Chapter 657: Fire, Sand and Inbel's Ambition
“Oh do——!”
"Natsu seems to have entered a new state. I can feel that his magic power is completely different from before. What's going on?"
"This should be a magic amplification technique!"
On the judges' panel, Chapati and Yajma asked and answered questions, giving the audience a real-time commentary on the most eye-catching battle of the entire arena, and even explained Naz's new state.
"Normally, this state can increase the magician's combat power by about 30%!"
“Ooooh, a magic amplification technique? What a miraculous transformation!!”
"30% combat power? Are you kidding me?"
At the Fairy Tail camp, Kira looked at the transformed Natsu thoughtfully: "When Natsu's 'Fire Mode' was first developed, it increased his combat power by about 50%, but this state is obviously different from the previous 'Fire Mode'!"
"Yes, it's been so long, it's only natural that we've made some progress!"
Lucy, who was standing by, was immediately ashamed: "It took so long... This move was developed less than two years ago..."
"Natsu-san is really amazing..."
Wendy stood in the stands, looking at Natsu in the middle of the field in a fiery red coat with envy, her big eyes sparkling with bright light, "We are both dragon slayers, but my strength is so much worse than his..."
What you said is a bit Versailles, sister!
Don’t you see that the two little guys, Stinger and Roger, who are about your age, are drooling with greed?
"Ahem... You don't have to envy him, do you? Wendy, can't you use additional magic to enhance yourself? That's much better than the magic amplification technique!"
Kira patted Wendy's shoulder, "And I know you have a series of status effects like 'Storm Mode' and 'Dragon Power'! Your talent is much higher than Natsu and the others!"
"Really? Really?" Wendy asked nervously and excitedly.
"Of course it's true! When Natsu was your age, he didn't have your strength! If you don't believe me, ask the other people in the guild."
"I can testify to that!"
Before Wendy could ask, Gray came over and said to her with a smile, "When Natsu was fourteen, his strength was far worse than yours now!"
Wendy was about to say something when she heard Kira sneer, "What are you laughing at, Gray? Haven't you and Natsu always been bound in strength? When he was fourteen, his strength was the same as yours!"
Gray: “…”
“Puchi——!”
"You guys!! What's so funny about this!!"
"Hahaha!! He's anxious, he's anxious..."
…
Seeing the changes in Natsu, Agil was not surprised but happy. He was warlike by nature, and at this moment an unprecedented fanatical fighting spirit was burning in his heart, driving him to have a good fight with Natsu.
"Hahaha... Come on!! Let me see how strong the former number one magic guild in Ishgar is!!"
Agil laughed wildly towards the sky, and at the same time, he mobilized his magic power to control the desert soldiers to raise their swords and chop down heavily at Natsu!
“Take it!!”
The several-meter-long desert sword chopped down on his head, but Natsu was not afraid at all. He looked at the desert giant soldier with bright eyes, and his body was condensed into flames, as if filled with infinite power.
Bang!
He clasped his hands together and squatted slightly to gather strength. Red flames wrapped around Natsu's body, like a red ribbon hovering around a giant dragon's body, signaling that the battle would be won.
The next moment, Natsu stomped his feet hard, and his body spun straight up into the air. The hot flames gathered together to form an extremely terrifying huge red fireball.
At the same time, a loud shout like a giant dragon's roar resounded throughout the arena: "Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame!!!"
The burning breath, scorching heat, and powerful energy made the emotions of the audience in the entire stadium boil along with the flames in Natsu's hands.
"What is that?! "
"Are you kidding?! This level of magic... is it worthy of being called a 'Fire Dragon'?"
"Hey, hey, hey... We're still here! It's totally useless to be so far away! If we don't run faster, we'll be burned to death by the flames!"
"These two guys are really crazy..."
The players on the field were in a panic and dodged in a panic.
A red fireball carrying endless power hit the desert sword, causing the sword's movement to stop suddenly. The Desert Knight was shocked at the same time, followed by a violent explosion!
Boom boom boom!!
Tongues of flames burned the yellow sand and the air, making sizzling and crackling sounds. Agil's Desert Knight could no longer block Natsu's attack. The sharp sword, shield, armor and tall body formed by the quicksand were pierced through by the flames one after another, swallowed up, and buried in a sea of red fire.
"You've gotten a lot stronger, Natsu!"
The sea of fire illuminated all the spectators red, and the surging heat waves blew them so hard that they could hardly open their eyes.
Zeref, wearing a black cloak, felt extremely pleased to see Natsu's great progress, and he wanted to show off to the whole world, "This is my brother."
"Timaria, have you noticed? Is the emperor acting strange..."
"I think so too! Is it because of the first president of Fairy Tail ? Ever since she appeared, the emperor's personality has changed a lot..."
"Oh, I know this!! I read about it in Ishgar's best-selling book!! It's the kind of storyline where 'His Majesty the Emperor hasn't laughed like this in a long time'..."
"What kind of books are you reading?"
"The name seems to be "Super Mary Sue"."
Although Zeref had threatened to abandon the foundation of the Albareth Empire and settle in Ishgar three months ago, he has not yet officially abdicated, so Brandish and others still call him "Emperor".
"Ahem...don't discuss His Majesty's private life!" A dry cough interrupted their conversation.
"Stop talking so much! How dare you, as a grown man, eavesdrop on our sisters' private conversations?"
“…”
Inbell is very upset now. The reason for his upset is not because of what Timaria said to him, but because of Jellal's decision to abandon his kingdom for the beauty.
This guild was only formed by Jellal on a whim just for this "Great Demon Fighting Games". After the competition is over, they will still have to return to their original lives.
After the "Great Magic Battle Games", Zeref and August planned to officially move to Ishgar, and Laquette, their adopted son, would naturally go with them. In addition, with Irene leaving, Serena resigning, Val leaving the team, and Bradman going to die, half of the Twelve Shields were directly eliminated, and the future of the empire was worrying.
Thinking of this, Inbel felt a headache. As the consul of the empire, he could see further than others.
First of all, the remaining twelve shields are all of similar strength. No one has power far exceeding that of others, and none of them is the type to easily yield to others.
Brandish is a useless person with no management skills at all, and Timaria only knows how to fight. Given their personalities, unless one of Jellal, Auguste, and Irene is there, it is a foregone conclusion that they will leave the empire.
Neinhart and Jacob are not capable of managing the empire, but they will not leave, so there are only four people left at the top of the empire, as well as the elderly imperial minister Yakir.
Among them, the only one who has a chance to take over the empire is Ajir.
Ajir was originally from the royal family of the Desert Kingdom. With the support of his grandfather, an imperial minister, ruling an empire would not be a problem for him.
But in Inbel's opinion, with Ajil's character, he is likely to become a tyrant in the future. By then, the Albares Empire will inevitably be in turmoil. Even if there is no civil strife, the weakening of national strength is inevitable.
He doesn't want to stay in such an empire!
"As expected... I should continue to follow His Majesty the Emperor..."
"It seems like it would be a good idea to manage this magic guild in Ishgar and then build a magic empire?"
After figuring it out, Inbel suddenly became enlightened.
I am still young, capable, and smart, and with the support of two big guys, Zeref and August, it seems entirely possible for me to start a new business in Ishgar and make it bigger and stronger!
