A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Wow, that's amazing!!"

On the other side, Hua Yuan did not have the mindset of a strong person like Lustiros. Instead, he naturally blended in with the other spectators around him, watching Kira and Gildarts fighting on the screen with excitement.

Since the 'Heart of the Devil' was decimated on Sirius Island, Precht has completely lost his ambition and abandoned the guild, retiring to a life of leisure.

As for his two henchmen, having nowhere else to go, they naturally continued to follow Precito.

Over the past year, the three of them have stopped participating in matters of the magical world, but they still keep an eye on developments from all sides. Meanwhile, they have managed to live a relatively easy life thanks to the funds they had saved up.

This coincided with Magnolia's harvest festival, and with Fairy Tail making the tournament a hot topic, Precht naturally decided to come back and take a look.

Precito returned not only to reminisce about the past, but also to see Kira, the rookie. Unexpectedly, he ran into his old friend here.

"Wollard? It's been a long time..."

Looking at Warold, who was sitting on the stage with his eyes half-closed and dozing off, Precht felt a mix of emotions. After all, of the founders of Fairy Tail, only the two of them remained.

"Looks like he can live for a few more years..."

While dozing off and nodding, Warlord suddenly shuddered. His extraordinary intuition made him vaguely feel that someone was watching him, and that this person was not simple.

'Who's looking at me?' Warlord scanned the audience seats, but found nothing suspicious. He scratched his head in confusion. 'Was it just my imagination?'

Inside the mechanical labyrinth, facing Kira's fiery net, Gildarts dared not be careless. He unleashed a devastating spell, but against the fire serpents that were as agile as gossamer threads, the spell only managed to unleash two or three tenths of its power.

"This is really troublesome..."

If you can't defeat it, then you can only hide.

Feeling the heat emanating from the fire net, Gildarts had no doubt that a single touch would reduce him to ashes. If he didn't know that there was a protective mechanism in this arena, he would have seriously doubted that Kira wanted to inherit his savings of many years.

He took a step and his body suddenly retreated, but the next moment, he found that there was also a large net behind him!

Unlike the fire net in front of him, the net behind him was woven from the elements of light and shadow. Gildas's expression changed drastically because the net behind him appeared silently. It was right next to him, but he hadn't noticed it at all.

"You little rascal...you're really insidious!"

Kira curled his lip: "I already said it's an elemental net, how could it be as simple as just a fire net?"

"Looks like I'll have to go all out..."

Gildass's eyes darted around, locking onto the two magic nets in front and behind him. He shouted, his cloak billowing behind him, and he channeled his magic power, instantly gathering an even more powerful force in his hand. He then slammed the net into the ground.

In an instant, the shattering magic soared into the sky, and boundless energy erupted from Gildarts in all directions, blasting the two tightly packed nets into pieces.

And then it didn't stop there. The shattering magic, centered on him, cut everything visible or invisible—the ground, ceiling, rocks, chains, air, magic power, and so on—into neat cubes.

boom!!!

The magical light obscured the view, the earth tilted, and the labyrinth collapsed.

Through the crystal screen, viewers could only see blurry images; the battle scenes flickered, and there was a faint indication that the internet connection would drop, making the audience anxious.

Compared to them, Elfman and the others, who were at the heart of the battlefield, were in an even worse situation. They felt an unparalleled torrent of magic rushing towards them, which they could not resist at all. They could only drift along like a piece of firewood floating on the sea and encountering a wave.

Suddenly, the powerful energy pressing down on him dissipated completely, even the noise in his ears disappeared completely, and the surroundings returned to calm. The warm sunlight shone on him, and the ground beneath his feet stopped shaking.

'It's over! I'm going to be eliminated! I guess I've missed out on the S-level assessment this year!'

The thought occurred to them simultaneously. When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves standing in the square, with a magical black sphere that represented the competition field in front of them and the cheering audience behind them.

The group looked at each other, then sighed in unison.

"I knew it! Running into those two guys was never going to end well!!"

Chapter 453 Misplaced Anger

Inside the mechanical labyrinth, watching helplessly as his shattering magic gradually lost its power, even Gildarts couldn't help but feel a sense of exhaustion. He understood Hades' helplessness during the Battle of Sirius Island.

"Is this your Annihilation move? After experiencing it firsthand, I realized how powerful it really is..."

Gildas gave a helpless smile, then rubbed his aching back. "You've made me twist my back. I'll remember this. Don't think I'll let you off easily."

That's quite an arrogant tone...

Kira smirked; he wasn't going to put up with this lecherous old man. "You twisted your back because you use it too much!"

What?! How did this brat know that...?

Gildas blushed instantly.

This kid is getting more and more out of line. Is this something you can say in public? He really doesn't know how to save face for himself!

Just then, Makarov's announcement suddenly came from the arena: "Contestants Elfman, Lisanna, Biguslo, Lili, and Alzak have been eliminated!"

Upon hearing this voice, Gildas was momentarily stunned, then looked at the person who had just spoken. "Oh dear?! Did I implicate Alzak? I'm so sorry..."

Kira smiled smugly upon hearing this: "Thank goodness, none of my teammates are here..."

