Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

"The fire dragon—"

"Iron Fist!"

'boom'

The punch landed squarely on Gildarts' face, sending him flying.

The magic of the surge has vanished.

Natsu and Lucy lay on the ground for a long time before they were able to lift their heads and look at Gildarts.

Gildarts sat against the wall, scratching his head, and said, "In this situation, you still dare to throw a punch at me."

"Never give up when facing an enemy you know you can't win."

"Ah-"

Gildarts looked up at the cave ceiling and sighed, "I really am getting old. Even though it was a weak and powerless punch, it left me feeling completely lost."

“Natsu,” Gildarts said meaningfully, “you should cherish Lucy.”

“This examiner solemnly announces—” Gildarts became serious again: “Natsu, Lucy, you have won.”

"call--"

Gray let out a sigh of relief: "It's over."

"Did Natsu and Lucy lose?" Juvia asked sadly.

“We’ve run into Gildarts, there’s nothing we can do about it,” Gray said.

"I wonder who we'll run into," Juvia said with some concern.

But she glanced at Gray's determined gaze and immediately said, "No matter who it is, Juvia will fight tooth and nail to help Lord Gray win!"

“I have a feeling,” Gray said, looking at the corner ahead. “We’ll run into our opponents around there.”

He quickened his pace, looked over, and immediately gave a wry smile: "Well, it seems my luck isn't much better than Natsu's."

"Lord Gray?" Juvia caught up and looked ahead. "Ah, it's Mr. Laxus!"

There is a fighting arena ahead.

It's clearly man-made, or perhaps it was only recently built.

It wasn't built with earth; rather, lightning shaved down nearly a meter of the ground around the arena, leaving it scorched black.

In the center of the arena, Laxus sat cross-legged with his back to the newcomer.

Hear sounds.

He stood up, turned around, and said, "Grey, knock me off the ring, and you'll pass."

“Juvia,” Gray called out.

“Lord Grey,” Juvia replied solemnly.

"on!"

Without saying a word, Gray threw off his clothes and rushed onto the stage.

"The current cuts through!"

Several water blades rushed towards Laxus.

Laxus didn't care. With a casual wave of his hand, lightning shattered the water blades, but one of them remained unbroken.

It's an ice blade!

'poof'

Laxus was unable to dodge in time and was cut on the outside of his arm by the ice blade.

"Don't let your guard down, Laxus." Gray charged forward.

"Ice Blade - Seven-Strike Combo!"

Laxus immediately stepped back, but landed in a ball of water.

‘Kaka’

The water sphere froze in the next instant.

"Ice and Water," Laxus said, "You guys really work together well."

Seeing that Gray had already rushed in front of him, Laxus raised his arm, and dragon scales appeared on his arm.

'bang bang bang'

Gray spun around, and the ice blade shattered against Laxus's arm.

Laxus stomped on the ice puck that was blocking his feet, and lightning crackled on his fist.

"Thunder Dragon's Crushing Fist!"

"Lord Grey!" Juvia quickly waved her water whip and pulled Grey back.

'boom'

However, although Laxus's punch missed, the magic condensed into a pillar and continued to smash towards the two of them.

'Crash'

Juvia erected a massive, thick wall of water, which Gray immediately froze into ice.

'boom'

The lightning bolt shattered the ice wall, but it also hindered the lightning bolt itself, allowing Gray and Juvia to easily dodge it.

“Jubia, Option Two,” Gray shouted.

"Yes."

"Water flows like a whip!"

Dozens of water whips were wielded by Juvia, writhing like countless long snakes, their power terrifying.

‘Boom boom boom’

Laxus dodged, occasionally shattering the whip, but it immediately grew back without any damage.

"Ice Style: Lancer!"

Gray also unleashed a barrage of ice spears.

Two area-of-effect attacks, when combined, produce an effect of [1+1>2].

When Gray's ice touched Juvia's water whip, it transformed into an ice spear. Juvia, unable to control the ice spear, forced it to fire due to inertia.

For an instant.

Dozens of water whips, dozens of Gray's ice spears, and dozens of transformed ice spears.

The entire area was covered by saturation attacks.

'Swish, swish, swish'

Laxus's dodging speed is getting faster and faster, making him almost invisible.

All that could be seen amidst the torrential rain of attacks was a bolt of lightning zigzagging back and forth.

"Wow, that's intense! The fight over there is fierce," Cana said. "Gray and Juvia have run into Laxus."

Kana smiled and said, "This way, our chances of passing are even higher."

"careful!"

Suddenly, the dove pulled Kana back.

'boom'

The magic bombarded the spot where Kana had been standing.

"Bygusro, you bastard, you actually ambushed me!" Kana glared angrily at the newcomer.

“Who told you to be so distracted, like you were taking a walk?” Biguslo replied.

"Kana, Ikaruga, I will show no mercy," Fried said with a gloomy expression. "I will stand by Laxus's side."

“I won’t lose either, Fried.” Kana’s expression turned serious. “Ikaruga, let’s go.”

"Alright." The turtledove gripped the hilt of the knife.

'boom'

A fierce battle broke out.

The passageway next to it.

"That was a really good fight," Elfman said.

“We’ve ruled out Natsu, Gildarts, Gray, Laxus, Cana, and Freed,” Abram said, sensing the magical fluctuations.

“The rest are Erza, Gajeel, and Meester.” Elfman nodded.

“It would be best to run into Wendy and the others,” Abba Greene said.

"I'm so sorry to disappoint you." At that moment, a female voice came from around the corner.

"Oh, the worst-case scenario." Abba Greene slapped her forehead.

"Elsa," Elfman said solemnly.

Erza emerged from around the corner, her armor transforming into the Heavenly Wheel Armor.

“I will not show any mercy, Elfman. If neither of you can defeat me but still become S-class, it will be a burden, just as Yefried said.”

In the world of mages, having a mismatch between strength and reputation is tantamount to suicide.

“Hoo—” Elfman took a deep breath and said, “Of course I understand that.”

"Beast King!"

Elfman enters battle mode.

"Erza, I lost to you last time, but this time, with the two of us together, we might not lose again," Abba Greene said, trying to cheer herself up.

"Without further ado!"