Just as 'Rogue' had said, more and more thick lines began to extend from the jet-black shadow and entangled Gajeel.
Gradually, the surging jet-black shadow enveloped Gajeel's body.
Looking at this scene, 'Rogue' seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Turning around and preparing to leave.
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"Gihhee~"
"The warm-up has only just ended, and you want to escape?"
Those extremely arrogant words, like a thunderclap, rang out in 'Rogue's' ears!
He turned his head abruptly, looking in Gajeel's direction.
The black shadow that had originally enveloped Gajeel seemed to have been pulled by something, and rushed towards Gajeel's mouth.
That jet-black aura began to rise from Gajeel's body.
"It seems... I've also encountered the same luck as the Fire Dragon..."
His body, which had been swallowed by the shadow for half of it, slowly emerged and landed on the ground.
"I told you to get out of that kid's body before, but you didn't seem to take it to heart, I said it, right?"
"I'll personally drag you out!"
Gajeel raised his head, and his deep purple eyes, which no longer had pupils, were filled with an amazing sense of oppression.
"I remember now, that guy's name isn't actually Rogue!"
"His name is Ryos, he was my little brother before, you weren't admiring me back then, I wasn't that kind of man at all at that time, I know that very well," Gajeel said slowly.
"At that time... you were actually fearing me."
The jet-black aura entangled Gajeel's body, and the steel color that had originally covered his skin became even deeper and darker at this moment.
His hair was also blown upwards by the airflow and swayed, as erratic as a shadow.
"This is..." 'Rogue's' pupils shrank.
"I'll let you recall again, how terrifying I am!"
"This is..." 'Rogue' couldn't help but take a step back.
"Iron Shadow Dragon!!"
"He swallowed... the shadow..." Levy covered her mouth with both hands.
"When did that guy Gajeel learn such superb skills?"
Even Makarov's old face was filled with surprise.
"That was beyond my expectations, but it seems like there's no problem!" Mavis said.
"In other words, that guy absorbed the attributes of the shadow?"
"What a monster-like person!"
"His aptitude was already very high!"
Just as the Fairy Tail members were discussing, the battle at the scene had already begun.
Merely at the moment of the attack, 'Rogue' was subjected to complete suppression.
Originally, Gajeel needed to use Iron Dragon scales to take Rogue's attack head-on, but now that he had obtained the attributes of the shadow.
Even Gajeel had become elusive.
'Rogue's' attack could no longer hit Gajeel.
On the contrary, it was difficult for 'Rogue' to dodge Gajeel's attack.
Bang————!!
Severe pain transmitted from 'Rogue's' back.
The sudden impact made Rogue's figure stagger for a while.
After finally making a counterattack, Gajeel had already submerged into the shadow.
Knowing that he was no match, 'Rogue' didn't dare to stay in place for too long, and his figure also merged into the ground and began to move.
In the eyes of the others, only two slender shadows that were constantly chasing and colliding appeared on the magic crystal screen.
Each collision between the shadows could produce a violent jet-black electric light that flashed in the air.
At the same time as they collided, the earth that they passed would also instantly crack.
The two shadows were constantly chasing each other.
One of them was constantly changing direction, seeming to want to escape.
But the other shadow didn't give him any chance.
The even faster speed allowed it to intercept the shadow that wanted to escape every time.
But after a brief collision, it would let it go.
That posture... Was like a slow shadow being played with at will by a fast shadow.
Or, it was testing the latest method of using power.
After another collision, it seemed that one of the shadows became impatient.
A hand covered with jet-black steel slowly stretched out from it, probing towards the other shadow.
Then it clenched suddenly!
'Rogue', with wide eyes, was directly dragged out of the shadow by Gajeel.
In another shadow, Gajeel's figure emerged.
The smile raised at the corner of his mouth made him tremble involuntarily.
"Gihhee!" Gajeel exerted force suddenly, completely grabbing him out of the shadow.
The fist twining with shadow flow seemed to be swung down again.
That strike possessed unimaginable power.
The severe pain began to spread in his mind, almost making him fall into a coma.
But this punch didn't allow 'Rogue' to escape Gajeel's clutches.
His palm deadly grabbed 'Rogue's' head, and threw him towards the sky.
"This is what I don't know at all... Gajeel..."
Such a thought popped up in 'Rogue's' mind.
"Iron Shadow Dragon's -"
Raging magic power was constantly gathering in Gajeel's mouth.
At that moment, it seemed that the surrounding magic power factors had begun to decline sharply.
"Roar!!!"
A huge beam of light mixed with iron filings, twining with a black aura, soared into the sky.
The ground under Gajeel's feet also seemed to be unable to withstand such a huge recoil and shattered and sank.
The mighty black beam of light completely shattered the ceiling of the corridor, enveloping the helpless 'Rogue' inside.
From the ground, it was impossible to see 'Rogue's' figure, and one could only hear the tragic cries of pain and the roar that resounded through the sky.
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Bang... 'Rogue's' figure fell from the high altitude and landed on the ground, making a muffled sound.
The muffled sound was transmitted through the magic crystal screen to the arena, awakening all the people who had fallen into horror.
"That... the w... winner has been decided."
"The winner has been decided!!" Chapati reacted and shouted loudly.
At this moment, the audience at the scene also came back to their senses and began to burst out with cheers that they had been suppressing for a while.
"The winner is Gajeel, adding two more points for Fairy Tail!"
Chapati looked at the scoreboard.
Fairy Tail's score still remained in first place, with the score reaching 66P.
And below was Sabertooth, who was in second place, due to Minerva's sneak attack obtaining Mermaid Heel's 5P.
And Millianna's 2P.
Their score had reached 62P.
They were already very close to Fairy Tail.
As for below, it was Lamia Scale's 39P, but they still had two people, one of whom was Jura, so there was still a chance of victory.
Of course, it was already very slim.
These were the scores of the three guilds that were still present.
In the arena.
A section of jet-black shadow on 'Rogue's' body darted out from his body, quickly scurrying along the ground and disappearing.
"That was... a shadow?" Gajeel frowned slightly.
Although he was a little puzzled, at least Rogue should have returned to normal.
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