Chapter 180

【Just one roar caused destruction like the collapse of the sky and the earth.】

【Black Natsu and Irene, who slowly stood up in the ruins, had expressions that were solemn to the extreme.】

【"That guy... is saying hello to us."】

【Black Natsu said in a deep voice.】

【"Well... this scene seems very familiar."】

【Under the overwhelming dragon pressure, Irene seemed to recall something and couldn't help but ask.】

【Irene's words also brought Black Natsu's thoughts back to three hundred years ago.】

【The two of them joined hands to fight the Lightning Dragon.】

【Black Natsu exhaled a turbid breath, and the corners of his mouth curled up gently.】

【"Then let's do it again."】

【He walked to the front of Irene, clenched his fists, and stomped his right foot on the ground!】

【Boom!!】

【Flames began to erupt from Black Natsu's body.】

【And they began to constantly shift toward gold.】

【One dragon scale after another began to rise on his cheeks, neck, and even his hands.】

【Crackle! Crackle!】

【At the same time, crimson-black lightning also began to flash crazily.】

【In just a short instant, Black Natsu raised his strength to his current limit.】

【The rising magic power was boiling.】

【Just like those brilliant golden flames burning crazily.】

【Shooting straight into the sky!】

【Irene behind him wasn't idle either; she aimed her hands at Black Natsu in front.】

【She quickly made various gestures.】

【"Enchantment Magic, Knight of God! Crown of God!!"】

Two types of high-level enchantment magic were applied to Black Natsu.

In a mere instant, his strength, defense, speed, and even his magic power began to rise significantly.

This was a truly terrifying thing.

It was not as if Black Natsu had never experienced Irene's enchantments before.

During the last confrontation against the Lightning Dragon, Irene had enchanted him once.

He had assumed that the boost from that time was already terrifying enough.

But he had not expected the current boost to be even more powerful.

Perhaps this was also related to the three hundred years Irene had spent cultivating; her magic power... had grown to an unimaginable level!

Therefore, this enchantment was absolutely unprecedented.

Black Natsu clenched his fists, the constant surge of power making the flames roaring around him even more violent.

"This kind of power..."

Irene smiled. "It's not over yet!"

Just like with Black Natsu, scale after scale began to erupt across her cheeks.

"Dragon Force! I'll enchant you with this as well! It's in your hands, Natsu!"

Irene's expression was ferocious; her right hand, now transformed into a dragon claw, touched Black Natsu's shoulder.

BOOM!!!

The power of fire and lightning erupted to its peak at this moment.

Its momentum... was enough to far surpass the Black Natsu of three hundred years ago, who had just swallowed the entirety of the Lightning Dragon's magic power.

One must know that even after cultivating until now, Black Natsu had never surpassed the state he was in when he first absorbed the Lightning Dragon's magic power.

That could simply be called the full-power form of the Fire Lightning Dragon.

At that time, immense magic power gathered within Black Natsu's body; although it was all the Lightning Dragon's magic, Black Natsu could not fully absorb it.

But at least for the brief time that magic existed within Black Natsu, it was enough to push him to the level of a Titular Dragon.

And now, that power was once again flooding Black Natsu's body.

Or rather... it was even more powerful than that time!

The surging magic power roared continuously.

Black Natsu stomped hard on the ground, his entire body shooting out like an arrow released from a bow.

He headed straight for Acnologia, who was directly in front of him!

The colors of intertwined fire and lightning filled Acnologia's pale eyes.

Staring at the figure wrapped in surging magic power, Acnologia even vaguely saw a giant dragon flying toward it, enveloped in raging flames!

"Dragon..."

It rarely opened its mouth, and a low voice echoed across this world.

Its entire body's muscles tightened instantly.

The next moment, Black Natsu's fist struck Acnologia's cheek directly!

BOOM!!!

The full eruption of Dragon Force even forcibly shook Acnologia's body.

That massive body also slowly retreated two steps under that blow.

Such a discovery shocked even Acnologia!

"This human..."

The light radiating from its pale eyes became increasingly bright.

The head that had been shaken began to exert force, forcibly turning back, and then it lashed out violently!

It sent Black Natsu, who had been slamming into its cheek, flying, smashing him hard into the earth.

This triggered a roar of sound.

Acnologia's brow furrowed slightly, and it raised its dragon claw in a human-like gesture, stroking its own cheek.

The hard dragon scales there appeared charred.

A wisp of blue smoke was rising slowly.

The dragon scales had not shattered, but they had become charred?

Furthermore, under that last blow, it had actually felt pain?

Although this was a negligible pain.

But, it did exist.

Did this prove... that the human before it truly had the ability to harm it?

Its eyes looked once again at the ruins, at Black Natsu, who was slowly standing up from the ground.

A hint of anger appeared on its ferocious face.

This wisp of anger prompted Acnologia to raise its head and let out a deafening roar.

The entire dragon also took action at this moment, its huge dragon claw raised high!

Aiming at the direction of Black Natsu below, it swung its palm down violently!

BOOM!!!

The entire earth seemed to trigger a violent earthquake.

A terrifying shockwave, accompanied by a roar that shook the sky, headed straight for Black Natsu, who had just stood up on the ground.

Black Natsu, rubbing his head, had just looked up when the incoming terrifying shockwave blew his cherry-blossom-colored hair straight back.

His hands crossed involuntarily to protect his chest.

His face also became ferocious.

With Black Natsu as the center, the surrounding earth was shattering crazily, and countless stones filled his vision.

BOOM!!

An even stronger shockwave carrying countless dust and smoke arrived, covering Black Natsu's entire figure in an instant.

At this moment, Black Natsu only felt as if he, in his mortal flesh, had been hit by a train moving at high speed.

The terrifying impact sent Black Natsu flying directly, and blood gushed out as a result.

"Natsu!!"

Irene, behind him, watched this scene, her pupils constantly contracting.

She immediately ran toward the direction where Black Natsu was flying backward.

Then she opened her arms and forcibly caught Black Natsu.

But the force attached to him was also transmitted to Irene.

"Ugh~~"

Irene was also sent flying without question.

The two of them smashed hard into the remaining ruins of the city wall behind them.

This caused a huge roar!

Outside the sky screen.

Countless people closed their eyes in despair.

This... was simply impossible to fight.

Completely impossible to fight!

Acnologia...

Ma Kaou: "Hey... no way, is this the kind of monster you all faced back then??"

The members of the Tenrou Island group who were asked fell into silence.

Yes, they had felt that kind of despair back then.

The despair of facing the strongest Dragon King.

That was simply an existence that could not be resisted at all.

【Inside the sky screen.】

The roaring sound finally came to a halt.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Black Natsu and Irene helped each other up.

"Are you okay??"

Black Natsu looked at Irene.