A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

The damage to buildings and the impact on residents were extremely severe, which is why it was called a 'collapsed country'.

She truly has the ability to bring down a country in a short time!

Wendy's attack was powerful and heavy, accompanied by a roar, like an invisible hurricane. If someone slightly weaker were here, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it at all, but Brandish was not afraid at all.

She remained motionless, her voluptuous figure as steady as a mountain. Magic instantly erupted beneath her feet, and a stone wall, one meter thick and two meters wide, rose from the ground, blocking Wendy's path of attack.

"what?!"

Wendy was taken aback, but she couldn't stop the attack she had already launched.

The invisible claws swept away everything in their path, embedding themselves deep into the wall and easily leaving three thin scratches. If the wall hadn't been thick and high enough, it would probably have been cut into several pieces by now.

Shape magic can not only change the size of an object, but also its shape, such as raising a certain part of the ground, which takes no cost to Brandish.

If she is clear-headed enough, she can even create a maze or a cage on the spot, and she can immediately repair it once the cage is destroyed.

Brantish held back because she had no feelings for Wendy.

She was an extremely lazy person to begin with, and her dealing with Lucy was only because of Leila, so naturally she wouldn't really attack Wendy. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been better to just shrink her? Why waste time?

But Wendy didn't realize this; all she wanted to do now was save Lucy, and she didn't care whether the other party was holding back.

If someone attacks their comrade, they are an enemy!

"Namikaze of the Heavenly Dragon!!"

With a sharp cry, Wendy used both her hands and feet to unleash a massive tornado that hurtled towards Brandish.

Once it appears, the tornado grows larger and larger, quickly taking over the entire street and sweeping up all the surrounding debris. Under the influence of centrifugal force, it gains considerable kinetic energy. Once it crashes down, it either smashes its opponents to pieces or leaves them bleeding profusely.

Brandish put his hands in his pockets, raised his eyelids, and glanced at the tornado.

With just a glance, the tornado and the debris inside it were instantly shrunk to a size invisible to the naked eye. To the uninformed, this scene looked as if Brandish had shattered Wendy's ultimate attack with a single look.

"Amazing!!"

"I originally thought that little girl's magic was already very powerful, but I didn't expect it to be neutralized with just a glance..."

"How did she do that?"

Is the Alvarez Empire really that powerful?

Wendy launched repeated attacks, but each time she was blocked by Brandish's stone wall and returned empty-handed. At the same time, she was forced to retreat repeatedly by the random thrusts of the stone pillars, and the battle situation quickly turned into a disadvantage.

"Since we can't break through head-on, let's try from the air!"

"Leave it to me!!"

After years of getting along, Xia Lulu immediately understood Wendy's thoughts. Grabbing the other's petite body, she soared into the sky, looking down from above, where she could break through with unstoppable force.

But Brandish seemed to have seen through the other party's plan, and with a stomp of his right foot, terrifying magic erupted once again!

The next moment, a deafening roar echoed across the entire earth.

Hearing the sound, Xia Lulu looked down and was immediately stunned: "What's going on? I'm clearly flying upwards, but the distance between me and the ground hasn't changed?"

But she soon learned the reason: the entire island of Galakrond had been artificially elevated!

Magic, like the creator of this world, displayed its wondrous power at this moment. Although it did not reverse the stars or overturn the world, it was enough to move mountains and fill seas.

The gasps of countless onlookers filled the air. They were all ordinary people without any magical powers, and this supernatural force made them instinctively feel panicked.

"It actually changed the shape of the entire island?!"

Charlotte and Wendy's expressions changed simultaneously. Although they had long sensed that the other party's magic power was almost comparable to that of the Guild Master Makarov, they were still incredibly shocked when they actually saw such outrageous magic.

Can I defeat an opponent like that?

Even with the power of the dragon activated, Wendy still didn't have much confidence in this battle.

No! We shouldn't be thinking about whether we can win or not; we must defeat her! Lucy is still in her hands!

"Xia Lulu, let's go!"

"Roger that!"

The man and the cat swooped down toward the highest point on the island—the spot where Brandish was standing!

Just then, Brandish raised her head, her black pupils filled with 'boredom', and then threw a thumb-sized stone at Wendy with force.

Bang!

With the activation of shape magic, the stone instantly expanded, transforming into a giant boulder comparable in size to Galakrond Island!

"Wendy?!"

The giant rock blocked the sunlight, casting a huge shadow over the entire island, startling Erza, who was locked in combat.

"Wendy..."

Xia Lulu's pupils trembled; with her speed, she simply couldn't dodge such a massive attack.

"It's okay, just keep going!"

The girl's voice was very firm, as if it possessed boundless conviction and strength.

Wendy stared straight at the giant rock below, without the slightest fear. She opened her mouth, took a deep breath, and swallowed the endless air into her stomach.

