Rhode didn't think it was that simple, and suggested, "Why don't you try freezing it?"
Gray combined fist and palm, releasing a burst of cold air, and the surrounding fog instantly transformed into very fine ice crystals, drifting down like snowflakes.
The surrounding visibility immediately became much clearer.
But the falling fine ice crystals defied gravity, floated back up, and once again melted into tiny droplets of water, dispersing around.
"Feels somewhat familiar," Erza mused, "This might not be a fog magic, but Time Magic."
"Time?" Gray immediately thought of Ultear.
In fact, Erza also recalled the battle with Ultear on Celestial Wolf Island: "Rhode blew away the fog, and time would bring it back to its original position. Gray froze the fog, and time restored it to its pre-frozen state."
Those who can use time and space magic are always troublesome.
"Water!" Carla suddenly shouted, "A flood is coming!"
She spread her wings and flew up, instinctively wanting to take Wendy to safety, but Wendy was busy healing, and the companions hadn't yet avoided the danger.
She wasn't the Carla who only cared about Wendy anymore, so she was caught in hesitation.
At that moment, a thunderous sound of water came from the mountain, and the stream surged down in an instant.
The raging torrent, carrying rocks, sand, and even trees and boulders, dashed toward the people at the foot of the mountain.
"Freeze it!" Gray trusted Carla's prediction wholeheartedly, so he was already prepared when she gave the alert.
The invisible cold air collided with the cascading torrent, instantly freezing nearly a hundred meters of raging flood.
The water, maintaining its wave-like shape, was immobilized approximately twenty meters ahead, but the problem wasn't solved.
As the water continued its descent from the mountain, even if the frozen part kept extending upward, the flow seemed endless and kept increasing.
Thus, the 'ice wave' in front of everyone grew higher and thicker, almost becoming an iceberg that could collapse at any moment.
Sweat dripped from Gray's forehead; he could freeze small mountains in an instant and easily turn small rivers into ice rivers.
But this mountain reached the Cloud Realm, and the water rushing down was unlike any ordinary river's flow.
This level of magic made him even doubt if Jubia could accomplish it at full strength.
Gray gritted his teeth, "Hey, come up with another solution!"
But before the group could discuss, there was water sound coming from the other mountain side, and water suddenly seeped from the ground.
"Marine Sub-Dragon!" Rhode immediately called the Marine Sub-Dragon to carry the wounded on its back, with Wendy following to care for them.
Just as he was about to ask her for help in controlling the water, the key at Lucy's waist flashed with a golden light, and the blue fish tail and long blue-haired mermaid appeared beside Lucy, holding a water jar.
——Aquarius Star Spirit, Aquarius!
Aquarius raised the jar above her head — although it was actually a silver-gray twin-handled pot, it was called a water jar because Aquarius represented the Aquarius Constellation.
The flood streaming from the opposite mountain seemed to be drawn by an irresistible force, flying toward the sky and pouring into the jar before reaching the mountain base.
On Gray's side, the 'iceberg' stopped growing, and the water flew towards the sky right before freezing, streaming into the jar.
The small jar seemingly never filled up, endlessly absorbing the water flows rushing down from both directions.
"Aquarius? You came out before I even summoned you... how rare!"
Unlike when she usually complained about Loki and Balrog appearing on their own, Lucy seemed visibly pleased when Aquarius showed up herself this time.
Aquarius looked at Lucy disdainfully, "Idiot, is this the time for such talk?"
Lucy was used to Aquarius's attitude, realizing, "Ah, right, has Loki managed to pass the message to the Star Spirit King?"
Aquarius replied, "Not so fast, the Star Spirit King has just learned of the abnormal deaths of many Star Spirit Mages and is already gathering all Star Spirits."
"Is this the Aquarius Star Spirit?" The Marine Sub-Dragon curiously stared at Aquarius, "I thought it would be a bottle, but it turns out to be a mermaid, hahaha..."
Saying this, the Marine Sub-Dragon suddenly laughed, "Bottle... hahaha, the bottle is the real body, hahaha..."
"Who are you?!" Aquarius turned fiercely upon hearing a woman's voice. Then she saw a laughing green Giant Dragon almost doubling over.
The creature laughed while casting healing magic on the wounded on its back.
Even the mere use of healing magic caused immense magic power fluctuations that were astonishing.
Aquarius's fierce look turned slightly dumbfounded, she looked at Lucy, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Why is there a Giant Dragon?"
"It's summoned by Mr. Rhode... huh? Didn't I already introduce my companions' magic to you?" Lucy asked curiously, "You didn't listen at all, did you? Mr. Rhode is really strong."
"Tsk~" Aquarius turned away and used a dismissive tone to mask her embarrassment, "Do I have to seriously remember every word you say?"
Because young Lucy would summon her in the bathroom, fish tank, and other odd places, saying childish things without any important matters, Aquarius grew tired of Lucy.
Seeing Lucy alone, Aquarius couldn't get angry at the child, so she mastered the skill of selectively ignoring Lucy.
This allowed her to accompany Reela's daughter without getting too irritated.
For Star Spirits, Lucy's growing up only took one or two months, so Aquarius retained this 'skill,' often letting Lucy's words go in one ear and out the other.
Now feeling awkward, she could only feign composure.
But Lucy wasn't the old Lucy anymore, she grinned mischievously and said, "Then when I told you that Mr. Rhode is a love guru, you didn't hear it either?"
"What?!" Aquarius became a bit agitated, her hands holding the jar trembled.
"The jar! The jar!" Lucy shouted in panic, "Be careful not to drop it!"
"Shut up!" Aquarius steadied her hand, and quickly asked, "What's this about a love guru?!"
As the Zodiac's strongest Star Spirit (when water is present), Aquarius always had a little trouble.
Her romance with the Scorpio Constellation often lacked progress.
Though it hadn't worsened, there wasn't much advancement, and sometimes she noticed her boyfriend shopping with other girls.
To maintain a gentle demeanor around Scorpio, she couldn't get angry or ask in detail.
So hearing about a love guru made her excited.
Lucy was overjoyed, finally dominating the conversation with Aquarius, she gleefully said, "I told you, didn't I? Mr. Rhode, he..."
Rhode tapped Lucy's head, helplessly, "Are you two chatting? Aren't you too relaxed? I'm saying, we're under attack, show some respect to the attacker, can't you?"
Truly, what kind of owner has what kind of Star Spirit.
Lucy was already carefree, and the Aquarius Star Spirit was just like her.