"Oh no, the Kingdom's pursuers are here! We're finished!"
"Levy, can the Fairy Tail Guild teleport now?"
Everyone turned pale with fright; the entire guild was filled with an atmosphere like an impending storm.
Acnologia looked at Irene and asked, "Are you interested in testing your skills against the Erza of another world?"
Irene was slightly startled, then immediately burst into laughter. "Of course!"
"Didn't you just reconcile with your daughter?"
Acnologia looked at her eager expression, feeling a bit puzzled.
Although this world's Erza wasn't her own daughter, seeing as they looked identical, she likely wouldn't be able to strike a heavy blow.
Irene's face darkened. She got angry just thinking about it; that brat annoyed her every day. Maintaining a deep mother-daughter bond for three days was already her limit.
She couldn't bring herself to hit her own daughter, but the Erza of this world had nothing to do with her.
Levy operated the console, preparing for a spatial jump. "Output power 46, 78..."
Acnologia looked at Natsu and Wendy and said immediately, "Let's head out!"
"Okay!"
Without any hesitation, Natsu and Wendy quickly picked up Happy and Carla and rushed toward the gate.
Lucy shouted anxiously, "What are you doing? Don't go out!"
As Natsu was about to run out the door, he waved with a smile. "Goodbye, Grumpy Lucy!"
"You..."
Lucy was furious and was about to curse when Levy's countdown finished, and the Fairy Tail Guild vanished in a flash of light.
Acnologia and the others looked toward the sky and saw Erza holding a spear, standing atop a dragon-like Magical Beast that arrived in an instant.
Boom!
The massive body of the Magical Beast landed, shattering the ground. The violent impact generated a fierce gale, causing Acnologia and the others to instinctively extend their arms, using their sleeves to block the wind.
This Erza had more sharpness and killing intent than the Erza of Aslant. She pointed her spear at Acnologia and the others, demanding from above, "Who are you? Why did you come out of the Fairy Tail Guild?"
"Didn't they say personalities were reversed? Why does this Erza feel even scarier?"
Seeing Erza's overbearing aura, Natsu was already shivering.
Irene chuckled. "I thought the Erza of this world would be a bit weaker."
"However, this makes it more interesting!"
If the Erza of this world were weak with that same face, she really might not have been able to strike.
But now... "You're looking for death!"
Erza Knightwalker's eyes narrowed as she pointed her spear at Irene. Sensing the woman's ill intent, her figure arrived in an instant.
Seeing things take a turn for the worse, Acnologia and the others had already quietly retreated, leaving the battlefield to those two.
"What a hot-tempered little girl!"
Irene looked relaxed. She twirled the Magic Staff in her hand and swung it casually, easily parrying the sharp spear strikes.
Although she had lost all her magic power, her physical fitness remained. Over four hundred years of combat techniques were not something a little girl could compare to.
Their figures flickered at high speed. In the blink of an eye, they had clashed hundreds of times. The dizzying display of light and shadow almost made Natsu and Wendy faint.
"Your speed and strength are quite good, not much different from my daughter's."
Irene easily dodged a thrust from Erza Knightwalker and backhandedly struck her abdomen with the Magic Staff, slamming her into the mountainside and shattering a mass of boulders.
Natsu was shocked. "Irene is so amazing! She can suppress such a terrifying Erza!"
"Technically, you could say it's a mother hitting her daughter," Acnologia laughed.
Actually, Irene was still holding back. If she were serious, Erza Knightwalker would already be lying on the ground, unable to get up.
Knightwalker's expression grew colder. This was the first time she had encountered a woman stronger than herself.
"Sonic Spear!"
Her figure flashed as she charged out again with the force of thunder. The spear in her hand changed form, and her speed surged significantly.
"Hmm? Requip?"
Irene was caught off guard by the sudden burst of speed. She lightly stepped on the tip of the thrusting spear with her high heel and performed a backflip into the air.
"Vacuum Spear!"
Knightwalker's eyes narrowed. In an instant, the spear changed form, and a storm was unleashed.
However, it didn't hit. The Magic Staff in Irene's hand spun rapidly like a helicopter propeller. The extreme speed stirred up a gale, allowing her to hover and shift positions in mid-air.
"To think she has such a trick!"
Knightwalker gnashed her teeth. This woman wasn't being serious at all; she hadn't even used a magic item. Yet even without being serious, she could barely find any openings.
Where on earth did such a master come from?
Could it be from another world?
Irene stood on a giant leaf, looking relaxed. She smiled and said, "Little girl, are you giving up so soon?"
"Don't get cocky! That was just a probe. Explosion Spear!"
Knightwalker was hot-tempered, her eyes boiling with killing intent. She swung her spear, whipping up endless flames that followed its movements, incinerating the surrounding trees and grass.
Watching Irene drift down, she changed back to the Sonic Spear, turning into a streak of silver light as she lunged.
Irene's eyes narrowed slightly. It had to be said that Knightwalker's combat techniques and ferocity surpassed Erza's. If the two were to fight, Little Erza would likely lose.
However, this is where it ends!
She stepped to the side, letting Knightwalker's spear graze past her. The Magic Staff in her hand spun rapidly, delivering a heavy blow to Knightwalker's abdomen, slamming her into the ground and making her cough up blood.
Wendy cried out, "Sister Irene is so amazing!"
"Irene won! That's so cool!"
Natsu and Happy jumped for joy, feeling even happier than if they had won themselves.
Suddenly, Natsu felt a bit sad. Also without magic, Irene could defeat an Erza using magic weapons, while he was so weak he couldn't even beat Lucy. The difference was too great.
No way!
When I get back, I definitely have to train harder. Acnologia said he'd spar with me last time and still hasn't followed through; I'll have to make him make up for it.
Knightwalker was severely injured and couldn't get up, yet her gaze remained fierce. "You are making an enemy of the Kingdom of Edolas!"
Irene said indifferently, "Then take us to the Kingdom of Edolas and see if your army has the power to capture us."
Knightwalker was startled, then burst into laughter, mocking them. "Arrogant fools! You have no idea of the power the Kingdom possesses!"
"So you agree?"
"Of course!"
Knightwalker sneered. "I will show you just how foolish you are!"
She could tell that these people were led by that man, meaning he might be even stronger than the woman who defeated her. But so what? Before the Kingdom's army, no matter how strong one was, they would die.
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