"I've been cultivating and increasing my magical power to get revenge on you!"
"How utterly boring. You're still as petty as before, even though there are things more important than revenge!"
"Don't be bound by all those things from before, you idiot."
Natsu broke through the smoke in a straight line. Not only were the flames unaffected, but they intensified around his fists.
Erigor's previously arrogant expression froze. He looked at Natsu, who had broken through the smoke with a serious face. Upon hearing Natsu's words, he seemed to understand something, and his expression relaxed into one of relief.
"You're absolutely right. This has nothing to do with Iron Forest or Oración Seis anymore. Now, it's just about what happened between the two of us."
As Erigor spoke, sand and stones spun wildly in the air, and powerful winds also gathered between his palms.
"That's more like it! Bring it on!" Natsu's eyes narrowed, filled with excitement, upon seeing this.
"Aaaah, Demonic Wind Palm!" Erigor immediately rushed towards Natsu, who was descending from the sky. He clapped his hands together, and a violent tornado formed from them, directly engulfing Natsu.
"Bang~" Their magic collided once again, a fiery and windy intertwining, tearing and clashing against each other. The scorching flames and fierce winds rolled in mid-air, stirring up ripples and heat waves.
"Aaaah!"
The flames on Natsu's fists suddenly grew, generating immense thrust. He broke through Erigor's magic in one fell swoop, accelerating directly in front of Erigor.
"Crimson… Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
"Aaaah!" Erigor let out screams under Natsu's continuous attacks. With the final Fire Dragon's Claw, he was directly sent flying, crashing heavily onto the ground.
"You're so slow, you stinky flame-brain!" Gray, seeing the battle decided, was happy for Natsu but teased him with his words.
Carla and Wendy beside them were completely stunned, having deeply witnessed the Fire Dragon's strength.
"Is this Fairy Tail's strength? As expected of the guild ranked first in the kingdom!"
...
On the other side, Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus had also dealt with their respective Dark Guilds and encountered the powerful enemies they needed to face: Laser and Hoteye.
"It seems their lair is in the abandoned village to the west." Lyon threw the enemy in his hand to the ground and turned to Jura.
However, Jura was intently looking into the distance, sensing a powerful enemy gradually approaching.
"Lyon, Sherry, you two continue forward. Head straight west!"
"What about Mr. Jura?!"
"A powerful magical power is approaching. I'll stop him."
While there was a Ten Wizard Saints Magician to stop Hoteye, the three from Blue Pegasus were completely powerless to stop Laser's attacks.
"Damn it, he's too fast; I can't get close at all." Hibiki Lates was also sprawled on the ground, looking at Laser with a grave expression, regretting his weakness and trying hard to push himself up.
The other two, Eve Tearm and Ren Akatsuki, were lying unconscious on the ground, their fates unknown.
"Oh, you can still move? This blow might kill you, you know! I still have others to deal with."
Laser looked at Hibiki Lates, who was trying to get up from the ground. He bent down slightly, and his magical power surged. As he finished speaking, his body flickered, and just as his next kick was about to hit Hibiki's head,
Two Ice Make Magic spells suddenly appeared from both sides, forcing him to change direction and jump onto a tree. He also saw Lyon, Sherry, Natsu, and Gray arriving.
"Are you alright, Hibiki?" Natsu was the first to help Hibiki up. Sherry also quickly brought the other two lying on the ground over to them using her Doll Magic.
"They're fine, just unconscious!" Wendy quickly checked their injuries and, finding them only unconscious, let out a deep breath.
"You all came quite collectively. It saves me some trouble!" Laser looked at the group below, not feeling uneasy due to their numbers, but rather fortunate that he could deal with them all at once.
"Rumble~"
"Lucy!"
Just as Gray and the others were about to make their move, thick smoke rose from a distant location.
Erza's loud shout immediately startled Natsu, Gray, and the others, who all looked in that direction with worried expressions.
"Natsu, I'll leave that side to you. I'll handle this Laser." Gray took a few steps forward, blocking the group.
"Sherry, I'll also leave these three from Blue Pegasus to you. Take them back to the villa. We'll handle things here!" Lyon stood beside Gray, also looking at Laser in the tree with a solemn expression.
"But…"
"No buts, go quickly!"
"Hey, hey, hey, are you still going to play the sacrificing emotional drama now?!" Laser looked at the scene before him, and it was unclear which part stimulated his nerves. As his words fell, his figure vanished from the spot.
Gray and Lyon immediately clasped their hands together, and two massive ice walls rose straight from the ground into the sky, enclosing only Gray, Lyon, and Laser.
"Ah~" Laser immediately crashed into the wall. After falling to the ground, he looked at Gray and Lyon with burning anger.
"Gray…"
"Lord Lyon…"
Natsu looked at Gray within the ice wall, muttering worriedly. Sherry, who was holding up the three Blue Pegasus members with her Doll Magic, also looked at Lord Lyon with concern.
"Go quickly."
"Damn it, let's go." Natsu heard Gray's anxious tone from within the ice wall, hardened his resolve, and immediately pulled Wendy and Sherry, running towards Lucy's direction.
"We will definitely win!"
Only Laser, Gray, and Lyon remained, facing each other.
"Gray, I didn't expect us to be fighting together again. Let me demonstrate my ICEMAKE to you!"
After Lyon finished speaking, he placed his fist at his left hip, and a surge of cold air gushed out.
"Lyon, why are you using both hands to cast magic now?"
Gray was also shocked by this scene, and memories surfaced in his mind.
Back on Demon Island, Lyon had only used one hand to cast magic, completely abandoning the knowledge Ur had taught him.
"Hmph, didn't Ur teach us back then?"
"ICEMAKE—Great Eagle!" Dynamic eagles spread their wings and swiftly attacked Laser, who had just gotten back up.
"Boom~" Smoke billowed, and the magic directly hit the area where Laser was located.
However, neither of them relaxed in the slightest. They carefully observed their surroundings for any possible movement. Gray even spread his Observation Haki, and suddenly discovered a figure rapidly rushing towards them from the back left.
"It's time to end the game!" Laser was about to kick them both. Gray immediately conjured an ice shield in front of himself, pushing Lyon away first and taking the kick himself.
"Gray, you…"
He was sent flying backward, crashing into the ice wall from earlier.
To be continued~
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