A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

The three-headed ice behemoth, along with countless ice weapons, formed a dense, layered barrage of icy attacks that swept towards the group opposite them.

On the left, mud surges forth, while on the right, ice fills the sky and flows away. It is a clash between ice and earth, and a collision between hardness and softness.

Faced with thousands of ice weapons and three ferocious ice beasts, Hoait began to take things seriously: "You... aren't rich enough, so you're not strong enough!"

Gray chuckled and retorted, "You bastard... if Kira were here, he'd totally agree with you!"

He Aite smiled enigmatically and said, "Is that so? It seems there are some clear-headed people in the Light Guild after all!"

“Yeah!” Gray continued, “Then he’ll beat you up again, because you’re not rich enough, so you’re not strong enough!”

The ice sword and the flowing earth were evenly matched, and after another surge, countless gray-yellow soil and transparent ice shards rained down from the sky. The soil swirled and grew larger, while the ice crystals tumbled and fell, becoming increasingly larger!

“If he can really do it, it must be because he’s very rich!” Woe was clearly interested in Kira, whom Gray had mentioned, and wanted to chat with him a little more.

But those words stunned Gray for a moment: "Damn it! I can't even refute it..."

The ice sword and the earthen sword were evenly matched. Gray's momentary lapse in concentration immediately gave Hoette an opening. With a thought, Hoette unleashed two earthen swords, striking Gray from both sides.

"Oops!"

Fortunately, the ice dragon, which had been watching intently from the side, opened its massive maw in time and swallowed the two earth-flowing attacks, crushing them to pieces!

"What are you doing?" Leon shouted. "Concentrate on the fight!"

Gray refused to back down an inch, shouting, "I don't need your reminder!"

On the other side, Angel controlled Gemini to transform into Gray and quietly walked behind Erza, intending to launch a sneak attack. However, as soon as she raised her hands, a slash cleaved Erza in two.

Unable to withstand the force, Gemini exploded with a bang, releasing smoke and returning to its original form.

"What?!"

The sneak attack failed, leaving Angel in shock: "How did you figure that out?"

"Idiot! I'm not stupid!" Erza rolled her eyes at him. "How could the real Gray be cut in half with a single sword strike?"

Angel felt her worldview being challenged, and looked at Erza with eyes full of doubt: "But shouldn't you only know if it will be cut in half after you've already cut it? So you didn't even know if it was real or fake before you just slashed it with your sword? Aren't you comrades?"

Erza swung her sword to deflect the incoming earth slick from the side, paused for a moment, and said, "Well... as long as you hit the right spot, that's good!"

Angel: "..."

clang!

A crisp, loud noise rang in Angel's ears, instantly pulling her back to reality from her thoughts.

"Don't stand there!" Lisa kicked away the white blade that was about to strike Angel, leaving her teammate with a cool back view. "This is the 'Fairy Queen'! Not the kind of opponent we've faced before!"

He knew that Erza used weapons to fight, and that fighting her would be disadvantageous for him, so he simply led his teammates to hunt down other people and left this most troublesome enemy to Cobra.

Only Cobra can deal with Erza for the time being!

His sound magic allowed him to overhear Erza's thoughts and actions, enabling him to prepare in advance and avoid her attacks with the ease of "Observation Haki" used by pirates in the other world.

The moment the two clashed, they found themselves in a back-and-forth exchange of attacks and evasions, making the close-quarters combat look less like a battle and more like a dance.

Erza quickly realized the strength of her opponent and immediately changed her tactics: 'Let me try out the swordsmanship techniques I just learned from Dispel...'

With his mind made up, he slightly concealed the sharpness of his two swords, but when he struck again, he was three times faster and seven times stronger!

Since Erza learned a few sword techniques from Dispel, she has made a new breakthrough in swordsmanship, greatly increasing her overall strength and making her more adept at close combat.

