The Showstopper Takes the Stage!

In mid-air, the Sword Blade Dragon's violent charge did not falter in the slightest despite the exclamations of the two women on the ground.

In the instinctive mind of this ancient behemoth, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill was fleeting, and there was absolutely no room for hesitation.

The steel blades standing upright all over the body, empowered by the laws of space, transformed into a silver-white ram that tore through the sea of clouds.

Pfft!

A heavy and extremely penetrating force spread through the center of the cuboid barrier.

The massive, sharp spearhead of the Sword Blade Dragon pierced straight through the front of Jiang Bai 'Jiang Bai fifty-meter-tall body, tearing through his entire chest and vital organs, before emerging from below his broad shoulder blades on his back.

Scalding hot blood spurted out from the edge of the silver-white blade.

A huge, transparent hole, more than three meters in diameter, was cut into the very center of its chest.

After succeeding, the Sword Blade Dragon dared not linger for even a second to greedily claim the reward.

The Diamond Dragon, the Dragon of Darkness, the Rock Dragon, and Levia were like frightened birds and beasts, fearing that Jiang Bai would unleash a desperate counterattack before his life was completely over. They all released their grip on Jiang Bai's wrists and limbs.

Seven enormous dragon shadows frantically flapped their wings in mid-air, retreating thousands of meters backwards without regard for anything else, until their backs crashed against the edge of a solid, invisible barrier, bringing them to a stop.

High in the sky, a fierce wind swept in from above.

Jiang Bai's enormous human body remained rooted to the spot, looking down at the large, translucent hole in the center of his chest. The surrounding bones were shattered, and the core organs that had been pulsating deep within his chest cavity had been completely obliterated by the sharp blades.

Witnessing this scene, the seven-headed dragon, who had retreated to the edge of the barrier, was completely relieved, and undisguised ecstasy welled up in its dark red vertical pupils.

That was an absolutely insurmountable fatal flaw.

No matter how powerful a mage is, even a dragon, if they lose the core nexus inside their chest cavity, their life force will be completely exhausted within seconds.

However, below lies the ruin of the long street on the ground.

The mages from various guilds who were looking up felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

The Fairy Tail members stood before the pile of rubble, tears streaming down their faces, unable to hold back any longer.

Erza, whose mindset was always as firm as iron, let the tip of her longsword hang limply at the edge of the crevice.

Although tears streamed down Erza's face, and her lips trembled so much she couldn't utter a single word, the indomitable spirit etched into her bones kept Erza from collapsing, forcibly maintaining her conscious stance.

Mirajane, standing beside Erza, was completely different.

In his early years, Mirajane experienced the torment of losing his biological sister Lisanna, which was the darkest and most desperate nightmare of Mirajane's entire life.

Now, she has finally found her lost family and has Jiang Bai by her side, someone she can entrust her life to.

Watching helplessly as the man she loved most had his chest pierced by a dragon right before her eyes, this cruel second blow instantly shattered the last thread of reason in Mirajane's mind.

The aura of Satan Soul magic on his body dissipated and extinguished in an instant.

Mirajane's knees buckled, and he collapsed straight down onto the pile of rubble behind him, falling into a deep coma on the spot.

"Brother-in-law!! Sister!!"

Elfman and Lisanna tumbled and crawled from behind.

Makarov's hands hung limply at his sides.

The old man looked up at the giant figure with the gaping hole in the sky, and let out a hoarse, mournful roar.

"Jiang Bai!!"

At the front of the Lamia Scale camp, Rock Iron Jura stood frozen in place.

"Lord Jiang Bai... how could this happen..."

Lyon covered his forehead with one hand, watching the invincible figure suffer a severe blow, his voice filled with the shattering of his understanding.

"Are you kidding me? That monster-level person... actually died at the hands of these dragons?!"

On this side of Fairy Tail.

Gray's hands, which were about to condense Ice Blades, fell to his sides. He lowered his head, his jaw clenched into a straight line, and he couldn't utter a single word.

The golden lightning that had been swirling around Laxus suddenly became chaotic and disordered. Laxus clenched his fists and fell into a deathly silence.

Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and the other female mages from the guild were already sobbing uncontrollably. Wendy squatted on the ground, covering her eyes tightly with her small hands, her body trembling as she cried.

