After a brief silence, the Magicians rolled up their sleeves, ready to go all out.
"Ice Floor!"
The first to attack was still Gray. He struck a Creation Magic pose, and with lightning speed, directly covered the ground beneath everyone's feet with a layer of ice.
"I've been waiting for you!"
Unexpectedly, the Magicians of the Fairy Tail Guild were well-prepared. They all put on ice skates, completely unafraid of the slippery ice surface.
"Damn it..."
Seeing this, Gray couldn't help but curse.
"Gray, be angry if you want, but why are you taking off your clothes?!"
Cana looked at Gray, who was casually stripping, and asked in confusion.
"Ice Dragon's Roar!!"
Ur didn't hesitate, launching an attack at Gildarts.
"Crush!"
Facing Ur's sudden and fierce roar, Gildarts didn't hesitate for a moment and directly activated Crush Magic. But even so, a layer of frost still appeared on the stubble of his chin, and even the cloak draped over him was frozen stiff.
"Ur, you've grown stronger."
Gildarts frowned, a murderous glint in his eyes.
"Thunder Dragon Halberd!"
Just as Gildarts was about to make a move on Ur, Laxus waved his hand towards the sky, releasing a golden magic circle. From within that magic circle, he pulled out a gleaming halberd made entirely of lightning. Laxus, holding the halberd, didn't hesitate, throwing it towards Gildarts like a javelin.
"Boom!!"
That terrifying halberd created a series of frictions with the air, igniting countless sparks.
"Oh?!"
"I was wondering why Ur dared to challenge me. So, you found a helper?!"
Facing Laxus's halberd, Gildarts merely waved his hand gently towards the sky. The air and Laxus's halberd shattered together, turning into countless bolts of lightning that sank into the muddy ground.
"Ur did find a helper..."
"But did you, Gildarts, ever anticipate that we would all unite beforehand to deal with you?!"
At this moment, Erza, holding a sharp blade, walked towards Gildarts.
Beside Erza was Ere in human form.
"Take Over Magic: Soul of Deliora!"
Beside Erza and Ere, Mirajane had fully taken over the Soul of Deliora. Although Mirajane couldn't unleash Deliora's full power yet, a demon whose combat strength could rival a Ten Wizard Saints for a short period was enough to divert some of Gildarts's attention.
"Sorry, Uncle Gildarts~"
"For victory, you can only be taken out."
At this moment, Ultear, swaying her hips, also walked towards Gildarts... Her youthful body had developed remarkably well, and it was perfectly outlined beneath her tight clothing, sparking endless imagination.
However, none of the Magicians of the Fairy Tail Guild, nor the townspeople of Magnolia Town, dared to provoke this Ice Rose. This was not just because Ultear's mother, Ur, was one of the Ten Wizard Saints~
It was also because, while the rose was beautiful, it was full of thorns.
"This is troublesome, isn't it?!"
Seeing this, Gildarts couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. He hadn't expected that to deal with him, Ur would actually team up with Erza, Laxus, Ere, Mirajane, and Ultear—these S-Class Mages and S-Class candidates of the guild.
Of course, Gildarts wasn't afraid of Laxus, Mirajane, and Erza, these little ones who hadn't fully grown. What truly troubled Gildarts was Ere, a genuine Double-footed Dragon.
Hmm, Gildarts had absolutely no confidence that he could defeat Ere.
On the other side.
Medivh alone blocked Ere.
"Hmm~"
"Medivh, tell me, which is more important: the champion of the 24-hour Endurance Race?!"
"Or am I more important?"
Ere lay in a sea of flowers, her fair, jade-like feet bare, looking at Medivh with a teasing and hazy gaze, as she spoke.
"Heh heh..."
"Today's competition ends here."
Medivh just sneered. Testing an executive with something like this?!
Which executive could withstand such a test?
Wasn't this asking him to betray his beliefs?
Thinking this, Medivh picked up Ere from the flower bed and strode towards Magnolia Town.
Hmm, what 24-hour Endurance Race?!
It was merely a part of the playful intimacy between Medivh and Ere, a married couple~
On the other side.
"Spirit Peak Crushing Underworld's Bellow!"
Ere lightly touched the ground with both hands, directly activating her ultimate technique.
"Boom!"
Immediately, the ground began to shake continuously!
A terrifying impact came from the earth's crust, attacking Gildarts.
Its power was more than ten times that of Jura's ultimate super magic, 'Resounding Purgatory,' which was almost impossible to use in actual combat and required a certain amount of charge-up time!
"Crush!"
Gildarts's eyes glowed with light. He unleashed terrifying magic power, which soared into the sky, making his figure appear and disappear as if ethereal.
Immediately, Gildarts used Crush on the ground. That power, capable of destroying everything, even completely nullified the vibrations striking from the earth's crust.
However, the clash of magic between Gildarts and Ere ignited the nearby snowy mountain, causing an avalanche of accumulated snow to turn into an endless white tidal wave... threatening to engulf the Magicians of the Fairy Tail Guild and Magnolia Town behind them.
"No, really, don't!"
Makarov, seeing this, spoke with immense fear.
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