Nirvana Collapses

Natsu rushed forward and started fighting with Mu, his moves completely haphazard, driven entirely by instinct.

Each punch carried the scorching heat of Dragon Force, exploding into flames of interwoven orange and blue upon striking Wu's body.

Forced back several steps by this sudden and frenzied attack, his dark magic was scattered by the next punch before it could gather.

Natsu gripped Wu's shoulders with both hands, his fingers digging into the fabric of Wu's clothes until his knuckles turned white. He was almost pressed against Wu's body, his cheeks puffed out, and hot breath escaped from between his teeth.

[Fire Dragon's Roar]

Orange-red flames mixed with blue flames slammed into Wu's chest at point-blank range. The flames, like a raging beast, tore at half of Wu's body.

The intense heat instantly burned his clothes to ashes upon contact, leaving his skin charred and curled, and the air filled with a pungent, burnt smell.

Not only did it not have time to Deflection the gravity and redirect the aftershocks of the roar in other directions, but the flames swept across the stone pillar behind it, causing the pillar to shatter and collapse under the intense heat.

But half of his body was also charred black by Natsu's roar, from his shoulder to his waist, a dark patch of black with wisps of smoke rising from it.

Without a big kick, he slammed his heel into Natsu's abdomen, sending Natsu flying and rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

But Natsu's chaotic and frenzied attacks left Mu unable to defend himself for a while. He clutched his charred half-body, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, but the madness on his face only intensified.

Natsu ~ I'm still alive~

A lazy voice came from above, its tone light and cheerful, as if someone were on vacation.

Natsu looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Riyao hanging upside down from the ceiling, its dragon tail swaying back and forth, waving at him with that cheeky smile that was both infuriating and reassuring.

Just as he was about to be enveloped by those repulsive energy tentacles, Riyao moved away from his original position at an extremely fast speed. Those tentacles only swallowed a fragment of his afterimage, while the real him had already soared into the air.

"Riyao!"

Natsu's voice was a mixture of anger and joy; the anger beneath his dragon scales hadn't completely subsided, but his tense shoulders had visibly relaxed.

"Hehe~"

Riyao swooped down from the top, its form like a dark green arrow aimed straight at nothingness.

Natsu moved as well, his feet bursting into flames as he flanked from the other side.

[Azure Dragon's Claw Blade]

[Fire Dragon's Iron Fist]

Riyao's dragon claws were wrapped in emerald green magic, while Natsu's fists burned with orange-red flames, both striking at Wu simultaneously from the left and right.

Instead of panicking, he burst into a maniacal laugh, the blood at the corner of his mouth making the smile look particularly ferocious.

He coiled his fists with dark green magic, which spun in a spiral as he met the two men's fists.

The moment the four fists collided, three completely different magical forces violently collided at the point of contact, creating a violent shockwave that sent surrounding pebbles flying into the air, and a long crack appeared in the middle of the stone slab.

With the core of Nirvana destroyed, the mobile fortress began to collapse, and massive tremors reverberated throughout the city from its base.

The building crookedly collapsed like building blocks, its six sturdy legs losing support one after another, and the entire fortress slowly tilted to one side.

As the three battled fiercely, the collapse accelerated, with each clash of magic hastening the disintegration of Nirvana.

New cracks kept appearing in the ground beneath my feet, and pebbles fell from above.

Lucy and Happy covered their heads and ran outside, staggering as they passed. The wall behind them collapsed with a crash, raising a cloud of dust.

"Ugh, nobody said it would collapse after the core was destroyed!"

Lucy screamed as she ran, her skirt tripping over pebbles several times, almost causing her to fall face-first into the mud.

"I guess this is a tradition of our guild, right? Aye!"

"What kind of ridiculous tradition is demolishing buildings?!"

Happy spread his wings and flew above Lucy's head, his little blue figure dodging left and right in the rain of pebbles, not forgetting to turn back and grin at Lucy.

The others hurriedly evacuated Nirvana, and after regrouping, they ran away together, their footsteps haphazardly treading on the increasingly sloping ground, with some occasionally staggering from the shock.

Wendy was out of breath from running, while Carla flew ahead of her, her two cat ears perked up nervously.

She glanced back at the crumbling Nirvana behind her, her little face filled with worry.

"Where are Mr. Natsu and Mr. Riyao?"

Gray wiped the dust off his face and pointed to Midnight and Cobra, who were tied up by the roadside.

"Hey Erza, should we bring those Oración Seis over there?"

"Okay, take it with you. We can give it to the Magic Council later."

Erza deftly hoisted Midnight onto her shoulder, then grabbed Cobra by the collar with her other hand, lifting him as effortlessly as if he were two rabbits, her steps still steady.

Boom!!

An explosion more violent than any before came from the depths of Nirvana, and the shockwave, carrying debris and dust, swept in from behind, blowing everyone's hair back.

"Wow! What's happening now!?"

Lucy was thrown forward several steps by the blast wave, then crouched on the ground with her hands covering her head, her face full of terror.

"It should be Coalhead and Riyao fighting that Brain."

A hint of worry still flickered in Gray's eyes.

Erza put the Midnight on her shoulder to the ground, turned around and ran towards the direction of the explosion. Her steps were firm, and her armor made a slight metallic clanging sound as it vibrated.

"You've run out of magic, go ahead, I'll go help."

Before she finished speaking, her figure had already disappeared into the billowing dust, leaving only a series of hurried footsteps.