Chapter 614 The Final Winner
The four people involved were right next to them, and when they heard that these people were either teasing them or preparing to tease them, they couldn't control their originally serious expressions.
Lucy and Gray, who had a bit of intelligence and EQ, heard the hints from the others, but one of them didn't dare to kiss in public, and the other didn't dare to be kissed in public, and their cheeks turned red with shame.
Juvia's behavior was completely different from theirs. The big brothers and sisters in the guild had built a ladder for her, a love-struck girl, so how could she not climb up the ladder?
"Juvia is the one who should give Gray-sama a kiss of blessing! No one can snatch it from Juvia!!"
"Come on, Gray-sama! For your victory, let Juvia give you the 'Kiss of Victory'!!!"
If it was Pizza Hut, Gray would accept it just for the sake of filling his stomach, but the 'kiss of victory'...forget it!
A real man should protect himself!
"No!"
In comparison, Natsu seemed much more innocent: "Ohhh that sounds amazing!! I say, Lucy! Give me the 'Kiss of Victory'!!"
"Nani?! No!!"
Lucy's face turned red instantly, and she hurriedly turned her head away from everyone else. Her intuition told her that the guys behind her must be looking at her meaningfully.
"Huh? Why?" Natsu sounded extremely disappointed.
"No reason!! I just don't want it!!"
"What? You're so stingy..."
Is this a question of being stingy or not? !
Before Lucy could speak, she heard a laugh from behind her, as well as a conversation that was pretending to be suppressed but was actually louder than anyone else's.
"Ah~ Lucy is shy! Really, even though I've done this and that with Natsu..."
Eh?! Don't talk nonsense! !
"What?! Is this true?! Natsu, I didn't expect you to be so fast..."
The naive Natsu didn't understand what they meant, and said frankly: "What are you talking about? My movements have always been fast! Especially in battle..."
Then the laughter behind me got louder.
Natsu, you idiot! Do you even know what you are talking about?!
Lucy blushed but didn't dare turn around to explain. She was afraid that if she said one more word, she would be laughed at by these indecent bastards again.
Girls' minds are so sensitive.
In the end, the two people who did not get the lucky kiss could only start the final test without the buff.
"The last round of this S-level assessment has officially begun!"
Following Makarov's order, Natsu and Gray jumped up at the same time and rushed towards each other.
The two grew up together, fought each other countless times, and fought side by side countless times. They know each other inside out. Not to mention the tacit understanding that can be achieved through eye contact, even without looking, listening, or speaking, they can sometimes achieve telepathic communication.
This stems from the long-term collision of souls and physical exchanges between the two people. The former is an extension of will, and the latter is an extension of will.
So at this point, in this battle, they quickly predicted each other's first move.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!!"
"Ice Shield!"
clang!!
The thick and solid shield blocked the scorching fist, and a hissing sound of smoke and steam came out at the junction.
"Not broken?!" Natsu was secretly surprised.
There is no doubt that the ice created by Gray at this moment is lower in temperature, harder in texture, and more stable in structure than his usual magic.
"Ice-made Great Hammer Soldier!!"
Granted, Natsu's attack speed was just as fast as he said, but Gray was noticeably faster when using Ice Form!
Normally, the time it takes for Natsu to use one move is enough for Gray to use two moves, but now...
"Ice Lancer!!"
"Ice-made Ice Demon Sword!!"
With four consecutive moves, the attack methods, angles and strengths were different. Gray kept moving, intending to gain the advantage from the beginning, but how could Natsu let Gray get his wish?
"If one punch doesn't work, then use two punches!!"
boom!!!
Fire wizards have never been a group of people who can calm down and think of solutions, and Natsu is even more so. Under his urging, the magic power quickly surged and turned into flames that spread throughout his body.
"Fire Dragon's Collapse Fist!!"
With a loud shout, Natsu's fist slammed heavily on the ice shield again. This time, the shield finally couldn't withstand the strong force and was directly shattered. The scattered ice crystals flew in all directions, but the ice crystals flying towards Natsu melted and evaporated in an instant, turning into white mist.
The exploding flames not only broke the ice shield, but also formed a high-temperature area several feet around Natsu. No matter whether it was the ice hammer falling from the sky or the ice spear piercing towards him, they could not escape the same fate as the ice shield and were buried together in the sea of fire.
The only thing that was not melted by the flames was the greatsword that Gray was holding tightly in his hand.
whoosh!
The heavy sword broke out of the white steam and chopped down hard at Natsu's head.
“Drink ahhhhh!!!”
Natsu's beast-like instinct caught the trajectory of the heavy sword. He did not retreat or dodge. He jumped lightly with his legs and hammered the edge of the ice sword with a fierce and accurate flaming hook, which instantly melted a gap in the ice sword.
Then Natsu shouted loudly, and at the same time, he turned his body, using his waist and abdomen to drive his left leg to kick towards Gray's head.
“Take that!!!”
At the critical moment, two thick ice pillars rose from the ground, one on Gray's right side, blocking Natsu's kick for him, and the other under Natsu, hitting his abdomen.
"it's useless!!"
"Ice-made War God Spear!!"
"Eh... Gray actually attacked Natsu's spot?! That's too much~"
At this moment, Natsu raised one leg high, causing the icicle that was rising straight up to look like it was attacking his crotch.
"That should just be a coincidence..."
Although everyone knew clearly what was going on, due to the presence of a certain person here, it was very likely that Gray's reputation would be damaged after he returned this time.
If he wins, he will become a 'dirty wizard who won with despicable tricks'; if he loses, he will become a 'dirty failed wizard who used despicable tricks and still lost'.
