"If it's about luck, maybe we can do it."
Lucy felt a bit of hope hearing this. Every participant in this exam was very strong. Although she promised to help Cana become an S-Class mage, to be honest, in terms of strength, she really had no confidence in being able to win.
"The chance for 'Quiet' is only one in eight."
Cana was not optimistic. Those odds were not high.
Evergreen said: "Theoretically, at most six groups can qualify."
Elfman shook his head: "It's impossible. With Kael and Gildarts around, these two stages absolutely cannot be broken through. Trying to break through Erza's stage is also almost impossible."
"In the best-case scenario, there are only 3 groups..."
Levy had no confidence at all at this moment.
"Interesting."
Gajeel rested his arm on Levy's head. The higher the difficulty, the more exciting it was.
"Get ready!!"
"The exam begins!!!"
Makarov announced the start of the exam.
"Huh?"
"We're still at sea."
Everyone was still a bit dazed. When they looked up at Makarov, Makarov showed a mischievous smile.
Natsu was the first to react: "That's how it is, Happy! Let's go choose a path first!!"
"Aye!"
Happy immediately grabbed Natsu and flew up, preparing to fly to the island immediately.
"Whoa, how crafty."
"You jerk, Natsu."
Bang———!
As a result, before Natsu could even fly out of the ship's range, he crashed into an invisible wall.
"Script Magic?!"
A Runic Barrier surrounded the ship.
Freed and Bickslow had already flown toward Tenrou Island.
"Don't worry, it will be dispelled after 5 minutes."
"Freed!! You bastard!!"
Everyone on the ship was suddenly furious.
Bickslow said: "Wouldn't it be better to just keep them locked up?"
The people on the ship weren't monsters like Kael and Gildarts. A Runic Barrier could keep these guys trapped indefinitely.
"That wouldn't count as an exam."
Freed said in a relaxed tone.
"Hey! Old man! Is this allowed?!"
"It's not a race."
Makarov didn't care at all.
"If that guy goes to the island first, it will be full of Runic Script!!"
"Waaaaah!!"
"Damn it!!"
Right then, Levy used a pen to rewrite the script: "Mhm, it's rewritten!"
"Levy!!"
Several people were very happy hearing this.
"But it's only for me and Gajeel!!"
"What?!"
"jejeje!"
Levy and Gajeel jumped into the water and quickly swam toward the island.
"Hmph, I've known Freed for a long time. Of course I can rewrite script magic of this level."
Evergreen had also finished rewriting the script by this time.
"Evergreen!"
"Let's go, Elfman!!"
"Ooooooh! A real man!!"
Evergreen and Elfman also quickly set off.
"Damn it!!"
Seeing that three groups had already set off, Natsu was suddenly in a frantic rush.
"How much longer?"
"4 minutes left."
Soon, five minutes were up, and the Runic Barrier dispersed.
"It's open!"
"Happy!!"
"Aye!"
Without the Runic Script blocking them, Happy immediately took Natsu and flew toward the island.
"Ice-Make: Floor!"
Gray froze the sea to form a path toward the island.
Lisanna turned into a small fish, and the sea was Juvia's home ground. The two of them quickly headed to the island.
Finally, only Lucy and Cana were left.
Path C.
When Lucy and Cana landed on the island, there was only this one path. The two entered and came face-to-face with Freed and Bickslow.
"The Thunder God Tribe!!"
Cana and Lucy were startled. Although every team in the exam was not weak, The Thunder God Tribe was undoubtedly the top-tier combination.
Path D.
Juvia and Lisanna ran into Erza. The two joined forces, but they were still beaten soundly by Erza.
"So strong!! Has she always been this powerful?"
Since Juvia joined the Fairy Tail guild, in her eyes, only Kael was stronger than her. She didn't care much about the others.
Only after truly facing her did she feel Erza's strength. No wonder even that guy Aria was defeated by Erza.
"What's wrong, Juvia? You can't become an S-Class mage with only this much strength."
Path E.
"Erza! Come out already! Let's settle this~~!"
When Natsu and Happy arrived, four paths were already blocked. When he saw Path E, he thought of Erza and excitedly issued a challenge to her.
At that moment, the path entrance ahead opened. Natsu and Happy walked in, and then they saw a figure that left them dumbfounded.
"Gildarts!!"
"Yo! Natsu, what terrible luck."
"We're doomed!"
Happy said in despair. They had drawn the death lot.
"I'm all fired up!!"
Path A.
"Evergreen, we chose the right path, right?"
Elfman asked weakly. He felt like his right eyelid had been twitching, as if he had a bad premonition.
"Don't ask me! You chose this path. Aren't you a beast? Then use your beastly intuition."
"As long as we don't run into those three, it'll be fine. It would be best to walk into the 'Quiet' path."
Just then, a familiar figure appeared before their eyes. The pupils of the two suddenly shrank.
"Yo! Elfman, what a coincidence. Congratulations, you hit the jackpot!!"
Kael looked at Elfman and Evergreen with a smile.
The eyes of Evergreen and Elfman were blank. At this moment, both of their brains had gone numb.
Kael!!
This wasn't just a jackpot; this was a super jackpot!!
Snapping back to reality, Elfman and Evergreen were trembling all over.
"Fate is truly a mysterious thing. Not long ago, Elfman, you were knocked down by Evergreen, and I knocked down Evergreen. Now the two of you have come together to fight me."
"Hey! Elfman, aren't you on good terms with Kael? Your sister Mirajane is even Kael's girlfriend. Hurry up and ask him to go easy on us!" Evergreen said to Elfman.
"Ka... Ka... Kael..."
Elfman felt like he couldn't even speak properly.
"Don't say so much. Even if you are Mirajane's brother, I won't hold back. If you want to pass the exam, show your full strength and defeat me."
Elfman wanted to cry but had no tears. Defeat you? Are you joking? If I could defeat you, I wouldn't have come to participate in any S-Class exam. Kael was a monster who had defeated two of the Wizard Saints. Even that monster uncle Gildarts had admitted defeat. Could such a monster even be defeated? He had never seen Kael defeated until now.
"Full-Body Take Over: Itachi Uchiha!"
Kael's appearance began to change. Black hair, a Konoha Village rogue ninja forehead protector, deep tear troughs, and a black robe with red clouds. Most striking were those blood-colored eyes, with three mysterious black tomoe around the pupils.
"Come! Let me see how much your strength has improved during this time."
"Another new transformation!!"
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