Ultear and Meredy, formerly of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, stood there. Seeing Azuma and Zancrow, they didn't feel awkward at all and even smiled while greeting them.
Azuma looked helpless. "No need for more words; we have nothing to say to each other."
He never dreamed that Ultear, the leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, would defect, but seeing it with his own eyes, he had no choice but to believe it.
Zancrow said indifferently, "Ultear, Meredy, since we are opponents now, I won't show any mercy."
"However, now is not the time to duel with you."
"Azuma, let's go!"
Ultear looked at their retreating figures and let out a light laugh. "If you're scared, just say so!"
...Most people had finished hiding. Currently, only Erza and Mirajane, Kagura from Mermaid Heel, Chine and Ikaruga from Sword Guild, and Minerva from Sabertooth had not hidden.
The fearless posture of these beautiful women formed a sharp contrast with those who were hiding, causing everyone to cheer; they could truly be called heroines among women.
"What heart-stirring beauties!"
Bacchus of Sword Guild saw this scene. He walked over holding his wine gourd, licked the corner of his mouth, and smiled. "I'm Bacchus. Let's make a deal. I'll fight the six of you alone. If I win, how about you all become my property?"
Hearing this, the six women's gazes turned cold. This guy was simply courting death.
Chine, with her pink hair, stepped forward, her slender fingers brushing through her hair. "I can't decide for the others, but..."
A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. "If you beat me, my sister and I are yours!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other women couldn't help but turn serious. For Bacchus to dare say such a thing, his strength must be extraordinary, yet this Chine was actually so confident.
Mirajane said in surprise, "She's just like you, someone who likes using swords."
Erza nodded slightly. "I can feel it. Both people from Sword Guild are very strong."
Minerva looked at Chine and gave a light laugh. "You should step back. Don't actually lose yourself; that would be quite amusing."
Her gaze turned toward Erza, and she said indifferently, "Once this mistress deals with this man, I'll have a final showdown with you!"
Before her voice had even faded, the sound of a thud followed as someone collapsed. She looked back to see that the incredibly arrogant Bacchus was already lying on the ground, his life or death unknown.
Minerva's heart shook. What had happened in that instant?
She suddenly looked at Erza and the others, only to see that they also wore expressions of shock.
Mirajane whispered, "Did you see clearly what happened just now? There are at least thirty sword wounds on Bacchus, yet I only saw three strikes."
Erza looked at Chine, who seemed not to have moved from her spot, her eyes extremely solemn. "I only saw five strikes. This person is strong to the extreme!"
She couldn't have pulled off that move just now; this was a sword master who surpassed her.
Kagura placed her hand on her sword hilt, standing ready. This was an unprecedentedly powerful enemy.
"The four of you are the strongest ones here."
Chine's gaze turned toward them, her eyes narrowing slightly. A terrifying magic power surged toward the heavens, and the world instantly turned into a sea of pink.
Rumble!
Under everyone's shocked gazes, invisible sword qi rampaged wildly. The entire island trembled and crumbled under the blade-like magic power, and the forest was swept clean, turned into dust filling the sky.
At this moment, whether it was the people hiding in the forest or Lucy and Juvia hiding under the sea, everyone felt the splitting pain of being torn apart. That unparalleled magic pressure made it difficult for everyone to breathe.
The audience outside was shocked by the magic power that submerged the sky. What kind of terrifying magic power was that? Just releasing it left everyone powerless to resist.
Sword Guild was newly registered. They had thought it would be the weakest, but they didn't expect it to be this strong—to the point where it was hard to find anyone in all of Ishgar who could rival them.
"Chine, The Sword of Ultimate Dao, and Ikaruga of the Moonless Style... just who are they?!"
"Ikaruga was once the guild master of Trinity Raven. She had S-class strength long ago. I didn't expect her to have an older sister."
All the guilds felt as if they were facing a great enemy and were already thinking about how to deal with such an opponent if they encountered her.
Inside the illusory magic space, the forest where everyone was hiding was directly shredded by the invisible sword qi, revealing panicked figures one after another. Everyone's gaze focused on Chine, who stood there holding her sword.
There was no longer any need for doubt; this woman was the strongest person on the field. If they couldn't defeat her, there would be no possibility of winning.
Chine stood on the rubble, her gaze sweeping over everyone, and said softly, "I specialize in the Dao of the Sword. The Sword of Ultimate Dao that breaks all laws with a single strike. Extreme speed, extreme sharpness, and then my magic power."
"You can all come at me together, but be prepared to die. My sword might be so fast that you won't have time to shout 'I surrender'."
"Of course, I will avoid your vitals, but if you still unfortunately die, then I can only say I'm sorry!"
After saying that, she looked at her younger sister Ikaruga. "Go deal with those two girls in the sea."
"Yes, Sister!"
Ikaruga didn't dare hesitate. Her sister's interest had been piqued; there were probably experts present who could make her get serious.
Lyon of Blue Pegasus looked at Bacchus, who was floating face-down in the water, his life or death unknown, and felt a bit panicked.
Was this a joke? Just a moment ago, he was bragging about fighting everyone alone, and now he's a corpse?
He looked at the others and suggested, "Let's all attack together and defeat this woman first."
Erza stepped forward and said indifferently, "In a battle like this, we of Fairy Tail don't like gang fights."
She pointed her sword at Chine, her eyes burning with battle intent. "Come, I will fight you!"
Chine shook her head and smiled. "The only one here who makes me feel slightly endangered is you. After I've dealt with the others, you can show me your hidden power."
She took a step forward, arriving in front of Lyon with speed that surpassed everyone's eyes, and casually slashed at his abdomen, causing blood to splatter.
"This is impossible..."
Lyon looked down at his bleeding abdomen with a terrified expression. After shouting "I surrender," he lost all ability to resist and fell face-down on the ground, before being enveloped in light and disappearing.
"So fast!"
Everyone was shocked. Was this the extreme speed and sharpness?
Asking themselves, they realized they also wouldn't be able to dodge that ultra-fast speed that seemed to cross space.
Zancrow's eyes narrowed slightly, and he whispered, "I'll give it a try. Azuma, you protect me!"
"Alright!"
Azuma activated Great Tree Arc. Trees sprouted from the ground, grabbing Zancrow and merging him into the trees, where he disappeared.
Chine suddenly looked up at the sky, seeing a flaming meteor streaking across the firmament, crashing toward the spot where she stood.
Under everyone's shocked gazes, she reached out and raised her human-sized longsword. Just as the meteor was about to crash down, she finally swung her sword in a strike.
In that instant, Chine seemed to slash out thousands upon thousands of times. An endless grid of sword light passed through the meteor and toward the sky, even slashing dense black lines into the space itself.
And that meteor had already turned into a cloud of dust, dissipating away.
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