Chapter 156: The First and the Last
"Tsk, what's there to be proud of?" Gray said angrily, "We relied on special magic items and other people's magic to hold back the enemy. This is nothing more than a false victory."
"What did you say?" Bigusro seemed to be stimulated. "Are you trying to say that I won because of Kira?"
"Isn't it?" Gray continued to provoke, "If it weren't for the doll that Kira transformed for you, and the magic that can repair the doll, you would have already lost."
Bigusro floated in the air on the puppet, his arms folded across his chest as he looked down at Gray: "In that case, just come over and try!"
"Very good, just focus on me!" Gray was not convinced on the surface, but he was secretly proud in his heart.
Two minutes ago...
"Juvia, I have a plan."
"What's the plan?"
"If there are still enemies, I will hold them back, and you just run forward."
"But, Juvia wants to fight with Gray-sama~"
"…The most important thing now is to help you win the game, don't think about these extra things!"
"Yes~Juvia knows~"
Now……
Because they had a plan in advance, when Bigusro appeared, Gray and Juvia clearly defined their respective tasks: Gray was responsible for holding Bigusro back, while Juvia turned into water and quietly slipped away when the opponent was not paying attention.
In less than a minute, Gray successfully attracted Bigusro's attention, and Juvia lived up to expectations and had now disappeared.
"Ice-made, hammer soldier!"
Dozens of ice hammers smashed down, whistling in the wind, but were directly shattered by the toy doll's laser beam.
"Ice Holy Sword!"
Realizing that long-range attacks were not advantageous, Gray decisively chose close combat, created two long swords and attacked. For ordinary people, hot weapons are easier to use than cold weapons, but for magicians, it is not the same. There is no difference between the two, and the key to how much combat effectiveness can be exerted is whether it is suitable.
The one who is best at using cold weapons in the guild is Erza. Her knight magic can freely control various cold weapons. Then there is Gray. His static modeling magic allows him to use swords, guns, axes, hammers and other weapons in every battle. After a long time, he becomes proficient in using them.
Bigusro's attack was very monotonous, and the Star Map Puppet Magic had few advantages except for its stronger attack power. Once the fighting method was revealed, the battle situation quickly became one-sided.
"Straight formation!"
The two swords blocked the attack, and the magic beam exploded into crystal clear cold ice chips, which fell to the ground with a sizzling sound.
"Even if your puppet can be repaired, there must be limitations such as magic power." The two swords in Gray's hands were broken again, but there was no sign of dejection on his face. "As long as you keep destroying it, there will be a time when it can't be repaired again!"
“Drink ahhhh!”
With a long shout, Gray summoned all his magic power and took advantage of the intervals between the puppets' attacks to launch hundreds of magic attacks!
When it comes to styling speed, he has never been afraid of anyone!
In just one minute, the five poor little dolls were brutally ravaged. Knives, swords, guns, axes, hammers... all the cold weapons that humans can think of kept materializing, and then it was like a rainstorm, with the crisp sound of ice falling to the ground.
Thanks to the power of repair magic, the puppet can be restored to its original state immediately after being destroyed, but this actually accelerates the consumption of magic power.
“Oh no!”
Realizing that his puppet's energy was about to run out, Bigusro panicked and his flaws were exposed.
Gray pressed his body down slightly, connecting his fists and palms, then spun around and jumped up, rushing to Bigusro like lightning: "Ice, Holy and Demonic Swords!"
Swish, swish——!
He swung the ice sword left and right, lowering it and swinging it upward at an angle. After accelerating a second time in the air, the sword blade sliced across his chest, stirring up a strong wind.
Cut it away with one move!
Bigusro's body flew straight out, like a powerless boulder, and hit the ground heavily, with gravel flying everywhere, carrying dust with it.
Looking at Bigusro who had fallen to the ground, Gray said in high spirits: "The puppet can be repaired, but you can't!"
Bigusro was not convinced and said, "I haven't used my full strength yet!"
