"Hey, I say you..."
Ibarglin hurriedly chased after Elfman, originally wanting to complain a bit, but seeing the scene in front of her, she couldn't bother with it.
The uninjured Elfman held Lisana and cried for a minute before wiping his tears and concerning himself with Lisana's injuries.
Jubia asked Ibarglin in confusion, "Why are Mr. Elfman and Ms. Ibarglin here?"
"He said he heard his sister's voice, left a sentence and flew over, while I only heard noise."
Ibarglin spoke as she surveyed the downed chickens and dogs, then her expression changed dramatically, "This is... Demon's Heart? Why are they here?"
Lisana finally managed to appease Elfman and answered, "We don't know either, they just seemed to say they were completing someone's task."
Jubia said, "Jubia thinks there might be others with Demon's Heart on this island too, we need to report to the President quickly."
Elfman said, "Let's return to the camp, Lisana needs treatment too."
"What about the exam?" Ibarglin asked, "Didn't you say that as the sister's brother, you have to become S-Class to be decent?"
Lisana looked at Ibarglin, "Sister?"
"He, he said that." Ibarglin was a bit flustered, adjusting her glasses several times, "I, I was just repeating his words, absolutely no other meaning!"
This explanation made it even more suspicious.
Brother Elf and Ibarglin?
Lisana imagined what their baby would look like if they combined...
Feeling indescribable, but these two seem to match quite well.
"That's not important now, I don't feel comfortable being separated from Lisana in this situation." Elfman didn't hesitate much, compared to the exam, his sister was obviously more important.
...
"So beautiful." Reby was accompanied by Gajeel and Li Li, walking while admiring the scenery and heading toward the exam venue to find people.
If you ignore the potentially dangerous beasts on the island, the scenery of Celestial Wolf Island is indeed very beautiful, making one linger.
Gajeel looked around carelessly, following Reby like a bodyguard.
Li Li showed a knowing smile, saying nothing more, even considering an excuse to leave.
But this harmonious atmosphere was suddenly broken.
Gajeel dashed toward Reby, wrapped his arm around her waist and leaped sideways.
Reby was startled, her face flushed, "Ga... Gajeel?"
BOOM!!!
The sound of an explosion drowned out Reby's voice completely.
From the spot where she was just standing, extending tens of meters forward, a big explosion occurred.
Flames and smoke filled the air, Gajeel holding Reby was blown away by the hot wind, slid several meters after landing.
Li Li transformed into combat form, blocking his head and face with his arms, surprised, "Where did the attack come from?"
"Gajeel!" Reby, now unbothered by embarrassment, was well protected in Gajeel's arms and hurriedly broke free to check on Gajeel.
"Stand back." Gajeel wasn't hurt, just his clothes were scorched.
He raised his arm to stop Reby, his gaze fixed on a large tree, "Come out, I can smell you."
"Not bad, your sense of smell." A piece of bark began to wiggle.
Reby and Li Li were shocked to see a human face on the tree, "A face? On the tree?"
A human face emerged on the trunk, followed by a head, then shoulders, arms, body, and finally the whole person took shape, standing horizontally on the trunk, parallel to the ground.
With a blowout hairstyle, facial hair, a brown line painted across his left eye, wearing a green short-sleeve with orange sleeves and long pants.
His shoulder was emblazoned with the Demon's Heart emblem.
Before they could ask anything, the person introduced himself, "My name is Azuma, one of the Seven Purgatory Dependents of Demon's Heart."
"Demon's Heart!" Reby remembered this name clearly, it was the Dark Guild that nearly cost Rhode and Elfman their lives!
Li Li, being new and not knowing much, only had a vague impression, "I remember it's a Dark Guild, right?"
"Hee hee~ looking for trouble?" Gajeel grinned, "Does that mean I can just beat you up?"
"Don't be impulsive!" Reby immediately cautioned, "Each of the Seven Purgatory Dependents is terrifyingly strong, even Rhode and Elfman don't have the confidence to handle them!"
"Even..." Li Li hadn't seen Rhode's power firsthand, but he heard that Rhode could wipe out over a thousand people, including 'Erza' and Shugboy, in one go.
How strong would someone be who even he couldn't handle?
And there are seven such strong people!
"Oh?" Azuma seemed to remember something, "Right, our Guild's Zankuro and Rastillos have been grateful for your care.
"I've always looked forward to fighting the Fairy Tail Strategist and the Beast King, are they on this island? Of course, also Demon Mira, Fairy Queen..."
Azuma listed a series of names, his tone shifting from calm to slightly excited.
You could tell he was genuinely eager to face these opponents.
Gajeel, hearing Reby's words, became a bit more serious but showed no intention of retreating, "A foe that even Rhode isn't confident about? Hee hee~ If I beat this guy, I'd be better than Rhode, right?"
"Gajeel!" Reby wanted to say more, but Gajeel had already taken action.
"Hey, blowout, add the name of this boss to your challenge list! And mark that this boss defeated you!"
He lunged forward, his right hand turned into an iron rod, extending toward Azuma's head, "Iron Dragon Staff!"
Azuma caught the iron rod with one hand and pulled his feet out from the trunk, standing on the ground.
When Gajeel tried to retract the iron rod, he felt an immense force.
His face barely had time to show a competitive grin before fire light surrounded him.
BOOM!
A violent explosion seemed to appear out of nowhere, engulfing Gajeel completely and spreading several meters behind him.
"Gajeel!" Reby widened her eyes, covering her mouth with her hands.
"Ugh..." Gajeel, his clothes shredded, emitting wisps of white smoke, quickly dashed out of the smoke, his left hand turning into an iron sword, "Iron Dragon Sword!"
The iron sword struck Azuma's waist, tearing his clothes but leaving no blood traces.
"Hmm..." Azuma leaped back, flicking his fingers.
Then several small glows appeared around Gajeel, the light suddenly became intense and exploded.
Gajeel was swallowed once again by flames and smoke, the heat wave rolling over a five-meter range, seemingly more powerful than before.
"Ah..." Reby, caught in the blast, flew backward, landing and sliding several meters on the ground.
"Bastard!" Gajeel burst out of the smoke again, punching at Azuma, his body now covered in iron scales.