Chapter 46: One-on-One Between Man and Dragon

Hisui: "A... although I don’t know much about this Mr. Black Natsu, or even the strength of mages."

"But, since the legendary black Black Mage thinks so, I will also choose A."

"After all, a monster that has lived for four hundred years shouldn’t be wrong in terms of insight."

Hisui made her choice, and then, the next three also made their own decisions.

Quatro Cerberus, Goldmine: "Hmm... I still think it’s difficult for the current Black Natsu to slay a dragon, but analyzing from the previous level, Black Natsu should be able to cause damage to the dragon, so I’ll choose A too."

Hades: "By the way, it’s been so many times, haven’t you understood yet?"

"This kid Black Natsu specializes in the unexpected. Even his father, the Fire Dragon King Igneel, cannot correctly estimate this kid’s strength. You’d better not underestimate him."

Brain: "Then what do you think should be chosen?"

Hades: "Choose what? Anyway, if it were me, I’d go for the most exaggerated one. This guy seems born for exaggeration."

"Wasn’t it like that last time?"

"Who among you could have imagined that he could learn a breath attack after watching it once, and learn a secret art in a few months?"

Hades’ words were indeed correct.

At least from the previous few performances, this Black Natsu indeed exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Ultear: "I also think this Black Natsu might really be able to slay a dragon."

Irene: "Hmm, I have the same view. Honestly, this dragon isn’t actually strong. If it’s Black Natsu, he might really be able to do it."

Meredy: "Jellal, don’t hesitate, make your choice, time is running out."

Jellal: "This... why don’t you decide?"

Ultear: "Then, let’s choose D, take a gamble."

In the Fairy Tail guild.

Mavis’s thought projection had already arrived here from Tenrou Island.

Under the gaze of everyone in the guild, Mavis picked up the answer card in her hand.

"Let’s choose D, believe in the Black Natsu over there," Makarov said.

Mavis nodded gently: "Gambling is gambling. I also think highly of the Black Natsu over there."

Thus.

The answers of the five answer candidates were determined.

The scene in the screen began to play again.

[Nickel seemed unable to endure Natsu’s repeated provocations.]

[As a dragon, he had his own pride. Humans and such were never in his eyes.]

[But today, not only was he injured by a human, but he was also provoked again and again.]

[If he didn’t kill that human, where would Nickel’s dragon face go?]

[Without hesitation, the dragon flying in the sky let out a roar, and his entire body rushed toward Natsu frantically.]

[The shrill roar was like a horn blowing the prelude to battle.]

[The two dragons on the other side also went crazy, charging straight at Belserion.]

["Irene, hold on tight!"]

[Belserion’s low voice pulled Irene’s gaze back from Natsu.]

["Then let’s go, it’s the only way. I hope that guy can hold on until we defeat these two dragons."]

[At this point, even Irene had no other way. She could only assist Belserion with all her might to kill the two dragons in front of them before she could free up her hands to help Natsu.]

[The battle was ignited at this moment!]

[On this side, the three dragons were biting each other frantically, and a fierce fight unfolded at this moment.]

[The roars of the dragons continued incessantly!]

[But, after Nickel stopped participating, anyone with eyes could see that the two dragons without titles.]

[Even when facing the injured Sage Dragon, they still couldn’t gain the upper hand.]

[The essence of power was still too big a gap.]

[The evil dragons that had been able to gain an advantage by three-on-one were now being suppressed by Belserion instead.]

[The powerful suppression even made Haiwei, who had lost an arm, complain bitterly.]

[With another claw, Haiwei was swatted away for dozens of meters, and his head became a bit blurry.]

[Shaking his head, Haiwei understood a fact: without Nickel, he and the other dragon simply couldn’t win against Belserion!]

["Damn guy... why didn’t he get killed in that war before?"]

[After complaining in a low voice, Haiwei immediately turned his head, wanting to ask Nickel for help.]

["Nick... huh?!!"]

[But, the moment he looked toward Nickel’s direction.]

[The words that reached his lips immediately turned into a sound of astonishment!]

[What exactly did he see?!]

[A dragon!! Actually being played around by a human?!]

[BOOM BOOM BOOM————]

[Successive explosions detonated on Nickel’s massive body!]

[At this moment, the anger in Nickel’s eyes was almost reaching its limit!]

[That damn little thing actually climbed onto his body and kept jumping frantically on his skin, causing destruction?]

[BOOM!!]

[A huge explosion came from his back again, and the pain almost drove Nickel crazy.]

[The huge dragon claw, like a fan, swatted fiercely toward his back.]

[BANG————!!]

[A dull sound came out, but apart from the pain caused by hitting himself, Nickel didn’t feel like he had hit Natsu at all.]

[Immediately after, an itch came from his neck.]

[It was Natsu! At this moment, he was using his hands and feet to grab the scales on his neck and running continuously.]

["Damn ant! Get down!!!"]

