Chapter 70

【Her face twisted along with it.】

【"Damn it! Is it too late?"】

【Irene, with furrowed brows, raised her eyes, and what came into view.】

【Was that incredibly thick crimson-black lightning!】

【So thick that... the blooming crimson-black light seemed to cover the entire sky!】

【In just an instant, in Irene’s line of sight, only that world-destroying roar remained.】

【And the tiny figure standing before the roar.】

【I don't know if it was the influence of the lightning, but a sense of powerlessness born from the heart filled Irene’s limbs and bones at this moment.】

【The feeling of fainting also struck at this moment.】

【"Can't win... simply can't win... this is simply not an opponent that humans can defeat... this..."】

【Irene’s soft murmur stopped abruptly here!】

【In her mind, she seemed to recall the boy who had threatened to pull the dragon off its horse not long ago!】

【Until now, that posture was still reflected in Irene’s heart!】

【The sense of powerlessness dissipated instantly, and Irene blinked violently.】

【The terrifying crimson-black thunder was already close at hand!】

【"Damn it... that lightning can actually affect people’s minds?"】

【Irene was shocked in her heart!】

【But, she quickly adjusted and looked straight ahead.】

【The back of Natsu’s small figure was still standing firmly there.】

【The lightning that seemed to drown the world did not affect Black Natsu’s determination in the slightest.】

【He just stood there, even though even Irene didn't know what Black Natsu wanted to do next.】

【But...】

【"I won't let you destroy this boy so easily."】

【Irene bit her lower lip tightly with her silver teeth.】

【The taste of blood seemed to dispel all the fear in Irene’s heart!】

【Extending her hands forward, Irene’s eyes became firm at this moment.】

【So what if it’s a dragon? So what if it’s an invincible enemy?】

【At least! At this very moment, they hadn't lost!】

【They were still standing here, and! They would still be standing here later!】

【A huge magic circle unfolded in front of Irene.】

【Her originally rosy complexion appeared visibly pale the moment the magic circle unfolded.】

【It is conceivable how much magic power this move required; even a genius like Irene appeared to have a magic deficit in an instant.】

【But, fortunately, the hard work of these few months was not without results; the significant increase in magic power allowed Irene to fully release this magic.】

【Limit Enchantment: Boundless Land!!!】

【Boom————!!!】

【The overwhelming thunder wave crossed the sky in an instant, reaching Black Natsu’s front.】

【Striking down without mercy!】

【The earth began to shatter along the trajectory of the lightning, countless stones flew up, and were then crushed into residue by the lightning particles in the air.】

【Floating in mid-air.】

【Black Natsu stared fixedly at the incoming terrifying lightning, his pupils reflected into crimson-black.】

【The next moment, the lightning struck!】

【But, a semi-circular light shield appeared out of thin air, blocking in front of Black Natsu.】

【Forcibly blocking the incoming violent thunder.】

【The violent roaring sound echoed frantically, countless lightning bolts contacted the light shield, and then dissipated in mid-air.】

【But, more lightning was still coming in an endless stream.】

【The light shield, which gathered most of Irene’s magic power, actually trembled continuously under the incredibly thick thunder pillar.】

【Countless cracks began to spread from the place where the thunder pillar hit toward the entire light shield.】

【Roar————!!!】

【The dragon’s roar resounded again, seemingly angry that humans dared to resist its divine punishment!】

【The thunder pillar expanded a bit more.】

【The speed of the cracks spreading became faster and faster.】

【"Uwah..."】

【Behind Black Natsu, Irene’s figure couldn't help but take two steps back.】

【Blood slowly slid down the corner of her mouth.】

【Bloodshot eyes filled those pupils.】

【She couldn't help but take a deep breath, her fair cheeks were already flushed, and even veins bulged on her smooth forehead.】

【Hold on a little longer... if she could hold on a little longer, she could wear down more lightning.】

【The magic power in Irene’s body was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.】

