Inside the illusory magic space, except for Fairy Tail First Team and Second Team who were acting recklessly, every team had begun to formulate strategies.
The three from Crime Sorcière had already suppressed all their presence and were stealthily hiding inside a dessert shop.
Jellal held the flag and suggested, "Carrying this flag while fighting is very inconvenient. Why don't we find a place to hide it?"
Ultear shook her head. "No. If someone has detection magic and none of the three of us are there, wouldn't they just pick it up directly?"
Meredy said, "In that case, we only have two people who can fight. It feels a bit disadvantageous."
"Why don't we find someone to ally with? Lamia Scale is in the same situation as us. Wouldn't it be fine to just split the flags equally at the end?"
Ultear nodded. "That makes sense. The rules didn't say cooperation wasn't allowed. Currently, Fairy Tail has the best chance of winning; we can't possibly beat them without allying."
She also knew the people from Lamia Scale fairly well; they were the trustworthy type, so she wasn't afraid of being stabbed in the back.
Jellal said, "Meredy and I will guard the flag. You go find the people from Lamia Scale and avoid combat for now."
"Leave it to me!"
...Lamia Scale had the same idea. If they were to ally, Sabertooth was excluded, as they were a group that pursued being the strongest and didn't deign to cooperate.
Fairy Tail First Team and Second Team were also excluded; with those numbers, they didn't need to cooperate.
Grimoire Heart was excluded; a Dark Guild just didn't seem reliable. The only one left was Crime Sorcière.
This guild was dedicated to eliminating Dark Guilds, and those three didn't look like bad people, so they could be approached.
Juvia might have a sensitive nose; she smelled Gray's scent from far away and ran all the way to the Fairy Tail First Team's base, leaving Gildarts and the others completely bewildered.
This person is very brave, coming over all by herself!
Gray was still a bit hesitant about whether to attack, but Erza had no such mental burden and directly sent this love-struck girl out of the illusory magic space.
Juvia looked at the illusory magic space in the sky and immediately burst into tears: "Master Gray..."
Lucy had already woken up and happened to see Juvia's sad appearance, curiously asking what happened.
"That hateful Erza is actually fighting Juvia for Master Gray!"
Lucy: "..."
Forget I asked.
The five members of Sabertooth also began to discuss their strategy. Although they were confident in being invincible, there was still a risk of being eliminated when facing a siege.
Sting laughed, "The young lady tortured that Celestial Spirit Mage so much that I'm afraid both Fairy Tail First Team and Second Team are looking for us. Facing their overwhelming numbers is a bit problematic."
Orga, a strong man with a bare upper body, said disdainfully, "What's there to fear? I've already unleashed my Black Lightning. Before me, everyone is vulnerable."
Minerva said calmly, "Since we want to become the strongest, there will naturally be stumbling blocks on the way. Rufus, you protect the flag. Use Memory-Make Magic to find a place to hide it. The rest of us will start clearing the field."
Rufus picked up the flag and smiled, "No problem, young lady."
"I'm relieved to leave it to you. I'm going to find Fire Dragon Natsu."
A battle-hungry look appeared on Sting's face as he waved his hand and walked away.
Rogue narrowed his eyes slightly: "I'm going to find Gajeel!"
...Ten minutes passed in a flash. Everyone was looking for their opponents, and Acnologia also met his first opponent.
Zancrow of Grimoire Heart, the Fire God Slayer Mage.
Zancrow originally wanted to find Natsu, but he didn't expect to run into this man, and he was completely stunned.
This was the guy who defeated Guild Master Hades; how could he possibly win?
Acnologia saw his hesitant look, shook the flag in his hand, and said, "What's wrong? Don't you want it?"
Cold sweat broke out on Zancrow's forehead, but his aura was still strong, and black flames surged up.
"You're holding the flag in one hand and fighting with the other. I still have a chance."
He had made up his mind, opening his mouth to gather magic power as violent flames condensed: "Fire God's Bellow!"
Rumble!
The God-Slaying Flames roared out, a terrifying pillar of fire bursting through the air, tearing through the buildings along the way and instantly engulfing Acnologia.
"Haha, you were too careless! You didn't even dodge!"
However, before Zancrow could get excited, all the God-Slaying Flames were swallowed by Acnologia like flowing water and finally disappeared.
Zancrow's jaw dropped in shock: "You can actually swallow my flames directly?"
"What's so strange about that? Aren't God-Slaying Flames a form of energy?"
A bit of black magic power condensed in Acnologia's hand, and he flicked it over with his finger.
Zancrow sensed how terrifying that point of black light was. He had no intention of resisting and turned to run.
Then, before he could take two steps, he was hit in the back by the high-speed black light. After a terrifying explosion, the surrounding buildings were leveled, and Zancrow fell unconscious, covered in wounds.
The illusory magic space detected that Zancrow no longer had any combat capability. A golden light covered him and sent him out, making him the second person eliminated.
"Acnologia is so strong; he took out Zancrow with a casual strike."
"I heard that guy is a God Slayer Mage with the Power of Fire God-Slaying. I didn't expect someone would dare to eat it directly."
"What was that bit of black light he flicked out? It couldn't be God-Slaying Flames, could it?"
The audience outside gasped. That nonchalant manner was truly worthy of the leader of Fairy Tail Second Team.
"Well done!" Makarov shouted excitedly.
Mavis smiled, "He truly is the one who could defeat Precht. He's even stronger than I expected."
Zera was surprised: "He defeated Precht?"
One must know that Precht was a founding member of the guild; this Acnologia was simply too strong.
Levy explained, "He is one of the two strongest men in our guild. Even Laxus is far from being his match."
Zera nodded silently. Actually, she didn't know exactly how strong Laxus was, but seeing how they praised him, he must be extraordinary.
On the large screen projection, the members of Sabertooth began to move. Rufus walked freely with the large flag, not afraid of being seen at all.
He closed his eyes and said with a smile, "No one can escape my enemy detection ability. I'll take you all out in one go!"
"Memory-Make: Night of Falling Stars!"
He waved his fingers, golden light flashed, and fifteen streams of light flew out, tracking the enemies and heading in all directions.
The host Jellal Fernandez exclaimed, "Rufus has activated his magic! It's streaking across the sky like meteors; this has a tracking effect!"
Mavis's eyes narrowed slightly: "Such fast magic. It's lightning-attributed; there are only two seconds to dodge when being pursued."
"However, for most people, this shouldn't be a problem."
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