The vast deck fell into a deathly silence.
Given the distance of a kilometer between them and the coastline, this absurd assessment was clearly beyond the expectations of many.
"Sorry everyone, we'll take this boat with us for now."
Cana quickly cut the rope connecting the lifeboat hanging from the side of the boat, and with Warren, whom she had temporarily formed a team with, she swiftly climbed onto the boat.
After the boat crashed into the sea, the two quickly swung their oars and paddled along the water towards Tenrou Island.
In just over ten seconds, the two rushed dozens of meters away.
It was moving so fast, it was as if it was holding its breath and charging forward.
After all, whoever arrives at Tenrou Island first will be able to occupy a more advantageous position and find the Fairy Tail token as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once other obstacles reach the island, they might not even need to run or hide before being targeted and eliminated.
"Hehe, as expected of my little Cana, she's truly exceptionally intelligent." Gildarts took a swig of his drink and couldn't help but exclaim first.
Bai Yu rolled his eyes at this vain man and said, "Actually, Cana isn't small."
"Not small?"
Gildarts paused for a moment, then instantly realized the implication of the words. He glared at Gildarts and shouted, " Bai Yu, where are you looking? Aren't you worried I'll gouge your eyes out?"
"This time, if you intend to call me father-in-law, I won't let you off the hook either."
Seeing Gildarts spitting everywhere, Juvia and Lucy's cheeks flushed slightly.
They quickly turned around and exchanged a glance before he spoke.
"Let's go first."
Lucy nodded quickly.
However, when she took out Aquarius's Aquarius Key, Bai Yu knew very well that her journey would probably be very arduous.
"You brat, how dare you interfere with my date with my boyfriend! Go to hell!"
The Celestial Spirit gate was opened instantly.
As soon as Aquarius appeared, she gripped the giant water bottle tightly in both hands, creating a Tatsumaki that rushed straight towards Lucy and Juvia.
However, compared to Juvia's Rain Woman abilities, Lucy was practically swept onto the island by Tsunami.
Seeing such a brutal method, Bai Yu couldn't help but feel ashamed. The only thing that made people feel fortunate was that Lucy was still quite resilient.
Otherwise, Aquarius would have already ruined it.
" Happy, let's go! We absolutely have to get first place in this assessment!" Natsu finally couldn't hold back any longer.
As the first being to have time traveled through time, Happy is Natsu's only mode of transportation that doesn't cause him to get motion sickness.
Gray, watching Natsu charge away with Happy's help, lost his temper and unleashed a chilling gust of wind before leaping headfirst into the sea.
The moment it touched the sea, the surface of the water froze instantly.
It transformed into an ice path leading to Tenrou Island.
At the same time, an ice path appeared directly beneath Gray's feet, and he quickly slid towards Tenrou Island, his speed no slower than Natsu's and Happy's.
The rest of the group, seeing that Gray had acted as a Good Samaritan without hesitation, all landed on the ice and gave chase.
While they couldn't match Gray's speed, they still saved a lot of effort in getting to Tenrou Island.
One minute later, Erza, who had been waiting to the side, stepped forward first. Her magical light shone, and her Heaven's Wheel Armor instantly transformed. Her wings unfurled, and she said, "Guild Master, I'll be the first to go."
Bai Yu, I hope you'll run into me.
After saying these words, Erza flapped her wings and soared towards Tenrou Island like an eagle taking flight.
After Erza disappeared from sight, Laxus, who had been standing with his arms crossed, snorted and said, "What a dawdling fellow, wasting my time here."
Bai Yu, I also hope to meet you.
Boom!
Lightning surged wildly from Laxus's body, and in the next moment, he entered a lightning transformation state, turning into a golden bolt of lightning that shot straight towards Erza in another direction.
A distance of a kilometer was shortened in the blink of an eye.
By the time they came to their senses, Laxus had already vanished.
Seeing this, Gildarts couldn't help but give Bai Yu a thumbs up and said, " Bai Yu, you truly are my precious son-in-law. You've managed to completely change Laxus. The saying 'spare the rod and spoil the child' is indeed true."
As a senior member of Fairy Tail, Gildarts had personally witnessed Laxus grow up.
Gildarts had long since grown to dislike this arrogant and haughty fellow.
However, Gildarts had always considered himself to be quite good with his fists, but utterly inept at persuading others with words.
Although, in a real fight, Gildarts was confident he could defeat Laxus.
However, this kind of defeat and Bai Yu's crushing dominance are completely different concepts.
Gildarts might be able to defeat Laxus, but he certainly wouldn't be able to do it as easily as Bai Yu.
At the same time, it will definitely not achieve the same effect as Bai Yu.
Bai Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Gildarts, you'd better refrain from saying such flattering things."
"If Cana hears this, I'm worried she'll misunderstand and think you're planning to use corporal punishment to make her a dutiful daughter."
"She's planning to use corporal punishment to make a loving father."
"If it really comes to that, of course I'll choose to help the woman. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"
Gildarts's cheek muscles twitched involuntarily as he looked at Bai Yu, who seemed completely unconcerned.
He was considering whether to reclaim his father-in-law's status.
"Haha, Gildarts, it seems Bai Yu can heal not only Laxus, but you too."
Makarov laughed loudly and walked to the bow of the ship.
"Alright, it's about time. Let's get going."
Gildarts snapped out of his daze, smiled, patted Makarov's bald head, and glanced back at Bai Yu.
"Stop looking, I know what you're going to say. Don't worry, I'll go see every single one of them."
Bai Yu raised the bottle of liquor in his hand and said, "At the very least, I should buy you all a drink."
"Good lad, you truly are my good son-in-law. See you later!" Gildarts laughed, grabbed Makarov's shoulder, and leaped onto the ice as well. With his superb magical control, he created a magical aura beneath his feet.
It flew swiftly along the ice layer.
Its speed was significantly faster than that of Gray and Natsu.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance and set foot on Tenrou Island in the blink of an eye, Bai Yu smiled and took another swig of wine before slowly looking up at the clouds in the sky.