A clash of flesh and dragon! Grabbing a tail and swinging a meteor hammer
A raging wave of fire swept across the cracked ground.
Hellfire Dragon Atlas Flame didn't even use any extra special moves; it simply raised its front paws and took a step forward, then swept its tail horizontally behind it.
The raging storm instantly transformed into a ten-meter-high wall of fire, sweeping across the long street ahead.
The defensive formations built by the mages of the various guilds collapsed instantly under the impact of the fire wave.
Debris and broken walls flew one after another, and dozens of guards cavalrymen in the front row were thrown away by the shockwave, crashing heavily into the ruins of civilian houses behind them.
The human forces suffered repeated defeats, and their defensive lines were forced to shrink continuously.
Sting retreated to the edge of the stone steps, gripping the seams of his trousers tightly with both hands, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
"How could we possibly win?!"
Sting watched the colossal creature approaching relentlessly ahead, a deep sense of despair washing over him.
"With just a flick of its tail, it tore our defenses to shreds. This kind of monster is simply beyond human capabilities to contend with!"
Natsu stepped forward from behind, shoved aside the broken half of the log blocking his way, and turned to shout at Sting.
"What discouraging things are you saying!"
"Jiang Bai has clearly stated before that the higher the emotions of us Dragon Slayer rise, the stronger the Dragon Force within us will be!"
"You haven't even mustered the thought of fighting to the death, and you've already knelt down. What kind of mage are you?!"
"The Fire Dragon is right!"
Gajeel looked down at Sting from his high vantage point.
"It's just that the enemy's strength was slightly beyond your expectations, and you've completely lost your fighting spirit. How can a coward like you ever become a true Dragon Slayer!"
Laxus strode across the scorching lava fragments, golden lightning crackling around him, directly blocking the way for everyone.
Laxus didn't even turn his head, his words brimming with the decisiveness of a strongman.
"If you're scared, run to the back, I'll stop them."
That one short sentence left Sting and Rogue completely frozen in place.
Sting looked down at his trembling fingers, while Rogue's right hand, gripping the sword hilt, was also somewhat stiff.
In that instant, the two suddenly realized that the difference between themselves and the core members of Fairy Tail was never simply the amount of magic power they possessed.
Even if both sides' magic reserves were compressed to the exact same level on the Grand Magic Games stage, it would most likely still be him and Rogue who would fall and admit defeat in the end.
When faced with a desperate situation, should you choose to despair and retreat, or rise to the challenge?
This psychological gap is more brutal than any level of magic.
Erza, carrying a heavy broadsword in one hand and clad in Black Wing Armor, walked to the high point of the ruins.
"It's not time to give up yet."
Mirajane stood beside Erza, her hands clasped in front of her, smiling as she looked up at the blocked-off airspace above.
"That's right, Xiao Bai single-handedly took on seven giant dragons in the sky."
"If all of us combined can't even restrain two dragons, we'll be laughed at severely after he finishes fighting them."
Makarov stood at the back, leaning on his canes. Although he was never one to mince words, as the patriarch of the guild, Makarov's deepest concern was always Jiang Bai's safety.
The mere thought of a seven-headed dragon attack is enough to send chills down your spine.
Makarov deliberately shouted in a roundabout way.
"Everyone, perk up!"
"We absolutely cannot let that brat steal all the limelight!"
Bob, the president of the Blue Pegasus, swayed his bulky waist and stepped forward, hands on his hips.
"Oh my, Maka is absolutely right!"
"The younger generation is bleeding profusely, but we older folks, with our bare bones, can still contribute!"
The morale of the major guilds was forcibly pulled back once again amidst the exchange of words.
Just as the major guilds were preparing to regroup and charge again...
Without warning, a deafening, muffled roar erupted in the void above everyone's heads.
Boom!!
The sound was transmitted from within a high-altitude barrier.
Everyone instinctively stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky.
Inside the high-altitude barrier at this very moment.
Let's rewind half a minute.
Wanting to personally test the extent of his progress during the seven years he spent on Tenrou Island, Jiang Bai had no intention of simply using Psychokinesis to crush the enemy and end the battle.
Such tests are meaningless.
Therefore, Jiang Bai chose the most primitive and violent way of fighting—to directly coat his physical body with a massive amount of magic power and rush up to engage in close combat with the dragon.
Of course, this is by no means the primitive trick of low-level mages who crudely cover the surface of their skin with magic.
