sovbooks Chapter 336 The assessment is over, and a new S-class mage is born!
Chapter 336 The assessment is over, and a new S-class mage is born!
Chapter 336 The assessment is over, and a new S-class mage is born!
High ground, far from the area where the three were fighting.
"Even if she's become stronger, Lucy is still Lucy the idiot, summoning Aquarius under these circumstances..."
Loki sighed helplessly as he watched Lucy struggle in the waves.
"By the way, is it really okay for us to just watch from the sidelines like this? Or do we want to join in the fight?" Akelia asked.
When Natsu and his two companions began their battle, their respective partners withdrew from the battlefield.
"Forget it, I can't bring myself to do anything with a girl as beautiful as you. Let's just leave things as they are," Loki said calmly.
This is one reason, and another reason.
Although the contract was temporarily terminated, he was still Lucy's celestial spirit and couldn't bring himself to attack her.
Whether by coincidence or due to some uncontrollable force, those fighting here happen to be members of the strongest squad.
Let them decide their own internal affairs and compete to determine the S-class mage.
"You're quite the gentleman. I never expected to find someone like you in Fairy Tail," Eclair remarked softly.
Having grown accustomed to the guild's group of perverted old lechers, weirdos, and battle maniacs, she felt a strange sense of unreality.
When she joined the guild, Loki had already returned to the Protoss Realm with the Protoss King's permission, so the two didn't have much interaction. From her expression of silent relief, it's easy to see that Eclair didn't actually intend to fight Loki.
The reason for asking that question was simply to ascertain Loki's thoughts.
After all, while the silence magic is very powerful, her own combat strength is quite limited, and there are too many uncertainties in a real fight.
"As long as we can maintain the current situation, Lucy will definitely not lose!" Eclair thought to herself.
"Well, since neither of you is going to fight, then Lord Happy will reluctantly let you off this time!"
Harpy frowned slightly, feigning distress, and said, "When we get angry, we're absolutely terrifying!"
Mengmeng couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "The way you talk makes it sound like you can change the course of the battle with a single move."
"Speaking of Acreia—"
Loki, too lazy to even acknowledge her, turned around and took Acrea's hand, his eyes sparkling with hearts as he revealed his true colors. "After the S-rank assessment, can I treat you to a coffee at the coffee shop in the west of the city?"
Akelia's lips twitched, and the feeling of unreality she had just experienced vanished completely.
There really isn't a single decent person in Fairy Tail!
"Hey! Who touches people like that the moment they meet?"
Mengmeng jumped up and slapped Loki's lewd hand away, standing in front of Eclair like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
Happy spread his claws and delivered the finishing blow: "If there were a 'scumbag' ranking in the guild, Loki would definitely be tied for first place with Gildarts~"
"What scumbag? I just want to give girls a warm home on an equal footing," Loki said.
Just as the group was relaxing and chatting, the battlefield below...
The raging, towering waves finally subsided, and Nazgre found himself hanging from a tree branch and stuck upside down in a mud pit, looking quite disheveled.
As for Lucy, who was soaking wet, Aquarius threatened with death, "This is the only time. If you dare to drag me out again, you'll be sorry when we get back to the Celestial Spirit Realm!"
"Yes! Lady Aquaria, may you rest in peace, Lady Aquaria."
Lucy was so frightened that her whole body was on edge, and she dared not do the slightest thing, bowing repeatedly.
Only after the other party disappeared into the dissipating golden light did she, as the "master," dare to comment: "Besides making a mess of the scene, it seems she didn't serve much purpose. That wretched woman—"
boom!!
The sudden burst of destructive energy interrupted her whispered murmurs.
Natsu was bathed in crimson flames, his dragon scales becoming visible, as he entered his strongest Destruction Dragon Mode.
"I didn't want to use this power on Lucy, but Lucy has really become much stronger."
Unleashing the power of the dragon, a smile crept across his face, and a surge of battle intent erupted from the depths of his sharp eyes, enveloping the entire battlefield and pointing directly at Lucy. "Then, let's go all out and fight to our hearts' content!"
"Turns out, it actually has the opposite effect of provoking the opponent!!"
Lucy loudly complained.
"So, don't forget I exist, you damn candle."
