Gagaran, still in mid-air while retreating, hadn't even landed when Entoma flashed and instantly appeared in front of her.
Squelch-
The sharp, scythe-like insect leg in Entoma's hand instantly slashed across Gagaran's body.
The armor on Gagaran's body was torn apart as if made of paper, and bright red blood splattered out.
"So fast!"
Gagaran, seeing that she couldn't block Entoma's attack, spoke in shock.
However, just as Entoma prepared to continue her slashing attack on Gagaran.
A horizontal shockwave resembling a tornado shot directly towards them.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!"
Entoma seemed to sense danger. She immediately stopped her attack and turned to look.
Seeing the shockwave sweeping towards her, she didn't hesitate and immediately raised the beetle in her hand to block.
But the attack range of the shockwave was much larger than the beetle.
The moment the shockwave hit Entoma, her body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, finally landing on the ground in the distance.
"Well done!"
"To think you're so powerful despite your young age!"
After landing and seeing Entoma sent flying, Gagaran immediately turned to Wendy and praised her.
"Hmph, of course!"
"Wendy is, after all, Kenichi's woman."
Before Wendy could speak, Carla, standing to the side with her arms crossed, spoke in a mature tone.
'Kenichi-nii's woman!'
Seeing Carla speak so bluntly in front of an outsider, Wendy's face instantly turned red. She held her hands in front of her, seemingly protesting: "Carla!!!"
"How dare you dirty the clothes the Supreme Beings gave me!"
While Carla and Wendy were talking, an extremely angry voice suddenly came through the air.
The moment they heard this voice, Wendy, Carla, and Gagaran over there immediately looked towards where Entoma was.
At this moment, Entoma had stood up.
Soon, under Gagaran's horrified gaze, a massive swarm of insects blotted out the sky as they swept over.
"Hey now, really? This is too much!"
Gagaran looked up at the sky-blotting insect swarm above, her face full of despair.
Carla beside her was also frightened, her face turning pale.
Only Wendy's pretty face hardened with determination.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Shining Sky Piercer!"
After assuming a stance, immensely powerful magical power instantly erupted from around Wendy.
Immediately after, Wendy swung both arms fiercely.
A huge pillar of wind magic power connecting heaven and earth instantly appeared where the insect swarm was.
At that moment, any insect struck by the pillar of wind magic power was completely annihilated.
Some insects outside the range of the wind magic pillar were also swept into the sky by the powerful air currents.
"So strong!"
Gagaran looked at the huge pillar of wind magic power before her. Even though she was an Adamantite-ranked adventurer, she couldn't help but show an astonished expression.
After the wind pillar eliminated the entire insect swarm, Gagaran finally turned her gaze to Wendy.
She looked at Wendy, her eyes flickering, her expression constantly changing.
'Not just those three from Fairy Tail... even this girl possesses strength surpassing the hero realm?'
Gagaran looked at Wendy, images of Kenichi, Erza, and Kagura appearing in her mind.
The 'three' she referred to were naturally Kenichi, Erza, and Kagura.
"Hmm?!"
Mare, who had just created a [Gate] and was about to take Hilma back to the Great Tomb of Nazarick, felt the powerful magical power emanating from Wendy that surpassed Entoma's. He immediately stopped and turned to look at Wendy.
"It seems I need to help out after all!"
Mare muttered softly, then let go of the hand gripping Hilma's hair.
Mare tightly gripped the staff in his hands, let out an 'Ehh' sound like a girl exerting force.
Then, he heavily planted his staff on the ground beneath him.
The moment the staff touched the ground, the earth began to tremble.
Soon, a crack split the ground.
Under Mare's control, the crack, like a living creature, rapidly spread towards where Wendy, Carla, and the others were.
It seemed he intended to directly use the earth's fissure to swallow Wendy, Carla, and the others.
"Retreat quickly!"
Gagaran, noticing the spreading fissure, her face changed. She immediately pushed off with her feet and rapidly retreated backward.
At the same time, Carla and Wendy also retreated into the distance.
Before Wendy, Carla, and the others, who had leaped into the air, could land.
A large number of branch-like vines, as if living creatures, surged out from the fissures in the ground, directly wrapping around towards Wendy, Gagaran, and the others.
In just an instant, Gagaran was tightly bound by the branch vines.
Just as Wendy was about to be caught by the branch vines, Carla, in a moment of urgency, reverted to her cat form.
With a flap of the wings on her back, she instantly flew to where Wendy was.
And, carrying Wendy, she flew high into the sky.
"Let me go! Damn it!"
Gagaran, tightly bound by the branch vines, struggled constantly.
But no matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free from the vines' restraint.
"Carla!"
Wendy, looking at the struggling Gagaran, immediately called out to Carla.
Although Wendy didn't say much, Carla knew that Wendy wanted her to save Gagaran.
"No! If we go over, we'll definitely be caught by those vines too!"
Carla looked down at the forest-like mass of branch vines below, her expression somewhat grave as she spoke.
Just then, a graceful figure, bathed in moonlight, slowly descended from the sky.
This figure was a woman wearing an enormous hat, clad in a scarlet magician's robe, and holding a staff.
Because her hat was so large, her features couldn't be seen clearly.
But even so, Wendy recognized her at a glance.
"Irene-san!"
Hearing Wendy's words, the newcomer slowly raised her head. The next second, that pretty face, very similar to Erza's, was revealed in Wendy's sight.
A crescent curve hooked at the corner of Irene's mouth as she gave Wendy a captivating smile.