"The Heavenly Dragon's... Roar!!!"

As the roaring wind arose, an invisible and terrifying force crashed down, striking the boulder like a steel knife piercing through flesh.

At the same time, golden lightning and red flames, two equally powerful spells, emanated from the island and struck the boulder from below.

With a deafening explosion, three magical spells struck the boulder simultaneously from three different directions, instantly tearing it to shreds!

Chapter 495 The Battle Resolved Instantly

The terrifying explosion echoed throughout the entire Galakrond Island.

Under the combined power of fire, wind, and thunder, the boulder was shattered into countless irregular pieces. These pieces were torn apart by the wind, pierced by lightning, and burned by fire, eventually turning into fine dust that drifted away with the wind.

"It's Natsu and Laxus?!"

Seeing that the danger from the boulder above her head had been averted, Wendy was safe and sound, and her companions had arrived, Erza finally relaxed and turned her attention back to Timalia in front of her.

As soon as the boulder disappeared, the spectators, residents, and tourists on the street immediately took off running, rushing towards the pier in a panic.

Are you kidding me?! Who would dare stay and watch a battle of this magnitude?! If they don't intend to stop, their only chance of survival is to immediately board a ship and leave the island.

"Run! Run!!"

"Escape from death is so thrilling!!"

"To witness a battle of this caliber, this trip was definitely worthwhile; I've broadened my horizons!"

"Hey! Stop right there! You haven't paid yet!"

"Here you go! Keep the change!"

The chaotic crowd scattered in an instant, and in less than half a minute, only the original four people remained on the street: Natsu, who had rushed over in the "Happy," Gray and the Thunder Gods behind him, who looked anxious, and Laxus, who shot over from the other side of the street like lightning.

"Nazsan! Laxussan!!" With reinforcements arriving, Wendy's expression brightened, and her confidence increased even more.

That's it!

We have Laxus, Erza, Natsu, and Gray on our side, plus ourselves and the Thunder Legion helping us. How can we not take down two of the Twelve Shields?

We're Fairy Tail!!

However, we still cannot be careless!

"Watch out, Lucy has been captured!"

"What did you say?!"

How could Natsu tolerate the capture of his important comrade? He engulfed his fist in flames and charged towards Brandish in a blur.

Natsu doesn't have the habit of "not hitting girls," nor do Gray, Laxus, and others. In fact, none of the people in "Fairy Tail" have this kind of attitude, all thanks to Makarov's proper upbringing.

Anyone who is an enemy, anyone who harms a member of the guild, will be dealt with without mercy, regardless of whether they are a child or an old person, a king or a beggar, a human or a demon, a righteous person or an evil one!

"You bastard, give Lucy back right now!!"

Magic served as fuel, and anger as an additive; the blazing flames expanded at an astonishing speed amidst the subtle whistling wind, instantly engulfing the entire street.

"Such powerful magic!!" Brandish was shocked. "He's also a mage from Fairy Tail?! No wonder His Majesty the Emperor and the old man value this guild so much..."

After a year of training, Natsu's current strength is incomparable to that of Tenrou Island. Compared to the Empire arc at the end of the original work, he is only missing Ignel's experience pack and a few months of training; while Brandish is still nearly 7 years behind her in the Empire arc.

With one increase and one decrease, their overall combat strength is now roughly equal.

In fact, if the main characters hadn't been sealed away for seven years in the original work, their magic power might have been similar to that of the 'Twelve Shields'—as for their ability to defeat the 'Twelve Shields' in the manga, that was a forced power-up and a plot device.

The raging flames burned away all the moisture in the air, turning it into wisps of white mist that rose into the sky, mixed with increasingly thick white smoke, making it impossible to distinguish between mist and smoke.

however……

Whoosh!

With a soft sound, the flame that could be clearly seen even at the edge of the island vanished instantly, along with Natsu's figure. Only a faint warmth remained in the air, confirming that this place was Natsu's home turf just a moment ago.

The magic of shapeshifting has struck again, displaying its power once more!

"Natsu?!!"

"What's going on?!"

Charlotte brought Wendy back to the ground and said to the others, "That's how Lucy just disappeared. Erza said they were shrunk!"

"Shrunk?!" The group looked down at the ground simultaneously, but naturally saw nothing. "Hey! Natsu! Lucy! Are you guys here?"

No one replied.

"Damn it! Dealing with them will restore things!"

Just then, a rough, large hand blocked the four men's path: "You all step back, leave this woman to me!"

His short, golden hair, purple shirt, and black coat gave off a subtle air of pretentiousness, while his robust physique and abundant magic spoke of the formidable strength of the obstacle.

"Laxus?!"

The three members of the Thor's crew simultaneously showed excited expressions, clearly feeling that this round was in the bag. After all, in their eyes, there was no enemy that Laxus could not defeat.