Tearing a Dragon Apart by Hand

The one who launched the attack was naturally Eleven, who had just flown back. He had just realized that he hadn't told Natsu at all that Daphne was an enemy, and had brought him here on this mission without really knowing what was going on. No wonder Natsu had foolishly run into the trap; it seemed to be his fault...

However! At this moment, these trivial issues are completely unimportant!

We must rescue Natsu immediately; Natsu increasingly faint cries indicate he won't last much longer.

But just as Eleven was about to approach, several magical attacks suddenly blocked his path, forcing him to retreat temporarily. Countless spells shot out from the ravaged town, all aimed at the fallen dragon.

Upon closer inspection, they realized that the monsters were actually mages living in the town. They had spontaneously united to fight the monster that had destroyed their town.

Although the town is small and doesn't have a powerful mage guild like Fairy Tail, there are still quite a few mages, numbering in the dozens. The sheer scale of their magic is impressive, with dazzling magical light filling the sky and deafening roars filling the air, making everyone feel confident that this was going to be a sure thing!

"Oh ho, a mage? Did I say I would kill anyone who stands in my way?" But then, Daphne's sinister voice came from within the smoke and dust.

The dragon, which had been knocked to the ground, suddenly flapped its wings, instantly dispersing the surrounding dust and magic. The dragon stood up again, shaking its head as if it hadn't been hurt at all.

"You're kidding, right? So many people attacked together, and they actually..."

The mages in the town were terrified. Although they were just third-rate mages, the fact that so many of them attacked together and the opponent was completely unharmed was incredibly frustrating.

Daphne picked up another large, slimming sausage and sneered, "Come on, let me show you ignorant fools the power of a dragon!"

As Daphne spoke, the dragon opened its gaping maw, and a blazing flame began to gather within it.

"How so? Oh right, right, the Fire Dragon's Roar ~"

A massive burst of flame erupted from the dragon's mouth, like a fiery waterfall cascading from the sky, crashing fiercely onto the town's streets. The flames spread like a flood, burning everything in their path.

The once united mages scattered like birds and beasts, not one daring to put up any resistance. In an instant, the town was filled with wails of agony and flames filled the sky.

Eleven reacted swiftly, not just standing by and watching the dragon wreak havoc. Telekinesis to create a giant hammer, which he slammed into the dragon's chin from below, attempting to forcefully close its fire-breathing mouth.

However, Daphne had been watching Eleven's movements the whole time. After being attacked, her entire dragon head rose up, and the flames in its mouth not only did not stop, but instead surged towards Eleven in the sky, engulfing Eleven in flames.

Natsu witnessed everything from inside the crystal. Eleven was engulfed by the flames. He wasn't Dragon Slayer, so there was absolutely no chance of survival in that kind of fire.

"E... Eleven!!" Endless self-blame and sorrow filled Natsu's heart. If it weren't for his curiosity and playfulness, if it weren't for his lack of seriousness in taking the mission, Eleven wouldn't have gotten into trouble.

"Haha, now you all have witnessed the beauty of the dragon I created!" Daphne's maniacal laughter rang out again.

"Daphne! I will never forgive you! I will avenge Eleven!" Natsu, trapped in the Magic Crystal, was filled with rage upon hearing this laughter. Tears streaming down his face, he struggled frantically, roaring furiously.

Perhaps due to the intense emotional fluctuations, an enormous magical power far exceeding normal levels erupted from Natsu's body. However, at this moment, no matter how much magical power he unleashed, it was meaningless; instead, this magical power once again became the dragon's energy.

But at that moment, the flames spewing from the dragon's mouth in the sky suddenly began to pulsate, as if an unseen force was stirring the flames, causing them to rotate continuously. A huge fireball gradually took shape in the air, and then, like a balloon that had been forcibly twisted, it suddenly burst open, like a giant firework, with sparks flying everywhere.

"Hehe, Natsu, hang in there, I'm not so weak that you need to worry about me!" Eleven stepped out slowly, amidst the splashing flames, and even had the leisure to reassure Natsu.

