Chapter 162: Top Eight Showdown
When this result came out, it shocked everyone. The most incredible thing was that Laxus' score was only 3 points; followed by Gray, whose score was actually higher than Mistgang.
"What? Laxus only got 3 points?! He didn't even pass the preliminary round?!"
“Puhahahahaha—Ah!”
Sizzle——
The laughter stopped abruptly, and golden lightning made a crackling sound on the fallen figure. Laxus withdrew his right hand, his face gloomy and silent.
Felide knelt beside him, crying and begging for forgiveness: "Laxus, I'm sorry!"
"Humph! This is not the civil war I want. It's just a game of playing house. I don't want to participate in the next game!"
Mira smiled and high-fived her teammate Cana, "This time it's all thanks to Felide! If he hadn't trapped Laxus, we wouldn't have had it so easy!"
Hearing the voice, Laxus snorted and turned away.
The following games have nothing to do with him anymore, all the Thunder Gods have entered the semi-finals, but their boss has not, it is too embarrassing to tell others about it!
Felide was so ashamed that he chased after him with Bigusro and Alba Green: "Laxus... Laxus, don't leave..."
Wakaba puffed out smoke in melancholy: "I didn't expect that Mirasan would be so scary..."
It turns out that behind every sweet smile there is a dark heart.
Seeing that Gray 's score was higher than his, Natsu was very upset and shouted angrily: "Gray's score is higher than Mistgang's, how is it possible?!"
Erza calmly crossed her arms and explained, "Because the points are calculated based on the contribution during the game! Gray defeated Bigusro and Elfman, and finally fought me. It's not surprising that his score is higher than Mistgang."
"But it's obvious that Mistergang is stronger!"
"I don't mind," said Mistergang.
Gray boasted to Natsu proudly: "How about it? Natsu, my score is higher than yours!"
"What did you say?!"
The effect was as he expected. Natsu really exploded. "What are you so proud of? You lost too!"
Gray continued to provoke: "But my score is higher than yours, I am better than you, it's you who lost first."
Natsu howled like a defeated man, his entire body enveloped in flames: "Damn it!"
"I should be more angry! They are ranked below Fire Dragon and don't even have a chance to enter the semi-finals!" Gajeel pointed at Marcus, Wakaba, Levy and others and shouted, "Even they can enter the next round. This score system is too unfair!"
Kira rolled his eyes and said, "Luck is also a part of strength. Who made you the first to be eliminated? If Juvia could have been one step faster at that time, the situation of our two teams would have been completely reversed..."
"Damn it! Why are you so slow!" Gajeel turned his resentment towards Juvia.
But Juvia ignored him and squeezed next to Gray and shouted: "Mr. Gray, what's going on between you and Erza..."
On the other side, Leibi comforted Lucy: "What a pity, Lu-chan was so close to winning."
"Hehehe... It's okay. Even if I win the preliminary round, I won't be able to win the subsequent rounds anyway!"
Rocky smiled and said, "But I heard that the top four in this competition will get bonuses!"
"What?!" Lucy was horrified and shed tears of regret, "Wow... What a pity!"
Jet and Dolor, who were following Lebi, were speechless and embarrassed: "Even if you win the preliminary round, you won't be able to enter the top four..."
Lucy said angrily: "That's not necessarily true. After all, even Laxus didn't make it to the semi-finals. Maybe I had a chance! Speaking of which, Lei-chan, you were able to surpass Laxus and enter the semi-finals. That's amazing!"
Lei Bi shyly and nervously rolled up the corner of her skirt with her fingers and said, "That's all luck! I might lose the game tomorrow..."
Kana blushed and nudged Bisca with her elbow: "You are so lucky. You got 12 points by relying on Kira's help."
No doubt, once the game was over, she went straight into drinking mode.
"Don't underestimate me. I worked hard, too. At least I beat Rocky!" Bisca said without any guilt, completely forgetting that she was using a cheating weapon. "I ended the battle with just one shot!"
