A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Erza opened only her right eye and explained, "My right eye is a prosthetic eye, so magic and illusions that target the eyes and mind are only half as effective, which is why I noticed the clues so quickly."

Before she could finish speaking, a rustling sound rang in her ears. It was Mystogan who knew that illusion magic would be seen through sooner or later, so he used a new move the moment Erza was caught in the trap.

Five different types of magic wands surrounded Erza in the middle, and at the tips of the wands, different colors of magic interacted and crackled.

"Fivefold Magic Array, Kagura!"

Ding ding ding—

Five magic circles—white, yellow, blue, purple, and black—appeared one after another above Erza's head, followed by a bright laser beam that shot down towards her!

The dazzling magic circle drew gasps of amazement from the audience in the stands, igniting their enthusiasm.

This magic looks flashy and has a nice name, but it actually only has two effects: one is to restrict the enemy's movement, and the other is to put the enemy to sleep.

Erza was unaware that this magic lacked powerful offensive capabilities, but her expression remained calm as she composedly donned the Heavenly Wheel Armor. Her magical power erupted, breaking free from the sealed pillar of light, and she instantly overcame the predicament: "Heavenly Wheel - Sword of Cycles!"

Gray and Elfman had already left the battlefield, so Erza had no more scruples. Countless sword blades rained down like a storm, but Mystogan remained calm and composed, pointing his fingers and casting a spell: "Triple Magic Circle, Mirror Water!"

Three bright magic circles unfolded in front of him, deflecting the oncoming rain of swords. Two streams of swords collided in mid-air, clanging and clashing. The blades clashed repeatedly in the air before losing control and falling to the ground in large numbers.

Facing the rebounding rain of swords, Erza remained calm. Hundreds of swords surrounded her body as if they were her own arms. She gripped her two swords tightly and slashed continuously, creating several afterimages in the air. It looked as if she had eight hands, with thousands of swords attacking and defending at the same time. Her queenly demeanor was on full display.

Mystergan was feeling very frustrated. He wasn't a fighter by nature, had no interest in this kind of competition, and didn't want to fight his guildmates. He wouldn't have come if Maklov hadn't said that everyone had to participate!

But now that we're here, we must give it our all!

However, his current opponent was quite troublesome. Mystogan discovered that Erza seemed to have a knack for countering him: 'My magic ultimately puts the enemy into an illusion or puts them to sleep. If Erza is immune to these effects, most of my magic is ineffective. As for physical combat…'

Mystergan sighed, gripped a magic staff with both hands and held it horizontally in front of him, assuming a fighting stance as if holding a gun.

In order to have the ability to fight in Edolas, where magic cannot be used, he underwent a lot of special training...

Compared to this side, the other battlefield ended much faster.

Without magic, Elfman and Gray are about equal, a conclusion drawn from their usual fights in the guild. However, if magic is taken into account, Elfman clearly possesses greater physical strength after receiving the Beast King's Soul.

However, the current battle is not about who has the greater strength. While the Beast King's Soul does greatly enhance the mage's offensive and defensive attributes, Ice-Shape Magic is also a very powerful spell with high attack, strong defense, and high speed. Facing Elfman, who only possesses brute force, Gray chose to use softness to overcome hardness and skill to defeat strength, and quickly gained the upper hand.

"The Beast King's full-force attack!!"

"Ice-forged, ice and snow cannon!!"

Even the most powerful Beastmaster couldn't withstand the avalanche-like Compression Cannon. As both sides unleashed their ultimate moves, Gray and Elfman finally decided the victor after a few minutes.

After the loud bang, Elfman collapsed, exhausted. Gray, with half his face swollen, ran back while using ice to reduce the swelling, preparing to support Mystergan.

At this moment, Lucy had already sneaked across the center of the canyon and entered the red team's mid lane, where she encountered Abbagrim, who was guarding the area.

"I never expected that anyone would be able to come here."

Abba Greene stood beneath the Crystal Tower, watching Lucy arrive from afar. Lucy had long, curly hair, wore glasses, and dressed like a fairy from legend. She covered half her face with a fan, striking a seductive pose.

Everyone in the guild knows that Abram has a strange obsession with fairies. She has loved fairy tales since she was a child, and she joined the guild simply because of her name. She is also a very proud person and believes that she is the most beautiful woman in Fairy Tail. Based on these two points, she harbors a lot of resentment towards Erza.

In this match, Erza asked her to guard the tower. She initially refused, so she fought back, and then... Erza spent a minute getting her to obey, while also learning what it meant to be a "Fairy Queen".

"He actually dared to try and steal the tower all by himself, he's courting death!"

