### Chapter 20: Gildarts
"Mon... Monster——!!"
Gray and the others were terrified by the strength Shun displayed.
Just a moment ago, Shun seemed to be at an absolute disadvantage, but in the blink of an eye, he defeated both Freed and Laxus.
That powerful strength was so shocking.
Not to mention Gray and the others, even the knowledgeable Makarov was frightened.
The magic power Shun just unleashed clearly surpassed 99% of the Mages on the Ishgar continent.
Compared to the Ten Wizard Saints, he was only slightly behind, but Shun was only thirteen years old.
Possessing such strength at thirteen—Makarov had never seen such a thing in his eighty years of life.
"Awesome! Shun! We won!"
Natsu happily high-fived Shun.
Mirajane glared at Shun angrily and asked, "You guy, when did you unlock the second tail?"
She highly suspected that Shun didn't use his full strength when fighting her.
"Just recently unlocked. I can't control the strength very well yet, otherwise I could have gone easier."
"It's only been half a year, but you've become even stronger."
Erza looked at Shun with a sigh. Only she and Master Makarov knew that Shun had held back.
During his first mission, Shun blew the top off Mt. Hakobe.
Shun hadn't used that move since the start of the competition.
Now that Shun had two tails, his strength had obviously reached a higher level.
Shun said, "I'm just lucky..."
His strength was brought by the system. Without the system, he would just be an ordinary person now.
Erza pointed to the weights Shun had discarded not far away and said, "That can't be explained by luck."
"Uh..."
Erza had been exposed to and understood magic since childhood, but Shun transmigrated from a magic-less world.
Having finally gotten the chance to become stronger, and with the existence of enemies threatening enough to endanger the world, Shun naturally strove to become stronger every moment.
"Shun!"
Makarov checked the injuries of Laxus and Freed.
Freed was paralyzed and knocked out by the electric current, nothing serious.
Laxus only suffered minor injuries but was unconscious.
"Master."
"Are you hurt?"
After all, Shun had just swallowed Laxus's magic. The internal organs of the human body are very fragile, so Makarov was a bit worried.
Shun shook his head: "No, the Nine-Tails Demon Fox has very strong defense, especially magic resistance. Although Laxus's magic is powerful, it didn't cause much damage to me."
"Besides, what the Nine-Tails Demon Fox is best at is recovery. As long as I don't die, any injury can recover quickly, so don't worry."
Hearing Shun's words, Gray and Natsu's mouths dropped open.
Having such strong power and speed wasn't enough; he also had super high defense and super fast recovery.
That's too abnormal.
Elfman whispered, "I also really want to take over the Nine-Tails Demon Fox!"
He felt his Beast Soul magic was closest to Shun's, but it also felt furthest away.
Makarov looked at Erza and Mirajane: "Erza, Mirajane, do you two want to settle the score with Shun?"
Although it was a duel and the result was obvious, Makarov asked out of procedure.
Erza shook her head: "I'll pass. I'm far from being Shun's opponent right now. But I won't give up. When I become stronger in the future, I will challenge Shun."
Erza had never been one to admit defeat; the stronger the opponent, the more it sparked her competitive spirit.
"Hmph! Same here. Shun, just you wait, I'll surpass you soon!"
Mirajane's current personality was even more unyielding. Even if beaten, she would leave behind tough words, quite like the tenacious courage of Gray Wolf.
"Since that's the case, then the winner of the second round is Shun!"
"Shun, do you need to rest before proceeding to the third round?"
Shun's battle with Laxus just now was intense and must have consumed a lot of magic power, which would take some time to recover.
Shun shook his head: "No need, my magic power recovery speed is also very fast. It's already fully recovered."
Makarov muttered to himself upon hearing this, thinking: *This little freak, feeling more and more freakish.*
"Alright then! Go along this path, and you'll find the third round of the exam over there."
Makarov pointed to a passage ahead.
"The third round? Let me at it————!!"
Natsu shouted and ran towards the passage. He hadn't performed at all in the second round, having been trapped by Freed. He had to show off his skills in the third round.
Suddenly, Makarov's arm stretched out, grabbed Natsu's scarf, and pulled him back.
"The third round must be completed by Shun alone. Just wait here obediently for the exam to end."
"?!!"
Natsu was instantly dumbfounded.
Shun was also a bit curious about the third round.
"Then I'm going."
Shun finished speaking and walked into the passage.
The passage wasn't long, nor was it short, about 500 meters.
After a while, the path opened up.
Suddenly, a voice rang out: "Yo, let me see who it is this year?"
Hearing the familiar voice, the figure of a man immediately appeared in Shun's mind.
"Gildarts!!"
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