Chapter 351: FTG Chapter 348: Absolute Strength Disparity

In her demon form, every spell Mira released carried a heavy darkness attribute.

Students who received magical education at Fairy Academy knew that "Light" and "Dark" oppose each other; in other words, the light magic of the Leo Spirit, Loke, was the natural bane of dark magic.

The absolute elemental advantage compensated for the disparity in the quality of their magic power!

Once Loke’s "Regulus Impact" was unleashed, Mira’s dark magic met its natural enemy and was instantly dissipated with overwhelming force.

"It’s working!"

"It’s actually working!!"

Erzi shouted excitedly, her fists clenched. The pink guild crest tattooed on the back of her hand seemed to regain its luster: "Maybe I really can win this round!"

Before stepping onto the stage, she felt her probability of defeating Mira was only about thirty percent, but now, she felt the possibility of victory had risen to sixty percent!

It had effectively doubled!

Mid-air, the last trace of dark magic power was purified under the radiance of the Lion Heart’s light.

Mira’s expression became increasingly excited: "I didn’t expect you to have that move up your sleeve... in that case, I’ll have to get serious too!"

"Evil Spark!!"

Mira condensed her magic power again, forming two black energy orbs on her fists, then punched out rapidly.

With every punch thrown, a dark orb flew out.

The orbs were like cannonballs; although smaller than the dark claws from before, they were several times faster. Flying out simultaneously, they looked like a shower of beautiful black sparks.

"Watch out!"

Seeing this, Loke immediately scooped Erzi up in his arms and dodged frantically through the "hail of bullets."

This move, "Evil Spark," was inferior to the previous "Darkness Stream" in terms of both raw power and coverage area, but it excelled in low consumption and high attack frequency.

If Loke were to use "Regulus Impact" again, he could certainly scatter these cannonballs, but that would undoubtedly waste a large portion of energy. Furthermore, due to the sheer number of projectiles, "Regulus Impact" wouldn’t last long, and there was a high probability he wouldn’t be able to defend in the end.

Therefore, from a strategic standpoint, dodging was a better solution than blocking!

In fact, this tactic was the same play Erzi used earlier when she harassed Mira with "Star Shot" to force her to consume magic power on a counterattack.

The dark cannonballs became more numerous and the coverage area grew larger, soon filling the entire arena. Even though Loke’s reactions were timely and his speed was high, eventually there was nowhere left to run.

Seeing a dark orb about to land on Loke, Erzi hurriedly pulled out another Celestial Spirit key.

"Aries!!"

The Aries Spirit appeared on the spot and waved her hand, releasing a large amount of pink wool: "Wool Wall!!"

The wool formed a high, thick wall. The black light projectiles hit it like mud sinking into the sea; all the energy was neutralized by the wool in the blink of an eye, without causing a ripple.

However, the massive wool wall also split the arena into two battlefields, completely obscuring Erzi and Loke’s vision.

Loke set Erzi down from his arms and said seriously: "Erzi, be careful..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a poof sound was heard, and a black figure flew out from the thick wool wall, diving down.

It was Mira!

Mira’s movement speed was only slightly slower than her magic, but at such a close distance, the speed difference was almost negligible.

In an instant, Mira arrived in front of the two.

She thrust her right arm forward, claws spread, and slammed it onto Loke’s face.

As the claws made contact with his face, her fingers curled inward slightly, firmly gripping Loke in her palm like a small chick.

This scene made the onlookers click their tongues in secret, subconsciously worrying about Loke’s handsome face.

Having caught Loke, Mira’s speed did not decrease. Using the momentum from her dive, she slammed him entire body into the ground.

Boom—!!

A large pit was smashed into the ground, with rocks flying and dust rising everywhere.

Erzi was also sent flying several meters by the force, her pants nearly sparking from friction against the ground.

After a long while, the dust settled.

Everyone hurriedly looked toward Loke, only to find him unconscious in the pit. His body was emitting a faint starlight, and shortly after, he vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, even those unfamiliar with Celestial Spirit magic knew that Loke had exhausted his strength and returned to the Spirit World, and wouldn’t be able to come back to fight for a while.

"So... so terrifying..."

"If that move had hit Erzi just now, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

"Loke should be okay, right? I wonder if his face is ruined..."

"Is this the legendary truth: no matter how flashy the magic attack is, it’s not as good as a simple, unadorned basic attack?!"

Mira’s offensive continued.

She gave a light hop, floating in the air, then extended her arms horizontally. Her magic instantly transformed into a raging gale, carrying dark energy that swept across the entire arena, completely swallowing Erzi’s figure.

"Evil Explosion!!"

It was as if a great storm had erupted on the arena. The surrounding students were all blown back several steps by the violent magic, their hair disheveled and their hearts in turmoil.

Everyone present was stunned and trembling, clicking their tongues at Mira’s immense power.

Could Erzi really defeat such an opponent?

She might as well surrender quickly...

Just then—

"Go for it, Erzi!!"

"Don’t give up!!"

"I bet on you to win; if you dare to lose, I’ll hold you personally responsible for my losses!!"

Several voices rang out from the crowd—it was Natsu, Gray, Cana, and the others!

Instead of encouraging Erzi to back down like the others, they cast expectant looks at her and offered loud support.

The people nearby were stunned.

Do these guys have some sort of deep-seated grudge against that girl?

If not, why would they tell her to keep fighting in this situation?!

After all, it wasn’t even certain if she could survive this move!

After a long while, the storm carrying dark energy subsided. Everyone hurriedly looked up, and what entered their eyes was a miracle that surprised everyone.

Appearing in the center of the arena was not Erzi’s exhausted, fallen figure, but a clock with a face and a mustache that looked like an old man!

The Horologium Spirit, Horologium!!

This spirit did not have strong combat power, but its defensive capability was extreme. It would appear at life-threatening moments to protect the Wizard, blocking a fatal blow for its master.

"That was close!"

"Lucky I summoned it in time, otherwise I would have lost!"

"—So she says."

Poof!

Horologium turned into white smoke and faded away. Erzi landed steadily on the ground, completely unharmed.

She did not raise her hand to surrender; instead, she stood back up, her eyes becoming even more determined.