A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"cold!"

As the surrounding temperature dropped, the water flowing in the air was frozen into ice by the cold air, instantly breaking free from Juvia's control. It was then shattered by the punches and kicks of Killer, Natsu, and Gajeel. Every time Juvia controlled the water to attack Killer, the three feet of cold air around him would become an insurmountable barrier.

The extreme low temperature draped Kira's path in a frost coat, covering the ground, grass, and rocks in silver, leaving only Natsu's body slightly warm.

“This magic is colder than Gray’s ice…” Alzak said in a trembling voice.

Hearing the sound, Kira turned around and saw: This guy is still here.

He extended both hands, fingers together, towards Alzak and Gajeel, and softly uttered, "Magnetic Force!"

With the addition of magnetism, half of Gajeel's body was launched into the air and slammed heavily into Alzak.

thump!

Gajeel's anger flared: "You're such a nuisance!"

Alzak retorted, "You were the one who crashed into me!"

After spending these past few days together, the Fairy Tail members no longer feared or disliked Gajeel, who was born from Phantom Lord. Instead, they felt more familiar and at ease with him, and even included him in their usual noisy banter.

"Rock bomb!"

Kira continued his attacks, and with a stomp of his foot, the ground a meter in diameter in front of him cracked open, and countless stones flew out from it, floating in the air like bullets made of rocks.

Before the group could react, they saw stones being randomly fired across the narrow road, which was only a few meters wide. Except for half a meter around Kira, the rest of the area was within the attack range.

The rock flew towards Natsu, only to be shattered by his punch; it flew towards Gajeel, but caused no pain; it flew towards Juvia, passing right through her body; and it flew towards Alzac, making a sound that clearly hurt.

The attack was so intense that no one could spare a hand to help Alzak, and he was easily knocked unconscious by the barrage of rock bullets.

"So, there are 3 people left."

Chapter 147 Kira VS Twin Dragons (1)

One by one, his teammates were defeated, and Gajeel realized something was wrong. He shouted to Juvia, "Leave this to us, you go first!"

Juvia hesitated. After living in Fairy Tail for so long, she was no longer the kind of person who would abandon her companions and leave alone! But... this was just a competition, the battle wasn't the goal, breaking the enemy's crystal was the key.

So she decisively chose to continue forward: "I understand!"

They can't beat Kira in a fight. Even with her, the three of them together still can't defeat him. They can only try to reach White Team's Crystal Tower first and shatter their crystal while Natsu and Gajeel are holding Kira back.

Kira didn't stop her and let her leave. After all, he had changed the route at the fork in the road, and Bigelow was still in the Crystal Tower.

"Come on, Natsu, Gajeel!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the two dragons launched a coordinated attack on Kira, marking the start of the second round of battle!

Flames coated Natsu's elbows significantly enhanced his punching speed and power. Claws, elbow strikes, and fang smashes followed one after another, each punch heavier than the last, accompanied by flames that burned everything, leaving thick tongues of fire in the air.

Gajeel's body transformed into black iron, making his attack and defense much stronger than usual. He could feel that his strength had increased significantly during his time with Fairy Tail. His body transformed into various forms of cold weapons, including swords, clubs, whips, and spears, making him as prickly as a hedgehog in battle.

Kira still chose to avoid the enemy's sharp edge. His evasion skills were maxed out, so even if the two of them increased their attack power, he could still deal with them as easily as a butterfly flitting among flowers.

Thump thump thump... slap slap slap... plop plop plop... bang bang bang...

The scene of the Sage versus the Twin Dragons was displayed on the big screen in the arena via the magic crystal, making the audience's blood boil.

The Kingdom of Fiore is a magical kingdom. For the people of this country, magic is a part of life. Although not everyone can learn magic, they all have a heart that yearns for it.

For them, these famous mages are like big stars, and the battles between mages are as exciting as a fight between stars. Who can resist such temptation?

There were thousands of spectators present. Although many of them had hired mages for missions, missions like "repelling thieves" and "hunting monsters" were actually rare. So they rarely saw mages fight in person—and those kinds of battles were not something that they, as powerless clients, could participate in.

These tasks posted by ordinary people are mostly everyday tasks, such as working as a tavern waiter, performing in a theater troupe, finding things, or teaching children magic—tasks with low risk.

