"What do you take your comrades for?!" Natsu swung his fist in anger, red flames enveloping his fist, scorching the air as it struck Zankuro.
"Don't show off such low-level flames!" Zankuro countered, his fist covered in black flames, meeting Natsu's punch head-on.
With a loud boom, the red flames and black flames erupted violently in their clash, wrapping them both in a sea of red and black fire.
"So hot!" Hapi was forced to fly higher.
The soldiers of Demon's Heart weren't so lucky; they had surrounded the two and now got caught in the firestorm.
Some were engulfed by the red flames, others by the black, and the worst off were those caught by both.
"Aaaahhhh!!!"
A bunch of them screamed, rolling on the ground, scrambling away from the scene in fear.
After a brief stalemate, the flames around them subsided, and they immediately engaged in a rapid exchange of punches and kicks, each move imbued with their respective fire flames.
After a dozen rounds, Zankuro felt the pain of Natsu's punches, while Natsu bore several burns on his body.
After a brief encounter, they separated for a moment, Natsu took a deep breath: "Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Yahahaha!" Zankuro laughed, opening his mouth wide and swallowing Natsu's flames, commenting as he did, "The taste is great, wild, and fierce, as if it will never be extinguished. Is this the Dragon Fire?"
"He can even eat Natsu's flames!" Hapi was nervous, though Natsu had eaten that black fire before, the current situation seemed unfavorable.
"Of course! Because the creator of flames is neither human nor dragon, but a god!"
Zankuro assumed a stance similar to Natsu's, spewing black flames from his mouth: "Flame God's Roar!"
Natsu's figure was quickly engulfed by black flames, and an angry roar echoed from the black sea of fire.
"Natsu!" Hapi was worried sick.
"It's just flames, I'll eat them right in front of you!"
"As I said, our flame levels are different!" Zankuro observed coldly, "A mere Dragon Hunter, I can slay gods... God Slayer Mage!"
"Aaaah..." Natsu roared, standing firm amidst the black flames, with arms spread wide.
"Hmph." Zankuro extended his hands forward, "I've grown tired of the struggles of ants, I'll send you now... How is this possible?!"
Zankuro looked as if his world had collapsed, seeing the flames diminish.
With his sharp eyes, he could clearly see the black flames surging into Natsu's mouth continuously.
At first, it was slow, but soon it became smoother, and the sea of fire spanning several dozen meters was entirely consumed by Natsu in no time.
"Success!" Hapi danced joyfully in the air.
"Not tasty at all." Natsu wiped his mouth, a comment tinged with personal grievance.
Zankuro's world was shattered: "Why...? Why can you eat my flames?!"
Natsu cheekily mimicked Zankuro's tone: "A mere God Slayer Mage, I was taught by dragons as a Dragon Slayer Mage! What's strange about me eating your flames?"
Listening to Natsu and Zankuro's banter, Hapi looked serious.
Zankuro had just eaten Natsu's flames, saying they tasted great; Natsu ate Zankuro's flames, saying they were awful...
"The battle between God Slayer Mage and Dragon Slayer Mage..." Hapi turned away, covering his mouth, shouting, "So disgusting!"
As Natsu's long-time partner, he immediately understood what Hapi was thinking, yelling to the sky, "We're breathing fire, not vomiting!"
"Daring to be distracted in battle with me, go to hell!" Catching Natsu off guard, Zankuro struck, showing signs of being embarrassed and angry: "Flame God's Dinner!"
Black flames burst from his hands like giant pincers, enveloping Natsu in an instant.
"No matter how many of these come, I'll eat them all!"
Trapped, Natsu didn't struggle but opened his mouth, voraciously devouring the black flames, and after a moment of stalemate, even his belly swelled.
Zankuro consumed a large amount of magic power, but the damage was almost non-existent.
No sooner had Natsu broken free than he spread his arms, black flames in his left hand, red flames in his right.
"Impossible... A mere Dragon Hunter, how can you wield a god's flames... Impossible..."
"Dragon Fire and God Fire, unite!" Natsu raised his hands over his head, one red and one black, the two flames merging into a huge bright white fireball.
"Dragon God's Radiant Flame!"
"Flame God's Kagutsuchi!"
Zankuro spread his arms, creating a black fireball of equal size to counter Natsu's attack.
But the black fireball was soon devoured, and even Zankuro himself was engulfed by the white fireball.
The blinding white light illuminated the entire forest, and Zankuro opened his mouth, trying to swallow Natsu's flames.
However, the white flames, fused with his own Divine Fire, were impossible to consume!
"Aaaahhhh..."
...
"Aaaahhhh..."
Lucy was being chased through the forest by a group of Demon's Heart soldiers.
She now roughly understood that Demon's Heart was making a large-scale invasion of Celestial Wolf Island, and she wanted to fight bravely to protect the Holy Land. But...
There were too many of them!
Lucy had summoned the Scorpio Constellation's Scorpio and Sagittarius Constellation's Sajidarius to fight for a long time, defeating many enemies.
But the enemy reinforcements seemed endless, and if this continued, her magic power would definitely give out.
The best option was to reunite with everyone, so Lucy fled, seeking a path.
While running, Lucy suddenly ran into something soft, bouncing back and landing hard on her backside.
"Ouch..." Lucy looked up, seeing a giant-like man resembling a sumo wrestler.
Without a word, the man took a step forward and raised his leg to stomp.
Lucy rolled aside to dodge, hearing a loud thud as the spot he stomped left a deep pit.
If he had stomped on her, her bones would definitely break!
The soldiers chasing Lucy stopped in their tracks, respectfully saying, "Lord Hua Courtyard!"
"!" Lucy was startled, recognizing this unremarkable man as one of the Seven Dependents? Surely her luck couldn't be that bad?!
She pulled out a key, cautiously guarding against the enemies on both sides.
But Hua Courtyard suddenly grew nervous, retreating behind a tree: "Don't look at me with those eyes; I'm strong!"
The soldiers helplessly responded, "Lord Hua Courtyard, you are indeed strong!"
Lucy was stupefied: "He's nervous! And because he's being watched by his own people?"
Hua Courtyard cautiously looked at Lucy: "Even if you praise me, you are still the enemy!"
Lucy couldn't help but respond, "Who praised you?"
"Lord Hua Courtyard, we were the ones praising you..."
The soldiers weren't much better off dealing with their tactless superior, "Please, quickly eliminate the enemy!"
Some quietly added, "We can handle it — otherwise, if we don't complete the President's task..."
"Strike first!" Lucy seized the moment while the enemy was unprepared for battle, pulling out a key, "Open, the Gate of the Taurus Constellation, Taurus!"
The opponent was clearly a power type, so let Taurus, also power type, ambush and settle it!