The fourth stage of the Grand Magic Games began. The arena was still bustling with noise. The host was still Jellal Fernandez, but Arima and Jenny Realight, who were beside him, had exited.
"Next, I will announce the rules for the fourth stage..."
The host, Jellal Fernandez, shouted with passion, "Next up are the individual battles, a one-on-one mode. Both the participating team members and the opposing teams will be chosen by the audience. Winners get two points, and losers lose two points. All participating teams, please get ready."
After about ten minutes, the members from all teams who were still able to fight were displayed.
"Sabertooth: Minerva, Sting, Rogue, Rufus, Orga!"
"Fairy Tail Second Team: Acnologia, Irene, Juvia, Lucy, Natsu, Gajeel, Elfman!"
"Fairy Tail First Team: Gildarts, Laxus, Gray, Wendy, Cana!"
"Fourth place, Grimoire Heart: Hades, Zancrow, Hua Yuan!"
"Fifth place, Raven Tail: Ivan, Obra, Nalpudding!"
"Sixth place, Lamia Scale: Jura, Richard, Lyon!"
"Seventh place, Blue Pegasus: Ieka, Semmes, Warcry, Nobarly!"
"Eighth place, Crime Sorcière: Jellal, Meredy!"
The host, Jellal Fernandez, said it all in one breath and shouted excitedly again, "Next, the audience will choose the match-ups and team members!"
The whole venue erupted in cheers and shouts. Looking at the projections in front of them, everyone began to cast their votes on the spot.
"There's actually such a way of doing things?"
"It's fine if you run into someone weaker, but if you encounter that Irene who could defeat Chine, you'd better just admit defeat early."
"There's also Gildarts and the Ten Wizard Saint Jura. Those guys are all monsters!"
The participants couldn't help but feel a tightening in their hearts. This was a bit bad. If the audience chose blindly and the weakest met the strongest, it would be over.
Makarov hurriedly gathered people to vote: "Everyone, cast your votes for Gildarts! The First Team's score is too low."
"Okay!"
Everyone in the guild agreed and started voting, directly arranging for the strongest to go.
Mavis, however, was not in a hurry. There were too many strong people in Fairy Tail, each capable of standing on their own. Under the leadership of the Third Master, the guild had truly become very strong.
Ten minutes passed in a flash. The selection was complete, and the large screen in the center of the arena displayed the competing guilds.
"Grimoire Heart's Zancrow VS Blue Pegasus's Ieka!"
"Lamia Scale's Jura VS Crime Sorcière's Jellal!"
"Sabertooth's Minerva VS Fairy Tail Second Team's Lucy!"
"Fairy Tail First Team's Laxus VS Raven Tail's Obra!"
Welcomed by the lively cheers of the entire venue, the contestants stepped out with confident smiles on their faces.
Natsu looked disappointed: "I wanted to go up too. That Minerva looks pretty strong."
Lucy covered her face: "I wanted to give my spot to you too."
That Minerva had smoky eye makeup and long legs, and her aura was also extraordinary. She felt a bit uneasy.
Acnologia had no doubt that Lucy would be bullied just like in the original story. Her personality was too soft. If she were more ruthless, there might be hope.
As for helping her cheat, that wasn't necessary, and Lucy wouldn't agree anyway.
He patted Lucy on the shoulder and reminded her, "As soon as the battle starts, directly summon Gemini to release the super magic Urano Metria. If the opponent is fine, just admit defeat immediately."
"I'm also very strong. Running away after using an ultimate move is just too shameless."
Lucy was thin-skinned; she really couldn't do something so embarrassing.
Acnologia said helplessly, "Then it's up to you. Anyway, I'm not the one getting beaten up."
This female protagonist was still quite resilient. After she got hurt, he could just use Enchantment Magic to restore her.
Irene said with a smile, "Lucy is also very strong. You should have some confidence in her."
"Go, Lucy. Strive to win another round."
Lucy said happily, "Thank you, Sister Irene."
She would definitely work doubly hard to dazzle everyone's eyes.
Rumble... With a sound of intense shaking, the illusory magic space transformed and sank into the ground. It was no longer needed for one-on-one matches; the central field alone was sufficient.
In the first round, Grimoire Heart's Zancrow VS Blue Pegasus's Ieka. Both combatants entered the field.
Zancrow was still the same as ever, with a head of yellow hair and his nostrils in the air, looking like he didn't care about anyone.
"Are you a little puppy?"
Seeing the other party dressed in a puppy outfit, he couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"Ahhh!!!"
Upon hearing this, Ieka's eyes filled with tears, and then he wailed loudly, leaving everyone bewildered.
Zancrow was shocked: "What are you doing?"
Did he say anything excessive? Why did he start crying?
However, when he heard voices outside shouting that it was Tear Magic, he finally came to his senses. Since it was magic, it didn't matter. He would have found it a bit difficult to be the one who made his opponent cry.
Zancrow raised his hand to condense God-Slaying Flames and laughed loudly, "Too bad you're not Fire Dragon Natsu. I have even less interest in your Tear Magic."
As soon as he finished speaking, black flames swept over, instantly engulfing Ieka and causing a violent explosion.
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Ieka was directly turned into charcoal and fainted.
"The match is over!"
Jellal Fernandez immediately announced, "The winner is Zancrow! Grimoire Heart gets two points, and Blue Pegasus loses two points!"
"Black flames?"
"That's the legendary God Slayer Magic, flames that can truly slay gods!"
The audience shouted in shock. To one-shot a contestant from Blue Pegasus—as expected of a guild that was once one of the three giants of the Balam Alliance.
When Natsu saw Zancrow's gaze turn toward him, a fighting spirit immediately appeared on his face: "He's become stronger!"
Happy flew to his side: "Natsu has also become stronger. You definitely won't lose to him."
..."Next, we begin the second match: Lamia Scale's Jura VS Crime Sorcière's Jellal!"
"Both are Ten Wizard Saints contestants, and their strength is very powerful. This match will definitely be quite exciting!"
Jellal Fernandez said with great passion, "Next, please have both contestants enter the arena!"
"Go, Jura!"
"Jellal!"
"Finally, we can see a real battle between Ten Wizard Saints. Both of them are experts ranked by the Magic Council!"
The whole venue was boiling with cheers. This was a truly evenly matched battle. For ordinary Mages, the Ten Wizard Saints were already among the strongest group of people in the world. This would definitely be a peak battle!
Meredy waved her hand: "Go, Jellal!"
Ultear smiled and said, "You're not allowed to lose!"
During the selection of the Ten Wizard Saints back then, Jellal's strength could have placed him in the top three. There were few people in the entire Ishgar who could defeat him.
Jellal said confidently, "Leave it to me!"
He strode toward the arena. If even he, the captain, lost, then they might as well just withdraw.
Of course, he would definitely win!
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