Chapter 258

[Watching Black Natsu approach continuously, their brows furrowed tightly.]

[They clearly wanted to launch an attack, but... in the dark, there seemed to be a feeling warning them.]

[Cannot act rashly!]

[Accompanied by the last footstep falling.]

[Black Natsu had already arrived in front of the three, but his gaze directly ignored Totomaru and Sol.]

[Instead, it locked onto Gajeel.]

["You wouldn't really think that last time was just your luck, right? Gajeel!"]

["What exactly is the reason that gives you the courage to stand here and face me?"]

[Gajeel stared fixedly at the face of Black Natsu in front of him.]

[The sound in his ears was like thunder exploding on flat ground!]

[Cold sweat emerged from his forehead involuntarily.]

["Gajeel! Don't be afraid of him! We have three people here!"]

[Abruptly, Sol’s voice exploded out of thin air.]

[Making Gajeel suddenly come back to his senses at this moment.]

[He bit his lip tightly.]

[Veins bulged on his forehead, on his neck, and on his cheeks!]

[That’s right! There are three people surrounding him now, no matter what, he shouldn't be scared to this extent, right?]

[He was almost wetting his pants; Gajeel couldn't accept himself like this.]

[Or rather... he loathed himself like this.]

[He! Wants to end this nightmare with his own hands!]

[Without any warning.]

[Gajeel suddenly raised his fist and smashed it straight toward Black Natsu.]

[Magic power surged on his fist.]

[A steel-like luster emerged on his fist, and scales also bulged from his skin.]

[Maximum dragon scale coverage can comprehensively strengthen the hardness of the fist, thereby increasing the power of this blow.]

[The fist, which used almost all his strength, smashed toward Black Natsu.]

[BANG!!]

[A crisp explosion sound came out.]

[In an instant, Gajeel felt his fist being clamped tightly by Black Natsu!]

[No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull it out.]

[At the same time, at the same moment Gajeel launched his attack.]

[Totomaru and Sol were not idle either.]

[Sol gathered magic power with one hand, and an earth-yellow magic circle unfolded accordingly.]

[Countless clods of earth responded to his will, floating up from the ground, and gathered into a giant earth fist in mid-air.]

[Totomaru directly drew his blade, and scorching flames burned on the blade.]

[In just an instant, the two people’s attacks were within ten centimeters of Black Natsu.]

[But, Black Natsu didn't even look.]

[Pulling Gajeel’s arm, he bent his legs, lowered his body, and directly avoided Sol’s earth fist, letting it fly over his head and smash straight into a pile of ruins.]

[Causing a burst of explosions.]

[As for Totomaru’s flame blade, Black Natsu stood up and didn't even avoid it, letting the fire roar onto his body.]

[BOOM!!!]

[The shockwave from the close-range explosion even blew Gajeel’s hedgehog-like long hair.]

[But, the next moment, he was surprised to find that Black Natsu, who took this blow head-on, was not only fine.]

[Even the flames that Totomaru had manipulated to attack, after contacting Black Natsu’s body.]

[Also seemed to have been turned, starting to wrap around his body.]

[Yet it didn't cause him the slightest harm.]

["Hehe..."]

[Black Natsu chuckled, grabbed Gajeel’s arm, and squeezed hard!]

["Ugh!!!"]

[Gajeel’s eyes bulged instantly.]

[Indescribable pain swept through his mind like a storm.]

[Bloodshot eyes spread, and sweat permeated out in sheets.]

[On the arm that was gripped tightly, the steel-colored dragon scales actually shattered completely under Black Natsu’s giant force.]

[Exposing the swollen arm.]

[The strongest defense... was broken again.]

[Just like last time, his proud dragon scale armor was actually shattered lightly.]

["Gajeel!"] [Totomaru to the rear was shocked.]

[Black Natsu finally noticed Totomaru’s existence.]

[Holding Gajeel’s arm, Black Natsu used force and threw Gajeel like a bowling ball.]

[He threw Gajeel violently toward Totomaru’s direction.]

["Ahhh~~"]

[The world in Gajeel’s eyes was retreating crazily.]

[Totomaru in front of him was constantly enlarging.]

[He saw the astonishment in Totomaru’s eyes, and also saw the steps he had just taken because he wanted to avoid it, but everything was too late.]

[The speed at which Gajeel was thrown by Black Natsu was simply too fast.]

[So fast that Totomaru had just raised his foot.]

[Gajeel smashed violently into Totomaru.]

[BOOM!!!]

[It is hard to imagine the sound that a collision between body and body can make.]

[Totomaru’s slender body even flew backward on the spot under Gajeel’s collision.]

[The two of them smashed into the pile of ruins together.]

[Making a clattering sound.]

[Sol saw all of this.]

[The monocle on his nose bridge was scared off and hung on his waist along the chain.]

[He blinked his eyes, his gaze staring fixedly at the ruins that had already covered both Gajeel and Totomaru.]

