"So this is Mr. Chase's true power?"
Future Jura's words, filled with undisguised admiration and shock, drew everyone's wandering attention back to the chaotic battle on the visual sharing screen.
"Damn it... just how strong is that bastard? To be able to fight so many dragons at once..." Future Bacchus's forehead beaded with cold sweat.
Only after actually fighting dragons did one understand just how terrifying these creatures—once rulers of an era—truly were.
Though it was humiliating as the ace S-Class mage of Quartet Cerberus, he knew full well that without Chase's card buffs and the God Seal, even his proudest Drunk Piguaquan wouldn't have been able to pierce the outermost dragon scales, let alone kill one.
Members of other guilds also stopped their pointless arguments, silently watching the heart-pounding battle on screen.
Those who had earlier grumbled about Fairy Tail sending members from two worlds to compete in the Grand Magic Games now fully grasped the reality.
If Chase had summoned those Card Spirits from the start, they wouldn't have stood a chance. They could have surrendered on day one!
As they marveled in shock, the visual sharing screen suddenly shook. All battle footage vanished, replaced by shaky, chaotic camera movement.
Everyone instinctively looked toward the Eclipse Gate. The gatekeeper, Maca-Ultimate-Ov, who should have been standing guard, was inexplicably stretching his waist and pressing his legs—warming up?!
The goalkeeper was... warming up?!
"Hey, show-off! What the hell are you doing?! Switch the feed back!"
"This guy isn't thinking of charging over there, is he?"
"Almost two hundred years old—just do your job!"
The engrossed audience shouted in protest, spittle flying.
Thanks to Maca-Ultimate-Ov's earlier showboating, their respect for this veteran Ten Wizard Saint and Fairy Tail's Third Master had evaporated. Familiarity had bred casualness.
Gildarts, however, saw through it. His expression was grave as he stared at the flickering white light of the Eclipse Gate. "Those bastards... are coming over."
BOOM!
The moment the words left his mouth, a spine-chilling dragon roar accompanied by a violent shockwave rattled the entire underground chamber.
Several savage dragon heads forced their way through the Eclipse Gate. Sharp claws gleamed, and a foul, bestial aura washed over them!
Though most dragons' attention was on Chase and his Card Spirits, a few had spotted the conspicuous temporal passage—the Eclipse Gate!
The two Lucys, having just experienced dragon terror, screamed and clung to each other.
Having already "died" once, they were now depleted of magic, and their card buffs and God Seal had vanished. They had nothing left to fight with!
Erza, Mirajane, Laxus, Future Jura, and the other strong ones tensed, stepping forward despite their weakened states, ready to protect everyone.
But they never got the chance. Having finished his warm-up, Maca-Ultimate-Ov appeared at the front in an instant, separating them from the clawing dragons.
"This is not a place for you to set foot!"
His golden hair whipped wildly in the erupting gale. Maca-Ultimate-Ov raised his hands, magic power rapidly gathering between his palms, erupting into a blinding golden light that illuminated the entire chamber.
"Ultimate Super Burst: Wild Flash Radiance: Hundred Style!!"
VWOOM!!
As Maca-Ultimate-Ov clapped his palms together, the terrifying golden light exploded like a sun.
Where the light touched, everyone felt a warm, spring-like breeze brush their cheeks. But the dragons, half-way through the Eclipse Gate, let out agonized, terrified roars as if struck by some terrible energy.
Their life force draining at terrifying speed, they thrashed wildly, surging with magic power in desperate struggle.
But their hard scales couldn't withstand the divine-power-infused golden light. Their vitality evaporated in an instant, and they turned into stiff, immobile white statues!
"Rest assured. With me here, these flying lizards won't set one claw past the Eclipse Gate's threshold!"
Maca-Ultimate-Ov turned back, one hand on his hip as he flashed a peace sign at the shaken crowd. His entire presence sparkled, as if filtered through Juvia's imagination.
"Ultimate Super Burst: Wild Flash Radiance: Hundred Style?"
Future Ichiya struck the same cool pose instantly, raising his index and middle fingers at Maca-Ultimate-Ov. "What a stylish and cool move, man~!"
"He can even remember such a long name? As expected of Master Ichiya/Senpai/Big Brother!" The three male models chimed in with their usual flair.
Both Lucys' heads popped into the frame simultaneously. "No matter how you look at it, that's just Fairy Law!!"
"Speaking of which, can the old man's body handle using Fairy Law like that?" Future Laxus, as the grandson, looked concerned.
As one of Fairy Tail's three great Ultra-Magics, Fairy Law could unleash indiscriminate attacks on those the caster deemed enemies. But the more targets and the stronger they were, the greater the burden on the caster.
Exceeding the magic power limit would directly consume the user's life force—extremely dangerous!
"It's fine. Both our master and yours have the Second Master's Heart Magic," Mirajane explained with a smile.
"And Chase's Fusion Magic is far more than one plus one!" Erza added, nodding.
Neither showed any worry. In fact, a hint of pride could be seen in their eyes. This was all their boyfriend's doing!
Hearing this, Future Laxus relaxed somewhat, but his right hand clenched into a fist at his side.
Though reformed, he was still a proud Lightning Dragon Slayer. Seeing someone his age—Chase—so overwhelmingly powerful naturally stirred a competitive fire in him.
After this is over, I'll have Freed and the others put me through even harsher training!
Unaware of the hellish future awaiting them, the Thunder God Tribe were riveted to the visual sharing screen, which had switched back to the battlefield.
At the center of the screen, a shimmering pocket dimension expanded outward. The mere energy storm spilling from its edges was enough to tear the sky and earth apart.
This was the battlefield belonging exclusively to Chase and the three Dragon Kings!
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