Poison Dragon Slayer!

Cobra took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart.

"Cubellios, let's go!"

At his command, the large purple snake coiled around his neck suddenly opened its mouth and spewed a thick stream of purple venom at Jiang Bai.

"The Poison Dragon's Roar!"

At the same time, Cobra's body was also enveloped in purple magic, and his hands transformed into sharp dragon claws, charging towards Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai easily dodged the venom spray by sidestepping. Looking at the approaching Cobra, instead of using magic, he suppressed the magical fluctuations throughout his body and assumed a fighting stance.

"It's rare to encounter a Dragon Slayer, so I'll play some hand-to-hand combat with you."

"You underestimate me!"

With a roar, Cobra's claws whistled through the air as it lunged towards Jiang Bai's chest.

Jiang Bai neither dodged nor evaded; he simply raised his arm and precisely blocked Cobra's attack.

"Bang!"

Their arms collided with a dull thud.

Cobra felt as if his claws had gripped an indestructible piece of steel, the shock making his arm go numb.

"What?!"

Before he could even be surprised, Jiang Bai's fist, carrying a strong gust of wind, was already hurtling towards his face.

With his exceptional hearing, Cobra heard the sound of Jiang Bai's muscles contracting, anticipated the attack trajectory, and awkwardly tilted his head back, narrowly dodging the punch.

"Oh? You can dodge it?" Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised.

"Your hearing is really good."

"My hearing is more than just the ability to hear sounds!" Cobra regained his balance, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"Although I can't hear what you're thinking, I can hear every slight twitch of your muscles. All your attacks are exposed before me!"

"Really?" Jiang Bai smiled.

That's really interesting.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Bai's figure vanished from the spot.

Cobra's pupils contracted sharply; he could "hear" Jiang Bai appear to his left!

Without a second thought, he immediately turned around and swept his leg out with a whip kick.

However, all he caught was a fleeting afterimage.

"Too slow."

A cold voice came from above his head.

Cobra looked up abruptly and saw that Jiang Bai had appeared above him at some point, delivering a powerful downward kick that slammed down towards his head.

"Boom!"

Cobra had no time to react and could only cross his arms to take the hit. He was slammed into the ground by the enormous force, his feet sinking more than half a meter deep.

"How... is this possible..." A sharp pain shot through Cobra's arms as he stared at Jiang Bai in disbelief.

"I clearly heard it... I clearly anticipated your move..."

"Yes, you heard that, and then what?" Jiang Bai landed lightly on the ground, looking at him with a leisurely air.

Even if you know the winning lottery numbers in advance, what's the use if you don't have the money to buy a ticket?

"Your brain can keep up with my speed, but your body can't keep up at all."

"Hateful!"

Cobra roared as he broke free from the pit and launched a furious, storm-like attack on Jiang Bai.

"The Poison Dragon's Crushing Fang!"

"The Poison Dragon's Twin Fangs!"

However, no matter how dense or tricky his attacks were, Jiang Bai easily neutralized them all with the simplest blocking and dodging techniques.

In Jiang Bai, every attack from Cobra was like a slow-motion replay, full of flaws.

"Is this all you've got?" Jiang Bai casually parried while still having the leisure to offer his critique.

"Your movements are too exaggerated and too slow. Your physical skills haven't been systematically trained at all, have they?"

Cobra grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed, realizing that Jiang Bai was right.

Although one can anticipate the opponent's movements, such anticipation seems pale and powerless in the face of pure fighting skills and physical superiority.

The opponent always manages to neutralize all of my attacks with the smallest movements and the most effective methods, and every counterattack hits me precisely where I am most vulnerable.

He felt less like he was fighting a mage and more like he was being taught martial arts by a master of physical combat.

"It's over."

Jiang Bai seemed to have lost interest as well. He seized an opening in Cobra's attack and delivered a precise chop to his neck.

Cobra's vision went black, and his body went limp as he collapsed, completely losing consciousness.

"Is that... all done?"

Wendy stared at the two Oración Seis lying haphazardly on the ground, and the huge circular crater blasted out by "Azure" not far away, muttering to herself in disbelief.

"Their strength is simply not on the same level as Jiang Bai's," Carla calmly analyzed.

Hearing this, Wendy lowered her head, looking at her own delicate white hands, and her mood became somewhat downcast.

"Carla... am I really useless? Besides holding everyone back, I can't do anything..."

"Wendy..."

Carla was speechless for a moment. Just as she was about to say something to comfort Wendy, a warm, large hand beat her to it, gently covering Wendy's head and softly rubbing it.

It's Jiang Bai.

"Wendy, you're still young and growing," Jiang Bai said gently yet firmly.

"You know, Natsu and Gray were nowhere near as good as you at your age."

Jiang Bai lied without batting an eye.

In fact, although Natsu and Gray weren't very bright at that age, they were already quite skilled at fighting.

However, this did not stop him from using his two unreliable companions to comfort the cute little girl in front of him.

"Really?" Wendy looked up, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"Really," Jiang Bai said with a smile.