Chapter 554: Mountain · Vajra mode, the Ice Crystal Spider Demon's counterattack. Hiss—
As the Ice Crystal Spider Demon moved, the flat ice suddenly gave a muffled roar. A massive bulge raced toward the Mountain Fortress as though it were alive.
Everywhere it passed, the ice shattered and heaved upward, forming a jagged, razor-sharp ridge, like an ice dragon charging wildly underground.
Rumble—
Through the Bio-Eye, Natsu saw the rising ice ridge pursuing him from behind.
The knife-sharp blades of ice along the ridge filled him with dread.
At his mental command, the other implanted pilots took control.
The Mountain Fortress's tracks changed direction.
The Mountain Fortress, which had been charging forward at full speed, slid sideways like a crab.
Rumble—
Its tracks carved long trails across the ice. After shifting twenty meters sideways and ensuring the ice ridge could no longer reach it—
The Mountain Fortress's tracks changed direction again, and it raced forward.
The rising, extending ridge looked as though it would pass right beside the Mountain Fortress.
But then the Ice Crystal Spider Demon's shriek rang out again.
The Ice Crystal Spider Demon, still hundreds of meters away, instantly turned into a blue blur and vanished.
When it reappeared—
It was already beside the Mountain Fortress, leaping high into the air.
As the dozen or so tentacles in its mouthparts thrashed, a tornado of ice shards emerged from its maw.
It hurtled straight toward the Mountain Fortress.
The spinning ice tornado struck the alchemical barrier surrounding the Mountain Fortress like a shredder running at full power.
One attacked, the other defended.
The two clashed once more.
But the alchemical barrier was clearly dimming rapidly.
Inside the command cabin, low-energy alerts and danger warnings were already sounding nonstop.
Natsu knew he would never escape unless he dealt with