In a forest in the mountains....
"Dragon Slayer Magic - Fire Dragon's Roar"
Flames erupted from his mouth at an astonishing speed, forming a long column of fire that rolled and twisted in the air, creating massive fireballs that then violently slammed into the ground. Accompanied by a fierce explosion, everything around was pushed far away.
Under the assault of the flames, the earth became scorched black, and even creatures far away could feel the scorching heat and intense vibrations.
When the flames struck the ground, powerful shockwaves were generated. These shockwaves pushed the surrounding air higher, forming giant fireballs. These fireballs rolled and twisted in the air, creating magnificent fire waterfalls.
The Magical Beasts driven by the Beast King suffered heavy casualties from this attack, but many were still surging forward.
"Lisanna, quickly go assist in evacuating the nearby villagers. We'll handle things here."
After unleashing a Dark Ray, Mirajane turned and anxiously instructed Lisanna, who had just sent a wolf flying with a single blow.
"Alright, then you two be careful, Big Sister." Upon hearing the command, Lisanna dared not delay. She transformed into a blue-green bird, hastily flapped her wings, and flew towards the surrounding villages.
"Damn it, is this ever going to end? Thankfully, I invited Natsu along; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Mirajane gritted her teeth, watching the Magical Beasts still rushing towards them in endless waves, and secretly felt a sense of relief in her heart.
Although she could handle these Magical Beasts by herself, her magic power would be severely depleted. If the Beast King were to appear then, she would be powerless to deal with it.
"Natsu, Elfman, you two must hold this checkpoint. Not a single Magical Beast can be allowed to pass. I'll go deal with that Beast King first."
Mirajane flew into the air, spoke to the two who were still bravely slaying Magical Beasts, then unleashed a wave of Dark Rays into the beast horde with outstretched hands, before directly stepping into the void and rapidly flying towards the roaring Beast King behind the Magical Beast horde.
"Mission accomplished, guaranteed." Natsu bumped his fists together, full of fighting spirit, and moved through the Magical Beast horde at an extremely fast speed. With a hook punch and a flying kick, each blow sent most of the Magical Beasts flying.
"Fighting is what a man should do, Big Sister, don't worry."
"Full Body Take Over - Beast Soul: Giant Ape." Elfman directly transformed into his Giant Ape form. His body immediately swelled up, becoming several times the size of a normal person, and with a single swing of his hand, he swept away a large number of Magical Beasts.
Under the precise coordination of Natsu and Elfman, not a single Magical Beast managed to break through. They became more and more excited as they fought, their combat power skyrocketing.
At this moment, Zorn was high in the sky, with his eyes closed, spreading his Observation Haki to its limit, covering the entire area: the sky, the ground, rivers, and forests.
Yet, he had found no spatial magic or any spatial fluctuations so far.
"What conditions are needed, exactly?" Zorn opened his eyes, crossed his arms, propped his chin with one hand, and fell into deep thought.
"Boom~"
The tremendous sound of the earth shaking interrupted Zorn's thoughts, so he turned his gaze to the battlefield below.
A few minutes ago...
Mirajane charged at top speed above the Beast King, her right claw gathering immense dark energy, and punched the Beast King's jaw. The Beast King was sent flying into the sky by this immense force.
Watching the Beast King fly into the sky, it was clear how powerful that punch was. Mirajane quickly followed, punching rapidly at a speed difficult for the naked eye to catch. From Natsu and Elfman's distant perspective, they could only see the Beast King's body swaying left and right in the air.
"Amazing, so powerful." After sending a group of Magical Beasts flying with a wing attack, Natsu's eyes gleamed as he watched Mirajane's battle.
"Dark Stream." A giant dark claw from high in the sky slammed the Beast King into the ground with a single blow. Its massive body instantly kicked up a huge cloud of dust, and the ground shook along with it.
