Rumble!
A thunderous crash shook the sky. Ivan shot backward like a cannonball and smashed through the arena's thick stone wall.
He rolled across the ground more than a dozen times before finally collapsing limp amid the rubble, completely unconscious.
The illusion shattered, and the true scene of the match was fully exposed before everyone's eyes.
The despicable act of five people ganging up on one was laid bare beneath the sunlight.
The hundred thousand spectators, Lahar and Yajima in the judges' seats, and the commentator Jabba were all dumbstruck.
On the giant screen, the dueling ground that should have held a one-on-one match was instead littered with the five members of Raven Tail.
"Th-this... what on earth is going on?"
"Raven Tail—why are all five of them in the arena at once?!"
"They cheated! Five against one in broad daylight!"
After a brief, deathly silence, the entire arena erupted into overwhelming uproar and fury.
"How vile! Raven Tail is utterly shameless!"
"Five against one and they still all got crushed. How humiliating!"
Referee Jabba immediately rushed onto the field. After confirming the condition of everyone present, he picked up the microphone and announced loudly.
"Raven Tail has committed a serious violation! This match is ruled invalid!"
"The victor is Laxus of Fairy Tail Team B!"
"Ooooooh!"
The stands instantly burst into thunderous applause and cheers.
"He's too strong! He crushed five people all by himself!"
"Are the people from Fairy Tail all monsters? Their strength is completely beyond imagination!"
Listening to the cries of amazement rising and falling around him, Laxus remained calm.
He slowly reined in the magic power surrounding him, picked up the coat from the ground, draped it over his shoulders, and strode toward the passageway.
In the stands, Lu Chongwei watched his retreating back and