"Ah!"
Erza let out a painful scream.
The sturdy Heaven's Wheel Armor was cracked by the corrosion of Dark Magic, and she was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground, her blood staining the ground red.
" Erza!"
Natsu, frozen in the distance, stared in horror.
He turned his head sharply and stared intently at the Magic Carpet floating in mid-air not far away.
On the Magic Carpet, Midnight, one of the Oración Seis, was fast asleep with his eyes closed.
It was even snoring softly.
"We're fighting to the death here! And you're sleeping?! Don't underestimate us!"
Natsu felt deeply insulted. He let out a furious the Roar and forcefully broke free from his restraints.
" The Roar of the Fire Dragon!"
A massive, blazing pillar of fire shot straight toward the sleeping Midnight.
However, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The flame, powerful enough to melt rocks, seemed to encounter an invisible curved wall within half a meter of Midnight 'Midnight body, strangely deviating and grazing past him before crashing into the open ground some distance away.
Midnight rolled over and continued sleeping without even twitching her eyelashes.
"What?!" Natsu exclaimed in shock.
"Sh--"
Racer appeared behind Natsu.
He put a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture.
"Waking up the Midnight is terrifying. You'd better keep quiet."
Before he could finish speaking...
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Racer's legs blurred into countless afterimages, delivering dozens of powerful kicks to Natsu's back in a single second.
With a final, powerful kick, Racer sent Natsu flying into the air.
" Natsu!"
Happy cried out and flew over, trying to catch Natsu as he fell.
"What a touching bond."
Angel giggled. She snapped her fingers.
Gemini Celestial Spirit Gemini instantly transformed into Gray's appearance, clasping his hands together in front of his chest.
" Ice Cannon!"
A huge block of ice smashed out, hitting Natsu and Happy in mid-air.
The person and the cat were frozen solid into a giant ice sculpture, which crashed heavily to the ground.
At this point, the entire allied forces were completely rendered incapable of fighting!
Racer walked over to Brain with her hands in her pockets.
" Brain, it seems like that guy Cobra was affected by the blast. Should we go help him?" Racer asked casually.
Brain snorted coldly.
"Go and bring him back. The rest of you come with me to unseal Nirvana."
Brain turned around and glanced contemptuously at the Allied soldiers groaning on the ground.
"As for these eyesores of trash, let's use this trick to send you on your way."
Brain raised the Skull Staff high.
" The Eternal Darkness Rondo!"
Countless dark green magical beams shot into the sky, weaving into a massive net of death in mid-air, carrying an aura of annihilation as they mercilessly slashed down upon the people on the ground!
A sense of despair spread through everyone's hearts.
At this critical moment!
"Boom--!"
A dazzling golden pillar of fire, like a divine sword rising from the ground, cleaved through the earth!
The towering golden flames transformed into a massive wall of fire, protecting the allied forces behind them.
The Eternal Darkness Magic, which could even corrode Erza's armor, was utterly and domineeringly burned into nothingness upon contact with the golden flames, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun!
The entire hall fell silent.
Brain's contempt froze instantly, and his pupils contracted sharply.
The flames gradually died down.
Lu Chongwei stood calmly in front of everyone, one hand in his pocket and the other holding Wendy.
His eyes were icy cold.
The group struggled to their feet.
The ice shattered, and Natsu stood up, shivering.
He looked around and found that the Oración Seis had disappeared.
" Zhongwei! Where did those bastards go?!" Natsu asked through gritted teeth.
Lu Chongwei put Wendy down and said calmly, "I didn't have time to stop them while I was blocking that attack to save you. They were lucky they got away quickly."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with gratitude for surviving such a disaster.
" Zhongwei, thank you very much." Erza, clutching the wound on her chest, stepped forward.
She raised her head and looked at the sky behind Lu Chongwei, her brows furrowed.
"What's wrong with Christina? Why did she suddenly attack us?"
Carla jumped off Lu Chongwei's shoulder, crossed her arms, and explained seriously, "That spaceship wasn't here to provide support at all. It was controlled by the Oración Seis's men, and its cannons were aimed at us from the start. If Lu Chongwei hadn't blasted it down, we would have been blown to bits long ago."
Upon hearing this truth, the faces of the allied forces turned grim.
Natsu, Gray, Lyon, Sherry, and Hibiki were lying scattered on the ground, covered in bruises and burns, and even breathing was painful.
Lucy was in the worst condition; the whip mark on her shoulder was a frighteningly red, and she couldn't even open her eyes, only able to groan.
"It hurts so much... I knew I was going to die... I was going to die..."
Her voice was weak, and her fingers were still groping around, as if she were looking for a key.
Erza knelt on one knee, gritting her teeth as she plunged her sword into the ground to support herself.
"Don't move around. It would be troublesome if the wound reopened."
Upon hearing "Don't move," Natsu immediately tried to jump up.
"Don't move! I can still fight! I--"
He had just propped himself up halfway when a jolt shot through his back, and he fell back down.
"Hiss--!"
Gray lay beside him, blood trickling from his mouth, yet he still couldn't help cursing.
"Idiot... can't you just be quiet...?"
"Who are you calling an idiot! You droopy-eyed idiot—"
Before the two could start arguing, a soft voice interrupted.
"Um... I can help everyone with their treatment."
Everyone was taken aback and turned to look behind Lu Chongwei.
Wendy stood there, Little Ichi, her pigtails a little messy, her fingers clutching the hem of her skirt, her face flushed red.
She wanted to move forward, but as if afraid of stepping on someone, she tucked her toes in and hid behind Lu Chongwei, only revealing half of her face.
Carla stood to the side, arms crossed, and flicked her tail.
"If Wendy says she can cure it, then she can. Don't look at me like that, you adults."
Lucy barely managed to open her eyes a crack, and seeing Wendy's timid appearance, she almost thought she was hallucinating from the pain.
"You... you are... that little girl? You can heal?"
Wendy nodded vigorously, her voice even softer.
"Yes... I will."
Lu Chongwei looked down at her.
"Just do it. Don't be afraid, no one will dare laugh at you."
Wendy bit her lip, as if to encourage herself, and finally stepped out from behind Lu Chongwei.
She raised her hands and took a deep breath.
" The Healing of the Sky--!"
Soft light emanated from her palm, like a clear breeze, spreading out in circles along the ground.