An invisible Telekinesis was violently compressed and twisted in the sky, forming a spiral cone-shaped spike. Like an arrow drawn from a bow, it pierced through the flames and shot towards the dragon's open maw.

Puff!

Without any earth-shattering sound, the Telekinetic Arrow shot into the dragon's mouth, instantly piercing through its body and creating a gaping hole, spraying countless mechanical parts and bionic blood all over the ground.

"Ahhh, my dragon, my beautiful dragon!! You bastard! I will definitely kill you!" Daphne screamed madly when she saw that her dragon was injured. Although it was not a fatal wound and would not affect its movement much, Daphne could not tolerate having her perfect dragon scarred, and she wanted revenge.

The dragon suddenly spread its wings, creating a powerful hurricane with each flap. Its massive body instantly soared into the air, blocking out the moonlight and casting a dark shadow over the ground, before lunging towards Eleven.

Eleven, a human, looked like an ant standing before the dragon, yet he showed no fear whatsoever, instead charging down at the dragon.

Eleven possesses an innate sensitivity to assessing strength. Regardless of the enemy, he can immediately classify their level of danger, even for mechanical beings whose strength he cannot sense. It's as if it's a sixth sense, a talent.

The dragon before him was clearly not enough to make Eleven run away. Although it looked no different from a real dragon, it was, after all, just a bunch of man-made machines, and it seemed to have many flaws. It only had the advantage of being larger in size.

"Roar!"

With a roar, the dragon extended its house-sized claws, each one gleaming with a cold light, and slammed them toward the tiny Eleven.

Faced with this attack, Eleven's expression remained unchanged. He even had the leisure to reminisce about the scene when he faced Deliora's giant claws, although the two were of course completely different.

With his arm slightly raised, his Telekinesis instantly materialized and collided solidly with the oncoming giant claw.

The shockwave, accompanied by a deafening roar, whipped at Eleven's clothes. The dragon's claws were thus pinned in mid-air, unable to advance even an inch further.

Daphne was also terrified by this result, never expecting that someone could stop her dragon's attack. However, she was a decisive person and immediately abandoned her plan to continue to exert force on the dragon's claws. Instead, she controlled the dragon to open its blood-red maw, revealing sharp teeth that were even larger Eleven's, and fiercely bit down at Eleven's body.

Eleven didn't dodge; instead, he stood there dumbfounded, waiting for the dragon to come closer.

However, just as its sharp teeth were about to pierce through Eleven, its attack was once again thwarted.

This time, not only were the dragon's upper and lower jaws unable to move freely, but they were also being slowly pried apart by two irresistible forces, with the mechanical bearings constantly groaning in pain.

Daphne stared at the scene with clenched teeth and wide eyes, constantly exclaiming in shock. She couldn't understand why her dragon, which clearly possessed extremely high magic resistance, was completely powerless against the strange magic of the boy before her. She wanted to escape, but Eleven was like a shadow, his power like two invisible hands, firmly gripping her dragon.

For the past few years, Eleven's Telekinesis power has been measured in tons; pure strength has always been his advantage. Although he estimated he couldn't lift the entire dragon, he figured breaking its jaws with his Telekinesis would be more than enough!

Click! Bang!

With a crisp metallic snapping sound, the dragon's mouth completely dislocated and shattered, its parts and oil spilling onto the ground once more.

Daphne was now terrified. She regretted her actions; she shouldn't have been so reckless as to expose the imperfect dragon before the experiment was fully completed. If she had been given another ten years—no, seven would have been enough—she could have created an even more powerful and beautiful dragon.

At this moment, Daphne was still thinking about her dragon-creating plan. She manipulated the giant dragon to flap its wings frantically, trying to escape so that she could retain her useful body to continue her research.

However, at this point, Eleven clearly wouldn't give her another chance to escape.

The two giant hands formed from Telekinesis gripped the dragon's wings as tightly as if they were catching a chick. Eleven's eyes flashed with light, and his Telekinesis surged, instantly forming a huge foot that stomped hard on the dragon's back.

