The Dragon Slayers' Combined Attack! The Enraged Hellfire Dragon
At this moment, the eastern commercial street, littered with rubble, had long since become a scorched battlefield.
The Hellfire Dragon Atlas Flame was writhing in hellfire, the heat waves distorting and warping the surrounding air.
The Dragon of Hisui, Zirconis, circled on the other side of the avenue, its massive jade wings whipping up gusts of violent air that swept away rows of streetlights.
Natsu clenched his fists tightly, flames erupting violently from between his fingers.
Natsu looked up at the battle zone high in the sky, his blood Boil excitement.
"Yoshi! Jiang Bai is already fighting up there, we can't fall behind!"
Before he could finish speaking...
Without the slightest hesitation, Kagura, standing on the broken wall to the side, gripped the hilt of the long sword at her waist with one hand.
The renowned sword, Archenemy under normal circumstances, was now unleashed, its blade gleaming white.
"Archenemy - Slash Form!"
Kagura exerted force with both arms and unleashed a clean and decisive crescent-shaped iaido slash in mid-air.
The extremely sharp, pale blade energy struck the side of the Hellfire Dragon, which was covered with hard scales.
When!
The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed through the long street.
The violent, gravity-based blade energy slashed across the thick dragon scales, and then disappeared.
Let alone cutting through the dragon's hide, the entire slash couldn't even leave a white mark on the scales.
Kagura gripped her sword with both hands and retreated back to the stone platform, her brows furrowed tightly.
"What?!"
Kagura was well aware of the power of her strike; that single blow was enough to cleave an entire building in two horizontally, yet it was like a tickle to the monster's skin.
At the corner of the ruins behind.
The leader of the Blue Pegasus arrived overnight, his right hand forming a signature orchid finger gesture to touch his chin.
"The power of one person fighting alone is ultimately limited, let's all come together, man!"
Xiang immediately raised his hand and lit up the Archive's magical light screen in front of him, with a massive amount of data runes flowing rapidly from his fingertips.
"Yes, Teacher Yi!"
All members of the Blue Pegasus simultaneously squeezed out their magic power, and golden, blue, and pink magic orbs rapidly condensed in mid-air.
At the same time.
The giant Blue Pegasus -shaped magical airship Christina, hovering above the royal capital, slowly lowered its main cannon on the forward deck, and a dark blue magical beam rapidly converged at the muzzle.
"Fire all missiles!"
The next second.
Dozens of single-target spells and the destructive beams from the airship's main cannon simultaneously tore through the night sky, forming an impenetrable net of fire, all converging on the Dragon of Hisui, Zirconis, on the other side.
A continuous stream of magical light exploded from the Jade Dragon's thick chest.
Vast plumes of thick smoke completely engulfed the dragon's silhouette.
The members of Blue Pegasus didn't even have time to smile.
The thick smoke was casually dispersed by a flap of dragon wings.
The Dragon of Hisui, Zirconis, stood unharmed, merely twisting its thick, long neck slightly to shake off a few grains of lime powder from between its scales.
Zirconis raised his eyelids, his huge vertical pupils sweeping over the group of panting human mages below, his voice full of mockery and ridicule.
"Oh dear, although the noise was quite intimidating, the massage pressure was actually pretty good."
The group of people on the Blue Pegasus were struck as if by a heavy blow, and froze on the spot.
The concentrated fire that consumed nearly half of the team's mana was nothing more than a massage in the eyes of this dragon.
Natsu strode forward and shouted a warning to the bewildered crowd behind him.
"Don't waste your energy! Conventional magic is greatly reduced when it hits a dragon; only Dragon Slayer Magic can truly harm it!"
Natsu turned his head to look at his companions standing on both sides of the street.
"Gajeel! Laxus! Let's attack together!"
Gajeel flexed his fists, which gleamed with a black iron sheen, a cruel smile spreading across his lips.
"That suits me perfectly!"
Laxus was surrounded by raging golden lightning, and his heavy footsteps shattered the floor tiles as he stepped out of the ranks.
"Good!"
Behind the broken wall nearby, Sting and Rogue exchanged a glance and then quickly ran out as well.
Sting placed his hands together at his sides and activated the white light magic within his body.