Faced with Abba Grin's cold sneer, Lucy was a little angry: Who do you think you are? I'm a Celestial Spirit Mage with eight Zodiac Celestial Spirit Keys! Do you know how valuable that is?

Thinking of this, Lucy immediately wanted to retort, but she swallowed the words back.

Lucy silently cheered herself on: No, I can't swear! There are probably a lot of people watching me outside. To increase my reputation in the magical world and to get more high-paying missions, I need to stay ladylike and maintain my composure! Lucy, hold back! You can do it!

Unbeknownst to her, the audience's attention was focused on Erza vs. Mystogan, Gray vs. Elfman, and the upcoming Erza vs. Gray + Mystogan match; hardly anyone was paying attention to this particular match.

Lucy looked around and then spotted Dorell and Tono in the corner. She was stunned for a moment before realizing, "There are so many people in the Red Team?!"

I thought I could steal the tower, but it turned out I was fighting three against one?

Dorel is someone she knows well; she's Levy's teammate and uses plant magic. As for Tono...

Well, she didn't know this person at all. She only heard his name during the competition. All she knew was that he was a younger brother who used light magic. He was only 15 years old and seemed like a very easy-going and kind person. His magic involved emitting energy from his body to attack people around him.

Because of this magic, Kira once praised him as "a great man who can become light" and expressed his optimism about his future.

Chapter 159 Lucy: Thank goodness I don't have to fight three people at once.

Although it might be a one-against-three situation, Lucy felt she still had a chance.

As we all know, in the world of Fairy Tail, every fierce battle brings a significant breakthrough in strength. Since joining Fairy Tail, Lucy has experienced many fierce battles and encountered one adventure after another.

Acquire multiple keys to the Zodiac, battle powerful demons that have lived for countless years, escape from the clutches of the black dragon that destroyed a nation as recorded in the Apocalypse, denounce the Celestial Spirit King's punishment as excessive, defeat the Phantom Lord S-rank mage, and witness the power of magical spirits up close...

In addition to these, there are missions of all sizes. These experiences are more fantastical than Kira's light novels. Each one inspires her to strive for improvement and become stronger, and also increases her magical power invisibly.

Therefore, Lucy is much stronger than in the original timeline. She can open doors one after another without even breaking a sweat. Occasionally, with the help of Kira's gadgets, she can even enjoy opening two doors at the same time. It is precisely because of this that she feels hopeful.

"Is that Lucy?"

Dorael was puzzled by Lucy's appearance here, wondering how she had gotten past Erza and Elfman. Could it be that they had been defeated... Oh, it's unlikely they had been defeated. Could it be that they were held up?

"I've heard of you, the new bunny girl who joined the guild. You seem quite confident."

Noticing the change in Lucy's eyes, Abba Green said, "In that case, let me teach you what it means to respect your seniors."

"Uh, what's wrong with this person... I feel like I'm being used as a punching bag..." Lucy muttered under her breath.

In fact, Lucy guessed correctly. Not long ago, Abba Grin had been taught a lesson by Erza, and she was still feeling resentful. Now that a woman who was usually on good terms with Erza was standing in front of her, and the two were enemies, she certainly wouldn't let go of this opportunity to vent her anger.

Given her personality, she would naturally not do something like kill her companion, but she would inevitably be taught a lesson.

'I'll take revenge on Erza for what she did to me, tenfold, a hundredfold. I heard this bunny girl is quite strong, that's great! It'll be even more fun to torture her. I'll petrify her first, then slowly train her...'

As she pondered, Abba Grin couldn't help but stick out her tongue and lick the corner of her lips. Fortunately, the lower half of her face was covered by the fan and no one could see it. Otherwise, this scene might have aroused the imagination of the audience. If some eccentric writer had seen it, Magnolia might have a chance to see a new work.

Noticing that Abba Greene's expression was a bit off, Dorell tentatively suggested, "If the opponent is Lucy, why don't you leave it to me?"

Compared to Abba Grin's fairy magic, his plant magic is much weaker in terms of offensive power. Or rather, plant magic is not primarily developed for strong attacks; rather, it is mostly about control, making it perfect for fighting against guildmates, especially female opponents—with a few exceptions.

But Abba Green was not happy and resolutely refused: "No need, she's mine! If you dare to get in my way, I'll beat you all up too."

Dorell: "..."

I chickened out... Anyway, everyone's watching. If I go too far, the president will probably stop me.

In Dorell's opinion, Lucy had so many Celestials and was slightly stronger than him in combat, but she probably couldn't beat Abba Grin. So he chose to watch silently and decided not to interfere as long as they didn't fight too badly. As he retreated, he pulled Noah, who was standing next to him, saying that his younger brother was even weaker than him and shouldn't go up there to get himself killed.

