Fairy Tail Space Mage

At first, Pakas tried to explain properly, but eventually, he started to threaten her directly! He probably realized something about the relationship between Ya'er and Sora, so he stopped giving Ya'er any face.

Upon hearing Pakas's threat, the townspeople immediately grabbed whatever weapons were at hand, startling the surrounding tourists. Kagura, standing beside Ya'er, also drew her katana, seemingly ready to slice Pakas in two on the arena!

Kagura, with her long, straight black hair and slanted eyes, seems to be a demon-type beautiful girl!

"and many more!"

Ya'er waved to stop Kagura from rushing onto the stage. Then, she frowned and came to Sora's side.

Ya'er glanced at Mira, who was somewhat nervous due to the empty bet and constantly lost in a daze due to excessive happiness, and sighed with disappointment.

The restaurant owner has already given a detailed account of the conflict between the two parties. This was the first time Ya'er had heard about Mira's standing in Kong Xin's eyes, and although she hadn't heard it with her own ears, it still dealt a heavy blow to her… Originally, at this point, she might have been able to do something to force Pacas to give in and obediently abandon the bet. But now, she seemed to have lost that drive.

"Brother, are you really going to have this duel?" Ya'er asked weakly.

"Hmm... The other party is a belligerent and arrogant person. This is the only way... But don't worry, I will act with restraint."

Sora understood Ya'er's intention to protect him, but he had no intention of avoiding the duel. He was genuinely angry. For the first time, he felt the urge to teach someone a lesson.

"Alright then... I wish my elder brother great success in his military endeavors."

Hearing Sora's words, Ya'er looked listless. Her attempt to encourage him was less about boosting morale and more about weakening Sora's fighting spirit. But Ya'er couldn't be blamed for that.

Ya'er is currently heartbroken. Moreover, she is very aware of Sora's strength.

If her opponent were a traditional "mage" type mage, Aliya might have some concerns. But Pakas is a "fighting" type mage who primarily uses physical attacks... Aliya couldn't help but recall her painful experience challenging the void before.

Chapter 062 The Duel Begins

After Ya'er left the arena, the dueling system of the "Central Arena" started working.

"Knight Duel System activated... Initiating combat strength detection of participating knights... Combat strength assessment complete... Deploying defensive barrier... Deploying level 3 defensive barrier... Initiating spectator teleportation... Spectator teleportation complete... Executing knight life reaction tracking command... Ready, both knights, please prepare. The duel will begin in 1 minute. Countdown: 59, 58, 57..."

Eight tall bronze pillars stand around the "central arena." When Sora and Mira first came here, they thought they were just decorations. But they turned out to be completely different.

Once the so-called "duel system" was activated, eight enormous magic circles immediately appeared in the air, enveloping Kong and Pakas.

Then, all spectators within a 10-meter radius of the arena were teleported away. Layer upon layer of magical barriers appeared, separating the spectators from the arena.

And so, Sora and Pakas were imprisoned within a massive cubic magical barrier. This was the true "central arena," a place where mercenaries and mages alike could settle their scores in peace.

"A mage's battle, how lucky!"

"It's actually a level 3 defensive barrier! I've never seen one like this before!"

"It looks like it's going to be a very fierce battle!"

"Ah oh!"

……

As the countdown began, the audience's emotions were quickly ignited. Someone started it all, and everyone cheered in anticipation of the grand event called "Duel"!

"Go Sora!" Mira's cheers mingled with the crowd, and Sora on the stage heard them very clearly.

"Lady Ya'er, is there any chance that person might win?"

"Hmm. He's someone who could easily defeat me."

These are Kagura and Masaru's voices... For some reason, even though their voices aren't loud, Sora can hear them clearly.

Sora's condition today seems unbelievably good! His senses—hearing, sight, and magical perception—are all amplified several times over. With just a slight focus of his consciousness, Sora can clearly perceive every subtle change in a given area. It's almost like having a satellite mounted overhead during a war!

For the first time, Sora seemed genuinely motivated to defeat his opponent. Perhaps because of this, the magic Sora was practicing became exceptionally active. Among these, the two autonomous magics were the most prominent: "Clothes of the Sky" and "Singularity".

Sora could clearly sense the fighting spirit and joy they were conveying to him! The significant increase in his perception seemed to be related to the activation of the "Sky Garment." After all, the "Sky Garment" was a self-regulating defensive magic that integrated all of Sora's senses. It also possessed the ability to continuously grow by gaining experience…

"Why is that? Is it because you looked back yesterday and your mindset has grown? Or is it because you've had enough experience and have now reached a stage of transformation..."

The significant increase in his senses surprised Kong. After muttering to himself for a moment, he looked up at his opponent.

In that instant, perhaps due to a problem with his eyes, Pakas seemed to see a violent spatial distortion visible to the naked eye around Kong! So, Pakas, who originally intended to say a few harsh words to provoke his opponent, couldn't bring himself to say them.

