Glad to Have Met You

"Hateful!"

In the distance, Rina, who had been kicked away by Chiba, stood up, cursed angrily, and felt a burning pain in his chest.

Looking down, I saw that a large section of my clothes had disappeared from my chest, revealing a charred chest.

Rina's eyes burned with rage. Although the kick had caused him great harm, it would be a gross underestimation to think that one kick was enough to finish him off.

He raised his palm, and then wisps of wind swirled around it, compressing and rotating continuously.

"Storm, Blazing Wind Arrows!"

Rina condensed the wind energy in his palm into arrows, which then shot towards Chiba, who was fighting in the crowd, like streaks of light.

Chiba's eyes turned cold, then he closed his hands, and the Water Formation Wall burst forth from the ground. Then, the seal in his hand changed, and the Wood Locking Wall appeared.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

The wind arrow swiftly shattered the Water Formation Wall and the Wood Locking Wall, striking Chiba squarely in the chest. His Lava Armor was also breached, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood, retreating rapidly.

However! His chest wound healed rapidly, returning to normal in just a few seconds.

Rina's face twitched violently. This move was one of his most powerful killing blows; although it broke through Chiba's defenses, it also injured him. But he didn't expect the latter to heal so quickly.

The Lava Armor covered his entire body once more, Chiba's eyes were now incredibly bloodshot. He suddenly slammed one hand down on the ground.

"Lava Release, Earth Lava!"

A massive, ferocious Chakra poured into the earth, causing it to shimmer within a radius of several hundred meters. Then, the earth cracked open, spewing magma from underground like an erupting volcano.

"Ahh!"

Countless screams echoed all around as the Shadow Skull mages were brutally murdered by the lava erupting from the earth. However, some powerful mages endured the searing pain of the lava and prepared to use ice magic to freeze the ground.

But how could Chiba let them have their way? In his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, his fighting spirit was amplified to an infinite degree, and he didn't even want to stop. Moreover, in his half- Tailed Beast form, he was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of one of the mages who was about to use ice magic.

"Boom!"

An arm enveloped in molten lava swung down, piercing his chest and plunging his body into the magma. Immediately afterward, Chiba's figure shot out again. In just a few seconds, he had slaughtered dozens of mages.

In the sky, Rina, who had escaped the Earth Lava, wore an expression of extreme rage. Among those who had followed him were more than a dozen A-Class mages, and the rest were all elites among the B-Class mages. Such a massive loss was a very heavy blow to the Shadow Skull.

Such a devastating blow means that even if he manages to hunt down Ultear and return, he will surely be reprimanded by the guild master and may even be stripped of his throne.

Thinking about this, his anger grew even stronger. What he had been so sure of had been ruined by this brat!

Kill him! You must kill him!

He mobilized all his magic power and stretched out his palm. Almost all of his magic power was compressed and condensed in his palm.

"Storm, Death Blazing Wind!"

As the low shout subsided, a cyan magic circle formed on his palm. Immediately afterwards, a vortex compressed to its limit spiraled towards Chiba's direction.

This is the strongest magic he can currently use. He once relied on this magic to kill an S-Class Mage single-handedly, thus becoming one of the Five Great Thrones of the Shadow Skull.

The swirling storm swept in, but Chiba on the ground seemed to have anticipated it and was prepared!

Yin- Chakra ratio 2:8!

Tailed Beast Bomb!

His face, covered with a few white dragon scales, wore an excited expression. He opened his mouth, and a small black sphere materialized. Then, he attacked the swirling storm.

"Boom!!"

The Tailed Beast Bomb collided with the Storm Spiral, producing a deafening roar. The massive energy wave enveloped an area of several hundred meters around it, turning the world there into a blank.

The explosion lasted for nearly several minutes before gradually weakening and disappearing, and all the surrounding trees vanished. A circular crater several hundred meters in diameter appeared, and even the lava had disappeared. Around the crater, about a hundred mages had all vanished into thin air... or rather... without a trace!

"Thump!"

A figure fell from the sky and landed in the pit. His body was covered in blood and gore, and he twitched slightly in the pit, but made no further sound.

Not far away, on the ground, Chiba removed his Tailed Beast Cloak and Tailed Beast Transformation, breathing heavily. He glanced at the pit, forced a smile, and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

About ten minutes later, Ultear, who had been taken far away by Chiba's Shadow Clone, ran over. She looked around, her pretty face full of shock.

The level of destructive power was beyond her imagination.

Dozens of B-Class, ten A-Class, and one S-Class have all vanished... No! There's still a figure in the huge crater, and that... seems to be Rina, known as the "Death Storm"!

This man who brought death to others ultimately brought death upon himself.

And all of this was because of this boy who was lying unconscious on the ground!

"What an absolutely spectacular battle..."

Suddenly, a voice that sounded like admiration rang out, and then a young man appeared on the shadow of a tree, clicking his tongue in praise.

Ultear seemed unsurprised, simply stating, "Indeed, this level of combat power is top-tier even within the Grimoire Heart."

"Is Lady Ultear planning to take him back to the guild?"

Ultear knew what he meant. For Chiba to possess such terrifying combat power at such a young age, if he could be corrupted, it would undoubtedly greatly enhance the guild's strength.

She gave him a cold glance. "If he goes berserk, even the president might not be able to control him. Taking him away is like taking a time bomb with you."

"Hey... that seems to make sense..." He grinned, then strode towards Chiba.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, without warning, a beam of magic pierced through his back.

"Ur... Lady Ultear, what... are you doing?"

He slowly collapsed, his eyes wide open, his face filled with disbelief.

"You shouldn't have tried to kill me," Ultear said calmly.

"But... if such a monster falls into the hands of others... it will pose a great threat to us... we must... we must get rid of it..." the young man said haltingly.

"Shut up! Even if he dies, he must die by my hand. How dare you, scum, touch him?" Ultear sneered.

She raised her palm, and magic gathered at her fingertips.

"You... you can't kill me! I'm the one who restored your magic! You can't kill me!" The young man stammered, seemingly sensing Ultear's thoughts.

You think I'm grateful to you?

Ultear suddenly laughed.

"You know what? If it weren't for you, I would still have a reason to stay with him."

"So... go die..."

"Pfft!"

Streams of magic shot into the youth's body, causing him to convulse in pain. Then, Ultear waved her small hand, instantly freezing him.

The girl walked up to the unconscious boy and remained silent.

A very long time passed before she turned and left.

"Thank you."

She said it very softly.

She was grateful for this period of her life, and also grateful for the young people she met during that time.