Just as Orion skidded to a stop in front of the group, still reeling from the force of the attack, a figure suddenly materialized out of nowhere. It moved with such incredible speed that it seemed more like a flicker than a person, appearing as a small blur darting from one spot to the next.
The brief flashes of movement were barely visible, the figure vanishing and reappearing in an instant.
"It's here."
Erza's sharp eyes caught sight of the approaching blur, and without hesitation, she slammed her fist into the ground with all her might. The earth cracked beneath her as fiery energy surged from her hand, and in an instant, a towering wall of flames erupted from the ground, roaring to life.
The inferno shot up, forming an impenetrable barrier that halted the figure's advance. The blur came to a sudden stop just before the flames, the scorching heat distorting the air around it.
"Ray and Mark, you two handle the one at a distance," Erza shouted.
