A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

He brandished his twin swords, drawing two silver crescent moons in mid-air, reflecting the azure sky.

Judging from the way Dispel names his moves, he seems to have stopped using 'animals' to name his moves and instead started using the 'shape slash' sword technique.

The holy light and the crescent moon collided violently, remaining locked in a stalemate for several seconds before exploding simultaneously. A powerful shockwave swept outwards, and a gale-force wind spread hundreds of meters away.

The nearest hill finally succumbed to the repeated impacts from the two and collapsed with a deafening roar. The gust of wind became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and a large number of rocks rolled down.

The mountains collapsed and the earth cracked!

"These two guys are outrageous!! Just the residual force alone..."

"As expected of Kira, he's this strong even when using swordsmanship?"

Gajeel and Natsu were shocked. They couldn't continue watching the battle and immediately turned around and ran further away. Only after they were out of the area affected by the landslide did they turn around and continue to look at the battlefield.

Kira and Dispel seemed completely unaware of the landslide, still immersed in their battle with their opponent. Their aura, the magic in their hands, and the aftershocks of their swordsmanship automatically kept the falling rocks at bay.

Natsu and Gajeel watched with envy, their eyes filled with longing as they gazed at the two battling.

"One day, I'll become that strong too!" ×2

Their simultaneous exclamations startled them both: "Hey! That's what I was going to say!!" ×2

"Who cares about you!!" ×2

"You bastard...didn't you get enough of hitting me just now?"

"Come on, come on... are you scared of me?"

Before the two could even start fighting, they felt the ground shake and the sky and earth tremble.

"What's going on?! An earthquake?"

However, the next movement gave the two their answer.

Suddenly, the previously collapsed rocks shot into the sky, and rocks, mud, sand, and vegetation all mixed together. The entire mountain reassembled in the sky, transforming into a ferocious and malevolent dragon.

"Nani?!" Natsu and Gajeel exclaimed in disbelief.

The giant dragon in the sky spread its wings, opened its huge mouth, and had sharp teeth, claws and a thick tail. Most importantly, its eyes, made of rock, looked full of savagery and ferocity.

"Hiss—!! The mountain peak has turned into a giant dragon?!"

"Was it Kira who did it? That's insane!"

While Natsu wasn't looking, Gajeel secretly wiped away his cold sweat, silently cheering himself on: "Calm down, I have to calm down! Luckily I didn't fight him, or I would have died!"

Roar! ! !

The dragon roared and then spread its wings and took flight, attracting everyone in the examination hall.

"A stone dragon?!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Is it the mountain that just collapsed?!"

"Wait! What is it trying to do?!"

A giant dragon, the size of a mountain, spun 180 degrees hundreds of meters in the air, its head facing the ground, before swiftly swooping down and crashing down on the entire mountain range.

As it swooped down, the rock dragon transformed once more, the immense magic attached to it turning into scorching flames. Under the already dimming and cold sunset, it resembled a fiery rock dragon that had absorbed the sunlight and the sun's heat, illuminating the entire sky and warming the entire Darus Mountain Range.

Run!

This was Gajeel's first thought, but the moment he turned his head, he suddenly saw Natsu, who was excited and had no intention of backing down but wanted to rush forward, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

'I, the great one, cannot be outdone by this damn fire dragon!'

Once the idea appeared, it became uncontrollable and grew stronger and stronger.

"As the first Dragon Slayer Mage, how could I back down before a 'dragon'? I am... I am..."

"Gajuda, the Iron Dragon Slayer!!!"

Chapter 598: A Lesson from 'Fairy Tail': Don't Throw Objects from High-Rise Buildings

Falling objects from high altitudes are dangerous, especially when it's a mountain peak that's fast, large, heavy, and extremely hot, resembling a fiery dragon.

It's perfectly normal that we can't stop them.

Rumble...

The roar lasted only a short time, but to all the onlookers, the moment felt incredibly long.

The scorching flames began to redden the mountains and forests. The high temperature caused the residual moisture in the air to evaporate continuously, and the white mist hissed. The wind pressure generated by the falling mountain caused incalculable damage to the ground, cracking, shattering, and crushing it.

All beasts fled, and the mountains and rivers trembled.

The Flame Rock Dragon that caused all of this was like a meteorite, a meteorite far more terrifying than the True Celestial Magic Starfall!

Glug...

Gajeel stared blankly at the scene, having decided to unleash all his remaining magic power with a roar to defend himself; Natsu was equally prepared, a layer of flames igniting around him, whistling under the wind pressure; Kira added several layers of protective shields to himself, then flapped his wings and took flight, hovering in mid-air as he controlled the Flame Rock Dragon to descend.

At the central peak, Makarov was in tears, crying and cursing.

"That bastard Kira!! If he destroys this mountain range, how am I supposed to explain this to the Council and the Royal Family?! Doesn't he know that setting fire to a mountain is punishable?!"

Auguste reassured him, "Don't worry, Chairman Makarov! I've taken precautions beforehand, so it won't affect areas outside the examination room."

"Really?! Waaaaah... Thank you so much!!!"

After thanking him while clinging to his leg, Makarov started muttering again, "Kira is so outrageous! I'll definitely give him a good talking-to when we get back!"

