The burning flames, combined with Natsu's already powerful Armament Haki, greatly amplified the force of his attack.
Before he could react or defend himself, a powerful fire fist slammed heavily into Aibar's potato-like body.
The powerful impact of the flames slammed the unsuspecting Baron to the ground, creating a large crater. Half of his body was buried underground, and the ground cracked outwards from him.
Influenced by Noah, Natsu, who used to only recklessly charge in, has now learned to interrupt the enemy's spellcasting.
The blue kitten darted through the dust like an arrow, showing off its find to the blonde girl: "Lucy, look what we found!"
Happy held up the golden key high; it was the "Virgo" Celestial Key that Abal had been unable to use because Natsu had forcefully interrupted him.
"Hey Lucy, consider this my apology for the jokes Happy and I made to you before."
Natsu leaned over, took the golden key from Happy's hand, and shoved it into Lucy's hand without waiting for her to say anything. He then continued, "Now Lucy, you're a Celestial Spirit Mage with four golden keys. Congratulations!"
"What's so great about it..."
Lucy looked helplessly at the human and cat high-fiving in front of her. Although she was also very interested in the Virgo Key, the Celestial Key required a contract to use.
The current contractor of the Virgo Key is Baron Abel, who has already been knocked unconscious by Natsu. It is unlikely that the perverted baron will voluntarily terminate the contract.
After hearing Lucy's explanation, Natsu scratched his head. If the apology gift they gave Lucy couldn't be used, wouldn't such an apology be very insincere?
"Isn't there any other way to terminate the contract?"
"Yes, it exists, but it's cruel. Once the contractor dies, the contract is naturally dissolved."
As a kind-hearted young lady from a wealthy and powerful family, Lucy would never agree to obtain the Celestial Spirit Key in this way, and Natsu and Happy would naturally not approve of such methods either.
"There's no other way. Let's ask Noah later. He's well-read."
The battle around them was just like Natsu's blasting of Aibar.
The twenty-member team of the Black Magic Order and several members of the "Iron Forest" were all lying on the ground, their bodies covered with sword wounds of varying depths.
"Damn it... how can he be so strong..."
"It's that legendary Fairy Tail queen... she wiped us all out in one move..."
"It seems that only Lord Erigor (the high priest) can defeat her personally..."
"..."
Amidst the varying wails, Erza, now clad in the Heavenly Wheel Armor, effortlessly completed her reaping, also knocking out the four oddly shaped "maids" that Abal had collected.
After swiftly eliminating the enemy, the only remaining members of the dark forces in the dungeon are the Black Priest Daqilu and Kageyama, a member of the "Iron Forest" at the dungeon altar.
"Damn it! Those useless cowards couldn't even hold out for a moment!" Daqilu's face turned extremely ugly when he noticed the people lying on the ground.
If it weren't for Kageyama's ability to break the "Lalabai" seal, and if it weren't for Aibal's dungeon being a necessary condition for unsealing, he, a high-ranking member of the Black Magic faction, would never have associated with this bunch of weaklings.
A strong gust of wind forced Daqilu to stop his complaints, because the mage he was facing was putting him under immense pressure.
Mira, an S-class mage, is a beautiful young woman, but she is known for her contrastingly cold and ruthless fighting style, earning her the nickname "Demon".
Last time in Silent Town, Daqiru experienced Mira's power firsthand; if he were distracted, he might really die.
"The rapids suddenly surged!"
Faced with Mira's relentless pursuit, Daqiru activated his magic, and a powerful torrent surged up from the ground, cutting off the space between him and Mira, while several water arrows shot out at the same time.
However, Mira didn't even bother to retaliate with magic. Having received the "Soul of Satan," she simply stretched out her right hand, and her claw, covered in Armament Haki, tore apart the magic attacking her.
Mira's relaxed demeanor surprised Daqilu. How long had it been since their battle in Silent Town? How had this woman become so much stronger?
He couldn't beat her last time, so how could he possibly be a match for the even stronger Mira this time?
No, this won't do, we're doomed if this continues.
Daqilu immediately decided to make a strategic retreat.
No mission is more important than one's own life. Daqilu was able to rise to the position of priest in the Black Magic Order, second only to the bishop, thanks to his keen sense of risk avoidance.
A blue magic circle flashed in front of Daqilu, from which a water dragon formed from flowing water flew out. The water dragon swirled in the air, looking quite imposing.
Sensing the surging water magic, Mira assumed that her opponent was unleashing a powerful attack, so she stopped holding back and gathered a large amount of dark magic in her hands, instantly forming a black storm.
However, when the two spells collided, the seemingly mighty magical water dragon proved to be no match for them, disintegrating into countless water vapors under the sweep of the dark storm.
Looking back, the black magic priest had vanished.
In the misty air, Daqilu moved silently by magic. You didn't expect that, did you? What seemed like a powerful magic attack was actually my escape route!
What's the use of being able to fight?
The fastest way to escape is the fastest way!
Looking at the underground palace passage so close at hand, the Black Priest smiled. The thought of escaping from the clutches of the "demon" once again filled him with a sense of superiority.
Things change every ten years, Fairy Tail... We'll see!
Just as Daqilu was smugly indulging in his daydreams, a demonic claw silently approached him, and five scarlet bloodstains tore through the priest's robes, causing Daqilu to scream in agony.
"How...how could you..."
Clutching his wound, the pain made Daqilu feel as if he had been disemboweled. He looked in horror at the "demon" who had suddenly appeared and blocked his way, not understanding how the other party had found him so quickly.
"Hmph, foolish fellow. If you want to escape, the only way out is through the underground palace passage. Is that so hard to guess?"
Mira smiled disdainfully. She looked down on people like Daqilu. Becoming a black magic priest at least showed that his talent far surpassed that of ordinary mages, but Daqilu only focused on escaping and saving his life.
Perhaps Daqilu knew about his numerous crimes and was afraid of being caught by the law one day, which is why he did this.
Darkness surged between her fingers, and Mira casually unleashed two magical beams that pierced through Daziru's legs. For someone like him, the greatest despair was the hopelessness of being unable to escape.
However, Daqilu's despair soon vanished as the light erupting from the central altar of the underground palace shone forth.
"Haha, Lalabai is out of quarantine!"
"Well done, Kageyama!"
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