"Damn it! It's not over yet!"
Natsu, who was lying on the ground, slowly stood up and looked gravely at the four people opposite him.
Although they had just managed to quickly dodge Laser's attacks using the Observation Haki that Zorn had taught them, they were unable to accurately hit Laser because of his speed.
Cobra Erik also had some injuries on his body, clearly not having gained much advantage against Erza. Erza was also slightly panting, with injuries on her body as well.
During the battle, many attacks were completely dodged by Erik, rendering even the strongest attacks useless if they missed.
"Are you all okay?" Lucy anxiously ran to the front of Everyone, standing in the middle, holding a Celestial Spirit key, and vigilantly looking at the five enemies opposite them.
"Hoteye, let's make our move!"
"Hi!"
Cobra Erik's ear twitched slightly, as if he had discovered something, and he suddenly called out to Hoteye.
And in the next second, Hoteye extended his hand, and with a slight ripple of magic, the entire ground softened into a swamp again, trapping Everyone.
"What is this?"
"Damn it, it's so sticky, it's stuck to my body, I can't even move my hands."
Everyone struggled on the ground, trying to escape, but the more they struggled, the deeper they sank.
Just as Everyone hadn't reacted yet.
"Poison Dragon's Roar!"
Erik took a deep breath, and a red-black roar magic filled with poison gas directly shot towards Everyone.
"Iron Rock Wall!"
"Boom!"
Just as the poison gas was about to hit Everyone, Jura, the Iron Rock, instantly appeared in front of Everyone and cast his rock magic, blocking the attack for Everyone.
The two attack spells collided, stirring up clouds of smoke that obscured Everyone's vision.
Jura also said thankfully, "That was a close call!"
"Lord Jura!"
"You're amazing, Mr. Jura."
Everyone also broke free from the mud. The moment Jura cast his rock magic, he had also restored the ground to its solid state, releasing Everyone.
"Damn it, where are those people?"
Natsu got up and quickly looked in the opposite direction, only to find that the four people had already disappeared.
"Did they all escape?" Gray also spoke up.
Erza clutched her arm, squatting down with a pained expression.
"Oh, right, Lord Jura, where is Lord Zorn?"
Sherry, who was nearby, saw that only Lord Jura had arrived and didn't see Zorn following, so she looked at Jura and asked.
"Zorn, he seemed to have discovered someone. After entrusting Angel to Ichiya, he used magic to teleport me here, and after that, I don't know."
"What? Are there other enemies?" Lucy heard Jura say there were other people, and that Zorn had personally gone, so she understood that the incoming enemies might also be very strong.
...
"Hey, hey, Erza, what's wrong?" Gray helped up Erza, who had suddenly collapsed, and looked at her pained face with concern.
"It looks like she's been poisoned by Cobra Erik. She needs to be detoxified as soon as possible." Jura immediately saw the purple blood flowing from Erza's arm, which she was clutching, and said.
"Ah, ah, ah, what should we do?"
"Damn it, I can't participate in the next battle like this."
"Lucy, can I borrow your belt?"
"Oh, okay!"
"Ding!"
A sword was thrust into the ground by Erza.
While Everyone was wondering what Erza meant, Erza took the belt Lucy handed her and tightly wrapped it around her arm.
"Cut it off, please!"
"Erza, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
Gray was the first to disagree, vehemently opposing her, but his opposition did not make Erza's attitude waver. She looked at Everyone with even more determination.
"I understand. Then let me do it!" Lyon understood Erza's resolve, and with a solemn expression, he stepped forward, picked up the sword, and intended to carry out the action.
"Um…" Wendy's trembling, cautious voice did not attract Everyone's attention.
Lyon had only taken a few steps when he was blocked by Natsu and Gray, who had cold expressions: "We can't just watch this happen. There must be another way."
"Lyon, are you really going to do this?"
"We cannot afford to lose this woman at such a critical moment." Lyon also rationally analyzed the battle situation, not prioritizing emotions, because he needed to ensure the balance of combat power.
"We can send Erza back for treatment."
"Right, as long as we find Zorn, he can instantly teleport us back to the guild."
Natsu and Gray suddenly remembered that Zorn could use teleportation magic, completely forgetting that Zorn was not here at the moment, and also forgetting that by the time they found Zorn, Erza's poison would have already spread throughout her body.
"But, but Zorn isn't here!" Lucy also suddenly reminded them.
"Hurry up and do it! The venom will soon spread throughout my body!" Erza also shouted with a look of farewell, stopping Everyone's argument.
Everyone fell silent, and just at that moment, Wendy's voice was heard by Everyone.
"Th-that, I think I have a way to detoxify her!" Wendy still spoke very softly, and it was this voice that made the previously somewhat despairing Everyone look at Wendy with surprise.
"Really, Wendy?"
"Mm-hmm, really. My magic is Sky Magic, it's healing magic." Wendy nodded.
"Erza was poisoned by Erik. Please, Wendy." Natsu also slid forward and knelt in front of Wendy.
"Ah, ah, ah, no, you don't have to do that! I, I can only help Everyone with this!" Wendy looked at Natsu like that and quickly helped him up in a fluster, then continued to deny her own worth.
"No, Wendy, you've helped us a lot. Without you, we wouldn't know what to do. We'll rely on you from now on."
"Mm-hmm, I'll do my best."
Wendy walked to Erza's side and removed the belt. As the light of Sky Magic shone on Erza's arm, the purple poison that had spread throughout her arm slowly receded, and finally, she was completely healed.
"Thank you, Wendy."
Erza also swung her arm a few times, feeling that her arm was completely healed, and was extremely excited.
Then she squatted down and hugged Wendy, making Wendy feel a very warm feeling imprinted on her face.
This scene made the boys nearby blush instantly, with a hint of envy in their eyes.
"Yosh, next, we can fully counterattack."
Jura tapped the ground with his staff, bringing the distracted Everyone back to their senses.
"Yosh, now we're full of pent-up anger." Natsu looked at the direction of the tree sea with a fierce and excited expression.
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On the other side, Laxus also freed himself from the softened ground, looking disdainfully at the five-person group that was moving away, and immediately chased after them with a flash of lightning.
The battle had clearly been very intense just now. An attack came from behind, and when he dodged it sideways, the ground suddenly swallowed him. When he came out again, Brian, who he had been fighting, had already been rescued by the other four.
That's right, they were rescued...
To be continued~
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