[No movement!]

[Since the two of them smashed in, there had been no movement at all.]

[A terrifying thought began to emerge in his mind.]

[Those two... could they have already fainted?]

["Then if that’s the case..."]

["Now it’s just me left?"]

[Sol suddenly came back to his senses!]

[The next moment!]

[Black Natsu’s face, which seemed to still carry a crazy smile, had already occupied his entire vision!]

[His heart skipped a beat.]

[Sol managed to pull out a smile with difficulty, his body unable to stop retreating toward the rear.]

["NO~NO~NO~"]

["That... all of this is just a misunderstanding, You Know"]

[Black Natsu was unmoved and continued to step toward Sol.]

[Sol retreated one step, he stepped forward one step.]

[The dull footsteps were like the knocking of the Grim Reaper, making Sol nervous to the extreme at this moment.]

["Damn! Rock Sonata!!!"]

[The indescribable sense of oppression almost made Sol’s mind collapse.]

[Panicked to the extreme, he could no longer help but launch magic at Black Natsu.]

[The earth-yellow magic circle unfolded accordingly.]

[Countless rocks turned into endless rock fists, smashing toward Black Natsu like raindrops.]

[But! It was at this moment that something happened that Sol would never forget in his life.]

[Black Natsu still stepped forward, not even looking at the fists all around!]

[But, those rock fists approaching Black Natsu slowed down strangely in mid-air.]

[Even before touching Black Natsu’s body.]

[The rock stones began to undergo a strange melting phenomenon!]

[Yes! Those rocks, when approaching Black Natsu, began to melt, like ice cream beside a fire.]

[And, this speed was fast enough to make one click their tongue!]

[The rocks turned into flowing lava and fell from mid-air.]

[This scene made Sol’s pupils dilate to the extreme!]

["How is it possible??!!"]

["This kind of thing??"]

["Could it be... temperature??"]

[Sol’s heart tightened!]

Everyone outside the sky screen was also stunned on the spot because of this move.

Although the strength shown by Sol was not powerful.

But, just the scene of being able to melt rocks in an instant refreshed everyone’s worldview fiercely.

As everyone knows, to melt rock, the temperature must be at least over one thousand degrees Celsius.

And how high can the temperature of the flames used by conventional mages reach?

Therefore, most fire mages rely on the characteristics of flames to trigger explosions to deal damage.

It is the first time seeing someone use temperature.

What’s more...

What Black Natsu did was not just melting rocks.

But in an instant!

In an instant, he melted the rocks into lava.

This... how high must the temperature be to achieve this?

Or perhaps, this is some kind of magic of Black Natsu, but there is no doubt that if he maintains this state, Black Natsu only needs to approach Sol.

Then, Sol will be roasted into a dried person, then directly ignited, and completely turned into ashes.

Yes, just need to approach!

Hades, who saw this point, couldn't help but gasp.

"This guy... to what extent has he grown??"

"At the level shown now... I’m afraid even the me in that world could be killed in seconds, right?"

[Black Natsu clearly understood this truth.]

[However, this would be too boring.]

[For this high-level Phantom member, this is not enough!]

[The scorching high temperature around Black Natsu disappeared instantly.]

[He stepped to Sol’s front.]

[He grabbed Sol’s neck.]

[And lifted him up with force.]

["NO... NO..."]

[His face had already turned liver-colored, and Sol’s hands kept hitting Black Natsu’s arm.]

[He spat out a few words unclearly.]

[His vision began to blur gradually.]

[Abruptly, he saw movement at the pile of rubble behind Black Natsu.]

[The originally dead-gray eyes instantly had color.]

[His whole body was like prey grabbed by the back of the neck, starting to struggle desperately.]

[In the pile of ruins, Gajeel covered his arm and climbed up with difficulty.]

[At a glance, he saw Sol being choked by the neck by Black Natsu like a chick.]

[His pupils had shrunk to the extreme.]

["This guy..."]

[Although he really wanted to run for his life, Gajeel still took a deep breath.]

[Biting his teeth, he swung his other arm.]

[His arm turned into an iron pillar, starting to extend crazily.]

[He smashed it toward Black Natsu.]

[Seeming to have noticed the movement behind him long ago, Black Natsu just glanced toward the back.]

[BOOM!!]

[The abruptly exploding flames intertwined and rushed toward the iron pillar smashed by Gajeel.]

[Gajeel immediately roared with his already hoarse voice!]

["Totomaru, I’m counting on you!!!"]

[Totomaru, who was also in a sorry state to the side, immediately understood.]

[Waiting for so long, it was just to wait for the moment Black Natsu used flames.]

[And now, this timing has come.]

[Totomaru suddenly opened his palm!]

[His face was extremely twisted.]

[The magic power in his body was urged to the extreme.]

[Under high pressure, Totomaru let out a hysterical roar!]

["Your flames... are mine!!!"]