"Open it, Leo, Baluge!"
Although she was facing Caesar, Lucy did not retreat. She opened two doors, and a long whip of the River of Stars appeared in her hand.
"Want to teach me a lesson? Uh… Princess, can I give up on this enemy?"
"Lucy, I haven't seen you in a long time. This time… Caesar?! Lucy, did you offend him?"
When Leo and Baluge saw Caesar, they instantly became timid.
Who is this person? He is the ruthless one who directly created the Key of the Star King.
Fight him? Are you still dreaming?
"Please, Leo, Baluge, this is an S-level test. I want to do my best," Lucy said seriously, her eyes full of fighting spirit.
At that moment, Caesar sensed a shadow of Natsu in her.
It is true that those close to vermilion will turn red, and those close to ink will turn black.
Lucy had learned a lot from being with Natsu.
"Understood."
"Then I will try my best."
Leo and Baluge both changed their attitudes and looked at Caesar with serious expressions.
"That's right. It would be shameful if you didn't have the courage to challenge, Lucy!"
Caesar stood up from his seat. The light of destruction suddenly condensed in his hands.
"Careful!"
Leo rushed over and punched Caesar with his shining fist.
This punch was already very powerful for an ordinary magician.
But for Caesar…
"Boom!"
He blocked Leo's punch with one hand and grabbed Leo's fist at the same time.
"Leo!"
Seeing this, Lucy swung her whip and rolled toward Caesar.
Caesar raised his other hand, and the God-Destroying Light blasted out, directly knocking the long whip back. It also threw Baluge and Lucy, who tried to protect her, aside.
"Boom!"
The blast hit the rock wall, causing cracks and gurgling water to flow out.
"Water! Come back, Leo, Baluge!"
Seeing the water, Lucy immediately became excited. She canceled the summon of Leo and Baluge, took out the Key of Aquarius, and inserted it into the water flow.
"Aquarius!"
Aquarius appeared, and Lucy immediately grabbed a solid-looking stone to brace herself.
The movement was so skillful it made people feel helpless.
"Stinky girl!"
Aquarius waved the water bottle, and a huge wave flooded the entire passage, rushing toward Caesar frantically.
In terms of destructive power, Aquarius' attacks were among the strongest of Lucy's Star Spirits.
But… accidentally hurting someone was a headache for Lucy.
Looking at the surging waves, Caesar took a deep breath.
He had an ace up his sleeve for water attacks.
Take over, Aquarius.
With a wave of Caesar's hand, the water from Aquarius disappeared instantly.
The scene left Aquarius stunned.
At that moment of distraction, Caesar appeared beside Aquarius and placed one hand on her head.
"Calm down your anger."
As magic power gushed out, Aquarius immediately stopped. Lucy's strongest fighting power disappeared.
Caesar looked at Lucy, who was barely standing. He had subdued her and Aquarius, and that was all.
"Still fighting?"
Caesar smiled at Lucy.
Lucy raised her hands in surrender. "I give up."
Caesar nodded, placed his hand on her shoulder, and together they flashed to the large camp at the end of the passage.
In the camp, Levy, Gajeel, Gray, Ur, and Wendy were already seated.
"Lucy, did you… run into Caesar?"
When Levy saw her best friend brought out by Caesar, she immediately spoke to Lucy with concern.
"Well, Levy, please comfort me…"
Lucy burst into tears and hugged Levy for comfort.
Then she asked again, and Levy had actually passed the level.
As for Levy's opponent?
Of course, it was Gajeel, sitting nearby sulking.
Gajeel sat beside her, almost hitting himself in frustration.
He had been about to win, but when he saw Levy lying pitifully on the ground, he suddenly couldn't go through with it.
Then… Levy turned the tables.
Hearing this, Caesar sighed. Even a hero cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman.
It seemed inevitable that Levy and Gajeel would be enemies.
Gray faced Ur this time. After trying his best, he narrowly defeated her.
Caesar was slightly surprised Ur would lose, but she smiled at him, conveying everything without words.
Wendy was lucky enough to pass directly.
"I don't know what happened to the others," Caesar sighed.
Unbeknownst to him, two people were engaged in a tough battle in another passage.
One was Laxus, and the other was Erza.
Why were they caught in such a bitter battle?
It can only be explained simply: even heroes are tempted by beautiful women, and so are beautiful women.
After Carla noticed Laxus' interest, she targeted him strategically.
Her bikini became more and more torn. Laxus didn't know where to look as they fought.
Being distracted and losing an arm, he struggled more than expected.
Carla had the enhanced cards Gildarts gave her. Her strength was formidable.
Laxus grew more exhausted as the fight went on, but dared not use too much force, feeling frustrated.
Erza suffered similarly.
At first, she fought Jellal strictly and seriously.
But when she found his weakness, she struck with the Sword of Heaven, tearing his clothes apart, leaving him in shredded underwear.
Erza looked at Jellal, nose bleeding shamelessly.
Gerard blushed at the sight.
He thought he could pass this first test and increased his strength.
If he weren't Gray, he might have the urge to remove his own underwear.
The more he fought, the more confident he became. The more Erza fought, the more her nose bled.
Erza closed her eyes to stop looking at Jellal, stabilizing her decline.
Finally, everyone returned to the big camp.
Caesar looked curiously at Jellal, wrapped in rags, and Erza, blushing heavily.
Gildarts was touching his chin, observing Carla, now back in a bikini, and Laxus, his swollen face rubbed with ice.
The two pairs looked at each other, both thinking: "Something fishy is going on."
If everyone hadn't gathered, Makarov and Mavis would have had to step in.
Seeing everyone together, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"This assessment is over now."
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone who didn't understand the situation gasped.
Caesar and the others who knew the truth relaxed, but their expressions quickly turned serious.