Chapter 307: Unscathed
"Memory-Make! Hell Skeleton King!!"
Rufus unleashed his memory magic, and a giant skeleton very similar to Susanoo appeared, its massive fist smashing toward Ren.
Boom—————!!
A violent impact spread to the surroundings, and the earth shook violently.
The sheer kinetic force of the skeletal fist pulverized the cobblestone streets into fine dust.
A massive crater formed instantly beneath the point of impact, sending jagged chunks of debris flying into the ruined buildings of the artificial city.
"Is this a memory of my Susanoo?" Ren's calm voice echoed from within the epicenter of the destruction, completely unfazed by the devastating strike.
The dust slowly began to settle, revealing his figure standing perfectly still beneath the colossal, glowing fist.
"This is only the First Form of my Susanoo; there are still the second, third, and Fourth Forms, as well as the Complete Body."
Ren looked up at the ethereal construct with a critical, almost disappointed gaze.
He could clearly see the structural flaws in Rufus's imitation through the absolute vision of his Six Eyes.
"This magic of yours is somewhat interesting, but not much," Ren critiqued, lazily raising a single finger to effortlessly halt the crushing weight of the giant skeletal hand.
"My Susanoo isn't this fragile or weak."
[Akarin's Note: Just a friendly reminder for readers! The "Ren" mentioned here is the transmigrated protagonist of our story, who wields abilities from the Jujutsu Kaisen and Naruto universes. He is completely unrelated to the canon character Ren Akatsuki from the Blue Pegasus guild.]
"Holy Ray!"
Sting condensed complex, glowing magic circles with both hands, his face contorted in a mix of desperation and fierce determination.
He forcefully threw his hands forward, sending a massive, blinding barrage of concentrated white light attacking toward Ren from a blind spot.
Boom boom boom boom boom!!
The holy beams struck the area with the intensity of falling meteors, illuminating the dark sky of the Domus Flau arena.
"120mm Black Lightning Cannon!!"
Orga roared at the top of his lungs, his muscular body surging with highly destructive, jet-black electricity.
He thrust his palms forward and released a giant black lightning ball that crackled with the terrifying, localized power of a God Slayer.
"Shadow Dragon's Roar!!"
Rogue inhaled deeply, his chest expanding as he gathered the darkest essence of his magic.
A massive, suffocating wave of pure, concentrated shadow erupted from Rogue's mouth, spiraling violently toward the Fairy Tail Mage.
"Memory-Make: Yasaka Magatama!"
Rufus refused to be left behind, quickly manipulating the memories of Ren's previous battles.
He commanded his colossal skeleton construct, and it rapidly condensed three glowing magatama in its massive hand before violently flinging them toward Ren's location.
"Spatial Shockwave!!"
Minerva naturally wouldn't stop either, her dark eyes flashing with lethal intent.
She manipulated her Territory magic to violently twist the fabric of space itself, releasing a devastating, invisible spatial shockwave designed to crush internal organs.
Boom—————!!
The ultimate magic attacks from several incredibly powerful people all bombarded Ren's body simultaneously.
A terrifying, heaven-shaking explosion erupted, creating a towering mushroom cloud of mixed magical energies that completely swallowed the area.
"Is he finished?"
Orga panted, wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead.
Everyone in the Sabertooth quintet stared intently at the blazing center of the explosion, their hearts pounding in their chests.
The searing heat and chaotic magical residue slowly began to dissipate in the cool night air.
Soon, the thick smoke from the explosion cleared, and Ren still stood there entirely unscathed.
Not a single thread of his clothing was torn.
Not a single speck of dust marred his relaxed, confident posture.
[Unscathed!!!] Chapati Lola's magically amplified voice shrieked through the stadium speakers, completely losing its professional composure.
[Ren was hit by so many terrifying, ultimate attacks from the five strongest mages of Sabertooth, and yet he remains completely unscathed!!]
"A monster———!!!"
A spectator screamed from the stands, clutching their head in absolute disbelief.
Seeing Ren take so many attacks of such terrifying, catastrophic power head-on and still remain unscathed, he could no longer be described as just a monster.
He was a walking, breathing natural disaster.
"Is this guy really human?!"
"To be attacked by so many strong experts simultaneously and be completely fine... is that for real?!"
