Chapter 304: The End of the Tunnel...
At the end of the passage, there is light.
The midday sun shines on the forest path, making the surrounding trees look extremely bright. The old trees, which have been growing for who knows how many years, sway their branches and leaves in the slightly salty breeze, and their shadows shake, making rustling sounds, revealing a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.
Whoosh…
The sound of clothes fluttering in the wind was accompanied by the approach of three chaotic footsteps.
"This new outfit is great!"
Sensing the movement, Markov, who had been sitting upright on a large rock, slowly opened his old but bright eyes and looked at Kira, who was standing in front of him and blocking the sunlight with his body.
Kira first looked around, and saw that several people had gathered here.
Gajeel and Levy were the first to arrive because they took the "quiet" route. At this moment, they were sitting together, as if they were "flirting", and there was a sour smell;
Natsu and Happy only took a short time to complete the game due to Gildarts's serious letdown. They are now feeling a little depressed, while Gildarts is having a lot of fun with Happy.
It took me, Lucy, and Cana about 15 minutes to play cards, which was relatively fast. Now, only the Felide group, Gray group, Mest group, Elfman and Juvia group were left.
"Well... Juvia's group should not have much hope. After they are defeated, they will probably be taken to the camp by Erza. I just hope that Erza didn't hit them so hard just now. As for Mest and Wendy, they should still be on the island at this moment."
Judging from Kira's perception of magic, the paths chosen by the few people are not much different from the original. The only difference is that because of himself and Laxus, Felide's group also passed the first stage of the assessment.
"Gildarts told me everything. Is your information true, Kira?"
Markrov had a solemn expression on his face. Tenrou Island was not only the holy place of Fairy Tail , but also the cenotaph of the first president Mavis. It was their own territory!
This kind of place is about to be invaded by the dark guild "Devil's Heart", and even the legendary black magician Zeref is likely to be here, which makes Marklov completely unable to calm down.
"It's absolutely true! When has my intelligence ever been wrong?"
Markov's expression became serious again: "In that case, I would like to suspend the assessment and prepare for the battle!"
Whether out of the duties of the "President" or the identity of "Parent" or "Examiner", this decision was correct, but this is not what Kira wants to see!
After all, if that were the case, this test... would be too boring!
"Why? Can't we just include the 'Devil's Heart' in the test?"
"Nonsense!" Markrov scolded, "This guild has existed for too long! No one knows how strong their foundation is! Although they are both one of the three triangles of the 'Balram Alliance', the 'Devil's Heart' is not as strong as the 'Six Demon Generals'. Their strength cannot be easily assessed!"
Kira sat down next to Marklov and said, "Don't worry, President! You should know that their top-level combat forces are almost useless! There are still two of my undercovers there, and the rest are just miscellaneous soldiers! Aren't these just the right subjects for their trials?"
But Markov remained firm: "That won't work! As a parent, I can't put my children in danger!"
"How can they grow without going through hardships?" Kira retorted, "I think this level of danger is just right. It can not only stimulate their potential, but also improve their ability to respond to crises."
"There will be bigger enemies waiting for them in the future... no, they'll be waiting for us!"
Markov's heart skipped a beat: "Who else?"
He knew that Jia Lu would never speak without a purpose, and that if he said that, he must have known something.
"Anyway, he's a more dangerous opponent than the upcoming 'Devil's Heart'!"
After hearing Kira's words, Markov fell silent. If that was the case, perhaps Kira was right. It would be a better choice to let these young eagles that he had protected under his wings fly high in advance.
But... do we really want to do this? What if something goes wrong...
Seeing that Markov seemed to be a little uneasy, Kira struck while the iron was hot and said something slanderous: "How about this? Tell them the situation and let them make their own choice?"
Markrov looked up at Kira and said, "Do we still need to think about their choice?"
As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than his father. For "Fairy Tail ", Markov knows exactly what kind of personalities these children have and what choices they will make when faced with this situation.
"hey-hey……"
Kira was not surprised to see that his little trick was exposed by Markov, he just smiled.
While they were chatting, three groups of people, Felide and Bigusro, Gray and Rocky, and Elfman and Alba Green, arrived one after another.
Laxus did not follow, and after the assessment, he went straight back to the camp to prepare for the next battle.
Mira didn't come either. She and Erza were taking care of Juvia and Lisanna in the camp.
“There are quite a lot of people who passed…”
Looking around and counting carefully, Markov was surprised to find that only two groups of people were eliminated in the first stage of the assessment.
On the one hand, he hopes that all the children can pass; on the other hand, he hopes to lower the pass rate and reduce the number of people taking the exam later.
Kira stood beside him and said with a hint of meaning: "Are you surprised? These guys have become so strong without you knowing it! So..."
He didn't continue, but the implication was self-evident.
"I know what you mean! I agree, let's do it!" Markrov sighed, "It's just a little disturbing to the Shodaime..."
“Wahahahaha!”
Hearing that Markrov finally agreed with his opinion, Kira laughed out loud and comforted him: "Don't worry, President! Seeing that Fairy Tail is now so full of talented people, the first generation must be very happy!"
"Is everyone here? Then..."
Markov put his hands behind his back, took two steps forward, and called everyone present together. "I will now announce the results of the first phase of this assessment."
"Levy and Gajeel were lucky enough to pass the 'Silence' path, a breakthrough!"
Levy was very happy about this, but her partner Gajeel was very dissatisfied: "What do you mean by 'lucky'?!"
"Natsu and Happy have passed Gildarts's barrier, Breakthrough!"
Gray couldn't believe it: "You're kidding?!"
"Kana and Lucy passed Kira's test, Breakthrough!"
Everyone was not surprised at this: "Ah... not surprising at all, Kira must have let it go! Did he really pay for it?"
Lucy was unconvinced and said, "No way! We got through it entirely by relying on our 'strength' and 'luck'!"
"Felide and Bigusro passed Laxus's blockade and broke through!"
"Did they really fight?"
Felide stammered and explained: "Yes... it's a spell..."
"Gray and Rocky defeated Mest and Wendy in the 'fight', a breakthrough! Finally... Elfman and Alba Green defeated Mira, a breakthrough!"
"Nani?! How did you do that?"
Elfman and Alba Green were both covered in wounds and had to support each other to stand up. They were the most seriously injured here.
"I can't say that!! As a man..."
"Uh... I can only say that I caught a glimmer of opportunity!"
Seeing the two people's faces turn red, Lucy, Happy and Kira immediately became interested and watched the show online.
Gray looked around and asked, "Did Juvia lose?"
"If we think by process of elimination, what's left is..."
Erza! The female knight who will never give up!
Everyone's faces instantly fell, even Markov looked helpless and looked up at the sky with melancholy.
He knew in his heart that it would be difficult for only two people to defeat an active S-class wizard, so he actually hinted that they could hold back a little and not take the fight too seriously, but Erza seemed completely unaware.
"In short, the teams that break through the first stage are these six groups!"
Markov cleared his throat, "Before we start the second phase, there is one thing I need to tell you!"
