Boom!
Takeshi's body was like a fiery dragon, his toes constantly stepping on the shattered ground in the sky as he shot towards Alazam.
Alazam didn't expect Takeshi to be able to launch an attack even in the air. On top of that, he was incredibly fast, so fast that he didn't even react before Takeshi was already in front of him.
However, he wasn't particularly worried. Takeshi's attack would at most cause him some pain, but it couldn't actually harm him.
"HAAAAA!!!"
Takeshi roared, his body flashing past Alazam, appearing as if a fiery dragon was coiling around him.
"AHHHHHH!!!"
Alazam let out a painful shriek, realizing he was wrong, terribly wrong.
Takeshi's slashes landed on his body, not merely breaking its skin. Almost every slash went deep enough to expose bone.
Not only that, many of his internal organs were damaged. A single strike had critically wounded him.
"Damn it! How is this possible?! You could barely penetrate my Dragon Scales' defense, how can you suddenly gravely wound me?!" Alazam stared angrily at Takeshi, hia gaze as if he wished to devour him.
Takeshi looked at Alazam and said calmly, "If I merely break through your Dragon Scales' defense, that level of damage would only make you angry, not fearful, thus creating the illusion that I couldn't do anything to you."
"So, when you faced my attack, you became even more careless."
"Furthermore, did you think my previous attacks that broke your Dragon Scales' defense were random? Look at your wounds before you speak."
Alazam paused, lowering his head to look at his body, then his pupils suddenly contracted.
The most severe damage was precisely where Takeshi had attacked earlier, meaning he had calculated this step long ago.
First, use an attack to break through his Dragon Scales' defense, then attack from the broken area to inflict critical wounds.
"Bastard!"
"Alright, since you know, you can die in peace." Takeshi prepared to finish Alazam off.
"Damn human! How could I be slain by a mere human? Don't underestimate Dragons!!!" Alazam roared, then flapped his wings forcefully, his body flying straight into the sky.
In the sky, he took a deep breath, his chest puffing up.
Erza's expression changed. "This... could it be..."
Then Erza shouted at Takeshi, "Get out of the way!!! It's a roar!"
Erza and Natsu had known each other for a long time, and she was naturally aware of Dragon Slaying Magic. A dragon roar was a nearly universal magic for Dragons, incredibly terrifying in power.
"Vanish for me!!!"
Alazam roared, then opened his mouth and spewed a roar downwards. A massive purple energy wave erupted from his mouth.
BOOOM!
An incredibly terrifying explosion erupted in the forest.
A hemispherical purple light rapidly expanded, spreading outwards. Wherever the purple light passed, everything was annihilated.
Crack!
The hundred-meter-tall city wall began to disintegrate and shatter from the top under the impact of this explosion.
All the soldiers and swordsmen were hiding at the base of the city wall.
The terrifying impact surged into the city.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
Everything in the path of the impact was destroyed, houses and streets were submerged in an instant.
After a while, the explosion slowly subsided.
Crash!
Many people emerged from the rubble, but as soon as they came out, they were terrified by the sight before them.
"The city... the city... is destroyed!!!"
Most of the entire city was destroyed, with only the arena, located closer to the center, remaining intact due to the protection of a barrier.
Just the aftershock alone had destroyed a city. They finally understood why legendary Dragons were said to be capable of annihilating nations.
If Alazam had used this attack from the beginning, no one in the entire city might have survived.
"Takeshi!"
Erza quickly looked outside the city wall.
Outside the city wall, a massive crater had appeared, and the surrounding area had turned to sand. This attack alone showed how terrifying a Dragon's roar was.
"How could this be?!"
"Takeshi wouldn't..."
Reno was frightened by this terrifying destructive power. If he had known earlier that Dragons possessed such strength, he might not have dared to formulate a plan to deal with them.
Everyone fell silent. The destructive power of the Dragon's Roar was incredibly terrifying, and its attack range was extremely vast. The probability of Takeshi's death had reached one hundred percent.
"Hahahahaha! You damn brat You're finally dead this time, aren't you?! Nothing left but bones, aren't you?! Hahahaha!"
Alazam's voice echoed in the sky.
Everyone felt immense sadness and anger. Takeshi, the strongest swordsman who had saved them twice, was killed just like that.
Then, Alazam rapidly descended towards them.
Boom!
Alazam landed on the ground, causing the earth to tremble violently.
Many people lost their balance and fell to the ground.
"It's the Dragon!!"
Everyone looked at the colossal Dragon with shock and anger.
Although Alazam was heavily wounded at this point, they knew that even a critically injured Dragon was not something they could trifle with.
"This time, that annoying brat is gone, so all of you go die!"
Because of his severe injuries, Alazam had lost interest in playing with humans. He intended to kill everyone in front of him and then find a place to heal his wounds.
He gathered magic power in his mouth, intending to annihilate these people with Dragon's Breath.
Suddenly—
A black line appeared in the air, followed by a sound like tearing cloth.
Everyone saw the space along that black line tear apart like strips of fabric, upwards and downwards.
Soon, a black cavity formed, and a figure in white appeared within the cavity, hands in pockets, looking relaxed and at ease.
Takeshi raised his hand and smiled, greeting them. "Oh? What a coincidence, everyone's here."
"Takeshi!!!"
Erza and the others were overjoyed to see Takeshi alive.
Alazam's face changed drastically when he saw Takeshi. "You... you're still alive?!"