Acnologia and Irene were both yawning from the wait and couldn't help but urge them on, saying, "Hey, have you guys finished discussing yet?"
With a great enemy right in front of you, you really are something to discuss for so long as if no one else were there.
Cana waved her hands, her face full of smiles as she said, "Don't be in such a hurry, it'll be ready in a moment!"
"Magic Power Transfer!"
Everyone began transferring their magic power to Lucy. As her magic power soared, the previously timid Lucy proudly raised her chin and laughed confidently, "Haha! I've become strong again!"
As expected, in times of adversity, it still takes a female lead like her to turn the tables.
"So you think you're all that now?"
Seeing Lucy's triumphant look, Irene almost couldn't resist striking her with the magic staff in her hand. The fight hadn't even started yet, so what was with that "victory is in the bag" expression?
Lucy's heart thumped when she saw Irene's dangerous expression, but after feeling the massive magic power within her, she finally plucked up her courage. "Not at all, Sister Irene, you must show some mercy, ha."
Happy couldn't help but comment, "Lucy is so embarrassing."
Lucy was furious and sent Happy flying with a punch. "What do you mean? That's Irene! If you're so good, you go up there!"
Three minutes later, after everyone finished transferring their magic power, they all looked weak, their legs trembling non-stop, only retaining enough magic power for a final sprint.
Lucy looked up and shouted excitedly, "This feels great, I'm all fired up!"
Her entire body erupted in dazzling golden light, her long hair flying as if she had transformed into a Saiyan. The powerful magic power formed a storm, instantly blowing everyone away.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gray, Evergreen, and the others rolled several times on the ground before stopping, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"What are you doing?"
"Stinky Lucy, tone it down!"
If they didn't know what kind of person Lucy was, they would have suspected she was trying to burn the bridge after crossing it.
Lucy, now a dazzling little golden person, scratched her head sheepishly. "The magic power is too strong, I can't quite control it."
"I'll just summon directly!"
"Open, Gate of the Gemini, Gemini!"
Bang!
Two blue dolls burst out from the golden light and, under Lucy's command, instantly transformed into Erza.
Seeing this, everyone was overjoyed. "It really worked! Celestial Spirit Erza, go for it!"
At this moment, Celestial Spirit Erza was wearing a pink skirt, looking bashful and walking forward mincingly. No matter how you looked at it, she seemed completely unserious.
Three question marks popped up over Acnologia and Irene's heads. Weren't they going to summon Erza to fight?
What was the situation now?
Celestial Spirit Erza said with some difficulty, "Papa, Mama, please let us pass."
"I beg you! Pretty please!"
She had already walked up to Acnologia and Irene and then tightly hugged the stunned pair.
After Gemini transformed into Erza, her personality also tended to align with the real Erza, and this posture really made her embarrassed to death.
But since this was Lucy's command, she could only work hard to overcome it.
Acnologia's scalp tingled from the awkwardness. He wanted to slap her away, but seeing Celestial Spirit Erza looking up with her big, pitiful eyes, he really couldn't bring himself to do it for a moment.
He turned his gaze toward the guilty-looking Lucy and the others, gritting his teeth as he said, "Is this the hell of a method you guys came up with?"
Irene had never seen such an affected Erza and couldn't help but comment, "Which genius thought of this method? Aren't you afraid Erza will beat you to death later?"
"It was his idea!"
Lucy and the others all pointed at Gray, selling him out mercilessly.
Gray was stunned. "Didn't we agree to bear it together? How come you're like this? Aren't we partners?"
At the thought of Erza's furious look, he couldn't help but shake all over.
It's over!
I'm dead meat!
Lucy and the others saw that Gray was about to cry, but they didn't have the slightest intention of comforting him. Numbers were completely useless against Erza, so it was better to push out the one who could take a beating the most.
You just face Erza's wrath alone!
Irene gave a light chuckle, and a screen unfolded in the sky, projecting the scene here. "Don't bother arguing. Gray's idea, Lucy's Celestial Spirit, and all of your magic power—I've already sent the footage to Erza."
"No way!"
"Sister Irene!"
Everyone reached out their hands in utter despair, as if they could already hear Erza's angry Roar!
It's over!
Let the world end!
Celestial Spirit Erza looked at everyone's desperate and regretful faces and asked in confusion, "Should I keep hugging them then?"
Everyone shouted in unison, "Keep hugging, don't you dare let go!"
Since things had already come to this, it would be too much of a loss if they didn't enter The Tomb and become S-Class.
"Charge!"
Everyone exchanged glances and erupted with their final magic power to charge toward The Tomb. At this moment, it was all about who was the fastest.
"Cana, go quickly! I'll block them!"
Lucy called out urgently, her magic power soaring as she kicked Evergreen away. Although Gemini of the Gemini consumed a lot of her magic power, her magic power was still the strongest on the scene.
"Okay!"
Cana didn't have time to say more; she waved her cards, and with powerful wind force added to her body, her speed surged.
Evergreen was furious. "Since you're playing dirty, then don't blame me. Stone Eyes!"
"Open! Gate of the Ram!!"
Lucy was prepared and instantly summoned Aries of the Ram. The frail young girl appeared, and after saying sorry, pink wool gas covered every direction.
Except for Cana, everyone's path forward was blocked.
"Damn it!"
Everyone was frustrated and angry. They had given all their magic power to Lucy, and now they couldn't even break through a soft wall of pink wool. If they had known, they would have saved a bit more.
"Fire Dragons Roar!"
Natsu opened his mouth to gather magic power, but only a palm-sized fireball spat out before immediately dissipating.
"So sticky!"
Happy tried to pull Natsu out of the soft wool wall, using every ounce of his strength, but it still didn't work.
Lucy said confidently, "My magic power is the strongest now, so don't waste your effort!"
Because her magic power had increased, the power of her Celestial Spirits had also risen. At this moment, even Erza might not necessarily be able to break Aries' magic.
Gray and the others were helpless and could only watch as Cana charged into The Tomb. The S-Class Promotion Trial was completely over.
It really was a huge loss. Not only did they get nothing, but they also had to face Erza's wrath. It would have been better to just fight individually.
"Return, Gemini, Aries!"
Seeing that everyone had stopped resisting, Lucy withdrew all her Celestial Spirits. The pink gas vanished, and everyone broke free from their restraints.
"It's over!"
"I didn't pass the S-Class trial. I'll have to wait until next year!"
Everyone sighed and lay on the ground exhausted, their tense hearts finally relaxing.
Lucy immediately clapped her hands together and apologized, "Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."
Natsu said with a smile, "It's okay, we're all still not strong enough."
Having seen Gildarts' magic power, he knew he was still far from it.
"Natsu is right, Lucy, you don't need to feel guilty."
"We're partners. How could we get angry with you over something like this?"
"Becoming S-Class requires luck, strength, and wisdom—none can be missing. You guys did better than us!"
The others also agreed completely. If they could have won against Acnologia and Irene head-on, why would they have used such a method?
A loss is a loss; there's nothing they can't afford to lose.
"You guys indeed won!"
Acnologia and Irene also looked indifferent. Whether they became S-Class or not didn't mean much to them.
In fact, as early as when the trial began and Irene heard Cana's story, she had decided to let her pass.
If she became S-Class herself, it would at most be something to show off to her daughter, but for Cana to become S-Class, it was to recognize her father. Compared this way, the significance was much more important.
As for being hugged by Celestial Spirit Erza just now... that was just an excuse. Being hugged didn't hinder her from casting spells.
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