A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"The Roar of the Plague Dragon!!"

"The Roar of the Poison Dragon!!!"

The two unleashed their ultimate attacks in mid-air, unleashing countless venomous pathogens. The air churned, and the nauseating, vomiting odor grew stronger.

Chapter 253 The Experimental Subjects of That Year

The Dragon Slayer Magic of Plague and the Dragon Slayer Magic of Poison have similar effects and their upper and lower limits are also very close!

In terms of group attacks, the former is superior; in terms of one-on-one combat, the latter is more powerful; in terms of mastery of dragon-slaying magic, Desizhu far surpasses Eric; in terms of combat against others, Eric's experience is unmatched by Desizhu...

After this round of calculations, the two are actually evenly matched.

Not far away, Richard stood in the corner, controlling the flowing earth to form a one-meter-thick earthen wall in front of him, silently watching the two fighting outside the wall.

"It's been half an hour already, when are they going to stop fighting...?"

Eric and Desizou were clearly caught up in the fight, and even developed a mutual respect for each other, with happy smiles on their faces, leaving only a purple venomous snake hissing softly behind Eric.

Richard knew nothing about this.

……

In Passage 4, the night sky was shattered, and the magic crystals that hung high in the "sky" and were used as decorations for the stars, imbued with the power of the stars, had become somewhat dim.

On the stage, one sat and the other lay down, clearly indicating that the outcome of the match was already decided.

You remind me of someone.

Is she very strong?

Gerald collapsed to the ground, his body covered in wounds, drenched in sweat, and panting heavily, but his will remained unwavering in his eyes.

Upon hearing the other person's words, he narrowed his eyes and replied, "Yes! Powerful beyond imagination!"

"Wow... this world is really big!"

Opposite Gerald, Macara lay helplessly on the ground, in a similarly disheveled state. Although he still held two swords in his hands, his armor was shattered, and the metal of unknown material had been smashed into pieces by powerful magic, scattered all over the ground.

In the previous battle, Macara even used the power of the stars from the magic crystal, but in terms of the strength of his magical attack, he still couldn't compare to Gerald.

"You and I are different. You are not Dragon Slayer Mages and cannot consume the corresponding attribute to restore your health and magic power. Why do you still use such a foolish fighting method of trading blows?"

At first, the two were evenly matched, one with strong attacks and the other with fast recovery. However, after Magara absorbed the power of the stars to enhance his strength, Gerald began to unleash powerful attacks frequently, disregarding the consumption of magic power and the opponent's powerful attacks. He simply focused all his power on magical attacks, which led to a quick victory between the two.

Although Macara was still lying on the ground and unable to fight, she would soon be able to fight again after absorbing the star power stored in the magic crystal. At that time, Gerald would no longer be his match.

Gerald leaned back at the edge of the ring and replied, "If this drags on, I definitely can't outlast you. Rather than being dragged into a long battle, I'd rather go all in!"

"I'm really fed up with people like you..."

A few words were enough for Makara to recover. She pushed herself up with her hands, rolled over, and sheathed her twin swords. She said to Gerald, "You win this time. Go now!"

Macara didn't reply, but silently turned and left. As she approached, two doors suddenly appeared on the wall. She stepped into one of them, and as her figure disappeared from the room, that door also vanished, leaving only the other one, which was clearly for Gerald.

“…Thank you!” Gerald struggled to his feet and walked inside.

He knew that this battle was only because the other side didn't want to continue fighting; he hadn't completely won!

……

In Passage 2, the battle situation was completely the opposite.

Even the strongest winds and snowstorms cannot escape the wrath of time. Under the influence of time, even ice that could fill an entire room can only helplessly melt away, turning into water vapor and dissipating into the air.

These are two women with identical faces, figures, voices, and even names. To the uninitiated, they might be mistaken for twins.

"Now you can speak, right?" Ultear's face was icy as she coldly looked down at the kneeling woman before her, who looked almost exactly like her, and demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

"Hehe... I told you, didn't I? I am you!" Ultear the Dragon Slayer showed no signs of being discouraged by her defeat, and simply chuckled softly, "You should know Edolas, right? I am you, Edolas!"

Ultear frowned slightly and interrupted her directly: "Do you think I don't know anything? People from Edolas don't have magic power in their bodies; they can only use magic with the help of magical tools!"

The other party continued to explain, "That's because I have a Dragon Slayer Crystal implanted in my body, which is why I can use magic!"

"Nonsense!"

Seeing that the other party was still not being honest, Ultear directly exposed her lie, "The Dragon Slayer Crystal implanted in the body is just a magic converter! Its mechanism is to allow mages to convert their magic power into Dragon Slayer magic to fight, but it cannot directly provide magic power!"

"..."

The other person was silent for a moment, then looked up again, staring directly into Ultear's eyes, and said seriously, "Alright! Since you insist on knowing, I'll tell you the truth! Hmm... in a way, I should be considered your sister, right? After all, we share the same blood!"

Urudia: ? ? !!

For her, words related to family have always been taboo. Although she still harbors resentment towards Uru, she will never allow him to make such a joke about her!

"You bastard, do you want to die?!" Ultear grabbed the other man by the collar and roared furiously, "If you don't want to talk, then you never have to!"

However, before she could even make a move, the other person calmly and casually said, "Do you... still remember your experience at the Magic Development Bureau?"

Urutia paused, unsure why the other person was talking about this, but she slightly reduced the pressure on her hand.

"Back then, researchers from the Magic Development Bureau, coveting the powerful magic you were born with, conducted countless experiments on you. One of them was to transplant your bone marrow into other people, hoping to create a group of combatants with powerful magical talents!"

Upon hearing the information revealed in Nadia's words, Ultear stared in disbelief, her eyes wide as she scrutinized the person in front of her: "Could it be..."

