Fairy Tail Space Mage

Then, in the short time it took Gajeel to shield his eyes with his arm, the Crystal Earth Giant shrank to the size of a normal human. Not only that, it was also wearing armor, wielding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other… Even though Gajeel thought it unlikely, he still noticed that this shrunken creature's shield, sword, and even armor were all made of diamonds!

Radiant and dazzling, the ultimate in luxury!

"attack!"

Xun'er's order this time was extremely concise.

Now freed from the constraints of the confined space, the Diamond Guardian leaped out of the magic circle, shield in one hand and sword in the other, and charged towards Gajeel... His speed was surprisingly fast!

"【Iron Dragon Staff】!"

Gajeel seemed to want to test whether the opponent's equipment was truly made of the hardest substance in the world. His right leg transformed into an ever-extending iron rod, constantly thrusting at the Diamond Guardian charging towards him!

The Diamond Guardian immediately raised its shield to defend itself. After enduring more than ten consecutive thrusts, Gajeel was temporarily exhausted, and the Diamond Guardian was also knocked back several meters!

Of course, its diamond shield was completely intact!

Aside from leaving some iron dust on the shield, Gajeel's attack yielded no other results!

"Phew... Good heavens, it really is a diamond! I don't want to compete with diamonds in hardness... Oh right, what was that again? Diamonds are weak to fire, and then... right, start a fire by rubbing sticks together!" Gajeel said, immediately turning his arm into an iron drill, and then he squatted down and started drilling into the ground.

Putting aside whether Gajeel could even drill fire, even if he could heat the iron drill red-hot by friction, it would still take a considerable amount of time! How could Xun'er possibly give him that kind of time?

This time, without even bothering to greet him, under Xun'er's mental control, the Diamond Guardian directly brandished his sword, rushed in front of Gajeel, and then slashed down fiercely!

"Ding!"

Gajeel naturally blocked it with his iron drill bit, and then, as expected, the drill bit was cut in half.

The time for friction to generate heat was too short, and the temperature was indeed still insufficient.

However, this brief moment of resistance gave Gajeel an opportunity to use the [Iron Dragon Staff] on the ground, launching himself into the air.

"Haha! You fell for it!"

Then, Gajeel, who was in the air, was about to use the Iron Dragon Staff again... but this time, his target was no longer the Diamond Guardian below, but Kaoru, who was further away.

Yes, no matter how powerful the Diamond Guardian is, it's just a summoned creature. Once the mage who summoned it is defeated, it will naturally crumble without a fight!

From the very beginning, Gajeel was very clear about Kaoru's weaknesses; everything was for this moment.

However, what he didn't know was that Xun'er was also waiting for this moment.

"[Sky Sphere - Acceleration]!"

With a flick of her little paw, Xun'er sent a transparent sphere, which had been lying in wait in the air, striking Gajeel in the back and knocking him precisely to the ground! That spot seemed to be where Xun'er had initially stood!

"[Remote Teleportation]!"

With another sweet shout from Xun'er, the magic circle where Gajeel was lying suddenly shone brightly... Gajeel immediately realized why Xun'er had strangely stepped back and left from this position before introducing him to the "Grimoire of Arrays" on their first meeting!

It turns out that she had already set up the teleportation magic circle beneath him back then!

Ah! What kind of cat is this?!

"Since you crave fire so much, then I'll send you to the world of fire! Goodbye, 'Phantom's' mage, 'Iron Dragon'." Upon hearing these final words, Gajeel's vision shifted instantly, and the next moment, he found himself in the center of a volcano! Beneath his feet lay magma, constantly bubbling with sulfurous gas!

"Damn it!" Gajeel cursed, then plummeted from mid-air...

……

When Xun'er devised and banished the second most powerful force of "Ghosts", the battle against the other four battlefields of the "Four Elements" also entered a state of fierce competition.

The first to engage in a fierce battle with the "Four Elements" was Elfman.

His opponent was the earth elemental, the short, pseudo-gentleman Thor.

This is not surprising; Thor knows earth magic. He can move freely within this castle. He was, of course, the first to discover Elsa and the others.

Thor is a pitiful fellow. His feint attack with Sand Dance to ambush Fairy Tail was truly spectacular!

But soon after, he started to have bad luck... First, he was accidentally burned through by Little Pink's fire breath, and then he was knocked into the sky by Elsa, who liked to rush around recklessly while traveling!

Thor suffered significant harm, both physically and mentally.

……

When choosing his opponent, Thor had no intention of taking revenge.

Thor had no confidence that he could defeat the "Fairy Queen".

He probably wouldn't fare well against Gray's shapeshifting magic either.

As for Natsu… forget it. One fight with a Dragon Slayer mage is enough. Thor hasn't forgotten the overwhelming disadvantage he faced when he sparred with Gajeel before.

Therefore, he chose the weakest of the four—Elfman.

Then, he was met with a full-scale attack from Elfman, who had just received Kong's affirmation and support and was in high spirits!

"【Full Body Absorption - Beast King's Soul】!!"

Elfman didn't give Thor a chance to talk nonsense. It wasn't that he saw through Thor's skill in using words and psychological attacks, but rather that he was so excited that he just wanted a good fight.

"Wait... just a moment. I haven't started introducing myself yet... wait..."

"Roar!!"

