The Iron Dragon's Resolve

Gajeel's domineering and unquestionable words had just fallen into Levy's ears.

Before Levy could recover from the shock of those words, a sharp whistle suddenly shattered the tranquility of the sky Tenrou Island.

The two of them looked up at the same time.

A giant red rose firework exploded in the sky, lingering for a long time.

"Is this... a signal of enemy invasion?"

Gajeel stared at the signal in the sky, momentarily stunned, then his expression turned ferocious.

His gaze, like two drawn blades, was fixed intently on the two uninvited guests before him.

"As expected, you two are enemies." Gajeel's voice was filled with violence.

"However, isn't this notification a bit too late?"

"Hey!" Gajeel stepped forward and asked the two strange objects.

Who are you people?

Before the samurai orc and the rooster monster could speak, Levy, standing beside them, turned pale instantly after seeing the unique markings on their bodies.

"Gajeel! They are... members of 'Grimoire Heart'!"

"The Grimoire Heart?"

Gajeel frowned.

"The strongest dark guild? What are they doing here? Could it be that this is also part of the S-rank assessment arranged by the guild leader?"

"How could that be!" Levy immediately dismissed his guess.

"They must have used some method to sneak in!"

"Hehehe, perfect!"

Instead of being afraid, Gajeel laughed excitedly, his entire body of steel scales seeming to buzz.

"When completing a mission, all sorts of unexpected things often happen! If you can't even handle these kinds of emergencies, what right do you have to be an S-rank mage!"

"Wait, Gajeel!" Levy's face was filled with worry.

"They're the 'Grimoire Heart'! Should we wait for everyone to arrive and regroup...?"

"Ha ha!"

The warrior-orc suddenly burst into wild laughter, interrupting Levy's words.

"You guys in all those proper guilds, always so strict and rule-abiding, you're just so troublesome!"

"War has no rules! Hehe~"

The rooster monster also let out a sharp, eerie laugh.

Gajeel's face darkened. "What exactly is your purpose?"

"Purpose?" The warrior-orc's voice was filled with bloodthirsty fervor.

"War, of course! To hunt down all the fairies on this island!"

Before he could finish speaking, the samurai orc suddenly swung his katana!

As he moved, a three-dimensional and complex "BOOM" character appeared out of thin air in mid-air!

As soon as the word appeared, an invisible, deafening roar instantly enveloped the entire area!

Caught off guard by the terrifying noise, Gajeel and Levy felt as if their heads were about to explode, and painfully covered their ears with their hands.

"This is... Letter Magic? Levy..." Gajeel thought to himself in shock.

"That's... the 'Solid Script' of the East!" Levy the excruciating pain, recognized the origin of the other party's magic.

"What did you say?!"

However, due to the noise interference from the word "boom," Gajeel couldn't hear what Levy was saying at all.

Just then, Levy caught a glimpse of the rooster monster, which had circled behind Gajeel, preparing to launch a sneak attack!

Without a second thought, Levy immediately reached out and grabbed Gajeel's clothes tightly, using all her strength to throw them both to the side!

Almost the instant they dodged, the rooster monster's sneak attack grazed Gajeel's back and missed.

Seeing that the sneak attack had failed, the rooster monster quickly opened its mouth and spat out several hard eggs at the two people who had just regained their footing!

"Secret Technique: Egg Assault!"

"Cut!"

Gajeel cursed under his breath and immediately spread his arms, using his steel body as cover to firmly protect the petite Levy behind him, forcefully blocking most of the egg attacks with his back.

Levy seized this precious opportunity, her hands moving swiftly to form hand seals in front of her!

"Solid Script ·silence!"

In the air, the two characters "Silence" appeared instantly, radiating a soft light.

As soon as these two words appeared, they collided and offset each other with the word "Boom".

The deafening noise finally disappeared.

"You actually managed to neutralize my magic?" A hint of surprise appeared on the dog-headed warrior's face.

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

Without the noise interference, Gajeel launched a counterattack instantly!

In an instant, his arm transformed into a thick, long iron rod, which whistled through the air and lashed down hard at the dog-headed warrior!

"Pah! Pah!"

On the other side, the rooster monster continued relentlessly spitting out eggs, harassing and attacking the two.

"Solid Script - Flame!"

Levy cast her magic again, and a raging fire appeared out of thin air, burning all the flying eggs to charcoal in mid-air.

"Hateful!"

The dog-headed samurai, struck by Gajeel's staff, roared and swung his katana once more!

"Cut!"

A more solid and sharp word "cut" was formed out of thin air, turning into a sharp and huge slash, heading straight towards Gajeel!

Gajeel instinctively raised his arm to block.

"Clang!"

After a piercing scraping sound, a small wound appeared on Gajeel's Iron Dragon's Scales, which were strong enough to withstand most physical attacks, and a trace of blood seeped out.

Although Gajeel's physique meant this injury was nothing, it still caused a great uproar in his heart.

This guy... he actually managed to destroy my Iron Scale so easily...

In order to prevent Levy getting hurt, Gajeel abandoned all dodging and took all the attacks he could avoid.

With the tide turning and the tide shifting, he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, and new wounds kept appearing on his body.

"Hmph! If Fairy Tail is full of trash like you," the dog-headed samurai said with a contemptuous smile, watching Gajeel's retreating figure.

"Then our guild will be able to take you all down very soon."

Gajeel was panting heavily; he knew this couldn't go on.

Taking advantage of a lull in the attack, he quickly whispered to Levy behind him:

"Levy, run! Go find Jiang Bai!"

"But... but Gajeel, you..." Levy's eyes were already brimming with tears.

"Go now!" Gajeel growled in an unquestionable tone.

Levy bit her lip hard; she knew that if she stayed, she would only be a burden to Gajeel.

She took a deep breath and waved her hands rapidly in front of Gajeel.

"3D Magic: Iron Block!"

A fist-sized piece of iron appeared out of thin air, which Gajeel grabbed and stuffed into his mouth.

Having done all that, Levy didn't hesitate any longer. She turned around and ran desperately toward the direction where the signal flare had been launched.

Please!

A girl's voice, choked with sobs, drifted from afar.

"You absolutely, positively must not die before I get back!"