The next day, at noon.
In the main hall on the first floor of the Fairy Tail Guild.
Medivh and the others, who had been unconscious, slowly woke up from their sleep.
"Ah, my head hurts so much..."
"Medivh, do you have any water?"
After a hangover, Gildarts felt his throat dry, so he looked at Medivh and asked.
"Here, plain water..."
Upon hearing this, Medivh handed Gildarts the plain water he had left over from yesterday.
"Thank you."
Gildarts took the water glass Medivh handed him and, without much thought, drank it all in one gulp.
"Pfft..."
However, the next second, Gildarts spat out all the plain water he had just drunk.
"Medivh!"
"What exactly was that you just gave me to drink?!"
"How could it be so powerful?"
Gildarts wiped the 'plain water' remaining at the corner of his mouth and roared at Medivh.
"It's plain water, of course~"
"It's just flammable."
As Medivh spoke, he used fire Magic to ignite the 'plain water' remaining in Gildarts's cup.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Gildarts looked at the burning plain water and said angrily.
"Haha, I was just joking with you."
"As for what you just drank, it was just plain water at a mere ninety-six degrees."
Medivh said, pulling out some ordinary plain water from under the Guild's bar, which had recently become very popular in Fairy Tail and other Magic Guilds.
"Huh?"
"What is this terrifying stuff, even higher in proof than medicinal alcohol?"
"You guys dare to drink this?"
Gildarts was dumbfounded as he looked at the plain water Medivh brought up.
Even though a Magician's physical constitution far surpasses that of ordinary humans, and under normal circumstances, ordinary alcohol would hardly get them drunk...
But no matter how you look at it?!
This terrifying stuff Medivh called plain water, its proof was a bit too high, wasn't it?!
"Anyway, I need the most ordinary kind, water that can't be ignited."
Gildarts said, getting up from his seat and going behind the bar to look for bottled water.
"Sigh..."
"Gildarts, you still need to train."
Medivh sighed, looking at Gildarts's useless state.
"Speaking of which, it's almost time..."
"We can go declare the end of this year's Fairy Tail Guild 24-hour Endurance Race."
Medivh said, walking towards the Guild's exit.
"I'll go with you."
Just as Medivh was about to leave the Guild...
Ur slowly stood up from the ground. She picked up her clothes that had fallen, quickly put them on, and jogged over to Medivh's side.
"Alright."
Medivh nodded lightly. After Ur caught up, the two walked together towards the back mountain of the Fairy Tail Guild.
The next day, the sun shone brightly.
Under the dazzling sunlight, Fairy Tail members lay scattered on the ground.
After this 24-hour endurance battle...
Only Erza, Laxus, Ultear, and Mirajane were still holding on in the 'Coliseum' with sheer willpower.
"Mirajane, your Magic power must have been exhausted long ago, right?"
"Don't force yourself anymore. Go lie down and sleep with your younger siblings."
Erza looked up at Mirajane beside her and sneered.
"You've got to be kidding, how could I possibly lose to you?"
Mirajane looked at Erza, speaking stubbornly.
"A flaw!"
However, just as Mirajane turned her head to look at Erza, for that brief moment of distraction, she was seized by Ultear from a distance!
"Oh no."
Mirajane secretly thought, 'Oh no,' and turned her body, trying to assume a defensive posture.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
"Ice-Make: Ice Coffin!"
Accompanied by a terrifying blast of freezing air, Mirajane was instantly frozen in place by Ultear.
If Mirajane were in her peak condition at this moment, she might have been able to break through this layer of ice tightly encasing her with her Take Over Magic!
Unfortunately, the current Mirajane did not possess that level of power.
"Done."
Ultear's expression brightened at this sight. After taking down Mirajane, she had firmly secured a spot in the top three. In other words, even if she were to lose to Laxus and Erza next, she would still rank third.
"Boom!"
Unfortunately, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!
Before Ultear could recover, a piercing thunderclap erupted beside her ear, and golden lightning completely enveloped her soft body.
"Ah!!"
Ultear let out a bloodcurdling scream, instantly collapsing to the ground, unconscious.
"You're the careless one, aren't you, Ultear...?"
"Remember, your opponent is me."
Laxus said coldly, looking at Ultear in the distance, who had been knocked to the ground by his full-power lightning.
"Now, it's time for the final battle."
Laxus said, looking at Erza not far away.
"Laxus, it's just you and me now."
"You'd better have overcome the Dragon Slayer's weakness to motion sickness, otherwise you'll never be my match."
Just like the Magic Erza awakened—Re-quip Magic: The Knight.
Erza's personality was like that of an upright Knight.
Under normal circumstances, she had no habit of ambushing others from behind...
Therefore, Erza had been quietly standing in place, waiting. Only after Laxus had taken down Ultear did she draw the Knight sword from her waist.
"Hehe, Erza, don't get ahead of yourself!"
"Let me show you the results of my hard training these past few days!"
Laxus said, as roaring thunder continuously crackled from his body, and terrifying Magic power surged around him! After all, he was a few years older than Erza, Ur, Mirajane, and the others, so his total Magic power was naturally the most abundant among them.
"Gasp..."
Seeing this, Erza took a sharp breath. After calming her mind, she constantly pondered what method Laxus would use to break her ultimate technique, specifically designed to counter Dragon Slayers.
"I'm coming for you, are you ready, Erza!"
As Laxus spoke, the muscles on his body seemed to swell a bit, and his two arms were covered in transparent scales. His 'Dragon Force' within him advanced a small step further at this moment.
"Come!"
Erza nodded lightly, signaling to Laxus that he could attack at any time.
"Let's end this completely with this ultimate technique of mine!"
As Laxus spoke, his body transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking directly at Erza.
For this final blow, Laxus had gambled everything. He concentrated all his remaining Magic power into his right fist!
This was his strongest attack, named Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Roaring Thunder!!!
"Add-on: Vehicle."
In response, Erza decided to stick to her core strategy. With a raised hand, she unleashed her most proficient ultimate technique against Dragon Slayers.
"Hehe, do you think the same move will work on me again?"
"I'll tell you the truth! I..."
Laxus seemed to have anticipated that Erza would use this ultimate technique on him. He merely gave a cold smile, with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and slowly stopped his steps...
Then, Laxus released the Magic power within his body, clutched his chest, and dry-heaved: "Yuck!"
"So you actually didn't find a way to break this move of mine?"
"Then why were you so confident before?"
Seeing this, Erza couldn't help but retort.
To this, Laxus replied: "I bet you wouldn't use that move again."
"Too bad I lost."
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