Chapter 26

[An existence... named Acnologia.]

[An existence who could easily slaughter the dragon race after practicing Dragon Slayer Magic for decades.]

[No, or rather, in a sense, this brat is even more terrifying than Acnologia.]

[Even Acnologia couldn't learn the Dragon Slayer Secret Art shortly after practicing Dragon Slayer Magic.]

["What kind of monster is this little guy?!"]

[With disbelief, the flames completely engulfed Metallicana.]

[The strong impact even pushed him back dozens of meters before he barely stopped.]

[In place, Natsu landed on the edge of the swamp from the sky, kneeling on one knee on the ground.]

[His chest heaved violently; the blow just now had almost exhausted his magic power.]

[Being able to do this was not beyond his expectations.]

[At the very beginning, he already had a series of ideas.]

[Of course, if Metallicana had really given up on continuing to look for him at that time, that would have been the best situation, and he could have escaped successfully.]

[But unfortunately, Metallicana did not give up, so Natsu had no choice but to fight for his life.]

[And the facts were indeed as Natsu thought; Metallicana was really injured by the sudden attack.]

[But, obviously, Natsu no longer had the ability to continue fighting.]

[But no matter what, for Natsu, he had done everything he could. If he still died next, there was nothing he could do.]

[Encountering such a powerful enemy when he was still weak, this might be fate, but if he were given some more time...]

[Just as Natsu was constantly sighing in his mind, a voice suddenly came from the sky.]

["Hahahaha, Natsu! You gave me a big surprise!"]

[That was Igneel's voice.]

[The familiar voice made Natsu raise his head involuntarily, and he immediately saw the crimson giant figure flying in the high sky.]

[And the little guy held in that figure's claws.]

["Igneel?!" Natsu called out the name of that figure in surprise.]

[Then he immediately reacted and turned his gaze to Metallicana.]

["Then... you should be..."]

[Metallicana shook his head, rubbing his chest with his claws.]

[The grumpy voice followed.]

["The examiner testing you, you little brat, you are really surprising, and your attacks are quite heavy."]

[Although he said such words, a smile appeared on Metallicana's face.]

["Even learned the Dragon Slayer Secret Art? You really refreshed my worldview, little brat."]

[The video played to this point, and the answer was self-evident.]

[Ding! The answer to this prize quiz is D.]

[Congratulations to Mermaid Heel member, Kagura Mikazuchi.]

Ivan: "Are you kidding me? You can get it right by choosing randomly?!"

Jura: "Haha, it seems we still underestimated Mr. Black Natsu too much. This talent and strength are indeed surprising."

Silver: "This young man is really a bit too exaggerated. Did he master the Dragon Slayer Secret Art so quickly?"

Panish: "Speechless! Really speechless! Can this kind of thing happen?"

Millianna: "Got it right, really got it right, Little Kagura!!"

Kagura: "But, weren't you complaining about me just now?"

Millianna: "Hehe, that's because I didn't know better. Who knew that Black Natsu was so outrageous, being able to hurt a giant dragon at such a young age?"

"I remember I once met Mr. Natsu, although he was also strong, the gap was still a bit big."

Natsu: "...Hey, do you have to be so hurtful..."

Millianna: "But what I said is a fact. Not talking about this, I'm more curious about what the reward is this time? So looking forward to it!"

Just as Millianna's words fell.

The prompt sound from the sky screen resounded again.

[Ding! The reward is being distributed...]

[Congratulations to Mermaid Heel member, Kagura Mikazuchi for obtaining 'Soul of the Extinguishing Blade']

[Because it is a product of another world, it is specially noted.]

[Note: This blade soul is the strongest strike created by an ancient blade master who spent his whole life learning and swinging his blade ten thousand times a day.]

[Possesses the terrifying effect of opening the sky with one blade and extinguishing gods with one blade.]

[However, the blade soul is incomplete, so it only has the power of one blade. In other words, this move can only be used once.]

[But this one time can annihilate all invading enemies, including giant dragons, and even legendary gods!]

Nani?!!!

After the sky screen finished introducing,

the world channel exploded directly.

Irene: "I didn't see it wrong just now, right? It says... even gods can be killed with one blade?"

August: "Hiss! Only one chance for a blade, but once the blade is out, it can sweep away all enemies?"

Mard Geer: "Then, how to say... this guy named Kagura has instantly ranked among the top in the world? This makes Mard Geer very unhappy!"

Hades: "Pfft, Mard, if you are unhappy, you can go find that Kagura and try, see if you can be killed with one blade."

"After all, you demons don't seem to die that easily, right?"

Brain: "Eh, I think this is good, Mard, why don't you go find that Kagura and have a fight, see if that so-called blade soul can cut you down with one blade."

"Anyway, your demon bodies are books, Kagura shouldn't be able to shatter your book with one blade, right?"

Mard Geer: "Hmph, do you really think Mard Geer is a fool? Use my life to help you test that so-called Soul of the Extinguishing Blade?"

Tartaros, Kyôka: "Lord Mard, why don't you let your subordinate go? If I am cut, I can still be resurrected from the Hell Core. This is the most perfect way."

Mard Geer: "Kyôka, shut up. Are you really stupid? What does that Kagura have to do with us? At this stage, I don't want any mistakes, do you understand?"

Kyôka: "Yes, Lord Mard."

Zeref: "Since you guys aren't going, I'll go!"

The abrupt words made the world channel, which was just lively, fall into a brief silence.

Unlike the previous speeches that were drowned in the world channel.

This time, Zeref directly inserted himself into the conversation of these big shots.

Therefore, it was exceptionally eye-catching.

The moment the name Zeref appeared.

Undoubtedly, everyone in the world was stunned.

Zeref?

The legendary existence who descended on this land four hundred years ago and brought countless disasters and terror to this land.

The peak of Black Mages.

Black Black Mage Zeref!!!

But...

Didn't he die?

Yes, apart from a few people who knew Zeref was still alive, Zeref was already dead in the eyes of most people in this world.

Indeed, under this sky screen system, even the dead could be awakened.

But Zeref just said he wanted to go and test the power of Kagura's one-blade slash.

Can the dead... go and test it?

So, could it be that Zeref actually didn't die at all?

Suddenly, countless members of the light Black Mage guilds showed panicked expressions.

And in contrast, there were groups of loyal believers of the Black Black Mage.

At this moment, everyone was reveling.

It was really the god they dreamed of, now truly appearing in front of them.