"You're too reckless, Natsu!" Accompanying this loud shout, Zorn's figure streaked across the sky like a meteor, rapidly plummeting downwards.
However, just an inch from the ground, a powerful vortex of air suddenly erupted around him.
The ground instantly tore open, and countless hideous cracks spread out in all directions like a spiderweb.
In the blink of an eye, Zorn had already arrived behind Natsu, who was still charging forward. He swung his right hand, and a sharp hand-blade, accompanied by the sound of tearing air, ruthlessly chopped down towards Natsu's back!
As fast as it was said, with a crisp "swish" sound, a bone-chilling cold air suddenly attacked from the side.
Natsu, caught off guard, his feet suddenly slipped, and his body staggered. He narrowly and dangerously avoided Zorn's powerful blow by a hair's breadth.
"Well done, Gray! Your control over Ice Make Magic has improved to such a degree, and your casting speed has become even faster!"
Zorn, whose attack missed, was not disheartened. Instead, he praised lightly before lightly tapping his toes again, his figure gracefully suspended in mid-air.
His gaze, like electricity, quickly swept around, finally settling on Everyone who had surrounded him.
"Alright, then I'll only use martial arts and swordsmanship to spar with you all! Let me see the results of Everyone's training during this period."
Zorn said softly, with a slight upward curve of his lips. As soon as his voice fell, a powerful aura emanated from him, and then he completely reined in the surging magic power within his body deep inside.
After doing all this, Zorn's figure flickered, and his feet continuously stepped on the void like a dragonfly touching water.
Each step seemed to contain endless power, allowing him to float steadily in mid-air, like a god of war descending upon the world, waiting for Everyone to launch their attack.
Facing this scene, Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, but they quickly regained their composure and nodded slightly to each other.
Apparently, they used Telepathy Magic and directly shielded Zorn.
Subsequently, Natsu unhesitatingly took on the role of vanguard in the team.
He clashed his fists together, and instantly a red-glowing magic circle appeared in front of him.
Then, he placed his hands over his mouth, took a deep breath, and then suddenly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
In an instant, a huge fire dragon, accompanied by a deafening roar, erupted from Natsu's mouth, sweeping forward like surging volcanic lava.
The sky-filling flames instantly obscured Zorn's vision, as if they wanted to burn the entire space to ashes.
Zorn, who was in it, felt the heat rushing towards him, watched the distortion of the air due to the heat, and the evaporation of moisture, but he was very happy in his heart.
Happy with Natsu's control over flames.
At this very moment, although Zorn did not use his Observation Haki for perception, relying on his extremely keen combat instincts.
He still clearly perceived that two incomparably sharp attacks had already firmly locked onto him from his left and right sides.
As fast as it was said, Zorn quickly condensed a dazzling light sword in his right hand, gripping it tightly.
Then, he swung his arm, quickly slashing horizontally with the sword.
In an instant, the originally fierce fire dragon was easily cut into several sections, turning into countless sparks scattering around.
At the same time, two dazzling golden sword beams shot out along the sword, heading straight for Natsu with lightning speed.
"Natsu!" Gajeel and Gray exclaimed.
"You two should worry about yourselves!" Zorn grinned, then launched a crescent slash towards both sides as well.
Bang~ It was just an instant.
Violent explosions occurred in three directions, and smoke rose everywhere.
Juvia was startled by the sight, muttering, "Gray-sama?", her expression full of worry, then quickly turning to anger.
"Next, it's you, Wendy!"
Zorn stared intently at Wendy, a hint of a smile flickering in his eyes.
He decided to deal with the support personnel first to weaken the opponent's team strength.
Zorn suddenly exerted force with his feet, and his figure shot towards Wendy like lightning.
The light sword in his hand cut through the air with several sharp slashes, sword energy crisscrossing, but his speed did not decrease at all.
"Don't even think about it!" Ultear exclaimed when she saw this.
She tightly gripped the crystal ball in her hand and unhesitatingly threw it upwards.
Under her control, the crystal ball quickly split into countless smaller crystal balls, rushing towards Zorn at an astonishing speed.
These crystal balls simultaneously emitted dazzling light, forming powerful beams of light, attacking Zorn densely like raindrops, trying to stop his advance.
"Wendy? Be careful!" Carla, who was nearby, also sensed the danger. She immediately spread her wings and forcefully pulled Wendy up into mid-air.
However, they still underestimated Zorn's strength.
Even without using magic, Zorn's speed was still first-rate.
He continuously stepped on the air, performing multiple Moonwalk and Soru, his figure flickering like a ghost, making him difficult to catch.
In the blink of an eye, he easily avoided Ultear's attack, and like a whirlwind, he was about to rush in front of Wendy.
"The air is at my command!" Wendy gathered energy in her hands, and as the magic circle expanded, several air walls formed around Zorn, blocking his advance.
With Carla's assistance, she flew directly above Zorn.
"And me, Wendy, let's do it together!"
"No one can hurt Gray-sama, not even the Fourth Generation, Juvia is very angry!" Juvia, at this moment, was fuming, her cheeks puffed out, clearly very angry, her eyes glaring at Zorn below.
"Mm-hmm, okay!" Wendy replied crisply, then she and Juvia intertwined their hands, and their magic power resonated in an instant.
Wendy took a deep breath, while Juvia manipulated the moisture in the surrounding air to form sharp water blades.
The breeze carried a sharp edge.
"Sky Dragons Roar!"
"Water Stream Typhoon"
"Overlay Magic—Sky Dragon's Wind Blade Tornado"
A tornado-like hurricane, carrying countless water figures, swept towards Zorn.
Ultear, seeing this, immediately manipulated the crystal ball again, firing beams of light at Zorn, limiting the possibility of Zorn escaping.
With a bang, an explosion sounded.
"How was it, did it succeed?"
Natsu, Gajeel, and Gray, currently looking disheveled, appeared before the others, asking.
The aftersheffects of the explosion had also blown them far away.
"It's not over yet, this attack must be far from enough!" Erza, clad in bandages and shorts, holding a demon blade, was poised, her body slightly lowered.
"Open, Gate of Gemini! Gemini. I beg you!" Accompanied by Lucy's clear and firm shout, she held the key in one hand, quickly completing the summoning ritual.
In the blink of an eye, a dazzling light flashed, and a figure identical to Lucy quietly appeared beside her.
This copy of Lucy and the original body tacitly clasped their hands together.
Instantly, a surging and powerful magic power gushed out from within them like a turbulent wave.
This power was so mighty and vast that it directly erupted.
"Hey, hey, hey, you even used Super Magic?" Zorn's bewildered voice penetrated the layers of smoke and reached Everyone's ears.
Even Zorn himself began to doubt: had he been too harsh on their training for the past three months?
Forget it, let them vent their emotions properly!
Zorn sighed secretly, his heart filled with helplessness.
Slowly reaching out, he drew the dragon cry from his back. Facing the current situation, he knew he could no longer hold back even a little and had to go all out.
After all, Erza's poised slash and Lucy's powerful magic currently being cast were both very dangerous.
Not only that, but he also had to constantly pay attention to possible support attacks from other companions, especially Cana, who had not yet made a move.
It should be known that Cana was one of the people who understood him best, and it was highly likely she would catch him off guard when he was unprepared.
"Measure the heavens and open the sky, summon all the stars…" The clear and powerful incantation suddenly echoed all around.
To be continued~
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