"Now that we've successfully obtained this crucial Gold Key —let's wait a bit before dealing with that wretched Fairy Tail!"
"Hahaha... Let the other Fairy Tail weaken Fairy Tail's strength first!"
Minerva held the box in her hands triumphantly, a smug yet wicked smile on her face, her tone clearly revealing ill intent.
"That will make things much easier for us from now on!"
"Without a doubt, Sabertooth is the undisputed number one Fairy Tail in this Kingdom!"
Minerva proudly raised her head, her chin slightly tilted back, and gazed resolutely ahead!
"But if the other Fairy Tail Guild Master find out... I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to Guild Master!"
Sorano crossed her arms over her chest and teased Minerva with a playful expression.
In reality, this participation in the competition was a conspiracy pre-arranged by the Guild Master and many other Fairy Tail. They were trying to work together to kick Fairy Tail out of the competition.
Only in this way can Fairy Tail, once high and mighty and hailed as the leader of Fairy Tail, fall into an abyss.
After all, if even Fairy Tail, which is known as the number one Fairy Tail, can't get through this qualifier, then things will get interesting.
By then, probably no one in the entire Kingdom will be willing to entrust tasks to Fairy Tail anymore.
"No need to say more, I'll handle things with the Guild Master..." Minerva stopped Sorano from saying anything more without even turning her head.
"Boom!" With a deafening roar, a thunderous explosion and billowing smoke echoed from afar.
At the same time, a series of pitiful screams also rang out.
"It looks like the battle has already begun... We should move too!" Erik suddenly appeared from behind like a ghost, completely ignoring Minerva's attempts to stop him, leaping through the maze like lightning, heading straight for the source of the sound.
"This guy..." Minerva's face instantly turned extremely gloomy, and her purplish-black Magic Power surged like a raging tide, rapidly spreading a chilling aura.
She gritted her teeth and said, enunciating each word clearly. "How dare you disobey my orders!"
Sorano's expression changed slightly as she stared at the Fairy Tail's young lady.
It must be admitted that this young lady's strength is indeed extraordinary, especially her superb Spatial Magic and terrifying Magic Power.
Erik here
"Natsu, I can't wait! Let's rewrite our fierce battle!" Erik thought to himself.
He completely ignored the orders given by the so-called young lady behind him.
Now that he has the key, his next target is Natsu.
Suddenly, a glint flashed in Erik's eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
After taking a deep breath, a black and red Magic Circle appeared near his mouth.
Immediately afterwards, he roared at Natsu below, "Poison Dragon's Roar!"
With that roar, a black and red tornado swept towards Natsu like a surging wave.
"Bang!" After successfully kicking an enemy away, Natsu used a series of aerial stomps to narrowly avoid the attack.
Looking up with a puzzled expression, he was surprised to find that it was Erik had launched the attack.
"Erik? You escaped from prison!..." Natsu shouted at the top of his lungs, but his voice clearly reached Erik's ears.
"Too noisy, Natsu, and I'll take your voices!" Erik muttered for a moment, then snapped his fingers triumphantly.
In an instant, the surroundings were filled with deafening noise, and the ground began to crack under the impact of the noise, eventually shattering into countless particles.
"Damn it, it's so noisy!" Natsu and his companions looked pained and quickly covered their ears.
They jumped while trying to maintain their balance to avoid falling off the competition field.
However, Laxus reacted with unusual speed.
His figure vanished from his spot in an instant, like lightning. In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside Erik and, with lightning speed, kicked at Erik's face.
"Such speed!" Erik was secretly shocked. He had no choice but to stop his vocal attack and hurriedly crossed his hands to protect his head.
With a loud "bang," the moment their bodies made contact, Erik was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through several walls before finally coming to a stop.
"That was powerful! Sound Magic had no effect on you at all!" Erik struggled to his feet, his arms trembling slightly, clearly the blow had left him feeling quite unwell.
Clenching his teeth, he gave a powerful shake and put his dislocated arm back in place.
"Tch~ It's this thing!" Erik looked up, his gaze falling on the earpiece on Laxus's head, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
It turned out that these headphones, a gift from Zorn, had extremely strong noise cancellation, allowing Laxus to remain completely unaffected by sound.
"Choose noise-canceling headphones!" Zorn suddenly said when he saw this from outside. Makarov, the First Master, and August looked over in confusion.
"Haha, these are the new headphones I picked out for Laxus, aren't they great? Guild Master Chairman, would you like one?" Zorn started promoting them to everyone.
Completely oblivious to the fierce battle within the maze.
Laxus, however, simply removed his headphones and hung them around his neck, a disdainful smile playing on his lips, "Even so, without these, your trick won't work on me!"
A confident voice echoed in the air.
"No matter how loud it is, can it compare to the Thunderclap?" Laxus raised one hand, his eyes flashing with pride and disdain.
His words were as powerful as thunder, directly mocking his opponent's overestimation of his abilities.
The moment he finished speaking, countless Lightning Bullet rained down on Erik.
These Lightning Bullet shone with dazzling light, carrying immense energy and destructive power, seemingly intent on devouring everything in their path.
However, Erik displayed extraordinary calmness and agility in the face of such a fierce attack.
With a slight twitch of his ears and a gentle raise of his eyebrows, he leaped around like a phantom, skillfully dodging the Lightning Bullet.
Each jump was so precise and agile, as if he had already anticipated Laxus's attack route.
Laxus, seeing this, remained completely calm and even showed a hint of appreciation.
He wielded the Lightning Bullet with ease, much like a mentor, constantly adjusting the direction and speed of his attacks, trying to corner Erik.
Meanwhile, Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Elfman continued to deal with the remaining Fairy Tail members.
They coordinated perfectly, unleashing their respective Magic to knock enemies into the maze one by one, disqualifying them from the competition.
The scene became incredibly intense, with sparks flying everywhere, making it a dizzying spectacle.
"Spatial Guard!"
"Spatial Link!"
As a clear, cold female voice came from behind, a strange space suddenly appeared around Erik, blocking the attack of the Lightning Bullets.
The next moment, Erik was pulled back to the speaker's side by this spatial connection.
"Laxus, Fairy Tail S-Class Mage! You're really impressive!" Minerva said in a cold and mocking tone.
At the same time, she looked around and found that the members of other Fairy Tail had also been completely wiped out by Natsu and his group.
Clearly, their assessment of the enemy's strength was seriously flawed.
"Your Fairy Tail is behind this, isn't it!"
"Any Fairy Tail that dares to attack Fairy Tail will not pass this qualifier today!"
Laxus crossed his arms over his chest, his body crackling with lightning, and his powerful aura instantly spread out.
His voice was like thunder, resounding throughout the entire maze!
Erza's squad on the other side.
"Is this your team member?" Erza asked coldly, grabbing a member from another Fairy Tail and throwing him to the Fairy Tail.
"How dare they attack Wendy!"
Unforgivable!
Erza leaped downwards, the hilt of her sword slashing directly at the masked man standing at the head of the group.
To be continued~