Chapter 260

["It’s about to be launched!!!"]

[Aria was so excited that his whole body was shaking.]

[But, just at this moment, Black Natsu, who was originally facing away from Aria, suddenly raised his knee.]

["His right leg, like a whip, lashed straight toward Aria."]

[In an instant!]

[Aria’s eyes widened.]

[The next moment, the whip leg lashed fiercely onto Aria’s fat belly.]

[A dull sound was transmitted.]

[Aria’s huge body was kicked flying by Black Natsu like a ball.]

[Even the magic that was about to be ready dissipated at this moment.]

[Aria’s mouth opened to the extreme.]

[Stomach acid and blood mixed and gushed out.]

[Just one kick.]

[Aria’s figure was like lightning passing by at high speed.]

[It passed right in front of Gajeel’s eyes.]

[Brushing his hedgehog long hair.]

[And smashed straight into the broken wall of a remaining Phantom building behind.]

[BOOM!!]

[A violent roar followed, echoing in Gajeel’s ears.]

[A human-shaped pit appeared directly on the thick wall.]

[And Aria was embedded straight into the wall.]

[Black Natsu turned around while holding Sol.]

[His eyes stared at the fat figure embedded in the wall and smiled.]

["Finally couldn't help but come out, I’ve been waiting here for a long time."]

[Once these words were spoken, Gajeel felt his scalp go numb instantly!]

Everyone outside the sky screen also couldn't stop their hearts from jumping!

Black Natsu... noticed it!

He noticed Aria’s existence from the beginning.

Even, the reason he kept choking Sol’s neck was not because he wanted him to experience the despair of suffocation and death.

But... deliberately exposing his back to attract Aria’s appearance!

All of this, Black Natsu had already noticed from the beginning.

And he had already thought about what to do!

This ability to react on the spot made everyone’s hair stand on end!

Too desperate.

Whether it is force or calculation, in every aspect, they were suppressed by more than one level!

This despair, even across the sky screen, could be clearly felt.

Put yourself in their shoes.

I’m afraid that even a genius strategist like Mavis could not have thought of how Gajeel and the others could win against Black Natsu.

This surround and kill from the beginning!

Was a complete joke!

[In the sky screen picture.]

[After watching Aria appear.]

[Sol in his hand also completely lost his value.]

[Black Natsu’s wrist squeezed hard!]

[Crack...]

[A crisp bone-cracking sound came out.]

[Sol, who was still struggling desperately just now, tilted his head.]

[The hands that were grabbing Black Natsu’s wrist dropped powerlessly.]

[As if throwing trash, Black Natsu discarded Sol casually onto the scarred earth.]

[Then, his gaze locked onto Aria, who was embedded in the wall and struggling to get out.]

[Black Natsu moved his steps.]

[He walked straight past Gajeel’s eyes.]

[Huge magic power kept bursting out from Black Natsu’s body.]

[The terrifying magic power that rose instantly even made Gajeel feel a sense of suffocation.]

[His breathing began to become rapid.]

[The air stirred by the rise of magic power was like a gale!]

[It blew away all the debris along Black Natsu’s path.]

[The intensity of the magic power was still rising.]

[So much so that Black Natsu took a step now! The crimson light became a few points stronger.]

[Every step taken made the originally scarred ground shatter directly.]

[Crack... crack...]

[On the earth, spiderweb-like cracks kept spreading forward following Black Natsu’s advance.]

[The terrifying magic power rose to a level that Gajeel couldn't even perceive in a very short time.]

[Black Natsu’s gaze stared fixedly at Aria.]

["Sneaky guy, relying on this move, you’ve tricked quite a few people, right?"]

[Black Natsu said.]

[Seeming to feel the terrifying pressure coming toward his face.]

[Aria had almost forgotten how to cry.]

[A pair of eyes stared fixedly at Black Natsu.]

[Instinctively, his body struggled more violently.]

[Biting his teeth tightly, Aria suddenly pulled his arm out.]

[Immediately after, it was the other hand, and his foot.]

["Why are you in such a hurry to die?"]

["If you don't want to live, I’ll help you!"]

[With a smile, Black Natsu was getting closer and closer to Aria.]

[Huge magic power gathered around Black Natsu, actually forming a crimson light ball that looked like substance!]

[It wasn't too dazzling, but this is not light reflected by flames.]

[But... pure magic power.]

[A massive amount of magic power that was concentrated to a certain extent... and was unimaginable.]

[Following Black Natsu’s movement, the crimson light touched Aria’s body, which had just separated from the wall and landed on the ground.]

[Aria’s eyes bulged instantly!]

["Wuwah~~"]

[His mouth opened, and the gushing blood hadn't even started to splash.]

[It was immediately carried away to the rear by the violently flowing air around, staining the wall.]

[The next moment!]

[Aria’s fat body was not under control at all, under the squeeze of that massive magic power.]

[He was blasted back onto the wall again.]

[Buzz!! Buzz!! Buzz!!]

[The roar caused by the intertwining of magic power exploded crazily in Aria’s ears.]

[Aria was like being hit head-on by a high-speed moving train and pressed tightly into the wall, unable to move.]

