The commentators didn't notice the commotion in Fairy Tail's spectator box; instead, they focused more on Ichiya's predicament.
Chapati worriedly said, "Mr. Ichiya seems to be surrounded. What should he do now?"
Yajima said, "What's worse is that Blue Pegasus, apart from him, has been completely wiped out. No one can come to his aid."
"Ah! Someone seems to be coming this way!" Pumpkin Man shouted, pointing at a screen, "It's Fairy Tail Team B!"
The people who arrived were not Rhodes and Laxus, but the team of Gajeel, Juvia, and Wendy.
While others were busy, the three of them weren't idle either.
First, Wendy had a sudden thought to go to a candy store and met Sherria.
Then Wendy, adhering to martial ethics, wished to fight Sherria one-on-one.
Gajeel and Juvia felt it wasn't right to bully a little girl, so they only kept watch nearby.
As a result, they encountered Carue and Tyrant from Shining Sun.
The four engaged in a fierce battle. Gajeel, citing itchy hands, refused to let Rift Herald and the Krugs participate, so he and Juvia took a bit of effort to defeat their opponents.
By the time they decided the victor, Wendy had already completely suppressed Sherria. After training with Rhodes, Mira, and the dragons, Wendy was much stronger than she was at the same period in the original story.
The three-person team successfully secured three points and jumped onto Rift Herald to continue forward.
It was during their journey that Gajeel heard the sounds of Ichiya and Rock fighting, and urged Rift Herald to run over.
As they were about to arrive, Ichiya had just defeated Rock and was surrounded by Erza and two others at a T-junction.
At this moment, Gajeel and his team were located on the back of the building forming the horizontal part of the 'T', separated from Ichiya by only one floor.
"Gray-sama! Juvia hears Gray-sama's voice!" Juvia became excited, "As long as I defeat Gray-sama, after the match I can..."
Wendy also reminded him, "Mr. Gajeel, I think I smell Miss Erza. She's right across. What should we do?"
Facing the combination of Erza and Gray all at once seemed to deviate from the battle plan, and Wendy was a bit indecisive.
"Ghihi~ Why even ask?" Gajeel directly patted Rift Herald's back, pointed at the building ahead, "Just crash through it!"
Rift Herald's wings spread, and it immediately began to accelerate.
"Ah!"
The two people sitting behind almost got thrown off. Juvia quickly grabbed Gajeel's back collar, and Wendy tightly hugged Juvia's waist.
Rift Herald did not slow down because of their screams. Dragging a purple afterimage, it crashed head-on into the building in front of it.
This building was just an ordinary residential house; how could it withstand Rift Herald's charge?
With a loud rumble, almost an entire street of buildings shook violently, covered in countless cracks.
As for the spot hit head-on, there was no cracking process at all; it simply exploded!
Countless architectural debris flew forward with a whistling sound, as if someone had cast a super-large-scale rock magic.
Rift Herald, carrying three people, pierced through the building's obstruction and arrived directly at the battlefield.
Ichiya heard the explosion behind him, quickly turned his head, and was met with half a wall flying towards him.
"What kind of magic is this?! Has Jura come too?" He crossed his muscular arms to protect his head, enduring the impact of half the wall and shattering it.
But he was completely engulfed in dust.
Ichiya struggled to open his eyes, barely making out a huge purple object, and then he felt an incredibly powerful impact, and his feet seemed to leave the ground.
"MEN!!!"
Ichiya, with a long trailing sound, flew over Erza and into the distance.
Because Erza was directly facing the direction from which Rift Herald came, most of the building fragments flew towards her, mixed with many miscellaneous pieces of furniture.
"This is, Rhode's summoned beast?" Erza brandished her dual swords, cutting down the debris flying towards her one by one, staring at the huge figure in the dust.
Cana and Gray were on either side, less affected. One casually dodged, using a few cards, while the other created an ice shield, easily dealing with it.
"Cough, cough, cough."
A fit of coughing came from within the dust. The three people on Rift Herald's back were all choked.
As impactful as their entrance was, that's how disheveled they were now.
Fortunately, Wendy used her wind magic to blow away all the dust.
The audience originally thought Mr. Ichiya would have an exciting battle with Erza and her team, but they didn't expect it to be interrupted like this.
Rhodes watched this scene on the big screen and quickly called out to Laxus: "Detour. Never mind Kagura for now; Wendy and her team have encountered Erza."
Laxus nodded, and he and Rhodes turned toward the opposite direction.
However, they had barely taken a few steps when a burly figure suddenly fell from the sky, crashing down in front of them with a heavy thud.
"Blue Pegasus's… Ichiya?" Laxus paused, taking a moment to recognize the person sprawled before them.
Ichiya truly lived up to his reputation as Blue Pegasus's ace. After taking a direct hit from Rift Herald, flying such a long distance, and smashing a massive crater into the ground, he still managed to stand up.
Not only that, he twisted his body, bent his arms, clasped his fists at his waist, and struck a classic bodybuilding pose.
Calmly, he said, "It's Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Laxus. I..."
"Sorry, Mr. Ichiya," Rhodes interrupted apologetically. "We're in a hurry."
The two charged forward simultaneously.
Rhodes's right fist slammed straight into Ichiya's abdomen. His eyes bulged, blood nearly spilling from his mouth as pain forced him to double over.
At the same time, Laxus stepped in from the other side and drove his left elbow down onto the back of Ichiya's head.
Thud.
Ichiya collapsed face-first onto the ground.
Neither Rhodes nor Laxus slowed their pace. They ran straight past him, continuing toward their companions without a second glance.
"Mr. Ichiya has been defeated!" Chapati shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Blue Pegasus has been completely wiped out! And, Natsu and Lucy have also defeated Rogue!"
"Now, aside from the two Fairy Tail teams, only Kagura, Lyon, and Sting remain!"
"Hm…" Yajima sighed softly. "Lyon's luck today seems particularly poor."
In this match alone, Lyon had defeated six wraiths, two Krugs, three Wolves, and four small Krugs.
He hadn't lost a single skirmish.
But the price of burning through so much magic power was painfully ironic, he hadn't earned a single point.
Defeating summoned beasts didn't count toward the score.
While everyone else had encountered at least one or two real opponents, Lyon had wandered the city for ages, fighting nothing but wild monsters. His luck had completely bottomed out.
Unfortunately for him, something even worse was about to happen.
As he sat down on the street to rest and recover his magic power, Kagura stepped out from around a nearby corner.
"Seriously?" Lyon sighed helplessly as he stood back up.
At least he was finally facing a living person.
Kagura immediately gripped the hilt of her sword and assumed a battle stance, but then her expression shifted. She looked past Lyon, eyes widening slightly.
Confused, Lyon turned his head.
Sting emerged from the opposite end of the street.
"A three-way brawl?" Lyon smiled faintly.
Even if he wasn't at full strength, there might still be a chance.
Sting froze, startled.
Then he turned around and ran.
Lyon: "..."
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