Fire Dragon vs. Monkey

"Awooo! You damn monkey, stop right there!"

Deep in the jungle, a boy with cherry-red hair was chasing a "big monkey" in a fit of rage, leaping and bounding about, making quite a scene.

"The Fire Dragon's Claw!"

Natsu, his feet wreathed in flames, leaped high into the air, executing a beautiful somersault, and slammed his large foot down on the monkey man's head.

With a snap, Natsu kicked a branch as thick as a thigh, but he couldn't even touch the monkey man's clothes.

This monkey-like man not only looks like a monkey, but his movements and mannerisms are also exactly like those of a monkey in the jungle. He is incredibly agile, which contrasts sharply with his blank facial expression.

With a twist of his body, he easily dodged Natsu's attack again. At the same time, his long arm, which reached past his knees, lashed out like a whip, delivering a powerful punch to Natsu's face. Natsu's nose gushed blood, and he flew backward.

"Waaah! You bastard! If you're so tough, come down from the tree and have a good fight with me!!"

Natsu got up from the ground again, standing there yelling and raging. He looked rather pathetic; his head was swollen like a pig's head, his eye sockets were blackened, blood was spurting from his nostrils, and even the corner of his mouth was crooked.

Natsu really had no way to deal with this monkey man. He couldn't hit him with magic, and he couldn't beat him in close combat. Plus, this damn monkey liked to slap him in the face, and all his attacks were aimed at his head. Who could stand that!

"Hehehe"

Ignoring Natsu's taunts, the monkey man leisurely leaned against the tree branch again, eating a banana. He even deliberately crossed his legs to annoy Natsu. After finishing the banana, he casually tossed the peel at Natsu.

"The same trick won't work anymore! Take this, Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"

Natsu's entire body was instantly engulfed in flames, especially his head, which blazed skyward, resembling a dragon horn.

Hmph! You like hitting my head, don't you? I'll envelop your head in flames and see how you hit me then!

Natsu was having his own little scheme, but his actions didn't stop. The Fire Dragon's Sword Horn burned the banana peel to ashes, and then he rammed into the monkey man.

Facing the aggressive Natsu, the monkey-man didn't change much, remaining leisurely and dodging Natsu's flames with a subtle spin. At the same time, his long arm shot out from below, grabbing at Natsu.

"Hehehe Monkey Magic -- Monkey Steals the Peaches! Hehehe!"

Natsu's flames went out instantly. He felt his two little treasures being pinched hard. The unbearable pain swept through his entire body from his spine, and he couldn't use any magic power at all.

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"

Natsu had fallen to the ground, clutched his lower body, convulsing and rolling around on the floor, his eyes filled with tears.

The monkey-man squatted on the tree, scratching his ears and cheeks as he stared at Natsu. After a long while, he slowly spoke.

"Heh heh, you're really weak. You're supposed to be Dragon Slayer, but you're so weak. Heh heh."

Natsu paid no attention to the monkey man, continuing to roll around. The monkey man, unconcerned, scratched his head, seemingly having caught a flea, pinched it, bit it, and then continued speaking.

"Heh heh heh he really doesn't understand why Lord Brain wants to capture Dragon Slayer. That little girl too, and you too, you're all pitifully weak. Heh heh heh."

"However, since it's your order, sir, I have no choice but to comply. Hehe, I'm taking you back with me! An extra bonus, Lord Brain will surely reward me. Hehehe."

"Is the target Dragon Slayer?"

Although Natsu is currently very concerned about the integrity of his little one, he is still listening to what the monkey man says. He's not a complete idiot; he does have the awareness to gather information. As for what he can analyze from this information, that's another matter.

"I don't know any Brain! I'm not going with you!" Natsu squeezed his legs together and stood up unsteadily.

"No, that's not up to you. Hehehe." With that, the monkey man jumped down from the tree branch and hopped towards Natsu.