However, his smile quickly froze on his face.

"Contestants Marcus, Felid, and Gagiru are eliminated!"

Marcus was eliminated? What happened? He was fine just now.

"Hahaha... Looks like your teammate was eliminated too! Now we're even." Gildas put his hands on his hips, threw his head back, and laughed loudly.

Kira suppressed his embarrassment and stared at him expressionlessly: "What are you so smug about? Marcus may have been eliminated by someone else or something else, but Alzac was someone you knocked out..."

Gildas's smile froze, then he sighed, saying regretfully, "Yes... yesterday I confidently assured him I would carry him to the end, but I never expected..."

"Hey, hey... I don't see a single trace of remorse on your face!"

"Nonsense! I was just reflecting on my actions!!"

"Tch!" Kira sneered, his magic gathering once more. "Isn't it common sense to admit something to someone's face? No problem, I'll send you out right now!"

……

One minute ago, in the steel forest.

Bang!

A powerful force sent Gajeel flying more than ten meters, slamming him hard into the iron tree behind him. At the same time, Makarov's announcement came from the battlefield.

"What?! Lili's been eliminated?!"

Upon hearing that his partner had disconnected, Gajeel was both anxious and angry. "Damn it! Who was that guy? I'll definitely teach him a lesson later!"

Before he could finish speaking, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted in front of him.

Gajeel looked around in shock: What happened? What's going on??

tread!tread!

Two heavy footsteps struck him like two heavy hammer blows to the heart.

"What's going on? This terrifying magic... this horrible malice..."

As Mira approached, her demeanor completely different from before, Gajeel broke out in a cold sweat. "This feeling is just like when I faced that old man Joseph... What is it...?"

Before he could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened, because he had realized the reason for this change.

Gajeel isn't Natsu; his intelligence and emotional intelligence are both quite high. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to thrive in the guild council and even win over Levy in the original work. With his intelligence and emotional intelligence surpassing most of his guildmates, he immediately guessed that Mira's reaction was due to the elimination of Elfman and Lisanna in the recent announcement.

"It's just that my younger siblings were eliminated... Is it really necessary to get so angry?"

Upon hearing this, Mira's smile widened, and she stepped closer to Gajeel, her magic surging even more violently: "You mean... it's just that your younger siblings were eliminated?"

Finished!

Gajeel's expression froze, a barely perceptible hint of regret flashing in his eyes: I think I just said the wrong thing...

In a mere three-quarters of a second, he realized what would happen next when he spoke of his younger siblings like that to a kind older sister.

While he wasn't afraid of that level of magic, fighting it would be too difficult. He still needed to find the fire dragon and Kira! How could he waste time here?!

"Wait...wait!" Gajeel shouted, blocking their way. "My targets are Rathalos and Kira. I think you should also settle scores with the people who eliminated them, right? How about we stop here?"

'There's no other way. To avoid wasting magic and stamina, I have no choice but to swallow my pride and beg for peace.'

Gajeel's scheme worked as expected. Mira stopped and stood there, pondering for a moment before saying, "What you said makes sense."

call……

It worked! We're safe now!

Gajeel breathed a sigh of relief: "Right, right? There wasn't anything between us to begin with... Wait, what?!"

Before Gajeel could even stand up and steady himself, Mira suddenly sprang up and shot towards him at a speed comparable to a meteor!

In a flash, Gajeel only saw the person before him concentrate all his terrifying power into his right fist and swing it towards him. The female demon's face was contorted with rage as she roared, "Which bastard did this?! Die!!!"

Boom!! Thud thud thud...

With a burst of air, Mira's fist slammed into Gajeel's stomach, the terrifying force sending him flying dozens of meters away, smashing through more than a dozen ironwood trees as thick as bowls along the way.

"Pfft—!!"

This woman actually took her anger out on me?! Taking it out on me is one thing, but to launch a sneak attack?! Who did she learn that from...? It must be Kira!!

The excruciating pain on his skin and the shock inside his body caused Gajeel to vomit up a mixture of stomach acid and saliva, and he almost coughed up blood. His blood and qi surged, his vision went black, and an unbearable dizziness came from his head.

Are all older sisters who protect their younger siblings really this scary?!

In her final vision, she saw rows of ironwood trees rapidly receding into the distance, Mira standing in the distance, her face contorted with rage, and the golden light that suddenly appeared on her body.

The appearance of golden light means that the damage suffered by the contestant has reached a certain level, equivalent to 'running out of health points in the game', and they cannot continue to participate in the competition and will be removed from the arena.

Oh no... it's gone again!

Gajeel closed his eyes, utterly despondent.

"Damn it! Why am I always the one who gets hurt?!"

He wasn't worried about this year's S-rank assessment, but rather about his reputation in the magic world.

You have to understand, there are still so many people watching the match outside. If he were eliminated so quickly, and by a single punch, he would lose all face. How could the name 'Iron Dragon Gajeel' still be known throughout the magic world?

……

Bang! !

In the Ghost Graveyard, Laxus dodged Erza's descending greatsword and jumped back out of the battle.