Time passed second by second. Allen stood outside the forest with his arms crossed, his gaze sweeping toward the depths every now and then, his brows slightly furrowed. He felt faintly uneasy. Huge noises occasionally came from within the forest, as if reminding him that this decision might have been a little rash.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion came from deep within the forest, followed by billowing smoke rising into the air. It was obviously another attack from that Natsu fellow. Not long after, several iron spears suddenly thrust out from the edge of the forest, stabbing straight into the sky before swiftly retracting. Next, the trees in a certain area were suddenly covered in a thick layer of ice, with freezing air spreading in all directions. Even Allen, standing outside the forest, could feel the chill drifting toward him.
"These guys..." Allen sighed helplessly and shook his head.
He had originally only wanted to organize a simple hunting mission. He had never expected these destructive maniacs to turn the forest into a battlefield for their competition.
Rogue and Sting seemed fairly restrained, but their attacks had still caused some damage to the land. Although they could use rewind magic to restore everything afterward, Allen felt a headache coming on whenever he imagined the looks the guardians he had stationed here on Tenrou Island would give him.
"I hope they have some sense..." Allen muttered, already beginning to regret letting these destructive maniacs participate in the competition.
Time continued to pass, and the commotion in the forest gradually died down.
Just as the competition was about to end, the younger Rogue and Sting emerged from the forest almost simultaneously.
Rogue dragged several wolves and more than a dozen wild rabbits behind him, while Sting carried several giant pythons and a few