Biu! Biu! Biu!

Jiang Bai, Wendy, and Carla continued walking forward at a leisurely pace.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the surrounding woods, and then figures emerged from all directions, surrounding the three of them.

The same thing happened to Natsu and his group, who had already run quite far away.

Carla's eyes narrowed as she looked at the uniform guild crests on those people. "These are people from the dark guild 'Wings of Calamity'."

"Looks like we're surrounded." Jiang Bai looked around, his tone as relaxed as if he had discovered an interesting insect while on a picnic.

A henchman swaggered out. "That's right! Not only you, but also those groups ahead, have been surrounded by members from all thirty-four guilds! Just surrender obediently!"

Upon hearing that there were a total of thirty-four dark guilds, Wendy and Carla both turned pale.

The number of people in this guild alone is already quite considerable, while their side only has twelve people plus two cats at most, so how could they not be worried?

"Hey," Carla couldn't help but ask Jiang Bai beside her.

Why aren't you nervous at all?

"Because..." Jiang Bai stretched and yawned.

"They're really weak."

"What?!"

"There are only three of you here, yet you dare to be so arrogant?"

Kill them!

Jiang Bai picked at his ear, seemingly getting impatient. "Oh? You're going to kill me? That's great, then I don't need to hold back anymore."

He cracked his knuckles and said in a troubled tone, "Do you know how difficult it is to master the strength to step on an ant without crushing it?"

"What nonsense is this guy talking about?"

"Never mind him, brothers, let's go!"

Jiang Bai looked at the horde of people rushing towards him and had absolutely no interest in playing.

So he simply raised his hand, his index and middle fingers together, and pointed them at them.

"Cursed Technique Lapse -- 'Azure'."

As he murmured softly, a singularity emitting a ghostly blue light rapidly expanded into a black sphere, forming amidst the group of people. Immediately afterward, a terrifying suction force, powerful enough to distort space, erupted instantly!

Those "Wings of Calamity" members who were at the forefront didn't even have time to utter a scream before their bodies were uncontrollably pulled and torn apart by that force.

Finally, along with the vast expanse of land and trees beneath their feet, everything was sucked into that enormous black sphere.

When everything calmed down, a huge, smooth, circular crater appeared in the center of the once dense forest, as if some invisible behemoth had forcibly scooped a piece out.

Those underlings of the dark guilds left not a trace, as if they had never existed in this world.

Jiang Bai's clean and efficient move not only saved time in disposing of the body, but also prevented Wendy behind him from seeing any bloody scene.

Carla stared blankly at the surreal scene before her, and it took her a long time to find her voice. "W-You used your full strength right from the start?"

"Shouldn't we conserve our strength? What if... what if we run out of magic power?"

"Brother Jiang Bai is so amazing!" Wendy clapped happily from behind, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Full strength? No way," Jiang Bai lowered his hand, looking completely matter-of-fact.

"This was just one of my moves. As for magic power, the amount I used up just now hasn't even recovered as quickly as I could have."

Carla finally understood.

This man named Jiang Bai is not human at all; he is a monster.

The other members of the Dark Guilds scattered around, having witnessed the "Wings of Calamity" being instantly vaporized, dared not approach Jiang Bai any further.

They all screamed and ran away as if they had seen a ghost, heading in the opposite direction where Natsu and his group were.

This scene was naturally observed by the Racer and Cobra in the distance.

"Hey! What are you guys doing? Hurry up and wear down Jiang Bai's stamina! Do you want to betray the alliance?" Racer Roar angrily.

"We're just business partners, not your slaves!"

"Exactly! Even 'Wings of Calamity' couldn't withstand a single blow from him. Wouldn't we be courting death if we went over there now?"

"Besides, we didn't betray them; we just went to another battlefield to lend a hand!"

Hearing the thoughts of those cowardly fools, Racer trembled with rage. "Damn it! These damned bastards!"

"In that case," the Cobra licked his lips, a morbid excitement gleaming in his eyes.

"Then let's go and meet him ourselves. I've been wanting to experience the power of 'Infinity' Jiang Bai firsthand for a long time."

Shortly after the fleeing members of the Dark Guild disappeared into the depths of the forest, two figures appeared not far in front of Jiang Bai.

The newcomers were none other than Cobra Cobra, one of the Oración Seis, who wielded "Poison Dragon Slayer Magic," and Racer Racer, who possessed "High Speed Magic."

"Oh?" Jiang Bai looked at them, finally revealing a hint of interest.

"Finally, two of them have arrived who are a little more durable."

Cobra was always very confident in his extraordinary hearing, which allowed him to hear what others were thinking. He believed that as long as he could predict his opponent's actions, no matter how strong the enemy was, he could manipulate them at will.

However, when he concentrated on listening to Jiang Bai's inner thoughts, his mind was completely silent; he couldn't hear anything.

"How is this possible?" Cobra's expression changed for the first time.

"I... can't hear anything?!"

Before he could recover from his shock, the Racer beside him had already started moving.

His figure blurred instantly, and with a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, he circled around to Jiang Bai's side and rear, delivering a fierce whip kick aimed at Jiang Bai's head.

However, just as his leg was about to strike, he realized that Jiang Bai's gaze had been firmly locked onto him without him even noticing.

His gaze was calm and indifferent, as if he were watching a clown putting on a farcical performance.

Racer was startled and abruptly stopped his attack, retreating rapidly to create distance between himself and Jiang Bai.

"Can you see me? Can you keep up with my speed?"

"Soon?" Jiang Bai tilted his head, his tone full of innocent confusion.

Racer has no concept of samurai spirit; he has only one goal: to defeat his enemy.

So he immediately changed his strategy and turned his attention to the two seemingly useless burdens behind Jiang Bai.

If we can control them, we can threaten this powerful man!

His figure vanished again, and the next second, he appeared in front of Wendy, his hand reaching straight for the little girl's neck.

Wendy was startled by the person who suddenly appeared in front of her, but instead of standing there dumbfounded, she screamed and backed away.

Before the Racer's hand could even touch Wendy's clothes, its wrist was firmly grasped by a hand that reached out from the void.

Jiang Bai was already standing in front of him without him even noticing.

"I already told you, you're very slow," Jiang Bai's voice turned somewhat cold.

"Can't you understand human language?"

He tightened his grip on Racer's wrist, and the intense pain caused Racer to let out a scream.

"Ah--!"

Jiang Bai swung his arm sharply, throwing Racer into the air.

He raised his hand, pointed at the small black dot in the sky, extended his index finger, and made a "biu! biu! biu!" sound, imitating a child playing.

As he added his voice, beams of crimson magic shot from his fingertips, accurately hitting the Racer in mid-air.

Jiang Bai certainly controlled the power of "He", but it was still beyond what the Racer could withstand.

After a series of explosions, Racer fell from the sky like a kite with a broken string, crashing to the ground, already unconscious.

Jiang Bai didn't have the habit of desecrating corpses. He withdrew his hand and turned his gaze to Cobra, who had been standing still the whole time.

Cobra watched the scene unfold before him, a moment that could be described as an instant kill, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

He spoke to the large purple snake Cubellios, coiled around his neck, in an unprecedentedly solemn tone. "It seems we'll have to fight to the death today."