Boss Battle: The Two Crushed

Feeling the immense pressure emanating from Yuri, Erza and Mirajane immediately frowned.

They were not unfamiliar with Yuri's fighting abilities.

But ultimately, being a bystander and confronting the issue are two different things.

When they finally stood before this man, they realized just what Yuri's former opponents had truly faced!

That terrifying magic seemed to form a hideous phantom behind him, making him look like a real Devil.

"You guys make the first move, otherwise if I have to, you won't have a chance at all."

Yuri stood there with one hand in his pocket, beckoning to the two men with his finger. The meaning was clear: one hand was enough to deal with them.

"Let me make it clear beforehand, I'm not going to go easy on you."

Mirajane and Erza exchanged a silent glance. At this moment, they couldn't care less about the duel; they just had to make Yuri take them seriously.

In an instant, the two rushed forward, one after the other.

"Heavenly Wheel - The Blazing Sword!"

Erza switched to the Heaven's Wheel Armor again, and streaks of sword light, like dense raindrops, shot towards Yuri.

But each time the sword tip was about to touch Yuri's body, he would disappear from the spot, leaving behind a deep blue afterimage.

"Shunpo?"

As one of the people who knew Yuri best, Erza naturally knew that Shunpo was a magic that could use high-speed movement to leave afterimages and confuse opponents.

"In that case... Heavenly Wheel - Sword of the Three Realms!"

Erza frowned and approached Yuri, swords in hand.

The rapidly swung sword drew a triangular line that struck Yuri directly, instantly sealing off all his possible escape routes.

"A good idea, but unfortunately the flaws are still too obvious."

Yuri even had time to nod and offer his praise.

The next moment, a ferocious claw flashing with blue light emerged from the gap in the triangular sword light, and the Devil Bringer punched Erza in the face.

"Bang!"

Erza was stunned by the impact and flew backward uncontrollably.

At that moment, Mirajane suddenly appeared below Yuri, and taking advantage of the moment when Yuri's old power had dissipated and new power had not yet been generated, he gathered two dark vortexes in his hands and released them directly at Yuri's chest.

"Ultra Torture Rage!"

Two vortexes, carrying immense torque, slammed into Yuri's chest, attempting to tear him apart, but aside from blowing his trench coat around, they couldn't even repel him.

"Good timing, but unfortunately, the power wasn't concentrated enough." Yuri commented again, grabbing Mirajane's cheek with one hand and slamming her to the ground.

"Boom!"

The ground was instantly blasted into a crater fifty meters in diameter. Mirajane trembled all over, feeling as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart in pain.

Fortunately Erza returned in time, once again charging behind Yuri and instantly donning the Black Wing Armor.

"Black Feather - Moon Flash!"

A sword light flashed horizontally, aiming straight for Yuri's waist, as if to cut him in two.

But Erza clearly understood that this was impossible, so her goal was to drive Yuri away from Mirajane.

Unexpectedly, Yuri suddenly leaned forward, using the Devil Bringer gripping Mirajane's cheek as a fulcrum, and with one hand, he lifted himself into the air to dodge the sword.

At the same time, taking advantage of Erza's missed strike, he twisted his body at lightning speed, turning into a whirlwind in the air, and punched Erza in the lower back.

"Puwa!"

Erza a sweet taste in her throat and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was then embedded in the pit along with the fallen Mirajane.

Yuri did not stop after the two fell to the ground, but just as he was about to continue his pursuit, Mirajane stretched out her right hand, and dark energy poured out.

It formed a giant claw like a curtain, taking the opportunity to grab at Yuri.

Just as Yuri was about to be captured, the Devil Bringer suddenly emitted a dazzling azure light, and the illusory magical arm directly gripped Mirajane's dark claws.

"Commendable courage."

Yuri chuckled, and the next moment he grabbed Mirajane by the giant claw and flung her away, sending her crashing into a mountain wall, burying her in a shower of rubble and dust.

"I told you, I won't go easy on you." Yuri smiled, preparing to determine the results of this S-Class Exam.

Suddenly, a long spear pierced through the rubble and dust, flying toward Yuri at incredible speed.

Yuri raised an eyebrow, tilted his head slightly to dodge, and his spear shot straight into the mountain wall behind him, piercing through it and causing it to collapse.

Erza, wearing a yellow suit of armor with dark blue patterns, emerged panting from the mountainside where Mirajane had crashed. "We haven't lost yet."

The Giant Armor is a suit of armor that enhances throwing power. Its standard accessory is the Evil-Slaying Spear, the very spear that just grazed Yuri's cheek.

Yuri looked down in confusion for a moment, and Erza, who should have been lying there, was indeed nowhere to be seen; she had been moved to a different location at some point.

He suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. It used its tail to wrap around its companion and create distance the moment I flung it away? Mira, you've improved! You're not just blindly charging in like before."

Mira emerged from between the cliff walls, coughing, looking equally disheveled. "Normally, I'd be quite pleased to receive such praise from you."

However, given the current situation, these words sound more like sarcasm.

Yuri, one hand on his hip, asked with a mocking expression, "Want to fight again? You should know very well that you have no chance of winning."

"That's not a reason for us to give up." Despite her body beginning to ache, Erza's tone remained firm.

Unlike Erza's serious demeanor, Mirajane seized the opportunity to provoke her, saying, "Since you're so confident, how about we make a bet? If we win, you'll team up with me for future missions."

She had had this idea for a long time, but Yuri had always rejected her with various excuses.

However, based on her understanding of Yuri, although he usually seemed lazy, he was very prone to getting carried away in battle.

They are extremely confident in their own abilities.

Therefore, at this time and place, he will definitely agree!

As expected, Yuri tilted his head slightly and said quite casually, "If you win."

His arrogant demeanor practically screamed "I don't take you seriously" written all over his face.

To everyone's surprise, Mirajane was not angry at all; on the contrary, she was extremely excited.

"Did you hear that Erza? He agreed." Mirajane nudged Erza with her elbow and winked, "Quick, get out your secret weapon!"

Judging from these words, it seems the two of them had planned this all along?

Erza's eyes instantly turned into cat-like pupils, and she asked guiltily, "Wh... what secret weapon? What are you talking about?"

"Stop pretending, don't think I don't know!" Mirajane chuckled mischievously, "You've secretly hidden a set of... mmm!"

Before she could finish speaking, Erza suddenly lunged forward and covered Mirajane's mouth with her own, veins bulging on her forehead. "Shut up!"

Yuri, listening from a distance, was completely bewildered.

Secret weapon? Sex? What the heck...

In the instant he was distracted by this, Erza and Mirajane, who had been playing around, suddenly exchanged a glance.

Now!

"Bang!"