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

The frozen jackal's eyes hardened, and with a blinding flash of fire, he shattered the ice that bound him.

He leaped a few times and quickly landed back beside the storm, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath.

The current battlefield situation seems to have reversed.

Natsu and his group not only had a numerical advantage, but also had the addition of older members, making them appear even stronger than the demons.

Just as tensions were about to rise...

Hades Maldo Gil appeared between the two groups of people, holding Stinger and Rogue, who were beaten black and blue, as if they were two helpless chicks.

He didn't even glance at the two of them, casually tossing Sabertooth's two proud "twin dragons" at Natsu's feet like trash.

"Your resistance is futile; Fez is about to begin."

Hades looked down at the Fairy Tail members with a suffocating indifference in his eyes, as if he were looking at a group of laughable ants.

A cruel smirk curled at the corner of his lips as he continued to add slowly and deliberately.

"Oh, by the way, that little girl who wanted to destroy Fez, I remember Ethel was guarding that spot. Judging by the time, she's probably been torn to pieces by now."

Hades' words were like icy blades with poisoned barbs, piercing the hearts of the Fairy Tail members.

However, what Hades didn't know was that Wendy's situation was indeed as dangerous as he had initially predicted.

Let's rewind to a slightly earlier time.

After leaving the Hades, Wendy and Charlotte didn't dare to stop for a moment and headed straight for the underground stone pillar cave where Fies was.

As soon as they stepped into the cave, they ran into one of the Nine Ghost Gates guarding the place—Tongziqie Ethel.

This thorn-covered, bloodthirsty demon gave Wendy no chance to breathe.

An invisible barrage of attacks, like a raging storm, instantly enveloped the entire cave, forcing Wendy and Charlotte to dodge and weave through the narrow space.

Several times he was nearly sliced ​​to pieces by those incredibly sharp slashes, and his body was already covered in several bloody marks.

Just as they were about to be trapped, Xia Lulu's anxious cry echoed through the cave, reminding Wendy to be aware of her surroundings.

Wendy suddenly realized that this was the sealed place of Fies, and the air was filled with a high concentration of pure magic energy.

Without hesitation, she took a deep breath, like a whale sucking in water, swallowing all the pure air around Fez.

The moment that highly concentrated air entered her body, it was like a spark falling into a hot oil pan, completely igniting some kind of latent power within her.

Dragon Power!

Before this, Sunshine would occasionally feed Wendy some of his Azure Dragon's Life Breath.

His original intention was to help Wendy activate the Dragon Force ahead of time, or at least give Wendy a special form as a trump card to save her life, but Wendy was never able to use it freely.

Now, under the intense pressure of life and death, and catalyzed by the pure air, Wendy not only successfully activated the power of the dragon, but also perfectly mobilized the long-dormant life force!

Accompanied by an extremely dazzling pink light, fine patterns resembling dragon scales appeared on Wendy's petite body.

Her original blue twin tails gradually faded in the light, turning into a head of dazzling pink hair, just like the Protoss form of Solari!

Even his eyes have turned into extremely intimidating vertical pupils.

Feeling the terrifying power surging forth from within her body like a volcanic eruption, Wendy clenched her little fists, a confident smile curving her lips.

"Brother Riyao once said, the pinker the hair, the fiercer the fight!"

Wendy's childish voice echoed through the cave.

Before he could finish speaking, Ethel's powerful strike, capable of splitting mountains, came hurtling down once more.

Her speed increased dramatically, completely exceeding the limits of the naked eye.

With a light touch of the toes to the ground, a loud "bang" was heard, leaving only a ripple of air in its wake.

With full acceleration, Ethel's retina was left with only a blurry afterimage, making it impossible to capture Wendy's true form.

The roles of prey and hunter are instantly reversed at this moment.

The once arrogant Ethel has become a completely bewildered and easy target.

Wendy moved swiftly through the cave, as if teleporting. Whenever Ethel showed the slightest weakness, she would silently appear beside him and deliver a powerful blow without mercy.

The Iron Fist of the Heavenly Dragon

【Tianlong's Wing Attack】

[Tianlong's Broken Teeth]

The fluid and powerful martial arts combos left Ethel helpless, her body covered in bloody wounds, looking utterly pathetic.

In contrast, Wendy's condition improved as the battle progressed.

Not only did he not have any new wounds, but even the minor scratches left from the previous battle were quickly healed under the nourishment of the life force.

