Bloody Battle

Laxus clutched his chest, arcs of electricity crackling between his fingers, and he was panting like a bellows.

"This dragon isn't as strong as that Black Dragon; we have a chance."

If it had been just one second later...

The roar of the Scissor Blade Dragon grazed past his scalp, plowing a deep trench in the ground and splattering his back with gravel.

If that hit lands squarely, even if Riyao comes, it'll be useless.

The Scissor Blade Dragon was unaware that Laxus had escaped.

It thought it had buried the electrocuting minion under the rubble.

He then turned and attacked other mages.

Laxus stood up from the rubble, his knees buckling, almost causing him to kneel back down.

He gritted his teeth, and magic surged out of him like it was free.

The blue arc of electricity raged wildly, crackling and popping in the surrounding air.

He raised his hands.

Close.

An electric arc in his palm transformed into a blue storm.

[Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Dragon-Roving Fangtian Halberd]

A ten-meter-long azure lightning halberd materialized out of thin air, with a phantom Azure Dragon coiled around its body, its scales clearly defined and its whiskers and mane bristling.

The muscles in his arms were taut, veins bulging, and all his strength was poured into them.

The Scissor Blade Dragon finally sensed something was wrong.

It turned around abruptly.

The Dragon-Roving Fangtian Halberd had already pierced its weakest point, its abdomen.

Plop! Bang!

The halberd tip pierced through, dragon scales flew off, and blood spurted out, splashing several meters away.

Blue lightning bolts shot into the wound, and the smell of charred flesh and blood exploded instantly.

The Scissor Blade Dragon let out a deafening scream, its eyes turning blood red as rage surged within it.

It's going to tear this little fish to pieces.

The Rock Dragon in the distance is still straining.

It pressed down on its rear end, thinking that the lump of iron underneath should have been crushed into a flat disc by now.

He got up, preparing to deal with the other mages.

The ground cracked.

Gajeel emerged from the cave, his head and face covered in dirt, and dust still spitting out of his nose.

"How dare you sit on me like that?"

He wiped his face.

A dragon.

Use your butt.

Sit down!

Luckily, he reacted quickly and dug a hole to crawl into, otherwise he would be Gajeel now.

Gajeel's magical energy surged.

[Dragon Slayer Secret Art Technique: Shadow Iron Spiral]

Thick iron spikes stood up from his body, each one sharper than the last.

He twisted his waist, transforming into a spiraling storm of steel, shimmering with a ghostly light, and drilled directly into the Rock Dragon's rear.

Click.

The rock-like dragon scales were shredded, and blood spurted out.

The Rock Dragon froze, its face contorting in a rather dramatic way.

Then it lashed out at Gajeel with its tail, sending him flying.

Gajeel somersaulted seven or eight times in the air before crashing into a dilapidated building, sending dust billowing into the sky.

"Cough cough cough."

He crawled out coughing, a smirk playing on his lips.

Wendy's hands glowed green, and the wounds on Sting and Rogue were closing at a visible speed.

Sting looked down at his arm, which was almost fully recovered, and scratched his head.

"How are we supposed to fight this?! We've been hitting him for ages and we've only managed to break a little skin."

Rogue kept his head down and didn't say anything.

Sting slapped him on the shoulder, and Rogue stumbled forward half a step.

"Let's combine our attacks and do it again, I don't believe it! Miss Wendy, come on too!"

"Huh? I was also thinking of Enchantment Magic on Mr. Natsu..."

"Mr. Natsu is so strong, he definitely won't need to!"

Without saying a word, Sting grabbed Wendy and Rogue and ran towards the Dark Dragon and the Abyss Water Dragon.

The three stopped.

Magic surged simultaneously.

A holy white light emanated from Sting.

A deep, eerie light enveloped Rogue.

Wendy's whirlwind sent pebbles flying into the air.

Sting raised his hand and channeled his magic, causing a sphere of light to condense.

Rogue raised his hand to unleash magic, and a shadow orb condensed.

The two spheres were pushed together, and the black and white energy spheres began to merge, with surging waves of light churning wildly around their edges.

Wendy used the Rasengan technique.

The raging, spiraling turbulent wind sphere gradually merged into the energy sphere of light and shadow.

The three forces converged, and the energy sphere suddenly expanded, pulsating like a restless heart.

[Dragon Slayer Secret Art Technique: Holy Shadow Sky Flash Fang]

The three of them threw punches simultaneously, and all three fists struck the energy ball.

The energy sphere was fully activated.

A black and white storm swept out, engulfing three streets and tearing buildings apart.

Before the Dark Dragon and the Abyss Water Dragon could react, they were struck head-on by this Dragon Slayer Secret Art technique.

Boom!!

The two dragons were engulfed by a terrifying energy storm, their scales peeling off in large areas, exposing their flesh and blood.

The energy storm suddenly contracted, then exploded again.

Boom!!

The Dark Dragon and the Abyss Water Dragon were covered in wounds, and dragon blood dripped down their bodies.

Although the wounds weren't deep, they still caused them real injury.

This thoroughly enraged the two dragons.

The Dark Dragon gritted its teeth, making a grinding sound, and a wave of shadows surged from beneath it, overwhelming the three of them.

The Abyss Water Dragon opened its mouth.

A waterspout rose from the ground.

"Kill them all!!"

Above the sky.

He propped himself up, his elbows braced against the Diamond Dragon's rough back, and the flames in his palms reignited.

"Damn it, Rogue!"

[Fire Dragon's Iron Fist]

With a punch, flames enveloped his fist, and a wave of heat swept over him.

[White Shadow Dragon's Silk]

Future Rogue raised his hand, light and shadow transformed into countless intersecting blades, enveloping him completely.

Natsu raised his arm to block.

Numerous tiny cuts were made on his arm.

Blue flames immediately burst out of the wound, tearing the skin and flesh apart, only to be forcibly pulled back together to heal.

He charged forward through the blades and punched Future Rogue in the stomach.

Bang!

Without changing his expression, Future Rogue swung a backhand strike at the back of Natsu's neck.

Natsu tumbled downwards, but managed to stay upright and kicked out to the side.

Future Rogue grabbed his calf, twisted his wrist, spun around, and flung Natsu away.

Natsu traced a parabola in mid-air.

Thump.

They landed on the back of the Hellfire Dragon.

He opened his mouth and spit out two mouthfuls of liquid from the flames on the back of the Hellfire Dragon.

Resurrected at full health.

Natsu jumped up and rushed back onto the Diamond Dragon's back.

In the Future Rogue will become increasingly ruthless, aiming to kill with every move.

Natsu continued to fight while being beaten, his attacks becoming faster and faster, and the flames growing increasingly intense.

"Ah! It's on fire!"

He ran away after losing the fight.

He ran back to the Hellfire Dragon and inhaled its flames twice. The blue flames burned against his skin, causing the wounds to reopen, heal, reopen, and heal again.

He just wouldn't give up, like an unkillable cockroach.

[Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus Exploding Flame Blade]

A torrent of explosive flames erupted from Natsu's body, transforming into a crimson storm.

[Dragon Slayer Secret Art Technique: Holy Shadow Dragon Fang Flash]

In the Future Rogue, the black and white colors twisting into a huge dragon phantom.

The two forces collided.

The torrents of flame and the torrents of light collided, exploding in the middle into a dazzling sphere of light that illuminated most of the night sky as if it were daytime.

Natsu grinned in the light, his fighting spirit undiminished.