Gajeel clashed with Lili again on the field. Now Gajeel no longer underestimated his cat; he was incredibly excited to discover how powerful his partner was. He was determined to defeat Lili with his own strength.
Gajeel's movements became increasingly agile, seemingly having learned from his mistakes, but the situation remained one-sided. Lili barely touched Gajeel, while Gajeel was covered in injuries from Lili.
The audience outside the arena was captivated by the intense fight. Yesterday, Erza Knightwalker showed them what 'skill' truly meant, and today, Lili showed everyone what 'combat awareness' really meant—how powerful an exceptionally high level of combat awareness can be.
They all realized that, apart from speed, Lili's other attributes seemed to be significantly lower than Gajeel's. However, the current battle situation was different. Gajeel was trying his best to catch up with Lili's attack rhythm, but he still couldn't keep up. This was the difference between masters; a slight difference could lead to a huge disparity.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art!..." Gajeel was Lili to unleash his ultimate move by Lily, surprising everyone. The Dragon Slayer Secret Art was no ordinary technique;
But before Gajeel could finish shouting, Lili appeared beside Gajeel in surprise. Gajeel was taken aback. "The Dragon Slayer Secret Art Technique takes time to execute, and it's best not to use it at close range."
"Bang..." Lili used his weapon to block Gajeel's arm, unleashing the Dragon Slayer Secret Art, and then turned to kick Gajeel;
Just then, Gajeel grinned. "Heh heh, who said I was really going to use the Dragon Slayer Secret Art!" Gajeel grabbed Lili's greatsword with his bare hand. "Now you have nowhere to run!"
Lili immediately released his grip and kicked Gajeel away.
"Bang... Time's up! Match over! It's a draw!"
Gajeel was dumbfounded, while Lili transformed back into his original form, exhaled, and realized that his magical power was only enough to sustain the transformation for a little over half an hour. He smiled and pointed to the large clock in the hall.
"Hey...! No way...! I got beaten up for half an hour... How can it end like this...!" Gajeel shouted in frustration;
The people in the hall applauded for the two of them. Most of the applause was for Lili, while Gajeel received a little applause for how tough he was.
Lili then went to Gajeel's side, picked up his weapon again, shrunk it, and put it on his back. "Let's go! Partner...!"
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Upon hearing this, Gajeel smiled and exclaimed, "This is my cat! It's even more powerful than me! It's so cool to talk about!"
Fairy Tail slapped its forehead speechlessly. Gajeel seemed to have caught Chen Fan's enthusiasm, but everyone cheered for the man and the cat. The battle was extremely intense, and it made everyone re-evaluate Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail is the strongest guild, and even its pets are the strongest.
Chen Fan had almost foreseen this outcome. With his new weapon, Lili was definitely stronger than Gajeel. There were still many variations of that greatsword that he hadn't used yet. That weapon was in no way inferior to Erza Knightwalker's Ten Commandments Spear. Given Iron Dragon 'Gajeel toughness and Lili's Lili, the result should have been a draw.
At that time, Laxus and Makarov were sitting in the garden outside the stadium;
"Grandpa, what is 'Starlight Lumina'?" Laxus asked.
"Ivan asked, didn't he!" Makarov said;
"It seems like they want it...!"
"That brat...!" Makarov exclaimed.
"He said it was the Fairy Tail's Darkness ...!" Laxus said;
Suddenly, the First Generation voice rang out, "That is not darkness!"
The two were suddenly startled, and when they looked up, they saw the First Generation Mavis.
"The Myth of Light! That's the 'light' of our Fairy Tail!" Mavis said.
"We can't talk about the First Generation!" Makarov said.
Mavis nodded and said, "I know, that's something only the Fairy Tail guild master is qualified to know. Does Laxus want to know?"