Chapter 599: End of the Second Stage
Gajeel lost, and the loss was without any suspense.
In a state of exhaustion, he had no power to resist against Natsu who was almost in full condition, and fell at the opponent's feet in less than ten minutes.
Natsu gave Kira a pretty good answer.
"Well done, Natsu!" Kira landed beside Natsu, chuckled and patted his shoulder.
From the very beginning, he had planned this development.
Kira knew that Disper was as strong as himself, and Natsu and Gajeel were also about the same. If they went head-to-head, the two sides would not be able to determine the winner before sunset. Therefore, their chance of winning lay in the characteristic of 'Dragon Slayers recovering magic power by consuming attributes' and the tacit understanding between the team!
Needless to say, the former, Despere has no magic power and cannot restore Gajeel's mana; as for the latter, his relationship with Gajeel is not as familiar as his relationship with Natsu.
So he chose to let Natsu and Gajeel fight a war of attrition, then divert Disper's attention and hold him back, and finally let Natsu eat the fire, recover his strength and defeat Gajeel.
Of course, this is just a strategy, and tactics are only thought of temporarily.
At the moment when the mountain collapsed due to the aftermath of his and Dispe's attack, he thought of the method of Skyfire Meteor.
Things developed just as Kira expected. He deliberately made the mountain look like a giant dragon. Under the lure of the romantic allusion of "slaying the dragon", Disper's attention was instantly drawn to the giant dragon above his head. He subconsciously ignored the flames above and Gajeel below. In order to ensure his safety, Gajeel was bound to squeeze out his last bit of magic power to resist the Skyfire Meteor.
As for whether the meteor shower will have any impact on Natsu?
Come on, it's candy rain to him !
…
At night, everyone gathered on the top of the mountain for another bonfire party.
Tonight's meal was much richer than yesterday's. Yesterday there was only the meat of eleven monsters, some of which the girls were afraid to eat. But today, affected by the battle between Kira and Disper, many monsters were trampled or accidentally injured while fleeing, and eventually died of serious injuries, becoming food for everyone.
"You two guys, do you know how much negative impact you caused by what you did just now?! This isn't a test for you, can't you restrain yourself a little when fighting?!"
Next to the campfire, Makarov was so angry that his beard was about to blow up. His head became three or four times as big as his body, and he was roaring madly at Kira and Dispel.
"If Brandish hadn't made the meteor smaller, there's no telling how long this mountain range would have burned! The Council and the Fiore Royal Family would not let our guild off easily by then..."
"Who do you think is handling complaints and penalties from the Council every day? Can't you understand the feelings of a 90-year-old man like me?!"
After a round of scolding, Makarov finally felt better. However, when he looked up, he saw that the two men in front of him were only concerned with eating and drinking, and completely ignored his words. He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick: "You two, reflect on your mistakes tonight!!"
“Okay, okay…”
"Next time for sure!"
Kira and Disper's attitude was extremely perfunctory.
“…”
Forget it ! If I continue to curse, I will only hurt myself. It's not worth it.
At this moment, Makarov felt that Brandish was the most perfect woman present. Even the serious Erza, the sweet and gentle Mira, the younger sister Lisanna, the loli Wendy, the wild Dimaria, the sexy Urrutia... were not as good as one toe of Brandish!
She is well-behaved and sensible, pretty and sexy, with big breasts and fair skin, and most importantly, she wears very few clothes, it's simply... slurp!
I can’t think about it anymore! If I continue to think about it, I will lose face!
After three rounds of drinks, Preshito stood up and announced the results of this assessment.
There were eight people participating in the second level. Ferid, Albagreen, and Wendy were eliminated by Erza, Jellal, and Ultear respectively, and Gajeel was eliminated by Natsu, so only half of them successfully entered the third level, namely Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Juvia.
Among the four defeated people, Wendy is undoubtedly the strongest.
"I lost this year too. I thought I could hold on a little longer..."
Urrutia was beside her, patting her head and comforting her, "Don't be discouraged, Wendy! It's amazing that you can achieve this at your age. Maybe next year I won't be your opponent!"
"That's right Wendy, give yourself more confidence!"
"Yes! Thank you! Urutia-san, Xia Lulu! I will continue to become stronger!"
Some people are comforted when they lose, while naturally some people are scolded when they advance.