The remaining few Magical Beasts, their eyes clearing of the darkness, regained their senses. Seeing the countless dead and wounded around them, they instantly recoiled a few steps in shock and fled into the mountains behind.
Mirajane, seeing the Beast King easily defeated by herself, inevitably felt a surge of pride and did not use her Observation Haki to carefully sense the Beast King's current state.
However, in Zorn's perception, although the Beast King was seriously injured at this moment, its vitality was still very strong. It was currently feigning near-death, its right fist gathering power, intending to launch a surprise attack on Mirajane.
Zorn also shook his head at this moment, making no move. In his perception, Mirajane could block this attack, and it would also serve as a good lesson for Mirajane: in battle, if one is arrogant and underestimates the enemy, then ultimately, one will be the one to fail.
Just as Mirajane slowly descended beside the Beast King, she was about to turn her head to call Elfman over to try and Take Over this Beast King to enhance his strength.
Suddenly, an inexplicable danger appeared to her right. Subconsciously, she activated defensive magic, crossing her hands. Just then, the Beast King's full-power strike slammed into her defensive magic. After only a moment of stalemate, Mirajane was instantly sent flying.
"Roar~" After unleashing a blow, the Beast King roared with all its might, regardless of its wounds, venting the anger in its heart.
Mirajane was also caught by Elfman and slid for some distance.
Then she looked at the Beast King in front of her with a face full of shock. She had used her full power with every strike, yet she hadn't expected this Beast King's defense to be so high, and its recent attack power was also so strong.
"Big Sister, are you okay?" Elfman looked at Mirajane with a worried expression.
"Big Sister," a voice came from afar. A blue bird was seen flying over. After getting close to Everyone, it transformed back into its human form, ran to Mirajane, and looked at her sister with concern.
"The villagers have been completely evacuated, Big Sister."
"Good, cough, cough. Natsu, take Lisanna and Elfman and go first. I'll stop it." Mirajane coughed up a mouthful of clotted blood and said to Natsu, who was blocking them.
"No, absolutely not. I won't leave any of my companions behind."
"I won't leave either, Big Sister." Lisanna, Elfman, and Natsu all refused to leave first, firmly rejecting Mirajane's suggestion.
And Natsu, at this moment, was also constantly staring intently at the Beast King in front of him, his fists clenched, ready to strike at any moment.
"Mira, Everyone." Happy was also on the side, looking at Everyone with concern.
"You've misunderstood my meaning. I'm telling you to go first, not because I'm afraid you'll get hurt, but because I'm worried that my attack might affect and harm you."
Mirajane looked at the nervous Everyone in front of her with a wry smile. At this moment, she still had magic power remaining, fully capable of defeating the current Beast King. However, the form she was about to Take Over had too strong an attack power, which would inevitably affect Everyone.
"Then wait here. It'll be over soon."
"Full Body Take Over - Demon Halphas." Terrifying magic power instantly dispersed. Mirajane slowly ascended to a certain height, and after feeling that she wouldn't pose a threat to the ground below, she pushed off forcefully with her feet, creating a sonic boom thrust that instantly brought Mirajane before the Beast King.
A seven-colored energy ball gathered in her right hand and instantly slammed into the Beast King's body. Her hand easily passed through the Beast King's body, creating a huge void. The dispersed energy waves instantly impacted the mountains behind, causing the mountains to cease to exist.
"Done."
"This, this, this... Is this the form used in the S-Class Exam last time?"
"So strong."
Zorn also nodded at this sight. It was indeed a very strong form. The previous training was certainly not wrong, but the durability was still a bit lacking.
Mirajane was now bent over, panting, having already released her form.
----Separator----
Just then, Zorn suddenly felt an inexplicable magic fluctuation appear in the air... Super Spatial Magic... Such powerful Spatial Magic.
"Lisanna, what's wrong with you...?" Elfman's cry of alarm reached Mirajane's ears.
She immediately turned to look... and discovered...
To be continued~
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