"I won't! I'm going to beat you up right here! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu saw the monkey man getting closer and closer, and instinctively unleashed a Fire Fist.

However, before Natsu could even unleash his attack, the monkey-man's long arm punched him in the chin, sending him flying.

What followed was a barrage of attacks, the monkey-man's arms as supple yet powerful as whips, lashing Natsu's body repeatedly, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

"Don't worry, hehe, by then, you won't have any Memories of the past. Hehe."

"You'll be brainwashed by Lord Brain and join a dark guild under Oración Seis. Maybe then you'll be a guildmate of mine. Hehehe."

"Oh no, hehe, maybe you'll have a chance to join the real Oración Seis. After all, you're Dragon Slayer, how lucky you are. Hehehe."

"Hehe, please guide me from now on, buddy!"

The monkey-man kept talking nonstop while beating Natsu. Even his voice was as noisy as a monkey's.

Bang! Boom!

Natsu's body was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Cough cough cough," Natsu coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and foam in the smoke and dust, then shakily got up again, his body broken and battered, as if a gust of wind would knock him over.

"Become your partner? Don't be ridiculous!" Natsu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes seemingly burning with fire.

"I don't know any Lord Brain. I only know that such a fake relationship doesn't count as a partnership!"

"Don't underestimate the bond between guild members, you damn monkey!"

A huge flame suddenly erupted from Natsu's body.

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Suddenly, the surrounding trees were instantly ignited, and the fierce fire spread through the forest at an unimaginable speed.

"Hehehe, are you angry? Are you angry?"

The monkey man was also startled by Natsu's sudden outburst. His monkey instincts made him want to immediately hide in a tree, but when he turned around, he found that all the surrounding trees were on fire, and it seemed that there was nowhere for him to stand.

"Let me correct your twisted thinking, you damn monkey!"

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" Natsu's arms, wreathed in flames, lashed out at the monkey-man like dragon wings.

"Hehehe!!"

Unable to climb trees, the monkey-man panicked, yelling and leaping about. Although he managed to dodge Natsu's attacks, his rhythm was completely disrupted. All he wanted now was to escape the sea of fire and find a place to climb a tree.

"Hehe! Hehe!"

At this moment, the monkey man was no longer arrogant. His "fear of not climbing trees" made him lose all will to fight, and he turned around and wanted to run away.

Natsu: "Wow! You stinky monkey, don't run away, stop right there!" Natsu the monkey trying to run away again, Natsu was furious and chased after it again, yelling.

"Ah!"

Gray slammed hard to the ground, his body arching like a shrimp the next second, his hands clutching the gash in his side, groaning in pain.

At the last moment, Gray managed to react and forcefully twist his body, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow. However, he was left with a crescent-shaped wound on his side, bleeding profusely, and his injury remained severe.

The armored man calmly looked at Gray lying in a pool of blood and shook his head. "Why bother dodging? It only adds to the pain!" As he finished speaking, a greatsword of steel appeared in the armored man's hand.

The armored man slowly approached Gray, held his greatsword upside down above Gray's head, and said in a deep voice, "It's time to go. If you have anyone to blame, blame yourself for being too weak."

"Hehe! Hehe!"

Suddenly, a monkey's cry rang out from afar. The armored man turned his head and saw a vast sea of fire chasing a monkey. No, it should be said that a boy engulfed in flames was frantically chasing a monkey.

The boy seemed to be doing this intentionally, throwing firecrackers at every tree he saw. Wherever he went, the trees were set ablaze, leaving the monkey with absolutely no place to land.

"Hehe!"

The monkey-man who suddenly appeared was overjoyed to see the armored man. He leaped onto the armored man's back in a few quick movements, shouting, "Hehe! Big Iron Body, block for me! The Dragon Slayer is angry! Angry! Terrifying! Hehe! Hehe!"

"You stinky monkey! Don't run! Take this, Fire Dragon's Roar!" At this moment, Natsu also rushed out and unleashed a roar at the two of them without even looking.

