newbobooks Chapter 276 The Victor, Mira!
Chapter 276 The Victor, Mira!
Chapter 276 The Victor, Mira!
"What?! Although there was a slight hiccup along the way, this development is truly unexpected!"
A loudspeaker blared through the air as Happy, back in his role as host, passionately proclaimed, "Let's look forward to the showdown between the Ice Demon and the Fire Dragon!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guild members who had just been on Nazgre's side against Chess erupted in a deafening cheer:
"Whoa! Go, Natsu! Beat that show-off Gray into a pig's head!"
"Grey, don't give me any face, just blast that idiot off the platform!"
"Lord Gray is invincible!"
"I have to say, you guys change your tune way way too fast!"
Lucy's beautiful eyes widened, completely baffled as to what these guys were so excited about. "Isn't this Chess and Mira's fight?!"
"Hey~ I'm betting 5,000 on Gray. No matter how you look at it, Demon Gray is definitely stronger~"
Upon hearing Happy's voice, Lucy turned around abruptly and saw that in the blink of an eye, everyone, including the president, had gathered together and started a new betting pool.
"How come even the host is betting?! And when exactly did you open the betting?!" A sharp retort came out.
As a result, the audience was in complete chaos, with shouts and arguments rising and falling.
Seeing Natsu suddenly rush over and shield him, Chess was taken aback at first, then shook his head with a delighted smile.
Sensing the unusual magical energy emanating from Natsu, he decisively abandoned his plan to personally teach Gray a lesson: "Mira, you said before that we could make full use of the surrounding environment and creatures, so it's reasonable for the target to retaliate after escaping control, right?"
This is a good opportunity to catch our breath—if we really mess up and get trampled under Mira's feet, we'll lose face big time and become the laughing stock of the guild for the next three months!
"Hmm...this is indeed a problem that we have to consider."
Demon Queen Mira crossed her arms, her brows furrowed slightly, and she appeared to be deep in thought.
In the ever-changing realities of combat, the enemy will not give any chance. Even neutral creatures, if inexplicably demonized and controlled, will certainly harbor resentment towards you.
Therefore, it is best to ensure that all their presence is completely cut off before the Demon King's control ends!
Mira thought that after this battle, she could study how to give demonic creatures the ability to self-destruct, so as to maximize the benefits.
"Mira's smile in her Demon King form is terrifying," Wendy in the audience hugged her chest, terrified by her "dark" aura.
There's no need to worry about such trivial matters.
The unconventional Gray raised his right arm, covered in black markings, his palm radiating a chilling aura. His confident, sharp gaze pointed directly at Natsu opposite him. "A candle like this? I could freeze him into an ice sculpture in a second!"
"Oh? You've got quite the nerve, Kurotan Gray."
Facing the demon Gray's powerful tweezers, Natsu showed no fear. His fists and palms clashed, creating scorching flames, and he confidently laughed, "Although I'm still quite inexperienced, I'll reluctantly show you my brand new power!"
A brand new power?
Seeing his mysterious appearance, apart from Chase who already had a rough idea, Gray, Mira, and Lucy and the others in the audience were all taken aback.
Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, a muffled "boom" was heard, and Natsu's body erupted with scorching flames.
Immediately afterwards, a crimson glow shone from its depths, making the raging dragon-slaying flames appear even more profound and imposing, emanating a chilling aura of destruction.
At the same time, Natsu's face, arms, and ankles flashed red light, intertwining to form the iconic crimson dragon scales that resembled the awakening of dragon power.
"This is the new pattern I mastered after consuming Gandora's breath—"
Natsu stepped out of the crimson flames, his expression contorted by the tearing pain from his unfamiliarity with the technique, yet he still managed a triumphant smile. "Destruction Flame Dragon Mode!"
An astonishing amount of heat gushed out, easily melting the floor beneath his feet into lava, raising the temperature of the entire dueling platform by several levels, creating a surging wave of heat!
"Eat up Gandora's breath? Destroy the Flame Dragon Mode?"
Even from dozens of meters away, Lucy felt like her clothes were about to catch fire, and exclaimed, "That's not just simple fire, is it? It can eat things?!"
Although it also manifests in the form of flames, Gandora's magic, or rather its core power, is "destruction," which is something that Natsu, as a Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, simply cannot handle!
"Love~ That's true in theory, but since Natsu is the one who did this, it's not surprising at all~"
Beside him, Happy, who had been silently betting 10,000 J on Natsu, turned around with a matter-of-fact expression.
"Just because it's Natsu, it's normal? That's strangely convincing."
Lucy put one hand to her forehead, momentarily at a loss for words.
The others were also startled by Natsu's sudden burst of destructive power. In the brief moment of discussion, the magic power of the duel platform surged, filled with the demonic ice and destructive fire that suddenly exploded.
From a distance, ice and fire each occupied half of the space, fighting side by side with Gray and Natsu's combined efforts, while scalding steam waves continuously spewed out from between them!
Natsu is clearly unable to maintain the Destruction Flame Dragon Mode for long. If he is delayed even slightly, he will suffer a severe backlash and collapse without anyone else's intervention.
but·--·
Gray, as his arch-rival, had no intention of taking any shortcuts and chose to confront him head-on without hesitation!
"I hope this isn't just for show. Get ready, Natsu!"
"Hehe, I couldn't be happier!"
Seeing this, the demon Gray said no more. He clapped his hands, and a magic circle swirled, condensing a demon king's gauntlet made of high-density black ice on his right arm.
