The duel event matches opponents based on the tournament, but for the competitive portion, there are no requirements, so anyone can be sent out.
"With yesterday's record, do you still have the nerve to step up?"
Gray roasted him without holding back.
"That was just poor performance yesterday!"
Competing on transport yesterday was practically hell.
"Since Erza is going up, then let me handle Team B!"
Mira said. Since she regained her magic, she hadn't had a chance to test herself against Erza. Since they both appeared in the duels, they would compare themselves in the competitive portion.
"If Erza is going out, then I'll go too."
Millianna saw Erza heading out and wanted to participate as well.
"I agree."
Kagura nodded.
"Eh? That girl."
Lucy saw Millianna and recognized who she was.
Natsu recognized her as well: "Millianna, she joined a guild too."
On the Raven Tail side, Ivan warned: "Don't try any small tricks in front of the councilors, Obra."
Obra nodded.
"I'll handle things for Pegasus." Hibiki said, which immediately caused many girls to cheer. The handsome guys of Blue Pegasus were super popular among the ladies.
"Wait, looking at the name 'Pandemonium,' I'm the one who should be stepping out no matter how you look at it."
Ren tried to stop him. One could tell 'Pandemonium' was a combat-based competitive event just by the name, and Hibiki's magic wasn't suited for fighting.
Hibiki said with a grin: "Don't worry! I have a way to deal with it!"
Ren couldn't help but complain: "You don't look reassuring at all."
Ichiya struck a pose and said: "Trusting comrades, that is our guild's most important principle."
"I'll go out and blast them all with Black Lightning."
Orga stepped forward.
Minerva mocked him: "You want to blast them before you even know what the competition is?"
"Is Mr. Jura going up?"
Sherria was a bit surprised.
"There's no choice since it's Granny's order!"
Lyon laughed. He didn't really care about rankings; otherwise, he wouldn't have skipped so many tournaments before.
However, Fairy Tail's return had sparked a bit of a desire to win in him.
Being in second to last place until now was a bit unsightly. It was time for Jura to step up and earn some points.
"Mhm, leave it to me."
The host, Pumpkin Head, waved his hand and said: "I apologize for being away yesterday. Now, I will explain the rules of Pandemonium."
As Pumpkin Head's words fell, the arena's manifestation magic appeared again. Soon, a massive temple filled with terrifying elements appeared in the venue.
"The temple where evil monsters nest, Pandemonium."
"There are 100 monsters inside this temple. Although they are just magic constructs we created, they will attack everyone. The combat power of the monsters is set into five ranks: D, C, B, A, and S."
"The numbers are split like this: 50 D-rank, 30 C-rank, 15 B-rank, 4 A-rank, and 1 S-rank."
"By the way, just how strong is a D-rank monster?"
A giant magic screen was projected, showing a monster covered in scales. With a casual swing of its tail, it destroyed a pillar. With one charge, it demolished a house.
"It has the strength you see here. There are a total of 100 of them wandering inside Pandemonium."
"Please remember, every time the rank goes up, the combat power doubles. Even a Wizard Saint cannot guarantee a win against an S-rank monster."
"Hmm?"
Jura raised an eyebrow at those words.
"Everyone will choose the number of monsters to fight in order. This is called the Challenge Right. If you choose 3, then only 3 will appear in the temple. After successfully defeating 3 monsters, that contestant gets 3 points. The next contestant will then choose from the remaining 97."
"This continues until the number of remaining monsters is 0, or everyone has no magic power left. That will end the competition."
Millianna said to the host: "This just seems like a numbers game!"
"Exactly. Judging the situation in an instant is very important. But as mentioned before regarding the monster ranks, whether you choose one or five, the rank of the appearing monsters is random."
Hibiki analyzed and said: "In other words, the strategy is not to run into an S-rank monster."
"If it's random, that strategy is useless."
Orga didn't like using his brain for things like this.
Hibiki said confidently: "No, probability theory can become a solid strategy within my Archive."
"It doesn't matter what the rank of the monster is; only the number of monsters defeated counts. Once you enter the temple, you cannot come out until the challenge is successful. If you fall inside the temple, the points you already earned remain valid, but the kill count for that round won't count, and the contestant must exit."
Gray frowned and said: "This really is a difficult multiple-choice question!"
Lucy also nodded: "Yeah! Choosing the quantity has a big impact on what happens next. If you accidentally pick an S-rank, it'll be bad."
Kael laughed and said: "This event isn't as complex as you think. You just have to pick them all."
"Pick them all?!"
"Now, everyone, start drawing lots."
Erza drew her lot: "Number 1."
Millianna looked at Erza's number: "Is Erza number 1? I'm number 2. I'm after you're finished."
Erza let out a sigh of relief: "I thought the outcome of this competition depended on drawing luck. Of course, my luck has always been the best."
"Drawing luck? Number 1 is a good lot, but you still have to judge your own strength and then decide the number of monsters to challenge..."
"No need! 100 monsters. I'll take them all. The Challenge Right is 100!"
Erza's words startled almost everyone in the Grand Magic Games venue.
Kael laughed: "Look! That is Erza!"
After being shocked for a moment, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy all smiled. Right! That's Erza!!
"You... You're joking, right?! There is no setting for one person to wipe them all out!!"
The host, Pumpkin Head, was panicking.
Erza didn't even look back as she walked in.
Soon, the screen showed the scene inside. A hundred giant monsters of various shapes were crouching in the temple, watching Erza walk in step by step.
There were no pleasantries. They immediately rushed at Erza, and the slaughter began.
Erza swapped into various armors and used her powerful swordsmanship. One by one, the monsters fell before Erza.
Rumble————!!
Following the fall of the final monster.
[In... Incred... Incredible!! To think she wiped out all 100 monsters by herself!!]
[Is this the strength of the guild called the strongest seven years ago?!]
[One person suppresses Pandemonium!! Fairy Tail Team A receives 10P!!]
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