Jubia and Lisana were overwhelmed by the continuous barrage of punches, nearly unable to move.
"Ah—"
The dense punches left them battered and bruised, cries of pain escaping their lips.
"Animal Soul: Penguin!"
Lisana gritted her teeth and transformed into a large penguin.
Her chubby body increased her defense slightly but also made her a larger target.
But that's exactly what she wanted.
Lisana shielded Jubia from all the attacks, enduring the pain and said, "Jubia... now's your chance..."
"Miss Lisana..." The noise from the Dog Warrior still reverberated, making it hard for Jubia to hear Lisana's words clearly, but she could feel her intention.
Jubia had always tried to fit into the guild, but because of her gloomy expression, many were afraid of her.
Jubia often consoled herself—having Lord Gray was enough, it didn't matter how others treated her... no, with time, things would change, right?
But Lisana was different. From the day they met, she always called her cute, said she liked being with her, and without hesitation teamed up with her before exams.
Now, Lisana was risking her own body, fighting desperately to protect her.
"Jubia, Jubia..." Jubia looked at the expression of pain on the face of the fat penguin that Lisana had become, feeling a pang in her heart.
Her light blue hair started to flow gently, her eyes began to redden, and her face seemed to be shrouded by a dark cloud: "Jubia... is angry!!!"
"What is this level of magic power?" The Dog Warrior was somewhat shocked, this oppressive feeling was nearly on par with the Seven Dependents.
Just moments ago, she was a fragile woman, how could this be?
"Kawaz..." The Rooster had just used the tree trunk to gain momentum for a final strike, only to be met by a tsunami-like wave crashing towards him.
He flapped his wings to change his jump direction but couldn't escape.
The wave, like a merciless giant hand, swatted him from the sky to the ground.
"Slash!" The Dog Warrior, also within the wave's attack range, slashed horizontally, the massive strike splitting the wave above his head, revealing a gap.
The Dog Warrior breathed a sigh of relief, that kind of attack must have taken everything the opponent had, as long as he wasn't hit directly...
His expression froze, for through the gap he had made, he saw a second massive wave.
Bang!
Though it was water, the sound when it hit the ground was like a small mountain falling, followed by the gushing sound of water.
The nearby forest was unlucky, countless trees were snapped in half or uprooted entirely.
The rooster and dog were engulfed by the waves, tossed around underwater, sometimes colliding with rocks, other times with trees.
Jubia didn't bother with the two, instead gently holding the reverted Lisana: "Miss Lisana, are you okay?"
Lisana frowned, clearly in pain, but smiled and said, "You're so strong, Jubia."
Just moments ago, Jubia was terrifying in her fury, now she seemed bashful: "Jubia..."
Her voice was so soft that Lisana didn't hear her: "What did you say?"
"Jubia wants to be a member of Fairy Tail!"
Lisana looked puzzled: "But you already are."
"Jubia wants to protect Miss Lisana!"
Lisana smiled gently: "You just did."
"Jubia wants to protect my friends, protect this guild!"
"Yes~" Lisana held her hand, smiling, "Jubia is truly cute."
Jubia blushed and averted her gaze: "But, I can't give up on Lord Gray."
"..." Lisana couldn't understand what was so attractive about Gray?
But she soon gave up thinking, as she also couldn't understand what was so attractive about her sister to her brother-in-law.
Lisana, with Jubia's help, stood up: "I think we need to head to the camp, regarding the exam..."
Jubia didn't have strong feelings about passing the exam: "It doesn't matter, we must tell the President about the Demon Heart. Otherwise... even Lord Gray could be in danger!"
"You pesky girls..."
"You're really impressive!"
Two hoarse voices came from not far away.
"What?!" The two were startled, seeing the rooster and Dog Warrior they had just repelled.
At this moment, the rooster's feathers were in disarray, his comb damaged, blood flowing from his head, and one wing seemed broken.
The Dog Warrior's helmet was gone, parts of his armor were shattered, his left cheek was swollen, and he leaned on his sword as he walked.
Water still dripped from them as they staggered across the wet ground, their eyes filled with fury as they looked at Jubia.
"Kaburico's orders must be carried out..."
"At the very least, we must take down these two girls!"
The rooster opened his mouth, once again spewing out over a dozen eggs.
Lisana stood before Jubia, unsheathing the Rose Sword, softening and slicing through the egg-liquid fists!
The magic of the Rose Sword could soften hard objects, and when facing enemy magic with "appearance" effects, there was a "wrestling" process.
As long as she invested more magic power at once than the enemy, she could nullify the enemy's "appearance."
The egg-liquid fists were such magic.
Perhaps Lisana's magic power wasn't necessarily higher than the rooster's, but the Rose Sword itself was embedded with high-quality Magic Crystals.
As long as her eyesight and actions kept up, she could resolve a large number of egg-liquid fists in a short time!
The rooster's magic wasn't effective, so the Dog Warrior assumed an Iaido stance: "Dark Sword..."
The magic gathering on the Samurai Sword made Lisana feel a chill; she wasn't sure she could take it.
Jubia quickly stood in front of Lisana: "Water..."
Jubia was stunned, Lisana's expression also relaxed—the opponent's sword couldn't be drawn.
The Dog Warrior felt his wrist being gripped, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move an inch more.
He turned his head to see a large figure blocking the sunlight, casting a shadow over him.
"Who dared... to hurt Lisana like this?"
Lisana exclaimed in delight, "Brother Elf!"
Her voice did nothing to calm her brother's fury, instead, it intensified his anger.
The Dog Warrior only saw the large figure before him seemingly grow larger, and then intense pain erupted from his wrist, feeling like his bones were being crushed.
"Who are you..."
"Roar!!!" He was nobody, just an enraged brother, a man who nearly lost his sister.
The Beast King's roar seemed louder than the Dog Warrior's magic word "Boom," nearly tearing his eardrums apart.
His long dog ears and short fur were blown backward by the roar's accompanying wind.
What a terrifying guy!
Just as the thought arose in the Dog Warrior's mind, he felt his feet leave the ground, a sensation of weightlessness enveloping him, his body completely losing connection with his brain.
The rooster intended to retreat temporarily, but before he could take two steps, he saw the terrifying colossal figure leap before him, swinging the Dog Warrior as a meteor hammer, crashing down on his head!
Bang!
The collision of dog head and rooster head created an invisible shockwave that seemed to spread outward.
Kawaz and Youmaz didn't even have a chance to leave their names before they both fell.