novelhk Chapter 337 Gildarts: It's all over.
Chapter 337 Gildarts: It's all over.
Chapter 337 Gildarts: It's all over.
The bottom layer of Tianlang Island, on the western coast.
"This is really strange. It's one thing that this area is the southern part of the battlefield where Chess and Gildarts fought, but why are there no signs of it being disturbed?"
Fried, Biguslow, Elfman, and Abba Grin, looking bewildered and uncertain, pocketed the road sign stone.
After teaming up to defeat Kana and Rili's combination and snatching the road sign from her, the entire assessment suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
With the time remaining until the end of the assessment dwindling, and the red pillars of light to the south and west still motionless, they decided to take the initiative instead of waiting passively for their prey to come to them.
They were even prepared to be ambushed, but they were only accompanied by the beasts of Tenrou Island the whole way. As for their rivals Nazuna, Lucy, and Gray's three teams, they didn't even see a hair on their heads!
"No matter what those guys are plotting, as long as we get our hands on the remaining southern road signs, the whole truth will definitely come to light," Abba Green said confidently, pushing up her glasses.
There was one more thing she didn't say: "At the same time, it's also the time for me to help that idiot Elfman take you down!"
"I have a feeling things aren't that simple," Fried said, his brow furrowed.
Putting Lucy aside for now, given Natsu and Gray's personalities, how could they not have taken any action or received any announcement of their elimination?
"Let's do as Abba says. Time is of the essence, and we can't afford to overthink it," Bigusro said in a deep voice.
Like Abba Greene, a calculating glint also flickered in his eyes as he secretly pondered how to eliminate Elfman.
The members of the Thunder God Clan know each other all too well!
"A real man! You're just one step away from becoming an S-class!" Elfman shouted.
Naïve and oblivious to the conspiracy lurking beneath the harmonious surface of their alliance, he only thought that since they were all partners, they would fight openly and fairly to decide the ownership of the four road signs, just as agreed beforehand.
That's the logic, but his straightforward personality has already caused him a lot of trouble.
The good news is that Abba Green seems to like this kind of thing;
The bad news is, we're destined not to suffer this loss.
"This assessment has successfully concluded. The winners who emerged victorious from this fierce competition—"
Colorful fireworks exploded high in the sky, and Makarov's impromptu speech immediately stunned the four people who had been eagerly anticipating the event.
transfixed.
"What?! The assessment is... over?!"
"What, are you kidding me? The road signs and markers are all in our hands!"
"Lucy? S-rank?! What on earth is going on?!"
To the south, there are fragmented near-shore beaches.
"The guild's new S-rank mage is Lucy Heartfilia!"
Chase and Gildarts, caught in the midst of their fierce battle, were initially taken aback, and almost simultaneously dispelled the super magic they were about to unleash upon each other's faces.
"Hahaha! You did it! Well done, Lucy!"
After processing Makarov's words, Chess became excited and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Although she had great confidence in Lucy herself, the other contestants were no pushovers either, and the assessment process was unpredictable; any small change could affect the whole situation and lead to drastically different results.
Therefore, he still found it a little unbelievable that Lucy was able to surpass all her opponents and win the S-class title.
Or to be more precise, the sense of realism isn't that strong.
Thanks to the original work, the stereotypical image of Lucy as unlucky, abused, and frustrated is far too deeply ingrained!
"We're doomed—"
In stark contrast to Chase's loud and cheerful laughter, Gildarts, with his hands on the ground, emanated a palpable sense of grief and sorrow that permeated the surroundings, even more intense than Hades's inner magic.
His first thought was of the bet he had made with Chase.
Running around Magnolia is fine, just close your eyes and run.
But the thought of wearing a sexy maid outfit and doing public service like sweeping the streets and helping old ladies cross the road in front of my guildmates and the entire city—
Facing the strongest mage of Fairy Tail who doesn't even blink an eye at the black dragon, I felt like the sky was about to fall.
Chess, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity to kick him while he was down pass by. He walked over, patted Gildarts on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "It's okay, Gildarts. I'll definitely get Natsu and the others to cheer you on!"
The exhilarating three-hour battle not only gave him a great time, but also allowed him to obtain the new card he wanted.
Seeing Gildarts's lack of fighting spirit, he simply gave up on continuing the fight and decided to become the "strongest mage in Fairy Tail".
In fact, with both sides revealing all their cards without reservation, the answer to the question of who is stronger and who is weaker is already quite obvious.
Sirius Island is an upper-level island.
"No, did the old man secretly go and drink fake alcohol during the assessment process?"
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Gray's head was buzzing; he didn't immediately realize, "Lucy's still standing over there!"
"Damn it! Damn it! Tell me, Lucy, what dirty tricks did you use to bribe the old man?!"
Natsu was even more incredulous. He ran over, grabbed Lucy by the collar, and shook her violently. "Money? A photo album of a beautiful woman? It can't be her looks, can it?!"
"How could Lucy possibly be an S-rank mage? Impossible, absolutely impossible! I must be dreaming!"
In the end, he even became somewhat delirious.
This shows just how obsessed this guy is with S-class.
Unfortunately, there can only be one person to pass the assessment; that's just how cruel reality is.
bang~
White smoke billowed out, and Natsu's hand grasped at empty air.
When he opened his eyes again, "Lucy" had disappeared, replaced by two small blue figures with simple drawings, constantly waving their arms and legs.
Jamie: "Whoosh whoa, what a rude man!"
Mini: "Rude man, brainless man, no wonder he lost to Lady Lucy~"
"Gemini Gemini? When?!"
Gray finally realized the root of the problem and understood why Loki had suddenly told him to hurry to the grave of the first Mastermind.
Lucy, who was fighting those two just now, was actually Gemini in disguise!
Let's move the time forward by a little over ten minutes.
Gray trapped Lucy in an ice prison and rushed towards the First Graveyard, where he encountered Natsu who had rushed over.
With the help of Eclair's silencing magic, Lucy successfully broke free from the ice prison.
Watching Natsu and Gray start fighting without saying a word in the distance, she immediately realized that getting entangled with these two monsters would definitely be endless, and if she didn't show herself for too long, she would most likely be targeted.
Then, his eyes darted around, and a treacherous plan immediately came to mind:
Using Gemini, who could perfectly replicate his appearance and aura and even use Celestial Spirit Magic normally, to attract attention and hold off Nazgray and the other two, he quietly bypassed the main battlefield and took a long way to the location of the First Guild Master's grave.
To prevent Natsu, who has a keen sense of smell, from noticing anything amiss, Lucy even endured the nausea and covered herself in the juice of Tenrou Island plants!
For a girl who loves beauty and is a bit vain, this is truly going all out.
Fortunately, this effort has been very rewarding.
Gemini successfully stalled Nazgray, and Loki and Happy were also distracted by Eclair and Misty's conversation. The plan to steal the tower was a great success!
"Aaaaaah! I've been tricked by that bastard Lucy!"
Upon learning the whole truth, Natsu covered his head with his hands and roared a mournful cry of fire dragons towards the sky.
"How embarrassing!"
Gray sat helplessly on the ground, covering his face and sinking into a deep emo.
He and Loki originally planned to sabotage Lucy at the last minute and take down an S-class character effortlessly, but they never expected that the Joker would be himself!