At Team B's waiting area, the smile on Mirajane's face was still gentle, but there was no trace of amusement left in her eyes.
Gajeel frowned.
Laxus slowly lifted his eyes.
Bacchus, however, seemed completely unaware of the danger as he drunkenly went on, "If I win, then Erza and Mirajane over there..."
Boom—!!!
He never got to finish.
The entire Grand Magic Games arena suddenly shook violently.
It was not a slight tremor of the ground.
It was as if the whole coliseum had been slammed down by an invisible giant hand. The bodies of a hundred thousand spectators sank at the same time, as though a mountain had been pressed onto their chests.
In that instant, the air turned scorching and heavy.
Terrifying magic power erupted from Fairy Tail Team B's waiting area like a heaven-swallowing sea of fire!
Rumble!
The railings shuddered.
The ground split.
The magical barrier at the edge of the arena let out an ear-piercing hum, as though it would fail to withstand the pressure in the very next second and shatter completely.
Every voice in the venue was forcibly shoved back down its throat.
The spectators who had been roaring with laughter moments ago went deathly pale in an instant.
Some clutched their chests, struggling to breathe.
Some had their legs go weak and collapsed straight into their seats.
Others widened their eyes and stared in terror toward Fairy Tail Team B's position, unable to even scream.
"What—what kind of magic power is this?!"
At the commentary desk, Jason's sunglasses nearly fell off, his mouth gaping wide.
Yajima's expression changed drastically, both hands pressing hard against the tabletop.
"Lu Chongwei..."
At the center of the arena, Bacchus froze completely.
A second ago he had still been sprawled lazily on the ground, full of