"What a formidable human!"
Igneel was greatly surprised to see Acnologia injured. His roar had no effect on Acnologia at all. But this human, Takeshi, actually injured Acnologia with the magic he just released.
Crunch!
Takeshi stepped to the edge of the crater, Rhitta resting on his shoulder as he looked down at Acnologia with an arrogant expression.
"Acnologia, if you don't want to die here today, then get lost. Otherwise, this time next year will be the anniversary of your death."
"Gasp!"
Everyone from Fairy Tail was terrified by Takeshi's words. They knew he became incredibly arrogant in this form, but this was taking it too far.
The guy opposite him was Acnologia!
A few minutes ago.
Takeshi decided to save Igneel, so he no longer hesitated.
[Ding! Do you wish to recycle Gin Ichimaru?]
'Confirm.'
Gin was a character Takeshi had acquired seven years ago. His overall strength was high, but his basic stats were only on par with or slightly higher than Ichigo in his Hollowfied state.
And Ichigo in that state was completely crushed by Ulquiorra's Resurrección.
Gin's Zanpakuto was extremely powerful after its Bankai, but its capabilities were ultimately limited. Against Acnologia, it probably wouldn't even break through his defense, let alone use the flesh-dissolving poison.
Satoru's stats might not be as high as Gin's, but his abilities were superior. Besides having 24-hour constant defense, he could use his domain to attack the brain directly, making him far better than Gin.
Therefore, Gin was prioritized for recycling and elimination.
[Ding! Recycling successful! The host's magic power has been increased!]
[Current Magic Power: ★★★★★★★☆]
Hum—
Takeshi felt a massive amount of magic power surge from his previously somewhat depleted magic source, filling his body in an instant.
"What powerful strength!"
Takeshi clenched his fist, feeling the surging magic power within him. He felt like he could blow up a bull with a single punch.
As expected, an increase in strength always feels exhilarating.
He immediately felt the urge to rush forward and have a fight with Acnologia.
"The feeling of leveling up is great."
Full Body Take Over: Escanor!
This time, Takeshi wasn't the Escanor in plain clothes, but Escanor clad in golden armor and wielding Rhitta.
Facing Acnologia now, Takeshi had only two choices.
One was Minato. By activating Kurama Chakra Mode, he could engage in close-quarters combat with Acnologia, and with his current magic power, he could sustain it for a longer time.
However, killing Acnologia was somewhat difficult. Last time, he had tried attacking Acnologia with a Tailed Beast Ball but Acnologia swallowed part of it. This guy was practically an omnivore, he could eat any kind of power, even a Tailed Beast Ball from another world.
So he could only engage in close combat. Together with Igneel, even if they couldn't kill Acnologia, they wouldn't lose.
The other was the Sin of Pride, Escanor. Among the characters who appeared, only the Demon King could suppress him.
His usual combat power might be far inferior to Acnologia's, but the current time was close to noon. This was exactly when Escanor's combat power was continuously increasing.
Using Escanor was more appropriate.
Takeshi transformed into Escanor, his muscles bulging as his combat power kept rising.
Seeing Igneel in danger, he acted decisively.
Back to Present.
"Human... Takeshi... I never thought you would still be alive." Acnologia looked at Takeshi.
It could be said that Takeshi was the human who had left the deepest impression on him. Seven years ago, when they fought, Takeshi transformed into a fox and managed to inflict some injuries on him. That was something even those dragons couldn't achieve.
Although Takeshi's appearance had changed, his scent remained the same.
Takeshi said, "Of course I'm still alive. You didn't think your roar could kill me, did you?"
"Hmph! You were just hiding to survive. Now that you've dared to show your face, die."
Acnologia took a deep breath.
"It's the roar!"
Seeing Acnologia in this stance immediately triggered terrifying memories for the Tenrou group. Back then, it was Acnologia's roar that destroyed Tenrou Island.
If the First Guild Master, Mavis, hadn't activated the absolute defense magic, Fairy Glitter, they would have all been finished.
"Get out of the way!"
Seeing Takeshi standing there indifferent, Igneel immediately shouted a warning.
Takeshi raised the axe in his right hand and swung it toward the roar.
Swish!
A massive slash struck Acnologia's roar directly.
The massive roar was split in two.
Boom... Boom...
The roar swept past both sides of Takeshi's body, carving two massive trenches into the ground.
Boom!!! Boom!!!
Finally hitting the distant mountains, two explosions occurred almost simultaneously as the two peaks behind Takeshi were destroyed by the roar.
Shortly after the roar passed Takeshi, the members of Fairy Tail were all stunned as they looked at him standing there.
"The roar... was..."
"...split open!!!"
Everyone shouted out in terror, unable to believe it. That was a Dragon's roar, and specifically Acnologia's roar.
A roar that could easily destroy an island or a mountain range had been so simply split open by Takeshi.
Igneel was also dumbfounded. He knew exactly how terrifying Acnologia's roar was. Even a Dragon would be killed if hit head-on, which was why he had chosen to dodge when facing Acnologia's roar.
But Takeshi, this human, had actually split Acnologia's roar.
"Whew! You gave me a scare. You're really unhygienic, spitting at people like that. Luckily none of it got on me, otherwise it would be filthy."
Takeshi turned his gaze to Acnologia. "It seems you've chosen to fight. In that case, die here."
As Takeshi spoke, he stomped his foot and leapt high into the air, raising his axe to strike down at Acnologia.
"Arrogant!!!"
Acnologia roared and swung a claw at Takeshi.
Rhitta collided with Acnologia's claw.
Boom!
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