"Steel-Make - Rampart!"

The armored man reacted extremely quickly, creating an iron wall in front of him the instant Natsu unleashed his roar.

The blazing dragon breath bombarded the steel city wall with astonishing force, constantly causing it to crack, yet it was insufficient to destroy the steel; the Rampart remained intact.

"Huh? Who are you? Hand over that damn monkey!"

Natsu was furious when someone suddenly appeared and blocked his attack. However, just as he was about to continue his outburst, his nose twitched as he smelled a strong stench of blood. Following the scent, he saw Gray lying in a pool of blood.

"Gray!!"

Natsu's eyes instantly turned red as he turned to look at the steel Rampart, his anger finally reaching its peak. Gray wasn't dead yet, but his breath was weak, indicating he was seriously injured.

It was that bastard who severely injured Gray! That guy still smelled of Gray's blood!

"Take this! The combined power of fire from my right hand and left hand!"

"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!"

Natsu's pupils contracted, transforming into vertical pupils like a dragon's. The flames in his hands merged into a giant fireball, and without uttering a single question, he forcefully hurled the fireball.

Anyone who dares to harm a guildmate will only end up burned to a crisp.

Rumble!

The raging dragon flames crashed against the steel Rampart once more, and the flying sparks ignited a wildfire. The extreme heat instantly evaporated the moisture in the air, distorting the surrounding scenery.

"Hehe! Hehe! It's hot, it's hot! Big iron block, is your defense okay?" The monkey-man jumped around, dodging the splashing sparks.

The armored man gazed at the red-hot steel Rampart for a moment, then said, "No problem. Although it's an extraordinary flame, it's still not enough to melt my steel. My defense is perfect."

Just as the armored man had said, the steel Rampart remained unmoved even after Natsu's attack subsided. Despite being scorched red-hot, it showed no signs of melting.

"Damn it, let me do it again!"

Natsu stared wide-eyed, intending to gather magic power once more, but his view was blocked by a trembling figure.

Gray got up again at some point, his side covered with a thick layer of ice, which barely stopped the pain.

"You stinking bastard, don't steal my opponent! That steel bastard is mine!"

"Ice-Make - Ice Wall!"

Magic surged forth, and vast swathes of ice began to spread from Gray's feet, engulfing the steel Rampart.

In that instant, steam rose!

The steel Rampart, which had been scorched red-hot, was suddenly covered with a thick layer of ice, the sudden heat turning into sudden cold in an instant.

A barely audible cracking sound rang out, and cracks spread throughout the steel's interior.

"Ice-Make - Hammer Soldier!"

Gray's magic surged once more, immensely

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An ice hammer appeared out of thin air, pressing down on the air as it slammed downwards.

Bang! Boom!

The already weakened steel could no longer withstand such a bombardment, and the frontal Rampart shattered under the armored man's shocked gaze.

"Heh heh heh! You big iron block, you liar! You clearly couldn't hold on!" The monkey man was quite disloyal; the moment the steel Rampart shattered, he jumped off the armored man's back and continued to flee into the distance.

I guess I can only rely on myself; this iron lump is totally useless! Hehe.

"Natsu! That steel bastard is mine!" Gray shouted at Natsu, seizing the opportunity.

"Alright, I'll take care of that stinky monkey!"

Natsu was quite excited to see the Rampart breached and nodded in agreement without hesitation to Gray's words. He believed in Gray and that his comrade could definitely defeat the enemy.

"You damn monkey! Come back here!" Natsu chased after the monkey again.

Gray ignored Natsu and instead clenched his fists to ease his numb body. Then he slammed his fists into the ground, and an ice-blue magic circle appeared.

"Ice-Make - Ice Geyser!"

A large number of ice spikes instantly erupted from beneath the armored man's feet, shooting into the sky like an underground fountain, freezing the armored man completely in solid ice.

