Chapter 86: World of Ice and Fire
Kira and Ace's eyes collided in the air, as if emitting fierce sparks. Both sides were silent for a moment, each mobilizing their own magic power, running familiar magic, observing the opponent's flaws...
Suddenly, the man and the demon burst into a sprint, creating two ripples on the snow. The snow waves stirred up snowflakes, which danced irregularly in the air and then floated down.
The figures disappeared from the spot in an instant, and then suddenly appeared in the air. The fists and arms of both sides hit each other, and they wrestled with each other. Then there was a chaotic collision of fists and feet, and skillful palm and leg attacks.
Under the attack that was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes heavy and sometimes light, Ace was amazed at the fighting skills of this human kid, and Kira was also shocked by the physical body of this century-old demon in front of him.
"My goodness, if I hadn't entered [Melee Mode] in advance, I wouldn't have been able to defeat him in close combat!"
The so-called [Melee Mode] is a set of states that Kira sets for himself, specifically for use when fighting enemies with strong melee capabilities. It mainly directly acts on the amplification of attributes such as [Strength], [Speed], and [Defense] of the whole body, as well as [Critical Hit], [Defense Break], [Damage Reduction], and [Immunity] and other bonus buffs that act on specific parts.
Kira filled this set of states into his magic items and activated them directly during battle, just like completing the armor transformation, and then he didn't have to worry about enchanting.
The item has its own magic storage device and an interface that can receive its own magic, so there is no need for energy issues at all. The only possible accident is that the item is damaged during battle.
But Kira has always been very careful about his equipment. Even if the props are really broken in the battle, Kira can react immediately and reattach or retreat.
Erza was dazzled by the battle in the snow: "How fast! When did Kira become so skilled? I remember that he was not strong in close combat before!"
While engaging in close combat, Kira was not idle either. After all, he knew in his heart that close combat was not his strong point, and his most powerful weapon was still magic!
Although the shortcomings were made up in this way, in a battle, one should use one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. There is no reason to fight the enemy head-on at one's own weaknesses!
Besides, mages are supposed to fight with magic, so what's the point of fighting like a warrior? The reason why melee mages are always talked about is because they are rare!
Finding an opening, Kira threw a feint and retreated.
Knowing that the enemy before him was difficult to deal with, and in order to prevent the ensuing magic battle from affecting others, Kira intentionally controlled his opponent and led Ace away from the tavern during the twenty-minute melee fight.
Ace thought Kira was exhausted and taunted him, "What's wrong, kid? You don't want to fight anymore? I haven't even warmed up yet!"
"Haven't you warmed up yet? Then let's warm up!" Kira directly invoked the Word Magic, "Hot Hell!"
The Hot Hell is inspired by one of the eight hot hells, but in fact the two have little to do with each other.
This is a large-scale magic that can create a territory full of fire and high temperature, like a hot hell.
The snow evaporated, the ice melted, and mist rose, revealing the soil, rocks, and mud that had been buried underneath for thousands of years without seeing the sun. Zonia, which had been experiencing wind and snow for thousands of years, suddenly became a sea of fire!
The cold winter turned into summer in an instant. The drastic temperature difference produced several air currents that were invisible to the naked eye. Hot air rose and cold air converged. Even the Fairy Queen standing in the distance couldn't help but sneeze.
Although Erza had anticipated Kira's strength, she had never thought that he could actually create a sea of fire in the snowy mountains. "This seems to be considered super magic... Kira is so strong?"
In the distance, Natsu, Gray, and Happy, who couldn't find the bodies of the two demons, were rushing back. Halfway through, they saw a dark red sea of fire appearing in the distance.
The flames shot straight up into the sky, even covering up the light of the sun that had just reappeared after the solar eclipse, and made the two men's faces red.
"What is this?! It's so hot! Even the snow around me has melted!" Gray took off his coat immediately.
Happy stuck out his tongue, "Natsu, this sea of fire seems to be hotter than your fire!"
"What a strange flame! It's a fire I've never seen before... Why is it here?"
Gray was speechless: "Who knows... But those demons are all water-attributed, so it shouldn't be their magic."
Happy expressed his guess: "Ah? Could it be Kira?"
"It's possible! It's no wonder his magic can create anything!"
"This is the direction of the tavern. Does this mean that the demon really attacked the tavern? Is Kira fighting it?"
"That's probably true! Let's go back quickly!"
Natsu laughed as he ran, "This flame is powerful. If I can eat it, I might be able to defeat that demon!"
"What big talk? It was hard for me to defeat the mist demon just now..."
"Humph! If you try again, I will definitely be able to defeat it myself!"
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Not far behind them was Winter running back.
"I didn't expect it took so long to receive those two souls, but with this power, maybe I can really defeat that demon - at least it should be no problem to help!"
Hmm? What is that? Where did the sea of fire come from in the snow? Is it magic? Amazing!
Wait, that place seems to be my home?
Oh no! Uncle! And those guys... should they be okay?
If it's fire, then it's not the devil's ability, it's Kira?
Winter, who had seen Kira fight, immediately realized that this was his magic.
"Since it opened up a sea of fire, it's outrageous! But this also means that we have to fight against that demon, right?"
Thinking of this, Winter quickened his pace.
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At the same time, deep in Zonia, an old man with a bag on his back and a cloak on his shoulders was walking among the snow-capped mountains.
"According to the rumors I've gathered, there seem to be dragons and demons lurking here, but after walking for so long, why haven't we seen any traces of them? Could the information be false?"
The man with short orange hair, stubble, and a sturdy build is none other than Gildarts, the strongest wizard who left the guild to carry out a hundred-year mission and has not returned for nearly three years!
At this time, a strong convection wind caught his attention: "Hmm? There seems to be something in that direction?"
Thinking that the target of his mission might be there, Gildas immediately wanted to go over and take a look.
However, the further he walked, the more he felt the unusualness of the people fighting in front of him, especially when he saw the two condensed magical powers of fiery red and blue and white that were visible to the naked eye, he was even more surprised.
"Aren't these two magical powers too strange? One is too cold and gloomy, and the other one... feels a little familiar..."
Could it be someone I know? That shouldn't be the case, right? How could there be someone I know in a place like this?
The fire wizard Gildarts is most familiar with is Natsu, but his magic power is obviously different, and Natsu does not have such strength.
"Anyway, let's go take a look first!"
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The Zonia Mountains are really big, so big that people in them cannot even bump into each other; but it is also small, so small that a battle can attract the attention of everyone in it.
In another direction, another powerful being was also attracted by the battle between ice and fire.
A man with dark skin, long blue hair and a black cloak slowly stood up and walked out of the dark cave where he had been for who knows how long.
Then, a flat and indifferent voice sounded: "I smell a smell that disgusts me!"
