"All those who hinder me shall be eliminated!"
The old king inside the mechanical dragon roared madly, then the magic-filled mechanical dragon opened its mouth.
Bzzzt-
At that moment, a jet-black magic sphere appeared in the mechanical dragon's mouth.
As the magical power from the mechanical dragon continuously poured into the sphere.
The sphere grew at a visible rate.
"Vanish!"
Once the sphere had expanded to a certain size, a huge beam of magical energy, with a world-destroying force, shot directly towards Kenichi.
At this point, Kenichi, who had already entered Lightning Fire Dragon Mode, moved.
Kenichi moved his feet, and with a loud bang, the ground beneath him instantly collapsed and sunk.
His body shot towards the mechanical dragon's location like a cannonball, with thunderous force.
Kenichi's speed was incredibly fast, and he reached the mechanical dragon in the blink of an eye.
And at this moment, the newly unleashed magical beam was also rushing towards Kenichi's face.
At that moment, the huge magical beam and Kenichi, fully covered in lightning and fire, collided violently.
Facing the magical beam, Kenichi didn't hesitate at all and threw a punch.
"Lightning Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
There was no fancy technique in Kenichi's punch, only endless power.
The moment he threw this punch, the entire space shook.
Immediately, a terrifying shockwave instantly suppressed the incoming magical beam.
Then, the terrifying lightning and flames, mixed with the shockwave, landed on the mechanical dragon.
Boom-
At that moment, a terrifyingly loud sound reverberated throughout the entire capital of Edolas.
Accompanied by this sound, the incredibly sturdy mechanical dragon shattered violently.
And the old king Faust inside the mechanical dragon, before he could even react, was obliterated by the terrifying lightning and fire.
From the moment Kenichi in Lightning Fire Dragon Mode made his move to the mechanical dragon shattering, it was only the blink of an eye.
It all happened so quickly that Mirajane and Gajeel only saw Kenichi's figure, like a pillar of flame, instantly crash into the mechanical dragon.
Then a terrifying impact sound echoed through the air.
Simultaneously with the loud sound, the mechanical dragon shattered, and the terrifying shockwave completely destroyed a fan-shaped area of ground behind the mechanical dragon.
Furthermore, a long trench was left on the ground, as if struck by a magical cannon.
"Is this Kenichi's true strength?"
Gajeel looked at everything before him, his expression complex as he stared at Kenichi.
Originally, Gajeel had considered Kenichi his target.
He was prepared to definitely defeat Kenichi the next time they fought.
But after seeing this strike from Kenichi, Gajeel wavered.
He wondered if he could block it if Kenichi used this move against him.
The answer was definitely no.
Gajeel shifted his gaze from the long trench to Kenichi with difficulty.
At this moment, in Gajeel's field of vision, Kenichi was like a real dragon, fearsome and undefeatable.
The loud sound caused by Kenichi's punch reverberated throughout the entire royal capital.
Erza and the others, who were returning to the capital, also heard it.
When Erza left the capital, she went with Hughes to Sycca City to capture the Fairy Tail's members.
But upon returning, she was with Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, Happy, and Carla.
Clearly, just as Kenichi had anticipated, the three Fairy Tail's members Hughes discovered were indeed Natsu, Wendy, and Lucy.
"What was that loud sound just now?"
Lucy and Wendy, sitting on the beast's forehead, were both startled upon hearing the terrifyingly loud sound.
Erza beside them, looking at the capital not far away, furrowed her brows deeply, her face full of worry.
"That sound came from the direction of the royal palace!"
"Did something happen to Kenichi and Mirajane?"
Saying this, she reminded Natsu, Wendy, and the others: "We need to speed up!"
With that, the beast violently flapped its wings, sharply accelerating towards the royal palace.
Under this accelerated sprint, Wendy and Lucy were fine.
But Natsu was another story.
Natsu already got motion sickness from vehicles.
Although Wendy's treatment had helped a bit, the moment the beast accelerated, he became like a puddle of mud again, sprawled on the beast's forehead, his face pale.
Natsu, in a half-dead tone, called for help to Wendy: "Wendy..."
"The effect of Troia weakens with repeated use. There's nothing I can do now."
Seeing Natsu's pained expression, Wendy said with sympathy.
While Natsu and Wendy were talking, the beast had already entered the capital.
Soon, Erza and the others saw the situation at the royal palace not far away.
Seeing the complete mess in front of the palace, Erza's pretty face changed immediately.
"Something really did happen!"
Just as Erza was thinking this, Mirajane's voice suddenly came through the air.
"Erza!"
Hearing the voice, Erza looked up and saw Mirajane standing on a beast, waving at her.
After Erza and Mirajane met up, Erza asked Mirajane: "Mira, what exactly happened here?"
"After you left, we had some situations here..."
Then Mirajane told Erza, Wendy, and the others about what had happened during this time.
"Then where is Kenichi now?"
"He and Gajeel went into the royal palace. They said they need to prevent Edolas from using Anima on Earthland again."
"Mira, let's go too!"
With that, the beasts beneath Erza and Mirajane descended towards the ground below.
Natsu, who had just revived because the beast had stopped, didn't even have time to be happy before he immediately went limp again.
"Ah~"
Seeing Natsu like this, Wendy looked panicked.
"Wendy, don't mind him!"
"But..."
"He'll recover in a moment anyway!"
While Wendy and Carla were talking, Natsu called out to Happy.
Understanding, Happy carried Natsu from the beast into the sky.
"It's so strange. Why don't you get sick when Happy carries you flying?"
Wendy looked at the revived Natsu, tilted her small head, full of puzzlement.
"Happy isn't a vehicle! Happy is a partner!"
"Aye!"