Rocky was dissatisfied: "I won with Kira's weapons..."
"Anyway, a win is a win!"
"Bisca is so awesome!" Alzak on the side was immersed in the joy of his lover's victory. He didn't feel that they were rivals at all. Moreover, he felt that he had lost and his score was only a fraction of Bisca's.
People's joys and sorrows are not shared. In the corner, a few people who have neither points nor strength huddle together for warmth.
Pikiita: "Why am I the only one who got 0 points..."
Wallian: "Forget it, we are just a foil."
Makao: "That's right, look at Nob, he didn't do anything in the Kira team but got 6 points, but he still failed like us, didn't he?"
Nob: "Don't worry about it. Nothing is impossible."
Kira looked at the ranking on the screen and thought: "The names of the top sixteen are specifically ranked. The opponents in the next game should be related to this ranking, right?"
As if to answer his doubts, Disper, sitting on the judges' panel, announced: "The rules of the next battle are as follows..."
When the voice sounded, everyone stopped making noise and looked up.
"The first place will play against the last place, the second place will play against the second to last, and so on, to determine the top eight. After that, the same method will be used for the semi-finals, semi-finals, and finals. The person who remains at the end will be the champion."
As he explained, a pyramid-shaped pattern appeared on the screen. The eight battles tomorrow were:
Kira vs Levi
Gray vs Cana
Erza vs Mistgang
Friedel vs Alba Green
Bisca vs Natsu
Bigusro vs Marcus
Mira vs Wakaba
Elfman VS Rocky
As soon as the battle list came out, the expression on Kira's face suddenly became interesting: "Looking at it this way, my next opponents are Levi, Gray or Cana, Erza or Mistgang, Mira or Natsu... It's not easy to beat them."
If I use too much force, I'll be beaten to death. But I definitely won't be able to hold back against Erza or Mira.
"Come to think of it, I haven't fought with them for a long time, and I feel a little itchy..."
It is true that Gray has become stronger, but Kana has her own cards to support her, so it is possible that she can win. After all, even Bisca can defeat Rocky, so what else is impossible?
Thinking of this, Kira turned his head and glanced at the two of them. The expected tense scene did not happen because Cana was half drunk and Gray was still arguing with Natsu.
"Ahahahaha, Gray, your ranking is really miserable. What's the point of having high points? You are destined not to make it to the semi-finals!"
"Huh? You just have one more fight. You'll lose just the same against Mira-san. What's the difference between you and me?"
"That's different. The top four will get bonuses!"
On the other side, Erza was in high spirits and full of fighting spirit: "I didn't expect to fight you again tomorrow, Mistgang."
Mistgang: “…”
What's going on?! I have to fight you again?!
"After that it's Kira. If I'm lucky enough to win, there's also Mira. They're all strong enemies!"
Mira: "First Natsu, then Kira? This is really tricky!"
Although Mira used a worried tone, her words revealed an inexplicable confidence, as if she had already foreseen that she would defeat Natsu and that Kira would defeat Erza.
Elfman: "Come on, sister! A man should use his fists to win first place!"
He and Rocky are almost equally strong, so even if he wins, he still can't beat Mira.
But Mira still encouraged her brother: "Let's work hard together, Elfman!"
Marcus: "These guys don't take us seriously at all..."
Bisca pounded the ground unwillingly: "After all, the difference in our strength is too great. It seems that this second place is useless!"
Wakaba smoked a cigarette with a melancholy expression: "Forget it, in a battle that is obviously unwinnable, the important thing is to just participate."
Leibi cried, "Sure enough, my hunch was right. Even if I make it to the semi-finals, I will be eliminated tomorrow. Now I just hope Kira can be gentler..."
Hearing this, the two guardian wolves jumped out.
"Don't be sad, Rei-chan, we will take care of you!"
"For you, we are willing to ask Kira for mercy!"
Leibi: "You two should just be quiet..."