Unlike Wendy, Lucy was despised and mocked by Brandish: "You managed to get through the second level by hiding? How shameful!"
Lucy felt a little ashamed, but she still said stubbornly, "This is within the rules of the assessment!"
Her opponent, Juvia, who was supposed to go find Lucy, was also criticized by others: "She didn't go find Lucy, but instead followed Gray around to join in the fun. This behavior is simply a disregard for the assessment rules..."
"But that's Gray-sama!"
Beside the rock, Gajeel was wrapped in bandages, looking angry and sad: "I lost to the fire dragon again... Damn it!!"
"If it weren't for that last meteor, I would never have lost!"
Levi and Lili were by his side, comforting him, giving this failed man a rare glimmer of solace: "Don't be depressed, Gajeel! Just try again next year..."
"Next year? Hahaha...you are too naive!" Natsu jumped out from behind the rock and laughed, "I can become an S-class wizard this year! Next year you will compete with others..."
"Don't be so proud, Fire Dragon! You were able to win because of Kira. Fight me again if you're brave enough!!"
"Why should I agree to you? I've already won!" Natsu smirked smugly, "Besides, Kira's help is within the rules!"
"Anyway, I'm definitely going to be S-rank this year!"
"Huh?! I should be the S-rank this year!!"
Gray, shirtless, came up to Natsu and seemed very unconvinced by what he said, so he said confidently and proudly, "Natsu, Gajeel is right, you were able to beat him because Kira helped you, but you and I are different!"
"I was able to pass this level thanks to my own strength! I am the strongest one among the remaining four, so I must be the final winner!!"
Natsu glared back with his eyes tilted up, "On your own? That's not right! I heard that you relied on Urrutia and Killer to seal Timaria's time magic, so you were able to fight against the opponent. If it weren't for them, you would have been killed in an instant!"
"Nonsense!" Gray's expression froze, and he subconsciously began to refute, "If you doubt my strength, you can decide the winner now!"
“I couldn’t ask for more!!”
"Add me one!!"
"And me!! After all, it's too much of a joke to eliminate people based on the size of the monsters they hunt! Men should win with their fists!!"
"I don't accept it either! The reason we lost today is because of Jellal's attitude and laziness. I protest!"
"Those who have been eliminated should stop talking!!" ×2
More and more people joined the quarrel and protested in various ways. No one was willing to give in. In the end, no one knew who shouted "If you don't agree, let's fight", and the scene suddenly fell into chaos.
"Gray-sama~Juvia will help you become an S-class wizard!!"
Juvia suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and suddenly wrapped her arms around Gray from behind, hugging him, twisting her body against his naked upper body, "In the next test, join forces with Juvia to fight the enemy!"
"Hmph! What are you doing?! Let go! And, I don't need your help!"
"Aaaaah!! Gray-sama looks so handsome when he's confident!!"
Natsu was not convinced when he saw this scene, and he pulled Lucy, who was watching the show nearby, over and said, "If you team up with Juvia, then I will team up with Lucy! We will not lose to you!"
Lucy was still holding a glass of beer in her hand, with a look of confusion in her big eyes: "Hey, hey, hey... why are you suddenly dragging me into this?!"
"Ah?! Is there going to be a double couple show tomorrow?" Mira came over and started trying to pair up some couples to watch the fun.
“No… No! Mira, don’t talk nonsense!! We are not…”
Lucy hurriedly explained, but facing her CP leader, no matter what she said, the result was pale and powerless, and Juvia was there to add fuel to the fire.
"That's right! Juvia and Gray-sama are a couple! Lucy, you philandering woman, you'd better go and play with Natsu as soon as possible, and don't even think about snatching Gray-sama's favor from Juvia!"
"Who wants that kind of thing?! Besides, I'm not a playboy!"
“Hehehe… Do you want Juvia to underestimate you and take advantage of the opportunity to steal your love? Juvia won’t give you this chance!!”
“…”
There's no hope! This woman is really hopeless!
"Gray-sama~you and Juvia should team up for tomorrow's test!"
"Are you an idiot?! This matter depends on the content of the president's assessment!"
Juvia immediately thrust her face into Makarov's and ordered fiercely, "Hey! Let me team up with Gray-sama tomorrow, do you hear me?!"
Makarov: "..."
