With a deafening boom, the dragon finally collapsed. The two men, panting heavily, managed a weak smile and said, "We were truly ignorant before! It seems we still have a long way to go!"
"Hey...! Come over here right now, it's dangerous!" Lisanna flapped her wings and flew over, landing in front of Sting and Rogue Sting, and said to Rogue;
Sting and Rogue were taken aback, then exchanged a glance, shook their heads with a smile, and admitted they really couldn't compete!
Chapter Forty-Eight: The Dragon's Roar!
(Old Ice's naming skills are rather tacky, please don't mind.)
Although Chen Fan killed most of the dragons that fell to the ground, and the dragons that were accidentally injured were mostly low-level fodder, the high-end human combatants were almost completely incapacitated. Natsu and his group were also struggling. For them, Dragon Slayer Mage, their killing power against dragons had an extra boost, but even with that boost, it was still limited. The dragon they defeated together at that time was probably a mid-level dragon.
The dragons defeated by Marcus, Alzack, and Bisca were lower-ranking dragons who had crossed over from the 'Eclipse'. There weren't many truly high-ranking dragons, and all of these high-ranking dragons were fighting Chen Fan.
This is one of the more fortunate aspects of humanity; these high-ranking dragons only truly valued Chen Fan, while the others were just trash to be killed at will, not worth mentioning.
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame...!" Natsu activated his Second Magic Source, and a small, fiery red sun, several hundred meters in diameter, appeared, carrying an aura that the Heat and destroyed everything, crashing down upon the dragon he had been fighting all along;
With a deafening boom, the miniature sun exploded, creating a massive crater in the ground. A mid-level dragon had been defeated, and right in the center of the crater, Natsu lay panting on the dragon's large belly. Looking up at the sky, he stretched out his hand, a slight smile on his face, and said, "Igneel! Father! I finally defeated a dragon all by myself! I did it! Did you see that?!"
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art Technique - Light Breaking - Sky Pierce!!" Within the barrier shrouded in raging winds, a beam of light shot into the sky, blasting a lower-ranking dragon into the air. Then...
With a "thud," it landed on the ground, unable to move, defeated by Wendy. Wendy also collapsed to the ground, and Charle rushed over.
Wendy struggled to open her eyes, looked at Charle, and smiled, saying, "Charle...! I finally defeated the dragon! Finally, Brother Chen Fan doesn't have to fight alone anymore...! Have I grown up?"
With tears welling in her eyes, Charle said, "Yes...! You've grown...! You've finally become a true Dragon Slayer Mage...! You're a true Sky Dragon Slayer Mage...!"
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art! Karma Demon - Iron God Sword!" Gajeel clasped his hands together, unleashing a massive slash that struck the head of a mid-level dragon. The earth itself was ripped open by the strike, creating a bottomless, enormous fissure.
"Boom..." The dragon was also defeated by Gajeel;
Gajeel, having witnessed Natsu defeat a mid-level dragon single-handedly, smiled somewhat reluctantly and said, "I hate to admit it, but the fire dragon's magic power is really strong right now!" Then, turning to Lily, who had reverted to his original Lili due to exhaustion, he smiled again and said, "But I have the best partner...!"
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art... Roaring Imperial Thunder!!" A fist imbued with Laxus's full magical power struck the dragon's head. Laxus had finally defeated a mid-ranking dragon. He sat on the dragon's back to rest for a moment, then looked towards the others. The others seemed to sense each other's gaze, and a smile appeared on their Kakuzu.
They defeated the dragon almost simultaneously, and this time it seemed that no one had won or lost. However, they both knew what the other meant to them and neither would admit defeat.
The battle continued, with countless spells raining down on the dragons. Whenever a lone, injured, and still-fighting dragon fell to the ground, a group of people would unleash spells on it. The targets of these spells were incredibly brutal: eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and other vital areas.
After the dragon lay down, it let out a furious roar of resentment. It had never suffered such humiliation in its entire life. Humans, this foolish race, how could they have become so powerful?
"Roar..." Seemingly unable to bear the slaughter of its kin by such a weak race as humans, a dragon let out a great roar, a sorrowful and desperate sound that echoed across the sky above Crocas;
"Kill all those humans down there!!!" one dragon roared, and the other dragons echoed his cry. Finally, they could no longer tolerate these reptilian humans slaughtering their kind. Even though they were lower-ranking dragons, humans were not to be trifled with. Then, a swarm of dragons began to conjure magic, preparing to unleash it downwards.
Chen Fan's expression changed, and he quickly flew downwards to block the Roar and prevent them from harming the people on the ground.
"Stop him...!!" shouted a high-ranking dragon, who quickly flew towards them.
"Swish..."
"Whoosh..."
One dragon after another flew towards Chen Fan. "You're all courting death..." Chen Fan shouted.
He took out coins from his pocket, which puzzled the dragons.
"...!" The sound of superpower activation rang out, and a beam of destructive laser shot out from Chen Fan's hand. The dragons that wanted to launch magic were directly pierced through their bodies by Chen Fan's coin, letting out a miserable "roar," and then their wings stopped flapping. With a "boom," they fell to the ground and died.