They were ready to attack the dragons, so Ben took them to attack a dragon as their first target. He looked around and found some dragons near the lab. Those dragons weren't strong by dragon standards, so they were perfect targets.
Although Ben was initially confused because he couldn't sense any strong dragons after arriving in this time period. But after he spied on those dragons, he finally realized that the strong dragons are now on another continent called Guiltina.
Ishgar was attacked first because the dragons came through the Eclipse Gate in Fiore. Alakitasia was attacked after Ishgar and even Zeref with his mighty army couldn't stop the dragons. After that, the eastern continent was attacked and Guiltina was last.
The attack on Guiltina began a few months ago and it hadn't come to a end. It's mostly because the attacks on Ishgar and Alakitasia took a long time to end. Seven years had passed since the attack started and Ishgar could fight back for 4.5 years.
Ben contributed the most until his death at the end of the third year of the dragon's invasion. Alakitasia lasted for a year, while the eastern continent only lasted 10 months even though they made a lot of preparations. Now, Guiltina was on the verge of losing too after a few months even though they prepared the most.
Acnologia stationed these weak dragons on the defeated continents to hunt for the survivors like the young Fairies. These dragons might be weak dragons, but they are still very strong compared to humans. Also, the reason they were weak as dragons was because they were badly injured.
They received nasty injuries like missing limbs or other types of damage that could take their lives, but they were still alive. All of them received those injuries from the same person, Ben. They underestimated him because he was a human and they paid a big price for it.
Those dragons were good targets for the young mages to begin their hunt. Ben targeted the weakest dragon he found for their first battle, an ice dragon with broken wings and a big scar on it's chest. The dragon stayed on the other side of the forest where the lab was located.
To make sure no other dragons came there, Ben erected a space barrier to separate the space so no one will know a battle is taking place. Of course, the dragon that was their target realized the change because he was inside the barrier, but it didn't matter much.
The young mages got ready to attack the dragon and they surrounded him. They immediately attack the dragon who had just woken up. The attacks came from all sides and the dragon can't evade them.
Except for Wendy, Ariel, Gabriel, Lucy, Bella and Carla, everyone is using new magic. Ben taught them new magic last month because he had big plans for them and they need their new magic. With Ben's guidance, they can learn new types of magic really fast even though they aren't geniuses.
But the only Dragon Slayers among the young mages were Wendy, Ariel and Gabriel, so their attacks will do more damage. They will be the main attackers while the rest will support them. As for Ben, he will tell them what to do and help them when things start to get dangerous.
Although, there was a plot twist as soon as Ben showed up. The ice dragon suddenly froze and started trembling in fear while looking at Ben with shaking eyes. It's like he saw a ghost or something and that's really what he felt right now.
"Y-you, how can you be here? No way! I saw you die with my own two eyes."
The ice dragon gripped the scar on his chest as pain flared up after he saw Ben. This scar was left by Ben during the battle that cost him his life. He pierced this ice dragon's chest and heart, but the ice dragon miraculously survived. So seeing Ben alive right now frightened him.
"Well, I didn't expect this reaction, but it doesn't matter. Ignore him, unleash your best attacks now!"
The young mages send their strongest attacks at the ice dragon after receiving Ben's order. Most of them didn't have a lot of magic power, so they run out of it after a few attacks because strong spells require a lot of magic power. Only Wendy, Lucy, Bella and Carla were left to attack the dragon that didn't retaliate due to his fear of Ben.
Each time the ice dragon wanted to attack, he was reminded of Ben, so he looked at Ben and canceled his attacks. It's not what Ben hoped for, but it's good enough because now he can see the effects of the young mages attacks on a dragon.
The only one that could do significant damage was Wendy. Carla didn't have any powerful attacks, but her future sight will allow them to avoid dangerous attacks and attack at good times. Bella and Lucy have powerful attacks, but they aren't effective against the ice dragon. However, their attacks were useful in restricting the ice dragon's movements which gave Wendy more chances for her attacks to connect.
Thanks to the ice dragon's fear of Ben, the battle came to a quick end. Wendy cut the ice dragon's neck with a very sharp wind blade. It didn't completely chop the neck off because it couldn't cut through the bones, but the cut from below still caused the ice dragon to lose a lot of blood which instantly killed him.
The ice dragon's blood landed on Wendy's body and it had a immediate effect. Wendy suddenly felt herself become stronger as the ice dragon's power seeped into her body. Ben knew that bathing in a dragon's blood can significantly increase a Dragon Slayer's power, but he never did it even with Acnologia's blood because he had a more effective method of increasing his power.
He let Wendy do it though because he wants her to feel the reward of her hard work. Ariel and Gabriel who contributed to slaying this ice dragon also received some power, although it's not the same extent as Wendy's power up. The others didn't get it because they weren't Dragon Slayers.
Even so, they were still very happy because they successfully slayed a dragon by themselves. This victory boosted their confidence significantly and Ben still has something to boost that confidence even further. After this, he's sure they'll be very eager to hunt dragons.
Ben approached the ice dragon's dead body and put his hands on it. The young mages stop celebrating and look at Ben to see what he'll do next. A lot of black magic letters suddenly came out of his hand and cover the dead ice dragon's body.
The dead ice dragon's body suddenly glowed brightly before it became smaller and smaller. When Ben was done, a bluish-white lacrima ball appeared in his hand. It's a ice dragon lacrima that Ben made from the dead ice dragon's body.
After that, they immediately go back to the lab do what Ben had planned, create more Dragon Slayers. He will transplant the ice dragon lacrima into one of the young mages' bodies. The young man that will receive it had learned Ice Magic from Ben last month, so he had the basics already.
This was the reason Ben taught them new magic last month. He wanted to turn them into Dragon Slayers using the dragon lacrimas he created using the dragons they defeated. Ben had searched for the dragons that remained in Ishgar and he found the targets for his first plan.
Their targets were the dragons in Ishgar that have the most powerful magic. They are weak now after being injured, but the qualities of their magic won't change. Ben needed these young mages to become strong fast, so they will need magic from powerful dragons.
Even though a normal dragon's magic can be powerful in the hands of talented mages, their starts will be different. Powerful Dragon Slayer magic will give them better starts. That's exactly what they need because they need to grow fast.
With Ben's assistance, the ice dragon lacrima transplant finished quickly and safely. The young man immediately felt the effect of the ice dragon lacrima. He felt like he had Ice Magic for years even though it had only be a month because of how deep his connection to Ice Magic is now.
"You still need to familiarize yourself with it. I don't want you to lose control and hurt your friends in battle. Now go to the training room and test your new magic out. We will attack another dragon in two days, so make sure you make it work fast."
"Yes!"
The young man immediately went to the training room while the others rest. Those that didn't have Dragon Slayer magic yet are quite excited. But they aren't that eager yet because they haven't seen the results of the plan.
They changed their mind two days later when they fought another dragon. The boy with Ice Dragon Slayer Magic really became a lot more powerful now with his new Ice Dragon Slayer Magic. He was still not as powerful as Ariel, Gabriel and Wendy, but he had become a lot more powerful than before by simply receiving a ice dragon lacrima transplant.
