Chapter 77: What Was Our Mission Again?
The upper body of the Leopard Man was engulfed by flames, and two Krugs sent a retreat request to Rhodes.
Maybe it was getting too hot for them—after all, Krugs were still bugs, not stones.
Rhodes was worried that Natsu's attack might end up killing the target.
In reality, though, Natsu knew when to hold back.
He had a good sense of how much magic power the opponent could use for defense, how much of his own he needed to use for offense, and what the opponent's fighting habits were.
With two short rounds of fighting, Natsu had already figured most of it out.
This was something he was very experienced in.
In contrast, Rhodes was far behind in this aspect. If he took on a bandit subjugation mission, there was a real possibility of someone ending up dead.
Like last time when he caught a mugger on the street and casually ended up breaking their bones—his punches weren't exactly gentle.
When the flames subsided, the Leopard Man's upper body emitted a scorched smell, his fur was curled, and some spots still had lingering flames.
But he didn't fall. Instead, he roared up to the sky, smashing his fists to either side, shattering two Krugs and reducing them to four mini Krugs.