Chapter 215

【Yes, at this very moment, Lullaby had clenched its hands and taken a deep breath with its mouth wide open.】

【Visible air, like a tornado, converged toward Lullaby's open maw.】

【"Ugh-roar-roar-roar!!!"】

【The massive demon roared toward the sky!】

【A huge dark purple magic circle, large enough to encompass the entire forest, unfolded.】

【The roaring continued.】

【Under that sharp screeching, everyone could clearly see...】

【The surrounding flowers, grass, and trees were beginning to wither at an astonishing speed.】

【Green leaves fell, turning yellow in mid-air.】

【And then... shattered into dust, drifting away with the wind.】

【The crowd below all covered their ears.】

【Resisting that terrifying howling sound.】

【"It sounds so awful... why... do I have such an uncomfortable feeling?"】

【Lucy was very uncomfortable; the terrifying howling echoing all around seemed as if it could touch her soul.】

【Her brows furrowed tightly, and Lucy's complexion was incredibly pale.】

【"Has it started?"】

【"Is this the Cursed Song—Lullaby?!!"】

【"This is bad!!"】

【"Our souls will be eaten..."】

【A group of guild masters who were not particularly strong all covered their ears at this moment.】

【Sounds of horror and panic were endless.】

【Makarov caught a glimpse of Black Natsu, who had been silent all this time, slowly walking forward.】

【His mouth curled up!】

【"Are you going?"】

【Makarov asked.】

【"Erza and the others have been tracking it for so long, they must be tired. Leave the rest to me."】

【Black Natsu spoke as he walked.】

【"After all, I'm a bit interested in this guy."】

【"Heh! Then this thing is really unlucky."】

【Makarov crossed his arms, feeling pity for Lullaby's fate.】

【Black Natsu walked with an even pace, passing Erza and the others to reach the very front.】

【"This guy... what is he trying to do??"】

【Yamazu watched Black Natsu, who had stepped forward to face Lullaby alone.】

【His expression was full of confusion.】

【"Hey! What is this guy trying to do??"】

【"Facing a monster of that level all by himself??"】

【Even Lucy couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.】

【"He... what on earth is he trying to do?"】

【"Facing that kind of terrifying monster all by himself??"】

【"This kind of thing..."】

【Before Lucy could finish her sentence, Mirajane sighed helplessly.】

【"Honestly, it's over."】

【Erza also put her hands away, crossed them in front of her, and began to think.】

【"Next... should I eat some strawberry cake to replenish myself?"】

【Gray was the same; the magic power he had gathered had completely dissipated.】

【He shook his head helplessly.】

【"There's really no helping him."】

【"Eh?? Are you guys really that confident letting Natsu face such a terrifying monster alone?"】

【Seeing everyone's reaction, Lucy began to panic.】

【And at this moment!】

【Lullaby also noticed the tiny figure below.】

【Its expression was somewhat startled, but it quickly turned into surprise.】

【"I really didn't expect that, facing me! You actually have the guts to stand before me?"】

【"Should I say you have courage?"】

【"Or that you're just too stupid?"】

【Lullaby laughed mercilessly.】

【"However, that doesn't matter anymore. What I like most is the soul of a courageous person; it's much chewier than those who are scared out of their wits!"】

【In the sky, the huge magic circle shrank into Lullaby's mouth.】

【Dark purple magic vortices appeared out of thin air in every pit of its massive body.】

【Strange notes also rang out from the holes, seemingly the prelude to harvesting souls.】

【"Courage, huh?"】

【Black Natsu pulled his hands out of his trouser pockets.】

【After stretching his muscles, he bent his body.】

【His gaze was fixed on Lullaby.】

【Boom!!!】

【Black Natsu's figure sprang up suddenly.】

【"Let's go!"】

【Boom!!!】

【The earth shattered along with that violent roar.】

【Countless gravel flew into mid-air.】

【Filling Lucy's field of vision.】

【In that extremely short amount of time,】

【Before the stones had even fallen,】

【Lucy saw with her own eyes Black Natsu, who had erupted at high speed.】

【With a terrifying speed that exceeded everyone's imagination.】

【He crossed a distance of hundreds of meters in an instant!】

【Time... it wasn't even 0.1 seconds!】

【Like a gust of wind rushing past, it caused Lucy's bangs to flutter in the wind.】

【At this moment! Lullaby's hands hadn't even come together.】

【The massive magic energy seemed to have reached its peak, just before the moment it would burst into melody!】

【Black Natsu had already appeared before its eyes.】

【His body flipped three hundred and sixty degrees.】

【A scorching, extreme flame burst forth from his raised right foot.】

【The target! Lullaby's head, which was still in a state of excitement and hadn't reacted.】

【"Fire Dragon's————"】

【"Hook Claw!!"】

【Boom!!!】

【The next moment, a roar like a nuclear explosion sounded as Black Natsu's whip-kick slammed into Lullaby's massive head.】

【There was not the slightest surprise!】

【That massive head exploded instantly.】

【Scorching flames, like magma! Spread along Lullaby's massive body to its limbs and bones.】

