Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 205 So far, everything is normal

After announcing the dismissal of the meeting, the guild became lively again.After the shock, there was an exchange of excitement.Of course, there are also many unsuccessful people who have been depressed for a long time.

The next eight candidates need to choose their respective partners, which is also the part that everyone cares about.

Some candidates' choices are very straightforward. They all have sufficient confidence in their selection. The need to choose a partner in the promotion test is also a frequent link, so they have already prepared.

Without even thinking about it, Natsu announced to Lucy and others that his partner was Happy.This choice is also not surprising.After all, Natsu and Happy are the most solid combination in the guild. Since Happy was born, the two have been inseparable, and they cooperate with each other very well.

Gray is also very straightforward, and his partner is Leo Protoss.As early as last year, Leo's protoss identity had not been revealed. When he stayed in the guild under the name of Loki, the two had a corresponding agreement.For this reason, Leo temporarily terminated the contract with Lucy, and stayed in the human world with his own magic power.

It was also expected that Philip chose Biguslow, who was also a member of the Thunder Gods.They are also a golden combination of long-term partners, and they all have strong strengths.In terms of combat power alone, the group of Felid and Biguslow is probably the strongest among all combinations!During the guild's civil war, their Thunder Gods almost overthrew the entire guild.

The only problem is that there's only one person left in Thor's trio: Alba Greene.In terms of strength, this arrogant and seductive woman is no less conceited than Erza—although she was defeated by Erza; she was already disappointed by not being selected this time, and she didn't even have the qualifications to be a partner. Have you taken the exam yet?He didn't even have a chance to show off his latest strength!

Felid hadn't chosen her, and now Albagarine's only hope was another candidate.With her strength, it is no problem to become a partner, but due to the "image debt" owed by the Thunder Gods before, coupled with this woman's somewhat bad personality, Erba Greene's popularity is not very good.And as proud as she is, it's impossible to lower her face and send her to the door to sell herself.

So, the best Alba Green did was to use those sharp eyes to patrol around the guild, sizing up the candidates one by one.

...Finally, her gaze rested on Eluffman.

Elufman is sitting at the table Woz usually uses-this is also the area where the candidates are most concentrated.

Zhu Bian hesitated to withdraw from the candidate status, because she wanted to be Gray's partner; but immediately saw the successful matchmaking between Gray and Leo, and was feeling lost.At this time, Lisanna came over and hugged her arm and announced: "I will be Jubian's partner!"

It turns out that Jubian and Lisanna had a very good relationship in Fairy Tail in Edlas.So in love with the house, Lisanna immediately decided to help Zhu Bian.Of course, Lisanna herself also wanted to take an upgrade test, at least to see it.The people closest to her have all gone through or will go through this kind of exam - Mira Jenny's sister and Woz have passed the exam and are now examiners; while her elder brother Eluffman and Naz will both take the exam this year .This lively girl didn't want to be too far behind them.

Lisanna chose to be Jubian's partner, and Eluffman was in a hurry.

"What should I do?" Eluffman's most familiar partner is his own sister and sister.Before Lisanna's accident, the trio of the Strauss family was also the most powerful golden combination in the guild.

My older sister, Mirajane, is an S-rank wizard and cannot be an exam partner. Lisanna "betrayed" herself again!Looking at the other people around him, Eluffman found out with a headache that among the group of people he was familiar with, they were either opponents who were also candidates, or their partners.How does this not make him feel anxious?
"Hey, there is a beautiful woman over there who has been giving you all the time." Lucy said to him with a smirk.

Eluffman followed the sight that made his spine feel chills, and suddenly shuddered: "What kind of sneaky glances...it should be the petrification ray..." During the civil war, the horror of being petrified by that woman still made him shudder. I have lingering fears.

As for the other candidates, it is not so straightforward.

Lebby sat beside her awkwardly, while in front of her, the other two from the driveway engine: Salusuk and Dorel were arguing fiercely about being Lebby's partner.

But in the end, Gajeel stood behind Lebby without saying a word.Despising the two of them like an iron tower, Lebby's partner was determined.

Just kidding, how could the warlike iron dragon be absent from this kind of event?

