Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Iron Dragon Spear".

Gajeel's arm transformed into a spear, extending forward and striking the building with kinetic energy. The wooden knight's eyes lit up, "Wood Release: Ranking Technique." *18

The demon mask blocked the Iron Dragon Spear, and Gajeel reluctantly scoffed, still determined to give it one last try.

"Dragon Slayer Secret Technique: Karma Demon: Iron Spiral".

This is a Dragon Slayer technique that can pierce through dragon scales, destroy a dragon's internal organs, and hunt down its soul. Gajeel's feet transform into steel and then spin at high speed to destroy the enemy. It is Gajeel's strongest attack to date.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

Gajeel still hadn't destroyed the Wood Release defense. Just as he was about to leave, the eighteen wooden knights moved, and the character "座" (seat) appeared in their right palms.

"Kuo'an entered the city and folded his hands."

Eighteen hands slapped Gajeel's body, causing him to collapse. Hashirama Senju only used one hand to knock out the Nine-Tails, but there were eighteen hands here, enough to keep Gajeel unconscious for two or three days.

The Woodcarving Knight manipulates trees to generate crosses, nails Gajeel to the crosses, and hangs them at the guild's main entrance.

If Harpy's information hadn't been entered into the database, the Wooden Knight would have stopped Harpy from stealing the mission sheet on the day he did so.

As dawn broke, people began to appear on the streets of Magnolia. Mira arrived in front of the guild and found Gajeel hanging there, which puzzled her.

The wooden knight stepped forward and bowed to Mira, saying, "Miss Mira."

"Knight, who is this?"

"According to the information left by the master, he is a member of the Ghost Lords, Iron Dragon Gajeel. He attacked the guild last night but was stopped by us."

"So, what do we do next?"

"According to the method left by the owner, it is to be paraded through the streets as a form of public humiliation!"

"All right!"

Mira didn't stop him; there was no need, especially since Gajeel was someone who wanted to destroy the guild.

"Ring ring ring ring ring ring..."

One of the wooden knights took out a gong and struck it to clear the way, while the other two wooden knights manipulated trees to form a carriage, and the procession began.

"Everyone, this is Gajeel the Iron Dragon, a member of the Phantom Lords. Yesterday, he attacked our Fairy Tail guild headquarters. Let's all be witnesses!"

The wooden knight who was banging the gong picked up the gong and struck it near Gajeel's ear. Gajeel instantly woke up and looked at the growing number of Magnolia residents around him. Gajeel felt ashamed.

When she tried to raise her hand to cover her face, she found that her hands and feet were bound to the cross and she could not move.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

The wooden knight, annoyed by Gajeel's antics, picked up a piece of wood and stuffed it into Gajeel's mouth. Gajeel's once indestructible iron teeth were rendered useless by the wooden creation.

As Hyuga Hoshino was about to return to Magnolia, he watched all of this with amusement. As expected of my awakened knight, he had my style.

"What's wrong with Hoshino?"

"Erza, it's alright. It's just a clueless girl who got the woodcarving knight into her trap."

"what?"

"You'll find out when you get back to the guild."

"Are they the mages from Fairy Tail?"

"I heard that yesterday, the Spectre's ruler mage attacked the deserted guild headquarters, but was defeated by the defensive magic they left behind, and is now being paraded around."

"Amazing!"

"Fairy Tail truly lives up to its reputation as Fiore's strongest mage guild!"

Erza and the others were increasingly confused, but they quickly grasped the key words: the ruler of Phantom? A mage attacking the guild?

The group rushed back to the guild and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the guild was intact. "Mira, we heard some residents whispering earlier, what happened?"

"Erza, you're back."

Mira glanced at Hinata Hoshino, who was trying not to laugh, and rolled her eyes at him. "Last night, a mage attacked the guild. He was successfully captured by the wooden knight that Hoshino made and is being paraded through the streets. He should be heading to the park soon."

"I can rest assured that."

"What?" Natsu belatedly realized, "Someone dares to attack our guild?"

"Alright, you stinking brat, didn't you hear we've already been taken down?"

"Oh, then I'll go see who it is?"

"Ai, Natsu, wait!"

Happy chased after Natsu, and Mira sighed with some unease.

"Miss Mira, what's wrong?"

“Lucy, you should know that the Phantom Lord and our Fairy Tail have a rather strained relationship. This is probably just the beginning; there are other troubles to come.”

"Huh? Why are you not on good terms with each other?"

