A man with white hair, dark skin, and a long coat walked over slowly, clutching a skull magic wand; he was the coordinator of the Oración Seis.
"leader" Brain!
He cast a cold glance at Hoteye, who was kneeling on the ground in a state of mental collapse, gave a disdainful cold snort, and then immediately turned his gaze elsewhere.
From within a cloud of smoke and dust, Mystogan, who should have been strangled to death by the dark torrent, appeared; he had relocated himself before the second magic attack could strike.
However... Mystogan clutched his abdomen. The bandages wrapped around his body beneath his black robe were now soaked in blood. His injuries had severely impacted his mobility.
Brain curled his lips into a smirk and looked toward other parts of the battlefield.
"Laxus, Cobra, stop playing around."
His voice carried an unquestionable authority. "Finish this quickly. Jellal has already found 'Nirvana'."
Hearing this, Laxus immediately accelerated, his figure turning into a streak of light. Yet, he felt quite frustrated; although he could suppress Gray and Lyon using the advantage of his speed magic, he was consistently unable to defeat them.
Furthermore, Lyon and Gray, who were originally fellow disciples, were now coordinating with increasing synergy. Several of Laxus's attacks were easily neutralized.
On the other side, Cobra, who had originally been suppressing Natsu, now looked slightly displeased. His 'Sound Magic: God's Ear' allowed him to 'hear' Natsu's next moves.
But if even Natsu didn't know what his next move would be and acted entirely on instinct, then 'God's Ear' became useless.
Natsu's combat intelligence was actually very high.
He realized that Cobra's hearing had become hypersensitive due to his'Sound' magic, so he roared and shouted while fighting. The constant noise gave Cobra a massive headache, making it impossible for him to focus.
However, as a Second-Generation Dragon Slayer Mage who used a "dragon-slaying crystal," Cobra still held the advantage.
But that was only against Natsu in his normal state.
Seeing Mystogan severely injured by a sneak attack, Natsu's anger meter instantly maxed out. "You bastards! To do that to Mystogan—"
Natsu's roar was so powerful it made the entire forest tremble.
Scorching magic power erupted uncontrollably from every pore of his body. Scale-like patterns emerged on his cheeks, and his pupils contracted, turning into vertical, dragon-like slits.
"Dragon Force," activate!
Crimson fire magic power soared into the sky, forming a massive pillar of flame. The ground beneath Natsu's feet melted instantly, and the surrounding trees charred and toppled outward in a radial pattern from his position.
"This feeling... how is this possible?!"
Cobra Erik took a startled step back. His God's Ear captured the roar of Natsu's blood rushing like magma, and the dragon-slaying crystal inside his body was sounding a frantic alarm.
The "Dragon" aura on this guy was far purer than his own!
But so what if he got stronger? He could still "hear" him... "Fire Dragon's—"
Natsu's figure vanished instantly. "Iron Fist!"
He was faster than sound. By the time 'God's Ear' heard Natsu's next move, the fist wrapped in violent dragon flames had already slammed solidly into Cobra's chest.
As if struck by a real dragon, Cobra was sent flying, snapping a dozen large trees before finally coming to a halt. His chest was charred, and a sharp pain radiated from his shattered bones.
Natsu's burning vertical pupils turned toward Laxus. He stepped down, the ground exploded, and his figure shot out like a cannonball.
"Not good!"
Seeing Natsu charging at him, Laxus's scalp tingled. That immense pressure felt as if a true dragon was rushing toward him.
Laxus immediately pushed his speed to the limit, turning into countless streaks of light and afterimages in an attempt to confuse Natsu.
However, with Dragon Force activated, Natsu's dynamic vision and reaction speed had reached a superhuman level. He saw through the trajectory of Laxus's true body, took a deep breath, and his chest puffed out high.
"Fire Dragon's—Roar!"
A concentrated torrent of white-hot fire magic power precisely covered all of Laxus's evasion routes, blasting him into the sky with nowhere to hide.
"Agh—!"
Laxus, covered in black smoke, fell from mid-air. Heavily wounded by the dragon slayer flames, he temporarily lost his ability to fight.
In a short span of time, he had taken out two opponents single-handedly.
Gray and Lyon watched in stunned silence. The opponents they had struggled against for so long were so fragile before Natsu once his fury was ignited.
This was Natsu's true power!
This was a true Dragon Slayer Mage!
Gray felt a bit dejected. He realized that during their usual fights, Natsu had never gone all out, even though they were rivals... Should he go back and ask Hope to let him have a bite of his out-of-print magic crystal too?
If Natsu and Gajeel could do it, there was no reason Gray couldn't!
Fine, he really couldn't, unless he became a Slayer-type Mage... Gray sighed silently. Regardless, he would never give up 'Ice-Make'; it was the only thing Uru had left him.
After insta-killing two of the Oración Seis's top generals, Natsu locked his gaze on the culprit who had severely injured Mystogan: leader Brain. "Next, it's your turn!"
Facing the aggressive Natsu, Brain showed no panic. Instead, he revealed a weird smile. "Truly amazing potential, Fire Dragon Slayer Mage."
"However, your opponent is not me."
"Midnight, I'm leaving it to you."
Only then did everyone notice there was a person on Brain's back.
He was sitting on a floating magic carpet, seemingly fast asleep. Even the massive commotion Natsu had caused didn't wake him; he only slowly woke up after hearing Brain's call.
Midnight yawned. He had red pupils, wore skull earrings, and combined with his fluffy black hair and purple lips, he looked very unconventional.
Yet, despite this 'visual kei' appearance, everyone's heart skipped a beat. The massive magic power radiating from him caused the very air to distort.
"Oh my, have they all been defeated?"
Midnight looked at Hoteye on the ground, then at the incapacitated Cobra and Laxus. "No wonder you woke me up, Father. These enemies actually have some skill."
Brain stepped aside to clear the path. "Go and kill all the enemies, my son."
Midnight nodded as killing intent gradually began to emerge.
He actually had a terrible case of morning grumpiness, but the person who woke him up was his "Father."
Midnight walked forward with his hands in his pockets, looking at Natsu with cold eyes. "Hey, if you're going to make a move, do it quickly. I'm still waiting to go back to sleep."
Natsu didn't care about Midnight's provocation; he only wanted to blow all these people away. "Fire Dragon's—Roar!"
A crimson fire breath glowing with white-hot heat poured out.
Midnight made no movement, simply standing there lazily. However, as the fire breath approached him, it weirdly deviated from its path, blasting a large trench into the nearby forest.
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