A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Laxus thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud. He was always proud and arrogant. Even if it was true, he knew it in his heart, but he would never admit it. He just wouldn't deny it.

In fact, since it was the first time he had heard someone say that he was the strongest in the guild, Laxus was somewhat proud.

"Yes! You're right, it's me!"

Laxus: "..."

Oops! I got too carried away and accidentally blurted it out...

The words that slipped out startled Laxus, but he remained calm. He glanced around to make sure he had spoken very quietly, so that only he and the other person could hear him, before he felt relieved.

On the other side, Kira, who had been watching the battlefield closely and had even heard the whole thing through sound magic, suddenly turned pale.

"This guy is shameless!"

On the other side, Eric, who was also paying attention to the battlefield, and even the Fairy Tail camp, and who was more skilled in using sound magic, chuckled after hearing Kira's curses: "The people in this guild are really interesting!"

"Eric, who's been eavesdropping on this time?"

"It's nothing...it's not gossip."

"If you don't give people any personal space, you'll suffer emotionally!"

"Nonsense!"

Eric roared, "You have no idea how smooth my love life is! Sound magic is at least a third of the reason! You guys who've never been in a relationship, all you do is sit in your books all day, what have you learned?"

Upon hearing Laxus admit that he was the strongest mage, Arocus nodded slightly.

"As expected, since you are the strongest mage in your guild, it is absolutely necessary for me to use my strongest magic to defeat you!"

"Ok?"

Before Laxus could react, Aarok unleashed his full magical power, roaring to the heavens, "Come forth! God of War who has made a pact with me! Grant me the appropriate reward!!"

"Summon...the Bond of Battle!!"

Chapter 677 The Eighteen Divine Warriors of Calamity Descend, A Chaotic Meeting Place

Arok came here to demonstrate his power and recruit talent, so he naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to show off his abilities in front of others.

As for these people's lives? He didn't care about that at all!

As soon as the words were spoken, the surrounding air changed instantly, and the two of them felt as if a thousand needles were pricking their skin, making it unbearable.

Dark clouds surged in the sky, and a terrifyingly vast magical force swirled the clouds into a vortex. The center of the vortex was pitch black, seemingly connected to some incredibly terrifying alternate dimension.

The vortex of calamity was extremely vast, encompassing not only the entire Grand Magic Arena but the entire mountain peak! The indistinct black mist at the center of the vortex alone was as large as the arena beneath their feet.

"What...what happened?!"

"What happened?? Was that person using magic??"

"This feeling..."

"How terrifying!!"

"What kind of magic is this?"

Compared to the audience and mages, only a few people could remain calm. Laxus, who was in the middle of the battle, was one of them. He looked up at the changes above his head and asked calmly, "What's going on?"

Amidst the rising and falling shouts, a colossal object suddenly fell from the center of the dark vortex cloud in the sky.

"Look!! There seems to be something in there!!"

"That's... a foot??"

A dark red foot, tens of meters long, descended from the sky, accompanied by heavy, dense wind pressure. The audience could even see the texture on the sole and smell the stench—the stench of magic.

This was clearly not a human's foot; it was unclear whether it belonged to a demon, a monster, a monster, or a giant. And so, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it stomped down on Laxus on the ground.

Upon seeing this, the entire audience in the venue descended into chaos. Tens of thousands of people cried and screamed as they fled in all directions, but their panic caused the crowd to become instantly congested.

"Danger!!"

"My God!! What kind of monster is this?!"

"Hey, hey, hey... Are you kidding me?! One foot takes up most of the court, how big must the whole body be?!"

"What will happen to us?!"

"Run...run!! If we stay here any longer, this monster will trample us to death!!"

Throughout the entire arena, only a few well-informed people recognized the true identity of the foot, some with surprise, some with nervousness, some with excitement, and some with indifference.

"He actually summoned one of the Eighteen War Gods of Calamity in a place like this? Has that guy gone mad?"

Brian complained, but his face showed no displeasure. On the contrary, he even secretly hoped that this God of War would wreak havoc, preferably killing everyone and destroying everything!

As he spoke, Brian glanced at Ivan beside him and found that the man had already collapsed to the ground, pale-faced, trembling, sweating profusely, and his lips quivering. He was clearly terrified by what he saw.

Is this all the courage the guild leader of "Raven's Tail" has? The other three are much calmer than him!

Brian just found it funny.

Fairy Tail base.

Staring at the giant above, Mavis's pupils dilated in shock: "That's one of the Eighteen War Gods of Calamity?! How could someone summon such a being? What price did they pay...?"

Just then, Harpy's voice rang out: "By the way, what are the Eighteen War Gods of Calamity? They sound pretty powerful, right??"

Mavis was taken aback, realizing that these young people didn't usually read books, so she explained, "That's because..."

"That's something similar to the Protoss!"

Kira skillfully interrupted Mavis and began explaining to everyone: "The so-called 'calamity' refers to calamity. Throughout history, there have been many kinds of 'phenomena' that have had a serious impact on the world. The negative emotions such as resentment caused by these 'phenomena' converge into a conceptual existence called 'calamity demons'."

Mavis rolled her eyes at Kira, resentment creeping over her: Can't I just show off my knowledge properly? Ugh!!

