prynovel Chapter 263 Natsu vs. Destruction Dragon, the restless Igneel!
Chapter 263 Natsu vs. Destruction Dragon, the restless Igneel!
Chapter 263 Natsu vs. Destruction Dragon, the restless Igneel!
"Let's skip the meal. Natsu, Wendy, how about we see a dragon like Igneel?" Chess laughed.
Since he had nothing better to do anyway, he wanted to take this opportunity to introduce the Destruction Dragon Gandora to Natsu and Wendy, the two Demon Slayer Mages, and hopefully have a real battle to test and train their power.
Wendy is alright; even if he didn't say anything, Natsu and Gandora would probably do the same thing anyway!
"A dragon?"
Natsu's attention was instantly drawn, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Where? Where?!"
"Really, Chesgo? You know real dragons?"
Wendy covered her mouth in disbelief, and the image of the celestial dragon Grandine involuntarily came to mind.
Like Natsu, she has been trying to find her adoptive mother who suddenly disappeared.
"Wait, Chess, do you have any clues about that terrifying creature?" Lucy's beautiful eyes widened, looking terrified.
When she first joined the guild, she heard some information about "Eagle Dragon" from Chess, but at the time she did not know Chess's strength, so she did not have a very accurate concept of the dragon that Natsu often mentioned.
After spending half a year together and personally experiencing Chase's unreasonable and domineering magic, Lucy finally understood just how terrifying the dragon that could instantly kill her was!
That is something that humans absolutely cannot defeat!
"No, I fought with the world guardian of Edolas earlier and unexpectedly obtained a black gold dragon companion," Chase said calmly.
"Oh, I see. Then there's no problem—my foot!"
Lucy jumped in surprise, her body stiffening. "The name 'Black Gold Mad Dragon' sounds even scarier!"
"In that case, Chess, why don't you summon it and take a look?" Gray walked out of the bathroom with a wool coin on his head.
Perhaps because it came from the monster Chase, he seemed relatively calm, only showing great interest in the so-called dragon.
"It's fine at the guild, but summoning that guy here would destroy my house," Chase shook his head.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he slowly stood up and snapped his fingers.
hum!
A dazzling magic circle was immediately generated, radiating a brilliant dark golden light that enveloped the entire living room.
As they were about to move, Lucy couldn't resist complaining, "Even staying at the guild isn't an option, is it? A creature like a dragon appearing in town..."
But that would cause a huge riot!
"Hey~ I think Chess wouldn't care about that kind of thing. He probably means that the damage to guild property can be reimbursed by the Heartfilia Foundation~" Happy raised his paw to answer.
"—You'd be better off not saying anything."
Amid Lucy's disdain and contempt, a flash of dark gold light disappeared, turning into countless specks of light.
The house, which was bustling and lively just a moment ago, suddenly became empty and desolate.
Card space, destroy the Black Rock Desert where the dragon Gandora is located.
The bright moonlight cast a blood-red glow on the scattered crystals, creating a chilling atmosphere that made everyone's nerves tense.
"Oh, so this is Chess's card space? It looks really interesting!"
Upon arriving here, Natsu and Happy displayed an intense curiosity, constantly running around and looking around, completely unaffected by the cold environment around them.
"Natsu, these red stones must be worth a lot of money. Shall we dig some up and sell them?"
Harpy pulled out an iron pickaxe from somewhere, his eyes burning as he stared at the crystal embedded in the black rock, a wicked grin on his cat face.
"Male cat! You're dirty!"
Xia Lulu couldn't stand this guy's overly familiar manner any longer, and said haughtily, "No matter what, this is someone else's territory. If you upset that black-gold dragon, I absolutely won't speak up for you!"
"Charlu, you're so gentle!" Happy put away his pickaxe, stood still, and wriggled his cat body in self-pity. "I wasn't concerned about you at all!!" Charlu was so angry that her face turned red.
"Haha, what does it matter?"
Natsu enthusiastically raised both hands in agreement, then looked at Lucy beside him, who was glancing around with a sly look on her face, and said with great enthusiasm, "Feed Lucy, hurry up and call out the maid gorilla Balua to help!"
"Her name is Baluge, Ba, Lu, Ge!!"
Lucy emphasized this point earnestly, then looked around with some apprehension, "In this kind of environment, I feel like a truly terrifying monster might appear at any moment—"
"You've been here several times already, so this shouldn't be your reaction, right?" Gray withdrew his gaze from the starry night sky and asked in a different tone.