The method Jiang Bai is using at this moment is essentially similar to the high-level Enchantment used by Erza's mother, Irene.
High concentrations of magical microparticles are directly applied to the stress points of tendons, bone marrow, and even every cell nucleus, achieving an instantaneous burst of power at the cellular level.
However, this high-risk enhancement method, when applied to the entire continent of Earth-land, is so dangerous that, apart from Jiang Bai, who is a physiological monster, anyone else who forcibly activates it will have their muscle fibers torn into rotten flesh by their own magic power the moment they explode. In severe cases, their entire skeleton may even be crushed into bone powder by the force of the recoil.
Jiang Bai created this inhuman method of using magic as a muscle exoskeleton only after he had researched another kind of magic.
Returning to the high-altitude battle.
The moment the Sword Blade Dragon lunged at him with a barrage of sharp blades, Jiang Bai swayed, instantly dodging the frontal attack and leaping behind the massive body of the Diamond Dragon.
The Diamond Dragon was covered in thick diamond armor, harder than steel, and was preparing for its next Roar.
The next second.
Jiang Bai stretched out his hands, his five fingers forming claws, and a tangible magical light shimmered on the surface of his muscles. His hands were like two red-hot steel hooks, forcefully gripping the thick tail of the Diamond Dragon, which was more than ten meters long.
Exert force.
The muscles in his arms swelled up instantly.
Diamond Dragon could even comprehend what was happening, its massive body lost all balance.
Jiang Bai used his spine as the center and suddenly twisted his waist and abdomen to generate force.
Loud laughter echoed inside the barrier.
"Takeoff!"
Jiang Bai grabbed the Diamond Dragon's tail with both hands and swung it up in mid-air, creating an enormous windmill-like ring.
The violent airflow was forcibly torn into a vacuum storm.
At this moment, the Diamond Dragon had completely become an incredibly handy meteor hammer in Jiang Bai's hands.
The Wind Dragon that charged head-on was struck head-on by the Diamond Dragon's back, half of its blue wings was instantly bent, and it flew backward with a shrill cry.
Immediately afterwards, the Rock Dragons that had surrounded them from the side were also unable to dodge. Their thick granite armor and the diamond scales of the Diamond Dragons collided violently in mid-air, sending debris flying. The entire Rock Dragon was swept hundreds of meters horizontally by the enormous kinetic energy.
The Sword Blade Dragon didn't even have time to extend its blade before it was struck in the waist and abdomen, tumbling seven or eight times in mid-air.
The largest of the Dragon of Darkness, due to its powerful charge, crashed head-on into the Vajra Diamond Dragon that Jiang Bai was swinging with all his might.
Boom!!
The massive body of the Dragon of Darkness transformed into an out-of-control black meteorite, flying straight back for over a thousand meters before crashing heavily onto the outermost barrier of the rectangular enclosure.
This is the source of the earth-shattering roar that everyone on the ground heard.
The entire Psychokinesis barrier rippled with visible water patterns. The Dragon of Darkness slowly slid down along the invisible barrier, its nostrils and mouth overflowing with large amounts of hot black blood. It was instantly knocked senseless.
On the ground.
Members of various guilds, who were looking up in disbelief, were all rendered unusable.
Makarov gripped his cane with both hands, his short legs swayed, and his lips twitched uncontrollably four or five times.
"That brat..."
Makarov nearly choked on his breath as he watched the giant dragon being swung around like a meteor hammer in the sky.
"I was just worrying about him down there, and this is hardly any danger!"
As for Sting, Rogue, and the others, their values and beliefs were beyond collapse; they were utterly crushed into dust.
It took the combined Roar of six top-tier Dragon Slayer to barely shatter a single scale on the opponent's body.
It ended up in Jiang Bai's hands.
Swinging a dragon barehanded.
Such a scene would be far too shocking for a normal human mage.
But this outrageous and absurd violence was like a powerful stimulant, piercing the hearts of all the terrified mages below.
Those other guild members who were originally worried and even had their legs go weak, saw the almost childish beating scene in the sky and their fear vanished.
What can you do even if you're scared?
The team's top player in the sky was casually tossing and thrashing his seven teammates of the same level as punching bags.
With just a glance at the battle unfolding high in the sky, what formidable enemy could not be overcome?
Sting exhaled a deep breath, his hands once again gathering pure white Dragon Force, his fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.
"Natsu! Let's keep going!"