While Natsu battled Aguirre, the other side of the arena ......

"Kaka Ka ......"

In a string of unpleasant mechanical sounds, the third metal instrument opened its mouth, and the last batch of crystal balls fell, the least of all, only three.

"Oh do——!

There were only three crystal balls in the third batch!

”

The announcer's shocked voice brought the audience's emotions to tension and anticipation: "Now there are a total of ten crystal balls on the field, there are only 20 minutes left in the competition, and there are still 27 players on the field, which players can stand at the end?" ”

As the announcer's voice fell, the third phase of the 'plunder war' began.

"It's time to do it!"

With one hand, McCala's magic power turned into an abundant star power, which circulated around his body, and quickly converged into his hands, finally forming two star swords that emitted brilliant light, and broke into the crowd with a 'whoosh'.

"Ancient Papers: Flash Strike!

”

The cyan Pegasus snapped his hands on the virtual keyboard, and in a series of 'ding' sounds, more than a dozen virtual markers appeared out of thin air, and then burst out of them with dazzling flashes of light, attacking the target.

"Waves! Undulation!

Undulation!

”

Yuka's left hand was behind him, and his right hand was waved together, and invisible air fluctuations continued to explode in the designated position, which not only played a defensive role in neutralizing the opponent's magic, but also an invisible magic attack.

The rest of the magicians also showed their powers, and colorful magic arrays appeared one after another, and the entire arena suddenly became a mess, changing so fast that even the announcer's fluent eloquence could hardly keep up.

"In addition to Natsu and the sand wizard, there are eight crystal balls now!"

In the crowd, Eric's right hand was clawed, and a stream of dark red energy erupted from the palm of his hand, which was his best magic trick - the poison dragon slaying magic.

"Fortunately, compared to the beginning, there are more than half of the opponents who are still on the field, and it shouldn't be too disturbing to use sound magic, so let me hear what you guys are thinking......"

This bad-looking guy began to wander through the crowd, carefully searching for the whereabouts of the crystal ball, and a series of low, unwilling, or frightened voices broke into his ears.

"Damn! I knew that I wouldn't have come to participate in this 'Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts', not to mention that I didn't get my reputation and money, and I was basically involved in the battle turmoil of the elders, which was simply ......"

"Everyone's fine, let's get the game over quickly!"

"Are all the magicians of the first-class magic guild as strong as those two?! So what kind of competition are we going to participate in......"

"Absolutely! They must not be allowed to find out that the crystal ball is with me......"

Hearing this, Eric finally smiled, opened his eyes suddenly, and looked in the direction he had just heard, where there stood a wizard with a thief's eyebrows, and at first glance he was a rookie.

"Found it!

”

Eric grinned: "This kind of person can't hold the ball in his hand at all, and even if he advances, he will be beaten, so give me the ball!"

”

"The venomous dragon's protruding teeth!

”

With a strong swing, the dark red poisonous mist in his hand formed a giant snake under the change of magic power, and flew out with its fangs open.

Under Eric's delicate control, the serpent is lightning fast, easily avoiding the mages along the way at a speed that is difficult for the naked eye to keep up with, and taking its target directly.

"Did you make a move? Eric ......"

On the audience, in the 'Witch's Sin' position, Gerald and the others stared at Eric's actions.

Several people carefully found that although his attack speed was fast, his attack was not heavy, as evidenced by avoiding unrelated players, and it was not a lethal toxin, just a neurotoxin with a paralyzing effect, which could be recovered as long as he rested.

"When did that guy become so gentle?"

Sora expressed incomprehension of Eric's actions.

Once upon a time, Eric was a cold-blooded monster who could poison hundreds of people in one breath without blinking, but now in the face of this group of opponents, he didn't even dare to use a heavier magic, which was unimaginable before.

"Because we are sinners, and now we are making meritorious contributions to our crimes, of course we can't be heavy-handed!"

Gerald's expression was very pleased, and he explained, "Princess Emerald invited us to participate in this competition, not only to win the championship, but also to show the people of the Fiore Kingdom the royal family's tolerance, long-term vision, and wise decision-making......"

"So we have to win, and we have to win by 'above board'!"

"Eric should have thought of this as well, and felt that the magic of the poison attribute was more difficult for people to accept, so he didn't make a heavy hand."

After listening to Gerald's explanation, Dark Night couldn't help frowning: "I didn't expect Eric to do it to this extent......"

"Because they said, 'If you win the championship, you will reduce the contract from three years to two years,' right?"