"Is this the true power of Fairy Tail's Ren?!"...
The audience stands were buzzing with loud, frantic discussion; this absurd display of durability had already vastly exceeded common sense.
They simply couldn't understand how a single person could be powerful to such an impossible extent.
Down in the ruined streets of the artificial city, Ren stretched lazily, rolling his shoulders with a soft, satisfying pop.
"Not bad!" Ren chuckled softly, a playful, mocking smirk dancing on his lips.
"This massage feels quite comfortable! The temperature of the flames was a nice touch."
[What?! A massage?!] Chapati Lola grabbed his microphone with trembling hands.
[So many incredibly powerful, ultimate magic attacks were only at the level of a relaxing massage for contestant Ren?!]
Ren looked at the utterly dumbfounded group of Sabertooth mages, his striking eyes glowing with an otherworldly, intimidating light.
"Three minutes left," Ren announced casually, pulling a pocket watch from his coat and checking the time.
"After three minutes, I will take action. So take advantage of the remaining time and continue."
"Damn it! Do it! Take him down!!"
Minerva loudly barked the order, her aristocratic composure completely shattering into pieces.
Her face twisted into a mask of pure, humiliated rage.
"White Dragon's Holy Breath!!" Sting roared, unleashing a blinding tornado of holy light.
"Shadow Dragon's Waxwing Flash!" Rogue followed up instantly, transforming into an untraceable shadow and unleashing a flurry of lethal strikes.
"Hellfire that Burns the Earth!!" Rufus chanted rapidly, summoning a memory of a devastating, world-ending inferno.
"Violent Lightning Strike!" Orga summoned a massive pillar of dark, destructive electricity from the heavens.
"Explosion Space!" Minerva twisted the air around Ren, causing the very dimension to detonate.
...For the next two excruciatingly long minutes, the five elite mages continuously bombarded Ren with their most powerful magic.
The sheer volume of magical power unleashed was enough to level an entire mountain range.
This time, they didn't stop to check their progress even when the thick smoke and blinding light completely obscured Ren's figure.
"Huff! Huff!"
The five of them were panting heavily, their chests heaving as they gasped for desperately needed oxygen.
Releasing ultimate-tier magic continuously consumed a massive amount of magic power in a very short period, making it incredibly difficult for their bodies to endure.
Orga gasped for air, his dark lightning finally flickering and dying out.
"He... he must be finished this time..."
Rufus nodded weakly, leaning on his knees as the glow of his memory magic faded.
"Definitely. In all of my vast, absolute memory, no one can possibly withstand so many consecutive, high-tier attacks!"
"Truly impressive, Mr. Ren, but you were far too arrogant!"
Rogue said with a deep, lingering sense of shame in his voice.
Several people ruthlessly ganging up on one single opponent—he would never have done such a dishonorable thing in the past.
"I'm sorry! Mr. Ren, I have to save Lector..."
Sting's face was full of genuine apology and immense internal conflict.
Ren was his ultimate idol, the man who had defeated Jellal, and Sting had deeply wanted to surpass him in a fair, honorable duel.
But to save his precious Exceed partner, Lector, from Master Jiemma's cruel grasp, he had absolutely no choice but to obey the ruthless orders of the young Miss, Minerva.
"Hahahahaha!! Ren! You've finally been taken down!!" Minerva shrieked, a look of twisted, manic joy spreading across her soot-stained face.
"No matter how terrifyingly strong you are, weren't you still completely taken down by me?"
She threw her head back, laughing wildly at the smoking crater.
"The strongest guild in Fiore is Sabertooth!! Ah hahahaha!!!"
Suddenly!
"Stop laughing. I told you your laugh sounds terrible."
Ren's calm, utterly unbothered voice rang out clearly from within the smoke.
The bodies of the entire Sabertooth quintet stiffened instantly, as if they had been struck by a powerful petrification curse.
"No... no way..."
Orga's muscular body trembled violently as he looked toward the thick smoke.
Through the dissipating gray clouds, Ren's tall, imposing figure was faintly visible.
"How... how is it even magically possible?!"
Rufus could no longer maintain his usual elegant, composed image, his eyes wide in absolute, horrifying disbelief.
Soon, the wind blew the remaining smoke away, and Ren's figure reappeared perfectly before them.