The atmosphere in the guild was very enthusiastic, and it was already late at night before we knew it.

Wendy and Xia Lulu were on the street, heading for the girls' dormitory.

At this time, Meister came from the other side of the street.

"Wendy, I want to ask you to be my partner." Meister said straight to the point.

Xia Lulu looked at him suspiciously: "Why are you looking for Wendy?"

"Because I have been away all year round, I am not very familiar with the people in the guild."

Wendy said timidly, "But, I'm not familiar with you either."

Meester looked at the girl calmly: "No, I am a disciple of Mistgang. I think you will be willing to help me."

"What!" Wendy exclaimed, and looked at the person in front of her again.

The next day, everyone gathered.

At noon, the guild held another banquet to send off those who were about to go to the upgrade exam and wish them good results.

Afterwards, President Makarov led the 16 people to the port together.

Beside him, the eight candidates and their respective partners followed him vigorously.Looking at the group of young people, Makarov sighed in his heart: Sure enough, as expected, although only eight people were selected, their partners also swept away the other elites.

As expected, Eba Green became Eluffman's partner; Lucy finally joined in as Kana's partner; Wendy, the remaining dragon slayer, was also brought in by Meester.Fairy Tail's highest combat power is all in place.

"Why didn't you see Erza and the others?" Lucy looked around.Apart from a few crew members, there were only Makarov and 16 of them on the huge ship.

"As examiners, they rushed to Sirius Island early this morning." Makarov said beside him.

Thinking that the S-level mages would appear in the exam as their opponents this time, Lucy's heart suddenly became cold again.Last night, I agreed to help Kana win the S-rank seat in a moment of enthusiasm, but I forgot that there is such a thing!Thinking about it now, the blond girl began to retreat in her heart, but she had already boarded the boat and couldn't retreat.

Lucy wanted to cry but had no tears.

The boat sailed overnight and sailed to a calm windless zone the next day.Even though winter was approaching, this sea area was extremely hot, as if it had come to a tropical sea area.Everyone on the deck had already changed into their beach vacation attire, all listless from the hot sun.

The hot and windless environment is simply suffocating, and what's worse, no one knows how far it is to reach the destination.Among these people, few have been to Sirius Island, and even if they have been, they don't know its exact location - Sirius Island, which is hidden by powerful magic, cannot be found through ordinary shipping routes at all.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, Chairman Makarov appeared in front of everyone again.

The old man in a brightly colored beach shirt and sunglasses stood on the upper deck and said to everyone below: "Everyone pay attention! We are about to arrive at our destination. Now I officially announce the content of the first level of the exam!"

As he spoke, a screen suddenly appeared behind him, with stick figures similar to caves drawn on it.

"On the island, you will see eight tunnels. Each group needs to choose one to enter, and the one who successfully walks out can enter the next level." Makarov paused, and then said, "You may have also thought of the tunnel. Yes, that's right, Gildas, Woz, Erza, and Mirajane are among the four passages."

"Hey, are we going to meet them in the first level?" Lebby asked in surprise.

Gajeel next to him showed an excited expression: "Oh, this is great, I can finally let go of my hands and feet and fight!"

But to be honest, he and Natsu were the only ones present who expressed their excitement heartlessly.Others, no matter how confident they are, are bound to be a little worried.

"...and the other four groups will encounter each other two by two. There will be a scroll in the tunnel, and the group that gets the scroll at the end will be promoted."

Alba Green slapped the folding fan on the palm of her hand: "So, luck is also an important part?"

Gray nodded: "Indeed, it's much better to meet other groups than those four."

Makarov said seriously: "Yes, luck is also a part of strength. So... the upgrade test begins now!"

Gray looked at the island he had just seen in the distance: "Hey, old man, we haven't arrived yet, right? Could it be that..."

However, Natsu and Happy flew into the air immediately: "The exam is starting now! I can't wait!"

"Bang!" They bumped into the invisible wall in mid-air, and a circle of purple-red runes rippled.

Turning around, I saw Felid laughing and flying out of the boat with Biguslow: "That's right, the exam has already started... Don't worry, the spell will be lifted in 5 minutes."

