A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

If even he was like this, then it goes without saying that Gerald, Urutia, and Eric were the same.

Eric was deeply moved by the scene before him: "Is this really an attack powered by mechanical energy? Even with magic, it would be difficult to achieve this level of power. It's practically a work of art!"

Gerald analyzed, "It must be due to his mechanical race's physique that he's able to use this kind of magic..."

Ultear nodded and said, "To tamper with the bullets fired earlier, making them automatically track the second electromagnetic cannon shot, and then, before the second attack is completely diverted, make them explode at the entrance of the passage to break the magic of the other dimension... What a brilliant plan!"

Hearing the three talking, Kira glanced at Silver, then turned to the others and said, "This method requires mechanical weapons that can't be made casually, let alone having a clear understanding of their speed, energy, and power. Only Silver, the creator, could do that, right?"

However, the idea of ​​having a physical metal bullet that is fired first automatically track and fire a railgun that is almost formed from energy seems a bit too magical!

On the other side, Docken, who had been hit, was still not moving. Kira guessed that he must have been seriously injured!

"Luckily I retreated quickly and stood far away, otherwise I would have been injured!"

At this moment, Silver suddenly turned around and said, "It's not because you're standing far away, but because I deliberately compressed the energy of this explosion into one place as much as possible, so the impact range is not large! Otherwise, if such an attack were to fully erupt, my research institute would have been destroyed long ago."

Kira: "..."

Anyway, the cannon is in your hands, so you call the shots!

"Silver... are you selling this electromagnetic gun?"

"Don't even think about it, you can't use it!"

Hey, who do you think you are?

Noticing the change in Kira's eyes, Silver said, "I'm serious, this is a Dragon Slayer Magic technique. When have you ever seen an ordinary mage use Dragon Slayer Magic?"

Kira replied, "Use Enchanting! I know a little bit!"

Silver shook his head and continued, "Besides the Dragon Slayer Magic, I also used another kind of magic, which is a combination magic that combines two different types of magic!"

"Another kind of magic?" Kira's expression froze upon hearing this. "Besides Mechanical Dragon Slayer Magic, you know other kinds of magic? What are they?"

Silver chuckled and replied, "That's also a kind of magic related to machinery, it is..."

"The Demise of the Hidden Dragon!!!"

Before Silver could tell Kira about his special magic, Docken's voice came again!

"What?!"

"He's still alive?!"

boom!

A strange magical power erupted instantly within the black fire, and the invisible magic completely devoured the burning flames.

Next came another move that sounded like a dragon-slaying magic, accompanied by a faint hint of anger in the user's voice: "The Lament of the Hidden Dragon!"

But this time, Kira couldn't detect any magical fluctuations at all!

Boom!

"Ughhhhhh—!"

A scream, accompanied by the sound of metal breaking and hitting the ground, immediately drew Kira's attention. However, after just one glance, his eyes widened in disbelief.

In just a moment, a huge hole was torn open in Silver's chest!

"Silver!!"

Great!

This old man actually launched a sneak attack! He has no moral principles whatsoever!

Are the mages of Giltina really this morally bankrupt?

Chapter 269 The Substitute

Due to the stealth of the Hidden Dragon Slayer Magic, Kira and Silver had difficulty sensing Doken's condition. They never expected that they would be able to launch a sneak attack on him after only exchanging a few words in a moment of distraction!

Silver is broken!

He collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes lifeless. His body, which looked no different from a human's, had a large hole torn open in the chest by unseen magic, revealing metal, gears, wires, and a few fine crackling currents inside.

No way? Silver is dead?

In everyone's eyes, Silver was a mage who could rival Kira, and even Kira himself thought so. How could such a strong person be killed so quietly?

This change stunned everyone present. Not only Kira, but also Jellal, Ultear, and Eric were caught off guard. The expressions on everyone's faces could only be described as dumbfounded.

"Hey! Silver! Are you alright?"

Kira yelled and rushed over. Although he didn't look like he was alright, at that moment he just hoped that the attack hadn't hurt the machine lifeform's vitals!

As Kira helped Silver up, he noticed that his body was cold.

"It cooled down so quickly?! Oh, wait! Silver is a machine, so maybe his body is naturally cold?"

Kira wasn't entirely sure how different mechanical lifeforms were from humans, but he knew that someone with Silver's personality couldn't possibly be without a backup plan!

"I'm not dead yet!"

Sure enough, the next moment, Silver's corpse suddenly spoke, startling all three except for Kira, who was somewhat prepared.

"Is he dead or not?"

"He doesn't seem to be dead!"

"They're still alive? The mechanical race's vitality is truly tenacious..."

