The Closed Eclipse Gate

"Qian Guang!"

The sight of Qian Guang descending like a god made everyone burst into tears of joy, especially the two Lucys, who seemed to have found their pillar of support.

Qian Guang smiled at them. Her body was covered in wounds and blood, yet her smile was so warm.

"Sorry, I'm late."

With a flash, she handed Little Mir from her arms to Mira.

Mira hugged Little Mir tightly, tears instantly streaming down her face as she threw herself into Qian Guang's arms.

"Ahhh, I was so worried about you all."

Qian Guang stroked Mira's hair reassuringly. "Aren't I perfectly fine? Once I finish off that big lizard, I'll take you all out to have some fun!"

After saying that, Qian Guang left that intoxicating embrace. She still had something more important to do!

"How underhanded, Nassess. You ran off halfway through our fight!"

"Roar! You've already lost one round, haven't you?!"

The pressure radiating from Nassess surged, his magic power relentlessly crushing down on Qian Guang. Qian Guang refused to yield as well, black magic power pouring from her body.

The two streams of black magic power clashed ceaselessly in the air. Blood-red moonlight spilled across the earth, making the scene look as though the end of the world had arrived.

Many soldiers could no longer endure the immense pressure and had already fainted.

Lucy and the others stared at the person and dragon in the sky in horror. Terrifying—far too terrifying.

Nassess, whom all six of Natsu's group had failed to suppress before, was now evenly matched against Qian Guang alone.

And...

Judging from their conversation, they had fought before. Could Qian Guang's disappearance have been because she had gone to stop that black dragon?!

That had to be it! Lucy could think of no other reason