Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars

Chapter 459: What a Scam! Why Does Your Guild Have So Many Dragon Kings?!

Just as Lucy was complaining…

Accompanied by a fierce gust of wind, Natsu and Wendy, led by Happy and Carla, flew toward Acnologia.

”Hey, hey, hey! Thatʼs Acnologia! The Black Dragon from the Book of Apocalypse! Is it really okay to just charge straight at him?!”

Lucy stood in the distance, looking at Natsu and Wendy, who were completely fearless and unstoppable, and could not help shouting loudly.

”Lucy…”

”Who do you think we are?”

”Weʼre mages of the Fairy Tail Mage Guild!”

”Letʼs be a little bolder and get closer! Get right in his face and hit him with something big!”

Leon stood atop a tall building, completely naked except for a white towel wrapped tightly around his lower body, shouting loudly at everyone in the guild.

”Oh!!”

As soon as Leon finished speaking, all the S-Class Mage candidates of the Fairy Tail Guild let out excited roars one after another.

”Uh…”

”Sorry. I guess my question was unnecessary. There isnʼt a single normal person in this guild!”

After hearing Leonʼs words, the corner of Lucyʼs eye twitched as she spoke helplessly.

Although Lucy had already been staying at the Fairy Tail Guild for half a year, there were still many times when she could not switch from the mindset of a normal person to that of a Fairy Tail mage. Sometimes, being too normal in Fairy Tail was actually a mistake.

”Speaking of which, Natsu and Wendy have already gone up. Arenʼt you going?”

”Come to think of it, you learned Dragon Slayer Magic too, right?”

After lamenting for a while, Lucy softly asked Gajeel beside her.

”…”

Gajeel fell silent upon hearing this. His face was as dark as coal.

”Do you think I donʼt want to go? The problem is, I donʼt have a cat! I canʼt fly at all…”

After remaining silent for a moment, Gajeel helplessly explained to Lucy.

”Do you want wings? Itʼs simple…”

”Dark Ecriture: Wings!”

Fried, who was beside them, immediately drew his Western-style sword after hearing Gajeelʼs complaint and began writing Dark Ecriture in the air. In almost the blink of an eye, Friedʼs Dark Ecriture landed on the shoulders of every S-Class Mage candidate in Fairy Tail.

”Whoosh!”

In an instant, black wings resembling dark flowers bloomed from the shoulders of every S-Class Mage candidate!

”So Letter Magic can actually be used like this?”

Lucy felt the subtle connection between herself and the butterfly-like black wings behind her. Floating in midair, she spoke in astonishment.

”No! Only Friedʼs Dark Ecriture can do this. Ordinary Letter Magic cannot alter physical form.”

Levy shook her head after hearing Lucyʼs words.

Like Fried, Levy was also a user of Letter Magic. Unfortunately, the combat power of the two was worlds apart…

In fact, Letter Magic itself was a type of magic inclined toward support. The reason Friedʼs combat power was so powerful was entirely because his personal talent was simply too great.

”Everyone, go! Let that Black Dragon feel the wrath of Fairy Tail!”

After giving everyone wings, Fried pointed his blade toward Acnologia and shouted loudly at everyone in the guild.

”Oh!!”

Accompanied by wave after wave of cheers, the S-Class Mage candidates with wings on their backs flew toward Acnologia at astonishing speed.

Meanwhile…

Natsu and Wendy had already arrived near Acnologia.

”Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!”

With Happyʼs powerful mobility, Natsu flew directly in front of Acnologia. His arm was wrapped in blazing flames as he punched Acnologia directly in the cheek.

”Roar!!”

Facing Natsuʼs attack, Acnologia revealed an extremely ferocious smile, as if mocking Natsuʼs attack for being weak. With a roar, he directly blew Natsu away.

”Ah~”

”Iʼm so dizzy!”

Faced with the enormous airflow, Natsu and Happy were completely unable to resist and could only spin continuously through the air.

”Natsu!”

At the critical moment, Wendy noticed Natsuʼs predicament and flew in front of him, helping him stabilize himself.

”Natsu! The enemy isnʼt someone who can be defeated by one person alone. Letʼs work together and defeat him!”

Wendy floated in the air and spoke seriously to Natsu.

”I understand!”

Natsu nodded firmly upon hearing this.

