The final echo of King Toma's "begin" was still trembling in the air when Fairy Tail Team A made the first move.
"Wendy!"
Lucy shouted.
"Understood!"
Wendy's expression turned serious.
She clasped her hands together, and pure Sky Magic instantly transformed into several streaks of flowing light, accurately covering Lucy, Hisui, Juvia, Cana, and Levy.
In just an instant, several support buffs were applied to everyone on the team, increasing their speed, strengthening their power, and covering them with a layer of deep blue magical armor.
Over the years since joining Fairy Tail, Wendy had grown quickly.
Not only had she become more skilled with Sky Dragon Slayer Magic, but these support spells had also become second nature to her.
The support magic Wendy used was called Enchantment Magic, one of the many branches of magic.
Strictly speaking, Dragon Slayer Magic could also be considered a type of Enchantment Magic, because it attached the power of dragons to human bodies.
"Juvia! Control!"
While Wendy was buffing the team, Lucy had already called out Juvia's name, and Juvia immediately began to move.
"Water Restraint!"
Juvia's face was cold and serious.
She swung both hands toward the final boss team, and countless streams of water swept forward, instantly forming a surging vortex.
Thick currents twisted toward the five members of the boss team like giant pythons, carrying astonishing binding force as they wove together into a water prison.
"Hisui! Levy!"
Lucy continued giving commands, while Hisui had already begun playing the lyre of her Lyra Cloth.
"Amplified Sound Field!"
Levy immediately wrote with her Solid Script, directly strengthening Hisui's music so the melody could produce an even greater effect.
Buzz!!!
Hisui plucked the strings.
It was still that familiar song, impossibly gentle. Under the enhancement of Levy's Solid Script, the hypnotic effect of the melody seemed to become even stronger.
"Temperance of the Fool!"
Cana coordinated with Hisui, throwing out cards filled with smoke at the same time.
Any enemy who inhaled that smoke would fall asleep.
Their attacks and control techniques were aimed directly at every member of the boss team.
They clearly had no intention of holding back.
Fairy Tail Team A's tactics were clear, and their execution was swift.
Wendy and Levy provided support and enhancement.
Juvia controlled the field.
Hisui served as the main attacker.
Lucy waited for the right moment to act, having already summoned Aquarius to work with Juvia on control, while Leo had also appeared and was standing by.
They wanted to establish an advantage through combination attacks before the final boss team could react.
The best result would naturally be controlling all of them in one move.
Whether that worked depended on how effective Hisui and Cana could be.
Their combination attack was indeed abnormal.
Unfortunately, their opponents were Fairy Tail's true peak team.
Not a single one of them could be underestimated.
Facing the surging water pythons and that bewitching melody, three members of the final boss team did not show even the slightest ripple in their expressions.
Only Natsu and Gray looked full of anticipation.
The corner of Laxus's mouth curved into a wild grin. He did not even move his feet, merely waving his right arm casually.
Boom!!!
An incredibly thick bolt of golden lightning shot from Laxus's hand like divine punishment.
It did not strike any person directly.
Instead, it smashed hard into the water vortex Juvia had created, crashing into the flowing water prison that had targeted them.
The violent lightning instantly pierced into the water, and terrifying electric currents spread and exploded wildly through the flow, releasing a chilling crackle that made everyone's teeth ache just from hearing it.
"Ah!"
Juvia cried out in shock.
Her connection to the water was forcibly severed by that violent lightning strike, and the magical backlash made her body tremble.
The newly formed Water Restraint collapsed with a roar under the blinding lightning, turning into scattered spray and steam.
Even with both Juvia and Aquarius controlling the water together, they still could not face that savage thunder head-on.
At the same time, Erza had already swung the long blade in her hand.
The demon blade Benizakura flashed, and the Robe of Yūen on her body shimmered as a sword beam shot straight toward Hisui.
Buzz!
Leo directly blocked the sword beam.
He raised both hands and unleashed all his strength to cast Regulus.