Melti smiled slightly, young but precocious, she had already seen through Eric's thoughts, "Eric he...... I should want to end this state of life that is subject to others as soon as possible and start a new life! ”

Wearing sunglasses and a red power suit, Lisa asked curiously, "The end?" Why? ”

"Of course, it's the influence of falling in love! And the waitress of that 'Fairy Tail'! ”

Urrutia hugged Melti, with a playful smile on her face, and looked at Eric who was shooting at the crystal ball in the field, and directly pierced the truth, "Maybe he has made a deal with his girlfriend to 'marry you home when I get out of the control of the royal family'~"

"Hey...... Don't say that! I remember the book saying that this is not a good agreement, right?! Anyone who talks like that will not end well in the end......"

Kuno interrupted Urrutia's words with a black line on her face, these people from the 'Six Demon Generals' have been together for many years, and they have long been in a family-like relationship, and she doesn't want to see Eric and his girlfriend end up tragically.

"Love can change a person!" Richard said with a smile.

Ever since Richard's younger brother Warry found 'The Witch's Sin' last year and recognized him, the hunk's life has been full of sunshine.

Although because of the special guild, the other party was not allowed to join in the end, but knowing that the other party was alive and well, this brother naturally lived happily every day.

In the past year, the 'Witch's Sin' has continuously cleared the dark guilds in the Fiore Kingdom, and at the same time co-opted some magicians who want to reform themselves, which has developed into a large force and its reputation has grown.

Although on the surface, this guild is led by Gerald, everyone knows that they are really following the orders of the Fiore royal family, and they are also carrying out the tasks of the royal family.

It is not only Richard's brother Warry who finds 'Witch's Sin', but also Soono's sister Yukino

and Simon and Miliana, who were affected by the Tower of Paradise in the first place, but fortunately, after Gerald and Urrutia's sincere apologies and compensation, they finally chose to give up their hatred.

In the end, Yukino, Miliana, and Kagura join the Mermaid's Heel, while Simon and the others join the four hounds, each of whom goes on the path of the Magus - 'The Witch's Sin' is a place where sinners can wear their sins and make meritorious deeds, so those who don't have sins can't join.

Kira and Elusa knew all these things, the latter by correspondence and the former by crystal telecommunication.

After all, Kira played a big role in letting this group of people and the royal family sign a contract for meritorious service, so Gerald and the others agreed that it was necessary to let Kira know about these things.

Every once in a while, they'll use telecommunication props to communicate (i.e., make video calls—but the power source is magic), or send a few people to pass by Magnolia on a business trip and share some of the guild's movements with Kira.

This has also become one of Kira's current intelligence networks.

……

Clang! Clang!

Clang!

！

After three deafening bells, the announcer announced the end of the knockout match.

"It's race time!

The player who holds the crystal ball now will have their team qualified for the next competition, and it will be a pity for the player who does not grab the crystal ball, and you will not be able to continue the game......"

"Huh?! So fast?! ”

Natsu and Aguirre finally woke up from the battle, and in the last 20 minutes, they still didn't have a winner.

"Damn...... Didn't get rid of everyone else! ”

Although the two did not distinguish the winner for the time being, but from the perspective of the situation, it was Natsu who had the upper hand, so Aguirre's expression was very ugly, originally he planned to eliminate everyone at the most, who knew that a Natsu would suddenly appear and faintly press him to fight.

At this moment, Aguirre can't wait to roll up a desert storm directly here and make a big fuss with impunity.

"The imp who uses fire...... I'll talk to you about it next time! ”

You can't beat me anymore, and you dare to drag me like this?!

How could Natsu let the other party pretend to be forced in front of him, and immediately rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush forward: "We're not done yet!" Could it be that you want to escape?! ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, the announcer hurriedly reminded: "Oh do——! The contest is over!

If you continue to do it now, you will be disqualified!

”

This trick really worked, although Natsu was a little reckless, but he was not a person who did not distinguish between right and wrong, considering the overall situation, even if he was unconvinced, he still stopped rushing out.

"Damn! Why can't this guy beat me so arrogant!

”

"I'm angry when I look at it!

”

Seeing that Natsu and Aguirre finally stopped, all the contestants in the arena finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it finally over? I'm completely out of energy......"

"I don't want to be in this kind of scuffle again!

Especially with those strong, monster-like guys......"

"Whew——! It's great that those two guys can fight until the end. ”

"I don't want to compete in this kind of fighting anymore!

”