The Teammates Weren't Pulling Their Weight
The fighting inside the villa was fierce; it seemed that Bob's villa was doomed.
Lucy summoned the Celestial Spirit, but Gemini fought her for control, causing all the Celestial Spirit to return to the Celestial Spirit World after their shift.
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"No, isn't this right? Why is there always this targeting of the Celestial Spirit?"
Erza donned her Flight Armor and, wielding dual swords, faced off against the Cobra Cobra.
"Lucy, don't just stand there!"
With his hands in his pockets, Cobra subtly dodged all the slashes.
Instead of worrying about others, worry about yourself.
His head was tilted slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips, his eyes languid yet dangerous.
Erza's sword was as fast as lightning, each strike accompanied by a sharp, tearing sound as she swung her sword in a relentless, impenetrable manner.
But Cobra always managed to dodge in time, his body weaving between the sword blades.
"I heard everything, your inner turmoil..."
Cobra's voice was deep and hoarse, with an uncomfortably sticky quality.
He bent down to dodge Erza's horizontal slash, his body almost sliding past the blade.
Cobra heard about Erza's past.
Erza's innermost thoughts were laid bare before him, and he unearthed the past of the Tower of Heaven.
Cobra's expression changed.
That languid smile vanished, replaced by a complex expression.
He took a step back, creating distance between himself and Erza. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.
Natsu's gaze swept around the hall, and he noticed that there was someone sleeping in a corner.
The guy named Midnight was sitting on a flying carpet, fast asleep, his breathing even.
Sleeping in the middle of the battlefield—that composure was downright arrogant.
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"So arrogant!"
Natsu's cheeks puffed out, and a surge of burning anger welled up in his chest.
He took a deep breath, and flames surged and gathered deep in his throat.
Then it suddenly opened its mouth, and a Fire Dragon's Roar, carrying destructive heat, transformed into a thick pillar of flame that blasted towards Midnight.
The pillar of flames abruptly changed direction less than a meter from the Midnight.
It wasn't extinguished, nor was it blocked; it was distorted.
The pillar of fire seemed to have hit an invisible funhouse mirror, making a bizarre right angle in the air, deviating from its original trajectory, and hurtling off in a completely different direction.
Lyon is standing in that direction.
Lyon was fighting Brain with Sherry when he suddenly felt a scorching wave of air coming from the side.
He turned his head and saw a pillar of fire hurtling towards his face. His pupils contracted sharply, and he lunged to the side.
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Flames grazed his hair and flew past, blasting a large, charred hole in the wall behind him.
"Zzz..."
The Midnight remained silent as he continued to sleep.
Lyon got up from the ground, a small tuft of his hair singed by the flames, and his face covered in wall ash.
He pointed at Natsu and roared in a betrayed tone.
"Hey! Watch your step, you damn coalhead!"
Hoteye stood behind Brain, his hands pressed to the ground, magic flowing from his palms into the earth.
The entire villa began to soften; the hard marble tiles melted and deformed like heated chocolate, turning into a sticky swamp.
Their feet began to sink, the mud gripping their ankles like countless invisible hands, dragging them further into the ground.
"As long as you have money, it doesn't matter if you don't have love."
Hoteye's voice was deep and calm, as if stating an undeniable fact.
His hands continued to pour magic into the ground, and the swamp grew larger and deeper.
Jura took a deep breath and slammed his hands together in front of him, creating a deafening roar.
Under his will, the earth began to rebel against Hoteye's control, and the edges of the swamp began to harden again.
Two completely different earth-based magical powers clashed violently underground, causing the ground to undulate like waves, and cracks to spread across the ground between the two people.
Jura and Hoteye, two top-tier earth-type mages, began a silent struggle.
Brain frowned.
He looked around and found that the battle was not as one-sided as he had expected.
Racer, that unfortunate kid, was suppressed; Cobra was slacking off; Hoteye was held back by Jura; and Angel's Gemini, though having a good time, didn't pose any real threat.
The man Riyao appeared completely at ease throughout, clearly not having used his full strength yet.
His patience ran out.
"Work in the Midnight!"
Brain's voice suddenly rose, carrying an undeniable sense of command.
The Midnight offered no response.
However, a twisted force spread out from the Midnight, enveloping the entire hall.
Suddenly, the clothes on all the Allied Forces began to twist and deform, as if the fabric had come alive, tightening, wrapping, and binding them.
Jura's robes began to twist, and the collar tightened, constricting his throat and interrupting his struggle with Hoteye.
Hoteye seized this opportunity.
He slammed his hands on the ground, and the softened earth surged up like a giant beast awakened, the soil and rocks turning into a massive mudslide that swept towards the Allied Forces.
Jura didn't have time to break free of her clothes and could only watch helplessly as the mudslide was about to engulf the entire Allied Forces.
Cobra whistled.
Erza was bound by the twisted armor, her movements restricted, and she could only watch helplessly as the Cobra opened its mouth, its two sharp fangs piercing her calf.
A burning, stinging pain spread from her calf, and her vision began to blur.
After the Cobra bit Erza, it twisted its body and transformed into a black lightning bolt, shooting towards the Riyao.
After Cobra dealt with Erza, he began to entangle Riyao, biting Riyao several times right away.
Riyao quickly took off his shirt, dealing with Cobra while simultaneously resisting the softening earth.
Gemini's Lucy was having a lot of fun beating Lucy.
The whip lashed Lucy again and again, each strike accompanied by a sharp crack and Lucy's screams.
A pure, heartfelt joy shone on Gemini's face, as if hitting Lucy was the most fun thing it had ever done.
Hoteye manipulated the earth and freed the imprisoned Racer from his rocky cage.
The soil and rocks cracked open automatically under his control, revealing the dusty, dirty Racer inside.
Racer rushed straight to Riyao and attacked Riyao relentlessly; that unlucky kid didn't even know to grab a knife.
Brain moved.
He raised his cane and unleashed magic, transforming it into a streak of black and green light that instantly appeared before Wendy.
Before Wendy could react, she was grabbed, the force so strong that Wendy almost cried out in pain.
Wendy instinctively reached for something nearby, and her hand grabbed Happy's tail.
"Withdraw!"
Brain's voice echoed in the hall, carrying an unquestionable authority.
A light appeared beneath his feet, rapidly spreading until, in a flash, Oración Seis, Wendy, Happy, and the others vanished from their spot.
In the heart of the ruins of the broken villa, Riyao scratched his head.
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"My teammates aren't doing a good job."