【Fire! Met wood, and incredibly massive wood at that.】

【So much so that the already terrifying flames expanded greatly at this moment, in a mere instant.】

【They completely engulfed Lullaby's body.】

【The violently burning flames formed a massive sphere of fire.】

【Illuminating the dark surroundings.】

【The extreme heat caused the surrounding already-withered trees and flowers to all burn at this moment.】

【In a short time, everything in Lucy's field of vision seemed to be completely covered by flames.】

【Like an unstoppable ocean of fire.】

【Rolling heat waves swept over, causing Lucy's fair cheeks to be covered in sweat in an instant.】

【Boom boom boom!!!】

【The flames roared, and Black Natsu in the sky had already landed on the ground.】

【Along with Black Natsu's landing, the stones that had been sent flying just a moment ago also fell to the ground.】

【This happened so fast!】

【So fast that in the blink of an eye, everything... was over!】

【That legendary Lullaby, the demon from the Books of Zeref.】

【A terrifying existence whose voice alone could take away countless lives...】

【At this moment, it completely dissipated.】

【The surprise came too fast, like a tornado.】

【Who could imagine that in the blink of an eye, everything within sight would change so completely??】

【The flames were still burning, and the crimson light constantly illuminated the surroundings.】

【Within the flames, that figure slowly stood up.】

【In his hand, he held an ancient-looking book.】

【I don't know if it was an illusion, but everyone seemed to hear the trembling and begging coming from the book.】

【But Black Natsu did not hesitate at all.】

【Scorching flames burned from his right hand until they spread over the entire book.】

【Whoosh...】

【The flames in Black Natsu's hand disappeared, and the book had long since turned into countless ashes, scattering with the wind.】

【Only at this moment did Lucy react.】

【She covered her mouth with both hands involuntarily.】

【"Are... are you kidding me??"】

【Not just Black Natsu, but at this moment, the guild masters from all over, the proud sons of the major guilds, all widened their eyes, staring blankly at all of this.】

【"Just now... what happened?? We were surrounded by flames?"】

【"The forest... disappeared in an instant??"】

【"What's with this massive sea of fire??"】

【"I blinked just now, and everything... is over??"】

【"Ah? Ah? Ah? How is it so exaggerated??"】

【Countless exclamations poured in.】

【In the crowd, Jura touched his shiny bald head.】

【It was already full of water droplets.】

【Don't misunderstand, that was all sweat, cold sweat that broke out in an instant.】

【He thought that Black Natsu slapping him unconscious earlier was already exaggerated enough.】

【But... who could have thought that this guy's use of magic would be even more exaggerated??】

【You have to know, before this, the area was completely surrounded by forest.】

【A massive forest stretching for dozens of kilometers, in this instant, at least more than half was completely incinerated by the flames.】

【All of this... was simply like purgatory!】

【If... Black Natsu had used this level of magic power to fight him at that time...】

【He would have died, right? He definitely would have died, right??】

【Are you kidding, who could withstand an attack of this level??】

【Lullaby, which was taller than a mountain, didn't even have time to react before it turned to ash.】

【Just how much exaggerated magic power does it take to achieve this??】

【"Phew... it seems I still have a long way to go..."】

【Watching everything happening before his eyes, Jura was silent for a long time before speaking.】

【Only, his tone was filled with a helplessness that bordered on despair.】

【"Men~ this... this level... is this really something a human can do??"】

【Ichiya's voice was trembling.】

【He stared unblinkingly at everything before him.】

【"Mon... monster..."】

【Lucy even started to suspect that all of this was a dream!】

【During the time she had joined Fairy Tail.】

【Lucy had seen many things.】

【Happy alone was already ridiculously strong; after that, she saw Gray, that pervert who used ice.】

【Gray, who could instantly cast molding magic, was already very strong, but he was still easily handled by Erza and Mirajane.】

【At that time, Lucy thought that Erza and Mirajane were probably the strongest in the guild.】

【But, only today did she realize with a start.】

【In the guild, there existed even more terrifying monsters!】

【Monsters that could destroy a city in an instant.】

【Yes, this is not an exaggeration at all, judging by the range of the sea of fire spreading at this moment.】

【It was definitely enough to encompass a small town.】

【Only now did Lucy realize that this indescribable strength... was truly indescribable.】

【Yes, this level of power simply cannot be described in words.】

【Only by seeing that scene with one's own eyes can one truly understand.】

【Just how ridiculous everything is!】

Outside the screen.

Although it wasn't the first time they had seen Black Natsu take action.

But looking at that extremely exaggerated scene.

Many people still gasped.

Ur: "You might not believe me if I say it... I just sneezed, and the battle... was over..."

Ultear: "That was too fast, right?"

Hades: "A one-second battle, this is a true second-kill!"

"A second-kill without any suspense."

Brain: "This Black Natsu..."

Jellal: "Awesome!"

Brain: "Huh?? What the hell?"

Jellal: "Nothing, just a feeling, I don't even know what it means."

Gray: "To be honest, I really feel that Black Natsu in this era... is truly invincible!"

Makarov: "Even I can't think of anyone who could cause trouble for the current Black Natsu."

"It's really... too exaggerated!"