A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Doken was even less likely to believe it!

But he still nodded silently, thinking to himself, "Luckily you said that, otherwise I would have lost face!"

His face remained calm, as if he hadn't said anything like "It seems I misunderstood."

Seeing the familiar scene before her, Urudia whispered to Eric again...

Why does this scene feel so familiar?

"I knew they looked alike, they must be related!"

"Could it really be some melodramatic plot involving a father and son?"

"Probably not! You can tell it's impossible just by looking at their hair color! Besides, I've heard that many of the members of 'Fairy Tail' are orphans, which is one of the reasons they're so strong."

"Indeed, I have also investigated Kira's information through various channels such as the Council and 'Heart of the Devil'. He is an orphan!"

While the other three were distracted, Kira and Doru began their next conversation.

"I'm curious, what kind of dragon heart did you bring this time?"

"That's the heart of a sticky dragon! Are you interested?"

"Sticky Dragon?"

Kira paused for a moment, then quickly recalled a long-tongued, thin, sleazy man with side-swept bangs, and the scene where he tied up several of Fairy Tail's companions and was eventually defeated by Wendy.

Thinking about this, Kira felt a wave of nausea: "Forget it! I have absolutely no interest in sticky stuff!"

"I knew it! Hearts taken from powerful dragons are always kept for personal consumption; what they sell are just junk! In the Hundred Years' Quest arc, Guild Master Diablos selling the Thunder Dragon King's heart was probably just an isolated incident. Maybe he didn't get a good price back then, which is why he's so stingy now! After all, in this whole transaction chain, the person who ultimately got the Dragon Slayer Crystal from the Thunder Dragon King Alexstrasza was Ivan, and he doesn't look like a wealthy man!"

"That's true. Someone with your high moral character probably wouldn't even look down on dragon-slaying magic of this level!"

Docken had praised Kira's magical abilities many times, but this was the first time he had praised his moral character!

This is also the first time someone has praised Kira's moral character!

Urutia and the other two were stunned.

"Is this guy really out of his mind?"

"From the moment I discovered he looked so much like Kira, I knew something was off about him. Now it seems the situation is far more serious than I thought! He actually said Kira had high moral character?!"

"Magical talent aside, I absolutely refuse to admit that my moral character is inferior to Kira's!"

Compared to the other three bystanders, Kira felt gratified, his eyes brimming with tears, yet a smile played on his lips: "Finally... finally someone has seen the most dazzling brilliance in me! I knew it, discerning eyes, though late, have finally arrived!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, he rushed forward, grabbed Doken's hand, and held it tightly: "Listen to me, thank you! Because of you, I feel warm..."

Beep! Clang!

The mechanical sound interrupted Kira's words. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large metal door suddenly appear on the previously bare wall on the other side of the room.

Accompanied by the previous mechanical sound, the metal gate slowly opened to both sides, exuding a strong mechanical feel, quite different from Kira's violent entrance.

A familiar figure walked in, with blond hair, silver armor, blue eyes, and fair skin. It was none other than the owner of this castle, Silver!

"Olaf failed too? They took about the same time. You two are really giving me a headache!"

The moment he saw Silver, Docken silently pulled his hand away from Kira's, a look of regret on his face. "If I had known it would end like this, I shouldn't have come out!"

Although there were six people on the field, due to their different forces and objectives, a five-on-one battle did not take place.

In the ensuing battle, Jellal, Ultear, and Eric were unable to intervene. This was not because they were weak, but because their magical compatibility was poor, making it impossible for them to gain an advantage against Docken.

Kira is different from them; his Word Magic is one of the most versatile forms of magic in combat, so no matter how bizarre the magic he encounters, he can fight it off.

Silver's combat relies mainly on powerful magical machines. Although he seems to be at a disadvantage against "hidden magic," it's important to remember that he's different from Kira. Most of the machines he creates are magical weapons used in combat! Under such circumstances, it's hard to imagine that he doesn't have a way to deal with it.

Docken glanced at Silver as he entered and said, "So, is it your turn now?"

His words carried the air of "Come at me all at once, I'll take on as many as you come!"

Silver looked at Docken, opened his eyelids—which were barely distinguishable from human skin—and unleashed a torrent of magical power: "Are you provoking me?"

"I don't have the habit of fighting alongside others!" Kira made a simple boast and quietly retreated.

Of course that's not true; even Kira himself doesn't believe it! Kira says his favorite thing is bullying others in team battles!

The reason for saying this, besides needing to show off in public, is another: after all, this is Silver's territory, and the Diablos Guild members came looking for him! All of this is his trouble, so naturally, he, as the host, should take matters into his own hands!

If he can't solve it either, and I step in to help, wouldn't that prove I'm even more capable?

The most powerful people are always the ones who make their grand entrance last!

"Then I'll do it myself!" Silver, being a machine, didn't have as many schemes as Kira and didn't take it seriously. He simply said and charged forward, "This is my territory! You guys get out!"

Magic surged, coiled, and solidified. The armor made of memory metal worn on the body instantly transformed into a shiny mechanical arm on the right arm. A set of three rows and four columns of gun muzzles stood neatly on the mechanical forearm, and inside the muzzles were pointed metal bullets!

call out!

With a soft bang, twelve bullets were fired simultaneously at an astonishing rate of fire, comparable to Gerald's "Meteor"!

