Chapter 653: Unexpected Contestant
The empty arena was bustling with all the magicians who had signed up for the competition. Influenced by the atmosphere, they did not dare to relax at all and looked at their opponents around them vigilantly.
"All contestants are here, so let's announce the rules of the competition."
The announcer performed his duties conscientiously, and the voice of the broadcast echoed throughout the entire stadium: "This is a competition to 'fight for the qualification to continue the game', and the corresponding 'ticket to advance' is a crystal ball thrown by an instrument in the air!"
Everyone looked up and saw three metal machines floating in the air above the venue, moving slowly and randomly back and forth, with a countdown constantly jumping on them.
"There's a countdown on it..."
"Did the crystal ball just fall from above?"
"It's so high, won't it break?"
The announcer continued to explain the rules: "Contestants cannot attack the instrument! When the countdown on the instrument ends, a random number of crystal balls will be dropped. At the end of the competition time, the contestant who gets the magic crystal will be qualified to advance, and the contestant who doesn't will be eliminated!"
"As you can see, there are three devices in total, which means there are only three launches, each with a 20-minute interval, and the competition lasts for one hour!"
The rules were declared over at this point, and both the players on the field and the audience off the field began a heated discussion.
"The number of items dropped each time is random, which means '0' is also possible, right?"
"They didn't separate but gathered together for a big fight? This is more troublesome than I thought!"
"Using the countdown to delay time, you want us to eliminate as many other players as possible before that, right?"
"If you want to advance, you can't waste too much time at the beginning. It is also important to measure your own strength..."
Xiang from the blue Pegasus controlled his ancient book, pressing the virtual keyboard with his hands, with a confident smile on his face that was popular with countless girls: "In this regard, my ancient book can calculate the most effective way to snatch!"
Just when he was feeling proud of himself, an extremely arrogant voice interrupted his actions.
“Wakakakaka!!!”
"What are you talking about?! The rules just said that the person who gets the crystal ball at the end of the game advances, but there is no limit on the number of people who can advance, right? This means that it is also possible for only one team to advance, right?"
There is no doubt that the man who plans to fight sixty-five people alone is the star wizard in the magic world - 'Fire Dragon' Natsu!
Surrounded by more than sixty wizards, Natsu did not show the slightest bit of timidity or fear of his opponents as a normal person would have. Instead, he was full of fighting spirit, and his hands even burned uncontrollably due to excitement. The dancing flames declared the passion of this cherry-haired boy.
"So... as long as I defeat all of you, or smash the crystal balls in the hands of others, won't the rest of the competition be much easier?!"
Hearing Natsu's declaration of war, everyone on and off the field focused their eyes on him, with shock mixed with curiosity and amusement.
"Is this guy an idiot?! Isn't this just putting himself at odds with everyone?!"
"In this kind of competition system, it's common sense to team up with familiar wizards to eliminate powerful opponents, right?! What on earth is that guy thinking?!!"
"Eliminate everyone except yourself? That sounds interesting!"
"I recognize him, this guy is the wizard of 'Fairy Tail', 'Fire Dragon' Natsu!!"
"A dragon slayer? Judging from his magical power he is no ordinary wizard!"
"Hahaha... the people of 'Fairy Tail' are still so unique!"
Meanwhile, at the Fairy Tail camp in the audience, the wizards all had wonderful expressions, some were cursing, some were dumbfounded, some were sweating, and some were laughing wildly.
"I knew it would be like this..."
"Ohhhh!! Natsu-san really knows how to play the 'snatch' game!!"
“Hey, hey… that guy has corrupted the children! President, are you really not going to do anything about it?”
"Who cares? This is the special feature of Fairy Tail!!"
"They also said that 'Fairy Tail' is a legitimate guild. Really... Fortunately, I never believed it."
"Hahaha...it's exactly Natsu's style!"
"A man should face challenges head-on!!"
"If it were me, I would do the same!"
Magic is very powerful, which is not only reflected in the fight between magicians and ordinary people, but also in the fight between magicians and magicians. Ordinary people can fight ten at most, but powerful magicians can really fight a hundred, even a thousand, and be invincible.
So can Natsu fight 65 alone? If he was facing a group of ugly and weak wizards, then he could do it, but this situation is obviously not the case!