The opponent's sudden change in swordsmanship startled Kebra: 'So fast! And so powerful! I've never seen such fast and powerful swordsmanship before!'

The slashes are swift and the wind from the sword is fierce! If you're not careful, you might just cut to the bone!

Cobra dared not be careless, proceeding cautiously and carefully listening to Erza's thoughts. Cold sweat poured down his forehead as he dodged: 'Even if I hear her thoughts, I might not have time to react, and her swordsmanship is very strange!'

'Her sword-wielding movements are so pure! It's as if she doesn't think, but relies solely on muscle memory, deciding the direction and force of her attack only a second before striking. There aren't many complex thoughts running through her mind. No wonder even Brian thinks highly of her…'

Because Erza's experiences were somewhat different, the course of the battle deviated from the original storyline.

Erza was not bitten by the poisonous snake Chuberios; instead, she dominated Cobra and showed no signs of losing ground!

Chapter 224 Thunderclap

On the other side of the battlefield, the situation was equally tense.

Angel followed Lisa to deal with the rest of the people, and the first one she targeted was Lucy, who had a mysterious aura that attracted her.

Gemini Celestial Spirits can transform into anyone, gaining their magic and memories, but they cannot transform into someone significantly stronger than the user. This is why Angel didn't turn Gemini into Jura or Erza.

Angel is far inferior to them and cannot unleash Gemini's full power, so naturally she cannot copy it. Even if she succeeds, she cannot unleash its full power. Otherwise, if they had the 'Ten Saints' as their opponents, they wouldn't have had to fight so hard.

"Oh? Interesting, a Celestial Spirit Mage? And so many keys to the Zodiac... What luck!"

Sensing the memories Jemini relayed, Angel was overjoyed, her face beaming with undisguised delight. "It's decided! They're mine from now on!"

Lucy's heart skipped a beat. She quickly covered the keychain with her hand and shouted, "I won't give you the key!"

"That's not up to you!" Angel smiled smugly and shouted at the black figure rushing across the battlefield, "Lisa! Get that woman's key pouch!!"

Lisa moved freely through the battle, easily taking on five opponents at once. In just two seconds, she knocked away Hibiki, Ren, and Ivan of Blue Pegasus, as well as Sherry of Snake Princess Scale, and was currently fighting against Ichiya.

"I understand!" Upon hearing Angel's words, he reappeared and rushed towards Lucy!

Lucy couldn't sit still any longer. She had witnessed how fast that person was before. Even Natsu and Gray couldn't react in time. How could she possibly dodge him?

"Oh no! Lucy! Danger!" Natsu arrived just in time, blocking Lucy's path. He raised his hand, flames enveloping his fist, and punched the approaching shadow. "Don't even think about getting past me!"

Whoosh! Bang!

Before the fist could land, Liza reacted, stomped her foot, and jumped to the side. Natsu's fist missed, and the flames crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

"You're too slow!"

Liza used the same trick again, coming up behind Natsu and delivering an elbow strike to his neck.

But Natsu was indeed prepared. Magic erupted from his entire body, flames surged, his white dragon scale scarf danced in the wind, and he pushed off with his feet, relying on his instincts to deal with this elusive enemy.

"The dragon's horn!"

He tilted his head back and smashed it directly into Lisa's long, pointed nose, sending him flying into the air!

"How is that possible?! He shouldn't have been able to react yet!"

A sour feeling welled up in her brain, and two tears involuntarily streamed from her eyes behind her glasses. Before Lisa could even rub her aching nose, another voice sounded behind her.

"Moo!"

Lisa turned his head and saw a tall figure appear behind him: Taurus, the celestial spirit of Taurus.

The lustful cow's hands bulged with muscle, raising his giant axe to bring it down, but then he heard Lucy's voice.

"Talos! Stop!"

"Huh? Miss Lucy?!"

The pause gave Liza a chance to escape. He flipped in mid-air, placed his feet on Talos's face, and leaped down, landing steadily.

