Chapter 295 Strength and Luck
Kira's words made everyone feel depressed.
Laxus turned around and looked into the depths of Tenrou Island. "What I mean by not being able to find it... is that Zeref may not be here, but the 'Devil's Heart' will definitely come. Is that right?"
“That’s basically it!”
"I really don't know whether this is good news or bad news..."
The atmosphere was a little solemn for a moment. An enemy that cannot be found is far more difficult to deal with than an enemy that is right in front of you.
If Zeref is on Tenrou Island, not being able to find him would mean that their side would be passive in the subsequent battles ; and if he is not there, the intelligence error and the 'Devil's Heart' that could retreat at any time but come back at any time would be another trouble.
Suddenly, Gildarts looked up at the sky and said, "We can think about these things later! It's almost time now! Let's go to the passages we are guarding! If we miss the exam, we will be scolded by the president!"
Indeed, the most important thing now is the upcoming S-level assessment. As examiners, they cannot be late.
After raising the smoke as a mark, several people walked towards the passage they had agreed on.
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"There's smoke rising from the shore of the island. Go there first!"
On the sea near Tianlang Island, a large ship was slowly sailing towards the island.
On the big ship, in addition to the eight candidates taking the assessment and their selected partners, there was also a person who was introducing the rules to them, President Markov.
"There are eight roads there, and only one group can pass through each road. The end of the road is like this..." Markov took out a clear and easy-to-understand map, "The team that breaks through here will be the qualified candidates for the first stage!"
"The path with 'Fight' written on it means that two of the eight groups will meet and one group will win; 'Fierce Fight' means that you must defeat the most difficult level of an active S-class wizard; 'Quiet' means that you don't need to fight anyone and can pass the first stage directly."
"In other words, the first stage tests 'force' and 'luck'!"
The fifteen people and one cat were all stunned when they heard this rule.
"The probability of 'Jing' is only one in eight..."
"Theoretically, there can be seven qualified groups. The one who is eliminated must be very unwilling, right?"
"What were you thinking?! What gave you the illusion that you could defeat Gildarts and Erza?"
Not to mention Erza, there was no way she would let him win, no matter how difficult it was; and facing Gildarts, they felt that even if he let them win, they might not be able to make it.
As for the other three, Mira is so gentle that she will definitely not be cruel; Kira is also a very easy-going person, and based on everyone's understanding of him, he likes to test one's character rather than one's strength. As long as one can withstand his teasing, the probability of passing is very high; and Laxus has always been very graceful and will definitely show mercy to girls.
In other words, Team Cana and Team Juvia, both of which are girls' teams, have a certain probability of getting away with it if they meet Laxus; since Levy has Gajeel with her, the probability is only half; and since Felide, as a partner who has followed him for many years, there is also a certain possibility that he will be let through.
But if it were anyone else, it would be hard to say.
What? Alba Green? She wasn't the one taking the test!
"In the worst case, only two groups can pass..."
"It would be great if we could eliminate the others in the first round!"
While they were talking, Markov suddenly shouted, "Get ready! The test begins!"
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"Huh? This is on the sea, right?"
Markov waved his fan and grinned, the meaning was self-evident.
Those with quick minds had already reacted, and the next moment, everyone was crossing the sea in eight groups, each showing their magic.
Felide took the lead using ritual magic, followed closely by Team Levi and Team Elfman who could rewrite the rituals, and the rest could only wait patiently.
After five minutes, Mest teleported with Wendy, Happy took Natsu away, Gray skated, Juvia used the water flow, and Cana, who was at the end, could only swim.
From then on, all eight teams landed on the island and started the first stage of the exam!
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In channel C.
Kira looked around. The glow bugs that originally only appeared in summer were now all over the passage due to the unique climate of Sirius Island, making this closed passage as bright as day.
I don't know when the 8 passages here were left behind. There are a total of 8 entrances and 6 exits. Four of the entrances are connected in pairs, so there is the route of "3 fierce fights, 2 fights, and 1 quiet" in the original plot.
Now there are two more examiners than in the original plot, so we can only split one of the double-entrance passages into a "5 fierce fights, 1 fight, 1 quiet" route.
"The level props are ready, let's see who will come next!"
Kira had some impression of the plot of Tenrou Island, but he didn't remember details like who chose which path.
"Who could it be... who could it be? Natsu played with them a while ago, so he was boring; Felide's team was too serious, so they were also boring; Gray and Rocky were similar, still boring; the rest seemed to be quite interesting... Yeah, kind of interesting!"
Tap tap...
Here we come!
Two footsteps sounded in the passage, and Kira instantly perked up.
Getting closer... getting closer... coming!
Feeling the opponent approaching, Kira suddenly jumped out with a "swoosh", holding a three-meter-high tree that could be hugged by one person in his hand and stabbed it into the ground hard!
"Hey! I built this road and planted this tree! If you want to pass by here, you have to leave money for passage!"
Seeing that the two people in front of him were obviously frightened by him and retreated (actually they were dodging the big tree in Kira's hand), Kira felt proud in his heart: "Hehehe... I knew it was you two. I felt your magic power a long time ago!"
"How is it? Did you bring enough money? Cana, Lucy!"
The two people in front of him were Cana, who had failed four times and was obsessed with the S-class position, and Lucy, who said she wanted to help the other become an S-class wizard.
Cana and Lucy, who had just come to their senses from the banner with the words "Fierce Fight" hanging in the passage, finally breathed a sigh of relief: "We actually met Kira... I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky..."
"Of course I'm lucky!" Kira chuckled and said, "As long as you pay the money, you can pass. Isn't it simple? You don't have it, do you? No way, no way?"
Kana was so angry that her face froze. "How dare you say that? Half of the money I earn from each mission is taken away by you in the name of 'paying off debts'. Where is the money left?"
"Isn't that right? You can get drunk every day without any money?"
Kana blushed: "Huh! What do you know? Wine is my lifeblood!"
Lucy said with an embarrassed look: "You two really have different personalities... But, if I could use some money..."
"Don't think about it!"
Cana interrupted Lucy's thoughts and said, "Even though Kira is a money-grubber, he is not vague about the S-rank assessment! Using money to pave the way is a joke. If you really do that, you will definitely be disqualified for 'taking shortcuts'!"
"Oh? Your intuition is pretty accurate?" Kira looked at Kana with appreciation, "You're right, that's a trap! Let me give you a round of applause!"
Snap, snap, snap…
Lucy was surprised and said, "What?! You actually admitted it so generously?!"
"Tell me, what is the test? You don't really want us to defeat you, do you?"
Kana reached for the card bag at her waist and said, "If you plan to use fighting to stop us, you can do it now!"
At the same time, Lucy also placed her hand on the Celestial Key Bag.
"Forget it! If we really fight, you two won't be enough to last me even a minute!"
Noticing that the two people in front of him had already entered a fighting state, Kira did not hesitate, "The old man should have just told you that the first level tests 'strength' and 'luck', right?"
"I will continue with this question and test your strength and luck!!!"
