Fairy Tail's Strongest

Millianna flicked her cat tail, the fluffy tail whipping around Riyao's waist, tightening and leaving a mark on his clothes.

Riyao looked down at the cat tail on his waist, then looked up at Millianna huddled in the corner trembling, and a grin spread across his face.

He exerted a sudden force, and the cat's tail wrapped around his body was easily broken off, the tail shattering into pieces and scattering on the ground.

"Little kitten, hehehe..."

Millianna huddled in the corner, her back pressed against the wall, trembling like a leaf.

He clutched his head with both hands, his legs went weak, he wanted to run but his feet wouldn't obey him, and he could only watch helplessly as Riyao rubbed his hands together and got closer and closer.

A scream echoed from the alley.

"Meow!!"

Chapati wiped his sweat, not even bothering to straighten his wig which was askew to one side.

"Millianna has been eliminated by Riyao!"

"Rufus has been eliminated by Lyon!"

"Lyon and Sherria have been eliminated by Sting!"

The five members of Riyao gathered at the pre-arranged location.

Erza, Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel were all there, their clothes tattered and their faces covered in dust.

Sting stood alone in front of them, his gaze sweeping over the five men's disheveled appearance, and he made a decision in his mind.

My strength has increased significantly, and I might have a chance to deal with five defeated soldiers.

As if he could read the thought on Riyao's face, Riyao stomped his foot on the ground.

A ring of emerald green magic circle unfolded beneath their feet, and green light spread out from beneath them, enveloping all five people.

Soft specks of light emerged from the magic circle, floating up and landing on everyone's wounds.

The wounds disappeared, the bruises faded, and the broken skin healed again. In just a few breaths, there was not a trace of injury on the five people.

They stretched their muscles and joints, making cracking sounds, and each of them looked energetic.

Sting watched all this unfold, his lips twitching, and he managed to squeeze out a single sentence after several tremors.

"This is ridiculous! How am I supposed to fight like this?"

He knelt on the ground, his face filled with Despair, his knees hitting the ground, his whole body like a deflated balloon.

They clearly thought they had a chance just a moment ago, but now all five of them are back to full strength; it's simply unreasonable.

"No, I have to pull myself together, for my Lector."

"Was it a little red cat? When Kagura came out of the space sphere, she knocked this cat out too."

Erza pulled a cat out from behind her, grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, and lifted it into the air.

Lector had his eyes closed, his four short legs dangling naturally, and his tail dragging long; he was sleeping as if he were dead.

Erza tossed it casually, and the cat traced an arc through the air.

Sting quickly reached out and caught Lector, pulling him into a tight embrace.

"Lector!"

He hugged Lector and wept bitterly, snot and tears streaming down his face, his shoulders trembling, his voice a mixture of crying and laughing.

Lector was literally strangled awake.

When it opened its eyes, it saw Sting's tear-streaked face and felt like it was being strangled in two, its ribs cracking.

"Brother Sting... I... am dying..."

The sound was intermittent, and the person was barely breathing. The four paws weakly kicked twice in the air.

Sting quickly let go, wiped his face, smeared snot on Lector's head, and sniffed.

"Lector, thank goodness, you're alright."

Riyao walked over, squatted down, and smiled at them.

"Has your wish been fulfilled?"

"Hmm, damn..."

Before Sting could finish speaking, Riyao flicked his finger at his forehead.

He flicked his finger on his forehead, making a crisp sound.

Sting was sent flying backward, his back slamming into the wall, creating a dent that cracked outwards.

He slid down the wall, his head lolled to one side, and he looked somewhat dead.

Lector's mouth dropped open, his jaw nearly falling to the ground.

It scurried over on its short legs, its paws slapping the ground.

"Brother Sting!!"

Riyao raised his hands, his face full of pride, his chin held high.

"I'll take the last kill!"

Upon seeing this, Chapati was so excited that he flung his wig off, revealing his bald head that gleamed in the sunlight, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Sting is eliminated! Fairy Tail wins the Grand Magic Games!! Cheer for them! They deserve it!

The cheers from the audience grew louder and louder, the sound waves surging down from the stands and shaking the entire arena.

Some people whistled, some stomped their feet, some threw their hats into the air, and some stood up and clapped frantically, their hands turning red from clapping.

The entire arena erupted in celebration.

In the Fairy Tail stands, everyone was moved to tears.

"Finally, we can hold our heads high!"

"We're really strong!"

"Wakaba, you say that without even blushing?"

"Hahaha..."

Laughter and cheers mingled together, making the air vibrate.

The revelry lasted for some time.

The kingdom's troops began to disperse the crowd, with armored soldiers forming ranks and guiding the people to evacuate to the countryside outside the city.

The footsteps were synchronized, and occasionally someone would turn around to look, their face full of confusion, wondering what was going on.

King Toma was still not entirely at ease.

Although he trusted the Riyao more, as king, he could not put his people in danger.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, we can't gamble with human lives.

He changed back into his royal attire, removed the Pumpkin headgear, and donned a proper royal robe, then gathered the members of all the guilds together.

"There might be a massive attack by dragons tonight. I hope everyone will lend a hand. Thank you all."

All the mages looked at each other, their faces filled with suspicion.

Dragons have been missing for hundreds of years, and no one has ever seen a living one. To suddenly say that ten thousand dragons will attack tonight sounds like a joke.

Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Mermaid Heel Lamia Scale, Sabertooth, and Quatro Cerberus all stepped forward to express their opinions.

"If a giant dragon really attacks, we will definitely lend a hand."

Other smaller guilds were also mobilized and expressed their support.

Just then, the moon in the sky underwent a strange change.

An eerie red glow appeared around the edge of the moon, slowly spreading towards the center until the entire moon was completely covered in red light.

A disheveled soldier came running over, his armor askew, his helmet nowhere to be found, his face covered in dust and sweat, panting heavily. He shouted even before he reached me.

"It's terrible, Your Majesty! The Eclipse Gate has fallen!"

The ground shook as soon as he finished speaking.

The vibrations started from the soles of my feet, beginning with a slight tremor and then growing more and more intense. Small pebbles on the ground seemed to jump, building windows rattled, and signs along the street swayed precariously.

A powerful dragon roar resounded throughout the entire capital.

The roar came from afar, so loud it hurt people's eardrums, the air seemed to tremble, and dust fell from the city walls.

It wasn't just one or two roars, but one after another, layer upon layer, enveloping the entire capital in the roars of dragons.

Riyao its mouth wide.

"No, Jellal and the others couldn't stop them?!"