Chapter 166: Their battle is like this, then the S-rank must...
The moment Kira saw the two men using their ultimate moves, he took decisive action.
"defense!"
"Guards!"
"barrier!"
He used three consecutive defensive spells to cover the audience seats, protecting thousands of spectators from harm and preventing the energy in the stadium from spreading out. The next second...
On this side, Gray held a three-meter-long and twenty-centimeter-wide sword tightly in his hand. The icy blade spun a circle, firing out countless icy blades that dropped from the sky and rose from the ground, like thousands of troops galloping forward, covering the sky and the earth, densely packed, leaving no room for people to escape. With such a huge momentum, half of the arena was instantly frozen into an ice territory, with great lethality.
On the other side, an energy ball with a diameter of less than ten centimeters was the final form of unimaginable energy compressed to the limit, rotating, and maintaining. It was launched from the mouth of the Fire Demon Ape at a very fast speed, and went straight forward, first burning half of the arena into charcoal, silently, and before it touched the ice blade, it melted the outermost layer of the weapon to leave water stains, and the temperature was incredibly high.
bite!
With a slight sound, the three-meter-long Ice-Breaking Fang hit the oncoming energy fireball. The tangible and clearly visible energy exploded at the moment of collision, sweeping up a terrifying gale in the surroundings.
Then, there was a huge explosion that shook the world!
boom!
Ice, frost and heat waves collided, rubbed and blended violently. The lighter ones rose and burned the sky red, while the heavier ones sank and froze the earth.
The cold and hot air currents formed an inclined front in the stadium. In the center, in a circular area with a diameter of one meter, water vapor continued to rise into the air, covering the audience's view.
Hundreds of ice blades floated in the air and stood on the ground, like well-trained soldiers. Under Gray's leadership and the command of the great sword, they launched waves of attacks on the enemy. Like fearless warriors, they threw themselves on the wall of fire one after another, just to lower its temperature.
But the wall of fire, the red wall of fire formed by the explosion of the fireball, which divided the arena into two worlds, was even stronger than the wall built with energy-absorbing stones. Tens of thousands of ice blades hit it like moths to a flame, seeking their own destruction. It was like a bottomless sea of fire, and as many ice blades as came, they were melted.
"drink--!"
"asshole--!"
The two men fighting each other used all their strength, as if they wanted to use up all their remaining magic power and mental strength.
They knew that even if they won they would still have to fight Kira tomorrow. Even though they didn't want to admit it, they really couldn't beat him, so they might as well have a more exciting fight today and at least win one game.
The white and red colors divided the arena into two halves. On the left was Gray's world of ice and snow, and on the right was Kana's hot hell. Ice blades covered the sky and the sun, slashing and piercing in the same direction; the flames were endless, collecting and swallowing the ice weapons of various shapes.
The familiar scene reappeared, causing Erza, Lucy, Natsu, Loki, and Elfman to recall the earth-shaking battle they had experienced and witnessed in Zonia not long ago.
Several people looked at Kira and thought to themselves, "This is simply a replica of the battle back then..."
However, in this battle between ice and fire, the ice side did not have the bonus of terrain, and the fire side lacked fancy shapes. The two people on the field were far from the strength of the two sides in the original decisive battle.
"Is this Kira's summoned beast? He's really good at it!" Gray was sweating profusely, his whole body was soaked, his eyes stared directly at the flames in front of him, without any fear, "It seems to be a little hotter than Natsu's fire!"
"Damn it, Gray has never used this move before. The magic seems a bit strange, giving me a sense of déjà vu," Kana gritted her teeth, her face pale, and used her remaining mental energy to transmit her thoughts and remotely control the fire demon ape whose energy was gradually running out. "Oh, right, is this the trick that Zonia encountered and learned from the demon?"
The confrontation was still going on, but thousands of spectators in the auditorium had already been shocked by the scene before them. They stared at the scene with their mouths wide open.
