User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 427: Pitched Underground Battle, Review and Commentary/@comment-5303512-20150406115839/@comment-7418318-20150407063724

Natsu just took down three of those goons with one hit each and Gray saw at the very least the last take-down with his own two eyes and likely sensed the others through magic.

Even a half-blind grandmother who never saw Natsu before in her lifetime could have told them that they clearly stand no chance against Natsu.