Chapter 660: SFDI - 660
Stella swung her Dragon Slayer’s Sword, and a fiery dragon shot out, soaring across the sky and smashing the surrounding fountain.
That fountain was the device Tesoro used to spray gold dust. Destroying it meant everyone wouldn’t have to worry about being controlled by the gold dust anymore.
"Stella, thank you!" Drake gave his girlfriend a gentle smile.
"Drake, leave this guy to us!"
Natsu and the others, aided by their respective cats, flew into the air. Drake naturally had no objections, so he let them take over the battlefield.
Natsu grinned excitedly. "What a dazzling ability! I’m fired up!"
When Tesoro heard the name Stella, his reaction was clearly off. Because his beloved’s name was also Stella—only, the one he loved had already died in Mary Geoise.
That was also why he understood the truth: without money, you can get nothing.
Seeing Stella and Drake, it undoubtedly touched the deepest scars in his heart.
Seeing Natsu’s cheerful face, Tesoro’s anger grew even more. "Don’t... smile in front of me! The one who controls everything, who decides when you can smile... is only me!"
Roaring, the eyes of the Golden Giant once again emitted lasers that swept toward everyone.
Faced with such terrifying attack, Natsu didn’t dodge. Instead, he punched back in response to Tesoro’s earlier violent talk.
Wrapped in flames, Natsu’s fist collided with the laser, which dispersed like a blooming flower. The scattered lasers hit the surrounding buildings, causing a series of explosions.
Flames continued to advance within the laser beam until breaking through it. Natsu then punched, knocking the Golden Giant’s head askew, causing the laser to stop.
"What a joke. We are Fairy Tail—how could we be controlled by someone like you!"
The deformity on the Golden Giant’s face instantly returned to normal, and he swung his fist.
"As long as you have money, love, dreams, freedom, or even hope can be obtained! Those without money can only lose everything—that’s the truth of this world!"
The golden fist armor formed, unleashing a powerful shockwave as the Golden Giant struck.
"Fire Dragon’s Explosion Fist!"
Natsu roared and punched again, flames and shockwaves spreading outward. Hibiki, holding him, clenched his teeth but couldn’t hold him back, and the two of them flew out together.
But in the end, Hibiki managed to steady Natsu. Natsu, catching his breath, said, "Who cares about you? We’re only going down our own path!"
"Fire Dragon is right; you’re just too troublesome!"
Gajiru’s arm transformed into a giant iron dragon sword, directly slashing into the Golden Giant’s chest, sparking a large explosion of fire.
Sting and Roge flew in from opposite sides, bringing with them Rekt and Flosh.
These two kittens, due to their age, hadn’t yet mastered the transcendent flying magic, but after experiencing so much, especially seeing Hibiki and Charuru helping the Dragon Slayer fight, they also became motivated.
Magic is a miracle of the heart—wanting to fight alongside your partner awakened their magic.
"White Dragon’s Light Fang!"
"Shadow Dragon’s Slash!"
Black and white energies struck the chest of the Golden Giant, leaving bright scars of light and shadow.
"Roar of the Celestial Dragon!"
Wendy released a tornado that pushed the already unsteady Golden Giant back a step. When the giant swung its arm, everyone quickly scattered.
Some even approached the giant’s torso along its arm.
"Ant-like creatures, so annoying!"
A large number of golden tendrils split from the giant’s body, frantically entangling the crowd.
Everyone dodged or used their magic to destroy the golden tendrils, but this forced them to retreat.
"Fire Dragon’s Wing Attack!"
Hibiki and Natsu dodged the entangling tendrils. Natsu then swung flames to crush the pursuing tendrils.
Watching the rising golden tendrils, Natsu shouted, "This never ends! These golds are just manipulated—they’re not real! We have to deal with the one inside!"
Gajiru also cut through a bunch of golden tendrils with his Iron Dragon Sword, replying, "Then let’s do that! We’ll create an opening for you!"
"I’ll help everyone!"
Wendy extended her hand, and her magic glow fell on the others.
With magic boosting their mana, speed, and defenses, the counterattack officially began.
Sting and Rogue combined their powers to unleash black and white tornadoes, smashing the golden tendrils ahead.
Gajiru flew to a high position, his body covered in steel dragon scales.
"Dragon Slayer’s Ultimate Technique: Iron God Sword of the Deadly Demon!"
Gray magic cut through all the blocking golden tendrils, even severing the fists coming from the giant.
Natsu was already prepared, activating his Lightning Dragon Mode, gathering violent lightning and fire in his hands.
"Ultimate Dragon Slayer Technique: Crimson Lotus Thunder Blade!"
Natsu’s attack was perfectly coordinated, hitting just when the giant’s defenses were broken down.
The spiraling storm of lightning and fire violently struck the head of the Golden Giant, which was also where Tesoro’s main body was located.
The giant’s head, neck, and part of the chest were instantly destroyed, and Tesoro himself flew far away into the night sky.
Everyone gathered, showing victorious smiles.
Natsu landed, but his expression was calm. He said, "Let’s wait a bit before celebrating! People in this world aren’t bad, but their bodies are all incredibly tough."
While Drake spoke, everyone saw that after the giant fell, it turned into flowing gold.
Not only the giant, but more gold poured out from all over Gild Tesoro. Tesoro was still transforming everything around him into gold using his awakening fruit ability.
Golden tendrils entangled and lifted Tesoro into the air.
"Look at this—such beautiful gold! Everything will sink into it, be devoured by gold, and you should enjoy this despair! And I will become the god who rules this golden world!"
Drake twitched his ear and turned his head. "Speaking of which, we’ve also encountered quite a few self-proclaimed gods, haven’t we?"
"And you guys are all the same. You say that with money, you can get everything, right?
But whether it’s love, dreams, freedom, or hope—you’ve already abandoned all of that!"
"God? You’re just a shell that’s lost everything!"
Tesoro froze for a moment, then his face twisted completely.
The truth is often the most painful. Since the day he learned Stella had died, Tesoro’s future had shattered. Just like Drake said, he seemed to have everything but was only left with an empty shell.
Even if he imposed despair on so many people for entertainment, it could never fill his emptiness.
"Damn... so noisy! Can’t you just despair quietly in front of me?"
Drake released his magic, and a giant dragon’s shadow roared behind him.
"Sorry, I’m not that easily despairing!"
"Golden: Divine Judgment!"
"Roar of the Flame Dragon King!"
Gold condensed into a massive block and then crashed down toward Drake, but was blocked halfway by a rushing pillar of flames.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in Gild Tesoro, the flames tore through the golden pillar, crushing it, and then engulfed Tesoro himself.
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