After his first attack failed, Natsu also clearly understood the enormous gap between himself and a true dragon—or, more accurately, the ʼDragon Kingʼ before him.

Natsu knew very well that he absolutely could not defeat Acnologia alone. Only by joining forces with his companions did they have even the slightest chance of victory.

”Wendy, you attack from the left. Iʼll attack from the right!”

After thinking for a moment, Natsu decided to attack Acnologia from both sides with Wendy.

”Okay!”

Wendy did not object.

Wendy knew that although Natsu usually looked like he did not have much intelligence, surprisingly, his battle intelligence was extremely high when fighting!

Simply put, Natsu possessed an extremely high combat talent and battle IQ!

Therefore, Wendy would not object to the tactics Natsu devised…

”Letʼs try this!”

With Happyʼs help, Natsu flew to Acnologiaʼs right side and took a deep breath.

”Roar of the Fire Dragon!”

The next second, endless flames erupted from Natsuʼs mouth, resembling a fire dragon as they blasted toward Acnologiaʼs head.

”Roar!”

Acnologia seemed to have noticed Natsu long ago. He raised his right arm and directly blocked Natsuʼs attack.

At the same time, a trace of amusement flashed through Acnologiaʼs eyes as he looked at Natsu.

It was as if what stood before Acnologia was not a Dragon Slayer Mage, but merely an especially amusing toy…

”Natsuʼs Roar was blocked that easily?!”

Happy flew behind Natsu, his eyes widening as he looked at Acnologia, who had blocked Natsuʼs Roar with one hand.

”Wendy, now!”

Natsu did not show much surprise. When Acnologia had taken his Iron Fist with his face, he had already realized that Acnologia was not an opponent he could defeat easily.

”Roar of the Sky Dragon!”

Following Natsuʼs command, Wendy, who was flying on Acnologiaʼs left side, took a deep breath and released her Roar toward Acnologia.

”Heh~”

Acnologia, who had just blocked Natsuʼs Roar, seemed to have been prepared. He merely flicked his tail lightly, directly splitting Wendyʼs Roar in two.

”Boom!!”

After Wendyʼs Roar was shattered by Acnologia, it transformed into an endless gale that pulverized the surrounding buildings.

”Uh…”

Wendy stared at the scene before her in shock. She could not imagine that her strongest attack had been blocked by the enemy so effortlessly.

”Are our attacks ineffective?!”

”How are we supposed to fight this?”

Carla flew behind Wendy, holding onto her as she witnessed everything before her. She was equally shocked by Acnologiaʼs resistance to Dragon Slayer Magic.

”Geh heh~”

”Natsu, Wendy, do you two really not know how to attack without me?”

Just as Natsu and Wendy were thinking about how they should attack Acnologia, Gajeelʼs slightly mocking voice came from behind them.

”Enough nonsense!”

”Iʼm going to beat that dragon in front of us into the ground!”

After hearing Gajeelʼs words, Natsu frowned and spoke angrily.

”Donʼt be stupid! That big guy in front of us isnʼt someone one or two people can defeat!”

”Use a Combined Roar!”

Gajeel had already seen the problems that had appeared while Natsu and Wendy were fighting Acnologia from a distance.

Honestly, in Gajeelʼs opinion, Natsu and Wendyʼs combined attack could already be called perfect!

Yet even such a perfect attack had not had the slightest effect on Acnologia!

With no other choice, Gajeel could only say to the Acnologia before them, ”As expected of the Dragon King who slaughtered all the dragons on the continent of Ishgar four hundred years ago! This strength is truly no joke!”

”A Combined Roar?”

”Then a Combined Roar it is!”

After hearing Gajeel and Wendyʼs words, Natsu nodded lightly.

And so…

Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel stood side by side and simultaneously took a deep breath.

In an instant, immense amounts of magic power gathered inside the mouths of Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel. Just by looking at the gradually changing sky, one could tell just how terrifying the power of the three Dragon Slayersʼ charged Combined Roar would be…

”Roar!”

Acnologia, who had originally still been playing around, seemed to sense the power of Natsu and the othersʼ Combined Roar. He roared and slowly advanced toward them.

It seemed that even at this moment, Acnologia was still merely playing around…

”How could I possibly let you destroy our trump card?!”

Just as Acnologia was approaching Natsu, Ajeel had already arrived near Acnologia!

With a wave of Ajeelʼs hand, a sand wave hundreds of meters high gradually formed before crashing down toward Acnologia.