Hinata Hoshino scratched his head and raised his left hand. "I know a little about this. The trigger was the guild leader's meeting six years ago. Joseph, the guild leader of Phantom Lord, and the guild leader got drunk and both of them said that their guild was the best and strongest. Then they got into a fight, and the guild leader won. However, this is only the most recent reason."

"Is there an even older reason?"

“Lucy, you need to know that Fairy Tail has existed for hundreds of years. Hundreds of years ago, the first guild master, Mavis, caused the Blue Skull Guild to disband. The Blue Skull guild master then made a bold statement: ‘Yes, I am Phantom Lord, the ruler of Phantom Lord!’”

"So, it's an old grudge!"

When Natsu arrived at the park and saw Gajeel's miserable state, he immediately put Gajeel down. The Wooden Knight tried to stop him, but Hyuga Hoshino's voice came from his ear, "Let Natsu go."

"You are the Iron Dragon Gajeel?"

"That's right, it's me! You bunch of treacherous villains, you actually left behind this level of defense."

"You're the treacherous villain! All you know is how to ambush a guild of five people. If you're so capable, come here in broad daylight!"

"I'll go right now."

"Then go! The maker of these wooden knights is still in the guild!"

"Then I, the great one, will defeat you first! Fire Dragon!"

"Oh, you know me?"

"Hmph, of course, you and I are both Dragon Slayer Mages raised by dragons!"

"Do you know Igunir?"

"I also want to ask you, do you know Medalicana?"

"Then let's fight! I'm ablaze! The Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!"

"Iron Dragon's Steel Fist".

"Boom"

With a muffled thud, both were knocked back. Natsu clutched his fist and started jumping up and down, yelling, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Gajeel wasn't feeling well either, "Hyuga Hoshino, it's so hot! Whew!"

Gajeel and Natsu exchanged a glance, seeing the provocation in each other's eyes, and simultaneously shouted in perfect unison, "Again!" *2

"The roar of the fire dragon!"

"The roar of the iron dragon!"

"boom!"

The torrents of flame and steel collided, both sides watching the stalemate with dissatisfaction, and simultaneously increased their output.

"Rumble"

The magic power of the fire dragon and the iron dragon's dragon-slaying magic began to compress, forming a magic ball at the center of their colliding breaths. The two dragons' expressions began to turn grim.

It wasn't a lack of oxygen, but rather that the magic was about to be compressed to its limit, meaning it was about to explode. This was still a park, and there were quite a few people watching the spectacle. Although many people had left because of the battle between Natsu and Gajeel, there were still some fearless people watching.

Natsu waved to Happy for help, and Happy understood immediately, "Everyone, run! It's about to explode!"

Logically speaking, Natsu was distracted at this moment, and if Gajeel had taken the opportunity to increase his strength, Natsu would definitely have lost. However, he did not. Perhaps it was because Natsu had a similar experience to him that Gajeel was unwilling to take advantage of his vulnerability.

Natsu looked at Gajeel in surprise, then winked at him, increasing his magic output regardless of whether Gajeel understood or not.

The same goes for Gajeel; he's all in, he can't be alone, they have to go crazy together.

"Boom!"

The magic compression finally reached its limit and exploded with a deafening roar, leveling the entire park in an instant. The magic storm showed signs of continuing to spread.

"Draw a line on the ground to make a prison."

Hinata Hoshino murmured, "Melt!"

The magical storm was bound and then compressed into a small black and red bead, which Hinata Hoshino held in his palm.

He opened his palm, looking at the three people in front of him, "Does anyone want it?"

"We should destroy something as dangerous as Hoshino!"

Erza spoke with righteous indignation, while Lucy, looking at the small beads, seemed to want them. "Hoshino~"

With a slightly coquettish tone, Erza and Mira exchanged a glance, sensing the presence of a formidable rival!

"Can I have it?"

"I'm a man of principle. I'll sell it to you for 10,000 J."

"Tch, stingy! Here you go."

Lucy generously slapped a 10,000 J bill on the counter, and Hinata Hoshino chuckled as he accepted it, giving Lucy a Celestial Spirit Key in return.

"A free gift: the key to Lyra."

"It was originally mine!"

"If you don't want it, give it back to me."

"Why not take it if it's free!"

Chapter 274 Levy: The Roar of the Dragon of Wisdom, Usagi-maru

Natsu was rescued by Hyuga Hoshino, but Gajeel wasn't so lucky. He was directly hit by the shockwave of the explosion, which severely injured him on the spot.