In that instant, Eleven suddenly had a wicked idea: to use his Telekinesis to create a giant and beat up the dragon. But then he thought about it and realized that it would be too wasteful of his Spiritual Power, so he gave up and continued to kick the dragon with his big foot.

With its wings choked, the dragon lost power and began to plummet from the sky. The stomping of a large foot on its back accelerated its descent.

Another mournful sound of metal shattering echoed as one of the dragon's wings finally succumbed to Eleven's onslaught, being uprooted and completely shattered.

Rumble!!~

The enormous body crashed back to the ground like a meteorite, instantly blowing away the surrounding buildings and creating a bowl-shaped crater in the center of the town.

Eleven's small figure fell to the center of town along with the dragon. If he hadn't gracefully stepped through the dust and landed on the dragon, he would have been easily overlooked. It was hard to imagine that such a behemoth could be brought down by just one person.

The reason Eleven was able to defeat the dragon wasn't because he was particularly strong, but mainly because the dragon and Eleven were incompatible. While the dragon's development wasn't complete, the primary reason was that Daphne's main defensive measure for the dragon was its powerful, magic-resistant skin, similar to that of a real dragon, which could resist most magic. Therefore, the dragon remained unharmed despite the bombardment from numerous mages.

However, the irony is that Eleven's attacks are entirely Spiritual Power attacks. Although they are supported by magic, their core is still Spiritual Power. When such attacks hit a dragon, they are considered pure physical damage.

However, Daphne didn't pay much attention to the research on physical resistance. After all, no one would guess that someone would want to use brute force to destroy a dragon. Therefore, this dragon's resistance to pure physical damage was no different from that of ordinary mechanical damage...

However, Eleven didn't care about any of that. He was so proud of himself that he was practically strutting around with his nose in the air! It was a dragon, after all! Real or fake, he had taken down a dragon!

Eleven excitedly stomped on the half-dead dragon beneath his feet, already thinking about how he would brag to the others after bringing Natsu back...

Wait! Natsu!

!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ

Holy crap! I forgot about Natsu!

I was having so much fun fighting that I knocked the dragon down from the sky! I completely forgot Natsu was inside. Is he alright? I hope he didn't die from the fall...?

Natsu, hang in there!!

...゛(ノ><)ノ

Fortunately, because one of the dragon's wings had been ripped off, it lost its balance and ended up landing on its side, without crushing the red Magic Crystal in its abdomen. Eleven found Natsu without much trouble.

Spiritual Power solidified into a blade.

Bite!

With a crisp sound, the already broken Magic Crystal shattered, and Natsu fell out.

Eleven quickly rushed forward and caught Natsu as he was about to fall, pulling him into his arms and saying with a grin, "Hey, Natsu, are you alright? I'm here to save you."

At this moment, Natsu's magic power was almost completely drained, and he could barely see anything. However, when he heard Eleven's voice, he still managed to lift his head and look at Eleven's blurry figure, his eyes sparkling with countless little stars.

That's incredible!

Natsu knew Eleven was strong, but he never imagined she was this strong.

Natsu, trapped inside the Magic Crystal, witnessed Eleven's battle almost from the dragon's first-person perspective; he even felt the dragon's despair.

Even with his immense confidence in his Dragon Slayer Magic, Natsu didn't think he could gain any advantage against that dragon. However, Eleven dismantled the dragon in no time, a feat that far exceeded Natsu's expectations.

At that moment, Eleven became Natsu's idol!

"E- Eleven..." Natsu tried to speak weakly.

Seeing Natsu's extreme weakness, Eleven quickly chimed in, "It's nothing, no need to thank me. Aren't we guildmates? Of course I had to save you! Besides, I'm partly responsible for this incident; I didn't explain the mission clearly to you. I should be apologizing to you."

Eleven's words were sincere; he genuinely felt a little sorry for Natsu. Although the main reason was that Natsu was an idiot, he couldn't absolve himself of responsibility for not taking good care of him.

Natsu listened blankly as Eleven rambled on and on. Finally, after he finished, he managed to interject, "Eleven, when we get back... let's fight! I... I'm fired up!"

[·_·???]:"Ha?"