“Yes, I was one of the test subjects captured by the Magic Development Bureau to undergo this experiment, ‘Number 7 Ultear,’ Nadia!”

As if a painful memory were washing over her, Nadia closed her eyes and sat down on the ground.

After a long while, she opened her eyes again and looked at Ultear: "So-called magic is actually the energy contained in the human body. By transplanting your bone marrow, I can naturally inherit your enormous magic!"

"However, even you yourself could hardly withstand that kind of frenzied magic, let alone us experimental subjects who originally had no magical talent. The experiment ultimately failed! Although there were indeed obvious fluctuations and increases in magic power within 'us,' we soon died one after another because our bodies could not withstand such power."

Nadia stood up again, straightened her clothes, and said to the stunned Ultear, "The only purpose of the dead test subjects is to provide invalid data. They wanted to completely erase 'our' existence, but at this moment, you destroyed the Magic Development Bureau first."

Upon hearing this, even Urudia couldn't help but recall his memories from back then.

"Perhaps magic and my survival instincts worked. I didn't die completely; instead, I stubbornly survived the fire. Later, I was picked up by Silver, who happened to be passing by. To balance the magic power within me, he implanted a Dragon Slayer Crystal from the Ice Dragon into me, which is how I became who I am today!"

At this point, Nadia suddenly looked at Ultear, her eyes flashing with two mysterious and unpredictable lights, and chuckled, "I've been watching you closely, Ultear! As I get older, I've found myself becoming more and more like you, and it's becoming more and more obvious."

"At first, I thought it was due to the influence of cells and magic in my body, but in recent years I have suddenly had a new idea. Would you like to hear it?"

Ultear was completely bewildered. The story was rather bizarre. If what the other person said was true, then could this person really be considered her sister? Anyway, she already had Melty in 'Heart of the Devil,' so having another one wouldn't make a difference!

"Tell me about it?"

Nadia smiled mysteriously: "My guess is, maybe it wasn't a miracle that happened back then, but rather that the original me died, while the part that was you survived!"

Chapter 254: This development seems a bit off.

I am you from another world, I am your half-sister, I am your magic transplant experiment subject... In just a few minutes, Nadia gave three answers.

After receiving a barrage of information that was enough to overwhelm her, Ultear fell into a long period of deep thought. The last time this happened was when Kira told her the truth about Ultear abandoning her.

Ultear had initially paid no attention to what the other person said. So what if you're my magic transplant experiment subject? Are you trying to blame your tragic experiences on me? I wasn't the one who experimented on you!

But Nadia's last words startled Ultear, who slowly said, "Are you saying that your body has been taken over by my will?"

"Don't be nervous! It's just an unrealistic idea!" Seeing Ultear's expression gradually turn serious, Nadia chuckled and said, "I've always been clear that I am me, and you are you. I have my life, and you have yours! Don't worry about when another clone will appear!"

'Wasn't it you who started by spouting those ridiculous ideas?!'

Ultear thought to herself, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with the face that was exactly like her own. She couldn't help but think, 'Could it really be that environment creates personality differences? This personality is so unlike mine! No! After all, she's not really anyone to me!'

Nadia continued, "I hold no grudge against you, nor am I grateful. If you hadn't come here, we might never have met. But since we're here, we should settle things."

Urudia chuckled dryly, "Heh... It's wonderful that you think that way!"

This development is much better than expected.

……

"It seems they've all finished fighting."

In the room of passageway 3, Kira and Silver were still sitting and watching the show.

Perhaps because they are both researchers, they prefer debate and physical contests to actual combat. Their previous debate on "whether or not to send mechanical soldiers to a neighboring country" was their way of deciding the winner.

The result is obvious: they are evenly matched.

If given the chance, their second clash would be a contest of their magical items, but now is clearly not the time.

"We've fought, we've searched, we've talked, shouldn't you leave now?"

Since the cooperation failed and Silver didn't have the Dragon Slayer Crystal that Kira wanted, he naturally had to ask them to leave.

But Kira simply lay down on the sofa: "People say that even if a deal falls through, goodwill should remain. What's wrong with us staying a few more days?"

"What do you want?! There's no Dragon Slayer Crystal here!"

Seeing Silver's wary look, Kira was indignant: "What do you take me for? I, Kira, may like collecting things, but I'm not that kind of person!"

Kira certainly couldn't just dig the Dragon Slayer Crystal out of the opponent's body to use; that would be too unethical. But staying here to observe for a few more days and perhaps steal some technology for research was still an option.

What researchers do isn't stealing, it's just taking!

"I don't think you're a good person at all!"

Silver had barely uttered a sentence when the door to the room suddenly opened, and then Dark Night, Eric, Gerald, Ultear, and others walked in one after another.

"Kira?! What's going on with you?"

The group wasn't surprised to see Kira here; what was strange was why he could lie comfortably on the sofa in such a place, without even a trace of fighting on his body.

"What's wrong with me? I just followed the passage straight here!" Kira seemed not to understand what the others were saying, still lying lazily on the sofa, and said, "You've all worked hard, have a seat!"

He spoke with the air of a host: "I saw your battles with your opponents just now, not bad, not bad! Although some of your performances weren't ideal, I know you did your best. Just keep trying in the future, don't blame yourselves too much... Don't look around at others anymore, Sora, Sawyer, Richard, I'm talking about you three who were just slacking off!"

Three people: "..."

Seeing Kira's appearance and the crystal screen in the room, the group realized that their battle had been broadcast here.

Eric asked, "Didn't you encounter any guardians?"

We're all fighting to the death, and you're just lying here watching the show? That's not fair!

“Yes! Isn’t that him?” Kira pointed to Silver sitting opposite him and said, “His name is Silver, and he’s the director and one of the five researchers here.”