"What's happening over there?"
"It looks like a Magic Guild is having a group activity?"
"Speaking of Magic Guilds in Magnolia Town…"
"That must be the legendary and famous Fairy Tail, right?!"
"What? Is that the Fairy Tail, known as the number one Magic Guild in Fiore Kingdom?!"
"Then we absolutely have to go and see…"
On the street, many tourists, upon discovering that the Magicians of Fairy Tail Guild were holding a 24-hour Endurance Race, showed curious expressions. Driven by the desire to join any excitement while traveling, they rushed towards the gathering point of the Fairy Tail members.
"Hehe…"
"They are still too young."
In response, the locals of Magnolia Town merely sneered.
These tourists seemed not to notice…
Many vendors in Magnolia Town had already packed up their stalls before even opening for business.
These long-term residents of Magnolia Town were already preparing to evacuate.
According to the experience of these Magnolia Town locals, whenever Fairy Tail members ran out of the Guild and gathered together, nothing good ever happened…
On the other side.
Fairy Tail 24-hour Endurance Race site…
"Ready…"
As Makarov spoke, he once again raised the starting gun in his hand.
"Medivh, I won't go easy on you."
"After four years, my strength can be said to be vastly different from before."
Ur said, gently stretching her wrists and ankles, and gave Medivh a provocative look.
"Now, even if I were to face Deliora alone…"
"I am confident I can defeat it with regular Magic without using Absolute Zero."
Ur spoke with full confidence.
"Oh?!"
Medivh turned to look at Ur upon hearing this, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"Mother has been diligently cultivating under the guidance of Warrod Sequen senior all these years."
"According to Warrod senior…"
"Even if Mother were placed among the Ten Wizard Saints now, she would rank among the top! She is an existence second only to the Heavenly Kings."
Ultear then looked at Medivh and quietly added.
"Indeed."
Medivh nodded slightly. He could feel the powerful energy hidden beneath Ur's slender body.
If four years ago, Ur, who was completely disillusioned with Magic due to Ultear's 'death'…
Her strength was only slightly stronger than Jura at the beginning of the story, who was at the threshold of the Ten Wizard Saints…
Then the current Ur, who has diligently cultivated for four years under the guidance of the 'Heavenly King' Warrod, is already no weaker than Jura, who ranked fifth among the Ten Wizard Saints during the Grand Magic Games.
In other words, the current Ur is at the dividing line between Non-Human and human.
At this rate…
Six years later, which is when the story begins.
Perhaps, Ur might even reach the 'Heavenly King' level and become a truly Non-Human-level monster.
"Ur is truly a genius in Magic!"
Medivh couldn't help but exclaim.
After all, Ur is the one who could make Gildarts, who loves adventure and is used to going solo, actively extend a team invitation…
His talent and strength are top-notch on the continent.
As for Ultear?!
Medivh could only say that Laxus, Erza, and Mirajane now have new competitors, and the uncertainty of this year's S-Class Mage Examination seems to have increased…
"…Start!"
Just as Medivh and Ur were chatting, Makarov pressed the starting gun.
"Bang!"
With a gunshot, the Fairy Tail members present all rushed out.
"First place is mine!!!"
Every Fairy Tail member participating in the race had eyes filled with a craving for the one million J prize money for first place in the Endurance Race.
"Ice Make: Floor!"
Unfortunately, before everyone could run far…
As Gray struck a pose for Ice Make Magic, a thick ice floor appeared beneath everyone's feet.
"Ah!!" "Damn it, despicable fellow!"
"To use such a low-down trick."
Suddenly, the Fairy Tail members who had rushed ahead slipped due to excessive force and fell in all directions.
"Idiot!"
"At this time, no matter what Magic is used, as long as you can win, that's all that matters."
Gray looked at his Guild companions whom he had ambushed and shouted loudly.
As he spoke, Gray used Creation Magic to create a pair of ice skates for himself, specifically for skating, and murmured, "This way, I should be able to gain an absolute advantage in the early stages."
"Hey! Gray…"
"Don't think that only you can use Ice Make Magic."
However, just as Gray was about to set off…
A bone-chilling coldness quietly emanated from behind him.
"Oh no!"
Cold sweat broke out on Gray's forehead; it was too late for him to escape now.
"Ice Make: Ice Snake!"
Accompanied by a deep blue Magic circle, two creations made of ice instantly enveloped Gray, freezing him in place…
"Sorry, Gray."
The speaker was naturally Lyon, Gray's senior brother.
At this moment, he was wearing ice skates made with Creation Magic, with the composure of an old artist, passing leisurely by Gray, who was frozen in place…
"Gray, you still have a long way to go~"
Lyon said, stopping beside Gray. He gently patted Gray's bare shoulder, which he had trapped in place.
"Damn it! Natsu, save me!"
Gray's hands were trapped, making him unable to use Creation Magic for a while.
Gray's understanding of Creation Magic and the quality of the Magic power within him were far from reaching the point where he could easily use Magic with his will, without needing his hands…
With his hands frozen, Gray could only place his hopes on his teammates.
"Still have teammates?"
Lyon's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.
Gray was no longer alone these past few years.
"Here he comes…"
Natsu, who was not far away, immediately became active in his mind upon hearing Gray's cry for help. A smile hung on his lips as he took a deep breath of cold air towards Gray and Lyon's direction, and as he spoke, a crimson Magic circle with a dragon head formed in front of him.
"Give up!"
"My Ice Snakes are tightly pressed against Gray. To completely destroy these Ice Snakes, you would have to blast both the Ice Snakes and Gray away…"
"Hehe! You wouldn't possibly be so ruthless to your own teammate, would you?!"
"Especially when your teammate is unable to resist or defend."
Lyon looked at Natsu and said confidently.
"Such a good thing?"
Natsu's face was beaming with joy at this moment.
"Idiot! Hurry up and defend!"
"We'll both be blown away."
Seeing this, Gray looked at Lyon with extreme panic and loudly reminded him.
"Huh?"
Lyon was still bewildered at this moment.
Although Lyon had also joined the Fairy Tail Guild along with Ur and others.
But he had been cultivating outside with Ur all these years, and had not fully integrated into the Fairy Tail group, so he didn't know much about Fairy Tail's way of doing things…
"Fire Dragon's Roar!!"
The next second, a dozens-of-meter-long pillar of fire erupted from Natsu's mouth…
"What?"
By the time Lyon reacted and intended to release defensive Magic, it was too late.
The massive pillar of fire blasted both Gray and Lyon, who were in a straight line, away.
"Eliminated competitors: two!"
After doing all this, Natsu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said contentedly.
Teammates? Or companions…
Sorry, Fairy Tail members never have such a concept; they only have competitors.
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