Gildarts shook his hand and said with a laugh, "That's really tough! I don't know how that bastard Chen Fan managed to break it!"
Upon hearing Gildarts's words, Jura gave a wry smile and said, "You'll have to ask Lord Chen Fan about that. No matter how I defend, I can't stop Lord Chen Fan's attacks. It seems like they're as thin as paper in front of him."
"Boom..." Seeing that both of them were unharmed and seemed to be handling the situation with ease, cheers rang out again, "Amazing..."
"That's amazing...!"
"What strong people they are...!"
"Is this truly the battle of the strongest mages?"...
"Jura and Gildarts are both so powerful!" The Fairy Tail members watching the battle on the screen were also thrilled. Their magical power seemed inexhaustible, something no one could imagine.
"Gildarts and Jura won't be decided so quickly. Their strengths are evenly matched; one excels in defense, the other in offense—it's a battle of spear and shield," Makarov said.
"However, both of them have grasped the essence of magic. Gildarts, despite his destructive magical power, can shatter anything that touches him, giving him considerable defensive capabilities. Jura, while primarily defensive, actually holds the initiative Jura the arena. These two represent the pinnacle of their respective mages," said the First Generation Mavis.
"But Daddy defeated that person so easily!" Chen Fan's daughter Alice, said.
"That means Dad is even stronger!" said his son, Wells.
"That's true, but I really don't want to see Chen Fan looking so smug...!" Makarov said, waving his hand dismissively.
"That's what I thought too...!" the First Generation suddenly said;
"What?!" The other members of Fairy Tail were startled, not expecting that the First Generation thought the same thing;
The First Generation, his face flushed with anger, said, "That scoundrel secretly ordered the next issue of the Mage Weekly from Wakaba, and he kept it from me! I'll teach him a lesson...! Operation Take Down Chen Fan! Begin!"
Um... everyone couldn't help but silently mourn for Chen Fan for a minute. However, saying they would kill Chen Fan was just wishful thinking; they didn't believe Chen Fan would fail.
Gildarts and Jura were still locked in battle; the immense energy emanating from their fight could be felt even from a distance, drawing everyone's attention in the Competition Arena.
Meanwhile, in Crocas's Library, Gray encountered Rufus of the Sabertooth;
"The First Generation said that you would meet him if you came here. He truly lives up to his First Generation!" Gray said.
Rufus closed the book and said, "Oh dear! Oh dear! My memory has almost faded from you! Can you help me remember?"
Gray chuckled and said, "Alright then, I'll give you a heads-up, it's about the time you got hit and ranked second to last."
Rufus's expression changed. He would never forget that humiliating and painful memory; he probably would never forget it in his entire life.
"You will pay the price for provoking me!" Rufus burned the book in his hand with magic.
"Enraged? Perfect, I'd like to know whether Memory Make is more powerful or my Ice-Make Magic is more powerful!"
"ICEmake! Lancer!" Gray shouted, his left hand outstretched, his right fist clenched and placed in his left palm.
One after another, spears formed of ice shot from Gray's hand, arcing through the air as they hurtled toward Rufus;
"Whoosh..." Rufus leaped backward swiftly, speaking before landing, "Memory...!"
"Don't even think about running!" Gray opened his left hand again, and slammed his right hand down towards his left palm. "ICEMake! Ice Hammer!"
An ice hammer with a sharper design than before appeared above Rufus. The once flat hammerhead had now become sharp, making it even more terrifying in terms of lethality!
"Boom..." The Library floor was shattered by this impact;