"It's so noisy around here, even if I said something, he probably wouldn't be able to hear me clearly..."

Thinking this, Pakas decided to stop wasting his breath. He raised his head and gulped down the entire contents of his gourd of strong liquor. His body began to sway... That was, "Drunken Chopping Palm"!

"...4, 3, 2, 1, the duel begins!"

As the duel system announced the start of the duel, Sora lightly leaped to the ground and activated "Sphere of the Sky." Then, just in case, the inner "Sphere of the Sky" and the conversion magic circle on the "Sphere of the Sky" were both cast in one go!

"How...how could this be!"

"So fast!"

Sora simply touched the surface of the "Sphere of Emptiness" with her finger, and the transformation magic circle was imprinted. This imprinting speed was on a completely different level from usual, startling Ya'er and Mira in the audience!

The two spells consumed approximately 2000 units of magic power from Sora. Sora glanced at Pakas, who was swaying and approaching them, and controlled "Sky Circle" to carry him forward.

Having flown there, Sora arrived at the center of the ring before Pakas. Then, to the surprise of Pakas and all the spectators below, Sora sat cross-legged in the "Circle of Sky," closed his eyes, and began to meditate!

Although the spells "Sphere of Emptiness" and "Orb of Emptiness" are transparent, the brief glow when the transformation magic circle was imprinted on the "Orb of Emptiness" temporarily revealed them. Therefore, even the audience knows that Emptiness is currently under the protection of defensive magic.

However, even with defensive magic protection, it's just too outrageous to meditate and recover magic power right in front of your opponent in the center of the arena!

Like the audience, a drunken Pacas also thought Kong was far too arrogant! However, it didn't matter; Pacas wasn't angry. He would repay his opponent's arrogance with his blood and tears!

"Under the Moon (striking a crescent-shaped palm strike)!"

Pakas suddenly leaped up, the dazzling white light on his palm like a raised crescent moon, and slashed fiercely at Kong in mid-air! Kong, floating in mid-air, still had his eyes closed and remained motionless!

"What's up with him?"

"Get out of the way!"

No!

Seeing this, the audience members couldn't help but shout anxiously. The timid children and women even closed their eyes in fear. But…

The fierce crescent moon slammed into the transparent sphere, creating only a tiny ripple of magical energy. That was because the transformation magic circle on the "Sphere of Emptiness" was greedily devouring the magical energy overflowing into the "Sphere of Emptiness." The "Sphere of Emptiness" itself remained completely unchanged.

Just like Ya'er before him, Pakas landed back on the ground with an expression of disbelief! He seemed to have sobered up a bit. However, Pakas quickly recovered from his shock.

"Haha! I see, I remember now... There was a mage in 'Fairy Tail' who loved wearing 'Black Knight' costumes and was skilled in defensive magic... So, that was you! ...But defensive magic... My favorite thing to do is target practice!"

Pakas was not discouraged by the failure of his first attack. Although Sora cast a defensive spell, he immediately began meditating to recover his mana. Pakas believed that Sora's spell must have consumed a tremendous amount of mana.

As long as he can quickly break through this defensive magic, he doesn't need his alcohol-numbed brain to think carefully about the rest... victory will be his!

Pakas misunderstood. Sora's current mana reserves were around 9000 units; consuming only 2000 units wouldn't deplete his mana. Sora simply wanted to take some time to recover to his best condition so he could more thoroughly teach this man who had offended him a lesson!

Chapter 063 The Broken Defense

"Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink..."

Pascal began his relentless attack. With a magic level roughly equivalent to Kong's, Pascal unleashed over 300 blows in a single minute! His 3000 units of magic were completely depleted. Pascal was panting heavily, drenched in sweat, his palms red and stained with blood… but the spherical defensive barrier surrounding Kong showed no signs of damage whatsoever!

"Huff... How is this possible... Impossible... Huff... He must have also used up his magic to repair the damage I just caused... If he keeps using it like this... Huff... No, I'll collapse from exhaustion before that... Huff... No choice, I'll use my moves and settle this once and for all!"

Packas stood there catching his breath for a moment, then took out a gourd from his waist and started drinking again. The gourd seemed to be a spatial magic item, as if the wine was inexhaustible.

To be honest, Packas's expression wasn't very pleasant anymore. As a combat-type mage, he was facing a turtle-type defensive mage. What annoyed him even more was that this "turtle's" shell was harder than he had imagined!

If Pakas had known beforehand that Sora was this kind of mage, he probably wouldn't have provoked Sora and Mira so casually.

"Hiccup! ...More difficult to deal with than I imagined... Kid, you can tell me your name now! I might take some time to remember it!" After drinking, Pakas seemed to have regained some strength.

Having perhaps gained some recognition of Kong's strength, he wanted to know the name of the opponent he was about to defeat.

