"Kagura, you can't beat him either?" Arania asked in surprise.
"None of the team members chosen by that man are simple!" Kagura didn't answer Arania's question directly. She actually had no confidence at all. Gildarts's powerful magic and its extremely high destructive nature were terrifying to everyone.
Blue Pegasus and the others began to welcome Eve. "How are you, Eve...? Are you alright...?" Hibiki asked.
Eve shook his head and said, "No, most of the attacks hit that member of Raven Tail. We received relatively few hits. Mr. Ichiya, is this the strength of the Fairy Tail's strongest Mage?"
"Hmm...! He's the strongest mage I've ever seen!" Ichiya said, unusually serious.
The Raven Tail grabbed Nappudin by the thigh and dragged him back. The rough manner surprised the spectators outside the arena. "Isn't that one of their players?"
Why were you so rude?
"Is it because they lost?"... There was much discussion outside the arena;
Ivan glanced at Makarov, thinking to himself, "That wretched old man actually called Gildarts back!"
Rufus, the Sabertooth, returned. He was the second most attacked after Nappudin. Gildarts's purpose was clear: he disliked them (CGDC). He then left through the player tunnel.
Sting and Rogue didn't say anything either. If they went up, the outcome wouldn't be much better than Rufus's. Gildarts's magic was destructive; once it came into contact with him, no defensive magic was of much use. It wasn't that Gray, Rufus, and Lyon didn't use defensive magic, but rather that even if they did, it wouldn't be enough to stop him.
Lamia Scale, Lyon returned to the contestant area. "Lyon!" Sherry came to Lyon's side;
"How are you feeling, Lyon!" Jura smiled and asked Lyon.
Lyon gave a wry smile and said, "What terrifying magic! It's utterly ineffective!"
"Fairy Tail S-Team, well done! Very Fairy Tail style! But you're such a show-off, how come I never noticed before?" Chen Fan said to Gildarts with a smile;
"Isn't Kana still watching? We have to show her what a powerful dad looks like. He was beaten so badly by the Black Dragon Acnologia last time, he has no dignity at all!" Gildarts whispered to Chen Fan;
"Holy crap...!" Chen Fan gave Gildarts the middle finger;
"Alright, after that intense battle, the points for each team have been calculated on the big screen. First place goes to Fairy Tail S-Team with 10,000 points, earning 10 points. Second place is Fairy Tail B-Team, with -50 points, earning 8 points. Third place is Fairy Tail A-Team, with -200 points, earning 6 points. Fourth place: Mermaid Heel... Fifth place: Blue Pegasus... Sixth place: Lamia Scale... Seventh place: Four Beasts... Eighth place: Sabertooth... Ninth place: Raven Tail! That concludes the results of the competition."
Seeing this score, everyone was speechless. It was clearly biased towards their own guild! But so be it, it was already embarrassing enough. Everyone except Gildarts had a negative score. The Fairy Tail members didn't care and continued to cheer them on. They loved the bias!
"It seems everyone agrees on this result! Now, let's begin the long-awaited battle!!!"
"Oh... Oh..."
"Oh..." The audience members forgot about the score issue; the battle was what they were most looking forward to. All sorts of magical spells were competing against each other, creating a mesmerizing charm that made them feel as if they were the ones fighting.
"The duel pairings were determined by a vote from the organizers and the audience. The match list is already in my hands. Ah...! Just as I expected! But is this really a good thing? I don't know if everyone will still be interested in the following battles after watching this one, but this is what the audience wants, and we can't go against their wishes! The pairings for the first battle are..."
"Fairy Tail S-Team 'Hand of God' Chen Fan VS Lamia Scale 'Ten Great Wizard Saints' Jura!"
"Boom..."
"Oh...@! Oh..."
"Chen Fan! Chen Fan!..."
"Jura... Jura..." The audience outside the arena were all shouting. Although Gildarts had surprised everyone with Fairy Tail's strength, everyone still wanted to see just how powerful the Strongest Man in the Kingdom of Fiore really was. Moreover, his opponent was Jura, one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints. It was sure to be a wonderful match.
Chen Fan chuckled and said, "Hey... Author, is this really a good arrangement? The main character is usually the last to appear, right? But whatever, since I've already gotten ten points, let's get another 10!" Chen Fan stood up and walked into the arena.
Chapter Sixteen: Chen Fan vs. Jura