Abba Grin stepped forward, removed the transparent glasses from her eyes, and the magic within her body was no longer suppressed. The magic flowed to her eyes, emitting two golden beams of light.

The Petrifying Eye spell can petrify an enemy simply by making eye contact. Once successful, the caster can pulverize the petrified person at any time, making it a very powerful spell.

So she was confident she could quickly train Lucy: "Petrify me!"

A light shone, and the magic was activated, but Lucy was unexpectedly not petrified because she closed her eyes.

As one of the longest-serving members of his generation in the guild, Gray introduced the players from several teams, especially the Red Team's members, to Lucy, a newcomer, at the start of the competition. Naturally, he also mentioned Abbagrim's magic and the corresponding countermeasures: as long as you don't make eye contact with her, you won't be affected.

"What happened? She wasn't petrified?"

The failed first-encounter killing spell, which had always worked, greatly frustrated Abbagrim and fueled her competitive spirit. When she saw Lucy with her eyes closed, she knew that her magic had been exposed.

"Looks like someone meddlesome has told you about my magic... But thinking you can fight me with your eyes closed is just too naive!"

Abba Green crossed her arms in front of her chest, then suddenly thrust them outwards, her chest wide open: "Fairy Bomb!"

The magic scattered scales that quickly surrounded Lucy.

Upon hearing the sound, Lucy immediately realized that her opponent had made a move. She decisively opened her eyes and ran behind her, but the powder scales moved extremely fast and had already surrounded her, making it impossible for her to escape the dust circle.

Boom boom boom!!!

The dust exploded, instantly engulfing Lucy's body and sending up countless plumes of smoke that swept in all directions.

"not good!"

Seeing this, Dorell quickly covered her mouth and nose with her hand, while forcefully waving away the oncoming dust with her other hand, shouting into the air, "Abbagrim, can't you be a little more careful?"

"Shut up!"

Abbagrim glared at Dorell, then activated her magic. Dorell quickly lowered his head and closed his eyes, not daring to speak again.

"Humph!"

She was confident in her attack; few could withstand such a move. However, as her vision cleared, Abba Green quickly realized something was wrong.

As the smoke cleared, Lucy, hiding inside the Clockwork Horolochm, was completely unharmed!

"A defensive Protoss?"

Thanks to this bug-level defensive Celestial Spirit, second only to the Fairy Orb in the entire work, Lucy survived the explosion. After emerging from Hololochim, her eyes hardened. Her opponent was too powerful to fight head-on; she had to outsmart them.

Lucy ran to the roadside bushes to conceal herself, pondering, "Leo isn't here, so I'll have to use other Celestials, but who should I use?"

Originally, summoning Aquarius would be the best option against an opponent who uses long-range magic, but there's no water here, so summoning is impossible; Talos is too slow, Keisha's attack power is insufficient, Sachidarus can't handle this kind of enemy, Biskes is too large and the opponent is too fast, and Libra's gravity can't hold it, so there's only one option left...

"Baru-go!"

The Celestial Gate opened, and Virgo Balgo appeared on the battlefield: "Princess, please punish me!"

Dressed in a maid outfit and handcuffed, Baluko knelt on the ground. Her expression was serious and earnest, but every word she uttered revealed her unique hobbies.

Lucy drew her long whip from her waist: "I'm begging you, Valkyrie, fight alongside me!"

"As ordered!"

Considering that the upcoming battle might be tough, Lucy finally decided to summon the strongest Celestial Spirit she currently had. Not only was Baloo exceptional in physical combat, but he was also a first-rate earth magic user, skilled in digging and tunneling.

"Go, Barugo!"

"Leave it to me!"

Barug responded, bent his knees slightly, gathered his strength, and leaped into the air, jumping at an astonishing speed from the bushes toward Abagarin's location. He swung his right fist, dragging the handcuffs, aiming directly at Abagarin's face.

Abagalin spread her wings and retreated, her eyes fixed on Balgo.

Lucy suddenly realized and shouted, "Oh no! Vallo! Don't look into her eyes!"

Baroque reacted very quickly, immediately closing her eyes upon hearing Lucy's words.

"You think you can hit me like that? How naive!" Abbagrien sneered, and golden, powdery particles suddenly appeared in the air. "Fairy Bomb!"

With her punch missing its mark, Baruga knew she had lost the initiative. She then sensed that her body was covered in magical bombs, so she immediately curled up into a ball to reduce the area of ​​injury and quickly fell downwards.