"The gap between us, even as fellow Four Gods of Ishgar, is this vast?" Wolfheim, who had reverted from his beast-man form, lay on the ground, looking with difficulty at God Serena not far away, his face filled with unwillingness.
As Wolfheim spoke, God Serena turned to look at Warrod, who was struggling to get up. "By the way, Warrod, weren't you a member of Fairy Tail in the past?"
Upon hearing this, Warrod's aged face stiffened slightly.
Although he didn't understand why God Serena brought this up now, he felt a vague sense of unease.
"The main purpose of our coming to Ishgar this time is to kill every single member of Fairy Tail!"
Hearing God Serena's words, Warrod felt as if struck by lightning, his old face freezing completely.
Simultaneously, many memories related to Fairy Tail surfaced in his mind.
"Warrod, we are comrades from now on!"
"Starting today, our guild is officially established. Its name shall be Fairy Tail!"
…
Thinking of that young girl's smiling face, ethereal as a fairy, and the young people who inherited Mavis's will, the anger in Warrod's heart was instantly ignited.
"Even if I die, I'll at least take you with me!" Gnashing his teeth, Warrod made a grasping motion towards God Serena through the air with his withered, branch-like hand.
Immediately, a large number of branch vines burst forth from the ground.
These vines, as if alive, instantly struck God Serena, sending him flying into the air and tightly binding him.
Before God Serena could break free from the restraints of the vines, Wolfheim seized the opportunity, immediately transformed into his beast-man form, and lunged at God Serena.
'Now's the chance...!' Jura, who had just climbed to his feet, widened his eyes sharply. His fingers, pressed together like a sharp sword, pointed towards God Serena through the air.
A second later, the beast-man's fists rained down on God Serena like a storm.
The stone pillars controlled by Jura also slammed into God Serena as if alive.
God Serena, subjected to this series of attacks, finally crashed heavily onto the ground.
"You're quite capable after all, aren't you?" God Serena got up, speaking with a mix of anger and excitement.
However, the moment he rose, Hyberion, who hadn't made a move until now, made a grasping motion towards God Serena through the air.
"Vampire Magic!"
As Hyberion's Vampire Magic activated, God Serena's face instantly contorted in pain.
"What's happening?" The Spriggan 12's member in the tailcoat standing on the slope looked at God Serena suddenly screaming in pain, a look of confusion on his face.
After all, he hadn't seen any magic hit God Serena.
"Indirect Vampire Magic, is it?"
"This man has some skill." The Magic King August looked at Hyberion and commented calmly.
Hearing August's words, Jacob, who had taken off his gloves and was about to intervene to save God Serena, was stopped by August.
"Your help isn't needed."
"An attack of this level won't finish him. And it's a good chance to see his true strength."
No sooner had August finished speaking than God Serena, suffering from the blood-draining torment, suddenly erupted with an immensely powerful surge of magical power.
Hyberion, struck by the magical shockwave, looked at God Serena in astonishment. "He still has this much power left?!"
"Now, it's my turn to attack, right?" God Serena looked at the shocked Hyberion with a ferocious grin.
Before Hyberion could make his next move, God Serena slammed his palms onto the ground.
"Cavern Dragon's Earth Shatter!"
Bzzzt-
Accompanied by a terrifying magical impact, the ground within a hundred-meter radius around God Serena instantly collapsed and sank.
"This is... Dragon Slayer Magic?" Jura, struggling to maintain his balance, looked at God Serena with awe.
But just as Jura leaped into the air to evade, God Serena thrust his palms forward violently.
"Purgatory Dragon's Blazing Inferno!"
In just an instant, a sea of flames engulfed Jura and the other three.
And it didn't stop there.
After the flames came an incredibly violent whirlwind.
"Gale Dragon's Tempestuous Waltz!"
The sky-filling flames, empowered by the wind, instantly swelled dramatically.
The original sea of flames exploded like a bomb, with pillars of fire shooting straight into the sky.
'Earth, then fire, and now wind...'
'This guy, just how many...?' Jura, sent flying into the sky by the fiery pillars, felt his heart sink to the depths.
He had always known the former #1 of the Four Gods of Ishgar was strong.
But he never expected God Serena to be strong to such a terrifying extent.
'A single person mastering multiple Dragon Slayer Magics simultaneously…'
'It was just like that person!'
At that moment, an image of Kenichi appeared in Jura's mind.
In Jura's memory, the only mage who simultaneously wielded multiple Dragon Slayer Magics was Kenichi.
However, just as Jura thought of Kenichi, God Serena had no intention of letting Jura and the others off.
A ferocious God Serena now had streams of water coiling around his arms.
"Sea King Dragon's Water Format-"
Bzzzt-
Just as God Serena was about to release his Water Dragon Slayer Magic, an unusual sound faintly came from the sky.
God Serena, being a Dragon Slayer, had particularly keen hearing.
Although he was in a frenzied state, upon hearing this abnormal sound, he immediately stopped his action and looked up towards the sky.
"What is that sound?" Simultaneously, August and Jacob, seeing God Serena suddenly stop, also showed looks of confusion on their faces.
Then, they followed God Serena's gaze and looked up at the sky.
A few seconds later, in the field of vision of God Serena and August, a dragon appeared… a steel-like dragon flying down from above the clouds towards them.
"A dragon?!" Looking at this dragon, August, Jacob, and God Serena exclaimed in unison.
"There are still real dragons left in this world?" Jacob looked at the steel dragon in the sky and said with astonishment.
August's old face shifted slightly, but he didn't speak.
God Serena, after a moment of daze, was then overjoyed.
At this moment, he looked at the approaching steel dragon like a hunter spotting prey.
"A real dragon!"
"Perfect. Today, I, a Dragon Slayer, shall hunt you!"
With that, God Serena charged directly towards the steel dragon to engage it.
Just then, August seemed to have noticed something. His old face changed, and he immediately warned God Serena: "Stop! There seems to be something else on that dragon's back!"
God Serena acted as if he didn't hear August's words, and the pace of his steps didn't falter in the slightest.