"This guy..." Sting muttered, his legs suddenly feeling incredibly weak.
"Actually..." Rogue finished, a cold sweat breaking out across his pale skin.
"Still alive?!" Minerva gasped, her manic laughter dying abruptly in her throat.
[Unscathed!! Contestant Ren is still completely unscathed!!]
"Not bad! My body hasn't felt this pleasantly relaxed in a long time!" Ren smiled gently, brushing a nonexistent speck of dust from his sleeve.
He looked at them with eyes that held absolute, unshakeable dominion.
"There's exactly one minute left. After one minute, I'll take action."
"Action!! Condense all your remaining magic power! Use your absolute strongest magic!!"
Minerva shouted loudly, her voice cracking with sheer, unadulterated panic.
"Then attack together at the exact same time!! As long as we take him down, even if we are all defeated by the backlash, our score will permanently exceed theirs by one point!!"
The desperate group immediately obeyed, burning their life force to condense all their remaining magic power.
Boom————!
Intense, blinding light erupted from everyone, columns of black, white, red, and blue magical energy all soaring violently into the night sky.
"What incredibly powerful magic power!"
Everyone in the Domus Flau stands could physically feel the terrifying strength of these several surges of magic power.
The sheer pressure was making it difficult for normal humans to breathe.
Orga's hands condensed violently as positive and negative charges collided, constantly compressing the black lightning until it hummed with lethal frequency.
"Memory-Fusion!"
Rufus pushed his brain to its absolute limits, controlling the skeletal construct to forcefully fuse extremely volatile fire and lightning attributes in its giant palm.
Minerva floated into the air, her hands weaving ancient, forbidden seals as she chanted in a forgotten demonic tongue:
"Nahei·Wilg·Mion·Delus·Elcantias·Yagudo·Ligola!"
"Rogue!" Sting shouted, extending his fist.
"Coming!" Rogue replied instantly, mirroring his partner's stance.
Sting and Rogue gathered together in perfect synchronization.
Sting's fist released a massive amount of blinding white light, and Rogue's fist released a deep, consuming mass of shadow.
The conflicting power of the two Dragon Slayers rapidly and miraculously fused together.
"Lightning God's Charged Particle Cannon!!"
A massive, highly concentrated pillar of black lightning erupted violently from Orga's hands, tearing through the air with a deafening screech.
"Flame-Lightning Magatama!!"
Rufus fused the destructive fire and lightning attributes directly into his memory imitation of Ren's Yasaka Magatama, making its explosive power even stronger and more unstable.
"Magic of the Eighteen Battle Gods of Yakuma: Spatial Blast!!"
[Akarin's Note: "Yagdo Rigora" is an ancient, highly destructive spatial spell from the Yakuma clan's records. It is considered one of the most devastating area-of-effect spells in the Fairy Tail universe.]
Minerva unleashed the ultimate move she had previously used against Nagato's form.
Though at that time it had been directly and effortlessly absorbed by Ren using the Rinnegan's Preta Path ability, she prayed it would work this time.
"Unison Raid: Holy Shadow Dragon's Flash Fang!!"
Sting and Rogue unleashed the flawless Integration magic they had previously used against Natsu.
[Akarin's Note: Unison Raid (Integration Magic) is a highly advanced technique where two mages perfectly synchronize their magic power. It drastically multiplies the destructive force far beyond what they could achieve individually.]
When the two Dragon Slayers used Integration magic, the combined power of the light and shadow magic was multiplied several times over, creating a devastatingly fast, lethal beam.
The ultimate, world-ending magic from several people blasted toward Ren from four different directions at the exact same moment.
Boom——————!!!
A terrifying explosion erupted at Ren's location, a dazzling spherical light lit up, and a horrific impact spread out in all directions.
In the area covered by the light, everything was continuously annihilated.
The massive impact covered nearly one-tenth of the Royal Capital.
The Royal Capital shook violently, and even in the Grand Magic Games Arena outside the city, this terrifying tremor could be clearly felt.
Everyone watching the scene on the large screen was stunned.
Even the members of Fairy Tail couldn't help but feel a bit panicked at this moment because the power of this explosion was too strong.
Ren was just taking it head-on without resisting; could he really withstand such an attack?
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