Packas never imagined he would lose. In his mind, Sora was just a slightly tough nut to crack, but no matter how tough it was, he would eventually become his snack.

However, the void within the "Circle of Emptiness" could not hear his voice, nor did it intend to. He had fully recovered his magical power, opened his eyes, and looked down at Pacas.

Sora deliberately positioned the "Sphere of Emptiness" at a relatively high height, forcing Pakas to jump every time he attacked. This was also why Pakas had expended so much energy earlier.

Now, with his eyes open, Sora was naturally looking down at Pacas. This position already felt superior, and Sora was looking at Pacas with an emotionless gaze, as if he were looking at an insect…

Pakas no longer cared about his opponent's name; his palm flashed with light, and his figure vanished instantly!

Then, the "Sphere of Emptiness" that was encased in emptiness began to shine continuously. A large number of attacks invisible to the naked eye poured down on the "Sphere of Emptiness," causing the transformation magic circle on the "Sphere of Emptiness" to become overwhelmed. In the end, the "Sphere of Emptiness" shattered with a bang!

"Seven-hit combo of the chopping palm (an attack launched while drunk, involving rapid movement and seven instantaneous attacks on the opponent, causing severe damage)!" At this moment, Pakas finally stopped moving at high speed.

The "Seven-Strike Combo" is the strongest attack of the Drunken Chopping Palm. However, a single "Seven-Strike Combo" is insufficient to destroy the "Sphere of Emptiness." Undoubtedly, Pakas just unleashed multiple "Seven-Strike Combos" at the cost of a significant amount of stamina and magic power!

Although Kong could have released "Sky Sphere" again to rearrange his defenses, he didn't. He continued to gaze at Pakas below, his expression and gaze unchanged from before.

"what happened?"

"Wasn't the defense breached? Why is the boy in black still looking at Lord Pakas with that kind of gaze?"

"I don't know why, but I feel something for that look in your eyes!"

For some reason, the owner of the last voice caused those around to quickly give way.

Only Pakas, the person involved, knew what had actually happened after the move was over...

Yes, one of the defensive spells had inexplicably collapsed. But the outermost spell, which Pacas had been relentlessly trying to break through, remained completely unscathed!

For the first time, Pakas broke out in a cold sweat from shock. It was cold sweat, caused by the "monster" level defensive magic of the unknown mage before him!

Is that all you've got?

Kong retrieved two "Communication Void Spheres" from the magical space of the "Singularity," placing one outside the "Void Sphere" and the other inside, communicating with Pacas through the connection between them.

Packas's eyes and ears caught the sound from different angles, and he couldn't help but feel a strange sense of unease. Coupled with Kong's disdainful tone, it sent a chill down Packas's spine. He froze, unable to speak immediately.

"You can't even break through a defensive barrier formed by 1000 units of magic power... You're someone whose magic power is about the same as mine, what a disappointment." Kong's verbal attack didn't stop. Although his tone was calm, the effect seemed more significant than a real punch!

"1000 units... How is that possible? You think I would... I understand now. Until now, I've only used attacks with large quantities, not powerful ones! Only a momentary burst of immense power can break through this defensive magic!... Alright, I'll unleash my strongest attack, concentrating all my magic power, and let you taste the full power of my 'Moonlight'!"

Pakas seemed to be escaping reality. Or perhaps, the excessive alcohol was making his mind unwilling to process information detrimental to him. In any case, he was determined to take a desperate gamble!

Seeing Pakas like this, Kong was in a dilemma. He had originally planned to teach Pakas a lesson so that he could use his enchanted fighting skills to create some "inappropriate" scenes later!

He even used meditation to fully restore his magic power, hoping to land a few more punches on Pacas! But in the end…

Before Kong could stop it, Pakas's most powerful "Moonlight" had already slashed down fiercely at "Sky Circle" with a terrifying palm wind!

Although Pakas's "Moonlight" attack, combining physical strength, martial arts skills, and all remaining magic power, deals more damage than a single-target ultimate magic attack, it still cannot break through "The Circle of Emptiness"! The prerequisite is that Emptiness is willing to pay magic power to allow "The Circle of Emptiness" to repair itself.

Sora didn't do that. So, despite the fierce stalemate, the "Circle of the Sky" shattered like broken glass! Pakas's face lit up with joy, as if he could already see victory, until, suddenly, Sora's fist loomed large in his eyes!

"boom!"

The massive explosion was like a thunderclap in the dead of night!

What's even more shocking is that the visuals caught the first glimpse of a figure being slammed back to the ground from the air at a speed dozens of times faster than when it jumped up! Then, the entire arena seemed unable to withstand the impact of that thing, denting like a sponge, cracking like porcelain, shattering like tofu... Next came the startled roar of the air and the dust explosion caused by the involuntary spread of dust!