Wow!! That's amazing! That's so cool!

Kira gasped, his sky-blue eyes gleaming brightly.

Meanwhile, Jellal and Ultear were also shocked by the magic Silver used.

In fact, they've only known each other for half a day. Before that, apart from Kira, the others only knew that Silver was the head of this research institute, a machine race member, and a second-generation Dragon Slayer Mage, but they didn't know that he used Machine Dragon Slayer Magic.

Eric asked in confusion, "Besides dragon-slaying magic, he can also use mechanical magic?"

Gerald's gaze followed Silver's movements: "It's a bit like the legendary alchemy..."

"What kind of magic is this? Mechanical design?"

In truth, among the people present, Ultear has the highest talent in shaping magic; even Kira can't compare to her in this aspect.

"It's not alchemy! It's not mechanical manipulation! It's Dragon Slayer Magic!"

Hearing their conversation, Kira walked over and explained, "Speaking of which, I haven't told you yet, that guy uses mechanical Dragon Slayer Magic!"

Chapter 268 Kirtina's Mage, Her Moral Standards Aren't So Great Too.

Although mechanical dragon-slaying magic sounded strange, the three quickly accepted it. After all, the world of magic is so vast that it's not surprising to see some odd and unusual spells!

"A Duet of Mechanical Dragons!"

Before the first move was over, Silver attacked again, letting out a low growl. His left arm transformed into a hard armor, and four slender, sharp metal rods extended from his arm. The metal rods bent and changed direction, pointing forward 20 centimeters away from his left palm as he raised them to the left and right.

Electricity, magnetism, metal, and magic—four types of energy and matter—each converged along a metal rod, gradually taking shape in front of Silver's left palm, eventually transforming into a cylindrical electromagnetic cannon three meters long and half a meter thick!

The electric current crackled, and the magnetism caused the metal to vibrate slightly. With the help of magic, Silver created a powerful cannonball capable of instantly destroying half a town in less than three seconds!

"That's so cool!!!"

Kira's face flushed red, his eyes shone with an alarming brightness, and he clenched his fists excitedly, then grabbed Ultear's shoulders and shook her violently: "Did you see that? That electromagnetic cannon could sell for at least 1000 million J outside!"

Ultear expressionlessly pried Kira's hands off, then rubbed her aching shoulders.

She never cared about money.

"Damn it! That brat Silver, instead of making so much money, he's just holed up in this godforsaken place, rotting and stinking! But it's a good thing it is, otherwise he would have made all the money!"

With these conditions, he doesn't need to worry about insufficient research funding or resources at all!

The electromagnetic gun hasn't been fired yet, but the twelve flamethrowers that were fired earlier have already arrived.

Faced with these twelve scattered attacks, Dorken relied on his one trick, "The Demise of the Hidden Dragon," to open twelve entrances to other dimensions along the bullets' path, transferring all twelve specially made bullets there!

"It's no use! No matter how many times you try, you can't hurt me in the slightest!"

boom!

The electromagnetic gun fired a loud blast!

A golden-white beam of light shot out from Silver's left arm, piercing through space and skipping through time, guided by the locking program applied to it, and blasted straight toward Docken's location!

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the move to end.

"The Demise of the Hidden Dragon!"

This was the second encounter between Docken and Silver, but the fourth attack. Up until now, Docken had been holding back, using only the simplest yet most unsolvable method to defend.

As expected, the electromagnetic cannon's energy began to weaken again, dissipating at the opening of the interdimensional portal!

Gerald frowned and said, "If that old man keeps using this trick, mid- to long-range magic attacks will be completely ineffective!"

Just then!

A sudden electronic beeping sound rang out on the silent battlefield.

"What was that sound?!"

"It sounds like it's coming from inside the passage?"

As soon as the sound rang out, everyone became alert, their minds ringing loudly, but they still couldn't find any clues as to the source of the sound.

"You forgot one thing: you can choose not to make a move, but I can also choose to conserve my strength and set a trap for you to fall into."

As it turns out, Silver hadn't gone all out in his previous attacks either!

Just as the electromagnetic cannon was being moved, the twelve bullets that had been banished earlier in the alternate dimension seemed to be sensing something and flew straight toward the opened passage!

The next second, twelve specially made metal bullets and a powerful electromagnetic cannon collided at the opening of the space tunnel!

The powerful energy fluctuations disrupted the magic field, and for the first time in his life, Dorken lost control of the Hidden Dragon Slayer Magic and the space around him. His face instantly filled with terror: "How could this be?! What's going on?!"

boom!

Bang bang bang... Suddenly, explosions rang out at the entrance of the passage!

"Ugh—!"

Words like high temperature, raging fire, lightning, and explosion flashed through the minds of several audience members.

The vibrations generated high-frequency sound waves that bombarded eardrums, and the spectacular explosion also put a great strain on the eyes of several spectators nearby.

In a hazy vision, everyone seemed to see twelve eerie fireworks from the dark underworld blooming brilliantly under the originally flawless pure white sky, dazzling and beautiful, but in the end, they dyed the entire sky black, and the world seemed to fall into the underworld, leaving only the purest black and the unbearable heat that kept coming from their bodies.

"This attack... it's simply art!" Seeing this, Kira couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Is mechanical Dragon Slayer Magic really that powerful? It can actually create such an amazing weapon?!"

Hallucination! This must be a hallucination!