Through the gaping hole, Kira could clearly see Silver's body inside. There were red and white things inside, but they weren't blood or brain matter; instead, they were wires and metal. Ten seconds later, he could only sigh helplessly, unable to understand what it was.

Although he had made many magical items, Kira was truly familiar with magic, not machinery! The current scene was far beyond his area of ​​expertise.

"How do you plan to restore it? Will you replace it with that memory metal?"

Silver's voice system seemed to be damaged, and his voice became hoarse: "Robots and research institutes are not constructed the same way! Metal cannot fill the gaps!"

"What should I do?"

After asking the question, Kira immediately realized how stupid his question had been! If someone had a gaping hole in their chest, would he know how to treat it? The situation definitely required medical attention, but how? There were no mechanical flesh-and-blood replenishments or mechanical super-regeneration magic in this world.

Thinking of this, Kira's expression turned troubled: "I don't know any repair techniques for this either! Can you even perform surgery on yourself in your current condition?"

Silver replied, "Impossible, this body is completely ruined, it can't be repaired!!"

"Ultear! Can you use your Arc of Time to fix it?"

"There's nothing I can do. Mechanical life forms are life forms too; my magic is ineffective against them!"

Kira looked regretful: "Well, there's nothing I can do about it! Do you have any last words?"

"Don't worry! I won't die!"

Clang!

As if his energy was exhausted, Silver tilted his head and let go, his body completely extinguished.

"Silver! Brother!! Oh my god!!! How could you just die like that?! Our collaboration had only just begun!"

Kira held Silver's body and shouted, his voice choked with emotion, "There's no other way. Since you're dead, as your best brother, I'll take your research lab without hesitation!"

A voice came from the ceiling: "Hey! I told you I'm not dead yet!"

Kira: ? ? ! !

"This body is just one of the mechanical puppets I created, not the original!"

"..."

puppet?

Kira looked at Silver's now dim and lifeless body on the ground with surprise. So you were a Stand?

"So you were fine all along? What a waste of all my time!"

Acting every day, he still couldn't escape the fate of being acted against in the end!

Kira's expression froze instantly. He threw Silver to the ground without any politeness, and kicked him twice without leaving a trace. In the end, he resisted the urge to take him back and study him—after all, it would be really strange to put away something that looked like a man!

Silver's voice continued from the ceiling: "It's not nothing! A mechanical clone like this, which can be controlled remotely and uses my magic, takes a lot of my materials and time! I only have a few of these, and this is one of the best ones!"

Kira didn't know how many Stand robots Silver had left, but judging from the phrase "that batch," the number must have been considerable!

"As expected, you have an unbelievable amount of money!"

He turned and walked toward Dorken. Since Silver was no longer able to fight, he would have to step in himself!

"Is it finally your turn, red-haired brat?" Sensing Kira's surging magical power, Docken's expression turned serious. "I know you're the strongest among you! Come on! I can't wait to fight you!"

This guy... he's quite the belligerent fellow!

Kira feigned modesty: "All the 'strongest' titles are just empty names! They're nothing but fleeting illusions!"

"You heard it too, didn't you? That guy lying on the ground was just a mechanical puppet; his real body is much stronger!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and took off the short blue-purple cloak from his shoulder, then casually tossed it behind him, covering the large hole in Silver's chest. "Originally, we had no enmity. If we had met elsewhere, we might have become business partners in the future!"

Doken looked at Kira with interest: "Oh? What are you trying to say? There should be a 'but,' right?"

"But! You just ambushed Silver! Although we haven't known each other for long, we're already business partners. Since we're partners, it's only natural that I should avenge him if you hit him, right?"

“That’s normal!” Dorken answered cooperatively, his face showing an expectant look, and a heavy magical power also surged from his body, standing in confrontation with Kira.

As Kira approached, the magical pressure emanating from both of them gradually intensified.

The magic surrounding Dockon was like swirling smoke, pure white and flawless; while that surrounding Kira was like a turbulent sea of ​​ink, dark and eerie.

This battle between the two, one from the middle school and one from the young age, represents not only the pinnacle battle between different generations on their respective continents, but also a clash between two legendary magic systems from ancient and modern times!

The magic condensed into a tangible substance, constantly squeezing and colliding in the semi-enclosed space, causing the magic density in the air to skyrocket. In the end, even the incredibly sturdy room seemed unable to withstand such expansion, and began to tremble slightly and groan softly.

This scene left Gerald and his two companions speechless.

"The magic these two possess is simply astonishing!"

"This kind of personality—willing to do anything if his 'partner' is bullied—is definitely the kind of behavior you'd expect from someone from Fairy Tail!"

"That can't be right! I think Kira just wanted to fight, didn't he?"

When Kira finally faced Docken, he realized just how peculiar his magic was and how bizarre his spells were.