”Boom!”

Accompanied by a tremendous roar, the sand wave directly swallowed Acnologia.

”Clap!”

At the same time, while the sand wave had swallowed Acnologia, Ajeel clapped his hands, producing a crisp sound, and shouted, ”I donʼt care whether youʼre the Dragon King of the Black Dragon or some other Dragon King! Stay obediently inside this pyramid and donʼt come out!”

As Ajeelʼs voice fell, the golden-yellow sand resembling gold directly transformed into a gigantic pyramid hundreds of meters tall, suppressing Acnologia inside.

”You really have it in you, Ajeel!”

”I never expected you to have hidden such magic…”

The S-Class Mage candidates of the Fairy Tail Guild, especially Ajeelʼs former comrades and fellow members of the Spriggan 12, smiled and praised Ajeel after seeing him suppress Acnologia inside the pyramid.

”Huff…”

”Enough talking! Hurry up and think of something! I canʼt hold him down anymore!”

Ajeel took a deep breath after hearing this. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his entire body was soaked through. Merely suppressing Acnologia for less than ten seconds had already left Ajeel feeling exhausted.

At this moment, Ajeel truly felt the gap in strength between himself and Acnologia…

”Boom!”

The instant Ajeel finished speaking, the pyramid he had created was shattered into countless grains of sand by Acnologia with a tremendous roar.

”Damn it!”

”With my current strength, I couldnʼt even hold him for thirty seconds?”

Ajeel frowned as he looked at Acnologia, who had spread his wings and blown apart the pyramid.

Honestly, he had already given it everything he had…

But Acnologia was simply too powerful…

”Natsu and the others need another minute…”

At this moment, Lucyʼs voice rang out from above. Although Ajeelʼs pyramid had indeed given them an advantage on the battlefield, it was not enough. Far from enough!

”A minute? With my current magic power, I donʼt have enough left to use Sand Saint Tower again!”

Ajeel was deeply troubled. He truly had no way to deal with the giant beast before him anymore.

”Weʼll buy you that minute!”

At this moment, Silver, Leon, and Invel Yura stepped forward. Astonishing waves of cold air erupted from the three of them almost simultaneously.

”Ice-Make: Ice Saint Dragon!”

Leon was the first to activate his magic. He took a deep breath and directly exhausted all of his magic power to create the largest Ice-Make construct he had ever made in his life!

”Roar!!”

A gigantic dragon over fifty meters long, with several similarities to Acnologia and wings large enough to blot out the sky, immediately appeared before Acnologia.

”I did it!”

Leon looked at his creation with a trace of relief. This was the first time he had successfully created such an enormous dragon construct.

”Roar!!!”

Acnologia roared upon seeing the dragon before him. He seemed to have become enraged. Perhaps, in Acnologiaʼs eyes, not only did all the dragons in this world deserve to die, but even constructs created by imitating dragons deserved death.

Thus, without saying another word, Acnologia raised his palm and slapped the ice dragon before him…

”Roar!”

Faced with Acnologiaʼs attack, the ice dragon hurriedly raised both arms and forcibly blocked the attack.

However, Acnologiaʼs attack was not something that could be easily endured. With just one blow, cracks covered the ice dragonʼs body.

”Damn…”

”My dragon couldnʼt even hold him back for one second?”

Leon looked at the scene before him helplessly.

”Hum!”

Seeing that Leonʼs ice dragon was about to be smashed to pieces by Acnologia, Mystogan fell silent for a moment before taking out the last magical device he had.

Accompanied by a tremendous surge of magic power, a mechanical dragon comparable in size to Acnologia and the ice dragon appeared before everyone…

”Super Dragon Knight PROMAX Special Edition! Launch!”

Mystogan did not enter the Dragon Knightʼs cockpit to pilot the mecha. Instead, he chose automatic combat mode.

”Roar!”

Mystoganʼs Super Dragon Knight let out a roar and immediately bit down on Acnologiaʼs other arm.

”Roar!”

Acnologia responded with an enraged roar. He glared furiously at the ice dragon and Super Dragon Knight before him, and for the first time, anger appeared in his heart.

”So this is the power you were hiding, Mystogan!”

ʼDesert Kingʼ Ajeel stared at the gigantic metal dragon in astonishment. He then looked at Mystogan, who had previously fought him, and asked.

