Inside the room, Kenichi's flame-engulfed fist and Gajeel's iron fist collided head-on.
Bang-
At that moment, a violent impact sound echoed through the air.
Gajeel's body, under the impact of a tremendous force, was sent flying backward.
Instantly, Gajeel's figure crashed through the wall not far behind him.
After breaking through the wall, Gajeel landed on the street outside the house.
Finally, his feet skidded, leaving two long trails on the street's surface before he stabilized himself.
"So... awesome!"
Levy over there, seeing Kenichi actually punch Gajeel away, covered her small mouth with her hand and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Levy had deeply experienced Gajeel's strength.
Jet and Droy had been instantly defeated by Gajeel in just one encounter.
But now, this unfamiliar man had sent Gajeel flying with one punch.
Naturally, Levy was shocked to see this.
At the same time, Gajeel, who was crouching on the street, slowly looked up at Kenichi.
"Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. So you're the Salamander?"
Gajeel looked at Kenichi, a fighting spirit gleaming in his eyes as he grinned.
Although Gajeel hadn't met Natsu, he knew there was someone in the Fairy Tail guild who, like him, was a Dragon Slayer.
Now, seeing Kenichi use Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, he immediately thought of the rumored [Salamander].
Kenichi naturally knew that the Salamander Gajeel referred to was Natsu.
He looked at Gajeel and said calmly, "I am not the Salamander."
Levy over there, hearing the conversation between Kenichi and Gajeel, looked confused.
'Huh?'
'What's going on?'
'Besides Natsu, there's actually another Fire Dragon Slayer in this world?'
"Whatever, that's not important!"
"Whoever you are, I'll take you down here today!"
"Using my Iron Dragon Slayer Magic!"
Saying this, Gajeel raised his arm.
His arm was instantly covered in iron dragon scales, like a dragon's claw.
"He actually grew dragon scales..."
Seeing the change on Gajeel's body, Levy's pretty face changed dramatically.
Then, under Levy's watchful eye, Gajeel moved his feet, and his body shot towards Kenichi like an arrow from a bow.
Gajeel, with his dragon scales, was even faster than before.
In just a few seconds, Gajeel charged in front of Kenichi.
Without any hesitation, his arm covered in iron dragon scales instantly clenched into a fist and punched towards Kenichi.
Facing this punch from the enhanced Gajeel, Kenichi didn't neglect it either, meeting it with a fiery punch of his own.
The next second, Kenichi's fist and Gajeel's fist collided directly.
At that moment, a violent sound of metal clashing echoed through the air.
A shockwave, centered on Kenichi and Gajeel, spread out in all directions like ripples.
Furthermore, the stone pavement beneath Gajeel's feet instantly caved in, dented.
"Gihi!"
Gajeel, locked in a stalemate with Kenichi's fist, grinned at him.
Although Gajeel didn't speak, the smile on his face seemed to say to Kenichi: The current me won't be sent flying by you like before.
Not long after Gajeel's laughter, Kenichi's other hand instantly threw a punch, directly hitting Gajeel's chest.
Bang-
Taking the heavy blow, Gajeel spat out a mouthful of blood with a gush.
"Your strength has indeed increased quite a bit, but your speed is still too slow!"
With that, Kenichi delivered a whip kick directly to Gajeel's body.
Bang-
With another violent impact sound, Gajeel's body flew backward in a [<] shape.
He finally crashed into the guardrail on the street.
The guardrail, made of iron and stone, shattered instantly.
And Gajeel's body was buried under the rubble.
"Is it over?"
Several seconds passed.
Seeing that Gajeel showed no movement, Levy clenched her hands tightly and asked Kenichi.
Before Kenichi could answer Levy, Gajeel suddenly burst out from the rubble.
"It's been a long time since I encountered such a strong opponent!"
"Today, I will definitely defeat you!"
After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Gajeel shouted at Kenichi with a face full of fighting spirit.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Kenichi and Levy, Gajeel picked up a piece of iron from the nearby guardrail and took a bite.
With a crunch sound, Gajeel's body underwent a dramatic transformation.
Originally, only Gajeel's arms were covered in iron dragon scales.
But now, Gajeel's entire body was covered in iron dragon scales.
Seeing the change in Gajeel, the worry in Levy's heart grew even stronger than before.
Just then, Levy suddenly thought of Natsu.
She knew that after Natsu ate fire, his power would increase.
And since Kenichi, like Natsu, was a Fire Dragon Slayer, if Kenichi also ate fire, his power might increase as well.
Thinking this, Levy didn't hesitate and immediately used her Solid Script Magic to create a cluster of flames.
"Um, if you don't mind..."
After creating the solid flames, Levy timidly asked Kenichi.
But before Levy could finish, Kenichi responded: "Not needed!"
"What the... and here I was trying to be nice!"
After being rejected by Kenichi, Levy puffed her cheeks and muttered in complaint.
What Levy didn't know was that Kenichi truly didn't need to eat fire to boost his strength.
To be precise, he didn't need it to deal with Gajeel.
If he wanted, he could finish off Gajeel anytime.
Gajeel over there, seeing that Kenichi didn't eat the fire, narrowed one eye, then grinned and said:
"You actually don't need it? How arrogant!"
"But, don't you regret it!"
With that, the iron-clad Gajeel launched an attack on Kenichi.
He took a deep breath, then covered his mouth with both hands.
"Iron Dragon's Roar!"
After a magic circle appeared in front of Gajeel, a silver whirlwind mixed with iron fragments from the Iron Dragon swept towards Kenichi with astonishing force.
And at this moment, the system's mechanical prompt also sounded in Kenichi's mind.
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Magic Power attribute +6]
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Iron Dragon Slayer Magic attribute!]
Hearing this system prompt, Kenichi was overjoyed.
'It's finally here!'