Boom!!!
Light flashed, and Leo was sent flying backward.
Clearly, he had not been able to fully stop Erza's slash.
Clang!
The sound of the lyre stopped abruptly. Hisui had no choice but to dodge the strike.
Fortunately, after being blocked by Leo, the slash had already lost most of its force, so she was still able to avoid it easily.
"Take Over: Satan Soul!"
Mirajane shouted, and pitch-black demonic energy erupted instantly.
Her body transformed dramatically, demonic wings spreading wide as sharp claws appeared.
Without the interference of the music, Mirajane beat her wings, moving so quickly that she left an afterimage behind.
She ignored the disruption of Cana's card magic and charged straight toward Wendy and Levy, who were standing to the side.
"Diamond... Dust!"
A fist wrapped in howling cold air struck out, blocking Mirajane's path as she rushed toward Wendy and Levy.
Lucy had arrived to support them.
Her close-combat ability was still stronger than Hisui's, and after wearing the Cygnus Cloth, she was not afraid of fighting hand-to-hand.
"Solid Script: Guard!"
Levy wrote again, buffing Lucy as she stood in front of them.
"Hah... hah... hah..."
Wendy panted as the aura around her continued to rise.
Fine dragon scales had already begun appearing on the surface of her skin.
She was entering battle mode, drawing out the Dragon Force within her body!
Boom!
Lucy, covered in layers of buffs, clashed with Mirajane and was only forced back two steps.
She had successfully stopped Mirajane, preventing the Demon from taking out the two support mages behind her.
Mirajane's expression showed a trace of surprise.
Lucy was actually able to hold her off for a moment. It seemed this child's strength had truly stepped over the threshold of S-Class.
Hisui was probably about the same. That girl's music was dangerous enough that even they did not dare let her keep playing freely.
By comparison, Cana was slightly weaker.
The hypnotic cards she threw out were easily scattered by the group through magical shockwaves.
"Ice-Make: Ice Geyser!"
On the other side, Gray had already attacked Cana.
A huge pillar of ice erupted violently from beneath Cana's feet, carrying biting cold air as it forced her to interrupt her spellcasting and dodge awkwardly with cards still held in her hand.
"Fire Dragon's... Roar!"
Natsu had long since been unable to hold himself back.
He inhaled deeply, and a blazing dragon breath of fire roared out, aimed directly at Juvia and Aquarius.
The torrent of flames swept forward with a destructive aura.
"Water!"
Juvia's expression changed, and surging water shot from her hand to block the flames.
Aquarius also raised the urn in her hands, pouring a massive amount of water into the arena.
Boom!!!
The dragon breath of fire crashed into the water.
The flames, which should have been suppressed by the surging current, showed no sign of going out at all.
Natsu's fire was far more powerful than expected.
Hissssss!!!
The water was rapidly evaporated by the flames, causing both Juvia and Aquarius's expressions to change drastically.
The fire of this "Fire Dragon" was simply abnormal.
The battle had only just begun, and after barely ten seconds, it had already entered a white-hot stage. But the situation was clearly one-sided.
Laxus stood where he was.
After throwing out that one strike, he did not attack again.
At this moment, the battlefield had been completely divided.
Natsu suppressed Juvia, his raging flames running wild.
Juvia and Aquarius, one human and one spirit, were only barely able to resist.
Gray chased Cana around the arena, forcing her to keep dodging.
Cana's card magic was versatile, but under overwhelming power, it clearly looked exhausted. If "all-purpose" was not strong enough, it would become "good for nothing."
Erza was suppressing Hisui, forcing her to suffer for not working harder on physical training.
In front of a breakthrough fighter of Erza's level, Hisui had no chance to properly display her abilities. She kept plucking the strings, but could only struggle to hold on.
Mirajane and Lucy were locked in a fierce battle.
Lucy's side needed support the most, because Wendy and Levy were also helping her fight.
Leo, who had been knocked away earlier, had also charged back in coordination toward Mirajane.
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