At the same time, Ajeel wondered to himself: If Mystogan had used such terrifying power from the very beginning, then with his battered body after fighting Invel Yura, would he still have been able to take Mystogan down with him?

”Rest assured! My Dragon Knight possesses combat power comparable to that of an adult dragon! I donʼt think even Acnologia could destroy it instantly…”

Mystogan did not answer Ajeelʼs question. He turned his head toward his guildmates and calmly spoke.

According to Wisdomeʼs data, their latest Super Dragon Knight could even fight Animus and Kurnugi head-on. Its strength was extremely formidable!

According to Mystoganʼs estimation, this metal dragon should be able to hold out against Acnologia for a full minute…

”Boom!”

The instant Mystogan finished speaking, his supposedly invincible Super Metal Dragon Knight exploded once again!

With a single strike, Acnologia smashed both his Dragon Knight and the ice dragon created by Leon to pieces.

”…”

Mystogan stared silently at the scene before him.

”Isnʼt this the one you said Acnologia couldnʼt destroy instantly?”

Lucy narrowed her eyes and asked Mystogan gently.

”Pretend I said nothing just now…”

Mystogan remained silent for a moment before turning his head away. He had tried to look cool and instead gotten beaten up immediately. It was simply too embarrassing…

”Roar!!”

At the same time, Acnologiaʼs aura grew even more powerful. He seemed to have been enraged by the dragons created by Leon and Mystogan one after another.

”Natsu, are you guys ready yet?”

Facing Acnologiaʼs violent aura, Lucy could not help looking up and asking.

”Just a little longer…”

Natsu, who was desperately gathering magic power and preparing to unleash all of it in one go, shook his head at Lucy.

”No choice! Let me do it!”

At this moment, Dimaria rolled her shoulders.

Yes, she was finally going to make her move…

”Open your eyes wide and watch! The great descendant of the God of Time is about to make her move!”

As Dimaria spoke, she directly activated her time stop against Acnologia.

In an instant, everyone present seemed to freeze in place. The movement of the sky, the earth, the clouds, and the flow of magic power all seemed like a video that had been paused, forever frozen in a single frame…

Only Dimaria remained active. She was the master of time, the great descendant of the God of Time!

”Itʼs over!”

As Dimaria spoke, she pulled out her dagger and slashed toward Acnologia.

And then…

”Crack!”

Accompanied by the sound of shattering glass, Dimaria, along with her time stop, was sent flying by Acnologia.

”Dimaria! What are you doing, Dimaria?!”

Because Dimaria had stopped time, to everyone else it looked as though Dimaria had said she was about to make her move one second, only to fly backward on her own the next. The entire scene looked exceptionally comical.

”Dimaria, are you okay?”

In the end, Brandish was the one who caught Dimaria.

”Brand, Acnologia is a monster! He completely ignored my time stop!”

Dimaria leaned against Brandishʼs arms, her expression carrying several traces of fear. Clearly, she had genuinely been shocked by Acnologiaʼs strength.

”He ignored your time stop?”

Brandish nodded lightly upon hearing this and did not say anything else…

In fact, Brandish had originally wanted to remind Dimaria. After all, the one standing opposite her was the legendary Black Dragon Acnologia. If he could not ignore Dimariaʼs time stop, wouldnʼt that actually be strange?!

”Absolute Zero: Silver!”

”Ice World!”

”Unison Raid! Frozen Paradise!”

At the same time, while Brandish was comforting Dimaria, Gray and Invel Yura finally made their move. Gray directly activated his Devil Slayer Mage form. The black markings on his body seemed to come alive as they constantly danced across his skin, while his hair stood up strand by strand!

Invel Yura also took a deep breath. Working together with Grayʼs magic, the two gathered all of their magic power before gradually merging it together and sending it surging forward…

Immediately afterward, an endless wave of freezing cold swept across Acnologiaʼs body!

In almost the blink of an eye, the powerful Acnologia was transformed into an ice statue under the combined freezing power of Gray and Invel Yura! Not only Acnologia, but even half of the Magnolia Town created through the combined efforts of Irene and Evan was covered in a layer of ice, transforming the town into a frost-covered city! Even the surrounding mountains were wrapped in a layer of frost…

One had to understand that what Gray and Invel Yura had frozen was not merely the giant village where only several hundred giants lived, which Silver had frozen in the original story! This was one of the major cities in the Kingdom of Fiore! Although the town itself did not have a large population, when the surrounding mountains were included, its total area was by no means smaller than a first-tier city from Evanʼs previous life!

