For the duel events, the tournament matches opponents, but for the competition part, there are no requirements, and anyone can be sent up.
"With yesterday's performance, do you still have the nerve to go up?" Gray complained bluntly.
"I just didn't perform well yesterday!" Natsu retorted.
Competing in a vehicle yesterday was simply hell.
"Since Erza is going up, then for Team B, let me go." Mirajane said.
Since she lost her magic, it had been a long time since she sparred with Erza. They had both appeared in duels, so they would compete in the competition part.
"If Erza is going out, then I'll go too."
Seeing Erza go up, Millianna also wanted to participate.
"I agree." Kagura nodded.
"Eh? That girl."
Lucy saw Millianna and recognized her identity.
Natsu also recognized her. "Millianna joined a guild too."
On the Raven Tail side, Ivan warned, "Don't pull any small tricks in front of the Council Members, Obra."
Obra nodded.
...
"I'll handle things for Pegasus." Hibiki said, which caused quite a few girls to cheer.
"Wait, based on the name Pandemonium, no matter how you look at it, I should be the one going up." Ren wanted to stop him.
Pandemonium sounded like a combat-oriented competition, and Hibiki's magic wasn't suited for combat.
Hibiki said with a grin, "Don't worry. I have a way to handle it."
Ren couldn't help but complain, "You don't look reassuring at all."
Ichiya struck a pose and said, "Trusting your comrades is our guild's most important principle."
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"I'll go. I'll blast them all away with Black Lightning." Orga stepped forward.
Minerva complained, "You're going to blast them without even knowing the competition's content?"
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"Is Jura-san going up?" Sherria was a bit surprised.
"Grandma's orders, nothing I can do." Jura said.
Lyon laughed. He didn't care much about rankings. Otherwise, he wouldn't have skipped so many previous tournaments.
However, with Fairy Tail's return this time, it had somewhat ignited his competitive spirit.
Being in second-to-last place until now was a bit unsightly. It was time for Jura to step up and earn some points.
"Yes, leave it to me."
The host, Mato, waved and said, "Sorry about the day off yesterday. Now, I will begin explaining the rules of Pandemonium."
As he finished speaking, the arena's materialization magic appeared again, and soon a massive temple filled with horror elements appeared in the venue.
"The temple where monsters nest, Pandemonium."
"Inside this temple, there are 100 monsters. Although they are just materialized by magic and won't attack everyone, the monsters' combat power is set to five levels: D, C, B, A, and S."
"The quantities are distributed as follows: 50 D-level, 30 C-level, 15 B-level, 4 A-level, and 1 S-level."
"By the way, just how strong is a D-level monster?"
A giant Magic Circle screen was projected, showing a monster covered in scales. With a casual swing of its tail, it destroyed a pillar, and with one charge, it demolished a house.
"As you can see from its strength, there are a total of 100 of these wandering inside Pandemonium."
"Please remember, for every level higher, the combat power doubles. An S-level monster is something even the Ten Wizard Saints cannot guarantee a win against."
"Hmm?"
Jura raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
"Please choose the number of monsters to fight in order. This is called the Right of Challenge. If you choose 3, then only 3 will appear in the temple. After successfully defeating 3 monsters, that contestant earns 3 points, and the next contestant will choose from the remaining 97."
"This repeats until the number of remaining monsters is 0, or when everyone's magic power is completely exhausted, the competition will be declared over."
Millianna said to the host, "This seems like a numbers game."
"Exactly. Instantaneous judgment of the situation is very important. However, as mentioned earlier regarding the monster levels, whether you choose one or five, the levels of the monsters that appear are random."
Hibiki said while analyzing, "In other words, the strategy is to avoid encountering the S-level monster."
"If it's random, that kind of strategy is useless." Orga didn't like things that required thinking.
Hibiki said confidently, "No, probability theory can become a certain strategy within my archive."
"Regardless of the monster's level, only the number of monsters defeated counts. Once you enter the temple, you cannot come out until the challenge is successful. If you fall inside the temple, the points earned previously remain valid, but the kill count for the round you fell in won't be counted, and the contestant must withdraw."
Gray frowned. "This really is a difficult multiple-choice question."
Lucy nodded. "Yeah. The number chosen has a significant impact on what follows. If you accidentally pick an S-level, it'll be bad."
Takeshi smiled. "This event isn't as complicated as you think. You just have to pick them all."
"Pick them all?!"
"Then, everyone, please start drawing lots."
Erza began drawing. "Number 1."
Millianna looked at Erza's number. "Erza is number 1? I'm number 2. It'll be me after you're done."
Erza breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought the outcome of this competition depended on drawing luck. Of course, my luck has always been the best."
"Drawing luck? Number 1 is indeed a good draw, but you still need to judge your own strength and then decide on the number of monsters to challenge."
"No need. All 100, I'll take them all."
Erza's words startled almost everyone in the Grand Magic Games venue.
Takeshi laughed. "See. That's Erza."
After a moment of surprise, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy all had smiles on their faces.
Right! That's Erza!
"You... you're joking. How can there be a setting where one person can wipe them all out?" The host, Mato, was a bit panicked.
Erza walked in without looking back.
Soon, the big screen displayed the footage inside. Over a hundred giant monsters of various forms were lurking in the temple, watching as Erza walked in step by step.
There were no pleasantries. They immediately rushed at Erza, and the slaughter began.
Erza requipped into various armors and used powerful swordsmanship, monster after monster fell before her.
Rumble—
The last monster falling to the ground.
[Un... un-unbelievable! She actually eliminated all 100 monsters by herself!]
[Is this the strength of the guild known as the strongest seven years ago?!]
[One person suppressed Pandemonium! Team Fairy Tail A receives 10 points!]