"Wow... so awesome... this is the wizard ..."
"Gray and Cana, I remember these two aren't even S-class wizards of Fairy Tail, right? They're so strong when they fight, so if the S-class wizards get serious..."
"It seems that those rumors are true..."
Rumor? What rumor? Oh, I remember!
After being reminded by some insiders, the audience remembered the rumors they often saw in newspapers, such as "Fairy Tail's wizards destroyed half of the street while on a mission" and "Fairy Tail's wizards destroyed a mountain in order to hunt monsters."
“How terrible!”
Physical and mental strength began to fail, and magic power and energy were about to be exhausted.
Gray's attack began to weaken, the number of ice blades decreased sharply, and the offensive became slow; the fire demon ape's flames showed flaws, the temperature began to drop, and the fire wall became thinner.
Disper walked out from behind the shield, tidied his manners a bit, and then continued with the final commentary: "Gray and Kana's special moves have been released. Everyone can see that after a period of confrontation, both of them have shown signs of decline on their faces and bodies, which can also be seen from their magic."
"According to my estimation, their physical strength, magic power, and mental strength are almost exhausted, and this battle is about to end! So the question is, who can win in this situation? I think it depends on their will and belief!"
There is no theory of "whoever wins the duel loses", nor is there any agreement of "I have a reason not to lose". The quarterfinals showdown between Gray and Kana is about to come to an end.
The last ice blade melted, and the last flame disappeared in the air. The battle of ice and fire between humans and the fire demon ape lost its energy support at the last moment and was interrupted!
Steam filled the air, and mist covered the stage, making it impossible to see what was inside. After a while, a gust of wind blew in from a distance, dispersing the mist in the arena, revealing two figures:
Gray was half-kneeling, panting, and looked like he had just been pulled out of the water. His hair, face, and naked upper body were all wet, but he was conscious, just severely dehydrated.
Kana fell down. The Fire Demon Ape, having exhausted its energy, turned back into a card and lay quietly in her hand. She herself had fallen into a deep sleep due to overdrawn mental energy.
"The game is over, congratulations to Gray for winning!!"
“Ohhhhh!!!”
“Ohhhh!!! ”
The winner has been decided, and there is cheering in the arena. Both the audience and the guild members are surprised and delighted by today's battle.
"I never thought Gray and Kana would become so strong! They were just two little kids back then..." the older generation sighed, especially Markov, who was so happy that tears welled up in his eyes. He felt that time was unforgiving, "We are really old!"
Kira, Natsu, Erza, Lucy, and others came up and carried Gray and Cana down and sent them to rest. No matter whether it was Gray or Cana, what they needed most now was to take a bath and have a good sleep, and then have a big meal after waking up.
Before leaving, Kira took a look at the stage. The battle between ice and fire had undoubtedly caused irreversible damage to it, leaving it covered with cracks and holes.
"Gray's final move is somewhat similar to the Ice King's magic..."
While thinking, Kira thought of the scene when he, Gray, Winter and the Ice Demon King performed combined magic together to escape from the Black Dragon. "It seems that he received some of the Ice Demon King's magic at that time, and then his body remembered the magic fluctuations, so he can create similar ice now?"
After all, he is the second male lead in the original work, so it’s not surprising that he has such a bizarre way of acquiring skills!
Looking at Gray who was slumped in the chair and gradually falling asleep, Kira smacked his lips and said, "First, Natsu showed up in fire mode, and in the blink of an eye, you were able to create the same type of ice as the Ice King. The strength of the two of you is really linked!"
The second game came to an end. As the stage was damaged and needed some time to repair, the third match was delayed until half an hour later.
Half an hour later, the red and blue figures stepped onto the stage at the same time and stood opposite each other under the attention of the crowd.
The dashing female knight, Erza; the mysterious wizard, Mistgun.
The two strongest candidates of Fairy Tail will meet in the quarterfinals in advance and are about to start this thrilling final battle!