[The angry Nickel waved his palm again, swatting toward his neck.]

[But the agile Natsu successfully predicted it in advance, jumped with a lunge, and jumped into mid-air to dodge Nickel’s swat.]

[And the flames in his mouth were still accumulating continuously.]

["Fire Dragon’s————Roar!!!"] ===== CHAPTER 106 =====

[The crimson, explosive flames gushed out.]

[Covering Nickel in an instant, forming a giant fireball.]

Makarov: "This breath attack is much stronger than before!"

Gajeel: "Look, it’s even stronger than the breath attack Natsu from our world sprays now."

Natsu: "What are you saying! My breath attack now is not weak at all, okay?"

Gajeel: "Then do you think your breath attack now can completely cover a dragon of such a huge size?"

Mavis: "I have to say, it is indeed so. Looking at it from the screen, the magic output displayed by this move is already no less than a Ten Wizard Saint level Black Mage."

"It’s truly surprising!"

[The violent flames were burning frantically.]

[Nickel, wrapped inside, frowned tightly, and the scorching high temperature had even begun to melt some of the scales on his vulnerable parts.]

[This was unimaginable to Nickel. Human flames... melted dragon scales?!]

["Are you kidding me!!!"]

[Nickel spread his wings angrily, and the wind he stirred up dispersed the scorching high temperature surrounding him.]

["Bastard! You must die!!!"]

[Countless points of light flickered behind Nickel.]

[Aiming at Natsu, who had fallen to the ground and was rising again, they poured out frantically.]

[The points of light in the sky were like dense raindrops, completely covering Natsu, who was bathed in flames.]

[BOOM BOOM BOOM————!!!]

[Every point of light was like a high-speed bullet, hitting Natsu’s body, forcibly hindering Natsu’s rising figure.]

[And directly knocked him down to the earth, triggering a series of explosions.]

[But, it wasn’t over yet!]

[The dragon flying in the high sky opened his mouth wide!]

[The magic power in the surroundings gathered to a visible degree into Nickel’s wide-open, hideous mouth!]

[The terrifying magic power could even be clearly sensed by Irene’s side.]

["This is..."]

[Irene, standing on Belserion’s back, immediately turned her head, looking at that scene in horror.]

["Breath attack!! Flame warrior, hurry up and dodge!!!"]

[Irene couldn’t help but exclaim.]

[But, the next moment, the ruthless light descended from the sky!]

[Directly covering the place where Natsu fell!]

[The dragon didn’t intend to stop there, and the output of magic power doubled again.]

[The already thick beam of light expanded a bit more!]

[The next moment! A terrifying explosion like a nuclear blast erupted.]

[The earth was shattered by this strike, and the air waves surged frantically toward the surroundings.]

[Destroying everything in its path.]

[The rising mushroom cloud almost covered the sky!]

[The entire village was almost completely destroyed, turning into an ocean of flames!]

[And Nickel, who caused all this, fell from the sky onto the scarred earth.]

[His chest heaved violently. Clearly, even he couldn’t handle that series of attacks just now.]

[But, staring at the sea of fire in front of him, Nickel finally breathed a sigh of relief.]

[Finally... finally completely eliminated that terrible brat.]

[Was all this worth... it?]

["What’s going on?!"]

[Nickel looked at the depths of the sea of fire in astonishment.]

["Gulp gulp..."]

[The sound of swallowing water echoed in the depths of the sea of fire.]

[Immediately after, the sea of fire that couldn’t be seen to the end actually began to decrease at a visible speed?!]

["What happened?!"]

[Irene also stared at the depths of the sea of fire, her tone suspicious.]

[The flames were gradually receding.]

[At this moment, the flames covering the earth only had a few scattered groups still burning strongly.]

[The rest... all seemed to be attracted by something, rushing straight toward a certain point.]

[Irene looked closely, her pupils shrinking suddenly!]

["That guy... devoured the flames?!"]

[I saw that on the earth where even the air was scorched and twisted, a small human figure was opening his mouth wantonly.]

[The surrounding flames were continuously pouring into that mouth.]

[Natsu’s stomach also swelled up along with it.]

[Accompanied by the last group of flames going down, Natsu lowered his head suddenly!]

[The swollen stomach also returned to normal at this moment.]

[He reached out to wipe the corner of his mouth, and Natsu, covered in scars, slowly raised a smile.]

[His eyes also gradually turned into flickering golden pupils at this moment.]

[The dragon scales on his cheeks spread along his neck all the way to his right hand!]

[Until the entire arm was completely turned into a dragon claw!]

["Thanks for the treat... you bastard dragon!"]

[The low voice reached Nickel’s ears. He stared at Natsu’s dragon claw, and his widened pupils began to tremble.]

[He asked in suspicion.]

["Acnologia?! No... you..."]

["You... who exactly are you?!"] ===== CHAPTER 107 =====

["You... who exactly are you?!"]