"Because we've only been to Dark Magician Girl's Castle before—."
Suddenly, a look of confusion appeared on Lucy's face. Noticing the hidden meaning in Gray's words, she asked, "Wait, none of you have been here?"
Thinking back on their performance just now, it's clear that Natsume, Gray, and even Erza were all quite unfamiliar with the Card Space, their faces showing curiosity the entire time.
Logically speaking, veterans of the guild like them should have already witnessed Chesgo's card space, right?
"Pulling people into the card space is a type of reverse summoning, which requires a lot of magic power. Letting Natsugra in will only cause destruction. As for Erza and Mira, it's because it's too much of a burden."
Chess glanced in the direction of the Dark Magician Girl's location and explained with a smile, "So feel honored, Lucy, you're the first one in the entire guild~"
"...? Although it's easy to understand, does that mean I'm too weak to be a burden to you at all?" Lucy lowered her head, feeling deeply hurt.
"Haha, Lucy, that's something! You're smart for once." Chase laughed and patted Lucy on the shoulder. "That's too much, Chase! I've been trying to get stronger too!" Lucy puffed out her cheeks and gave him an angry look.
I must say, she does look quite adorable; there's an inexplicable urge to tease her until she falls out of her little pearls.
No wonder Natsu and Happy often find joy in teasing her!
"Chase, just how strong are you now?" Erza, who hadn't said much the whole time, suddenly spoke up.
Strictly speaking, costume magic is also a type of spatial magic, so the moment Chess finished explaining, she tried to escape the card space on her own.
The result was naturally fruitless—the space here was as immovable as a mountain of steel!
This fact made the fairy queen, who was filled with complex emotions and a competitive spirit, feel somewhat uncomfortable.
It's not that I can't accept that Chase is better than me; that's only natural. It's just that...
The gap between myself and Chess seemed to have widened without me even realizing it.
Whoosh!
A pink streak of light hurtling in from the distant horizon interrupted Erza's deep thoughts.
"Natsuhabi and everyone else, you're all here?" The Dark Magician Girl made a dazzling entrance, greeting everyone with a smile.
"Good evening, Dark Magician Girl!" Lucy walked over and hugged Dark Magician Girl warmly.
In this strange and dangerous place (let's describe it that way for now), encountering familiar faces made her feel a little more at ease.
"You've got a pretty good nose," Chase laughed.
"Hmph! That's called being clever. Only an idiot would let the opportunity to get rid of his master go to waste!" The dark magic girl glared at Chess.
"Aren't you afraid that Mr. Dark Magician will suddenly appear and drag you back?" Gray asked curiously.
"That's impossible! Master is currently studying the space-time magic that my idiot master brought back from Edolas with Old Chaos and the Silent Magician." The dark mage girl patted her chest confidently.
"Old Chaos, that must be the Dark Magician of Chaos, but who is the Silent Magician?" Lucy blinked in confusion.
"She's my silly master's newest friend. Not only is she incredibly skilled in magic, but she also has a fantastic figure~"
The dark magician girl rested her chin on her hand and thought carefully for a moment, then added, "It's just that her personality is a bit dull, um, similar to my master."
"I'll introduce you two another time. Let's get down to business first," Chase interrupted the two beautiful girls' conversation.
boom!
Almost simultaneously, a raging hurricane roared out, whipping up clouds of yellow sand across the vast Black Rock Gobi Desert.
Accompanied by a ferocious aura that sent a chill down Lucy's spine, the black and gold lock descended from the sky and hovered steadily in front of everyone.
A crimson glow flashed, the chains shattered inch by inch, and surging crimson flames overflowed wildly, coalescing into the body of a visually striking black-gold dragon.
"It's...it's appeared! A dragon!!" Lucy covered her mouth with both hands, unable to help but let out a trembling exclamation.
Although Gray and Erza's reactions weren't as intense, their pupils dilated instantly, revealing the horror in their hearts.
A colossal dragon, a legendary creature from the magical world, with wings that blot out the sky, fangs and claws, and an aura of ferocity, had actually appeared before us!
Mido.
The pickaxe struck the ground with a crisp sound. Natsu stopped mining, staring incredulously at the Destroyer Dragon, then took a shaky first step, which quickly accelerated.