Lucy said: "If it's luck, it doesn't seem to make much difference, right?"

Gray shook his head: "No, if that fellow Felid arrives first, the island might be filled with spells!"

Eluffman said helplessly: "But Woz has already been on it, without Philip doing it, the island may already be full of spells..."

In an inconspicuous corner next to it, Meister held Wendy's shoulder with one hand, and whispered in her ear: "Get ready, we're leaving."

Before the words fell, the two disappeared on the deck.

At the same time, Lebby also took out her pen and quickly deciphered the spell. In less than a minute, she and Gajeel jumped into the sea.

A little behind her, Eba Green also successfully cracked the opening technique and was able to leave early.The rest of the people had to wait obediently for the 5-minute spell time.

Since Leibi is not a type that is very good at physical strength, and Gajeel is an iron dragon, the speed of their group in the sea should not be expected to be very fast.Not long after entering the water, it was overtaken by a group of Ai Lufman and Aiba Greene behind.

By the time Leibby came ashore out of breath, the spell on the boat had just been undone.Happy rushed over like an arrow with Natsu.

"Hey, little girl, let's go too. Otherwise, we will be overtaken by the ones behind!" Gajeel crunched his knuckles, and behind him was Natsu, the fire dragon that Gajeru was most unwilling to lose to him. "Choose a passage quickly."

Lebby was still a little tired, but it wasn't good to drag her partner down, so she had to choose one at random - along the way, Gajeel took the initiative in her and Gajeel's group's actions, making Lebby think he was the candidate People, and I am the partner who came to help.

"Very good." Gajeel rubbed his fists, "Let's see who is hiding here!"

Lebby couldn't help asking: "Are you really not worried about meeting them at S level?"

"My lord, I can't wait for it!" Gajeel grinned, "If I encounter those monsters, I don't have to worry about hurting them, so let's go all out! After joining Fairy Tail, it is rare to encounter monsters. An opportunity to act recklessly!"

Gajeel thought for a while, and added: "As long as it's not Woz."

Lebby became curious: "Huh? Gajeel, are you afraid of Mr. Woz?"

Gajiro snorted: "Because that guy is too fragile, and he's been getting hurt all the time recently. If I attack with all my strength, I'm afraid I'll tear him down!"

Lebby laughed lightly and said, "Gajiru is worried about meeting the teacher, and he can't even get close to him, right?"

Gajeel's face turned blue, and he stopped talking.

Indeed, Woz's fighting style is different from other S-rank mages, and it can even be said that it is different from most mages in Fairy Tail.Gajeel has never seen what kind of style Woz uses ice modeling magic to fight. He only knows that Woz, as a word mage, is the person who is closest to the ancient profession of "magician" he has seen. .

In combat, Woz basically does not use physical abilities, and even rarely moves violently.Put a shield on yourself, then stand up and chant spells, cast spells, and use all kinds of magic to bombard the enemy from a safe distance.

Gajeel is bloodthirsty and warlike, but what he desires is fierce fighting with punches to the flesh and bayonets red, not being hanged from a distance.

As for Woz's pure melee-thin sword "paper" mode, Gajiro felt that it would be better not to challenge him as long as he didn't want to fight him desperately.

But the results are often counterproductive.At the end of the dark and far-reaching tunnel, in the wide mountainside cave, Woz was sitting on a chair quietly waiting for them.

"Tsk!" Gajeel curled his lips, really unfortunate.

Rebby's expression also stiffened. As a student of Woz, she is also one of the people who knows how strong Woz is.

"Good afternoon, Woz." Rebby said hello in a straight voice.

Woz smiled and nodded at her, then suddenly looked at the mountain wall next to him: "They have already started, and it looks like the battle is fierce. Then don't waste time, Lebby, Gajeel, are you ready?" ?”

Gajeel clenched his fists tightly, his whole body skin turned into an iron dragon, and he stood in front of Leibi: "Since this is already the case, let's start!"

Woz shook his head, raised his palm to stop Gajeel: "No, no, my test question is not about combat." He pointed to the magic book in his hand, "As long as you can touch this book, you can gone."

