Do You All Want to Fly?

The noise in the center of the hall was reaching its peak.

Natsu, carrying two large wooden glasses, walked across the overturned bench and quickly approached the bar.

Natsu slammed one of the glasses down on the table and yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Jiang Bai! What are you whispering about with the guild leader in that corner all by yourself? Come over and have a drink!"

Gajeel strode over, carrying a large iron flask in one hand, and placed his foot directly on the edge of the high stool on the other side.

"Hehehe! Jiang Bai, let's have a drinking contest today and see who collapses first!"

Elfman pushed his way forward, carrying three oversized mugs filled with strong rum, and patted his broad chest.

"Brother-in-law! A real man's drinking game is all about going all out. Today, neither of us is allowed to use magic to neutralize the alcohol; we'll rely solely on our physical strength to last. Are you in?"

Jiang Bai remained seated, shaking his head decisively in refusal.

"I don't want to."

"Without using magic to evaporate the alcohol, I just poured several large barrels into my stomach, making it terribly bloated. It was pure torture."

Upon hearing this answer, Natsu immediately seized the opportunity, put his hands on his hips, and burst into loud laughter.

"Haha! Jiang Bai, aren't you usually fearless? Today you're actually afraid of drinking!"

Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Bai put down his juice glass, stood up from the bar stool, and rolled up his sleeves to his elbows.

"You think I'd be afraid of a bunch of idiots like you?"

"Since you're so eager to be tormented, today I'll show you what it means to be the reincarnation of Dionysus!"

The guild members around the hall immediately started jeering.

"Whoa whoa!!"

"Come and see! The Fairy Tail Infinity drinking contest has officially begun!!"

Macao and Wakaba immediately brought over a dozen large, unopened oak barrels and neatly stacked them in the center of the open space.

Just as Jiang Bai reached the large wine barrel and was about to pour some wine, a group of people suddenly swarmed around him.

Natsu, Gajeel, Elfman, Gray, Cana, and the others stood in a row, each holding a full glass of wine, their guns all pointed at Jiang Bai directly in front of them.

Jiang Bai took a half step back and pointed at the dark mass of people in front of him.

"Hey, what do you guys mean? You're all ganged up on me?"

Cana stood directly on the overturned wooden barrel, one hand on her hip, and shook the large wine jug in her hand.

"Enough talk! We want to outnumber the enemy!"

Cana pursed her lips and stated the facts.

"We grew up together, how could I not know your background?"

"Although you rarely drink strong liquor on purpose, your constitution is such that your alcohol tolerance is definitely higher than mine."

"None of us can outdrink you in a one-on-one fight, and none of us can beat you in a direct brawl. We've finally got this opportunity, and if we still can't outdrink you with so many of us, then we've really wasted our time!"

Jiang Bai laughed on the spot and reached out to grab a freshly opened oak barrel.

"Fine, I'll take on more than one of you, you think I'm afraid of that!"

Jiang Bai glanced around the hall and saw Laxus leaning against the second-floor railing, arms crossed, watching the battle, along with Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen standing to his side.

Jiang Bai held the wine barrel in one hand and looked up at the second floor.

"Laxus! Stop playing the aloof Thunder God Tribe and come down here and join the fun!"

Laxus waved his hand.

"I'm not interested, you guys can drink it yourselves."

Jiang Bai put down the wine barrel, turned to look at all the guild members behind him, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"My God! Listen up, everyone! Laxus himself said he's not good enough anymore!"

Upon hearing this...

Three veins bulged on Laxus's forehead instantly.

With his entire right arm crackling with dazzling golden lightning, Laxus shattered the second-floor railing and leaped down, crashing heavily onto the main hall floor.

"You bastard! Today, one of us has to lie down!"

Laxus turned and waved to his three subordinates behind him.

"Thunder God Tribe! Everyone, get out there and give him a good beating!"

Freed gripped the rapier at his waist, Bickslow swung five floating puppets, and Evergreen lifted her long skirt, joining the encirclement without hesitation.

A drinking contest erupted instantly.

However, this was not a contest decided by combat strength. With the use of magic to neutralize the smell of alcohol prohibited, the power of Naval Battle began to be fully revealed.

Natsu was the first to rush forward and down three jugs of strong ale in a row, then staggered back, his face red and neck bulging.

Gajeel then took the lead, hugging the wine jar and gulping it down.

Elfman shouted, "A real man charges forward!" and after finishing his second bucket, he went back to catch his breath.

One person fell, and two more immediately filled the gap.

Gray, Cana, Wakaba, Laxus launched a relentless barrage of attacks.

Even though Jiang Bai's physical functions were incredibly strong, the more his stomach could digest, the faster the high-proof alcohol would ferment and spread within his body.

After filling eight and a half human-sized pure oak barrels.

Jiang Bai swayed, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

Jiang Bai's legs buckled, and he collapsed backward onto the thick, soft sofa, closing his eyes and remaining motionless.

To witness this unprecedented scene.

Natsu, Gray, and Cana paused for half a second, then burst into laughter.

Natsu raised his hands high and cheered loudly.

"We won! Hahaha! We finally defeated Jiang Bai!!"

"Fairy Tail's Miracle! The Great Demon King Jiang Bai has finally fallen!!"

An unprecedented roar of jubilation erupted in the hall as everyone embraced each other in celebration of this historic moment.

However, the revelry lasted less than half a minute.

Jiang Bai, who had been lying motionless on the sofa, suddenly stood up, dazed, while holding onto the armrest.

Jiang Bai staggered, his eyes half-open and half-closed, muttering to himself drunkenly.

"What the hell? You... you were just yelling that you wanted to fly?"

"Alright... since it's your comrade's request... I'll grant it... all of you, fly!"