"Joking? As a man, there are some things you simply cannot joke about! Since you said it, you will pay the price for it. I will tear you in two!!"
"Full-Body Take Over: Beast Soul!!"
Elfman used Beast Soul right from the start, transforming into the Beast King.
"Oooooh!!"
Elfman immediately rushed forward to fight Bacchus. His attacks were incredibly violent, but Bacchus dodged every single one of them.
"It's no good. Although the Beast King has great power, its speed is a bit too slow. It might work against an average guy, but against an expert like Bacchus, it has no effect at all."
Mira frowned as she watched the battle in the arena.
Thud!
Elfman was kicked in the back. He was sent face-down onto the ground.
"Truly impressive power, but it's meaningless if it doesn't hit."
"Bastard!"
"Beast Soul: Weretiger!!"
Elfman switched his Take Over again, turning into a weretiger form.
His speed increased significantly all at once, but he was still only barely able to keep up with Bacchus. There was a massive gap in their combat skills.
After a few exchanges, Elfman was sent flying once more.
[It is a completely one-sided match!!]
[Elfman is utterly helpless against Bacchus!!]
"Big Brother Elfman..."
Lisanna couldn't help but feel worried seeing this.
Evergreen comforted her from the side: "It's fine. That guy is a man."
"Elfman's attacks aren't landing at all!"
Gray saw the key issue. The Beast Souls Elfman took over could greatly increase his physical stats, but no matter the attack, if it didn't hit, it had no effect.
"Is it because of that guy's strange movements?"
Lucy also noticed that the opponent's movements were very peculiar.
Erza explained: "That guy's magic is the type that concentrates magic power in the palms. It's a very standard magic, but the secret to his strength lies in mastering a martial art that can maximize that magic. That style is called Pi Gua Zhang. It has a unique stance and is a martial art famous for its 'palm strike' techniques. Even more terrifying is that he improved this style to make it even stronger, creating the unique Drunken Pi Gua Zhang."
"Drunken? You mean he's drunk?"
Lucy blinked. Can someone really fight while drunk? Wouldn't it be a mess? She had seen plenty of drunks in the Fairy Tail guild.
Erza nodded: "Exactly. It is impossible to predict the attacks of a drunken hawk. Besides that, his destructive power also increases a lot. You could say it's his strongest move. But that isn't the problem here. That guy hasn't touched a drop of alcohol until now."
"So you're saying... he's been beating Elfman without even being serious yet?!"
The group suddenly became quite worried.
Kael said with a smile: "Don't worry. Elfman isn't a man who falls so easily. He will win."
"Uwah!!"
Just as they were speaking, Elfman was knocked to the ground again.
[Will Elfman be able to stand up again this time? By the way, since the official mascot and referee of the Grand Magic Games, Mato, is on break, I will temporarily take over the referee duties.]
"A break?"
"Is that necessary... couldn't they just change the person inside the costume..."
The audience murmured as they heard Chapati's words.
"Give up! You weren't my match to begin with, and now that you've lost seven years, you're even less of a match for me."
Bacchus said to Elfman. If it were before, he would have wanted to continue taunting him, but it really wouldn't be good to anger that monster Kael.
Elfman slowly stood up, gritting his teeth with a smile. He looked at Bacchus with determined eyes: "Give up? Natsu and Gajeel are working so hard for everyone! How could Elfman, a man, ever give up?! The real fight is just beginning!!"
"Oh! Truly a man! In that case, I should get serious too."
Bacchus picked up the wine gourd from the ground and gulped it down: "With this, it's about time to decide the winner."
"He drank!"
Gray looked into the arena in shock.
Erza also wore a serious expression: "Here it comes, Elfman!!"
"I originally didn't want to use this, because it's hard for me to control right now. But Elfman is a man! Faced with such a choice, I will never back down!! You'd better not die!"
"Hah?"
Bacchus tilted his head and looked at Elfman, thinking Elfman was talking in his sleep. He had been dominating Elfman the entire time; Elfman couldn't even touch him once.
Now that he was getting serious, the opponent was actually telling him not to die.
"You... are quite interesting."
"Full-Body Take Over: Beast Soul: Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!!"
Boom————!!
A surge of red chakra surrounded Elfman's body. Elfman's appearance began to change, quickly turning into a fox-like state. However, there weren't nine tails, only two tails behind him.
"This feeling..."
The people from Fairy Tail's Tenrou group were shocked when they saw Elfman's transformation.
Although this feeling was many times weaker than when they saw Kael transform into the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, it was undoubtedly the same feeling.
Erza and the others also turned their gaze toward Kael.
Kael spread his hands: "Elfman came to me wanting to get stronger. He saw my Nine-Tailed Demon Fox form, so he wanted to try taking it over. Of course, he failed. However, I used sealing magic to seal a portion of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's power inside Elfman's body. He can activate it when necessary. This doesn't count as breaking the rules, right?"
"..."
Several people were speechless. How was this not breaking the rules?
Kael blinked playfully: "He has talent for this. I only helped him a little bit."
"Useless!!"
Seeing Elfman's transformation, Bacchus also got excited. He rushed toward Elfman and attacked him seven times in a single instant.
"Haha!"
Bacchus thought Elfman had fallen. He turned around to look and was stunned.
"What?!"
He saw Elfman, whom he thought he had defeated, standing there completely unharmed.
Elfman truly seemed to have turned into a wild beast, licking his claws.
In the next instant!
Boom————!
Elfman stepped down hard. His body instantly appeared right in front of Bacchus.
Bacchus's pupils shrank. He hadn't even seen Elfman's movement. Elfman's beast claw was already pressed against his chest.
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