Chapter 5: Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, Natsu!

"A-Ahead is that cursed island!"

On the ship, a man approached Ye Yu and reported with trembling fear.

Hearing this, Ye Yu stood up and walked to the ship's edge.

Looking out, he saw a solitary island rising from the sea.

"Very well, let us proceed!"

The moment Ye Yu spoke, several men on the ship instantly turned pale with fright.

"Please spare us! That is a cursed island; any human who draws near is doomed to die!"

Seeing the terrified expressions on the crew's faces, Ye Yu sighed inwardly.

Rumors can kill!

As far as Ye Yu knew, Jiaernadao had no curse at all; it was merely a rumor.

Ye Yu had no intention of explaining further to these crewmen, so he immediately activated his Spatial Magic attribute, vanishing from the spot in an instant.

"He's gone!"

"This island is indeed cursed!"

"Retreat quickly!"

Seeing Ye Yu vanish into thin air, the crew panicked as if seeing a ghost, then immediately steered the ship away from Jiaernadao.

While the crew was speaking, Ye Yu's figure had already appeared on Jiaernadao.

After surveying the surrounding terrain, Ye Yu chose a path and headed straight for the island's center.

However, just as Ye Yu reached the mid-slope, a black shadow rolled toward him from the summit like a boulder.

"Hmm?"

Seeing the rolling stone, Ye Yu's expression shifted.

Just as Ye Yu prepared to dodge the rolling stone, he heard a cry.

"Ooh... I can't stop! Gray, you bastard, remember this!"

Gray?

Hearing that familiar name, Ye Yu's mind stirred.

Looking closely, he realized the rolling object was no stone at all, but a person.

A person frozen in ice, with only his head and feet exposed.

This person was none other than Natsu.

Ye Yu had come to Jiaernadao specifically to find Natsu.

Seeing Natsu right before his eyes, Ye Yu's eyebrows shot up.

Just as Natsu rolled to a stop before Ye Yu, Ye Yu raised his foot and blocked him.

"Stopped?!"

Encased in ice, Natsu froze in confusion once he stabilized his stance.

Soon, he saw a man of about eighteen or nineteen standing before him.

"Did you stop me?"

"Thanks!"

Natsu looked at Ye Yu and grinned.

As he spoke, Natsu stood up.

"Next, I'm heading to the summit to settle a score with someone. See you later!"

After saying this to Ye Yu while still frozen, Natsu lumbered toward the summit like a weight, his limbs restricted.

"I'll give you another hand."

Seeing Natsu's comical appearance, Ye Yu pointed a finger at him from a distance.

The next second, a piercing chill radiated from Ye Yu's finger.

At that moment, the hard ice encasing Natsu vanished without a trace.

"The ice is gone?"

Freed from the ice's constraints, Natsu was overjoyed.

He then rushed to Ye Yu's side and said gratefully, "Amazing! Even fire couldn't melt that ice. How did you do it?"

How did he do it?

Naturally, he used Invel's Ice Magic to dispel it.

Invel, one of the Twelve Shields, known as the Winter General.

His Ice Magic is even stronger than Ice-Make: Ice Devil Slayer Magic.

The ice on Natsu right now was Leo's magic.

Using Invel's Ice Magic to cancel Leo's Ice Magic was a trivial matter.

"I can use Ice Magic!"

"Eh? I know a guy who can use Ice Magic too!"

As they spoke, Ye Yu and Natsu headed straight for the summit.

"Gray, you bastard, how dare you treat me like that just now!"

Upon reaching a dilapidated palace at the summit, Natsu shouted loudly.

Inside the palace, two people were currently battling using Ice Magic.

Those two were none other than Gray and Leo.

"Natsu? Why have you come back, you idiot?"

Just moments ago, Natsu had been frozen by Leo's ice magic.

To prevent Leo from harming Natsu, Gray had immediately kicked Natsu away.

Now, seeing Natsu actually return, he instantly felt as though his good deed had been in vain.

Soon, under Gray's gaze, Natsu charged into the great hall.

However, accompanying Natsu was another unfamiliar man.

"Gray, you still have the mood to worry about others while fighting me!"

Just as Gray looked at Ye Yu, Leo on that side suddenly swept his hand.

[Ice Make: Sword]

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Instantly, a massive number of ice swords descended like arrows, striking directly at Gray.

Sensing the danger, Gray shifted his foot, and his figure instantly blasted backward.

Although Gray avoided most of the ice swords.

One of the ice swords still struck Gray, cutting open his arm.

"Gray!"

Seeing Gray injured, Natsu flew into a rage.

"You bastard, actually launching a sneak attack!"

Roaring, a flame suddenly erupted beneath Natsu's foot.

Then, propelled by the flame, his body shot toward Leo like a cannonball.

Once close to Leo, Natsu clenched his fist, and a cluster of violent crimson flames instantly rose upon that fist.

