Compared to the two fairies, Natsu is truly slaying a dragon!

At this moment, things like comets no longer seem like a big deal.

Makarov only hoped that the boy wouldn't actually die under the claws of a wyvern; that would be a real shame.

So, without even having a chance to rest, Makarov immediately began his arduous trek through mountains and rivers.

Despite being in the freezing cold, Makarov still felt incredibly hot.

"Sigh...it seems my body is really getting old, my strength is gradually...waaaah~~"

Before he could finish speaking, Makarov stomped down and sank into the snow.

The words that were about to be spoken were swallowed by the pure white snow, turning into only a sob.

[Shortly afterward, a noise came from the snowdrift, and Makarov struggled to climb out of the snow pit.]

[I haven't even had a chance to brush the snow off myself.]

[Then you could feel some enormous creature hurtling past overhead.]

The wind that swept along the way stirred the few remaining patches of white hair on the edge of the Mediterranean in Makarov.

"That's... a wyvern?!"

Makarov stared wide-eyed at the massive body that flew overhead and hurtled rapidly toward the mountaintop.

"Damn it! We need to hurry! The wyvern is back! If this happens, that boy might be in danger!"

With this in mind, Makarov immediately began using both hands and feet to quickly climb towards the summit.

[On the other side, inside a cave on the mountaintop.]

[Honatsu was sniffing a piece of Ice Spirit Grass.]

[And I took a small taste.]

[Yeah, it's completely useless.]

"Is my magic too powerful? The magic added by these leaves can no longer make a ripple?"

[Honatsu murmured softly.]

However, it's of little use to me.

[But it was an unexpected gain.]

[After all, it's valuable; on the market, a single piece can sell for anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 J.]

The ice-spirit herbs here have piled up to his waist, there must be at least several thousand pieces.

Even if you sold them, you could make a lot of money.

The task I accepted was merely to drive away the wyverns.

[It wasn't said that these spoils were to be given to any particular person.]

Now that you've discovered it, it's yours!

【roar----!!!】

Just as Henna was about to take them all...

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the outer edge of the cave!

The sound reverberated throughout the snow-capped mountain, even causing the snow around the cave to tremble violently.

Countless shards of ice fell from above.

Hearing the sound, Hennaz turned his head and met the gaze of the wyvern flying outside the cave.

"Have they arrived yet?"

Magic began to surge within Black Natsu's body.

A wisp of flame seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The surrounding temperature... gradually rose.

Not far from the cave, Makarov's face was unusually pale.

From his vantage point, he could already see the cave located on the mountaintop.

[You can also see that the wyvern has stopped in front of the cave, roaring and baring its teeth at the creature inside.]

"Has that little guy been discovered?!"

Chapter 98 That guy couldn't even handle a greeting?

"No! We can't let that monster succeed!"

Thinking of this, Makarov immediately frowned.

The powerful magical energy belonging to the tenth level of Sainthood began to surge throughout his body.

【but! 】

【At this very moment!】

Makarov, however, keenly noticed that the surrounding ice and snow seemed to be melting.

Upon this discovery, Makarov's brow furrowed involuntarily.

"Hmm? The temperature... is starting to rise?"

An indescribable storm of magical power gradually gathered in the sky.

"What on earth is going on? This magic..."

He couldn't help but look upwards again at the two-legged wyvern flying above the cave entrance.

At this moment, as a wild beast, it instinctively sensed a hint of danger.

[Deadly danger!]

This feeling caused even the wyvern to begin to stir with a subtle unease.

Its ferocious head surveyed the surroundings.

[It was as if they completely ignored the tiny human figures inside the cave.]

Perhaps, subconsciously, it hardly believes that such insignificant humans could possibly pose a threat to it.

[Definitely! There must be someone around.]

Suddenly, the wyvern's gaze locked onto Makarov below, who was also surging with magical energy.

A short stature, an aged face.

[Clearly, this should be a human archmage of the caliber.]

Almost instinctively, the wyvern deduced that all of this originated from the aged old man below.

[Then, he angrily roared a couple of times at Makarov.]

[A two-legged dragon spreads its wings.]

Clearly, their plan was to force their way into the cave, retrieve the Ice Spirit Grass, and then make their escape.

【roar!!】

A deafening roar resounded as the two-legged dragon reared up and howled, its wings flapping wildly.

The entire massive body shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

[With a roar, it charged towards Black Natsu inside the cave!]

[It's getting closer!]

In the wyvern's eyes, the human brat was getting closer and closer!

However, as the wyverns drew ever closer...

The temperature around us was also soaring wildly.

The crimson light completely obscured the pure white of all the ice and snow in the cave!

[The wyvern's internal alarm bells are ringing!]

Their pupils were contracting rapidly!

At that moment, it seemed to realize just how terribly wrong it had been!

The source of that deadly crisis wasn't the old man outside at all, but rather...

[This human brat in front of me!]

【call……】

That was the whooshing sound of a massive eruption of flames.

Like a raging ocean, the flames intertwined, forming a spectacular wave that utterly engulfed the wyvern!

[Outside the cave!]

Makarov was sprinting desperately into the cave.

Unlike his previous arduous journey, Makarov was now using magic. Magical energy enveloped his legs, and with each step, the surrounding snow was instantly cleared away by light.