Angel Gets Scared

At this moment, Jiang Bai, Wendy, and Carla were walking leisurely through the sea of trees.

"Aren't you worried? Your companions have already gone far ahead," Carla asked, following beside her.

"There's nothing I can do, my guild is full of battle maniacs," Jiang Bai shrugged, looking helpless.

"If I'm too proactive and handle everything myself, they'll get upset, so I'll just have to slack off a bit."

"Hmph! Aren't you afraid they'll be defeated?"

"I'm already standing here," Jiang Bai said calmly.

The outcome of this battle was already predetermined.

"Hmph! How confident you are." Carla turned her head to the side.

"Carla, don't talk like that," Wendy whispered, trying to persuade her.

"Brother Jiang Bai slowed down specifically because he was thinking of us."

"He himself admitted it was because he was lazy," Carla retorted.

Jiang Bai smiled, ignoring the haughty little cat. He looked at Wendy and asked gently, "Wendy, how old are you this year?"

"Fourteen! I'll be fifteen soon!" Wendy answered earnestly.

Jiang Bai, knowing that the child would later be troubled by her figure, suggested, "Wendy, you should eat more, especially milk, it's good for your health."

"Yes!" Wendy nodded vigorously, but then her mood dropped again.

"But... I've been drinking a lot of milk, but I haven't grown any taller. Will I... stay like this forever?"

Don't worry, as long as...

Before Jiang Bai could finish speaking, an incredibly thick beam of magical energy, carrying an aura of annihilation, instantly tore through the dense forest in front of them and hurtled straight toward their location.

"Boom--!"

Jiang Bai directly expanded his "Infinity," and that invisible barrier, like an insurmountable chasm, firmly stood in front of himself, Wendy, and Carla.

"Ahhh!" Wendy was so frightened by the sudden and terrifying attack that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

"This, this is..."

"Did Jura fail to stop it?"

Jiang Bai looked at the magical beam of light that was unable to advance an inch in front of him, his tone as calm as if he were stating a trivial matter.

The massive magical beam of light continued to bombard the invisible barrier, but it could not budge it in the slightest until its energy was exhausted and it finally dissipated into the air.

Wendy stared blankly at herself and Carla, who were unharmed, and then at the back of that figure that hadn't even moved a step, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Brother Jiang Bai, you're amazing..."

Even the usually proud Carla couldn't find a word to refute this time. After a moment of silence, she whispered, "Thank you... this time."

"But Brother Jiang Bai, you're not surprised at all," Wendy said, realizing what was happening.

"Did you know all along that this would happen?"

"Yes," Jiang Bai nodded.

"That night that happened later was fake, so I had Jura stay behind to stop it. Now it seems he's been entangled and drawn into a fight."

This Heavenly Movement attack was clearly witnessed by others scattered throughout the forest.

What is that?

"Such powerful magic!"

"This is... this is our guild's 'Pegasus Christina's' Magical Explosive Cannon!" The voice was filled with shock and confusion.

"What?!"

"Why did he launch it now? And why is it aimed at our rear? Are there enemies behind us too?!"

Inside the control room of "Pegasus Christina," Angel stared blankly at the images reflected on the magic crystal screen.

Before that scorched earth, ravaged by the magic beam, stood the man, Jiang Bai, unharmed, his clothes without a single wrinkle.

"Is... is this even human?" Angel's face was filled with disbelief.

"Even Pegasus's Magical Explosive Cannon couldn't break through his defense? That's too unfair!"

A chill ran through her, and Angel made a quick decision: this was no place to linger.

She rushed out of the control room and, facing Jura who was still locked in combat with her clone, commanded, "Gemini, don't linger! Destroy this magic airship, let's go!"

Immediately afterwards, she summoned her Aries Celestial Spirit, Aries.

"Use your wool wall to stop him!"

"I'm so... so sorry..."

With an apologetic expression, Aries released a large amount of soft, fluffy white wool, instantly forming a thick wall that blocked Jura's path.

By the time Jura used magic to disperse the annoying cotton, Angel and Gemini had already vanished.

The next second, "Pegasus Christina," having lost its magical support, let out a piercing scream and crashed erratically to the ground.

Jura also found the woman who had been stripped naked, bound tightly, and already unconscious in the villa's bathroom.

Meanwhile, in the distant sea of trees, the Oración Seis's Cobra suddenly curled into a playful smile.

"I heard it. It's news that Angel failed."

Beside him, the tall, thin man codenamed "Racer" said disdainfully, "Although I never expected that piece of junk magic-powered explosive cannon to be of any use, it's still utterly trash."

"No, that blast cannon still has some power," Cobra shook his head, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"It's just that this man named Jiang Bai is too powerful."

"What should we do then? Do we need to deal with him ourselves?"

Racer's tone remained relaxed, seemingly unconcerned about Jiang Bai's ability to withstand the magic-powered explosive cannon.

"No need to rush," Cobra licked his lips.

"Let those weaklings wear down the members of the legitimate guilds first."

"The leader has found 'Nirvana,' but it will take a little longer to break the seal. Let's wait a bit longer."

"All right."

Meanwhile, Natsu and his group, who had already run quite a distance, also witnessed the destruction of the "Blue Pegasus" airship and its crash to the ground.

Everyone understood that this marked the beginning of an enemy invasion.

"So that means," Hibiki's face turned very ugly,

"The magic-guided explosive cannon that the airship just fired... its target was Jiang Bai!"

"Damn it! I got tricked!" Natsu angrily slammed his fist into a nearby tree.

"Where are those Oración Seis? I'm going to beat them to a pulp!"

"Shouldn't we be more worried about Jiang Bai from your guild at this time?" Ivan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Gray chuckled. "That guy won't be defeated by that stuff."

Lucy nodded in agreement. Compared to the scene where Jiang Bai took the "Etherion" head-on last time, what happened just now was nothing.

"Is he... really that strong?" Lian still couldn't quite believe it.

"Hey!" Happy puffed out his little chest with pride.

"Jiang Bai is the strongest!"