Natsu roared and poured all his magic power into his partially dragonized right fist, causing the surrounding space to distort as the flames ignited!
"Natsu~~!!"
"Gray~~!!"
"Ice Demon Design: Siege Hammer!"
"The Destroyer of the Flame Dragon—Crushing Fist!"
Natsu and Gray shouted each other's names and charged at each other, unleashing their magical fists with tremendous force.
This scene is strangely similar to the deadly battle that broke out between Gray, who thought Juvia was dead, and Natsu, who thought Lucy was dead, in the Tartaros arc of the original manga.
The strong sense of déjà vu made Chase feel a little dazed, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Erza in the audience.
Fortunately, the Fairy Queen remained calm and showed no intention of entering the fray to catch the two men's punches.
Just as Chase silently withdrew his gaze, the usually serious Erza suddenly blushed: Lucy! Lucy! Chase looked at me!!
Boom!!!
The massive explosion caused by the violent collision of ice and fire completely drowned out Erza's desperate call for her wingman.
The frigid ice and raging flames filled the dueling platform with a violent energy surge that lasted for several dozen seconds before gradually calming down.
On the scorched, blackened ground, Natsu and Gray, having just exchanged blows, stumbled backward, looking quite disheveled.
In this exchange of blows, the two barely managed to fight to a draw!
However, considering that Gray has been enhanced by Mira's magic, Natsu, who has mastered the Destruction Flame, should be the stronger one.
Just as Chase was making this analysis, an incredibly dazzling burst of colorful light suddenly appeared at the edge of his field of vision.
Mira, transformed into the demon god Halphas, raised her palm, and deep within the emerging magic circle lay the most powerful magic, already brewed to its ultimate perfection!
Chase's pupils contracted, and he was shocked: Oh no! He was so engrossed in watching the idiot and the moron exchange punches that he forgot about the fight with Mira!
"All the magic power I just absorbed has been poured into this attack, so..."
The demon Mira tilted her head, a cunning smile playing on her lips. "Chess, remember to dodge!" Nazgra, positioned in the attack line, hurriedly shouted, "Wait, wait!"
"Sister, now is the time!!" Elfman shouted from the stands.
"Hey!!" 2
Mira glanced at the audience out of the corner of her eye, and after confirming that it was safe, she decisively unleashed the Destruction Ray of the Demon God Halphas, which was powerful enough to destroy the town.
Natsu and Gray were so terrified by the scene that their expressions became memes, like weak, pitiful, and helpless drowning people, desperately hugging each other tightly.
A flash of light appeared in the distance, and Harpy and Rili flew over rapidly, pulling the two brothers, who were almost scared to death, out of the path of the destructive ray. Almost at the same time, Makarov, who had a bad feeling, regretted saying those things in the previous chapter and cursed as he channeled his magic power to activate his strongest defensive magic, Three Pillars God.
Therefore, the only one whose life was in danger at the scene was Chess, whose face was filled with terror.
boom!!
The destructive ray exploded into a small mushroom cloud on the ground. The huge commotion caused the residents of Magnolia to stop and watch, cursing Fairy Tail for what they were up to now.
A gentle breeze blowing across the lake dispersed the thick black smoke billowing from the mushroom cloud.
How did the game go?
Lucy and the others, protected by the three pillar gods, looked up and saw that on the dueling platform that had been razed to the ground, a sacred red light slowly flowed, and a majestic phantom of a sky dragon was coiled there.
Inside, Chess was standing still, showing no obvious injuries.
"Wow, after taking such a terrifying attack, they're still completely unharmed?!"
"Damn it! Just how strong is that bastard Chase?! Is my 2000 J really going to go down the drain?!"
"No, look closely, he withstood the attack with god-slaying magic!"
In other words
On the other side of Chess, Mira relinquished her demonic possession and reverted to her gentle older sister persona.
Standing on the ruins, she gracefully lifted the hem of her burgundy skirt, a sweet smile blooming on her lips: "Sorry, Chase, for this battle..."
"I won."
Just then, the afterglow of the setting sun shone down from the distant horizon, and through the shimmering surface of the lake, it made the smiling white-haired girl even more beautiful and moving.
Then, a breathless Makarov burst out and tore the scene to shreds.
"Win my ass! Mira! As the guild leader, I solemnly reiterate that from now on, under safe circumstances, you are absolutely forbidden from using Demon God Receive!!!"
"I'm sorry, President. I won't do it again next time."
The old man's stern rebuke, accompanied by his puffed-out beard and glaring eyes, instantly brought Mila back to her true self, causing her to cover her face with her hands and start shedding small pearls.
"No, don't cry!"
"They really went too far, even destroying the guild's magical weapon like this, beep beep beep—"
"Relax, relax. Anyway, there's a self-repairing array. As for the damage outside the dueling platform, let Lucy get reimbursed by the Heartfilia Foundation."
"What?! What?!"
"Oh wow! Well done, Mira! You've made me a fortune, hahaha!"
"Damn it! I trusted you so much, you bastard Chase, give me back the money!"
"Great, Xia Lulu, we've successfully survived another day!"
"In this moment, it's perfect to belt out a song with my original composition, Karaku~ Salala~~"
"Don't suddenly act crazy! And where did you pull that tattered white suit out of?!"
"man!!"
"...So someone tell me why I had to ask the Heartfilia Foundation for reimbursement."
"Love~ because Lucy, you're such a beauty~"
"Get lost! This is the only time I absolutely refuse your praise! (Ten A's)!!"