Four Dragons Face Off!
In the commentary booth, Chapati slammed his hand on the table, bringing the megaphone crystal to its closest possible position.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the most anticipated final showdown of the day is about to begin!"
Chapati held up the list of opponents in his hand and waved it widely.
Let's see which two guilds will be the last to appear!
"My God! It's those two teams!"
Chapati slammed his fist on the table.
Fairy Tail versus Sabertooth!
A huge commotion immediately erupted around the stands.
Chapati continued his loud commentary, riding the wave of enthusiasm.
"One of them was the strongest overlord who reigned over the Kingdom of Fiore seven years ago!"
"The other is the newly crowned absolute champion who has swept across the entire territory over the past seven years!"
"From the very first day of this year's Grand Magic Games, the two guilds have been locked in fierce competition."
"In previous matches, Fairy Tail almost always dominated the entire competition with an absolute advantage."
"Now the moment of direct confrontation has finally arrived!"
Will Fairy Tail continue its triumphant advance, or will Sabertooth pull off a desperate comeback?
Chapati unfurled the battle scroll and announced the names of both players.
Fairy Tail dispatches Fire Dragon Natsu and Iron Dragon Gajeel!
"Sabertooth has dispatched Sting the White Dragon and Shadow Dragon Rogue!"
"A two-person battle between Dragon Slayer!"
The Pumpkin -headed referee jogged quickly to the center of the field and raised his command flag high.
"Please welcome both contestants to the arena, Pumpkin!"
Inside the Sabertooth's exclusive preparation area.
President Jiemma straightened up from the large, high-backed chair.
Jiemma braced himself on the stone handrail with one hand, looking down at the two young Dragon Slayer in front of him.
"Sting, Rogue."
Jiemma's words were flat and monotone, simply stating objective facts.
"You should be very clear about the guild's ironclad rules."
"The Sabertooth needs no losers. Sting, this is your last chance to prove your worth."
Jiemma gripped the edge of the handrail, crushing the hard granite stone into pieces that scattered.
"Go out there and completely crush your opponents."
"Let everyone here see clearly who the undisputed strongest guild in this country is."
Yes! *2
Sting tightened the wrist strap of his glove.
Rogue, with his black collar up, followed closely behind as he stepped out of the passage.
Inside the Fairy Tail rest area.
Go, Natsu! Gajeel!
Makarov pointed to the open, sandy ground ahead.
"Teach those arrogant guys a lesson!"
"Let them see what Fairy Tail mage really is!"
Don't worry, old man.
Natsu strode forward, heading straight down the passage to the brightly lit arena.
Gajeel stretched his neck, and his cervical spine cracked with a series of popping sounds.
"Hehehe, we'll teach those two brats a lesson."
Four figures stepped into the center of the arena from the two end passages.
Sting stopped on the left side of the arena, clapping his fists together with a dull thud.
"I've been waiting for this day for so long!"
Sting looked directly at Natsu.
"Rogue and I will overcome these two obstacles of the old era and prove with victory that Sabertooth is the strongest guild!"
Rogue stepped forward and positioned himself to Sting's left, making his stance clear.
Natsu tilted his head slightly, his hands hanging casually at his sides.
"That's perfect, enough with the nonsense."
The Pumpkin -headed referee checked the positions of the four contestants from both sides, then suddenly swung the command flag on his arm.
"The game begins, Pumpkin!"
The moment the command flag was lowered.
The bluestone slabs beneath Natsu and Gajeel's feet shattered into a net-like pattern.
Their figures faded and disappeared instantly.
It pulled out a powerful gust of air at an extremely high speed.
The next second.
Natsu had already crossed dozens of meters and forced his way in front of Sting.
At the same time, Gajeel tore through the air and rushed in front of Rogue.
Sting and his partner's brains didn't even have time to process the information transmitted through their retinas.
Natsu clenched his right fist and slammed it heavily into Sting's chin.
Gajeel's right arm instantly transformed into a thick steel pillar, slamming a straight punch into Rogue's chest.
Two dull thuds overlapped.
"Ah--!"
Sting and Rogue didn't even have time to get into a defensive stance before their feet left the ground and they tumbled backward and flew out.
Natsu landed and used the momentum to push off the rocks again, his toes shattering the stones as he shot forward like an arrow.
Gajeel sprinted forward, his steel right arm leaving a deep trench in the ground as he pursued Rogue at breakneck speed.
Natsu caught up with Sting first.
Natsu leaped into the air, swept his left leg across, and delivered a powerful kick to Sting's side.
Sting's body slammed sideways onto the sandy ground and slid more than ten meters.
Gajeel arrived just as Rogue was about to land, and with a backhand slam, struck Rogue in the back.
Rogue fell forward, spitting out a mouthful of mud and sand.
Without hesitation, Natsu landed, grabbed Sting by the collar, lifted him up, and delivered two consecutive hook punches to his abdomen.
Gajeel stepped on Rogue's shoulder, his left hand transforming into a hammer, and slammed down from above.
One-sided beating.
There was no probing whatsoever, nor any tactical maneuvering.
The entire stadium stands fell into a stunned silence.
The audience members opened their mouths, not even noticing the juice spilling from their hands onto their pants.
Sabertooth's Twin Dragons are extremely famous in the Grand Magic Games.
Known as the Third Generation Dragon Slayer, it is the ultimate weapon with overwhelming combat power.
As a result, right at the start of the duel, before he could even fully unleash a single spell, he was pinned to the ground and brutally beaten by Fairy Tail.
Whispers began to rise from various parts of the audience.
"The Sabertooth's Twin Dragons... can't even put up a fight?"
"They were completely dominated!"
"What's going on with Fairy Tail? Are all the random people they pick this good at fighting?"
Fairy Tail stands.
Lucy watched as Natsu brutally beat up the opposing team and shouted, "That's it! Natsu! Give them a good beating!"
Levy joined Lucy in shouting, "Gajeel!"
Center of the field.
Sting was stunned by the impact, and despite taking the punch to the stomach, he clung tightly to Natsu's wrists.
Rogue also took advantage of the gap when Gajeel raised his arm, bracing his feet against the surface of the iron arm, and forcibly rolled backward and slid five meters away.
Sting forcefully twisted his body, broke free from Natsu's grip, and leaped backward to join Rogue.
The two men were panting heavily, with bloodstains from scrapes at the corners of their mouths and their robes covered in dust.
Don't get too cocky!
Sting brought his hands to his mouth, his chest swelling violently.
"The White Dragon's Roar!"