"Damn it! This isn't over yet!"
Natsu was lying on the ground, slowly stood up and looked at the four people opposite him with a serious expression.
Although they were able to quickly dodge the Racer's attack using the Observation Haki Zorn taught them, they were also unable to accurately strike the Racer because of its speed.
Cobra - Erik also had some wounds on his body, clearly indicating that he hadn't gained much advantage against Erza. Erza was also slightly out of breath, and similarly had wounds on her body.
During the battle just now, it can be said that Erik completely dodged many attacks. Even if the attack was strong, it was useless if it was dodged.
"Are you all alright?" Lucy rushed anxiously to the front of the group, standing in the middle, holding a Celestial Spirit Key in her hand, and warily eyeing the five enemies opposite her.
"Hoteye, let's get started!"
"Hi"
Cobra - Erik's ears twitched slightly, as if he had noticed something, and he suddenly called out to Hoteye.
The next second, Hoteye reached out, and with a slight ripple of Magic Power, the entire earth softened into a swamp once more, trapping them all inside.
"What's this?"
"Ugh, it's so sticky! It's stuck to my body, I can't even stretch my arms out."
The group was still struggling to escape from the ground, but the more they struggled, the deeper they sank.
That is, before the others could even react.
"The Poison Dragon's Roar"
Erik took a deep breath, and a red and black roaring Magic, laced with poisonous gas, shot straight towards the group.
"Iron Rock Wall"
"Boom!"
Just as the poison gas was about to hit them, Iron Rock Jura instantly appeared in front of them and used rock Magic to block the attack for them.
The two attack Magic collided, stirring up plumes of smoke that obscured everyone's view.
Jura exclaimed with relief, "That was a close call!"
"Jura!"
"Wow, you're amazing, Mr. Jura."
The group broke free from the mud, and just as Jura cast her rock Magic, she restored the ground to its hard state, releasing them all.
"Damn it, where are those guys?"
Natsu got up and quickly looked in the opposite direction, only to find that the four people had already disappeared.
"Did they all escape?" Gray asked.
Erza clutched her arm and crouched down, looking pained.
"By the way, Lord Jura, where is Lord Zorn?"
Seeing that only Jura had arrived and hadn't noticed Zorn following behind, Juvia looked at him Jura asked.
"Zorn, it seems he discovered someone, handed Angel over to someone to be kept by overnight, and then used Magic to teleport me here. After that, I don't know anything."
"What? Are there other enemies?" When Lucy heard Jura say that there were other people, and that Zorn had been sent personally, she already understood that the enemies coming were probably very strong.
"Hey, Erza, what's wrong?" Gray helped Erza up after she suddenly collapsed, looking at her with concern as Erza appeared to be in pain.
"It looks like she's been poisoned by Erik Cobra. She needs an antidote as soon as possible," Jura said, noticing the purple blood flowing from Erza's arm.
"Oh no, what do we do?"
"Damn it, I'm completely incapable of participating in the battles that follow."
"Lucy, can I borrow your belt?"
"Okay!"
"Ding~"
Erza planted the sword into the ground.
While everyone was still wondering what Erza meant, Erza took the belt Lucy handed her and tightly wrapped it around her arm.
"Just cut it down, please!"
"Erza, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Gray was the first to disagree, strongly objecting. However, his objection did not soften Erza's stance, and she looked at everyone with a determined expression.
"I understand, then let me do it!" Lyon understood Erza's determination, and solemnly picked up his sword, ready to carry out the task.
"Um..." Wendy's trembling, cautious voice went unnoticed by the others.
Lyon had only taken a few steps when he was blocked by Natsu and Gray, who both had cold expressions on their faces. "We can't just stand by and watch; there must be another way."
"Lyon, are you really going to do this?"
"We can't afford to lose this woman at this crucial moment." Lyon also analyzed the battle situation very rationally, without putting emotions first, because he needed to ensure the balance of forces.
"We can send Erza back for treatment."
"Yes, as long as we find Zorn, we can Teleportation back to the Fairy Tail immediately."
Natsu and Gray suddenly realized that Zorn could use Teleportation Magic, completely forgetting that Zorn wasn't there at the moment, and also forgetting that by the time they found Zorn, Erza's poison would have already spread throughout his body.
"But Zorn isn't here!" Lucy suddenly reminded him.
"Hurry up and do it, the venom will soon be flowing all over my body!" Erza, her face filled with farewell, trying to stop the argument.
Everyone fell silent, and just then, Wendy's voice was heard by everyone.
"Well, I think I have a way to detoxify!" Wendy suddenly said in a very low voice, and it was this voice that made everyone, who had been somewhat desperate, look at Wendy in surprise.
Really, Wendy?
"Yes, really, my Magic is sky Magic, it's Healing Magic," Wendy nodded.
"Erza got poisoned by Erik, please, Wendy." Natsu also slid in and landed in front of Wendy.
"Hey, hey, no, you don't have to do this! I, this is all I can do to help everyone!" Wendy looked at Natsu in a panic and quickly helped Natsu up, then continued to deny her own worth.
"No, Wendy, you've been a huge help. We don't know what we would have done without you. We're counting on you from now on."
"Yes, I will try my best."
Wendy walked over to Erza, took off the belt, and as the light of the sky Magic shone on Erza's arm, the purple poison that had spread across her entire arm slowly subsided and was finally completely healed.
Thank you, Wendy.
Erza also shook her arm a few times, and feeling that her arm was completely healed, she was extremely excited.
He then knelt down and hugged Wendy tightly, the warmth of Wendy embrace washing over her face.
This scene made the boy next to him blush instantly, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
"Alright, now we can launch a full-scale counterattack."
Jura tapped the ground with his Scepter, calming the dazed crowd.
"Yosh, we're really seething with anger right now." Natsu looked towards the Sea of Trees with a ferocious and excited expression.
--Separator--
On the other side, Laxus also broke free from the softened ground, looking at the departing group of five with disdain, and immediately gave chase with a lightning bolt.
The battle had been intense; an attack came from behind, and as he dodged to the side, the ground suddenly swept him up. When he emerged, Brain, who had been fighting him, had already been rescued by the other four.
That's right, they rescued them...
To be continued~