The broadcast suddenly exploded to life.
With that extreme play, Gray raked in five points in one go.
The scoreboard on the giant screen jumped rapidly, his score soaring all the way up as he forcefully seized first place.
The venue of a hundred thousand spectators fell into dead silence in an instant.
After a brief hush, volcanic cheers and screams erupted with a roar.
"Oh my god! A five-kill in one strike!"
At the commentary desk, Jenny clenched the microphone, so excited her voice came out in a roar.
"That's unbelievable! Replay it right now!"
The arena's giant screen began a slow-motion replay.
The image clearly showed Gray's extreme maneuver.
The instant his opponent's attack fell, he swapped in an ice decoy in a flash, while his real body used the blind spot in their vision to leap into the air.
The moment the decoy shattered, a wide-range magic spell landed at the same time, the follow-up flawless.
Top-tier strategy, extreme casting speed, and magic control shook the entire venue.
"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"
Yajima stared fixedly at the replay and praised him again and again.
"Seven years of transformation—his magic control and battle IQ are truly astonishing!"
On the cheering platform, Makarov's face was full of pride.
Hands on his hips, he showed off wildly to the gathered guild masters.
"Did you see that? That's a Mage of Fairy Tail! Even if you trained for another hundred years, you still wouldn't catch up!"
The other guild masters were filled with frustration, yet had no way to refute him.
The whole venue was immersed in Gray's highlight moment, but Gajeel stared fixedly at the screen, his brows locked tight.
"Damn it, Gray's taken that many points. What's Juvia dawdling for?"
He bit down on an iron strip, his face full