Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

Gajeel couldn't wait any longer, so he pushed off with his feet and shot forward.

【Iron Dragon Sword】

The other hand deformed as it ran, a flash of metallic luster, the arm transforming into a longsword covered in serrations, the serrations gleaming coldly in the dim light of the cave.

"Don't blame me if you get hurt!"

He swung his serrated sword down at Erza, the blade tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

"Innocent."

Erza spoke in a flat tone, without even lifting her eyelids.

She held the knife in one hand, flicked it upwards without a sharp edge, and the blade precisely struck the side of the serrated sword, deflecting its attack.

Gajeel's slash went astray, the blade slid past Erza's side and struck the air.

Immediately afterwards, Erza spun around and kicked, the sound of the wind cutting through the air, landing solidly on Gajeel's chest.

boom!

Gajeel was sent flying, his back slamming into the stone wall, sending rubble crashing down.

Juvia appeared behind Erza, her feet moving silently, like water seeping from the ground.

With a wave of her hands, two streams of water shot out from her palms, their edges as sharp as blades, slashing at Erza's back from both sides.

"Watch out, Lady Erza."

"I've been underestimated."

As soon as Erza finished speaking, magic swept across her body, and her armor was transformed into the Water Armor.

The light blue armor radiated a soft luster, and the patterns on the armor flowed with a halo like water ripples.

She cleaved the water with her sword, and the moment the blade cut into the water, water splashed everywhere, blocking most of the attack.

The remaining water flow hit the water-resistant armor but left no mark; the splashed water droplets slid down the armor.

Erza followed up with a series of sword swings, the blade flashing as it slashed towards Juvia's body.

Juvia was completely cleaved in two, but there was no blood and no screams.

She shattered into a puddle of water, splashing onto the ground with a splash. The water flowed rapidly across the ground, slid far away, and then reformed into a human shape.

"So it really won't work?"

Erza muttered to herself, tapping her fingers lightly twice on the hilt of her sword.

"..."

Juvia didn't answer, but her expression betrayed her.

When Erza swung her sword just now, there was not a trace of hesitation in her eyes. She really wanted to shatter herself, not just the water.

That sharpness sent chills down Juvia's spine, even though her body was made of water.

"Hey! Juvia, don't get distracted!"

Gajeel crawled out of the rubble, his hands transforming into two iron rods, which he crossed in front of him to block Erza's follow-up slash.

Each strike was powerful and heavy; the blade struck the iron rod, sparks flew, and the impact made his arm go numb.

Clang!

With three swift slashes, Gajeel's feet plowed two shallow furrows into the ground.

Juvia snapped out of her daze, gritted her teeth, and stretched out her hands, releasing a surge of magic.

Four streams of water shot out from her palms, meandering upwards, wrapping around Erza's limbs, and tightly binding her wrists and ankles.

Gajeel seized the opportunity, sweeping his iron rod horizontally with a whistling sound, striking Erza's side.

Erza exerted force with her arm, her muscles tensing, and forcefully tore apart a stream of water. With a twist of her wrist, she held the bladeless sword horizontally to her side, blocking the sweeping iron rod.

clang!

The sound of metal clanging echoed through the cave.

Using the momentum, she slid backward a few steps, and at the same time turned around to cut off the remaining three streams of water. The moment the water streams broke apart, water droplets exploded in the air.

Immediately afterwards, her armor changed again, and the Thunder Emperor's Armor covered her entire body, with arcs of electricity crackling and popping on its surface.

She transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged toward Juvia.

The patterns on the blade lit up, with golden lines spreading from the hilt to the tip.

Juvia had no time to react and was stabbed through by Erza.

But she did not back down. Her body exploded instantly, turning into a huge torrent of water that enveloped Erza from all sides, trying to trap her in the water.

The water flow formed a sealed water sphere, and Erza was completely submerged inside.

Erza smiled.

Inside the water sphere, a smile curved her lips.

A lightning bolt pattern lit up on the bladeless sword, with lightning crackling across its surface.

Stab it!

Lightning was released from the blade, and the current was conducted along the water flow, instantly covering the entire water sphere.

Juvia was electrocuted, her whole body convulsing, the water splashing out with a whoosh, and she lay sprawled on the ground, wisps of smoke rising from her hair.

"Mama...ma..."

