The Assessment Continues (Final)

Not long after Old Suo sent his coded telegram, a large group of beautiful young women dressed in red cheongsams appeared on the mountaintop, escorting dozens of oak barrels.

Upon seeing this, the guild master and Gildarts exchanged a glance, then both revealed satisfied smiles.

"Hehe!"

"Hehe!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Just as the salivary amylase in their mouths was about to hit the ground, a series of heavy thuds reached their ears, and then they realized that their vision was blocked by a large patch of brown.

"Hey there, don't rush off! Let's have a drink together!" (Makarov)

"Hey ladies, if you don't like drinking, I can chat with you about what's on your mind! (Gildarts)" (PS: I'm a professional single guy and I don't know how to flirt with girls, so I just wrote this randomly. I hope you won't criticize me.)

After giving the two, whose eyes were almost squinting together, a charming smile, the wave of red quickly disappeared at the edge of the cliff.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Having processed the beautiful scene they received, the two strongest men of Fairy Tail lay on the ground with smiles on their faces.

"How is it? Are you satisfied now? (Old Suo telegram)"

"Hmph! Satisfied! Extremely satisfied! (Secret reply)"

"Hey, you better hold on!" (Old Suo calls back)

"Don't worry, I've known this guy for a long time. I've seen it all!" (Secretly replies)

Sensing that the Number One secret agent was acting strangely, Old Suo immediately sent a message to the Number Two secret agent.

"Ace, keep an eye on Athena for me, don't let her do anything foolish!" (PS: The following is still a coded message)

"Alas! If only I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!"

"Do you think I want to do this? (Old Suo)"

"If you hadn't boasted about it, would she have even known about it? If she hadn't known, would things have turned out this way?" (Ace)

"Sister, was I showing off? I was clearly..."

"Alright, alright, I'll keep an eye on her for you! (Ace)"

"Then I'll leave it to you! (Old Suo)"

"Don't worry, (Ace)!"

"Come on... drink! (Gildarts)"

Hearing the loud voice in his ear, Old Suo realized that a barrel of wine had appeared in front of him without him noticing.

He shook his head at the man in front of him, then the His Majesty the Emperor picked up the wine barrel and began to gulp it down his throat.

Watching the figure nimbly moving on the cliff face, the long-haired beauty said, "That Lazy God is really a scoundrel, coming up with such a despicable test!"

"Hehe! Alright, it's already good enough that you didn't make us participate!"

"Clang!"

As Holi finished speaking, a brown cylindrical object suddenly landed on the edge of the platform and then bounced off the cliff.

"That just now...it looked like a wine barrel, didn't it? (Lyra)"

"How is this possible... How could there be wine barrels here!?"

Just as Holi was struggling with her decision, the long-haired beauty slowly walked to the edge of the platform, then squatted down and carefully examined the spot where the brown object had fallen.

"There's no mistake, that was a barrel, and a barrel that was just emptied!" (Lyra)

"But..."

"Bang!"

Before the two could finish their discussion, another brown cylindrical object fell from above, this time landing in the center of the platform instead of falling off the cliff.

"Sniff!"

He brought his nose close to the debris and took two deep breaths, then Holi's face instantly turned red.

"These three guys are really too much! They told us to stay down here while they were up there having a blast!"

"There's no use getting angry now. Let's settle accounts with them after the assessment!" (Lyra)

"That's the only way!"

Just as they were getting drunk up there and feeling exhausted down below, the exit of the cliff started to get lively.

"Ice Make Flooring"

"Raging Volt"

Although Gray and his companion chose the perfect time, their opponents were no ordinary people, so their sneak attack ended in failure.

"Heh! I never expected you two to choose this method to obtain the tokens, and I certainly didn't expect you to target me! (Macao)"

"We didn't want this either, but there was nothing we could do. Apart from you and Wakaba, everyone else was just too strong. (Laxus)"

Upon hearing this, Macao asked with a dark face, "Then why didn't you choose Wakaba?"

"Because Wakaba didn't go this way! (Gray)"

After mentally cursing his luck, the slick-haired guy said, "In that case, let's see if you two have the ability!"

"Purple Rainstorm"

"Ice Make - Ice Shield"

"Bang!"

Just after the two attacks canceled each other out, the other two who were waiting began to collide.

"Sandstorm Tower"

"Lightning Fist"

"Bang!"

The attacks from both sides canceled each other out again, and then the four of them began to fight in pairs.

Looking at the several battles taking place on the edge of the cliff, the three people standing above and the two people below nodded frequently.

