Jinkadi City, along the railway line.
Cana and Natsu were not doing so well at this moment.
The originally open railway line was now covered by a dense swarm of rats and lizards, roughly tens of thousands of them, surging towards Natsu like a tide.
Natsu, engulfed in flames, was surrounded by Magical Beasts on all sides; he had been completely encircled by this group of Magical Beasts.
The Magical Beasts, surging like a tide, crashed into him, but Natsu, with his body radiating crimson flames, stood unmoving like a red reef in a black sea.
Among the tens of thousands of Magical Beasts, approximately two-thirds were Gray Rats.
The remaining one-third were Black Lizards, whose average strength was at C-Rank.
These Black Lizards did not use elemental magic; their innate magic was a powerful self-healing magic.
As long as they didn't suffer severe injuries, they could heal themselves quickly.
Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer Magic carried a high temperature incomparable to ordinary fire magic, possessing immense power.
However, facing such a terrifying number, even if Natsu could easily kill dozens with one strike, his magic power was ultimately limited.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Natsu took a sharp breath, his chest puffed up like a bellows, and then he placed his hands by his mouth, unleashing a crimson flame breath with suffocating heat.
The Gray Rats and Black Lizards rushing towards him were instantly reduced to ashes by merely being grazed by the flames.
Even the Earth Spear magic cast by the Gray Rats turned into black smoke in an instant under the destructive high temperature of the flame breath, followed immediately by their bodies turning into black smoke.
Natsu swung his head, turning sharply in a circle, and the flame breath drew a ring of fire with his movement, instantly clearing out the surging Magical Beasts around him.
After expelling a Dragon's Breath, Natsu gasped for air, his forehead covered in sweat, but before it could drip, it was evaporated by the scorching air around him.
Natsu's face turned slightly pale, and his legs trembled faintly.
The Magical Beasts, briefly cleared from the surroundings, showed no pause for even a second and continued to charge at Natsu fearlessly.
Natsu made no move; that last Roar had exhausted his remaining magic power.
In his sight, the beast tide gradually magnified before his eyes; the Gray Rats' claws, wrapped in gray light, were exceptionally clear, and the saliva in the wide-open mouths of the Black Lizards was clearly visible.
But there was no fear in Natsu's eyes; he didn't retreat a single step, because he wasn't fighting alone.
"Frost Spirit!"
"Evil Crow King!"
Cana's furious roar came from above in the sky.
A hundred meters directly above Natsu, Cana rode a Cloud Steed in an absolutely safe position, with a Frost Spirit, in the form of an ice-blue eyeball, floating beside her.
At this moment, the Frost Spirit was emitting dense ice-blue cold air, its internal magic power wildly unleashed, and heavy snow fell in an instant.
All Magical Beasts that touched the snowflakes were transformed into exquisite ice sculptures within a few seconds.
Facing the ice magic of an A-Ranked Frost Spirit, these Magical Beasts, with an average strength of only C-Rank, were completely defenseless.
Meanwhile, a mass of black smoke with red eyes moved around Natsu, weaving through all the surrounding Magical Beasts.
Magical Beasts pierced by the black smoke would fall to the ground with vacant eyes, and their breathing would quickly stop.
This black smoke was none other than the Evil Crow King, which Cana had fed magic crystals to raise to A-Rank strength.
At the outermost edge of the beast tide, a circular black mud swamp encircled all the Magical Beasts.
Two massive B-Ranked Swamp Crocodiles were at the very edge, their bodies submerged in the swamp, moving rapidly; circles of black light waves spread outwards from their bodies, constantly expanding the swamp's range.
Another eight Swamp Crocodiles twisted their enormous bodies, baring their large mouths, dragging any Magical Beasts trying to escape into the swamp to suffocate.
Cana herself wasn't idle; her Cloud Steed's hooves generated wind, keeping her suspended, while she continuously threw cards downwards like a machine gun.
Facing these low-level Magical Beasts, Cana unleashed large-area magic.
Magic cards were scattered as if they cost nothing.
From above, after the cards were thrown by Cana, some exploded, releasing ice-blue cold air, which then transformed into snowflakes, and the snowflakes gradually elongated, turning into slender ice swords that fell with a chilling aura.
This was the Frost Spirit's common magic, Frost Ice Sword!
Some cards exploded only when they were close to the ground, and after exploding, a large mass of ice-blue cold air violently spread outwards, freezing everything in its path.
This was the Frost Spirit's common magic, Extreme Cold Impact!
Other cards exploded, scattering black mist, and dozens of half-meter-long black feathers descended like arrows from the sky, each feather wrapped in black smoke, which was the power of death from Undead Magic, capable of eroding the life force of those struck.
With the strength level of these Magical Beasts, those hit died instantly, the power of death not even having time to erode them.
This was the Evil Crow King's common magic, Carrion Crow Death Feathers!
These three types of magic cards were all produced by Cana, by squeezing the Frost Spirit and the Evil Crow King.
Her card magic had a very convenient method of use: she could seal magic within cards and then unseal and unleash it when needed.
The effect was similar to a disposable magic item.
Previously, she always bought finished cards made by Mage shops.
However, some powerful magic cards were quite expensive, and ordinary ones were generally weak.
Since acquiring the Frost Spirit and the Evil Crow King, she began to exploit these two powerful Rank A Magical Beasts, using them as her magic manufacturing machines.
Any magic these two Magical Beasts knew was recorded into her cards, and she would produce a new batch daily.
Some of these cards she sold at an 80% discount to familiar magic item shops, even making a small profit.
Most of the cards, however, she saved for combat.
Most of her current stock of magic cards had been replaced with the magic skills of the Frost Spirit and the Evil Crow King.
It saved money and was also very effective.
Besides furiously throwing large-area attack cards, Cana also casually tossed a card towards Natsu.
The card transformed into a large crimson fireball the instant it neared Natsu.
Natsu looked up at the giant, house-sized fireball descending from the sky, a look of joy appearing in his eyes, and a smile he couldn't suppress spread across his lips.
"Thanks for the meal."
Natsu was all smiles; the next second, the fireball struck him, knocking him down completely, and intense smoke and dust billowed around him.
The flames exploded and spread outwards, but before the sparks could fly far, a powerful suction came from Natsu's fallen mouth.
Natsu, lying on the ground, was covered in flames, but these scorching flames could not harm him in the slightest, not even singeing a hair.
Natsu lay on his back with a look of contentment, his mouth wide open, and the flames transformed into streams of fire that drilled into his mouth.
When the last wisp of flame was sucked into his mouth, Natsu sprang up from the ground with a carp jump.
Natsu's complexion returned to a healthy flush, and he brought his fists together, flames flashing and disappearing the moment his fists collided.
The next second, crimson flames burst from Natsu's body, engulfing him completely, and Natsu shouted excitedly, "I'm all fired up!"
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