Boom!
Red emitted a powerful repulsive force, pushing everything away. Wherever it passed, trees and the ground were all destroyed.
"Phew... That was close."
Racer looked at the trail of destruction, feeling lucky. It was a good thing he dodged it. Otherwise, a direct hit from that thing would have caused severe injuries, even if it didn't kill him.
"Oh? Not bad. You actually dodged it."
Takeshi's flippant voice rang out not far in front of Racer.
"You bastard!"
"I was curious before why you seemed so slow, yet others thought you were fast. So, I briefly interrupted my Infinity. Your magic is quite interesting. It doesn't increase your own speed, but rather decreases others' perception of speed, making them think you're fast."
Although Takeshi said that, this magic was indeed powerful. One could tell how terrifying it was by how Natsu and the others were beaten without any ability to fight back.
However, Racer was unlucky to encounter Takeshi. In his current transformation, Takeshi could maintain Infinity without interruption, rendering the opponent's perception-altering magic ineffective against him.
"Don't you underestimate me!"
Red Zone!
A red magic circle lit up beneath Racer's feet.
"I don't just reduce your perception of speed! I am the fastest!"
Racer stomped his foot, and his body rapidly charged towards Takeshi.
Bang... Bang...
Racer's figure flickered around Takeshi, continuously attacking him, but all were blocked by Infinity.
"So what?"
Takeshi looked at Racer. This guy's attack power was too low, he didn't even need to dodge.
"Damn it!"
Racer's face was grim. Although he was somewhat unwilling, he truly couldn't defeat this guy with his own strength. He was indeed a monster capable of defeating a Wizard Saint.
"Kid, I admit you're powerful, but don't get complacent. The next time we meet will be your death day."
Racer immediately turned and fled. If he couldn't win, he could escape, that was the advantage of his magic.
"Trying to escape? I won't let you get away this time."
Whoosh!
The next instant, Takeshi appeared in front of Racer.
"What?!"
Racer was startled and immediately changed direction.
However, the next second, Takeshi appeared beside him, running alongside him.
Racer looked at Takeshi with a grim expression. "You bastard..."
Takeshi smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, I am also very fast, not your deceptive sleight of hand, but truly fast."
Takeshi immediately accelerated, instantly surpassing Racer. Soon, Racer couldn't even see Takeshi's back.
"How is that possible?!"
Racer's eyes widened. This wasn't an illusion but genuine speed. This guy was actually faster than he was now.
While Racer was surprised, Takeshi quickly doubled back, clenching his fist and striking towards Racer. Due to the extreme speed, Racer couldn't dodge in time and hastily raised his arm to block.
Bang!
The terrifying force caused his arm to be slammed heavily against his chest.
"Uwaaah!"
Racer coughed up blood, screaming as he was sent flying backward.
Crack... Crack...
Racer's body crashed through several large trees before finally stopping. He slowly picked himself up from the ground, trembling.
Takeshi came before Racer. "Oh, you can still stand up?"
Racer looked at Takeshi, gritting his teeth and saying, "Don't underestimate me. I am one of Oración Seis. Six demons, six wishes, six pillars that will never crumble. Anyone who tries to shake these pillars will only find death."
"Is that so? Then I'll send you to your death."
Takeshi raised his palm, and a red orb formed in his hand. He was never soft-hearted when dealing with enemies.
"By the title of Oración Seis! I will not allow myself to be defeated like this!"
Racer roared loudly, quickly tearing open his clothes to reveal the explosive lacrima strapped to his body.
"Let's die together!"
Racer, with a crazed expression, lunged at Takeshi.
"Look out!"
Wendy immediately shouted a warning when she saw it.
Boom!
A violent explosion erupted.
"Ahhhhh!"
The powerful shockwave from the explosion destroyed the surrounding trees. Carla quickly pressed Wendy to the ground to lessen the impact.
After a while, the explosion's shockwave slowly subsided. There was still thick smoke at the center of the explosion, and the surrounding forest for dozens of meters was severely damaged and destroyed.
"Takeshi-san... I need to save Takeshi-san!"
Wendy's eyes welled up with tears at the sight of the explosion, and she immediately wanted to go find Takeshi to heal him.
Carla held Wendy back. "Don't go, Wendy! Such a terrifying explosion... Takeshi... he's surely dead."
Suddenly—
Takeshi's voice sounded from within the smoke.
"Hey! Don't always say such unlucky thing. I'm still perfectly alive."
Takeshi emerged from the center of the explosion, unharmed. Not even a corner of his clothes was disheveled.
"Takeshi-san!"
Wendy, seeing that Takeshi was fine, immediately ran over joyfully.
"How is that possible?! Such a terrifying explosion... you're unharmed?!" Carla was somewhat incredulous.
The traces of the explosion were still there, yet Takeshi was completely unscathed. This was too unbelievable.
Takeshi explained, "Hmm, simply put, it didn't hit me."
"Didn't hit you?! This place has been leveled! And it didn't hit you?!"
Carla looked at the huge crater created by the explosion. There was nowhere here for Takeshi to hide.
Takeshi explained, "The explosion encountered the infinity between it and me. Even if the distance was close, it didn't actually touch me. However, if the explosion's power were ten times stronger, or if it continuously detonated for five minutes, I wouldn't be able to withstand it."
Carla retorted, "That's already insane enough."
Explosion power ten times stronger? Continuous detonation for five minutes?
Although she had long known Takeshi was a monster, she hadn't expected him to be this terrifying.
What Takeshi said was true, but he said he couldn't withstand it, not that he couldn't dodge it. Showing off once or twice was enough, he had no interest in foolishly standing there and taking continuous attacks head-on.
At this moment, Wendy noticed Racer at the center of the explosion. His clothes were all torn, and he lay there motionless, covered in wounds.
Wendy was a little scared. "He... he..."
Takeshi nodded. "Yes, he's dead."
One could only say he lived up to being a character who could appear in the late stage of the plot. Under an explosion of that power, he was only severely injured and unconscious, not dead.
Fortunately, Takeshi was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see him suffer, so he killed him, completely cutting off his future appearances.
The author of Fairy Tail liked to redeem characters in the late stage, but he didn't. He would mercilessly eliminate any guy who threatened him or the safety of Fairy Tail.