Now, standing next to this place called Fez, she can not only absorb pure air to replenish her magic at any time, but she is also covered with the highly efficient self-healing granted by the Sun and the powerful buffs she has added herself.

In Sunrise's words, Wendy is now a cheat code, she has everything she needs.

Being unilaterally beaten like a punching bag by a little girl, Ethel was driven to a frenzy of rage by the extreme humiliation.

"Unforgivable! Die!"

[High-Speed ​​Slash Spell]

Ethel let out a beast-like roar, ignoring his injuries and frantically squeezing out the magical power within his body.

Countless invisible slashes emanated from him, spreading wildly in all directions like a porcupine exploding with quills.

The cave walls were cleaved into countless deep ravines by this terrifying storm of slashing rocks, which fell like raindrops.

Despite the devastating attack, Wendy remained remarkably calm.

She scooped Xia Lulu into her arms and nimbly weaved through the dense net of slashes.

The overwhelming, invisible slashes couldn't even touch the hem of her clothes.

Having activated the power of the dragon, she can now control the air currents around her to fly autonomously, no longer needing to rely on Xia Lulu's abilities as before.

"Charlu, you better hide, watch how I smash Fiss!"

Wendy stopped in a safe corner and put Xia Lulu down. Her pink pigtails fluttered in the wind, and her eyes were filled with determination.

Be careful.

Xia Lulu gave a worried word of advice, then flapped her wings in perfect unison and quickly flew to the other side of Fez to find cover.

After settling Xia Lulu in, Wendy flashed and flew towards Ethel.

In mid-air, she held her hands together, with a howling wind whistling through her palms.

Magic energy rapidly gathered and compressed, and in the blink of an eye, she shaped two enormous Rasengans in her palm.

Wendy pushed forward with both hands.

【Dragon Slayer Secret Technique: Spiral Storm】

The two oversized Rasengans began to intertwine and spin at high speed the instant they were released.

They attract each other in the air, yet repel each other due to the collision of their magic.

This extremely unstable balance eventually formed a spiral storm with a much larger volume and more terrifying tearing force.

Where the storm passed, even the air seemed to shriek under its own weight.

As Ethel watched the approaching spiraling storm, she instinctively felt the threat of death.

Fine streaks of blood had begun to appear on his body, scraped out by the sharp gales generated from the outer edge of the storm.

He frantically swung his arms, rapidly unleashing countless invisible slashes in an attempt to cleave the storm apart.

Those invisible strikes that were originally enough to cut through steel, upon touching the spiral storm, not only failed to cause damage, but were instead swept up by the storm's terrifying suction force and forcibly pulled into the storm's center.

That spiraling storm was like a greedy monster, devouring and merging all of Ethel's slashes, causing its power to surge once again!

By the time Ethel realized something was wrong and tried to turn and run away, it was too late.

He was horrified to discover that his body was being uncontrollably drawn in by that terrifying spiral storm.

The storm, like a giant vortex, pulled his massive body, along with the storm itself, and slammed it violently into the huge Fiss behind him.

Rumble! ...

The moment it collided with Fes, the spiral storm unleashed its devastating power.

The invisible strikes that Ethel had previously unleashed and were caught in the storm also exploded in the eye of the storm like countless meat grinders.

The heart-wrenching screams were drowned out by the howling of the storm.

Ethel's massive body was ripped open by the storm, leaving horrible wounds all over its body, with blood gushing out like fountains.

The supposedly indestructible Fes was also blasted with a huge gap at its base by this terrifying spiral storm that carried invisible slashes.

With a sickening cracking sound, Fez finally succumbed to its immense weight, and the massive stone pillar broke at the gap, collapsing with a deafening roar and kicking up clouds of dust.

Poor Ethel didn't even have time to scream before she was crushed solidly under the collapsing Fez, instantly turning into a pathetic "fish cake".

Amidst the rising dust, the battle came to a complete end.

The pink glow around Wendy gradually faded, and her hair returned to its original blue color.

"I did it! Xia Lulu!"

Before she could even stand still, Wendy rushed over and hugged the flying Xia Lulu tightly in her arms.

She was as excited as a child who had just gotten a perfect score and was eager to share it. She hugged the white kitten and rubbed against it incessantly, her little face beaming with uncontainable joy and excitement.

Xia Lulu was held in Wendy's arms, and her proud cat face was completely distorted by Wendy's rubbing against it.

"Okay, Wendy, stop rubbing against me, I can't breathe."

Xia Lulu waved her two little paws, trying to pull her face out of Wendy's arms, her tone tinged with helplessness.