Makarov and the others were astonished. Was this person really Marcus? The immense magical power and the sand moving back and forth all meant one thing: Marcus had control over the sand. This represented an extraordinary level of control.
Marcus reopened his eyes, looked at Lyon standing on an ice bird, and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting!"
Seeing Marcus's powerful magic, Lyon couldn't help but smile wryly, a bead of sweat trickling down his forehead. He said, "Looks like I'm the unlucky one! Seriously, are all the people from Fairy Tail monsters?"
"I'm a talkative person, and I hate loneliness and solitude, but I've endured it for seven years. We also noticed the Magic Council's attitude had changed long ago, so we had no choice but to endure, endure, and endure some more! We silently improved our strength, trying not to be discovered. But now that's no longer necessary! We can't let our companions on Tenrou Island steal the spotlight! We Fairy Tail members who stayed behind must also tell them that we haven't been idle for the past seven years; we are also members of Fairy Tail!" Marcus declared loudly.
The remaining members of Fairy Tail couldn't help but shed tears upon hearing Marcus's words. "Marcus! You bastard! Do you think we didn't know you've been diligently practicing magic all these years?!"
"Really! Don't say it out loud and make people cry!"
"We've always seen how hard you've worked, you bastard!" Macao shouted.
Makarov suddenly realized that the members left behind by Fairy Tail were not ordinary either. Perhaps they had seemed very ordinary before, but now that seven years had passed, he had not had enough time to notice these changes.
"Come on, Lyon! I'm going to show everyone that every member of Fairy Tail is an elite!" Marcus shouted.
Suddenly, he clenched his fist towards Lyon in the air, and a giant hand suddenly emerged from the Sand Sea that had been gathering momentum, reaching out to grab Lyon in the air;
The giant bird beneath Lyon's feet flapped its wings rapidly, then swiftly cast a spell. "ICEmake! Griffin!" Three enormous creatures appeared and flew towards Marcus simultaneously thrust out both hands;
"Boom..." Three giant hands rapidly emerged from the ground, grabbing the three Griffin flying towards Marcus and crushing them into glittering magical elements with a "crack..."
Taking advantage of Marcus's inattention, Lyon swiftly leaped down from the giant bird. "ICEmake! Floor!" Lyon and Gray shared the same master, Ur. Although Lyon usually showed disdain for this kind of Modeling Magic, he still practiced innate Modeling Magic.
A white aura emanated from Lyon's hand, and an ice surface formed on the sand, rapidly spreading outwards. Lyon realized that if he didn't eliminate this sand, defeating Marcus in front of him would be extremely difficult, and he might even be defeated himself. A bead of sweat involuntarily rolled down his forehead.
Then, he quickly used Modeling Magic, "ICEmake! White Tiger...!"
"Roar..." Two giant ice White Tiger were created and quickly charged towards Marcus on the ice surface created by Lyon, making a huge noise. They looked very powerful, as if anything in front of the two giant tigers would be torn to shreds by their teeth and claws. Lyon himself also charged towards Marcus, hiding behind the two ice White Tiger.
"Sand Tsunami!" A massive wave rose from behind Marcus and surged forward, engulfing the two Frost Tigers like a giant tsunami. The two tigers struggled helplessly in the sand, like drowning Koneko.
"Snap..." But that was enough. The distance the two giant tigers had covered in this short time was enough for Lyon to almost reach Marcus. Lyon stepped off the back of the White Tiger and leaped high into the air, charging towards Marcus with a huge sword made of ice in his hand.
"Sand Wall...!" A wall rapidly rose up and blocked Lyon's path. "Bang..." Lyon was shattered—it was a fake!
A figure swiftly appeared behind Marcus. Fairy Tail, seeing this on the magic screen, anxiously shouted, "Get out of the way!!"
Lyon's ice sword sliced through Marcus's body, but Marcus also turned into a pile of sand. Lyon was shocked; it turned out that Marcus was also a Stand.
Small fists made of sand attacked Lyon, and "Bang..." Lyon was sent flying into the air, letting out a cry of pain;
At this moment, "Bang..." the ice surface that Lyon had just created was once again covered by the Sand Sea. The giant ice Giant Bird caught Lyon again. Now Lyon was somewhat regretful. He shouldn't have let Marcus create such a sea of the Sand Sea. Fighting now would be really troublesome.
On the other side Erza and Kagura were already clashing. Both were skilled in using weapons, and although their clash wasn't as varied as Marcus and Lyon's, the crisp sounds of their weapons clashing and their exquisite swordsmanship drew everyone's attention. Now, no one knew which one to watch, exclaiming with excitement but also feeling a great sense of regret, wishing they had more eyes to see everything...
Chapter 40 Gajeel vs. Rogue
Rogue and Gajeel War Zone
After a fierce battle, Rogue was forced to his knees, Rogue heavily, after being beaten by Gajeel. Rogue had just said that Gajeel wasn't as strong as Natsu, which angered Gajeel.
"Dare you say that again? Who's not as strong as whom?" Gajeel said to Rogue.
"Huff, huff..." Rogue said breathlessly, "I think I'm starting to understand why you joined Fairy Tail!"
"What exactly are you trying to say?"