"It's finally starting. What is the true nature of the 'Hidden' Special Case, Mr. Azuma? Is there any contestant we need to pay special attention to?"
"Hmm...! We all know Chen Fan is powerful, we need to be especially careful with him..."
"Alright, let's ignore Mr. Azuma for now. So, Miss Jenny, what about you?"
"Of course I support Chen Fan! And of course I'll cheer for my guild! Go Chen Fan!" Jenny said.
After hearing Jenny's words, the members of Blue Pegasus went to squat down to the side again. "Oh...! Why did our world turn gray after Chen Fan appeared? The president supports him, even Jenny supports him, what's the point of us living...?"
"I'm a little sorry for you, but I don't intend to lose here!" Juvia said to Gray.
"Ah...! I couldn't be happier!" Gray said with a smile;
"I'm sorry! I'll do my best too! For Juvia!" Lyon said.
"Ugh..." Juvia blushed deeply at Lyon's confession;
"Ignore him or you'll catch his stupidity. By the way, I've been wondering who you are since the Preliminary Match!" Gray said, looking at the guy with the Pumpkin Head.
"As you can see... I am a Pumpkin..."
"We're used to seeing him every year," Eve said.
"They might be from the organizers. Thanks for the hard work on character development!"
"No... it's nothing, I'm having a great time! Open the arena!!" With a shout from Pumpkin Head, Magic Fragments began to condense, decompose, form, analyze, shape, and combine in the air within the Competition Arena... step by step, until soon a Magic Construction town appeared on the arena's grounds.
Everyone stared in astonishment at the enormous town that had been Magic Construction.
"How much magic power does this consume!" Mystogan exclaimed, looking at the magical town. In their Kingdom of Azeroth, magic power was still in high demand, and since he became king, magic power was never wasted on such luxuries.
"Pat...!" Chen Fan patted Mystogan on the shoulder, chuckled, and said, "Don't think so much. Now that you're in Estland, you should enjoy yourself. Why bother worrying about magic power? This is Estland, so unleash your magic freely. Don't suppress yourself anymore. If you don't relax, you'll break down."
Mystogan smiled upon hearing Chen Fan's words and said, "That's true...!"
But Chen Fan started stroking his chin, thought for a moment, and whispered, "But I feel like something's not right. It seems like we shouldn't have sent Gildarts in this level, but... what is it...? It's been too long, I've forgotten?"
"The nine participants are divided into different locations. None of them know each other's location. The rules for Hidden are simple: hide yourself and find the other participants in the town. You can freely cast spells, as long as you hit your opponent once. Once contact is effective, the attacker will receive a small amount of damage from the victim. The degree of damage is not affected."
The more Chen Fan listened, the more something seemed amiss; the clearer the impression became in his mind, and his facial expression constantly changed.
When the Magic Dummy inside the arena appeared densely packed throughout the magical town, not only Chen Fan, but even the members of Fairy Tail outside the arena were dumbfounded;
Who is Gildarts? He walks around recklessly, his body's magic power is strong enough that anyone who touches him will be magically shattered. That's how Chen Fan and his team got first place in the Preliminary Match. Chen Fan pointed out the direction, and Gildarts led the way. This town is full of magically created mannequins, what are they going to do? Their luck at the start is too bad.
Chapter Fourteen: The Man with 10,000 Points
"The time limit is 30 minutes. The final score will be calculated based on the number of points. The Magic Dummy in the arena are all copies of yours. If you attack the wrong ones, you will..."
Before he could speak, Gildarts touched the Magic Dummy, which instantly disintegrated into pieces and disappeared. Gildarts' score on the big screen also decreased slightly, becoming "-l." Gildarts exclaimed in surprise, "Ah...!"
There will be less.
"Ah... you bastard! Huh?? Watch your step and don't run around recklessly! If you knock someone down, you won't even get a refund, they'll just take it!" Chen Fan shouted from the sidelines.
Left with no other option, Gildarts sat down on the ground, pondering how to break the current stalemate;
"Damn it! Should I hide or not?" Jaeger, the Four Beasts, hesitated, looking at the Magic Dummy around him.