【"Bastard..."】

【Accompanied by the gritted-teeth roar, Irene even took a step forward.】

【The most intuitive manifestation was that the light shield in front of Black Natsu also began to repair itself continuously.】

【Pieces of dragon scales gradually bulged on Irene’s face.】

【Irene’s own dragon power was also roaring frantically at this moment.】

【She was also a Dragon Slayer, and the first Dragon Slayer at that.】

【Irene! Irene Belserion!】

【How could such a person surrender to a dragon?】

【The more humans resisted, the angrier August became.】

【The light in his pupils became more and more dazzling.】

【"Mere humans! Mere humans!!!"】

【"Give me!! Go to hell!! Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell!!!"】

【Boom boom boom boom————!!!】

【The dragon’s magic power surged wildly, and the already thick thunder pillar expanded again!】

【This time, it even expanded more than twice.】

【The firm light shield could no longer block the violent thunder, and shattered at this moment.】

【Behind, Irene spat out a mouthful of blood, and her whole person fell forward powerlessly like a withering flower.】

【In her gradually blurring vision, Irene could clearly see the thumbs-up Black Natsu gave her.】

【The next moment! Black Natsu was completely swallowed by the thick crimson-black thunder.】

【Boom boom boom————!!!!】

In the footage, earth-shattering explosions echoed,

The entire black-bordered screen was completely occupied by the fire of the explosion at this moment.

Countless people watched the scene in the sky screen.

Their expressions were a bit bleak.

Too tragic.

No one had ever thought that the gap between the two sides would be so large.

This was a battle of two completely different levels.

Even if Black Natsu and Irene joined forces, they couldn't block that terrifying roar.

Hades: "Black Natsu and Irene, are they still alive now?"

Brain: "Who knows, can't see clearly, the screen is completely obscured by the explosion."

Ultear: "This dragon is much stronger than the dragon named Nickel last time."

Jellal: "This power, I feel it can rival Etherion. It’s hard to imagine that such an attack comes from a living creature."

Makarov: "Etherion? That’s shocking. I wonder if Black Natsu over there can survive?"

Happy: "How does this compare to Acnologia’s roar?"

Compared to Acnologia?

Inside the Fairy Tail guild, everyone fell into contemplation again.

The people who were trapped on Tenrou Island before couldn't help but recall the monster that destroyed the entire Tenrou Island with one roar seven years ago.

Then they shrank their necks violently.

Gray: "There’s absolutely no comparison, okay?"

Lucy: "Indeed, it seems Acnologia is much stronger than this dragon."

Levy: "This is actually normal. After all, in the Apocalypse, Acnologia is the culprit who destroyed the dragon race, the strongest Dragon King in history."

Natsu: "Acnologia... that bastard, one day I will definitely kill that guy!"

Gajeel: "Better save it. At least for now, that’s impossible."

"Even Black Natsu... couldn't defeat a titled dragon."

"Not to mention the Dragon King above that."

Makarov: "Yeah, this is completely not in the same dimension."

Hades: "I’m not interested in those. What I want to know now is, are Black Natsu and Irene dead or not?"

"If they are dead... then it proves that all of us were wrong in the quiz just now."

Brain: "In this situation, even if they aren't dead, they’ll be severely injured, right? They couldn't beat it in the first place, so how could they have a chance of winning after being seriously injured?"

Midnight: "Then, looking at it this way, the correct answer is B, right?"

Ultear: "Maybe they aren't dead. That’s Black Natsu, how could he die so easily?"

"Maybe Belserion will solve the dragon he’s fighting in a while and come to help?"

"Things haven't developed to the last moment yet, no one should jump to conclusions."

In the world channel, everyone was arguing with each other.

In the sky screen footage.