Kira ignored him and continued to speak to the others: "Among these evil demons, some are related to battle. When they were first formed, there were eighteen of them, so they were called the 'Eighteen Evil Demon Gods'."

As he spoke, Kira pointed at the giant in front of him, "For example, the one in front of us is called 'War Bond,' which is the embodiment of 'war.' It represents the negative emotions in this world caused by war."

"Huh?? Shouldn't such a being be incredibly powerful??"

"Of course they are very strong! However, just as the amount of power a Celestial Spirit can unleash depends on the Celestial Spirit Mage's magic power, even if the Eighteen War Gods of Calamity are summoned, their strength is still comparable to that of the one who summoned them. Similarly, being scattered does not mean they are truly dead."

Everyone suddenly realized: "So, because that Ark isn't particularly strong, he can't unleash the true power of 'Battle Bond'?!"

"That's right! But since he can summon the Bond of Battle, it means that his strength is actually not bad."

Makarov looked tense, his brow furrowed as he surveyed the panicked crowd. "This is bad! If this continues, everyone in the venue will be caught in the crossfire! Kira, do you have a way to protect the others in the venue?"

He knew that Kira had access to the 'Tsukuyomi series' magic, a defensive magic set kept in the Guild Library. These were high-level spells that were the counterpart to the 'Amaterasu series' offensive magic, and protecting a venue would be a piece of cake.

Kira blinked and replied, "It's possible... but in this situation, I don't need to get involved, right? Wouldn't it be faster to wait for Laxus to take care of that big guy?"

Makarov choked for a moment: "Uh... this... is it okay?"

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"

On the other side, the members of 'The Emperor's Shield' all remained calm, as if what was about to emerge was not a terrifying monster, but a newly released mechanical doll in a toy store.

"Brandish, can't you shrink that big guy? If this keeps up, there will be casualties around here!"

It was Neinhart who spoke, and he always talked more than the others—of course, Agil also talked a lot, but he didn't care whether someone died or not.

Brandish sat in the stands, legs crossed, her thighs snow-white and plump, full of flesh, her calves delicate, smooth, and incredibly soft, her feet in brown sandals swaying gently, revealing ten toes painted with blue nail polish, making her alluring.

However, the old perverts who were admiring those beautiful legs and even shouting "I could play with them for years" were now running for their lives and had no time to care about the "treasure" they had mentioned before. Only a few guys who thought that they could touch it before they died and die without regrets were lying on the ground next to those big white legs, unconscious.

She was holding a small wooden spoon, scooping out a box of delicate vanilla ice cream, which, with Imber's help, remained perfectly cold.

Upon hearing the voice, Brandish finally raised his head, his deadpan eyes scanning the hall before hesitantly saying, "Eh?? But wouldn't that be considered interfering in the match? Emperor, old man, what do you think?"

Jelf smiled gently: "Keep eating your ice cream. We don't need to worry about this."

"I understand." Upon hearing this, Brandish stopped thinking about it and continued to eat.

Hmph! He's smiling so gently at another woman. I'm going to tell Mom when I get back!

"August, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

On the other side, at the 'Sin of the Witch's' position.

"Hey, Gerald! What do we do now?"

Gerald didn't even move: "Trust Fairy Tail!"

"You're not kidding?"

“All the top magic guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore are here. With so many big shots here, do you really think that so-called God of War can turn the world upside down?” Eric said calmly. He was the only one in the group who knew that Zeref was in the venue and how terrifying they were.

As for how they knew, it was through eavesdropping!

He might not be able to hear what Zeref and the others are thinking, but he can hear the people from Fairy Tail perfectly well!

Sora, unaware of Zeref's presence, assumed Eric was referring to Kira. She turned and glanced at the Fairy Tail camp, muttering, "Even if it's not possible, it's still just as dangerous!"

Hmm... I'll assume you're referring to this big guy when you say danger...

On the other side, at the 'Heart of the Dragon' position.

"Hey... things seem to be getting interesting."

"Aren't we leaving, Silver? Our game is over for today, isn't it?"

"Wait a little longer! Didn't you see that the other guilds haven't moved an inch? It would be too embarrassing for us to leave!"

On the judges' platform, Chapati's wig had vanished, and sweat poured down her face as she stammered into the microphone, "Everyone... everyone, don't panic!! The organizers will ensure everyone's safety! We have several 'Holy Ten' mages here; they will protect you!! So don't run, to avoid a stampede..."

The chaos inside the venue had exceeded his expectations. Tens of thousands of spectators were scrambling to get out of the way. If it couldn't be stopped immediately, deaths and injuries were inevitable. At that point, not only would his career be ruined, but his life might also be cut short.

After shouting, he turned to the mysterious pumpkin man beside him and asked, "How exactly are the organizers going to collect the money? Are they going to cancel the competition?"

The pumpkin man was silent for a moment, then said, "No... let the game continue!"

"What?!"

"Stopping now doesn't mean the chaos can be resolved immediately, and if the competition resumes later, this situation might happen again, which would have a significant negative impact on the organizers and the royal family; only by ending the competition in the shortest possible time can we calm them down!"

In his haste, he even forgot to add the pumpkin.