【Iron Dragon Sword】

Gajeel raised his right hand, his arm making a metallic scraping sound as it transformed.

His right hand transformed into a massive iron sword, wider than his body, which he raised high before crashing down.

Erza glanced up, watching the massive iron sword hurtle down on her.

She retreated continuously, her iron sword missing its mark and crashing to the ground, creating a long crack in the earth.

But the iron sword didn't stop. Gajeel twisted his wrist, and the iron sword swept across, carving a furrow in the ground.

Erza thrust the bladeless blade into the ground, the blade digging deep into the rock.

The iron sword struck the blunt object, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound, and was abruptly stopped.

She stepped onto the iron sword and ran along its blade, charging towards Gajeel.

Seeing that he couldn't retract his iron sword in time, Gajeel raised his other hand.

【Iron Dragon Spear - Ghostly Firewood】

His left hand transformed into the shape of a spear, the tip of which gleamed with a cold light.

Immediately afterwards, the spear tip became a blur, unleashing a dense barrage of piercing attacks towards Erza.

Erza wields her bladeless weapon, making her even faster.

The blades flashed in a continuous barrage, blocking the piercing attacks while the blades continued to strike Gajeel, each collision sending sparks flying.

"Shoot him! Wu Feng!"

The bladeless sword extended rapidly, like a bolt of lightning, its tip precisely striking Gajiru's chest, slamming him against the cave wall with a bang, creating a crack in the stone wall.

She then leaped, flipping in mid-air to dodge Juvia's water ball attack from behind.

The water ball flew past her feet, but just before it hit Gajeel, it suddenly scattered and transformed into Juvia.

Juvia landed, shook the water droplets off her hands, and stood next to Gajeel.

Erza looked around and saw that besides the Juvia in front of her, there were five other Juvia who emerged from various corners of the cave and surrounded her.

"Illusion magic? Or clone magic?"

"This is a water clone created by Juvia's manipulation of water flow."

Six Juvia spoke at the same time, their voices coming from all directions and overlapping.

Then they scattered and attacked simultaneously from different directions.

Juvia is arguably the best on the continent when it comes to manipulating water.

Under her control, the water flow transformed into water arrows, water whips, water swords, water balls, water needles, water rings...

Attacks of all shapes and sizes came from all directions, densely filling the entire cave space.

Erza switched to her Flying Armor, which made her armor lighter and increased her speed significantly.

A tornado pattern lit up on the bladeless knife, and a whirlwind swirled around it.

She dodged and weaved through Juvia's attacks, her body weaving through the dense barrage of blows. Water arrows grazed her cheeks, water whips swept past her feet, and water swords stabbed at her from behind.

They all dodged it.

Juvia was startled and stared wide-eyed at Erza's actions.

The attack density was almost like rain, coming from all directions, yet I managed to dodge the attacks without even getting a touch on the hem of my clothes.

She gritted her teeth and seized the moment Erza hit the ground, manipulating the water to wrap around Erza's ankles.

"Gajeel!"

【The Roar of the Iron Dragon】

Gajiru's cheeks puffed out, and his entire chest cavity swelled.

He opened his mouth and released a whirlwind of silver-gray iron filings. The iron filings spun and rubbed against each other in the air, making a piercing noise, like a metallic storm, and crashed towards Erza.

Erza closed her eyes and calmed herself down.

The surrounding noise seemed to disappear, leaving only the sound of my own breathing.

She gripped the bladeless handle with her right hand, and stroked the blade with her left, her fingers sliding from the hilt to the tip.

The instant his eyes opened, a sharp glint flashed in his pupils.

Draw your sword.

A flash of light, and the roar was cleaved in two.

With the aid of the bladeless technique, a circular blade of light was unleashed, spreading outwards and cleaving the storm of iron filings in two, scattering the iron filings across the ground.

Even with the Iron Dragon Scales' enhancement, Gajeel was knocked down by this strike, lying face down on the ground, his Iron Dragon Scales covered in knife marks.

All six Juvia were cleaved in two, and the water exploded in the air.

Then all the water flowed together and coalesced back into Juvia.

She lay on the ground, gasping for breath, all her magic drained from her body.

She raised her hand, which was trembling slightly.

"Juvia is out of strength."

Erza sheathed her blade, walked up to the two of them, and looked down at them.

"Well played."