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"Boom—!"
An overwhelmingly surging blaze erupted from the summit of a high mountain outside Magnolia as though it had exploded, flooding outward like the wrath of a fire god. In an instant, it raised the temperature of the entire world by a fraction, even baking the raging wind dry.
"Sizzle—!"
Amid a scalp-numbing burning sound, the mountain's summit melted beneath the flames like a fragile cake. The rocks and bedrock turned into greasy molten sludge bit by bit, as though they were cream, presenting a horrifying sight.
As for the flowers, grass, and trees, they had long since been reduced directly to ash by the surging flames, vanishing without a trace.
It was a scene like a natural disaster.
Atop the continuously melting mountain peak, the ground itself burned as well, transforming into a sea of fire carrying astonishing heat.
At the center of that sea of fire, Noah caught Natsu's flaming fist in his palm.
A closer look revealed magic power patterns resembling electrical circuit lines flashing across Noah's arm.
It was none other than Reinforcement Sorcery, capable of granting Noah physical abilities comparable to those of a god.
However, the sleeve on that arm had long since been burned away so completely that not even a trace of ash remained.
"That's truly surprising." Feeling the astonishing heat constantly pouring from Natsu's body, an incredulous gleam rose in Noah's deep black eyes.
"Natsu, I never expected you to possess power of this level."
"I'm not the surprising one. You took that punch head-on. Just what I'd expect from Noah." Natsu smiled sharply, like a