【The terrifying explosion that resounded through the sky below naturally attracted the attention of Belserion in the sky.】

【Pure white pupils stared fixedly at the huge explosion ball below.】

【Belserion’s face also turned completely gloomy.】

【"Hahaha! Belserion! Your young master, and your queen, seem to have completely disappeared."】

【Contrary to this was the mocking laughter of Douglas opposite.】

【Although many wounds were torn all over his body, and some wounds were deep enough to see bone.】

【The whole body was stained with dragon blood, but Douglas was exceptionally happy at this moment.】

【He looked at Belserion, the smile at the corner of his mouth was so rampant.】

【"Old guy, the situation has reversed!"】

【Belserion didn't seem to have any intention of bickering with Douglas, the huge body of the dragon was trembling a little.】

【That was the extent of being angry to the point of trembling.】

【"August!!!"】

【The angry roar exploded in the sky, Belserion immediately turned around and intended to charge toward August below.】

【"Stay here, I won't let you pass!"】

【Seeing this scene, Douglas also tightened his expression!】

【Immediately, he didn't care about the injuries on his body, waved his wings, and flew toward Belserion.】

【Boom————!!!】

【Douglas’s huge body slammed fiercely into Belserion’s waist.】

【Immediately after, he stretched out his dragon claws, grabbed Belserion’s waist firmly, and forcibly pulled him back.】

【The powerful impact even made Belserion couldn't help but open his mouth wide.】

【But, what followed was even more suppressed anger!】

【"Don't get in the way, you bastard!!!"】

【Belserion raised his dragon claws high, explosive muscles bulged at this moment, and he slammed them fiercely toward Douglas, who was close at hand!】

【With just one hit, the hard scales on Douglas’s back shattered instantly.】

【Blood gushed out, and huge pain swept through Douglas’s nerves.】

【But, he still held onto Belserion tightly, without any intention of relaxing.】

【"You just stay here and watch, watch your queen, watch your young master you pinned your hopes on, being completely torn to pieces by August!"】

【"Damn guy, then I’ll tear you to pieces first!!!"】

【The furious Belserion opened his giant mouth violently, and sharp fangs bit fiercely toward the dragon wings on Douglas’s back!】

【Puchi!!!】

【Blood gushed out, and the intense pain made Douglas’s pupils even more scarlet.】

【The two dragons were entangled in the air again, this time, it was a bloodier slaughter than any previous time.】

【Belserion even started not to care about the injuries on his body, or whether he would be injured.】

【Now he only thought of Irene and Black Natsu who were buried in the sea of fire.】

【So much so that his fighting style started to become reckless.】

【As for Douglas, he had no way out, he was just waiting for August to solve those two guys and come to support him.】

【Otherwise, he would definitely die in Belserion’s hands.】

【The crazy bloody slaughter unfolded in mid-air.】

【Below, the pervasive smoke and dust were also gradually blown away by the breeze at this moment.】

【August’s pupils stared fixedly at the center of the explosion.】

【"This time... should be dead, right?"】

【After a moment of contemplation, August still took huge steps and began to head toward the center of the explosion.】

【Thump... thump... thump...】

【Every step the huge body took on the ground could trigger a slight tremor of the earth.】

Every step also made the hearts of all the viewers watching the sky screen live broadcast jump.

Zeref’s gaze was locked on the sky screen.

Seemingly looking forward to something.

"What... will happen?"

【In the pervasive smoke and dust, the dragon’s figure was constantly moving forward.】

【Thump thump...】

【Abruptly! The inexplicable heartbeat sound made August, whose senses were extremely keen, stop his steps!】

【"Not dead yet?!"】

【August’s face was shocked!】

【Scarlet pupils immediately looked straight ahead!】

【Magic power!】

【He really felt magic power!】

【Although only a tiny bit, even negligible, but...】

【That magic power was constantly climbing, just like a tiny flame, using everything flammable around it to strengthen itself, and finally, igniting the entire grassland!】

【"That guy... what on earth happened?!"】

【August’s brows were tightly furrowed, and he immediately flapped his wings...0】

【In an instant, a gale blew.】

【The rising gale blew away all the smoke and dust pervasive in the surroundings.】

【Revealing the scene directly in front of August.】

【The earth had already appeared charred black for hundreds of meters, and countless ruins were piled up here.】

— Author's Notes —

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