Chapter 548: The Real Mechanical Doll
Just as Natsu and Lucy were ready to fight again, the mechanical doll's attack came to an abrupt end.
"What happened? Did it stop?"
"Is it because there is not enough energy?"
Natsu and Lucy looked at each other in surprise, looking at the mechanical nesting doll standing motionless not far away.
No way, no way... We are just about to start the battle preparations! Are you out of motivation? Are you so low? I feel even worse than the mechanical soldier just now...
“That’s strange…”
Lucy's murmur caused Natsu to wonder, "What's wrong, Lucy?"
"Look there! Isn't the color of its tie different from before?"
Following the direction of the finger, Natsu saw the golden tie on the mechanical nesting doll: "Now that you mention it... I remember it was white just now?"
"The color has changed...what does this mean?"
Generally speaking, the color of an object represents a change in its state. For example, a traffic light changes from green to red, which means that the road ahead is closed. A crab changes from gray-black to red, which means it is ripe. An apple changes from red to black, which means it is rotten. A baby changes from yellow to... Even a chameleon changes from color A to color B, which means it has moved.
So the color of the tie of this doll in front of us has changed, which must mean that its state has changed, but the direction of this change cannot be seen at present.
Yes, these two people are not clear about the status and income gap between white-collar workers and gold-collar workers, so naturally they don’t understand whether the other side is getting stronger or weaker.
Just as the two people and the cat were on guard, the golden collar on the mechanical nesting doll suddenly shone brightly, and the surging magic power quickly engulfed the entire doll.
Natsu and Lucy were surprised and their eyes widened: "What is this...?!"
The brighter the golden light became, the larger its size became. It soon expanded from half a person's height to about the same size as Natsu. Then the light faded away, revealing a mechanical nesting doll the size of an adult .
Natsu muttered, confusion in his voice, "It got bigger? Is this what it can do?"
Lucy hesitated for a few seconds and said, "I don't think it's that simple! If it is based on the speed and strength just now, its attack power will be greatly improved when its size increases! And don't forget, it can get faster and heavier in battle! What's more..."
"What more?"
"Its tie is white again!"
Lucy signaled to Natsu with her eyes, "If the change in color of the tie means that it is accumulating magic power, then when it turns golden again, it will most likely expand again like it is now, and then it will be more difficult to deal with!"
"The most troublesome thing is that we still don't know how many times it can expand! What if it eventually becomes as tall as a giant? Will we still be able to defeat it then?"
Indeed, Lucy's concerns were correct, and she almost guessed the truth. This is why !
But Natsu didn't care. How could he surrender so easily when the war had just started?
"It doesn't matter what happens! Just like Kira said, we should just rush forward! We are wizards from Fairy Tail !!"
After saying that, Natsu rushed forward with all his might!
"The Fire Dragon's...Iron Fist!!"
With a loud shout, a powerful blow hit the iron sheet steadily, and raging flames exploded at the same time!
Boom!!! Bang!!!!
As the flames flew, the sound of metal vibration was low and deep, which showed that Natsu's attack did not have the expected effect.
Hiss…
The heavy punch exhausted the magic metal attached to it, and the flame lacked fuel and quickly dissipated. There was still no fist mark where the fist hit, only a few wisps of light white smoke.
"No way?! I didn't hold back on this punch..." Natsu's eyes narrowed, his face full of shock.
The mechanical nesting doll in front of him was about the same size as himself. Its defense was like a towering mountain. It was impossible for a small fist to shake it. Natsu only felt the pressure doubled.
"It feels like I'm facing Gildarts..."
Natsu didn't mention Kira because Kira would not stand there and take his punch, and then say "You are too naive" like Gildarts. Instead, he would knock Natsu away before he could succeed.
"Another punch! Fire Dragon's... Collapse Fist!!"
Unwilling to give up, Natsu charged forward with power and punched again. This time it was more powerful and the flames were stronger, but... the effect was the same!
clang!
The same low hum lingered in her ears. Feeling that Natsu's punch was ineffective, Lucy's face suddenly changed: "No way ?!"
“Damn it!!!”
After failing again, Natsu was so angry that he jumped up and down, "If that's the case... Fire Dragon's... Ugh——!"
Before he could launch an attack, a terrifying burst of energy suddenly erupted from under the mechanical nesting doll, and the heavy body of the Pusher slammed into Natsu head-on, so fast that the three of them couldn't react.
BANG!!!
With a scream, Natsu flew backwards with his limbs stretched out, hit the wall heavily and got embedded in it.
"Natsu!!"
"Lucy, be careful!!"
"What?!"
The sudden change distracted Lucy, and when Habib's reminder came, the mechanical doll had already hit Lucy.
The silver-black metal was getting bigger and bigger in the field of vision. The approaching steel doll did not have any murderous intent, but it was enough to frighten Lucy. If she was hit, she would be seriously injured even if she was not disfigured.
At the critical moment, there was a sound of door opening.
Ding Dong!!
"Moo!!!"
A burly and strong male cow with an iron ring on its nose swung the giant axe in his hand with force, smashing the attacking mechanical doll several meters away.
BANG!!
The danger was turned into safety, and Lucy suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Talos?!"
The one who saved Lucy was the celestial spirit Taurus who had followed her for a long time.
The cow raised the giant axe to his shoulder in a handsome manner, pointed at himself with his right thumb, and said proudly: "I will protect Miss Lucy's breasts!!"
This is a terrible speech... Never mind, I'm used to it anyway.
Lucy no longer cared about Talos's words, but asked, "How did you get out? I didn't summon you just now! Although I am very grateful that you saved me..."
"Of course I can come out because of you, Miss Lucy!"
I have to say, without the action of turning his eyes into a heart, Talos looks much more mature and stable, even a little indescribably handsome.
"Because of me...?" Lucy was stunned.
"Miss Lucy, you may not have noticed? Your strength now is much different than before! That's why I have the ability to open the door on my own initiative, just like Master Leo did back then!"
The Protoss are the ones who can most directly feel whether the Protoss Mage has made progress, because how much power they can exert depends on the Protoss Mage's magic power, so their words are definitely more convincing than any detector.
In the past, because Lucy's magic power was not enough, the only ones who could actively open the Celestial Gate were Hololochim of Clock, Leo of Leo, and Baluge of Virgo, because they were the three strongest among all Lucy's Celestial Spirits.
But now, even Talos can take the initiative to open the door and save the situation, which shows that Lucy's strength has greatly improved compared to before.
(Talos: What does 'even' mean? Look down on the Minotaur?)
However, although Talos himself admitted that she had become stronger, Lucy still felt a sense of disbelief, with a mixture of surprise and surprise in her heart: "I... became stronger? Is this true?!"
Am I so awesome now? ?
"Of course! Miss Lucy is the most talented Celestial Mage I have ever seen!!"
Talos continued to flatter her without disguising his feelings, with a gratified and expectant smile on his face, "And we have been watching your efforts!"
“You guys…” Lucy knew that Talos was talking about other Star Spirits, and she was immediately deeply moved.
"Since the opponent is a power-type enemy, I, who am also a power-type, will deal with it!"
Looking at the mechanical nesting dolls not far away, Talos felt a sense of pride in his heart, and he only wanted to show his powerful strength in front of his beloved Miss Lucy.
"Don't worry! I will help you defeat the enemy in front of you!!"