In such missions, even when demonstrating magic to them, mages will try to control their power and not let them see magic that is too destructive.

At this moment, all the spectators turned their attention to the battle that had begun in the entire canyon, since the other mages were either guarding their positions or still on their way.

Bang!

Fire Fist and Iron Fist were swung at the same time, but Kira blocked them with both hands, using the force to retreat. Magic surged in his hands, and the spells "Frost" and "Water Vortex" were attached to them.

It can extinguish flames and neutralize physical attacks. Although Kira's magic is not of the cold nature, he is no less capable in using these spells at this moment.

Gajeel did not back down because the enemy was too strong. On the contrary, he was glad about this change. So he faced the challenge head-on, shouted loudly, and his body was instantly covered with iron scales. He rushed forward in a few steps, his hands gripping claws, just like the claws of a real iron dragon. His momentum was extraordinary and his speed was unstoppable.

Unfortunately, his target was Kira, and he simply jumped slightly to the right, perfectly avoiding the attack.

Before Gajeel's two iron claws could land, several sharp wind blades crisscrossed and slashed down, cutting several thin scratches into the ground.

It's easy to imagine that if Kira hadn't dodged in time, or had only barely avoided them, these invisible wind blades would have left bloodstains on him, or at least torn his clothes, which would have been a huge embarrassment.

"Hmph, malicious intent!"

After cursing, Kira decided to use one-tenth of his strength to teach him a lesson, but before he could think it through, Natsu's attack arrived, and he had no choice but to fight back.

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!!"

"Water Barrier!"

"Water cannon!"

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

The flames kept evaporating the water, and the flowing water kept extinguishing the flames. Back and forth, it seemed that the two sides were evenly matched, but in reality, the difference in magic power consumption was huge, and Natsu had already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

At this moment, Natsu doesn't seem to have the concept of conserving magic power in battle. He only knows to go all out against every enemy. This kind of fighting style is not conducive to a protracted battle. For example, he is already panting and sweating.

"The Roar of the Fire Dragon!"

"Water Dragon Bullet!"

The two dragons, one of water and one of fire, intertwined in the air, canceling each other out and evaporating, with water vapor obscuring the three people's vision.

Suddenly, in the hazy steam, the Iron Man attacked.

Gajeel launched another attack after his first failed attempt. This time, he lunged forward, his hands transforming into swords. The two jet-black greatswords danced wildly in the air, their sharpness and speed amplified by the added cutting properties in his dragon scale form.

Kira could tell that Gajeel had never learned swordsmanship. Even now, when he used his hands as a sword, he attacked with brute force. Not to mention Erza, even Ikaruga of the Three Crows was far superior to him in swordsmanship.

The sword's edge arrived in an instant, but Kira remained calm, gathering his energy into a blade: "Wind Blade!"

An invisible wind formed an invisible blade, launching an unseen attack in the air, blocking Gajeel's iron sword before it could strike, producing a piercing scraping sound.

Ding—Sizzle—

The strong wind blowing in his face made Gajeel squint his eyes slightly.

The wind blades have no specific shape; they can be long or short, straight or curved, thick or thin. Their exact number is unknown; one round might have been three attacks, while the next could be five or seven. Their attacks are unpredictable, with no discernible direction or pattern. They can be freely controlled with just a thought, without Kira needing to wield them, constantly unleashing attacks around Gajeel.

The Flowing Wind Blade struck Gajeel, simultaneously cutting through the surrounding moisture. As Kira's vision returned, the first thing he saw was Natsu's fist.

Claws, punches, kicks, elbows, knee strikes, headbutts... Before one punch was finished, another kick came. Natsu used every part of his body that could be used as a weapon to attack Kira. He used both hands and feet at the same time, his body coordinated and aggressive like fire!

In contrast, Kira was constantly blocking Natsu's fierce attacks, catching punches, deflecting hooks, and pressing down with knee kicks. Before anyone knew it, he had donned a set of dazzling ice armor.

The Frost Armor, which possesses freezing properties, encased Kira from head to toe, leaving only a nearly transparent ice shield around his eyes.