[And, what was even more fatal was that this train was still constantly squeezing his body into the wall.]

[The terrifying pressure caused countless cracks to appear on the wall behind him again.]

[His entire figure was embedded into the wall again.]

[Aria’s face was extremely twisted.]

[The huge pressure pressed on his body surface, making even speaking a luxury.]

[Even...]

[Aria could clearly hear!]

[The sound of his own bones... being crushed and broken one by one...]

[Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!!]

[The violent roar of magic power kept echoing.]

[Gajeel, who had fallen to the ground, was staring fixedly at Aria, who had been pressed into the wall in front.]

[His mind kept replaying the last sentence Black Natsu had just said!]

["Aria... is going to die too?"]

[Gajeel, who understood Black Natsu’s meaning, felt his hands and feet go cold.]

["Ah... ahhh... ah..."]

[That was the scream from Aria, which was so chilling.]

[At this moment, Gajeel wanted to run.]

[He really wanted to run.]

[His gaze wandered around, attempting to find any route to escape.]

[Sol had already had his neck snapped.]

[Totomaru had also been backlashed, and now he was still confused, the whole person crazy.]

[Aria...]

[It was almost a certain death situation, there was no need for him to stay anymore.]

[Must run!]

[Otherwise... he would die too...]

[Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Gajeel forcibly suppressed the terror in his heart.]

[He began to prop up his body, preparing to leave here.]

["Ga... Gajeel..."]

[A cry for help seemed to come from behind from Aria.]

[Gajeel closed his eyes tightly.]

[To tell the truth, Gajeel couldn't talk about having any feelings for anyone in Phantom.]

[After all, in this kind of place, only strength is king.]

[The respect he received was also out of his strength; if he had always been weak, those guys probably wouldn't even look at him, right?]

[Therefore, why risk his life for this group of people?]

[Anyway, in the end, it was just driven by interests.]

[But...]

[Gripping his fist tightly, Gajeel took a deep breath.]

[Biting his teeth, his brows furrowed into a ball!]

["Damn!"]

[He turned his body and began to gather all the magic power in his body.]

[He shouted at Black Natsu.]

["Hey! Fire Dragon! Look here! You look at me!!"]

[Accompanied by the roar, Gajeel’s blood-soaked palms touched together in mid-air.]

[Magic power kept pouring out.]

["This is my Dragon Slayer Secret Art!"]

["You look at me!!!"]

[Gajeel shouted hysterically, just to attract Black Natsu’s attention.]

[At least, he could let Aria go, right?]

Outside the sky screen, everyone saw Gajeel’s intention.]

[Hades: "This Gajeel is a bit stupid, isn't this actively looking for death?"]

[Brain: "At a time like this, he actually still wants to save Aria?"]

["Don't understand, didn't he say he wouldn't care about their lives?"]

[Jellal: "Actually, it can be considered human nature; after all, they are people who have been together for a long time, even if they are unrelated, they still cannot sit idly by and watch their companions be killed before their eyes."]

[Ultear: "Looking at it this way, this Gajeel, although he looks fierce on the outside, is actually a soft-hearted type."]

[Meredy: "But, is this useful?"]

["After all, the opponent is that Black Natsu!"]

["That... guy who seems absolutely never to go soft!"]

[Meredy’s words made the world channel fall into a brief silence.]

[Yeah, is it useful?]

[Gajeel’s move probably won't have any effect.]

[Even... it might get himself involved.]

[Everyone knows that Gajeel was able to live until now.]

[To put it bluntly, it is actually because of Gajeel’s identity.]

[Metalicana’s son.]

[Also an acquaintance of Black Natsu when he was a child.]

[Although he doesn't know it himself, Black Natsu knows.]

[It is precisely because of this layer of relationship that Gajeel could live until now.]

[Otherwise, as early as the first meeting, Gajeel would have died.]

[But, this meeting, the words Black Natsu said to Gajeel also started to make the audience a bit unclear about Black Natsu’s current thoughts.]

[Judging from those few sentences, Black Natsu might really have murderous intent toward Gajeel.]

[Therefore, what kind of consequences Gajeel’s current provocation will bring.]

[No one can guess.]

[Lucy: "Wait! Something is wrong!"]

["Why is everyone worried about whether Gajeel can survive now?"]

["And, wasn't it Gajeel and the others who went to surround and kill Black Natsu?"]

["The development of things now seems increasingly incomprehensible."]

[Happy: "Seems like it."]

["Clearly the ones surrounding and killing, yet they are performing a scene of deep companion affection."]

["The side being surrounded and killed is acting like a monster, constantly launching slaughter."]

["Even killing to the point that we feel chilled..."]

["For a moment... I actually can't tell who the villain is!"]

[The picture on the sky screen continues.]

[Gajeel’s clamor echoed on the empty ruins.]

[Even Black Natsu felt Gajeel’s magic power.]

[But, this level is not even enough to make Black Natsu interested.]

[At this moment!]

[All his attention was placed on Aria in front.]

[That fat body had been squeezed to the extreme by the concentrated magic power.]