Chapter 586: Every time at this moment, I have to admire the Dragon Slayer’s nose
Just as Preshito said, this is an assessment for promotion to S-class magician. Even if they are mates in the same guild, under the premise of being rivals, there is no guarantee of alliance!
This situation is like a prisoner's dilemma. Once the two parties are separated, no one can be sure whether the other party will abide by the original agreement.
In this assessment, supporters can only attack the target candidates, and their strength is not afraid of the candidates joining forces to fight, so they are obviously in the 'offensive' position; while the candidates may be attacked by the opponent's supporters and all candidates, that is to say, they are in the 'defensive' position.
You can only attack one on offense, but have to defend eight on defense. The gap is too big!
So the question is: with such a gap, when the supporter encounters the opponent's substitute, can he hold back and not take action? The probability is very small!
Preshito smiled sinisterly and reminded again: "Candidates can not only attack non-hostile candidates, but also any supporters! And once a supporter is eliminated, he will not be able to help the candidate in the future. In other words, he will be at a disadvantage compared to others in the subsequent assessments!"
"I would like to remind everyone here: if the supporter is eliminated, the alternate can continue to participate in the assessment; however, if the alternate is eliminated, both of them cannot continue to participate in the assessment."
This statement is undoubtedly intended to make up for the gap between offense and defense.
But everyone was shocked after hearing this: Let the candidates attack the supporters? Do they think they are stupid? Don't they look at who these supporters are? ! Kira, Desper, Gildarts, Timaria, Brandish, can they beat these people? Even Jellal, Erza, and Urtia are stronger than the candidates! Among them, only Urtia can fight a little bit...
Urrutia: ? ?
Several foreign wizards felt that Preshito should not be an old goblin, but an old fox!
He just said that the supporters cannot take the initiative to attack people other than the target, but he didn't say that they can't fight back! Of course, even if they can't fight back, there won't be any candidates stupid enough to treat them as sandbags, otherwise, how can they benefit after the assessment?
However, they clearly underestimated the courage of the wizards of 'Fairy Tail'!
"Ooooh!! The candidates are going to eliminate the supporters? This sounds interesting!!"
Is there really anyone who is not afraid of death??!
Several outsiders who came to join the battle as friends were all stunned, with confusion showing on their little faces: Are all the wizards in this guild so brave?
The militants, represented by Natsu, were obviously quite interested in Preshito's proposal: "If we can attack the supporters, doesn't that mean we can fight them to the death?! I'm excited!!"
Are you natural gas? You have to light up every day...
Kira complained silently in his heart, but this was Natsu's character, and he couldn't do anything about it: "It's Natsu anyway, he shouldn't be defeated so easily, right?"
Seeing the younger generation in the guild being so brave, Preshito and Mavis beside him were very pleased: "It seems that the rules mentioned earlier are a bit redundant... "
But it doesn’t matter, as long as it can arouse your desire to win!
The two of them didn't say this out loud, but everyone present could feel their anticipation, they looked like they were waiting for a good show!
The chosen battlefield is the central location of the Darus Mountains. There are three big mountains in front, behind, left and right, two small hills, a river, and the rest of the area is dense forest. As for whether there are groups of monsters, no one knows.
"You even built a stone wall around it...Won't people complain if you change the terrain like this?"
Auguste was in charge of enclosing this area. He easily solved the problem with a rock magic. The thick and tall stone walls on all four sides separated a square battlefield, the area of which was larger than that of Magnolia.
The sixteen candidates and supporters were evenly distributed to the four stone walls, each several kilometers apart. When the green flare exploded in the air, everyone set off at the same time and headed straight for the examination room.
As for the rest of those who did not participate in the assessment, they observed the battle situation from a high peak in the examination room.
According to the draw, the hostility and positions of the four teams are as follows:
Natsu (East), Kira (South) VS Gajeel (North), Disper (West)
Wendy (North), Timaria (South) VS Gray (West), Urrutia (East)
Lucy (South), Brandish (North) VS Juvia (East), Gildarts (West)
Alba Green (South), Erza (East) VS Ferid (West), Jellal (North)
Everyone only knew their opponents, but did not know where their teammates would enter the examination room. Therefore, except for those with poor direction or those who had prepared in advance, everyone basically ran to the center of the examination room at the beginning of the test.
"Let's begin! So... who will be the first to be eliminated?"
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The winter sun is warmer than at other times, and the golden rays pour down freely, illuminating this mountain range far away from human habitation.
Kira strolled through the dense forest, enjoying a moment of leisure.
The fragrance of nature is so beautiful, even more refreshing than the fragrance of a girl. After taking a few deep breaths, Kira felt relieved in his chest and his life was full of happiness and beauty.
When the time was almost up, he randomly chose a direction to move forward.
During this assessment, all contestants are not allowed to leave the examination room. This rule was specifically mentioned by Preshito before departure, and the specific scope of the examination room was stipulated. In addition to the four stone walls, there is another wall in the sky that divides this area.
Simply put, you cannot fly above a certain altitude.
This is mainly because several people in this test have the ability to fly. If they fly too high, their reconnaissance field of view will be wide, and at the same time, their detailed observation ability will decrease, which will lose the meaning of "finding people" in the test question.
If yesterday's first level tested the candidates' judgment, then today's level will test their tracking skills and lurking abilities.
The purpose of this assessment is to find your target in such a vast forest, hide your position, use the original terrain and the changes between yourself and other players to continuously engage in offensive and defensive battles.
The most important step is to lock onto the target's location. However, for several of them, this step is not difficult.
"Every time it comes to this, I have to admire the Dragon Slayer's nose!"
Kira muttered to himself as he walked forward, "This exam room isn't big. Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy should have already found their teammates and are starting to reunite. So I should hurry up, right?"
"Magic Perception!!"
Buzz——!!
As the abundant magic power flowed, Kira extended his perception ability. The perception range was centered on his position and spread outward at an astonishing speed. The changes of every blade of grass and every tree entered his mind. In less than half a minute, the entire examination room and a large area outside the examination room were covered - although this area was not important.
"Let me see... familiar properties and magic power. The magic power of all contestants is very scattered! Those who have nothing to do are gathered together... on the mountain in front?"
Kira looked up at the mountain ahead.
This mountain is located in the center of the examination center. It is the highest of the five mountains in the examination center and is also their gathering point today. At the end of the sunset competition, everyone will gather there, and before that, all examinees are not allowed to climb the mountain.
"From the position of magic power, the ones closest to me are Dimalia, Felide, Gildarts, and Lucy... Natsu's position... is one of the ones farthest from me."
Kira entered at the far left on the south side, and Natsu was at the top of the east side, with the two of them almost in a diagonal position.
"No, no... Natsu can be alone for now. I should look for Gajeel first! Gajeel is..."
Kira shook his head and began to search for Gajeel's magic power within his perception range. Then...
"In the exact opposite corner?!"
"Isn't this a coincidence?"
Gajeel is at the far right in the north, closest to Natsu, while Disper is at the top in the west, opposite Natsu.
Logically speaking, Disper is closer to Natsu and Gajeel than Killer, so if he rushes over, he should be faster than Killer, but... he doesn't have a mini map!
"Hahaha!!"
Kira was immediately delighted and laughed loudly: "Natsu and Gajeel's dog noses can smell, but I have magical perception. Disper, you can't find anyone, right?!"
"Humph! You just show off every day. It's just that you can wield a few swords. Who hasn't practiced? What's so great about that?"
"This time I will make you admit defeat sincerely!"
