I couldn't enjoy the chapter too much because I was reminded of that ridiculous death-by-cancer crap. Otherwise yeah, Lucy actually put up a decent fight, which actually makes me wonder considering that she's still a Holder-type Mage (and on that note, so is Gray, so y he so flex?) And in my translation, Brandish's magic was called "Compression Magic" so isn't that the same thing as Eileen's? Also I'd like to sit down and pray for Mashima's redemption to just let the bitch die for real. She's not even a main character so guy has no reason to let her live.