"Aria, has no one ever taught you..."
"The sa move won't work twice on a Wizard Sain—cough, a Wizard."
Ron pointed to his blue-gold eyes, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"Besides, your concealnt is as bright as the sun in my eyes."
Although Aria was startled that his sneak attack had been seen through, he was ntally prepared and did not lose his composure.
His hands quickly shifted through a series of gestures.
"Airspace: Sever!!!"
A dense and violent barrage of invisible attacks bombarded Ron relentlessly.
Ron lowered his eyes slightly and raised a hand, giving a gentle pat.
"Buzz—Boom!!!"
Despite appearing as if nothing was there, a dull impact erupted between the two.
"Your magic looks unique, but to put it simply, it's nothing more than using wind magic to manipulate air pressure."
Ron withdrew his hand, the light in his eyes swirling.
"As it happens, I'm also quite skilled in wind magic. It's not difficult to operate."
Without giving his opponent ti to react, Ron flicked his finger, and a powerful, invisible shockwave instantly blasted forward.
"What?! That's impossible!"
Aria's body instantly turned invisible as he clumsily dodged the strike.
"You really don't learn, do you..."
Ron shook his head. Wherever Aria hid, the shockwave followed him like a shadow.
"Damn it! Damn it!!!"
"Bang!"
Unable to dodge in ti, Aria was struck and slamd heavily against the wall, his form reappearing.
When he stood up, the cloth covering his eyes had vanished, revealing strange pupils that split into four petals.
The magic power fluctuations from his body suddenly erupted like a geyser, becoming a level stronger than before.
"Oh?"
Ron raised an eyebrow, sized him up, and then felt a bit disappointed.
"I heard you cover your eyes to suppress that supposedly overwhelming magic power... Looking at it now, it's not all that impressive."
"Shut up!!!"
Infuriated by such contempt, Aria's face distorted in rage as he thrust both hands forward.
"How dare you look down on ... This is my strongest move! Be painfully devoured to nothingness within my domain!!!"
"Airspace: Zero!!!"
Wooo—!
With Aria at the center, a howling gale rose, forming an invisible vacuum domain that trapped Ron within.
Seeing this, a cruel and satisfied smile appeared on Aria's face.
"It's over! Within this airspace, no one—"
"It really is ti to end this..."
Ron's casual voice rang out right next to Aria's ear.
The smile on Aria's face froze instantly, and his pupils shrank to the size of needle points.
When... when did he get here?!
"Wind Domain: Cage!!!"
Ron placed his hand gently on Aria's shoulder.
The gale that originally belonged to Aria was now forcibly controlled by Ron, transforming into an indestructible cage of wind that trapped Aria tightly within a tiny space.
"Aaaaaahhhh!!!"
The pain of his magic power being drained caused Aria to look terrified. "Wh-What is this?! My magic... No!!!"
"You seem to enjoy draining others' magic power. Now, taste it for yourself."
Ron watched Aria struggling in pain within the wind prison, his gaze cold.
"How sad... how could it be so... ugh, that's so cringey."
Ron had originally intended to mimic the other's catchphrase, but halfway through, he shuddered and stopped with a look of disgust.
With Aria defeated, the magic-guided giant ca to a complete standstill.
The magic circle for Abyss Break flickered twice before dissipating into nothingness.
On the other side.
Due to the high-intensity magic output and combat, both Natsu and Gajeel's stamina were depleting rapidly.
"Huff... huff..."
Their chests heaved as they gasped for air.
The flas on Natsu's body had dimd considerably, and Gajeel wasn't faring much better, with most of his iron scales shattered.
"Heh... what's wrong? Out of strength, Salamander?"
Gajeel wiped his face and let out a sinister laugh.
He then grabbed so iron objects nearby and, under Natsu's shocked gaze, began eating them with a "crunch crunch" sound like they were crackers.
With the food replenishnt, his weakened aura recovered at a visible rate, and his magic power filled up once more!
"That's cheating! You bastard!" Natsu's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "You're eating in the middle of the fight?!"
"Cheating?"
Gajeel let out a burp and casually tossed a piece of iron at Natsu's feet.
"Here, my treat. Don't ntion it..."
