Irene's magic power surged, suppressing those nearby with its sheer pressure. She looked at Acnologia and asked, "What happened? You seemed a bit off just now."
That fleeting, terrifying bloodlust—she worried Acnologia might return to his previous state of madness. If that happened, the whole world would fall into despair.
"It's nothing. This guy just brought out the fear in my heart."
Black flames ignited in Acnologia's hand, incinerating Denerga's corpse into nothingness.
Irene was curious. "You can still feel fear?"
Over the past four hundred years, not even the entire Dragon Race combined was enough to make Acnologia afraid.
Acnologia looked at her and said seriously, "I'm not afraid of even the strongest enemies. What I fear is you disappearing from my world."
Irene was slightly taken aback and hugged him gently.
"It won't happen. Never!"
Her voice was incredibly firm, as if making a vow. In the years to come, she would never let Acnologia be alone.
Just then, an ill-timed figure ran over, shouting in a panic, "Sister Irene, help!"
Irene looked back to see that Lucy had provoked another Dark Guild expert. She had been struck by lightning all the way there, and her whole body was charred black.
Speechless, Irene wondered why this third wheel was everywhere. "Can't you find someone easier to deal with? Why do you always pick the ones you can't beat?"
Lucy burst into tears. "I didn't want to! How was I supposed to know that someone I picked at random would be so strong?"
That guy had white hair and a face like a bitter melon. He looked like a total extra and was even wearing a grunt's uniform. Who would have known he was a hidden expert?
Bang!
Another bolt of lightning struck Lucy, leaving her body smoking and partially exposed, with only a few rags covering her private parts.
"Damn it!"
Lucy hurriedly covered her chest and swung her key. "Open, Gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus!"
"Moo!"
"I will protect Ms. Lucy!"
The strong black-and-white Minotaur burst out of the ground, swinging his giant axe as he charged toward the lightning Mage.
However, the white-haired bitter-melon face clearly had some brains. He darted past, completely ignoring the Celestial Spirit Taurus.
Fighting this savage Minotaur wasn't nearly as easy as killing the squishy summoner.
So it became Lucy running in front, the white-haired bitter-melon face chasing behind, and the Celestial Spirit Taurus bringing up the rear.
It had to be said that Lucy ran quite fast; both the lightning Mage and the Celestial Spirit were left eating her dust.
Fortunately, Lucy finally made it behind Irene and Acnologia. After withdrawing Taurus, she said arrogantly, "Come on! If you've got the guts, try taking on these two!"
The white-haired bitter-melon face clearly didn't know his place. A cold smile appeared on his lips. "I'm not afraid no matter how many of you there are. Come at me together!"
With that, he activated his magic: "Lightning Destruction Cannon!"
A massive golden magic circle unfolded in the sky, and terrifying bolts of lightning crackled down. The ground was instantly shattered, and the entire area turned into a sea of lightning.
However, in an instant, all the lightning was swallowed whole by Acnologia, leaving the man stunned on the spot.
The white-haired bitter-melon face said in disbelief, "Where's the lightning? Where's my lightning?"
Acnologia wiped his mouth. "Not bad magic power. It's at the S-class level."
He opened his mouth to gather magic power and unleashed a Roar. A terrifying pillar of lightning instantly turned the white-haired man, who didn't have time to react, into ashes.
The pillar of light continued unabated, piercing through the clouds in the sky before finally vanishing.
Lucy's eyes widened in shock. "So strong! Weren't you only able to counter with double the power?"
Acnologia glanced at her. "Who told you it could only be a double return?"
"But during the exam earlier..."
"That was because I was afraid the power would be too strong and blast you all to death."
Lucy looked stunned. Was that it?
She thought it could only be a double counter, but it turned out to be automatically adjusted.
Still, Acnologia was an ally; the stronger he was, the better. She just needed to find a comfortable way to ride his coattails.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and help!"
Erza was fighting hard in the sky. Looking down and seeing the three of them chatting and laughing, she was suddenly fuming. We're fighting so hard, and you guys are just slacking off?
Irene rolled her eyes at her and said leisurely, "What's the rush? Didn't you see we've already dealt with two experts?"
Erza slew four or five enemies rushing at her with a single sword strike and said crossly, "How can you even say that with a straight face?"
Even Happy had kicked over several. How could they be so self-righteous after killing only two between the three of them?
Acnologia agreed. So far in the battle, only about three hundred members of the Dark Guild had died, leaving over seven hundred. Excluding Cana and Loki, their side had only twenty people plus a cat, and they were all getting tired.
He said, "Let's begin!"
"Roger!"
Irene smiled slightly and tapped her magic staff on the ground. Scarlet magic power spread instantly, covering the entire battlefield. The terrifying aura caused everyone to pause involuntarily.
"High-Level Enhancer Magic: All Stats Up!"
Instantly, everyone on their side felt infinite power surging from their bodies. Magic, stamina, physical recovery, durability, speed... all their abilities were raised to another level. At this moment, everyone could be said to have top-tier S-class strength—even Happy had turned into a muscular cat.
The Dark Guild members felt a surge of panic. The people in front of them seemed to have changed in an instant; that level of pressure was already comparable to the Seven Kin of Purgatory.
"What incredible Enchantment Magic."
Gildarts marveled in his heart. Pushing everyone to top-tier S-class—this kind of magic was simply invincible in a team battle.
He and Makarov had reached the peak of the Ten Wizard Saints, to the point where they could suppress the Four Gods of Ishgar.
This was an even greater boost than during the group battle in Edolas.
Gray watched as the wounds on his body healed at a visible rate, his eyes wide with shock. "The recovery ability is this amazing too?"
Flames burned all over Natsu's body as he said excitedly, "Let's have a real blast!"
"Fire Dragons Roar!"
Flames swept up across the sky, and the terrifying heat instantly burned the enemies in front, along with their magic, to ashes.
"My power is so strong!"
Elfman transformed into his Beast Soul and rampaged through the crowd. Everyone he crashed into suffered broken bones or even death.
Evergreen chuckled. "So crude!"
She elegantly took off her glasses and swept her gaze over dozens of Dark Guild members in front of her, instantly petrifying them.
As long as she had enough magic power, her Stone Eyes could be activated indefinitely.
Erza Requipped again into her Heavens Wheel Armor and stood in the sky. Over five hundred sharp swords floated in mid-air; just looking at them was enough to make one feel terrified.
"Celestial Wheel: Chaotic Sword Dance!"
At her command, the five hundred swords shot out instantly, piercing through the battlefield and harvesting lives. While not every sword killed a person, the killing efficiency had suddenly increased several times over.
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