Gray came from another direction, his body radiating a chilling aura, each step leaving icy patches on the ground.
Unlike ordinary ice-shaping magic, the ice blocks were pitch black and deep, as if they had been stained by darkness!
"This magic?!" Natsu and Lucy were both surprised.
"It's not just the two of you who have gotten stronger. The week before the assessment, I underwent hellish training just to barely master this magic."
Gray clenched his black ice fist, quite satisfied with their reactions. "Its name is Ice Form: God Destroyer Form magic!"
Here's the thing.
After the Devil's Heart was destroyed, that very night when Chase went to the Card Space to inquire about the progress of the "Heart" from the Dark Magician and others, he unexpectedly discovered the Ice Destroyer Magic, which corresponds to the Fire Destroyer Magic, in Hades' magic vault.
Although the attributes are a perfect match for Gray, God-Slaying Magic usually comes with extremely strong side effects.
Therefore, after the analysis of the "Heart" magic was completed, the omnipotent dark mage immediately devoted himself to the reconstruction of the Ice God-Slaying Magic.
This is the fundamental reason why Dark Magician Girl complained of being tired during that period.
Fortunately, before the list of S-rank examinees was announced, the improved version of the Ice God-Slaying Magic was finally handed over to Gray.
After expressing his gratitude, Gray immediately took Loki to Saberbite.
With the foundation laid by the previous training guide, coupled with his master Uru's relentless and grueling training day and night, he was able to learn "Ice Form - God Destroyer Form" and use it as the killer for the S-rank assessment!
"Interesting, I'm fired up!" Natsu clashed his fists together, his fighting spirit rising once more.
With only five minutes left before the end of the assessment, it was clearly impossible and unnecessary to find out what Gray's black ice was all about.
No matter how powerful Grelucie becomes, I just need to use even stronger power to defeat them!
"Hey, you two, let's decide who's an S-class mage by using your strongest attack!"
The suggestion was met with an immediate and enthusiastic response from Gray: "No problem, watch me beat you all to a pulp!"
Caught between the increasingly violent dragon flames and black ice, Lucy did not respond immediately.
After glancing once more in the direction of the first guild master's grave, she channeled her magic and fixed her gaze on the two of them: "Come on!"
The celestial spirit array shone brightly, and the soft Aries Aries appeared.
"Aries? Her strongest attack?"
Loki, watching from a distance, frowned, utterly unable to comprehend Lucy's strange actions.
At this point, shouldn't we open the ultimate triple gate, use the Aquarius Star Spirit Robe to summon Gemini again, and activate the Super Magic Star Chart Chronicle?
Did the battle just now consume too much magic power?
No, this situation would not occur within the coverage area of the Sirius Tree!
Wait, wait, wait!
As if he had guessed some impossible possibility, Loki's eyes widened and his breathing quickened.
The entire process of Lucy's battle with Nazgray flashed before my eyes. From beginning to end, it seemed that she never summoned Gemini, nor did she open the Three Gates!
Also, although Aquarius's attitude towards her was as rude as ever, if you think about it carefully, that line, "I'll make you pay when we get back to the Celestial Spirit Realm," really makes a difference.
Yet it reveals something strange in every way!
Could it be...?
"Did you notice? Too bad it's too late~"
Eclair noticed Loki's change in expression and, quite unusually, covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
This statement directly confirmed Loki's suspicions.
Ignoring the Phoenix Witch's smile, he quickly turned and shouted at Gray, who was preparing to unleash his ultimate attack, "Gray! We can't waste time here!"
"Quick! Get over to the original cemetery!!!"
Not only Gray, but even Natsu was a little annoyed by his shout.
After all, he was his partner. After a brief moment of hesitation, Gray chose to trust him without hesitation, dispelled the spell, and ran away.
"Hey! You bastard Gray, stop running!" Natsu chased after him, looking annoyed.
However, as Acreya said, it was all too late.
boom!
Brilliant, colorful fireworks exploded in the sky above Sirius Island.
Makarov's deep voice, tinged with relief and surprise, resounded throughout the entire island:
"This assessment has successfully concluded. The winner who emerged victorious from this fierce and brutal competition, the guild's new S-rank mage, is—"
"Lucy Heartfilia!!"