Even Wakaba and Macao, who are usually the most playful and cheerful, had tears in their eyes at this moment.

An inescapable sense of desolation permeated the entire commercial street's human defenses.

Natsu the only one standing at the highest point of the ruins.

The flames on Natsu's fists surged several times over, and he turned to the weeping crowd behind him, roaring at the top of his lungs.

"Stop crying! Stop crying, all of you!!"

Natsu turned his head, glaring angrily at the sky, a defiant Roar escaping his throat.

"Are you kidding me?! Don't you guys even know how strong Jiang Bai really is?!"

"How could that arrogant and conceited bastard possibly lose to these few stupid dragons that ran away four hundred years ago?!"

Just as the people on the ground were plunged into grief and despair, and the dragons were preparing to celebrate their victory.

10,000 meters in the air.

The fifty-meter-tall giant with a gaping hole in its chest suddenly swayed twice.

Jiang Bai, like a drama queen suddenly given a stage, covered his chest with his two huge hands and swayed dramatically from side to side in mid-air.

Not only was his body swaying, but he was also letting out a loud, mournful wail.

"Oh no! Am I going to die?!"

"It hurts! It hurts so much!!"

"Oh God, is my young and glorious life really going to end today?!"

"A carousel! The carousel is already starting to appear before my eyes! Erza, Mira, the guild... they're all spinning!"

Jiang Bai even stretched out a large hand weakly towards the void, his five fingers trembling slightly, acting with great immersion, portraying a dying man on the verge of death with remarkable depth.

The seven-headed dragon hovering opposite watched this scene indifferently.

The Sword Blade Dragon sheathed its blade, sneering repeatedly.

All the dragons watched coldly, quietly waiting for the moment when the magical aura within Jiang Bai's body completely dimmed and his life force was utterly extinguished.

However.

Jiang Bai, who was swaying and talking nonsense just a second ago, suddenly stopped moving without warning.

Jiang Bai casually lowered his two large hands that had been covering his chest, his exaggeratedly mournful face instantly disappearing. He raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the group of giant dragons opposite him, who were on high alert, with a playful expression.

Jiang Bai abruptly changed the subject, his tone as light and cheerful as if he were greeting someone on the street.

"Hehe, did you guys think I would say that?"

After saying that...

Jiang Bai was no longer bothered to continue pretending to be weak and on the verge of death.

He naturally stretched his shoulders and even raised his hand to pat the dust off his clothes.

Jiang Bai stood there with his back straight, swaggering as he floated in mid-air.

The hole in the very center of his chest, running through his entire body, was still clearly visible, and one could even see the gray-white sea of clouds drifting behind him through the hole.

But Jiang Bai, standing there, was breathing steadily, his magic surging, just like a normal person.

That's right.

Jiang Bai did not suffer any real fatal injury from beginning to end.

Jiang Bai's shouting and yelling just now was purely a mischievous prank that came out of a moment of mischief after a long period of boring and tedious beatings.

Jiang Bai was having a lot of fun, and the sense of accomplishment from playing cat and mouse was off the charts.

Just as Jiang Bai was about to continue teasing the seven dumbfounded dragons opposite him...

Jiang Bai casually glanced down at the ground below.

It would have been better not to look at it.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Bai froze in mid-air, cold sweat pouring uncontrollably from the back of his forehead.

Broken.

While Jiang Bai was indulging in his playful act, he was completely focused on toying with the seven ancient behemoths in front of him, forgetting that on the main street of the capital below, the entire Fairy Tail crew was still intently watching the battle unfold ten thousand meters above the ground.

Right now, in the middle of the long street.

Erza leaned against the stone wall with one hand, tears still streaming down her face, her entire longsword shaking violently.

Mirajane, usually so gentle and kind, lay unconscious in Elfman's arms, her face pale, surrounded by her wailing younger siblings.

Even that old man, Makarov, was desperately pounding the earth on the ground.

Jiang Bai's lips twitched violently twice, and his playful smile froze completely on his face.

This is really going to be a huge mess.

He pretended to be dead in public to elicit tears, scaring one of his wives into fainting and the other into bursting into tears.

Jiang Bai could fully imagine the terrifying family tragedy and hellish trial he would face after this damned war between humans and dragons was completely over and he descended from the sky.