"Sigh, I've already told you, your ice can't break through my armor." A long sigh came again, and the armored man's voice sounded somewhat displeased.

"Steel-Make - Explosive Pellets!"

Bang!!

The ice spring, with the armored man atop it, exploded violently, sending countless steel projectiles scattering outwards from the armored man, shattering Gray's ice into Crush.

The armored man slammed into the ground with a loud thud, looking at Gray with impatience. "Not only weak, but also incredibly stupid. I've proven time and again how fragile your ice is, so why do you persist in resisting?"

"I won't give you any more chances to struggle. I'll sever your head completely! Steel-Make - Judgment... Hmm... What?"

Just as the armored man was about to gather his magic power, he suddenly felt a suffocating sensation, unable to breathe, and extremely suffocated.

He quickly inspected his armor and was surprised to find that every seam was covered with a thick layer of ice.

Did that kid do it? On purpose?

The armored man was filled with shock and rage. He never dreamed that someone would try to suffocate him by attacking his armor. The armor, which he had designed to provide absolute defense, had become his only weakness.

The heavy armor already hampered his movement, and the tiny ice crystals between the gaps made it impossible for the armored man to do anything to them in the short term.

"Hoo-ha"

Finally, unable to hold on any longer, the armored man had no choice but to remove his armor, exposing himself to the air. He took a deep breath, but that breath was filled with a chilling cold.

"Molding Magic is free magic! You, with a brain full of iron, have no right to criticize Ur's magic!"

"Ice-Make - Ice Blade Seven-Strike Dance!"

Before anyone knew it, Gray had already rushed up to the armored man. The two enlarged ice blades in front of him emitted wisps of cold air, almost freezing the air itself.

Using ice as a blade, she dances in the snow, unleashing a seven-blade combo!

Bright red blood splattered out once again, but this time it was the enemy's blood.

Meanwhile, the fleeing monkey finally found another large tree that hadn't been set on fire, and roared as it rushed up to it. It hugged the trunk and rubbed against it for a while, feeling as if it had come home.

"You damn monkey, stop running! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu suddenly charged out from behind, bursting into flames.

"Hehe, payday is here! Hehe!"

The monkey-man stopped dodging and instead swung his two long arms like venomous snakes, dodging Natsu's fists and coiling around his arms, fixing Natsu in place right in front of him.

"Hehehe, got you! Hehehe!"

"Haha, I finally caught you!"

The monkey-man was just about to feel smug when he didn't expect that the arsonist in front of him would be even more excited than him and say the same thing.

Please, you're the one who got caught! Have some self-awareness!

Natsu didn't care about the monkey man's frustration; he was overjoyed that the rascal monkey had finally stopped jumping around! As for who caught whom, it didn't matter at all!

"The Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Hehe!!"

A roar erupted from Natsu's mouth at close range. The monkey-man's pupils contracted, and he swiftly retracted his arm, leaping into the air.

However, Natsu, who had been left to run around for half a day, wasn't really stupid. After watching for so long, he had already become familiar with his movements. With flames shooting from his feet, he caught up with him at an even faster speed.

The monkey-man looked down in alarm, only to see Natsu's face revealing a devilish grin.

"Hehe, Fire Dragon's -- Crushed Egg!"

"Hehe!! Oh!"

A dragon claw wreathed in raging flames swiftly clawed between the monkey man's legs, accompanied by a blood-curdling scream that echoed through the heavens.

Behind him, Erik was taking a walk, shivered and instinctively quickened his pace.

He thought to himself, "This fire-breathing guy is a bit scary. I should stay away from him in the future!"

As he thought about it, Erik stopped and said in a low voice to the shadows of the bushes beside him, "Stop hiding. If you're going to come out, hurry up."

"Hmph, it seems I've discovered something extraordinary."

A bespectacled man with rimless eyes emerged from the shadows with a cold laugh.

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