"Huh?" Gajeel asked loudly, "What kind of exam question is this?"

But Leibby thought of something, walked in front of him, and swiped vigorously in front of him with a pen.

A brilliant colored handwriting streaked across the air, and at the same time, in this seemingly empty space, countless complicated and delicate rune formulas were instantly aroused.

The dark golden light unique to Woz's text magic rippled like water waves, shining the entire cave for a while.

Lebby was eager to try: "Is this the word magic that the test wants me to do?"

Woz nodded with a smile, and looked at Gajeel again: "Of course, if it can be cracked by brute force, it's fine."

Naturally, Jiajilu didn't believe in evil, and unscrupulously used his full strength to bombard this huge group of spells.

Finally, Rabby couldn't take it anymore and yelled at him to stop.Gajeel's attack stimulated the flow of the entire rune, making it more difficult for her to decipher.

When it comes to the professional field, Leibi, a petite girl, will become extraordinarily dignified.Seeing Woz's playful expression, Gajeel had no choice but to stop angrily.

The cave was quiet, only Leibby chanted words from time to time, lying on the ground and deducing.Woz also lowered his head and focused on writing quickly on the magic book.

The most boring one was Gajeel, who had no choice but to take a nap next to the mountain wall.

The quiet time also seemed to slow down, and it took less than 10 minutes until Leibby jumped up and cheered, "Success!"

Rabby believed that these and the test questions were specially used by Woz to study himself.Because the runes of the spells are all Wozta's unique block characters, I am afraid that only Lebby can decipher them in this world.

The blue-haired girl came to Woz briskly and pressed his book in front of her.The automatic secretary flew onto the girl and cheered for her.

"Congratulations, Rabby, you have successfully passed this level." Woz also nodded with a smile.

"It's really boring." Gajeel followed boredly.

Woz exhaled and stood up.The aura of the whole person changed accordingly, and the powerful aura belonging to the top mages soared into the sky.

Under the huge pressure, Gajeel subconsciously entered a fighting state, Lebby also turned pale, and took a step back to bump into Gajeel.

"Now, let's put the exam aside! I have more important things to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Rebby managed to calm down and asked hoarsely.

"About the other purpose of this exam... the war with the devil!"

At the same time, similar scenes were happening in the other nearby caves.

……

"Naz, I am very pleased that you can face up to your timid side. A person who has no fear is destined not to become a real strong man." The magic power around Kildas boiled, forming a pillar of optimism, like a god descending, " Congratulations, you have passed my assessment. Next, you will face the real battle!"

……

Erza put away her sword and changed back to her daily armor: "Zhubian, Lisanna, it's a pity that you are still far away... But don't rush back, this exam has another purpose... "

……

Alba Green and Eluffman supported each other and stood up.

Mirajane also disarmed Satan's soul and stood up neatly.Although she was knocked down by those two people's surprise attack, the witch Mirajane always had the upper hand throughout the battle, and she was basically not injured.As for Eluffman and the others, they were in a miserable state.

After dispelling the magic, Mirajane seemed to have switched her personality again, showing her signature gentle and sweet smile again.

"Sister, the one just now was just Aiba's joke..." Eluffman quickly explained.In the battle just now, seeing that she was about to lose, Eba Green shouted in desperation that she and Eluffman were in a relationship and were going to get married!Distract Mirajane for a split second and be defeated.

But at this moment, Mirajane didn't care about these, but said seriously: "...The next step is the really difficult battle!"

……

In the other two channels, Kanna and Lucy's team, Gray and Leo's team defeated their opponents and obtained the scroll.When they opened the scroll, the content signed and authenticated by Makarov also introduced the upcoming war with the Devil's Heart.

……

The team of Phillip and Biguslow, and the team of Meister and Wendy were unfortunately defeated.But when they returned to the entrance of the tunnel, they also saw a scroll with the same content, except that the surface of the scroll was red, indicating that they were the eliminated group.

Everyone's nerves are tense.

"Devil's heart!" The atmosphere of the entire Sirius Island became tense in an instant.

(End of this chapter)