"Natsu! Rogue and I are here to help too!"
The petite Wendy timidly clutched her skirt, but bravely stood at the back of the line, drawing bluish-white wisps of wind with her hands in front of her.
"I... I can also help in a little way!"
Six mages, each wielding the ultimate technique of Dragon Slayer Secret Art, stood in a row on the broken commercial street.
The ground trembled violently.
"The Fire Dragon-- "
"Iron Dragon's-- "
"Lightning Dragon's-- "
"The White Dragon's --"
"Shadow Dragon's --"
"Sky Dragon's --"
"Roar!!"
Six dragon Roars, each a different color and as thick as towering pillars, twisted violently in mid-air into a torrent of chaotic magical power.
The torrent roared through the air, scattering all the stone bricks in its path, and with the force to tear everything apart, it struck the Hellfire Dragon Atlas Flame directly in the chest.
A heavy, deafening impact tore through the long street.
The Hellfire Dragon's massive body was forcibly pushed backward ten meters by this combined force.
The protective hellfire was finally torn open.
It was accompanied by a crisp, cracking sound.
Under the continuous grinding and impact of the six Dragon Slayer Magic, a piece of scale on the Hellfire Dragon's chest finally shattered into several palm-sized fragments, which fell from mid-air and crashed to the ground.
A few drops of scalding dragon blood slowly seeped out from the tiny wound and dripped onto the gravel.
This marks the first time since the start of the war that human mages have inflicted substantial damage on a dragon's body.
However, Sting, standing in the center of the group, froze completely, looking down at the broken scale that had only one piece broken off.
In Sting's original plan, six of the most outstanding Dragon Slayers of the time would unleash their full power with a Fusion Roar, which should have at least broken the dragon's bones and left it lying on the ground howling in agony.
This all-out, extreme burst of power only resulted in shattering a single scale on the opponent's chest?
It doesn't even qualify as a flesh wound!
This devastating disparity in physical defense was a far cry from the idyllic scenario Sting had envisioned—a scenario where he could fight the dragon to a standstill.
Sting took a half step back, his voice weak.
"How could this be...? The dragon is so powerful that it's completely unreasonable?!"
Natsu wiped the dust off his chin from the hot air, turned around, and gave Sting a disgruntled look.
What are you making such a fuss about!
Natsu states this harsh, objective fact directly.
"Dragons are monsters that are abnormally powerful!"
"However, compared to Acnologia on Tenrou Island seven years ago, this one is already considered to have a mild temperament but rather weak defense!"
Gajeel crossed his arms, raised his chin high, and let out a strange, mocking laugh.
"Heh heh heh! Now you finally realize how ignorant and ridiculous you Sabertooth were back then, don't you?"
Gajeel glanced sideways at Sting's pale face.
"Who was it that boasted so arrogantly at the opening ceremony of the Grand Magic Games, claiming to have personally slain a dragon and even casually dealt with the Black Dragon King?"
"Now you've run into a genuine artifact from four hundred years ago, and you can't even pierce one of its scales. Doesn't your face hurt, kid?"
Sting was speechless and silently lowered his head.
However, before the group could continue arguing...
At the top of the ruins of the shops ahead, the enormous creature, its body writhing in hellfire, glanced down at the faint traces of blood seeping from its chest.
The Hellfire Dragon's giant eyes widened suddenly, its mind, which had been somewhat sluggish due to the Future Rogue 'Dragon Control Magic, was instantly ignited by the real, piercing pain.
Four hundred years ago, it was a close friend and comrade of the Fire Dragon King Igneel, and its scales were never broken by a bunch of human insects that hadn't even grown their hair yet!
Its thick, long neck was raised high, and the temperature within a radius of several hundred meters around it rose at an alarming rate.
The once smooth bluestone streets melted and softened rapidly under the intense heat, turning into scalding, bubbling lava.
The Hellfire Dragon opened its gaping maw covered in barbs, and hellfire raged wildly behind it like a tsunami, emitting a deafening roar that shook the entire capital city.
"You damned human!!"
The raging dragon's might, carrying an oppressive sense of destruction, crashed down upon them.
"I was merely slightly distracted and ignored you, and you dare to push your luck!!"