"Found it!"
Wendy suddenly opened her eyes and pointed forward with both hands.
Blue light from all around rapidly converged, gathering entirely above the magic circle.
The glow grew ever brighter before finally condensing into an enormous phantom.
A dragon's roar exploded like thunder, and the phantom of a colossal dragon covered in emerald scales coiled above everyone's heads!
Roar—!
An immense, ancient draconic aura swept through the cavern, its crushing pressure making everyone's breath catch.
"It really is a dragon!" Gray tensed from head to toe, his eyes filled with shock.
"What terrifying pressure..." Lucy trembled.
But the dragon's next action made everyone's jaws drop.
It lowered its massive head, widened its bell-sized eyes, and made an exaggerated face at them.
"Waaah! I'm going to eat you all!"
"Eek!"
Lucy and Yukino clung to each other in fright, trembling all over.
Seeing everyone panic, the dragon phantom suddenly doubled over with laughter.
Its booming laughter made the entire cavern hum.
"Hahahaha! Scared you, didn't I!"
"My entrance was impressive enough, right? Look at you all freaking out—this is hilarious!"
Though enormous, the dragon moved with wild, playful energy, twisting about in midair with a smug expression.
Everyone stood frozen in place, black lines practically appearing across their faces.
The suffocating pressure from before vanished in an instant.
"This guy... maybe his brain isn't working right." Gajeel curled his lip speechlessly.
After laughing enough, the dragon cleared its throat, looked down at them from above, and introduced itself.
"Listen up, puny humans!"
"My name is Kylkornis, the supreme Emerald Dragon!"
It lowered its gaze toward Wendy at the center of the magic circle, surprise flashing in its eyes.
"Oh? Sky Dragon magic awakened me? I never expected the caster to be such a tiny little thing."
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