Feeling the power surging back into his body, a winner's smile appeared on his face.
"I've eaten, and my power is surging!"
"Damn it! That's clearly my line!"
With nothing to replenish himself and his line stolen, Natsu was montarily fuming with rage.
"Natsu! Catch!"
A familiar voice ca from the entrance as Macao threw a ball of Purple Flas inside.
"Hehe, my supplies are here too."
Natsu gave a cheeky grin, leaped up, caught the Purple Flas in his mouth, and swallowed them down.
"Thanks, Macao!"
Natsu wiped the corner of his mouth as the flas on his body surged violently.
"This is the real deal. I've eaten... and my power is surging!!!"
"Now that's more like it!" Gajeel clicked his tongue, his eyes burning with battle intent. "Since we're both full, let's settle this..."
"This sky doesn't need two dragons. Fall, Salamander!!!"
"Fine by , Iron Dragon! This ti, I'm definitely going to blow you away for good!!!"
"Boom!!!"
Without any fancy magic, the two figures collided in mid-air like two cannonballs.
At this mont, both sides abandoned magic bombardnts and chose the most primitive, brutal, and blood-pumping way to fight—hand-to-hand combat!
Magic power was compressed into every inch of skin and every muscle.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The dull sounds of impact were like the beating of war drums.
Natsu's fist, carrying explosive fire energy, slamd into Gajeel's face; Gajeel didn't dodge, instead driving his scale-covered knee into Natsu's abdon.
Fists, feet, knees, elbows... even headbutts!
For these two with dragon-like monstrous constitutions, every joint of their bodies was a weapon of war.
"Ora ora ora ora!!!"
"Muda muda muda muda!!!"
Every collision was accompanied by the groans of bones and the splattering of blood, but their eyes grew increasingly fanatic, as if they no longer knew the aning of pain.
Outside the branch, the mbers of Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord had finally cleared out all the Shade Soldiers.
Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a series of sounds of twisting steel and crumbling walls ca from behind them.
"What's going on? What on earth are those two doing..."
"With this kind of commotion, are they monsters? They're going to tear the whole building down..."
"Now this is a fight between n!!!" Elfman pumped his fists. "Talking with your fists—that's the romance of a real man!"
The Phantom Lord Guild was already on the verge of collapse due to Makarov's magic surge.
Under the reckless destruction of these two Dragon Slayer Wizards, cracks spread across the walls like spiderwebs, and the structure beca precarious.
Suddenly, the continuous booming sounds ca to a dead stop.
"Why did it go quiet? Is it over?"
"Don't rush, wait. The aura of magic... is still climbing!!!"
Inside the branch, amidst the ruins and broken walls, dust filled the air.
Gajeel, with spikes growing from his feet, hung upside down from a ceiling beam, ready to strike; Natsu stood among the rubble, his flas withdrawn into his body, gathering strength.
The two stared at each other from across the space, grinned, and spoke in unison.
"Next move, I'll take you down!!!" x2
"Hum—"
The mont the words fell, two completely different and terrifying magic powers were pushed to their absolute limits.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Karma Demon: Iron God Sword!!!"
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus: Exploding Fla Blade!!!"
One pressed his palms together to form a sword, a sharp and cold sword light descending like a collapsing mountain, capable of splitting stone.
The other condensed fire into blades, a blazing vortex of flas rising like a crimson dragon coiling through the sky, turning the area into a furnace.
"Rumble—!!!"
The giant iron sword and the Fire Dragon's flaming blades collided violently in mid-air.
In an instant, everything fell into stillness.
Then, an indescribable and horrific explosion swallowed the entire area where the two were standing.
A massive fire tornado soared into the sky, piercing straight through the Phantom Lord Guild Branch, dyeing the sky a brilliant red like a sunset!!!
"Crack... Boom!"
Under the aftershocks of this strike, the overburdened Phantom Lord Guild Branch let out a final groan and collapsed amidst the dust and flas!
The flas dissipated, and the iron scales peeled away.
Two figures stood upright in the dust, seemingly oblivious to the collapsed buildings around them.
Seeing this, Lucy's heart couldn't help but tighten.
"Natsu!!!"
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