"Gray!"
Natsu's expression changed when he saw Gray being ambushed.
"You bastard..."
Without any hesitation, an enraged Natsu immediately launched an attack against Racer.
"Fire Dragon's..."
"Too slow!"
Before Natsu could even get close to Racer, Racer's figure appeared behind Natsu as if by instant movement, then a whip kick landed directly on Natsu.
Bang-
Natsu's body flew backwards from the heavy blow.
As Natsu was about to crash into the wall, his body twisted sharply mid-air.
Then, pushing off the wall with his legs, his body shot towards Racer again like an arrow from a bow.
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"
Once close to Racer, the furious Natsu swung both arms directly at him.
"I said, too slow!"
Just like before, the moment Natsu's body got close to Racer.
Racer's body vanished from the spot.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-
Racer seemed to be toying with Natsu, constantly flashing around him.
Every time Natsu attacked, Racer had already moved to another location.
Bam-
After toying with Natsu for a while, Racer struck again, sending Natsu flying.
"What kind of speed is that?"
Lucy's pretty face was full of shock and fear after witnessing Racer's terrifying speed.
"Damn it, I can't hit him at all! He's too fast!"
Natsu knelt on one knee, glaring at Racer with gritted teeth.
Meanwhile, Gray had already gotten up from the ground and was using his Ice-Make magic to attack Racer.
But the result was the same as Natsu's… Racer easily avoided the attacks with his terrifying speed.
Was Racer's speed too fast?
Perhaps Natsu and Gray thought so.
But Kenichi knew it wasn't that Racer was fast.
It's just that this guy used a magic that lowered the perception of people around him.
Affected by this magic, Natsu and Gray's perception was lowered, making them think Racer was incredibly fast.
"As expected of Racer-sama, easily defeating these two guys!"
Just as Erza was about to make a move, Erigor, who had been sent flying by Natsu earlier, came over and spoke to Racer with a fawning expression.
Then he turned his gaze to Kenichi, Erza, and Lucy, saying with a sneer, "You three will also die by Racer-sama's hand. There's no one in this world faster than Racer-sama, one of the Oracion Seis!"
'One of the Oracion Seis!'
Upon hearing Erigor's words, Erza, Lucy, Natsu, and Gray were all shocked.
"This person is a member of the Oracion Seis?"
Seeing the shocked expressions on Erza and the others, Erigor looked quite pleased: "Just die here, all of you!"
As soon as Erigor finished speaking, Racer sharply turned his head to look at him.
Under Racer's gaze, the smile instantly vanished from Erigor's face, replaced by fear.
"Don't say unnecessary things!"
"Hurry up and deal with these people!"
With that, Racer's figure vanished from the spot, charging towards Kenichi.
Before Kenichi could even act, Erza flashed in front of him, slashing her sword towards Racer.
Whoosh-
Erza's sword slash cut right through Racer.
But soon they saw that what Erza had hit was only an afterimage of Racer.
Missing with one strike, Erza, with astonishing speed, slashed at Racer more than ten times.
Racer's figure left behind numerous afterimages in the air, avoiding all of Erza's sword strikes.
"Your speed is indeed fast!"
"But my speed is faster than yours!"
With that, Racer kicked towards Erza.
Erza's arm moved to block it as a conditioned reflex.
In the next second, Racer's kick connected with Erza's bracer.
Although Erza blocked Racer's attack, under the impact of the tremendous force, Erza's body was still forced back several steps.
"You can actually block my attack?"
Racer looked at Erza with surprise.
Then, the killing intent on his face intensified.
However, just as he was about to attack Erza again, Kenichi walked to Erza's side.
"Let me handle this guy."
"His speed is very fast, be careful!" Erza glanced at Kenichi and reminded him.
"Oh? Changing opponents?"
"No matter what magic you possess, it's useless if you can't hit your target!"
With that, Racer's figure vanished from the spot.
When Racer reappeared, he was already in front of Kenichi, kicking towards him.
However, just as Racer's attack was about to hit Kenichi, the entire hall... no, the entire building, was instantly frozen solid.
Racer was frozen in front of Kenichi, maintaining his kicking posture.
Over there, Natsu, Gray, Erigor, and the others were all frozen solid.
"I see. Freezing everything around you in an instant. No matter how fast he is, it's useless," Erza, who had been unfrozen, looked at the frozen Racer before her and said with understanding.
"Hey~ Kenichi, what are you doing? Why did you freeze us too?!"
Lucy, now thawed, looked at Natsu and Gray, who were frozen into ice sculptures, widened her eyes, and complained with a face full of surprise.
At this moment, the frozen Racer, hearing the exchange between Erza and Lucy, felt waves of shock rising in his heart.
'This guy froze the entire hall in an instant?'
'This level of magical power... even in our guild...'
'And this ice is completely different from that other guy's before... I can't break out at all... Damn it...'
Racer wanted to break free from the ice.
But no matter how he struggled or channeled his magical power, it was all in vain.
A few minutes later, Kenichi, Erza, Natsu, and the others stood outside the Gothic building.
"So awesome!"
"The entire building is frozen solid!"
Natsu looked at the frozen building and exclaimed in admiration.
"What should we do with these guys inside?" Gray asked, looking at the frozen hall.
"Leave them to the Magic Council. Our mission is considered complete."