"Hey! Big guy, do you know where Igniel is?!" He shouted, looking up as he rushed to Gandora's feet.
As a child raised by dragons, Natsu naturally doesn't instinctively feel fear like Lucy does.
To be more precise, in his oblivious view, dragons and humans are not that different.
Yes, they can all talk.
"Please, please tell me where Grandine is!" Wendy leaned closer, her little face full of anxiety.
"Igunir Grandine?"
Gandora looked down at Natsu and Wendy and said in a deep voice, "Sorry, kids, I'm not a dragon from the same world as the guy you're talking about."
From Chase's words, it had basically learned about Fairy Tail's worldview and quickly guessed that the two brats in front of it must be the so-called "Dragon Slayers".
Indeed, a faint dragon aura could be detected from them; it was truly astonishing that humans could actually wield dragon power...
Gandora couldn't help but take another look at Natsu and Wendy.
"It's so hot!"
The moment Natsu was swept over by that gaze, which was filled with the oppressive power of a dragon, his chest suddenly felt incredibly hot for some reason.
The terrifying heat even caused him, a Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, to feel a burning pain, as well as a strangely familiar sensation!
"Aha, ahaha, you're already on fire? As expected of Natsu—" Despite being terrified, Lucy didn't miss the chance to make a sarcastic remark.
"No, that's not right. This guy reminds me of Igniel!"
Natsu couldn't figure out where the heat from Igneel inside his body came from, and could only attribute it to the Destruction Dragon in front of him. "Didn't they clearly say they didn't know Igneel? If you're scared, just say so. Don't make up such a lame excuse." Gray stood up and mocked.
"Damn Gray, what did you say? You think I'm afraid of him?!" Natsu's attention was immediately diverted, and his forehead made intimate contact with Gray's.
That inexplicable heat also dissipated quickly.
Chess narrowed his eyes, roughly guessing the root cause of Natsu's fleeting anomaly.
It was probably the disruption of the dragon's pure and profound aura that awakened Igniel, who had been dormant within him.
To be honest, even now, Chess still doesn't understand how Igneel managed to hide himself so perfectly—there seems to be some kind of special spatial separation between Natsu and Igneel.
Otherwise, with his current magical power, he obviously wouldn't be able to successfully fuse with Natsu and pull him into the card space.
However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense, since this method is used to evade the black dragon Acnologia!
"You brat, my name is Gandora, not some 'this guy'!" Gandora snorted coldly, clenching his right fist in annoyance.
Although it retains sharp claws, like other dragons such as Igniel, its hand structure is more human-like, allowing it to perform many fine movements.
"I'm not called 'brat,' but the Dragon Slayer Mage, Natsu Dragneel!"
Natsu, unfazed, abandoned his true love Gray, turned to Gandora, and their fists clashed, unleashing raging flames, his fighting spirit blazing. "Oh ho, unlike that blond guy over there who's afraid, you actually want to challenge me? Interesting—"
Gandora's lips curled into a sinister smile. "Alright, I'm actually quite interested in so-called dragon-slaying magic, so I'll give you that chance!"
boom!!
The moment the words left her lips, Gandora's eyes widened, and a deep and terrifying dragon breath erupted from her body.
The powerful shockwave shattered the dust and debris scattered everywhere, causing Natsu and the others' clothes to flutter wildly. They had to muster their strength to keep their balance.
Just as Chase predicted, a fight was inevitable when these two met.
I wonder how many seconds Natsu can withstand Gandora's destruction?
That's right, the unit of measurement is seconds.
Lucy instantly sensed something was wrong and swiftly hid behind Chase. Once she was sure she was safe, she peeked out and said weakly, "Um, hello, nice to meet you. My name is Lucy Heartfilia."
She felt it was necessary to correct the other person's first impression.
"Love~ I'm a happy one~!"
"I am Wendy Mabel."
Harpy, who was also hiding behind Chase, peeked out like Wendy.
"No way, how come you guys are faster than me?!" Lucy was shocked.
"Hey, aren't you guys making a mountain out of a molehill?" Gray said with disdain for their behavior.
"It's over," Erza bluntly reminded them.
ended?
Lucy was skeptical, but following Erza's pointing finger, she saw Natsu lying in the deep pit with a large bump on his head, his white soul figure floating in the air.
"Wow, that's fast! way too fast!!"