Chapter 23

Even all the bystanders watching the sky screen live felt the same.

After all, from the immersive feeling of the sky screen, dragons really gave everyone a feeling of being invincible.

It was even difficult to contend with.

Ivan: "Sure enough, young people are young people. Although this girl has good strength, her thinking is too naive. Are dragons so easily injured?"

"Anyway, I choose A. In front of such a terrifying behemoth, even if this Black Natsu is a genius, it's useless."

"Put yourself in his shoes and think about what you would do. You'd definitely be scared to tears, okay?"

Laxus: "Hehe, you are indeed that kind of person. I'm not surprised you'd choose such an answer."

Ivan: "Laxus, don't forget who you owe your current achievements to?"

Laxus: "Yeah, I haven't forgotten. You actually thought about digging out the Dragon Slayer Lacrima in my body to exchange for money."

Ivan: "? How did you know?"

The last person, Panish from the mercenary guild, hesitated for a long time.

Only then did he take a deep breath:

"I'll choose A too. What Ivan said is right; no one can remain calm under the terrifying power of a giant dragon."

Five answers were chosen one after another.

[Ding! The answers have been selected, and the results are about to be revealed.]

[The viewing continues...]

[The giant behemoth descended from the sky.]

[The luster of steel covered its entire body, and its spread wings almost blocked out the sky.]

[Its eyes, glowing with white light, slowly looked down and locked onto Natsu below.]

[Natsu's body stiffened involuntarily; that was the fear sprouting from the heart when a creature faces a higher-order creature!]

[It was just unavoidable, even for Natsu, who was a Dragon Slayer Black Mage.]

[He clenched his fists tightly, and veins bulged on his arms.]

["Damn it! Move, move!!!" ]

[He kept pounding his legs, which were almost stiff.]

[His face was incomparably ferocious!]

[Sweat beads covered his forehead and dripped onto the ground along his cheeks.]

[The suffocating pressure almost made Natsu faint.]

[But, perhaps having experienced life-and-death crises many times, at such a critical juncture, Natsu still maintained his sanity.]

[His eyeballs kept rolling, obviously looking for any chance to escape.]

[All of this was seen by Metallicana, and a trace of surprise flashed in his white-glowing eyes.]

[This child... didn't cry?]

[Even from the body movements displayed, this little guy seemed to be preparing for something.]

[It could also be understood as a preparatory posture, similar to bending over and lunging when starting a race.]

[Natsu was doing exactly that at this moment.]

["Is it that he hasn't realized the terror of a dragon?"]

[Such a thought flashed through Metallicana's mind.]

[Immediately, he no longer hesitated!]

[The huge body began to move at this moment!]

[The giant wings were raised high, and the ferocious dragon head roared at the sky!]

[Roar————!!!]

[Once again, the dragon's roar resounded throughout this world.]

[The overwhelming gale was whipped up, and the sand and dust rolled like a tide, frantically rushing towards the surroundings.]

[Boom boom boom!!!]

[Trees were uprooted, boulders shattered in the gale, and the earth was completely turned over by this roar!]

[The unimaginable impact hit Natsu's small figure head-on.]

[Unsurprisingly, Natsu was directly blown away, like a kite with a broken string.]

[Or like a lonely light boat tossing and turning in the raging sea.]

["Ugh ah ah ah ah!!!" ]

[In the gale, the overturned Natsu kept flipping in the air, and the whole world was spinning.]

[Unimaginable pain came from all over his body.]

[But these blows, which were enough to destroy a person's spirit, did not make Natsu collapse.]

[After releasing the pain in his heart with hysterical screams, Natsu bit his lip tightly.]

[He even bit through the skin, and the blood stained his white teeth bright red.]

[His chaotic brain also regained clarity at this moment because of the pain.]

[In mid-air, Natsu tried his best to adjust his body.]

[Attempting to unload the force when landing to avoid more damage.]

[Natsu's move was undoubtedly correct,]

[and he only managed to land after dozens of seconds of being flipped in mid-air.]

[As soon as he landed, Natsu immediately rolled forward, using a posture similar to parkour; although Natsu didn't understand what parkour was, his decision successfully allowed him to avoid secondary damage to his internal organs.]

[Natsu, who rolled on the ground, immediately raised his head.]

[His bloodshot eyes could clearly see the scene of sand and dust filling the sky.]

[Most importantly, he was already very close to the forest.]

["I bet right!"]

[A winner's smile appeared on the corner of Natsu's mouth.]

[Without the slightest hesitation, Natsu ran straight into the forest.]

[And, he ran towards the target in his memory, a foul-smelling swamp.]

Seeing this, all the viewers seemed to have foreseen the answer.

Ultear: "This is... using the gale from Metallicana's roar to run away?"

Ur: "Then, the answer should be C. Did anyone choose C?"

As soon as Ur spoke, the five answerers fell into silence.

C?

Who chose C?

It seemed there really wasn't anyone; everyone guessed the most was using his background to negotiate with this giant dragon.

However, in fact, everyone had misjudged Black Natsu.

Or rather, even White Natsu would not choose to use his background to talk about anything.

Even if he was a Dragon Child by existence.

Identity or whatever was never in Natsu's consideration.

Therefore, pulling strings was something neither Natsu seemed capable of doing.

Brain: "I remember the answers were two Bs, two As, and one D, right?"

Hades: "Two As and two Bs are possible. C is a bit outrageous; it requires very high psychological quality, as well as situational analysis and decision-making ability."

"But it's not impossible to do, and facts have proven that this Black Natsu does have some skills."

"As for D..."

"I can only say that the girl named Kagura wasted this opportunity because of ignorance."

Hades' words were indeed true.

Inside the Mermaid Heel guild.

Millianna looked at Kagura with a face full of collapse: "Wuwuwu, Little Kagura, why did you choose D? C was clearly the most likely one."

Kagura: "But... didn't you say that this Black Natsu is very strong?"

Millianna: "I said he was strong... but not to this extent..."