This armor wasn't a magical artifact, but rather something Kira made on the spot. The inspiration for it naturally came from the Winter General among the Twelve Shields, whose magic has the attribute of freezing. It can even freeze the ice created by Gray, let alone Natsu, who is not yet fully evolved.

"Fire Dragon's Wing Strike... Iron Fist... Hook Claw... Sword Horn... Blazing Flame..." Natsu unleashed a barrage of attacks, but no matter how high the temperature, it couldn't burn Killer in the slightest. Before long, he finally realized that Killer had been defending the whole time. "Why aren't you fighting back?"

Kira didn't take the initiative to attack, of course, in order to take the opportunity to hone his physical skills.

Although he kept saying he was giving Natsu and the others grueling training, he knew in his heart that he was the one who really needed the training.

In terms of technique, Natsu's hand-to-hand combat is natural, and his beast-like intuition gives him a great advantage, something that others cannot learn. In terms of strength, Erza and Laxus can knock Natsu, Gray, and others away with one hand, something Kira cannot do. In terms of endurance, others can fight for three days and three nights without sleep, food, or water, while Kira can only fight for one day and one night at most.

But given Kira's pride, he couldn't very well say something like, "I need to improve my close-combat skills, so you guys train me." Therefore, he could only figure it out slowly while "training them himself."

Fortunately, hard work pays off. In the previous fights, he did find that he had improved a lot and found several weaknesses in Natsu and Gajeel, but he refrained from attacking them, mainly because he was afraid that if he punched them, they would not be able to get up.

Chapter 148 Kira VS Twin Dragons (2)

While Kira and Natsu were locked in a fierce battle, Gajeel was attempting to break through the wind vortex and rejoin the fight.

Clang! Clang!

"That's a really troublesome attack. Although it didn't break through the defense, it still hurts a lot when I get hit."

Gajeel was struggling to deal with these invisible attacks and couldn't find an opportunity to attack Kira.

Faced with the invisible wind blades, his dragon scale armor was completely ineffective in providing protection. If he was accidentally struck by a wind blade, it would be just like a real blade cutting into the skin of an ordinary person—painful to the point of death, but without leaving a wound.

"Damn it, I can't let myself be trapped by a mere wind blade!"

Faced with the troublesome encirclement, Gajeel made up his mind, ignoring the pain in his body, and went straight forward. As long as he could defeat Kira, these annoying wind blades would naturally fall apart on their own!

"drink!"

With a loud shout, Gajeel unleashed a thick, long iron rod from his entire body, deflecting the next wave of wind blades. He then charged forward with all his might, breaking through the encirclement of wind blades, and leaped toward Kira: "Iron Dragon Spear, Demon Blade!"

The green magic circle vanished in an instant, and Gajeel's right hand transformed into a sharp, black iron spearhead, thrusting rapidly through the air. Countless spear shadows formed a dark, alluring, deadly iron flower.

Gajeel's powerful burst of energy stirred up several irregular air currents, and his unstoppable momentum excited the audience, who began to discuss it animatedly.

"Wow, that's impressive. I remember this guy. He used to be the face of Phantom Lord, nicknamed 'Iron Dragon' Gajeel!"

"Is this Dragon Slayer Magic? This is the first time I've ever seen it!"

"His entire body has turned to iron, how am I supposed to fight like that?"

However, the next moment, to the astonishment of thousands, Gajeel's attack came to an abrupt halt, frozen in mid-air like a fly caught in a spider web, unable to move.

It must be said that Gajeel's move was incredibly powerful and fast, but Killer was even stronger and faster!

The instant Gajeel deflected the wind blade, Kira realized his intention and immediately took corresponding measures, but his response was to advance instead of retreat.

"Gateway!"

Invisible ropes rapidly take shape in the air, weaving into a large, inescapable net, waiting for prey to come to them.

The ropes were even stronger than a spider web, their intricate interweaving resembling a child's random scribbles. As Gajeel lunged forward, he was enveloped by countless ropes, and by the time he realized what was happening, it was too late.

The black, deadly iron flowers withered instantly, and the endless gun shadows naturally vanished as well, leaving only a lone gun tip struggling in the air.

Wind magic differs from other energy systems. It is formless and shapeless, unlike earth and water which have physical forms, or lightning and fire which are composed of energy. Its essence is airflow, or gas.