"Hehe, I know you still have the magic of the shaping eyes to use, but it's too late now. Juvia has already..."
Before the smug look on his face faded, a voice echoed through the canyon: "The winner between the black and white teams has been decided. Congratulations to the white team for the victory."
"puff--"
Gray: What am I working so hard for? I feel so tired!
At the White Team's crystal tower, Nob was lying unconscious on the side of the road. Juvia looked at the white crystal ball so close at hand with regret. She had just arrived not long ago!
Less than 15 minutes into the game, a match was decided. Under the gaze of thousands of spectators, a total of ten players from the black and white teams were quickly teleported out of the canyon and back to the arena.
White Team's situation: Kira and Bisca survived, while Bigusro, Marcus, and Nob lost their combat capability;
Black Team's battle situation: Juvia survives, while Natsu, Gajeel, Alzac, and Pikita lose their combat capability.
"Hahaha, Gray's expression is really funny!"
"Oh~ Bigusro actually lost? This shouldn't be the case..." Kira looked at the survival status on the big screen and felt that he must not have used his full strength just now. Although he probably couldn't beat Gray even if he used his full strength, "I don't know if he didn't have time to use it, or if he wanted to hold back."
Looking further down, "Bisca is still alive, I didn't expect that..."
Then Juvia's voice was heard: "What a pity, we were so close to winning. Juvia is so ashamed of Gray-sama's assistance~"
"The distortion magic at the center intersection was randomly switched at that time. I didn't expect that the White Team's passage would be opened to the Blue Team, which gave them another way to go. This was my miscalculation."
Kira secretly reflected on himself and decided to think more carefully next time before cheating others.
With the help of other guild members, the two teams returned to the room to recuperate, the wounded rested, and the others continued to watch the show.
In the canyon, one-third of the preliminary rounds were over, which indirectly accelerated the pace of the following games. Kira's departure also restored the six passages in the center of the canyon to their original directions.
The invisible magical power wave was lingering around, and the first one to sense it was the trapped Laxus: "Team White won? The magical power just now... was it Kira who did something here? Tsk, that bastard!"
If you ask who in Fairy Tail was the worst beaten by Killer, it would definitely be Laxus. He still hasn't forgotten the image of being beaten in all kinds of ways!
…
In the middle lane of the red team, the demons and knights were fighting fiercely.
The black magic and the white sword collided again. The two people facing each other looked at each other, their faces less than 10 centimeters apart, and they could clearly see each other's serious fanaticism.
"Dark Spark!"
"The three swords of Tianlun!"
The sound of the radio did not affect the fight between the two. Mira attacked with every move, her magic power was as dazzling as the night stars, as bright as fireworks, and the air pressure crackled. Looking at Erza again, countless silver-white giant swords were suspended behind her, and every time she swung the sword, the sword light would flash, shocking the onlookers.
"Super sadistic and violent!"
"Sky Wheel Pentagram Sword!"
Mira swept her magic wrist with force, Erza took a half step back to dodge, and with her right shoulder, the sword cut upwards, Mira raised her leg and kicked away, Erza jumped on the spot, swords fell like rain, Mira flew into the air to avoid, dark magic burst out like a surging tide, Erza changed her clothes to block...
Predict and dodge; attack and defend; use of hands and legs, a blend of brute force and skill, magic and physical skills show their own brilliance in the battle, and the two people, led by their will, fight to the climax.
"Soul Destroyer!"
"Heavenly Wheel, Sword of Chaos!"
Unlike the two people who were fighting fiercely, the outcome of the black and white team made Elfman and Kana realize that time was running out. They didn't have the energy to continue fighting with irrelevant people here. Their home might have been stolen now, and their team might be the next to win.
Elfman exited the Beastmaster state: "Stop fighting! It won't benefit anyone if we continue fighting !"
Cana took back the card: "That's right! Mira, Erza, you can't be killed like this... ahem, there's no way to determine the winner like this! Let's just win the game!"
"Really? Kira is such a scourge to me. He has led me astray!"