Thinking of this, the magicians couldn't help but cast sympathetic glances at Gray on the field.
In the midst of a fierce battle, Gray suddenly felt a strong sense of unease.
"Why is there such a sense of crisis?! Is it because of Natsu?"
Looking at the aggressive Natsu in front of him, Gray was full of doubts, but the situation at the moment did not allow him to think too much. The fist wrapped in flames was the most important problem at the moment.
"Fire Mode: Fire Dragon King's Collapse Fist!!"
Gray was not willing to be outdone and also pushed his magic power to the extreme.
"Evil-killing Mode: Ice Demon Front Wrist Guard!!"
The accumulated results of many years of practice were displayed at this moment in the form of endless flames and cold air, all delivered in one punch.
On the left is a wrist armor made of ice, which wraps from the elbow to the fingertips. It has a thick texture and a unique shape. The scale-like decoration and delicate texture reduce resistance while increasing the power of the fist when it is swung. It looks majestic and looks just like the legendary devil's wrist armor.
The one on the right is a simple and rough bare fist, with only a layer of dazzling golden flame wrapped around it. Even if you just look at it, you can feel its incomparable temperature and destructive power.
The two fists collided, ice and fire froze in the air for a moment, and then vibrated at the same time.
boom!!!
The flames were frozen by the cold air, the ice was vaporized by the high temperature, and the magic power that erupted turned into explosive energy that collided with each other, blowing up a huge red and white mushroom cloud. The storm rushed in all directions, and the tongues of fire, ice, dust, and ashes were all swept up into the sky. After several ups and downs, they were scattered throughout the entire Darus Mountains.
"Roar of the Fire Dragon!!"
"Ice Devil's Excitement!!"
As they shouted loudly, a violent wind howled and two completely opposite energies, fire and ice, spurted out from their mouths, leaving two thick scars, one black and one white, on the ground as they moved forward.
Another seemingly evenly matched magical confrontation!
Under the reflection of the ice, the light of the flame made the faces of the magicians red.
"Ouch! Gray's current position doesn't look good..."
Several people were stunned and asked, "Standing position? Why is it bad?"
Kira replied as a matter of course, "Since ancient times, the left side has lost in a duel! Generally speaking, when two sides use this type of magic to fight, the one standing on the right will win, so the probability of Natsu winning is very high."
Happy asked curiously, "But how do we determine which is left and which is right in this situation?"
“Look at our perspective!”
Everyone: “…”
This judgment method is too arbitrary! Is there really such a saying as "lose on the left side of the wave"?
"Then Juvia immediately go to the other side and watch the battle!!"
"You've fooled the little girl!"
"It's not me! Don't talk nonsense!! Girls in love all have this kind of IQ!!!"
The trend of the wave began to weaken, Natsu and Gray's instantaneous outburst was about to come to an end, and the power of fire and ice was much lower than at the beginning.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the balance of victory began to tilt towards Natsu. The ice and fire, which were originally almost the same length, ended with the retreat of ice. The heart-freezing ice was swallowed by the flames at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"It looks like Gray is going to lose!"
“Wuwuwu… Gray-sama!! It must be because Juvia didn’t give him the ‘Kiss of Victory’!!”
Everyone was speechless and sweaty: No... it shouldn't be...
Seeing that he was at a disadvantage in the duel, Gray was horrified: "When did this guy Natsu... become so strong?! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
However, the hot wind blowing in his face made Greg sweat profusely, as if telling him mercilessly that "this is all possible"!
No! This can't go on! I've been fighting Natsu for years, how can I fall here?!
Gray began to think about which move he should use next, but as a wizard of Fairy Tail, his hands were always faster than his brain. He held one hand in front of him, concentrated his mind, and when he opened his eyes again, his magic power immediately turned into endless ice, instantly covering half of the Darus Mountains.
"Silver World!!!"
In the blink of an eye, the sky was filled with wind and snow.
The grass, trees, mountains, rocks and rivers within a radius of hundreds of meters turned into cold, hard lumps by this move.
“Amazing!!”
"So, Gray should win, right?"
"No... He's still far from it..."
After hearing the sound, everyone recovered from their shock at the iceberg and looked to the other side.
Between Gray and Natsu, a line made of ice and fire simply and clearly separated the positions of the two parties and the mountains behind them into two worlds - the left side was covered with frost, and the right side was full of flames. Behind Natsu, there was not a trace of cold air, only a dazzling golden red.
Compared to Gray's ice all over the mountains, the area of fire created by Natsu is much smaller, but the temperature is very high. This is the result of concentrating magic power and maximizing the temperature of the flame.
"Gray's 'Silver World' had a great impact, but the magic power was dispersed. Natsu did the exact opposite. He gathered his power together and avoided unnecessary consumption. This originally evenly matched battle will now be his advantage."
"Eh... Natsu has this kind of IQ?"
Half an hour later...
"The Brilliant Flame of the Fire Dragon King!!"
"Ice Demon Zero's Sword!!"
"Didn't they say Natsu had the advantage? Why can't you see that?"
An hour later...
"Fire Dragon King's Explosion!!"
"Ice Demon Zero's Breaking Fist!!"
"It's not over yet? Where is the advantage you promised me?!"
Three hours later...
“Red Lotus Blade!!!”
"Huh?! Is it finally over? I slept so soundly..."
With a loud shout and the sound of an explosion, Natsu used his most powerful move, the Dragon Slayer, to end his battle with Gray.
After a three-hour battle, both of them were finally completely exhausted of their physical strength and magic power, and they fell backwards in a mess. The difference was that Gray was unconscious, but Natsu was still awake.
A slight advantage determined the final winner of this assessment.
