clearly in a fit of rage because she had just been on a date with her boyfriend, but he was suddenly called away to work!
Being left all alone, Aquarius naturally wasn't happy.
Even if she understood the situation, she was still furious and Lucy was about to suffer the brunt of her misplaced wrath!
"Aquarius, look over there." Lucy giggled, pointing at the Scorpio Celestial Spirit on the other side of the battlefield.
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