Lucy quickly explained, "No! That wasn't me!"

But the fake Lucy pressed her advantage and ordered, "Attack Natsu!"

"What's going on? There are two Miss Lucy?!" Talos knew something was wrong, but his body was out of control, so he could only obey orders and ran towards Natsu with his giant axe.

Lucy quickly stopped them: "Stop!"

After several tugs of strait between the two Lucys, Talos, who was not very bright, struggled with both his body and mind, so Lucy had no choice but to force the door shut.

Meanwhile, Liza and Natsu clashed again. Although Natsu had landed a headbutt on him earlier, it was only because of his powerful fighting instincts that he managed to land a hit once, and it was unlikely he would have a second chance.

Natsu's fire can burn everything, but in battle he still needs to control the flames himself. Against Liza, who can reduce the opponent's physical sensation, he is completely at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, Jura wasn't just standing there dumbly. As soon as the two sides started fighting, he manipulated the rocks to join the battle.

With a series of flicks of his right hand, rock walls rose from the ground, covering the entire battlefield. The rock walls, long, thick, and hard, were wielded by Jura with ease, providing timely rescues each time.

Jura, with her keen eyes and ears, not only helped Gray and Leon deal with Woe's soft earth magic, but also helped others capture Lisa. At the same time, she was able to attack Dark Night, Brian, and others. Although she dodged all of them, she still made things difficult for the other side.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jura's rocks, Natsu's flames, and Ichiya's fists combined to attack Liza, but he always managed to escape.

In a different location, Jura could have unleashed a barrage of attacks, making it impossible for Liza to escape. But not now; with teammates around, he couldn't do that, which is why he's been unable to break through for so long.

Fortunately, their team had a large number of members and strong strength. After being wiped out in the first round, they had become familiar with their opponent's magic and were able to turn the tide of battle quickly.

Just then, Brian, who had been watching the battle closely, spoke up: "Enough! Game time is over. You guys come back!"

He raised his staff lightly, let out a long shout, and several dark green spells flew out in response, flying in four directions on the battlefield, hitting ice blocks, swords, and rock walls respectively. The last spell was originally aimed at Natsu, but it was dodged.

Upon hearing the order, Kebra, Lisa, Woete, and Angel immediately stopped what they were doing and took the opportunity to slip away.

In the second round of the battle, which lasted only two minutes, they were already in a sorry state, especially Cobra, whose clothes were tattered and whose beloved snake had been struck by the greatsword several times. It seemed that if they had been any later, the two good partners would have been cut down by Erza.

"The 'Nirvana' is about to be completed, and you can no longer stop it! Disappear, you trash!"

Brian raised his skull staff, and a spiral of dark green magic gathered at the tip of the staff, causing the air to vibrate violently, the earth to tremble, and the forest to wail.

"The Ever-Dark Rondo!"

A massive, solid, dark green magical energy rose into the sky, its dim light blotting out the sun. While everyone was astonished by the strength of their opponent, they were also horrified to find that their surroundings were shrouded in darkness.

"Phew...so strong..."

"hateful……"

"What is this?! This magic..."

One night, his face serious: "Incredible! There's actually magic with this density!"

The magic, almost tangible, condensed into dozens of spells in the air, each containing enough power to annihilate a squad of inspectors from the council, attacking the besieged guild alliance from all sides.

Seeing the attack about to land, Jura quickly mobilized rocks for defense: "Rock Iron Wall - Chain!"

More than a dozen thick, long rocks, harder than steel, rose from the ground, stacking five layers high above everyone's heads before stopping, leaving only a few gaps so that they could pass through and see the falling magic and the enemies on the other side.

"Disappear!"

Brian slashed his staff downwards with a fierce gesture, like a general drawing his longsword on the battlefield to give the order to attack. The dozens of spells that were suspended in the air fell down at the same time as his movement!

With overwhelming momentum and demonic power!