Is it just harsh criticism?

August's eyes flashed, and he seemed to understand why the people in this guild were so lawless. It was all because the guild leader in front of him indulged them!

If any of the Twelve Shields dared to do something like this openly within the territory of the Alvarez Empire, he would break their legs on the spot.

Just as the Flame Rock Dragon was dozens of meters off the ground, Dispel, who was at the center of the attack, sheathed his sword, closed his eyes and focused his mind. His hands were firmly on the hilt of his sword, and his aura was completely concealed at the same time, as calm as a still body of water.

At that moment, the space around him seemed to freeze, and time stood still.

"What is that guy doing?!"

The strange behavior stunned Gajeel and Nanatsu at the same time, and then, a nod arose in their minds simultaneously.

"Does it mean you want to split it open?"

Natsu's eyes widened, and he clicked his tongue in amazement: "Is that really possible? This is not something that can be compared to a mountain standing on the ground!"

Gajeel was speechless: "Even a mountain standing on the ground, the number of people who could be directly destroyed is very small, right?!"

Just then, Dispel opened his eyes.

He shifted his feet slightly to adjust his posture, raised his head to look directly at the enormous thing above him, his eyes showing no fear, only an indomitable sword intent.

Whoosh!!

With a deafening roar, Dispel leaped into the air. The high temperature and wind pressure did not affect Dispel's movements at all, and his red hair became even more brilliant under the orange flames.

His 1.78-meter-tall figure appeared exceptionally small beneath the plunging mountain, yet the sharp sword intent emanating from him inspired an inexplicable confidence in him. The powerful visual impact stunned everyone who witnessed the scene.

The next moment, the twin swords were drawn and slashed horizontally and vertically!

Suddenly, two familiar yet unfamiliar slashes appeared in everyone's sight. The slashes were in the shape of a cross, soaring straight up into the sky. They grew as soon as they were exposed to the wind, and were so white that they even faintly overshadowed the overwhelming flames. They attacked the 'meteorite' falling from the sky one after the other.

Just as the strike made contact with the dragon, the dragon's fall abruptly stopped for a moment, and then...

Bang-!

Amidst a violent tremor, the dragon's body was split in two!

boom--!

In another tremor, the dragon's body was split into four!

The Flame Rock Mountain broke into four giant rocks of different sizes. The head was connected to a third of the body, the left wing and half of the left claw, the right wing and half of the right claw, and the rest of the body and the tail were connected together. At the same time, impacted by magic and slashing, the four strangely shaped giant rocks exploded one after another. In the chain reaction, the entire Darus Mountain Range was shaken.

Makarov stared in disbelief: "Didn't you say you had taken defensive measures, Lord Augustus?!"

August paused for two seconds, then slowly said, "Nothing can be perfect; there will always be some oversights."

You didn't actually do it, did you?

Seeing Makarov's suspicious expression, as if he didn't quite believe it, August could only patiently explain, "They are all very strong! Defensive magic circles aren't omnipotent; it's normal for some shockwaves to slip through..."

“Okay…” Makarov smiled awkwardly.

There's nothing we can do; after all, it was our own child who caused this trouble, so we can't blame others for not doing their best.

Feeling the unstoppable tremors beneath his feet, as if the mountain was about to collapse at any moment, August's eyes revealed a hint of seriousness, and he gave Kira's strength an even higher look.

'While it's true that magic has its limits, this is theoretically one of the most comprehensive defensive spells... That boy named Kira is much stronger than I was at that age!'

As for Dispel, he ignored him, since the other was a swordsman and it was difficult to compare them.

He is the 'Magic King', not the 'Sword King'!

The mountain, sculpted into the shape of a giant dragon, became scorching hot under the influence of flames.

The mud, sand, and vegetation did not melt in the high temperature; instead, they condensed together with the falling rocks into irregular crystals, which, carrying flames, fell heavily across the examination site like a meteor shower. Some even splashed directly outside the examination site, directly causing fires and earthquakes.

Makarov's eyelids twitched as he looked on. Helplessly, he got up and rubbed his aching back: "I'll go deal with the falling rocks outside. We can't let them affect other parts of the Darus Mountains."

"President, let us help you!" Erza and Mira volunteered.

“Let’s go help too!” Gerald, Laxus, and Bigelow followed closely behind.

"Let's go together then."

The group rushed off to clean up the mess created by Kira and Dispel. Countless fire meteors kept them busy until midnight. Meanwhile, in the center of the battlefield, the impact of the Flame Rock Dragon's explosion went far beyond that.

The debris that splattered throughout the examination hall and even outside was only scrap; over 60% of the stones fell directly towards Dispel.

But as one of the world's top swordsmen, how could Dispel just stand by and watch these dangerous things fall on his head?

Without pausing or thinking further, he continued to swing his twin swords.

The blade reflected an orange-red light, casting streaks of red light on the fading horizon. The incredibly powerful slashing wave formed a large net, which was hurled towards the colossal object overhead with a buzzing sound.

With each strike Dispel unleashed, he easily shattered the 'dragon corpse' above his head into smaller fragments. An uninformed observer might have thought he harbored some irreconcilable hatred for this dragon.