"This... how... how is this possible?! That's a Nine-Star Magical Creature!"
Everyone was terrified.
Nine-Star Magical Creatures are known as the strongest magical creatures in the Forest of Magical Creatures. Each one is a regional overlord.
Although Nine-Star swordsmen have killed Nine-Star magical creatures, those were battles where they barely survived.
"Who is he?!"
Clay was incredibly shocked to see Takeshi kill the Three-Headed Frost Bird with a single move.
It was one thing to have a monster like Yoriichi before, but now there seemed to be another one. How could there be so many monsters in this world?
"I don't know."
Many people present didn't know who Takeshi was, they had never seen him before.
"I know! He is Takeshi-san, Erza-san's companion!"
The person speaking was the guard who had questioned Takeshi and Erza at the city gate yesterday.
After witnessing Erza kill a Five-Star Blazing Boar yesterday, he was very impressed by the two of them. Today, he saw Erza's splendid performance in the Tournament through the live broadcast and had now become her fanboy. He even remembered Takeshi, her companion.
"Erza's companion?! Then he must be a Mage from Fairy Tail."
Now that Erza had gained fame in the Tournament, some information about her had become known to everyone: she was a Mage from the Mage Guild Fairy Tail in the Kingdom of Fiore.
"This is great!"
Reno was incredibly excited at this moment.
Out of Nine Nine-Star Magical Creatures, now only eight remained. There was a chance of victory.
...
The Nine-Star Magical Creatures on the battlefield looked at Takeshi warily. The higher the level of the magical creature, the higher its intelligence.
Then, Takeshi's body fell freely towards the bottom of the city wall.
Swish!
He spread his wings and rapidly charged towards the Hellfire Tiger closest to him.
Seeing Takeshi charging towards him, the Hellfire Tiger roared in anger. "Roar!!!"
While roaring, violent flames rose around its body.
Swish!
Another energy javelin appeared in Takeshi's hand, and he thrust it towards the Hellfire Tiger.
The Hellfire Tiger opened its mouth and spewed a violent pillar of fire at Takeshi, which engulfed his body.
"Takeshi!!!"
Erza became anxious at this sight.
Everyone else also thought Takeshi was finished. After all, the Hellfire Tiger's flames could easily melt steel.
Bang!
But to their surprise, Takeshi actually burst out of the flames.
Pfft—!
Right after getting out, he pierced the Hellfire Tiger's eye with the javelin
"Roar!" The Hellfire Tiger let out a painful shriek.
Enduring the pain, it swung its claws at Takeshi, intending to swat him.
Pfft—!
Takeshi swung the javelin.
Bang!
The Hellfire Tiger's massive arm fell to the ground.
"Roar!!!"
The Hellfire Tiger let out another shriek.
Sonido!
Takeshi's body instantly shifted to the back of the Hellfire Tiger's head.
"You're too noisy." Takeshi said indifferently.
Pfft!
The javelin pierced through the Hellfire Tiger's head, causing its shriek to come to an abrupt halt.
Bang!
Its massive body fell to the ground, motionless.
"Dead... the Nine-Star Magical Creature Hellfire Tiger is also dead?!"
Everyone was stunned by Takeshi's performance.
How much time had passed? Ten seconds? Fifteen seconds?
In any case, it definitely hadn't exceeded twenty seconds.
From Takeshi's appearance until now, in just twenty seconds, two Nine-Star Magical Creatures had been slain.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't believe it.
Since when could Nine-Star Magical Creatures be slaughtered as easily as chickens? No, even killing a chicken might take longer than this.
"This is amazing!"
Although many people were shocked, they all cheered.
When the other five Nine-Star Magical Creatures had appeared earlier, they had felt a bit of despair. Fortunately, Takeshi displayed his divine power, slaying two in a short amount of time.
"Rawrr!!!"
Takeshi's easy slaying of two Nine-Star Magical Creatures instantly made the remaining few Nine-Star Magical Creatures feel a fatal danger.
Except the 4 engaged with Nine-Star Swordsmen level opponents, the rest all abandoned their opponents and charged towards Takeshi. They knew that if they didn't deal with him, they might all be in mortal danger.
"Oh no!!!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically when they saw these monsters abandon their opponents and attack Takeshi together.
Takeshi's expression, however, remained unchanged. He flapped his wings and actively met them.
"Roar!"
The Earth Tyrant Bear slammed its paws on the ground.
Boom!
The ground shook violently, and numerous earth spikes rose from the ground, stabbing towards Takeshi.
Boom!
A javelin shot out from among the earth spikes, shattering all the spikes blocking its path.
Pfft—!
It then pierced the Earth Tyrant Bear's chest. It only tore through the Earth Tyrant Bear's skin, which was just a superficial wound to the magical creature.
However, when the Earth Tyrant Bear saw the javelin, a look of terror immediately appeared on its face.
"Explode." Takeshi's indifferent voice sounded.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion engulfed the Earth Tyrant Bear.
"Owoo—!"
The Earth Tyrant Bear let out a painful shriek.
Swish!
The Dark Panther appeared behind Takeshi, silent as an assassin. It opened its bloody maw and bit down on Takeshi.
"Careful!!!"
Takeshi quickly turned, his arm bitten by the Dark Panther.
"It's over!"
Seeing Takeshi's arm bitten, everyone thought his arm was definitely crippled.
Takeshi asked indifferently, "Has no one ever told you not to eat things casually?"
Buzz!
Everyone saw a dazzling black light appear between the Dark Panther's fangs.
The Dark Panther also felt something was wrong and immediately tried to release its bite and flee.
"Too late."
Cero Oscuras!
Whoosh!
A black flash shot out from behind the Dark Panther's head.
Boom!
The Cero Oscuras landed in the magical creature horde behind, erupting in a violent explosion.
"Roar—!"
Many magical creatures were annihilated, and a wide path was cleared.
A round hole appeared in the back of the Dark Panther's head, it was deader than dead.
At this moment, the Mammoth King charged in front of Takeshi. It swung its massive trunk at Takeshi.
Takeshi raised his arm to block. He felt a terrifying force make contact with his arm.
Boom!
The ground beneath Takeshi's feet exploded, and the impact rapidly spread outwards, continuously tearing up the earth.
A moment later, the smoke dissipated.
Just as everyone thought Takeshi had been flattened into a meat paste, the smoke cleared.
Takeshi still stood in place, his arm steadily blocking the Mammoth King's attack.
Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.
"He actually held it off?!"