”Did we succeed?!”

Gray and Invel Yura looked at each other and asked uncertainly.

Honestly, even after betting all of their magic power and using a Unison Raid, Gray and Invel Yura still had no confidence that they could freeze Acnologia!

Acnologia was a monster! An invincible monster…

”Boom!”

Just as Gray and Invel Yura were showing puzzled expressions, the ice freezing Acnologia instantly shattered! Clearly, the great Black Dragon King could not be frozen by this kind of magic.

”Roar!!”

Acnologia roared and continued advancing.

”Damn it! Gray-sama actually used a Unison Raid with another man?!”

”Could it be…”

”Is Invel Yura trying to steal Gray-sama from me too?”

”Hmph! But there is no future between them, just like the shattered ice before us. Fragile!”

While everyone was shocked by Acnologiaʼs overwhelming power, Juvia stared at Gray and Invel Yura and muttered to herself.

”Juvia is still as energetic as ever!”

Lucy glanced at Juvia behind her and silently complained.

”What do we do next?”

For a moment, all the mages felt as though they had exhausted every possible means.

Aside from the powerful magic of Gray, Ajeel, Invel Yura, and the others, they also continuously bombarded Acnologia with their various attacks. Magic circles appeared one after another, yet the results were negligible!

At this point, everyone had used almost every means at their disposal and was beginning to run out of options…

”No!”

”Neither my Petrification Eyes nor Bickslowʼs Magic Eyes have any effect whatsoever on Acnologia before us. Unfortunately, this Black Dragon may possess the ability to ignore low-level curses…”

Evergreen removed the glasses sealing her Magic Eyes and stared directly at Acnologia for a while before sighing helplessly. She had used practically every method at her disposal, even her ultimate technique, Petrification Eyes, yet she still could not do anything to Acnologia.

”No. Rather than saying that this Black Dragon ignores Curse Magic, Iʼd say that the Black Dragon before us simply ignores all magic. Heʼs completely magic-immune…”

Gray shook his head after hearing Evergreenʼs words and added.

”Magic immunity?!”

”Is this the strongest Black Dragon?”

For a moment, the expressions of all the S-Class Mage candidates of the Fairy Tail Guild changed.

Everyoneʼs morale was not looking good…

Clearly, everyone present had been crushed by Acnologiaʼs overwhelming strength!

After all, this was an age of magic. If the monster before them could ignore magic, then they truly had no means left…

”Weʼre ready!”

Just as everyone was at a loss for how to deal with Acnologia, Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy finally finished preparing their magic.

”Yes! Our magic may be ineffective, but Dragon Slayer Magic may not be!”

As Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy spoke, everyoneʼs spirits immediately lifted!

Thatʼs right. If one wanted to eliminate demons, one left it to Devil Slayer Mages. If one wanted to eliminate beings related to gods, one left it to God Slayer Mages! And if one wanted to eliminate dragons, naturally, one had to leave it to the professionals—the Dragon Slayer Mages…

”Fire Dragonʼs…”

”Sky Dragonʼs…”

”Iron Dragonʼs…”

”…Roar!!”

With a thunderous roar, Natsu unleashed endless flames, Wendy released an endless whirlwind from her mouth, and Gajeel spewed forth terrifying iron elements…

The next second, Natsuʼs flames, Wendyʼs wind, and Gajeelʼs iron immediately merged into one!

The three elements transformed into a single force before blasting toward Acnologia!

”Roar!”

Facing the Combined Roar of Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel, Acnologia revealed an excited expression. He spread his arms and used his chest to take the Combined Roar of the three Dragon Slayers head-on.

”Boom!!!”

A heaven-shaking explosion immediately rang out. Endless shockwaves reverberated beside everyoneʼs ears. As for Acnologia, he was directly blasted away by the Combined Roar of Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel, crushing countless buildings before being dragged across the ground for several kilometers and finally crashing into a distant mountain of ice frozen by Gray.

”We did it!”

The S-Class Mage candidates of Fairy Tail shouted excitedly upon seeing Acnologia knocked down. This was the first time they had managed to knock Acnologia down! For a moment, the morale of the Fairy Tail mages soared.

”Boom!!”