The monster with strange horns sprouting from its head and bloodshot eyes didn't like talking to anyone. The transformed Elfman roared and then performed a standing long jump, seemingly intending to crush Thor completely in one fell swoop!

"boom!"

The castle trembled, dust filled the air, and the ground was smashed through!

Elfman reappeared, now on the next level of the castle.

Joseph, in his room at the top of the castle, frowned upon hearing the commotion, seemingly intending to go down and investigate. Just then, Kong appeared before him in a flash of magic.

This is when 5 minutes have passed in the 15-minute countdown.

At this moment, Xun'er's Crystal Earth Giant had already transformed into Diamond Guardian mode.

Alzac's "Typhoon Shot" is sweeping across the seas of the "Ghost" ships.

……

"Damn it! Do you really think I'm easy to bully?... Play it, [Concerto of Rock]!"

Enraged, Thor's carefully maintained gentlemanly demeanor shattered. Standing a level above where the two had previously been in the castle, he looked down at Elfman through the ceiling that Elfman had trampled through, unleashing a machine-gun-like barrage of rocks!

Chapter 196 The Calamity of Water and Women (Part 1)

Just now, Elfman launched an attack as soon as they met, and Thor's earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or magic) was completely too late!

In his haste, he rolled on the ground to barely avoid being trampled by Elfman! Of course, he was still affected by the shockwave and was now covered in dust and dirt.

Faced with Thor's enraged "Concerto of Rock," Elfman used his arms to protect his vital head and chest, taking the full force of Thor's attack.

Then, after Thor's "Concerto of the Rock" ended, he did another standing long jump, like a flying man, like a rocket, and crashed hard into Thor above his head!

"Madmen! Fairy Tail is full of madmen! [Plaster Sonata]!"

Seeing that this attack was unavoidable, Thor hastily unleashed his strongest magic—conjuring a giant fist from rocks and slamming it down towards Elfman!

This was a "strong against strong" tactic. But unfortunately, his condition was already poor, and it was used in a hurry, so the power of [Plaster Sonata] was very limited.

In the clash of the two powerful figures, Elfman, transformed into the Beast King and clearly stronger, naturally had the upper hand. The massive rock fist, seemingly incredibly powerful, was shattered by Elfman's shoulder strike!

Then, Elfman landed in front of the dumbfounded Thor, and looking down at him with utter terror, slapped him across the face!

Thor was half-stuck on the floor, with his head sticking out and his feet sticking out... Sure enough, his last thought before losing consciousness was to complain about his height.

If you want to be a gentleman, being too short is definitely not an option.

From childhood, I was bullied and ridiculed for being short. I never imagined that after becoming one of the "Four Elements," I would still lose to a tall person.

Thor regretted not choosing him as his opponent.

……

“Lisanna… I won! I have completely mastered [Full Body Reception]… Did you see that!?”

After defeating Thor and breaking free from the magic, a slightly weakened Elfman clenched his fists until the veins on his hands bulged, but he still couldn't calm the excitement in his heart.

Unfortunately, his joyful and expectant inquiries were destined to go unanswered... Elfman watched the dust slowly settle on the ground after the battle, and amidst the distant cries of seagulls outside the castle, he bowed his head in silence for a long while before leaving dejectedly.

……

Thor, one of the "Four Elements," was the first to make a hasty exit.

Unfortunately, since Thor came to find Elfman on his own initiative, their battle did not take place near the Elemental Crystal Ball.

Therefore, Elfman still needs to continue searching for the location of the elemental crystal ball. The countdown crisis has not been resolved despite his victory.

Similar to Thor, Gray and Elsa's opponents also left their positions and actively sought them out. Only Usagi-maru, whether out of foolishness or excessive honesty, obediently stayed near the fire elemental crystal ball.

Unfortunately, it will take Natsu and Happy some time before they can meet him.

……

Gray was clever; he knew that instead of aimlessly searching for the Elemental Crystal Ball in the huge castle, he should go straight to the top of the castle.

Here, not only is the view wider, but with a bit of luck, you might even encounter sentries on duty. If you can capture them and interrogate them, you can quickly find the location of the elemental crystal ball.

Then, he went to the lookout tower at the top of the castle.

Then, it rained.

Then he encountered the only female among the four elements—the water element Juvia (also translated as "Juvia").

"Drizzle! Drizzle! Welcome to the rainy season that never ends! I am one of the 'Four Elements,' the 'Rain Girl,' Juvia!" A girl wearing a cylindrical hat, thick clothes, and even tall rain boots walked out of the curtain of water, holding an umbrella.

"She's a strange girl... but very pretty."

Upon seeing the other party appear, this was the first thought that came to Gray's mind.

There's no way around it; in the sweltering summer heat, a girl dressed in thick, all-over clothing can't possibly be a normal girl.

However, considering the other party's identity as a water elemental mage, Gray didn't find it strange... Come to think of it, Gray uses magic of a similar nature to Juvia's (water elemental), yet he always dresses so scantily; it's hard to say who's more odd between the two.

"You are Gray, the Gray who uses [Ice Make Magic], right?"

“That’s right… Hmph! You 'Ghosts' really know us very well!” This was sarcastic.

"I've seen you fight in the guild before, and your move to escape with 'Fire Dragon' by creating a mist was spectacular!"

"Oh... well, thank you for your compliment!" This was sarcastic.

"If it comes to fighting you... you, Juvia is indeed still..."