Natsu and Gray, sure enough, got beaten up.
The moment they saw Aliya, who represented the Wind Element, they immediately decided to fight.
Even though they had agreed beforehand to call the mobile group for help as soon as anyone encountered him, knowing he was the one who ambushed the President, they had long forgotten about calling for reinforcements.
They had defeated that troublesome Fire Element enemy, so there was no reason to fear the Wind Element.
And then they got beaten up.
The powerful Wind Magic suppressed them so much they couldn't breathe, and Aliya didn't even bother to remove his blindfold.
Natsu was hanging upside down against the wall, pushing himself to flip over and land on the ground: "Damn it!"
"This guy is actually this strong." Gray had been thrown to the window, propping himself up with his elbow on the windowsill to stand, "He's on a completely different level from that fire user."
Hapi could only hide to the side, fretting helplessly; he quietly decided to call for help.
"My name is Aliya, ranked first among the Four Elements, here to hunt fairies."
Though Aliya was blindfolded, his palms accurately pointed towards the two of them, "Ah~ Fairies, battered yet desperately dancing, awaiting you is only death; this... what a sad fate!"
As he said this, tears began streaming from Aliya's eyes, as if genuinely mourning for his opponents' fate.
Such a contemptuous attitude was infuriating, Natsu took a deep breath: "Fire Dragon... Roar!"
Aliya's form vanished like a breeze, the flames Natsu spewed collided with the wall behind, blasting a gaping hole, the stone charred black.
Natsu ran forward a couple of steps, looking around: "Where did he go?"
Void·Scatter, Aliya's unique evasion and movement technique, allowing silent relocation within a defined area.
"Get down!" Gray shouted, "Ice-Make: Knuckle!"
Without hesitation, Natsu dove forward as icy fists erupted from the ground, targeting behind him.
Almost simultaneously, Aliya thrust his hands forward: "Void·Absolute!"
The ice fists shattered instantly, and the diving Natsu was struck in the back by an invisible shockwave, flipping him over, crashing into the wall he'd just broken.
Gray was also directly hit by another shockwave, shattering the window behind him, sending him flying outside.
Aliya relentlessly pushed both palms forward, seizing the opportunity to unleash an even more powerful shockwave: "Void·Absolute! Vanish like the wind, fairies!"
"Gray!" Hapi exclaimed in shock.
Natsu scrambled up and dashed towards Aliya, trying to stop him.
Gray's face was grim, the searing pain made it difficult to concentrate on casting, he could only brace himself!
At this moment, someone grabbed his ankle, then the world spun, a familiar voice rang:
"Demon Blast!"
Gray, hanging upside down mid-air, struggled to see who was holding him, delightedly saying: "Mira!"
With Gray held upside down in her left hand, Mira's right palm aimed inside the window, a torrent of black and purple blasted forth from her hand.
Aliya's shockwave arrived, the two met at the window, bursting into dazzling light.
Remaining glass shards scattered, the stone on the wall was peeled away layer by layer, a hole larger than a door quickly opened in the wall.
Unlucky Natsu hadn't reached the scene but was blown backward too, yet upon crashing into the wall, he was somewhat cheerful: "Mira!"
"Waa!" Hapi clung to the edge of the hole Natsu had made, flying like a flag in the air.
As the after-effects subsided, Mira flapped her wings and landed, releasing Gray, showing them a gentle smile:
"You guys, encountering the Four Elements and not reporting as planned, naughty~"
Natsu and Gray's faces, just smiling, were now covered in sweat: "We, we forgot... Sorry!"
Hapi wore a scared expression, he had just called for help, did that count as reporting or not?
Mira stared at Aliya: "But, considering it's this person, it's not like you can't be forgiven."
After all, it was the one who ambushed the President, even if she encountered him, it wouldn't be easy not to be angry.
"This is truly... sad. Not only them, but even the famed Demon Mira must fall by my hand... Truly mournful!"
Saying words of sorrow, Aliya's mouth clearly smiled.
Gray cautioned: "Be careful Mira, this guy is no ordinary strong person."
Mira nodded: "I know, it's said this person, to restrain his powerful magic power, usually doesn't even open his eyes."
"Really?" Hapi was shocked, "Has this person not unleashed his full strength yet? But Natsu and Gray have been pressured and beaten by him all along!"
"Who's been pressured and beaten by him!" Natsu stubbornly claimed, he just hadn't found the opportunity to counterattack yet.
Aliya removed his blindfold confidently: "In other words, once my eyes are open, no one can defeat me, not even a Demon."
However, upon opening his eyes, he saw Rhode, who had absorbed the Beaked Bird, flying in with Erza.
The two stood on either side of Mira, Rhode smilingly asked: "You just said, what happens once your eyes are open?"
"This really is... too sad! Even the Fairy Queen and Fairy Tail Strategist must perish by my hand, too sad!"
Aliya cried like a fountain, his whole body exploded with magic power, the sheer magic power alone made everyone's hair sway uncontrollably.
He didn't seem like someone who could converse normally.
"This is the guy who did that to the President..." Erza's body flashed, Celestial Wheel Armor had been equipped, dozens of Flying Swords shot out instantly.
"Void·Sever!" Aliya's left palm faced upward, right palm forward.
Dozens of Flying Swords seemed to collide against a solid wall, halted in mid-air.
Aliya thrust his right hand forward, seemingly moving the wall towards them, deflecting the Celestial Wheel Swords back, crashing into the trio.
Mira swung her right fist forward, Rhode transformed his left hand into a Dragon Claw, slicing forcefully, Erza's twin swords crossed as they slashed down.
Solid-like cracks appeared in the invisible air ahead, the air wall shattered like glass, seemingly sending shards flying, yet nothing seemed to happen.
Only a breeze indicated that the clash had occurred.
Aliya was somewhat surprised: "You could actually break my Void?"
No one wanted to talk to him, Mira and Erza charged forward in sync, Rhode summoned a Tree Monster and Golem, silently adding red and blue buffs to them.
"Void·Shatter!" Aliya clapped his hands together, a whirlwind surrounded him, shooting out countless white crescent-shaped Wind Blades in all directions.
"Ice-Make: Ice Shield!" Gray created a shield to protect himself, Natsu, and Hapi.
But multiple Wind Blades fell upon Ice Shield, gradually shaving off its edges, cutting it into countless pieces.
The Golem timely blocked before the group, leaving numerous cutting marks on its body, continuously dropping stone debris.
Rhode hid behind the Tree Monster, watching it get cut and quickly recover, remaining unscathed.
Mira formed black Magic Balls in both hands, swiftly swinging like black meteors, dispersing all incoming Wind Blades.
Erza also swung her twin swords, cleaving through Wind Blades, her wings and skirt armor slightly damaged, but her advance uninterrupted.
The whirlwind around Aliya dissipated, he swiftly retreated: "In that case, Void·Scatter!"
Mira's fist and Erza's longsword swung into thin air.
Aliya disappeared like a phantom, reappeared behind Rhode in an instant: "First take down the Fairy Tail Strategist! Feel the same pain as Makarov!"
"Void... Annihilation!"