However, before everyone could even catch their breath, accompanied by a heaven-shattering roar, Acnologia stood up from the ground completely unharmed. His wings had recovered, and the dust covering his body immediately vanished.

”No way…”

”This has to be a lie!”

”How is this possible…”

When Lucy, Levy, and Cana saw Acnologia rise from the ruins completely unharmed, their expressions changed in shock. They could not believe what they were seeing.

”Roar!!”

Before anyone could think further, Acnologia suddenly roared at everyone, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

At this moment, Acnologia looked as though he were mocking all the mages of the Fairy Tail Guild…

”Heʼs too strong…”

Although everyone did not want to admit it, faced with reality, they had no choice but to acknowledge that with their strength, they were completely incapable of defeating the Black Dragon before them.

”Inhale…”

”Exhale…”

”Go call Evan!”

”We failed this yearʼs S-Class Mage exam!”

”The monster before us can only be dealt with by Evan and the others…”

Gray took a deep breath, his expression somewhat dejected. Originally, he had planned for everyone to pass this yearʼs S-Class Mage exam together, with everyone becoming S-Class Mages together.

But faced with the monster before them, Gray gave up…

However, Grayʼs hands clenched tightly into fists. Clearly, his heart was far from as calm as he appeared. Deep within his heart was an overwhelming sense of unwillingness! Yet no matter how unwilling he was, there was nothing he could do. If they could not defeat their opponent, then they could not defeat him. That was simply the truth!

”Donʼt give up! We still have a chance!”

Natsu looked at Gray and the mages throughout the guild and shouted loudly.

”Natsu!”

Natsuʼs words lifted everyoneʼs spirits. They looked at Natsu with puzzled expressions.

It seemed they wanted to see what other means Natsu still had!

After all, whether it was Dragon Slayer Magic or any other magic, none of it had worked against Acnologia!

”Gray, do you remember the move I used to defeat you guys before?!”

Natsu looked at Gray and Invel and asked with a grin.

”You mean?!”

Gray and Invel exchanged glances upon hearing Natsuʼs words. They instantly remembered the move Natsu had used when he suddenly exploded with power, burning with endless flames before defeating them. Honestly, Natsu, wrapped in flames like a Flame Emperor at that time, had not looked human at all…

Invel Yura had even seen in Natsuʼs punch power comparable to what Evan and the others had displayed back then, when they completely destroyed the warships of the Alvarez Empire that were preparing to head toward the continent of Ishgar! Yes, Invel Yura had seen the shadow of a dragon within Natsu!

”If itʼs that move?!”

Gray and Invel immediately regained their spirits after hearing Natsuʼs words. They knew that if Natsu could truly unleash that move, then there really was a chance of turning the battle around!

”What move?”

”Does Natsu still have a trump card I donʼt know about?”

Lucy looked shocked. She should have been one of the people in the Fairy Tail Guild most familiar with Natsu, after all, she and Natsu were teammates. Yet even she had no idea what kind of power Natsu had been hiding.

”Open your eyes wide and watch carefully!”

”That is one of the most terrifying forms of magic I have ever seen…”

ʼDesert Kingʼ Ajeel chimed in at this moment, building up Natsuʼs momentum.

”Huh?”

As soon as Ajeel finished speaking, the eyes of all the S-Class Mage candidates in the Fairy Tail Guild fell upon Natsu. Clearly, everyone was extremely curious about what kind of ultimate technique Natsu had mastered.

Meanwhile, Natsu did not waste any more time. If he did not attack soon, Acnologia was going to come for them!

”Happy, letʼs go!”

Natsu shouted as he flew toward Acnologia with Happyʼs help.

”Aye!”

Happy echoed him, clearly prepared as well.

”Take a deep breath! Feel that sensation from before…”

As Natsu flew through the air, his mind recalled the feeling he had experienced when he unleashed the power of the Fire Dragon King before.

”Ah! This is too troublesome. I canʼt remember it at all!”

”Forget it. Iʼll just leave it to my body!”

Natsu tried to recall what he had felt at the time, but he could not remember at all. After all, he had passed out immediately after throwing that punch. Therefore, Natsu simply stopped thinking about it. He closed his eyes and let his body act on its own!

”Boom!!”