"I never imagined these guys' strength had grown to this level!" (Gildarts)

"Yes! (Old Suo)"

"While it looks alright, it's still a bit short of becoming S-Class. (Makarov)"

"Which guy do you think will last the longest? (Old Suo)"

"It should be Churchill! (Gildarts)"

"No! I think Rekusa is more likely!" (Makarov)

"Huh? Isn't it Laxus?"

Upon hearing someone's words, the two guild leaders first glanced at the lightning area below, then pointed at Old Suo with strange looks.

"Lazy God, I must admit, your eyesight is truly excellent!" (Gildarts)

"Hehe! That's right! My eyesight has always been..."

At this point, Old Suo stopped talking, then glared at the person beside him and roared, "If you disagree with me, just say so! Is it necessary to mock me like this?!"

"Ha ha"

"Ha ha"

Half an hour later, the struggle ended, and the five tokens returned to the Lazy God's hands.

Unexpectedly, yet predictably, Laxus was indeed not among the five, and Old Suo felt a flush of embarrassment. Fortunately, no one seemed to care, so he managed to salvage this amusing anecdote from his memory.

"Cough cough!"

"Now I will announce the third and final item of the assessment."

"Next, the five winners will have to fight one-on-one against active S-Class Mage. Those who can last for twenty minutes without being defeated, or who can gain the approval of S-Class Mage, will be promoted to S-Class Mage."

"The S-Class Mage that each promoted candidate will fight is determined by the tokens they submit."

"The specific order of the matches is as follows: the holder of the Number One token will fight me, the holder of the Number Two token will fight Gildarts, the holder of the Number Three token will fight Holi, the holder of the Number Four token will fight Lyra, and the holder of the Number Five token will fight Sonia."

After Old Suo finished speaking, Wakaba, who had been looking relieved, instantly fainted to the ground, while Macao, on the side, laughed rather unkindly.

"Hey, Wakaba, get up and fight already, or you'll be disqualified from promotion."

Hearing the warning voice in front of him, Wakaba said with a long face, "Lazy God, is there any point in us fighting anymore?"

"Of course we should fight! What if you beat me?"

Before Wakaba could react to what Old Suo said, the other group members standing to the side burst into laughter. And their laughter was varied: some clutched their stomachs and doubled over, some lay on the ground slapping and hitting themselves, and others swayed and staggered like roly-poly toys.

"Lazy God, you saw it all, right? Do you still think we need to compete?"

Since the person involved had given up, Old Suo couldn't say anything, so he could only shrug and walk towards the spectator stands.

"Honestly! They won't even give me a chance to let them off the hook!"

Hearing the muttering coming from ahead, Wakaba spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

After expressing their regret for Wakaba, the eliminated member dragged him to the audience seats to watch the remaining matches while waiting for the promoted player to appear.

"Rexar, why don't you give up the match too? (Gildarts)"

"Although I know it's impossible to beat you, I still want to challenge my limits."

Hearing Rexar's reply, the Orange-haired handsome uncle said wearily, "Sigh! You should just surrender, that would save me from wasting my energy!"

Seeing Gildarts's unwilling expression, Rexar charged forward without saying a word, swinging his fists.

"Flame Fist Trace"

After dodging the barrage of punches, Gildarts casually tossed out a white energy grid.

"Flame Steel Fist"

"Buzz!"

The instant the two made contact, the orange-red flaming fist was instantly disintegrated, leaving only the fleshy fist inside.

"Whoosh!"

After retreating a certain distance, Rexar began to concentrate his magic power into his right fist.

Purple Flame Fist

"Buzz!"

The moment the roar subsided, an enormous purple fist streaked across the sky at incredible speed, hurtling toward Gildarts.

"Heh! Magic has no effect on me!"

After speaking, the Orange-haired handsome uncle pushed forward with his right palm, and then a white energy net that was larger and brighter than before met the purple giant fist.

"Buzz!"

The moment the two collided, the giant purple fist was sliced into countless tiny purple flames that dissipated into the air.

"Collapse Fist!"

Just as Gildarts's gaze was fixed on the purple fist shadow, a dark blue fist slammed out from the lower left, heading straight for his ribs.

"Smack!"

After catching the other person's fist, the Orange-haired handsome uncle directly poured the white grid energy into it.

"Puff!"

With a loud bang, Rexar vanished from his spot.

Ah~

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and surprise, a shout came from the sky, and then countless miniature Rexar fell from the sky.

"Whoosh!"

Reaching out and grabbing a Rexar, the handsome older man looked down and asked, "Shall we continue fighting?"

"I'm not playing anymore! I give up!"

"Oh!"

After ending the conversation, Gildarts loosened his grip and then walked towards Old Suo.

"Hey, aren't you going to help me put it back in its original state?"

"It will automatically recover in a little while!"

Upon hearing this answer, a bunch of Rexar all fainted to the ground, forming a perfect little red flower.