"I should have let Kira go earlier! One against sixty-five is nothing to him!!"
"But it shouldn't be that difficult for Natsu, right?"
"Hmm... maybe not..."
"Look there!"
Following Kira's gaze, several people quickly locked their eyes on the man on the field. He had short brown-red hair, dark skin, pointed ears, a wicked smile similar to Gajeel's on his face, and was wearing a thin white long-sleeved shirt.
The in-laws of Fairy Tail—
"Eric?!"
Everyone immediately exclaimed, "Why is he there?!"
Why are you there? You must be participating in the competition!
But the magic guild Eric belongs to is... Witch's Sin? This magic guild that has been incorporated by the royal family also came to participate in the "Great Magic Fighting Performance"?
"If it was Eric, he should be able to grab the ball, right?"
Due to the close relationship between the other party and Jinana, several people knew that Eric could use sound magic, which gave him a great advantage in battle, not to mention this kind of "plundering" competition.
If Witch's Sin also joins the 'Great Magic Tournament', wouldn't Jellal, the guild leader, be unable to participate? Then the strongest person among them should be...Ultear, right?
Below these two should be Dark Night and Eric.
"But in this chaotic situation, is it true that he won't mishear anything?"
After Kira complained quietly, he suddenly found that Makarov beside him was not in a good state, and he immediately became curious: "President, what's wrong with you?"
“That guy is…”
At this time, Makarov had a serious and solemn look on his face, staring at a figure on the field. Although it was a hot summer day, his hands and feet were cold, and cold sweat was pouring out of his head.
Kira made an immediate judgment: The president must be suffering from kidney deficiency!
But kidney deficiency sometimes occurs after overwork.
Makarov has been busy with the competition these days and has no time to take a nap or flirt with young ladies, so this phenomenon may be caused by fatigue.
So Kira followed Makarov's gaze to the field, and instantly understood his kidney deficiency... Oh no, that was the reason for the cold sweat: in the crowd, stood upright an arrogant black man - 'Desert King' Agil!
The moment he saw the other party, Kira couldn't help but blurt out in confusion: "The 'Desert King' of the Twelve Shields?! Why is he here?!"
Since the 'Desert King' is here, what about the other twelve shields? Are they also present?
Suddenly, Kira turned around and looked at Mavis behind him.
Just now, Mavis said that after Zeref arrived at Crocus, he sensed a familiar magical power, and he thought it was an Eclipse or something, but it turned out to be someone from the Twelve Shields!!
Since Ajir is here, it is not difficult to guess who his teammates are. It must be the other twelve shields!
Among the Western Continent, the only ones who were not harmed by Kira's plan were Inbel, Laquette, Neinhart, and Jacob. Kira knew their strength. Each of them was at the top of the Holy Ten. They would be able to defeat any other group of people here. In the entire Fiore Kingdom, it was estimated that only Fairy Tail could compete with them.
Imagine that at the "Great Magic Fighting Competition" held by the Kingdom of Fiore, the magicians of the Albares Empire defeated all the other magicians. If this news spread...
Good man...this is going to ruin the place!!
At this moment, Kira suddenly regretted not letting Gildarts participate.
But he was also glad that he had transferred all the strong men among the Twelve Shields. Otherwise, if Auguste, Irene, Val, Timaria, Serena, Brandish and other cheaters came on the field, the other teams would have no chance of fighting!
While thinking, Kira's eyes caught another familiar figure, with long red hair, brown skin, pink lipstick, and white armor.
She is the person with the highest magic power in the arena, except for Natsu, Urrutia and Agil, and the nature of her magic is also very special. It is a kind of magic that Kira is very familiar with - Dragon Slaying Magic!
"The second generation dragon slayer?"
Kira recognized the other person's identity at a glance, and then his thoughts instantly fell into memories. After a moment, his brows relaxed, "I remember now, it's Silver's companion!"
I remember that this elder sister was the Star Dragon Slayer, and she had a battle with Jellal!
Is she here alone, or are the people from the Dragon Slayer Research Institute here too? If it's the latter, then where is Silver? Isn't he researching intelligent robots in the Western Continent? Did he come back with Val?
No, no...the Silver who went to the Western Continent at that time was just a mechanical clone, not the real person!
Just as Kira was immersed in his own fantasies, the competition began!
