"Raging Bees!"
Azuma, one of Grimoire Heart's Seven Kin of Purgatory, waved both hands, and a green magic circle appeared before him. Countless thick trees sprang forth from the magic circle, their immense force sending Mirajane in her Demon form flying into the sky.
At the ends of the trees, flower buds bloomed one after another, then all exploded like bombs.
"Sister!"
Seeing Mirajane get blasted away, her younger sister Lisanna went pale with fright.
Fortunately, Mirajane's Demon form possessed extraordinary defense. She quickly recovered and hurled a black ball of energy down at Azuma.
"Demon Explosion!"
"Worthy of being S-Class Demon Mirajane. You do have some skill. Then let's play a little longer!"
After the explosion, Azuma dismissed the protective tree that had been mostly destroyed, excitement showing on his face.
He loved fighting strong opponents. Mirajane was powerful enough to be worth spending more time on.
However, Mirajane's expression changed. The timed magic bomb on Lisanna had less than twenty seconds remaining.
If she could not defeat Azuma within twenty seconds, Lisanna would die before her eyes once again.
But Mirajane had only recently recovered her magic power and was far from her peak. Azuma, on the other hand, possessed unquestionable S-Class Mage strength. Let alone defeating him in twenty seconds, even if they kept fighting, she would most likely be the one to lose.
After a fierce inner struggle, she chose to stop fighting and instead flew over to embrace Lisanna.
"Lisanna, I don't have enough magic power left to defeat him, but I will never let you die before my eyes again."
With only one second left on the magic bomb's countdown, she stirred up the last of her magic power and transferred the bomb from Lisanna's body onto her own back.
When it exploded, she