For a moment, it seemed as though the power of magma was surging within Natsuʼs chest! Some kind of power sealed inside Natsuʼs body was gradually awakening…

”Gulp~”

Seeing this scene, the Fairy Tail mages all swallowed nervously. After all, Natsu was their final hope.

”Let me lend you a hand one last time…”

Brandish, who had not made a move until now, remained silent for a while before activating her magic the instant Natsu approached Acnologia.

Unfortunately, Brandishʼs magic was also ineffective against Acnologia! After all, Acnologia was a monster capable of resisting even Ireneʼs magic, forcing Irene to move the earth beneath Acnologiaʼs feet in order to relocate him. Thus…

Brandish used her magic on Natsu instead!

”Boom!!”

In the blink of an eye, a Natsu fifty meters tall, roughly the same size as an Ultra Warrior, appeared before everyone.

”Heʼs huge!!”

Facing the suddenly enlarged Natsu, everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild widened their eyes.

”Hm?”

Even Acnologiaʼs eyes trembled almost imperceptibly.

”Fire Dragon Kingʼs… Crushing Fist!!”

Natsu laughed loudly as the power of flames within his body erupted instantly. Terrifying strength wrapped around his right fist as it crashed heavily into Acnologiaʼs cheek.

”Boom!!!”

Accompanied by endless thunderous explosions, Acnologia was sent flying by Natsuʼs punch!

At the same time, endless flames swept across half of the deserted island!

In almost the blink of an eye, the island chosen by Evan had disappeared by half…

”Thud~”

As for Natsu, after throwing that punch, he immediately returned to his normal size, collapsed onto the ground, and lost all his strength!

”So strong!”

”But no matter how I look at it, you went a little too far, didnʼt you?”

”You blew up half the island!”

”Whatever you do, donʼt use a move like that somewhere crowded! Otherwise, youʼre definitely going to end up in the Book of Apocalypse…”

The Fairy Tail mages stared wide-eyed at the scene before them. They were first shocked by Natsuʼs strength, then immediately began complaining about him.

”Aye~”

The exhausted Natsu nodded repeatedly like Happy.

”This should finally be over, right?”

Gray looked at the scene before him with his scalp tingling. Clearly, Natsu had held back when fighting them before. Otherwise, they would have gone straight to heaven after that one punch.

”It should be over, right?”

”After all, half the island disappeared…”

Lucy nodded lightly. Honestly, this was the first time she had ever witnessed such a terrifying attack.

”Boom!”

However, something even more terrifying happened. The Black Dragon King Acnologia, the despairing wings of death, who had been sent flying by Natsuʼs punch, actually stood up once again!

However, compared to the elegant, powerful, and invincible Acnologia from before, Acnologia now looked somewhat disheveled, his entire body covered in dust…

”That still didnʼt finish him?”

”Thereʼs no choice! Hurry and call Evan!”

”We did everything we could…”

For a moment, the Fairy Tail mages were completely convinced. They had fought with everything they had, yet they still could not kill Acnologia. At this helpless moment, everyone could only choose their final option: hurry and call Evan to make his move!

”Boom!!”

Just as everyone voted and unanimously chose to give up continuing their battle against Acnologia, a blazing flame flew out from Natsuʼs body! Like a great sun, it illuminated the entire sky above the deserted island!

”Igneeel?!”

Natsu looked at the figure in the sky, his expression filled with shock.

”Boom!!”

But that was not all. Light spheres also flew out from within Gajeel and Wendy. A pitch-black dragon and a dragon resembling a bird naturally appeared before everyoneʼs eyes.

”This is…”

Before Gajeel and Wendy could react in shock,

waves of violent magic power suddenly surged from the island!

Evan, Selene, Ignia, Irene, Animus, and Kurnugi were already prepared!

Zeref stood with his hands behind his back on a mountaintop, silently watching the violent Black Dragon before him. ʼMagic Kingʼ August stood beside Zeref, a smile on his face.

”…”

For a moment, the ʼBlack Dragon Kingʼ Acnologia, who had still been baring his fangs and claws moments earlier, became as dark as black iron.

For the first time in his life, he spoke!

The black dragon opened his mouth and spoke in human language:

”Whatʼs going on? Why are there so many dragons here?”

The great ʼBlack Dragon Kingʼ Acnologia experienced self-doubt for the first time in his life.

He wondered whether the Dragon King Festival and the Dragon-Slaying War he had started four hundred years ago had actually accomplished absolutely nothing…