At that moment, the temperature of the air throughout the great hall seemed to rise slightly due to those flames.

At the same time, because Leo and Natsu were using magic, a mechanical prompt sound from the System echoed in Ye Yu's mind.

Ding, congratulations host, Magic Attribute +3 obtained.

Ding. Congratulations, Host. Magic Attribute +5.

Ding. Congratulations, Host. Fire Dragon Slayer Magic Attribute acquired!

Hearing the system's final chime, Ye Yu's heart instantly filled with great joy.

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Originally, Ye Yu had planned to let Natsu release Dragon Slayer Magic a few more times.

After all, the system's drop rate for magic attributes was only one in five.

However, to Ye Yu's surprise, the system dropped the Dragon Slayer Magic attribute after Natsu released it just once.

Such a one-shot success was a rare occurrence.

"Does the Host wish to collect the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute?"

Soon, the system transmitted another prompt.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Yu immediately replied, "Collect!"

At Ye Yu's command, the Dragon Slayer Magic attribute and Mana attribute beneath Natsu, along with the Mana attribute beneath Leo, all converged toward Ye Yu.

Once the three golden tadpole-like runes had merged into Ye Yu's body, the data on the virtual screen before him underwent a series of changes.

Mana had risen from the previous 14,323 to 14,331.

Meanwhile, the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute appeared in the Magic Attributes section.

"Finally, I have the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute. Does this mean I can use Fire Dragon Slayer Magic now?!"

Gazing at the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute on the system screen, Ye Yu clenched his fists.

At the very moment Ye Yu collected the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute, Natsu's attack had already closed in on Leo.

"Iron Dragon's Fist!"

However, Leo's reaction was not slow.

Just as Natsu's flame-engulfed fist was about to strike Leo, Leo suddenly swept his hand.

"Ice-Make: Ice Wall!"

Buzz—

In the blink of an eye, a thick ice wall appeared before Natsu.

The next second, Natsu's fire fist struck the ice wall.

Crack—

The instant Natsu's fist hit the ice wall, a crack appeared on its surface.

At that moment, Natsu's fierce assault halted.

But Natsu did not give up.

"Ahhh..."

While roaring, Natsu suddenly erupted with two flames from his feet.

Propelled by the flames, Natsu's fist drove deeper inch by inch.

Crack, crack, crack—

Soon, the cracks on the ice wall spread outward in all directions like a spiderweb.

After a single breath, the thick ice wall shattered instantly.

With the ice wall's obstruction gone, Natsu's fist rushed toward Leo without hindrance.

"This guy..."

Seeing that Natsu could destroy the ice wall, a look of shock instantly appeared on Leo's face.

Shocked as he was,

Leo would not sit idly by.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately raised his arm, preparing to cast magic again.

However, before Leo could unleash his magic, Natsu's fist had already charged forward.

Bang—

Natsu's fist struck Leo's cheek solidly.

Although most of the power of [Iron Dragon's Fist] had been blocked by the ice wall,

Natsu's punch still sent Leo flying.

Leo's figure traced an arc through the sky before finally skidding across the ground to a stop.

While Natsu and Leo were fighting, the system's prompt sounded again in Ye Yu's mind.

Ding. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained +3 Mana attribute.

Ding. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained +0.2 Combat Power attribute.

Besides dropping Mana and Magic attributes, Ye Yu's system also dropped Combat Power attributes.

However, since Mages usually fight using magic, over the past two years, Ye Yu had collected over 14,000 Mana attributes, while his Combat Power attribute was merely 324!

Of course, the value of Combat Power attributes dropped by the system was directly proportional to the Mage's combat ability.

Currently, Natsu's strength was not very high, so the Combat Power attribute value dropped by the system during his attacks was not very high.

If Natsu used [Dragon King's Crushing Fist] to attack an enemy, the Combat Power attribute value dropped by the system would likely reach double digits.

"Does the Host wish to collect the attributes?"

"Collect!"

At Ye Yu's command, the two golden attributes from that location converged toward him.

Soon, the data on the virtual screen before Ye Yu changed once again.

"What a sorry sight, Zero Emperor Leo!"

Just after Ye Yu collected the attributes, a hoarse voice suddenly echoed through the hall.

Upon hearing this voice, both Natsu and Gray were startled.

Following the sound, they saw a short figure wearing a ghost mask walk out from inside the hall.

Perhaps Natsu and Gray did not recognize this masked individual.

But Ye Yu recognized him.

This person was no one other than Ultear.

To be precise, it was Ultear in disguise.

"Ultear has finally appeared!"

Ye Yu looked at the disguised Ultear before him, and his eyes instantly brightened.

Originally, Ye Yu had come to Jiaernadao to obtain the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute of Natsu, as well as the Time Arc attribute of Ultear.

Now, the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic attribute of Natsu was already in his possession.

Only the Time Arc attribute of Ultear remained.