Kael pointed his finger, and the magic orbs beside him were redirected by Kael, charging toward the numerous clones.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
Many clones were shattered.
[Rufus -10]
Rufus's elegant expression instantly froze on his face.
[What?!! Rufus's magic hit a massive number of clones, losing a huge amount of points all at once!]
"How can this be?!!"
The spectators in the stands were all stunned.
"Hahahaha!!"
"That's Kael for you!!"
SHOO!
In the next instant, Kael appeared right in front of Rufus.
"What?!"
Rufus was shocked.
"To be honest, I didn't really plan on making a move against you guys. But since you took the initiative to attack me, I should respond properly."
"Memory Afterimage!"
"You are unable to attack—"
CLAP!
Before Rufus could finish his sentence, Kael seized his face and slammed him downward.
BOOM!!
"Ugh!"
Rufus was teleported away.
Ten seconds later, Rufus happened to respawn near Nalpudding.
"It's you, bastard!"
Seeing Rufus, who had just attacked him, Nalpudding immediately swung his arm to attack.
SHOO!
Kael instantly appeared in front of Nalpudding and kicked him in the chin.
"Bastard..."
Nalpudding glared at Kael in fury, unwillingly being teleported away once more.
"Karma Fire that Burns the Earth!!"
The temperature of the surrounding ground rose rapidly, producing a massive amount of lava that submerged Kael.
[Ooh! Such powerful magic! Kael has been swallowed by the lava!! As expected of Rufus!!]
"Waaaaah! So cool!!"
"Amazing! Lord Rufus!!"
Just as Rufus thought Kael had been teleported away, a figure stepped out of the lava one pace at a time, the lava blocked out by an invisible barrier.
"What?!"
Rufus was shocked to see Kael completely unharmed.
"How is this possible? My magic clearly hit you, why are you fine?"
"Well, to put it simply, you missed."
"Impossible. My attack just now had no blind spots, and you didn't dodge."
"What you touched was the infinity between you and me. Let me teach you; reach out your hand."
Rufus froze for a moment, but he still reached his hand out. However, Rufus found that his palm stopped before it could even touch Kael's palm.
"I can't touch you!! My hand stopped!"
"It didn't stop. Rather, the closer you get, the slower you become—so slow it's barely different from stopping. This is my Limitless Technique."
"This is also why your magic and attacks can't touch me at all."
"No... how can such a magic exist?!"
Rufus couldn't believe his ears upon hearing this.
"What are you going to do? I could just grab your hand like this, you know."
"Let go!!"
"Don't be shy! After all, you just made another move against me."
"Oh no!"
Rufus's expression changed. Before he could use any magic, Kael drove a punch into his abdomen.
"Ughhh!!"
Rufus reeled in pain, and his body was instantly transferred.
"That guy from Sabertooth really has a death wish, actually daring to provoke a monster like Kael."
Lyon shook his head. He had avoided Kael from the very beginning; though he wanted to settle things with him, now wasn't the time. Choosing to fight Kael now was not a wise decision.
"I guess that's the courage of the ignorant!"
Eve could only feel sympathy for Rufus's plight. That's what happened when you chose to provoke that monster.
"Is that person Kael? Waaaah! He really is super terrifying!"
Before the start, Beth had been specifically warned by her guild member Millianna to stay away from Kael no matter what, as that guy wasn't even human.
"Sabertooth has been number one for too long; they've gotten a bit too arrogant!"
Yeager from Quatro Cerberus had seen the video of Kael fighting Jose. Jose was one of the Ten Wizard Saints; back when Kael became famous, Sabertooth was just a small guild.
[Time is up!!]
[As expected of Kael!! The man who could defeat a Wizard Saint seven years ago!! Seven years later, he is still a top-tier mage!!]
[With a massive score, he is far ahead in first place!!]
"So... so strong!!"
"Is Fairy Tail really that powerful?"
Everyone in the stands was stunned. Kael had given them a true demonstration of what it meant to crush an opponent.
Rufus of Sabertooth and Nalpudding of Raven Tail were suppressed and beaten by Kael throughout the entire event.
Whenever the two appeared, Kael would teleport in front of them in the next instant and attack. They tried to counterattack, but nothing had any effect on Kael.
They were utterly powerless!
Rufus, who usually dominated the Grand Magic Games, was completely helpless before Kael. Anyone could see that the gap between them was simply too vast.
[Scoreboard]
Fairy Tail Team A — 10P
Lamia Scale — 8P
Blue Pegasus — 6P
Mermaid Heel — 4P
Quatro Cerberus — 3P
Fairy Tail Team B — 2P
Sabertooth — 1P
Raven Tail — 0P
"Mm-hmm... not bad at all!"
The Lamia Scale Master Ooba Babasaama was rarely critical this time. After all, winning against a monster like Kael was no easy feat.
"Third place? That's decent!"
Ren looked at the rankings; Eve's performance had been quite good.
Hibiki nodded in agreement. "With that person there, there's no chance of competing for first place."
"Fourth place? It's alright!"
Arania of Mermaid Heel felt neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. With eight teams in total, fourth place was right in the middle.
Risley laughed. "Ahaha! Beth did her best."
"Don't let it get to you, Rufus. After all, that guy is a monster who defeated a Wizard Saint seven years ago. We'll settle the score for you."
Sting said while patting Rufus on the shoulder.
"Phew! It's fine. I was the one who provoked him, so it's normal to be targeted. I just didn't expect him to be this strong. It truly exceeded my expectations by far."
Rufus didn't seem too despondent. His magic earlier could have naturally avoided Kael, but he chose to attack him directly—perhaps wanting to see exactly how powerful this man truly was.
What he didn't expect was that Kael's strength was far greater than the legends suggested. Even in this Take Over form, without showing any powerful offensive magic, Kael had already left him with almost no way to defend himself.
It was said that Kael had many transformations, and the Whitebeard transformation seven years ago was also extremely powerful.
"Winning the championship this time won't be so easy!"
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