Whoosh!
Natsu's entire body was engulfed in blazing flames.
Boom!
Flames erupted from Natsu's feet, and he charged rapidly towards Totomaru.
Totomaru quickly unleashed flames to defend himself.
Bang!
The flames had no effect on Natsu. The next moment, Natsu appeared before Totomaru.
Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!
Bang!
"Ugh!"
Totomaru felt a terrifying force strike him.
'This punch... what's going on?! It's not a Mage's punch at all.'
'This is completely different from what Master said. Fairy Tail actually has such a powerful guy?!'
Natsu took a deep breath, concentrating his magic in his throat.
Seeing Natsu's posture, Totomaru immediately understood what magic he was about to use. He quickly extended seven fingers, each releasing various colored flames from its tip. The seven colors of flame combined, forming Totomaru's strongest magic.
Fire Dragon's Roar!
A violent storm of flames erupted from Natsu's mouth, rushing towards Totomaru.
Rainbow Fire!
Totomaru also unleashed his flames, meeting the incoming attack.
The two streams of flame collided.
Boom!!!
A terrifying impact burst outwards.
'Break through!!!' Natsu roared in his heart.
Boom!
The Fire Dragon's Roar shattered the Rainbow Fire, striking Totomaru's body.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Totomaru let out a painful scream.
After the flames dissipated, Totomaru stood in place, his body charred black.
"This... Master... said... it's different."
Thud!
After speaking, Totomaru collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Natsu raised his fist.
"The match is decided!"
"Winner: Natsu of Fairy Tail!"
"Ohhhhhhhhh!"
All the spectators in the stands cheered.
"That was amazing!"
"Yeah! He can even eat flames and breathe them out."
"Although the beginning was a bit rough, the magic later on was incredible."
"Splendid! Is this the power of a top-tier mage?! So, Natsu is the legendary Salamander of Fairy Tail!"
"Salamander!!!"
Hearing the announcer's broadcast, the crowd in the stands finally realized that Natsu was the famous Salamander.
Salamander's reputation was extremely high, all stemming from his knack for causing trouble, which was constantly reported. However, causing trouble itself represented a certain skill, so Natsu gained quite a few fans.
"Salamander!"
"Salamander!"
"Salamander!"
Listening to the cheers from the stands, Natsu felt immense satisfaction, finally venting the resentment caused by Phantom Lord's destruction of the guild.
At the same time, Natsu's confidence soared.
"Who's next from Phantom Lord?! Come up here!" Natsu raised a flaming middle finger.
Phantom Lord members were furious at Natsu's arrogance. Before they could curse him out—
"Huh?! Fairy Tail is making a substitution. That means Natsu will have to leave the arena."
"What?!!"
Natsu's eyes widened in disbelief. He had just gotten fired up, but now he was being told to leave.
"I'm not going down! I can still fight!"
He didn't want to leave, but then he saw Erza glaring at him with cold eyes, which immediately sent a shiver down his spine.
He reluctantly walked off the arena and into the lounge area.
Natsu asked, "Takeshi, what are you doing?! I just got fired up, I can still take on five more."
Takeshi smiled and said, "I know you can still fight, but what I want is not just to defeat them. I want a complete overwhelming victory. I want everyone to know how big the gap is between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord."
Natsu was startled by Takeshi's gaze. He realized that it wasn't just him who was angry, Takeshi was even angrier. If Takeshi was provoked, Phantom Lord was in deep trouble.
—
Phantom Lord lounge area.
"Useless! To actually be defeated by a mere Fairy Tail member, and not even an S-Class Mage at that, this guy is useless."
Jose was furious, his face contorted in rage. His carefully trained Element 4 had been defeated by someone who wasn't even an S-Class Mage. Wasn't that saying his Element 4 were inferior to Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages?
"There's nothing we can do about it. It's his bad luck to run into Salamander." Gajeel said with an indifferent expression, eating a piece of iron.
Jose calmed down slightly. Indeed, Salamander was the bane of all fire mages. Fire would not only not harm him, but it would also become his ally.
However, that brat actually learned how to dispel Totomaru's control over fire during the battle. That brat's talent...
"Sol, you're up! This time, you must win, no losing. Go and thoroughly defeat those useless Fairy Tail members."
"Understood."
...
"Phantom Lord has sent out Sol, one of the Element 4. Who will Fairy Tail send out to fight?"
"I'll go!"
Natsu had already made his appearance, and Gray was also getting impatient, immediately preparing to enter the arena.
Takeshi said, "No, Elfman, you go."
"Wait! No! Takeshi, you don't know, Elfman can't fight. If it were just ordinary .ages from Phantom Lord, it would be fine, but if the opponent is one of the Element 4..."
Takeshi didn't speak, but instead looked at Elfman.
"I'll go." Elfman stood up and said with firm eyes.
"Fairy Tail's chosen fighter is Elfman, known as Beast Arm!"
Gajeel said with a displeased expression, "Hmph! Is Fairy Tail out of people? Sending out such small fry. They're not sending Gildarts, Laxus, or Mystogan. How arrogant."
Just as Fairy Tail understood Phantom Lord, Phantom Lord also understood Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages, knowing that Gildarts of Fairy Tail was known as the guild's strongest mage.
"But this is good too. Then let Fairy Tail taste what it's like to be completely crushed."
Sol said, "Hello. I am Sol. Please call me Gentleman Sol."
Elfman snorted. "Hmph! I don't care who you are. Since you've provoked Fairy Tail, you're my enemy."
"Fairy Tail VS Phantom Lord, Round Two!"
"Start!!!"
Clang!
Beast Arm: Black Bull!
Elfman's right arm transformed into a Black Bull arm, an arm with the powerful strength of a black bull and formidable defensive capabilities.
Sol said, "Oh my?! Is that rumor true? I know about you. No, I know all information about Fairy Ta—"
Elfman interrupted him, "Blah, blah, blah, you're annoying."