Showdown with Kamuer

Natsu crossed his arms and muttered, "Working at the end of the year? Workaholic."

"Speaking of which... it's almost the end of the year, are there still any requests?" A chestnut-haired girl asked with a puzzled look.

"There's another one on the task board," Macao said.

"I remember the last commission was a 'cargo escort' mission. It said that some rich man Labi wanted to transport goods to Shanwu Town. The reward was around 2.8 million, but it must have been very dangerous, otherwise the reward wouldn't have been that high," said Levy, the blue-haired girl next to the counter.

"Labi..." Makarov, who was sitting cross-legged by the counter, suddenly sobered up a bit, as if he had remembered something.

"What's wrong, President? Is there a problem?" Levy asked.

"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered someone." The old man took another swig of wine, seemingly unconcerned.

"Speaking of which, I did this mission of Labi's before, just a month ago. I didn't expect him to issue another mission..." Erza said casually on the other side.

The old man's drink abruptly stopped.

He jumped down and hurried towards the door.

"President, where are we going?" Macao asked loudly.

"Shanwu Town," Makarov said, and then left the guild.

The people in the guild looked surprised.

"Is there a problem with that mission?"

"Is the student council president... looking for Chiba and the others?"

"No way, you know the guild leader's personality. Even if there's a problem with that mission, he won't interfere."

"Who knows..."

The next day.

The caravan entered Shanwu Town as planned, but the town was not as bustling as expected. It was just an ordinary town.

Ailong rode at the front on horseback, with Chiba and Mira beside him. Chiba couldn't help but look at the man; his expression was calm, as if nothing had happened the night before, and he wasn't asking for anything, as if this was just an ordinary mission.

They walked to the end of the main road in town; beyond that, the road led up into the mountains. According to the agreement, they only needed to take them this far.

But what agreement can there be at a time like this? Whether they can leave or not depends on the Shadow Skull's decision.

They saw a group of people at the foot of the mountain.

They walked to the foot of the mountain and got a clear look at the group of people.

The leader was an unremarkable middle-aged man dressed in simple cloth, the kind of person who would easily blend into a crowd. He was surrounded by people of various appearances, and among them, Chiba spotted Kamuer.

"You guys have some guts, actually coming instead of running away halfway," Kamuer said sinisterly, his gaze lingering on Mira.

It seems he still harbors resentment towards Mira for her threats back then.

"The goods have been delivered safely, President Yaro. Please inspect them." The Labi stepped out of the carriage and said in a deep voice.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group said calmly, "Inspecting the goods."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people behind him walked to the vicinity of the convoy and began to inspect the goods.

A moment later, one of them shouted, "Chairman, the goods are fine."

"Hmm..." Yaro nodded, then looked at Labi.

The latter seemed somewhat nervous.

Yaro said calmly, "You want to leave us?"

Labi gritted his teeth and said, "Guild Master, I have applied for retirement with Lord Water King, and Lord Water King has agreed to it."

Yaro waved his hand and said, "Lord Water King is Lord Water King, and I am me. You are still one of us, the Flames of Life and Death, and should obey my orders."

"But you deserve credit for bringing them here." Yaro suddenly smiled, then turned his gaze to Chiba.

"It should be said... it was him..."

Labi, his body hunched over, slowly walked up behind Yaro and the others, head bowed and silent.

"Me?" Chiba frowned.

"Hmm... this mission was originally designed for you." As Yaro finished speaking, Kamuer flew towards Chiba.

His entire body transformed into a ball of flame, like a sea of fire filling the sky, rushing towards Chiba.

"Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu!"

He spewed a jet of water from his mouth, which shot towards the flames filling the sky. But the flames were clearly more ferocious, and they actually evaporated Chiba's water. But at this moment, he briefly revealed his human form.

Mira's beautiful eyes narrowed behind her. She mobilized her magic power and quickly entered Satan Soul Form. Then she leaped forward and attacked Kamuer.

"Whoosh!"

A flash of sword light streaked past, slashing towards Mira. The latter had clearly anticipated this attack and simply waved her hand to deflect the sword energy.

"Don't get in my way..."

In the sky, a young man clad in armor spoke calmly.

Mira's pretty face was shrouded in frost. "You're the one in the way."

"Isn't it nice to just watch the two of them fight like this?" the young man said with a slight smile.

"Wearing armor and saying such irrelevant things... I really want to strip you of your armor and hang you from a tree," Mira said coldly.

The young man smiled, not caring.

"Crimson Flame Rain!"

"Bite!"

In the sky, a massive crimson magic circle materialized. Immediately afterwards, countless flames fell from the magic circle like arrows.

"Water Release, Water Formation Wall!"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

His hand seals changed rapidly; since there were only two seals, the technique was naturally very quick to use. He spewed a large amount of water into the sky, forming a wall of water to block the attack of the flames.

The ten Shadow Clones that were created then rushed towards Kamuer.

"Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu!"

The five Shadow Clones simultaneously spewed out streams of water, attacking the ball of flame.

No matter how much you burn, I have Tailed Beast, I have Chakra, and I have plenty of water!

"Hmph! A mere trick!"

Kamuer snorted coldly, then formed a magic circle in front of him, and a dark purple fiery hand rushed towards Chiba's main body.

"Water Release, Water Formation Wall!"

The other five Shadow Clones had surrounded Kamuer at some point, simultaneously forming hand seals. Instantly, five walls of water surrounded Kamuer from all sides, forcing him into the center.

"Boom!"

Kamuer's flames continued to expand, trying to evaporate the Water Formation Walls. But the water seemed endless and could not be evaporated at all.

After several minutes of evaporation that ultimately failed, Kamuer had no choice but to shift his attention elsewhere.

The other four Shadow Clones used techniques outside, while the Water Formation Wall above was used inside. This caused Kamuer couldn't break through the Water Formation Wall, to shift his attack target to the Shadow Clone inside.

"Bang!"

The flaming arm pierced through the Shadow Clone's chest, causing the Shadow Clone to vanish instantly. At the same time, the Water Formation Wall above its head also disappeared.

Kamuer leaped into the air, only to be knocked back down by the Water Bullet Jutsu from the other Shadow Clones outside.

"Hateful!"

Kamuer roared in anger; these few ordeals had depleted nearly half of his magic power.

"Drink up!!"

He roared to the sky, his dark purple body expanding continuously. The high temperature caused the water on the Water Formation Walls to evaporate continuously, forming a large amount of water vapor that rose upwards.

"Shadow Burst!!"