"Roar of the dragon!"
"Ice Formation Attack Rifle!"
At this moment, the owl man unleashed dragon-quelling flames, while Gray used the Ice Formation, with both of them, one with fire and the other with ice, exchanging blows.
And by their side were Simon, the childhood friend of Elza who was injured, and Hobi, a small creature.
"Simon, what exactly happened here? Aren't you and Habi going after Hoo and Elza?"
"Where's Habi, and where's Natsu?"
Lucy was shocked to see the owl man using dragon-quelling magic, and she was completely disheveled.
Dragon-quelling fire magic is only used by Natsu, and that clump of hair also looks very much like Natsu's. But what about that owl's head?
"Luce, Natsu has been eaten by that owl!"
Habi was crying loudly, saying, "Waa waa!".
Simon, holding his stomach and kneeling down, started explaining:
"He's not Natsu, he's the S-level magus Hawk, one of the Three Ravens of the Skull Clan, who possesses the terrifying ability to digest enemies and absorb their magic."
"In just ten minutes, the fire dragon Natsu will be completely digested by me, and I will gain the power of dragon-quelling magic!"
Over there, after the owl man used fire to suppress Gray, he started laughing arrogantly.
George was about to intervene, but as he saw Gray being suppressed by the flames, Rubia, who liked Gray, already rushed forward crying out.
"Gray, I'm here to help you. Water Attack!"
Several sharp water blades slashed towards the owl man, who quickly dodged by rolling away.
Rubia is an S-class magus, and her water blades can easily cut through rock. If hit, one's body would be cut into several pieces instantly.
"Great job, Rubia!"
Seeing that the owl man had a weakness due to the dodging of water blades, Gray quickly erected a cannon:
"Ice Formation: Cannon of Ice and Snow!"
The power of an avalanche-like force erupted from the cannon, hitting the owl man and causing him to collide with several walls one after another, falling unconscious and vomiting out Natsu inside his belly.
Gray, who was stronger than most S-class magus according to the magical guild, along with Rubia, another S-class magus, using their element of ice and water, surely made their combined attacks more powerful than usual.
"The Ice Formation can also be added to the list of magics to be learned."
George looked at the power of the Ice Cannon and nodded secretly to himself.
In the Marvel universe, he just made a new wand using the World Tree and the heart nerve of the Frost Giant King. Besides the normal twenty-five times boost in magic power, it also added extra enhancement for ice-based magic.
If he could master the Ice Cannon of Snow and use it with the wand later on, its power would likely be no different from that of a real avalanche.
"The Magic Dragon Slayer's power will be launched in ten minutes. Luce and Simon, take care of bringing out the other friends of Elza first. Meet us outside the sea on the island."
"Habi, grab Natsu and follow me to find Elza."
Seeing that Natsu was only a bit dizzy and not seriously injured, George quickly made arrangements.
Simon, who was injured by Hawk, couldn't help much anymore. It would be better for him to find his friends and leave first. And Luce's Water Dragon Slayer can only show its full power on the sea, so it would be best to wait there.
He took Natsu, who possessed S-class power, along with Gray and Rubia to find Elza. With so many S-class individuals gathered together, they could quickly resolve any trouble they might encounter.
"Okay, be careful."
Lucy helped the injured Simon to the base of the tower.
Habi held on to Natsu, George held on to Gray and Rubia, and they flew back out to the tower, soaring straight upwards.
According to the guidance of the tracking spell, they arrived at a tower level near the top.
"It should be here!"
George pointed forward with the wand wrapped in his tail.
"Thunder Explosion!"
Another hole was made in the sturdy tower.
It has to be said that the explosion spell is an absolute master at destroying buildings.
You see, this tower took eight years to build and is not a ordinary building. It has been infused with a large amount of magical materials, numerous magical formulas inscribed on its surface, and its exterior wall is extremely sturdy.
Normally, magic would be powerless against it.
It's only because the explosion spell has an additional effect on buildings, combined with the augmentation of the wand, that it can directly blast open a large hole.
"Wow!"
Just as they entered the hole, George, Natsu, and Gray all couldn't help but exclaim in awe.
This level of the Paradise Tower was very spacious, an immense space with a bridge in the center; one had to cross the bridge to reach the entrance to the top floor.
And guarding this bridge were the strongest transformation-type magus among the Three Owls, Peacock.
She was a woman dressed in a cherry blossom kimono, holding a red magic long sword.
The "Wow!" from the three of them was not about the space or the woman, but about Elza across from Peacock.
When they burst in just then, they happened to see Elza, wearing armor of hell, getting chopped apart by Peacock in an instant. That sight was indeed quite Wow.
However, it was only for a moment, because after the armor was chopped apart, Elza changed into new clothes.
This time, it wasn't armor, but only a loincloth and two long swords.
"Elza, do you need help?"
George landed with the group behind Elza. The ability to shatter the magic armor of the top S-class magus Elza was not something to be taken lightly.
"George, you're here too."
"George, you too."
"No, I'll handle it myself. Facing such a powerful opponent, I should not be defensive. Only by fully opening up and attacking with everything I have can I win."
Let's settle this with one strike!"
In a flash, Elza gathered all her magic in both swords and charged towards Peacock.
Peacock also drew her sword to meet Elza.
It seemed like they had just clashed in an instant, but in reality, they had exchanged over a hundred moves.
"You are indeed formidable, the queen of the fairies, Elza."
After landing, Peacock muttered something and her magic sword shattered into pieces, causing her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness.
In that brief exchange of blows, she was struck by Elza's unrelenting offense and defensive tactics, hitting a vital point.
"Elza, in eight minutes, the Magic Dragon Slayer's power will be launched. We should leave then."
George approached upon seeing Elza defeat Peacock.
Elza shook her head again:
"George, you take them and leave here first. I have to settle with Gerard today."
I need to find out why he did it!
Don't worry, as long as I stop him within eight minutes, all his plans will be in vain."
She never understood why a kind and reliable Gerard suddenly changed, becoming like this.
"Alright!"
Seeing Elza's determined gaze, George knew that no matter what he said, she wouldn't leave with him. It seemed as though she had already made up her mind to face Gerard head-on, possibly to the death.
Extending his hand to stop Natsu and the others from objecting, he launched a spell towards Elza in a moment when she turned around.
"Sleeping!"
