"HAHAHA!!"
Back at the spectator stands, Natsu stood with his hands on his hips, laughing heartily.
Having thoroughly beaten up Jiemma, Natsu finally felt much more at ease.
His mood was better, and his magical power had flowed smoothly just now.
Raizel looked at Natsu with an expression that said he was an idiot.
"Did you forget you still have a match later?"
When Natsu was fighting Jiemma earlier, he used his magic power as if it were free.
After a brief pause, Natsu waved his hand dismissively. "Oh? It's fine. We're fighting Sabertooth, right? No big deal."
...
Sting and Rogue knew that facing Natsu—who could defeat Jiemma so easily, not to mention Gajeel watching eagerly from the sidelines—their chances of winning weren't great, but they still chose to fight.
Sting and Rogue immediately used their magical power enhancement techniques, activating White Drive and Shadow Drive.
After being toyed with by Natsu and Gajeel, they even used their Dragon Force, briefly trading heavy blows with the Fairy Tail duo.
Their fierce but ultimately futile efforts just helped Gajeel and Natsu warm up.
A blinding blast of White Dragon's Holy Breath gave Natsu and Gajeel a sunbath.
"Comfortable!" Natsu stretched lazily.
"More impressive than expected." Gajeel cracked his neck.
Natsu calmly commented, "You guys have a lot of bad habits. Your timing for attacks, your posture when defending, even your breathing rhythm—still far from perfect."
"What?! We even used Dragon Force!" Sting yelled.
"Dragon Force is indeed a powerful force. It made my whole body ache."
"Don't worry, they're just bluffing." Rogue placed a hand on Sting's shoulder.
"Bluffing? You mean this dumb Salamander has learned how to use his head?"
"Shut up!"
Natsu stood with his hands on his hips, speaking with certainty. "For example, when you attack, your supporting foot points toward the eleven o'clock direction."
"Wrong, it's ten o'clock." Gajeel crossed his arms, tilting his head disdainfully.
"It's eleven o'clock!"
"Even if I concede half a step, it's ten-thirty! Definitely not eleven o'clock!"
"It's eleven o'clock! Or you could say twenty-three o'clock!"
"Wouldn't that be a full extra rotation?"
"I say it's eleven o'clock, so it's eleven o'clock! Damn it!"
"You bastard!"
The two started fighting right there in the arena, completely ignoring their opponents and their surroundings.
The guild members broke out in cold sweats, speechless.
"What on earth are those two doing..." Makarov covered his face with his hand, unable to bear watching.
"I suppose it just means they're full of energy." Mavis watched with a smile, squinting her eyes happily.
"Picking a place like this to argue, they're embarrassing us."
"You're not much better than those two."
Erza's words struck Gray like a critical hit.
No need for fancy techniques—honesty is the deadliest weapon!
"So this is what 'the onlooker sees most clearly' means..." Gray had dark lines over his head but couldn't refute it.
...
"Shut up!" Natsu jumped up and gave Gajeel a hard, echoing knock on the head, knocking his partner out cold.
He pushed Gajeel out of the way into a nearby minecart.
Natsu, going all out, fought one against two.
Fist against fist, he sent Sting flying; roar against roar, he blasted Rogue away.
Facing the combined assault of Sting and Rogue, Natsu calmly dodged and seized openings to deliver bone-crushing counterattacks.
"Sting!"
"Got it!" Sting's left hand released a massive amount of white light, while Rogue's right hand unleashed a torrent of shadows.
The light spheres behind them grew larger and larger.
Ur raised an eyebrow as she sensed Sting and Rogue's magical power. "Their magic power is starting to fuse together."
"It's actually a Unison Raid!" Makarov stood up.
Mavis nodded. "Their wills, breathing, and magical power have merged into a single force."
"Natsu, get out of the way!" Happy shouted, watching Natsu standing there foolishly.
The two massive light spheres behind Sting and Rogue—one white and one black—instantly shrank.
Two small energy spheres gathered in their palms, gradually merging into one devastating core of magic.
Yajima explained, "Unison Raid is extremely difficult to master. Most people could spend their entire lives trying and still fail to learn it. I never expected them to master it at such a young age."
"Holy Shadow Dragon Flash Fang!" Sting and Rogue clenched their hands into fists, merging their power into a blinding white-shadow energy sphere and blasting it toward Natsu like a laser.
"He's not moving. He actually plans to take it head-on!" Panther Lily was surprised to see Natsu not even budging.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!"
A torrent of scorching flames pierced through the light, shattering the Unison Raid and engulfing Sting and Rogue in a raging inferno.
"Natsu Dragneel... truly unfathomable..."
"He's just too strong... Natsu-san..." Rogue and Sting slowly collapsed to the ground, losing their ability to fight.
"The one left standing is Natsu Dragneel!"
"Natsu defeated the Twin Dragons!!"
"Still, was it really necessary to knock out Gajeel..." Lily glanced at Gajeel, who was rubbing his head and just regaining consciousness, still not quite understanding what had happened.
...
"The fourth match is Erza and Kagura from Fairy Tail Team B vs. Talant and Ren of the Croix Knights!" Chapati Lola's voice boomed. "Both sides are Mages who have long been renowned in the Fiore Kingdom!"
Erza faced off against Talant, while Kagura once again confronted Ren.
Erza, wearing her Flight Armor, toyed with the clumsy Giant Elephant Knight.
She held a dagger in a reverse grip, crouching to dodge his heavy hammer before swiftly delivering a horizontal slash to his abdomen.
Meanwhile, Kagura fought defensively against Ren, gradually retreating until she reached Talant and Erza.
As Talant raised his heavy hammer high, Kagura unleashed her full gravity suppression.
Even Talant's massive raw strength couldn't wield the weapon under such immense gravity.
He lost his balance and fell heavily to the dirt.
Erza blocked Ren, while Kagura seized the opportunity to strike Talant with an Archenemy: Strength Form slash.
The ground was smashed into a massive depression.
Talant's golden armor, taking the full brunt of the attack, shattered to pieces.
What followed was a righteous two-on-one.
Erza switched from her Flight Armor to the Clear Heart Clothing and her demon blade, Benizakura.
Ren struggled to defend himself, but Kagura and Erza suddenly accelerated while he was blocking.
Both Benizakura and Archenemy struck Ren's shoulders simultaneously.
Badly wounded, Ren fought with all his might, flipping over and delivering a desperate downward spear strike, which Kagura blocked.
Seizing the opening, Erza slid her dagger along Ren's spear, aiming for his hand and forcing the Golden Lion Knight to abandon his weapon.
Without his spear, Ren was like a lion stripped of its fangs and claws.
Under the combined, relentless assault of Erza and Kagura, he quickly lost his ability to fight and fell.
"The winners are Erza and Kagura! The fourth day of the Grand Magic Games has now concluded!" Chapati Lola screamed to the roaring crowd.
"After a day of rest, the final battle will take place the day after tomorrow!"
"The last day will feature a massive survival battle with all members participating!"
"Which team will ultimately emerge victorious? Everyone, stay tuned!"
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