Everyone was frozen in shock.
Makarov felt like he was about to faint from the shock. The Royal Capital—the entire Royal Capital. How much money would that cost? Oh, wait. The organizers of the Grand Magic Games said they could fight as much as they wanted, and they wouldn't have to pay.
That's good! That's good!
Soon, every camera lens focused on the five members of Sabertooth. At this moment, all five were collapsed on the ground, having lost their ability to fight.
[The battle is over!]
[It's Kael!! Kael defeated all five members of Sabertooth and earned 9 points!!]
[Fairy Tail has earned a total of 65 points!!]
[He's too powerful————!!]
[Kael is simply strong beyond belief!!]
[The final winner of the Grand Magic Games is... Fairy Tail!!]
BOOM——————!!
"Kael! Kael!!"
"Fairy Tail!!"
"Fairy Tail!!" ...
Cheering erupted from the stands. Some shouted for Fairy Tail, but even more were calling out Kael's name.
[This massive cheering!! The strongest guild, Fairy Tail, has completely returned!!]
"Congratulations, Makarov."
Yajima smiled and offered his congratulations. As Makarov's lifelong friend, Yajima was truly happy for him. He had been very worried when Fairy Tail was in trouble.
"To survive the final day with a perfect victory!! And he actually destroyed the Royal Capital!!"
The organizer, Pumpkin-head, stood with his mouth wide open, completely stunned. According to his original thinking, Crocus was such a large city that no matter how much damage occurred during a fight, it couldn't be that bad.
But the power of this destruction had far exceeded his expectations. Even with magic, repairing it would take at least a few days.
"Truly amazing!"
Risley remarked with emotion.
"I told you, that guy is a monster!"
Millianna said. She would always remember what happened at the Tower of Heaven. Even back then, Kael was an invincible monster. Now, he seemed even more like a monster.
"Well done!"
Jura said. In truth, he had already expected this outcome in his heart, but he was still startled by Kael's words.
He had pushed himself to the limit, yet his MPF value was only over 9,500. Kael had said his own MPF value was 114,000. The difference between his value and Kael's was more than eleven times.
He simply couldn't imagine it. But seeing the attack Kael had launched so casually, and how Kael had taken so many hits while remaining completely unharmed, it was very likely that the number Kael mentioned was real.
A mage's magic naturally provides them with magic resistance. The stronger the magic power, the higher the magic resistance becomes.
This was why attacks that looked like they had terrifying power didn't seem fatal when they hit a mage.
With Kael's MPF value being so high, someone whose MPF value did not exceed 50,000 probably couldn't even break through his defense.
As for Sabertooth, not only did they lack anyone with an MPF value over 50,000, they didn't even have anyone over 10,000. Naturally, they couldn't break Kael's defense.
"Yeah! Even though I already knew Kael was amazing, this is just too much."
Lyon was supporting Jura. Jura had received simple treatment from Sherria using healing magic, but it would still take time to fully recover.
Lyon wanted to try and surpass Kael, but in the end, the gap was just too large.
Ren said, "Congratulations on your victory."
"Well, let's just consider it a celebration for the return of the Tenrou group."
Eve said casually. Blue Pegasus didn't care particularly much about winning or losing. And, even if they didn't want to admit it, their guild truly didn't have any monster strong enough to stand against Kael.
"Kael is still the same as before—a monster among monsters."
Hibiki shook his head. Back then, Kael could defeat the Oración Seis, one of the strongest dark guilds at the time, by himself. Naturally, he could also defeat Sabertooth, the strongest guild today.
"Mehh————!"
Even though they lost, they weren't in a bad mood. Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus were allies. They all remembered the kindness Fairy Tail showed during the joint operation seven years ago when Fairy Tail provided the main force.
"Did I really offend a guy like that?"
Bacchus felt like his teeth were aching. Why did he have to talk so much back then? Having a monster like this participate in the Grand Magic Games was simply cheating.
There were many people who shared Bacchus's thoughts. The finals of the Grand Magic Games had turned into Kael's personal one-man show.
Many people felt that Kael could probably defeat every single participant in the Grand Magic Games all by himself.
Kael's body returned to its original form.
"Phew! That power really is terrifying."
His body had become very strong after such a long period of training. However, after taking in Escanor and then returning to normal, he still didn't feel quite right. He felt a slight stinging pain in his body.
Kael knew this was the side effect of transforming into Escanor. Escanor's magic was 'Sunshine.' This magic power would increase gradually as the sun rose, reaching its peak at noon, possessing immense magic power and danger.
Because it was primarily the magic of the sun, his own magic power consumption was not particularly high.
Next, in the Grand Magic Games arena, all the members of Fairy Tail attended the awards ceremony together.
They held up the trophy representing the championship of the Grand Magic Games along with the prize money. Bright smiles were on their faces.
Countless reporters interviewed Kael, and he answered them one by one. The ceremony lasted for over an hour before it gradually calmed down.
In the royal viewing stand, the Princess of the Kingdom of Fiore watched the scene in the arena. Her expression couldn't help but grow heavy.
"Everything that person from the future said was true. Fairy Tail really won the Grand Magic Games! From now on, the Eclipse Project will switch to the second plan."
"Transfer the modified version of Eclipse, the Eclipse Cannon, to the surface!"
Evening.
The Royal Palace of Fiore.
The Eclipse Gate was moved to the surface.
The Grand Magic Games arena.
All the guilds that participated in the Grand Magic Games, including those from the preliminary rounds, were gathered here.
The King of Fiore, Toma E. Fiore, looked a bit pale as he explained the reason for calling everyone there.
"...Therefore, while it is sad that there is no time to enjoy the aftermath of the Grand Magic Games, right now... is a moment of crisis concerning the survival of our nation..."
"You said there are ten thousand dragons? Is that true?"
Makarov asked once more in disbelief. Dragons were creatures from ancient legends. A single dragon could destroy a nation. Ten thousand dragons—that number was too staggering. It was almost impossible for humans to win.