The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel.

Chapter 117 The power of friendship

Karna Island is a tropical rainforest island with dense forests, and the sky is almost invisible.

The roots seemed endless, constantly attacking Natsu and Talos from every direction.

Despite their efforts, the two found themselves further and further away from Weiss.

"This won't do." Natsu watched as the tree roots in front of him launched another attack.

He wrapped his arms with the fire dragon's flames, and the flames immediately transformed into the wings of a "dragon", burning fiercely.

"Fire Dragon Wing Attack!" Natsu waved his arms, and the flames swept forward like wings, sweeping away the branches and roots blocking the way.

As the flames swept away, a clear road finally appeared ahead, and Natsu and Talos finally saw Weiss's figure.

"Well done!" Talos swung his battle axe, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

But he felt a sharp pain in his ankle.

He looked down and saw that a circle of strange thorns had been wrapped around his ankle. The thorns had scratched his skin and blood was flowing down his ankle.

Not only that, he also felt that his magic power was being sucked away.

"Damn it!" Talos roared and struggled to break free from the thorns, but they only tightened around him.

The thorns absorbed his magic and grew rapidly, covering Talos's lower body in the blink of an eye.

Natsu on the side was also in trouble.

"Damn, what the hell is this thing?" Natsu cursed. His palm had been pierced. Even though his hand was covered in blood, he still took the thorn off his body regardless of the pain.

However, after a large amount of magic power was absorbed, Natsu gradually felt his body becoming very weak, and every movement seemed to be exhausting his last bit of strength.

Of course, all this was Wes's doing.

These thorns were specially cultivated by him. They were originally a magical plant from the world of "Labyrinth Rice". After several generations of careful cultivation, they were hybridized with the devil's ivy from the world of "Harry Potter" to give birth to this new variety.

The thorns have become extremely sharp, able to easily pierce the skin of any monster and absorb magic power to strengthen itself.

It is like a parasite, which will threaten their lives if not dealt with in time.

By the time Talos joined the battlefield, Weiss had already sown the seeds.

Of course, two careless guys like Natsu and Talos would not notice the seeds everywhere in the forest.

These seeds fell on their skin and sucked away their magic power bit by bit. By the time they realized it, it was too late.

"Moo~ Lucy, sorry, my magic power is almost exhausted." After saying this, Talos disappeared and returned to the Celestial Realm.

[Just like the summoned beasts in Naruto, they will return on their own when their lives are in danger. It seems that they signed an equal contract.]

Lucy didn't have time to dwell on this.

Natsu didn't have that ability, as the thorns kept sucking away his magic power, almost covering him completely.

"Natsu!!" Happy was so worried that tears came out of his eyes. "Lucy, find a way to save Natsu! Call the maid out!"

Lucy looked at Natsu with dismay, his skin covered in black vines, each one greedily devouring his life force.

"I don't have any extra magic power. Summoning Talos has already consumed all my magic power."

[If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have violated the rules and accepted this S-rank mission.]

Lucy felt a pang of heartache. She wished she could do something, even if it meant sacrificing her own safety, to save Natsu.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from not far away: "Hey, what are you doing here?" "Let go of that fire-breathing bastard, or I will chop off your companion's head." The ice knife in Gray's hand flashed with cold light, and Yuka's whole body was frozen, with only his head exposed, looking a little funny and helpless.

Seeing this, Lucy and Happy were moved to tears and rushed to Gray.

"Gray, you're finally here!" Lucy said excitedly, and Happy jumped directly onto Gray's shoulder and patted his face with his little paws.

"It hurts! Don't touch me, idiot!" Gray frowned, but there was a hint of smile in his tone.

In fact, he was also covered with scars. He had paid a considerable price to capture Yuka alive.

Sweat mixed with blood.

"Let Natsu go quickly, otherwise..." Happy racked his brains but couldn't think of any harsh words, so he could only scratch the air with his front paws, looking threatening.

But it looked so cute that even Yuka couldn't help but glance at it, with the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

Yuka buried his head in shame. He didn't expect that he would become the bargaining chip for the other party to threaten his companions.

"You've got one thing wrong," Weiss looked at them with amusement, "This guy and I are not companions. He was even spying on me before."

"how come??"

The situation that the three people thought they had gained the upper hand suddenly became complicated.

"You're lying, right? We're not that easily fooled!" Lucy retorted without hesitation, "You're definitely trying to take your companion back while we're not paying attention!"

Yuka then spoke up, "What he said is true. This guy, like you, appeared on this island for no apparent reason. He is not my companion, and I don't believe he cares about my life or death."

"How could this happen!" Lucy collapsed to the ground, covering her face with her hands, and cried out in disbelief, "Natsu... is he finished like this?"

Tears streamed down her cheeks. Although she had only known Natsu for a short time, she already regarded him as an indispensable partner.

"No matter what, I will rescue Natsu! Even if it means sacrificing my life!" Lucy tightly grasped the Aquarius Key in her hand. It was the strongest celestial spirit in her contract.

However, her own magic power was not enough to summon such a powerful star spirit.

But in order to save Natsu, she was willing to take the risk.

Gray and Happy became nervous when they saw Lucy take out the golden key and quickly stopped her: "Lucy, calm down! You don't have enough magic power to summon the spirits of the zodiac. You will hurt yourself if you do this!"

Lucy showed hesitation, then gritted her teeth and was about to activate her magic.

At this moment, the thorns that trapped Natsu suddenly caught fire. The fire grew bigger and bigger, burning the thorns to ashes.

Natsu staggered out of the firelight, his body covered in puncture wounds and bleeding.

Despite his miserable appearance, his face was still filled with a bright smile.

"Lucy, I'm out!"

"Natsu!!" Lucy and Happy shouted in unison, then threw themselves into Natsu's arms.

"I thought you were going to die." Happy looked at Natsu with tears in his eyes.

Lucy's shoulders heaved and she sobbed quietly. She hugged Natsu tightly, afraid of losing him again.

Natsu gently stroked Happy's furry head: "Don't worry, I'm back, right?"

"Is this the power of friendship? I'm really enviable."

Weiss's voice broke this warm and touching scene.

(End of this chapter)