Chapter 143: End of the Preliminary Round
10 minutes later…
A flash of light appeared, and a figure walked out from the exit of the maze.
Looking at the audience around him, Mistgang said in a voice that only he could hear: "I see, it seems that the crystal ball is the exit."
Then he looked at Kira who was watching the show not far away, and walked over silently to sit next to him.
"I didn't expect you to be the first one to come out. I thought it would be Lucy who is good at decrypting."
"It was all luck," said Mistgang. "When I came across the crystal ball, I thought it was another trap..."
"That's also part of the strength!"
As they were talking, several figures appeared. They were Mira and her brother. They had just seen Mistgang being teleported out, and since they found that no traps had been triggered, they decided to give it a try.
"Great, Elfman, we're out!"
"Sister is such a man when she gives it her all!"
Mira smiled and said nothing, then sat down happily next to Kira.
Three minutes later, Laxus came out with the Thunder Gods. Having transformed into thunder, he didn't have to worry about being caught in a trap, nor did he have to worry about destroying the maze. He just bumped here and rubbed there, and soon found the target.
Two minutes later, Lucy came out with a group of people.
Natsu yelled, "Finally it came out!"
"Damn you Kira, I'm going to take care of you!"
"Forget it, you can't beat him..."
"Thanks to Lucy this time!"
"Hehehe... it's okay..." Lucy said modestly, but she was happy in her heart: 'There will be a day when I can take you all flying!'
"Lucy-san seems very happy!"
Hearing Mira's words, Kira nodded and said, "After all, he carried the whole place by himself. It's so cool to show off in front of others!"
Soon, the 30 minutes were over.
Ding ding ding——!
The ringing of the bell means the end of the preliminaries. At this time, there are only about twenty people who have successfully escaped from the maze. The remaining ten people will naturally be selected from those closest to the finish line.
Bang!
Under the huge smoke, the maze turned into a cube box that could be held in both hands, and the people inside all fell out, sitting or lying in unsightly postures.
"It's finally over. These past two hours have been pure torture!"
"Damn it! I haven't even rolled six sixes yet! I'm clearly getting into the groove!"
"I just saw the crystal ball, but I was teleported to another place. Damn it!!"
"This preliminaries has come to a successful conclusion. A total of 20 people have escaped the maze and will be eligible to participate in the preliminary round. The 10 people closest to the finish line will also participate in the next round!" Disper said while holding up the microphone. "The wizards who didn't pass the preliminaries don't need to be discouraged. You can continue to work hard next year."
"Here is the list of those who passed the preliminaries: Kira, Mistgang, Mira, Elfman, Laxus..."
"These thirty people will participate in the following competitions. Congratulations!"
The audience cheered!
“This kind of competition is so tiring!”
“I’m on fire!”
"This guy Natsu, he still has energy?"
They still need to rest. We can't let the contestants compete continuously, right?
This whole week is a joyous time.
At night, the guild celebrated.
"Kira, you turned the cute Rebecca into a pig. You are unforgivable!"
Leibi shyly pulled Jet and Dolor and said, "Stop talking about this~"
"Huh? Just because Rebby turns into a pig, you guys don't like her anymore? Is this the extent of your love for Rebby?"
Kira grabbed it with his backhand.
“No… No way! I’ll always love Rei-chan no matter what she becomes!!”
"That's right! Rebecca is the cutest when she turns into a pig!"
Leibi: “…”
Kira: "Two idiots!"
Gray looked at this scene with amusement: "I've been completely fooled by these two guys..."
"Milasan's bunny girl costume is so pretty... hehehe..."
"Oh, that's so embarrassing~"
Erza was furious: "Who the hell asked me to do a thousand-piece puzzle?! Stand up to me now!"
"If you can't find the person, can't you just blame it on Kira?"
"Huh? Why are you so nervous? Is that you?"
"My punishment was okay, 200 push-ups was too easy!"
"Are you a monster?"
"Damn it! Why did it end so quickly? I haven't even rolled six sixes yet!"
Natsu excitedly ran over to Laxus and asked, "Laxus, what is your punishment?"
"Shut up!" Laxus said with a gloomy face, suppressing his anger, "You are so noisy!"
The three Thunder Gods surrounded him, not saying a word, just watching the scene quietly. They knew that Laxus was in a bad mood today. After all, it must be embarrassing for a person like that to wear a JK in public.
The three of them looked at each other and decided not to tell this to anyone, but there were so many spectators watching during the preliminaries.
Now, they can only hope that the audience was paying attention to someone else at the time, or that the two hours allowed them to forget about Laxus's ugly behavior.
"Why are you so angry?"
Kira came over and pulled Natsu away: "Maybe he is tired from playing today, don't pay attention to him. The maze has the function of recording images, I have them here, in a few days..."
Kira's voice grew louder as he walked further away.
Felide, Bigusro, and Alba Green looked at each other and said, "Kira, this guy must have done it on purpose!"
The effect is very useful. Laxus is now full of anger and he can't wait to enter the final battle and vent his anger.
Natsu asked, "What will the preliminary rounds be like tomorrow?"
"Didn't you say before that we would be divided into several teams?"
"If possible, I still hope that our team can be together, after all, we will have a higher level of tacit understanding."
While eating the fish, Habib said vaguely, "I heard from the president and Disper that they will try their best to break up the people who often form a team!"
"I think so," Kira nodded and expressed his thoughts: "If it were me, I would make the strength of the six teams as evenly matched as possible, so that the game would be more interesting."
"Huh? Strength? How do you calculate something like that?"
"Based on the evaluation of mana and magic, it should be possible with the president's knowledge."
Lucy clasped her hands together and prayed: "Please bless me, Celestial Spirits, and don't let me face Kira, Laxus, and Erza..."
"If we want to ensure the combat effectiveness of each team, we S-class people will definitely be divided into different teams. I, Laxus, Erza, Mistgang, and Mira will definitely lead a team each."
"That makes sense...what about the other team?"
Natsu laughed, "Of course it's me!"
Gajeel said unhappily, "It should be me!"
"I don't know for sure!" Gray also chimed in, "You two's weaknesses are too obvious. It would be disastrous if they were exploited!"
Juvia pestered Gray: "I want to be with Gray-sama!"
"Several members of the Thunder God Clan are also very powerful. Maybe he is their leader?"
"Since it's an offensive and defensive battle, ritual magic is very advantageous, right? I haven't seen anyone unravel Felide's ritual yet."
"If you think about it carefully, they are all troublesome enemies!"
"By the way, can Mira-san lead the team?"
"Don't worry!" Mira showed a bright and confident smile, "I'm very strong!"
