Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars

Chapter 456: Everything Is Within My Plan!

As Lyon, Mest, Kagura, Cana, Gajeel, and Levy reached an agreement regarding their objectives and interests.

The six immediately surrounded Wendy with ill intentions...

"Uh..."

"Brother Lyon, Sister Kagura, what are you planning to do?!"

Wendy looked at the scene before her, unable to help shivering.

Immediately afterward, Wendy hugged Charle in her arms and continuously retreated backward. At this moment, Wendy's dragon instincts were telling her that none of the people before her were good people.

"Sorry, Wendy-chan~"

"Everything is for this year's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial!"

"After the trial ends, you can punish me however you want!"

Kagura's right hand rested on the katana at her waist as she approached Wendy step by step. Compared to the others, Kagura was, after all, a disciple of Erza, so her personality was also somewhat similar to Erza's.

Thus, Kagura, who was filled with a sense of justice, called a spade a spade. She knew that what she was doing was extremely despicable, but Jacob, who was ranked among the Spriggan 12, was indeed not someone she could deal with alone. Therefore, in order to obtain victory, she could only use such a method. So Kagura decided that after this competition ended, she would go find Wendy, apologize, and beg for Wendy's forgiveness...

"Wendy-chan, you mustn't be afraid. Your brothers are all good people! It's just that your brothers intend to help you eliminate this pervert who looks like a Lolicon beside you..."

Lyon spread open his arms and slowly walked toward Wendy. If Lyon were not completely naked at this moment, looking like a pervert, no, clearly Lyon was a pervert at this moment, then his words would still be quite convincing.

"Stand back! You damn pervert! Don't come any closer to adorable Wendy-chan!"

"Lolis are the property of the people of the world! You actually let such a treasure see such filthy, despicable things! You truly deserve to die!"

Jacob glared at Lyon and roared.

Normally, Jacob, dressed in a pitch-black suit and looking like a gentleman, always spoke in an unhurried manner. He rarely became angry, but there was only one reason for his anger: this bastard named Lyon was actually shameless!

Not only had he polluted the eyes of a loli, he had also caused a treasure of the world to be covered in dust, corrupted public morals, and was simply deserving of death!

"Although Lyon really is a pervert, but..."

"Uncle, you can actually describe your liking for lolis in such a fresh and refined way. You're not exactly a good person either, are you?"

Kagura and the others looked at the furious Jacob, the corners of their eyes twitching slightly as they continuously complained inwardly.

"Pervert, go to hell! Damn exhibitionist!"

Jacob shouted and was about to directly attack Lyon with Magic.

"Who are you calling a pervert? Damn Lolicon! This is a crime..."

Lyon was unwilling to back down either, as endless freezing air gathered around his body.

The next second, an Ice Dragon charged toward Jacob.

"Disappear!"

Facing Lyon's coldness, the corners of Jacob's mouth rose. He merely waved lightly at Lyon.

Lyon, together with his Ice Dragon, immediately disappeared from the street...

"Everyone, be careful! This is the teleportation Magic Jacob used when dealing with Laxus!"

Kagura had been staring closely at Jacob. After Jacob erased Lyon's figure, she immediately reminded everyone around her.

"This is a little troublesome!"

As Kagura's voice fell, the expressions of Cana, Levy, Gajeel, and the others changed one after another.

"You understand now, right?"

"Before absolute power, you have no chance of victory..."

Jacob looked at Kagura and the others, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He considered himself fully capable of becoming an S-Class Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild. After all, it was not as though he had never seen the strength of the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mages. In terms of Magic Power, Laxus, who had fought him, was merely on par with him, and was even slightly weaker than him...

Thus, when dealing with beings such as Kagura and the others who were not even S-Class Mages, he possessed absolute confidence and advantage.

"Unfortunately, we never intended to fight you head-on!"

Just as Jacob looked at Kagura and the others with the corners of his mouth raised, a cold voice sounded from behind him.

"Hmm?"

Jacob immediately turned around upon hearing the voice, only to see that Mest had somehow arrived behind him and had an arm around Wendy, or more accurately, had her tucked under his arm, taking her hostage.

"Wh-what are you doing?!"

Jacob stared at Wendy, who was being held in Mest's arms, or more accurately, tucked under his armpit. His eyes widened, his body trembling slightly as he could not help becoming nervous...

The treasure of the world, an adorable loli, had actually been kidnapped! Unforgivable...

"Hehehe, if you don't want Wendy to get taken out by me right here, I advise you to release Lyon immediately!"

Mest held Wendy in his arms, staring straight at Jacob with a cold laugh.

"Alright! I'll release Lyon right now, just don't do anything rash!"

Cold sweat continuously appeared on Jacob's forehead. In Jacob's view, Wendy being injured was far more serious than him being injured.

"Buzz!"

Accompanied by a rumble of space, Lyon's figure immediately returned beside Jacob.

"Lyon, everyone, now! Focus all your attacks on Jacob and take him out!"

Mest looked at Lyon, who had reappeared on the battlefield, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then shouted to everyone.

"Got it!"

Lyon and the others immediately assumed positions to cast their Magic upon hearing Mest's command.

"Ice-Make..."

Lyon waved his hand, and freezing air roared around him.

"One Sword Style..."

Kagura likewise drew the katana from her waist.

"Card Magic..."

Cana pulled a stack of cards from her trouser pocket. These cards were Cana's trump cards, and among them were quite a few that she had commissioned the S-Class Mages within the guild to help her make.

"Iron Dragon's..."

Gajeel was also an extremely perceptive person. He noticed that this was the best opportunity to attack.

For a moment, all kinds of Magic immediately attacked Jacob...

"Wendy, I'm sorry. It seems I won't be able to accompany you through the rest of the journey..."

Jacob looked at the countless Magic, his brows tightly furrowed. Although blocking these Magic was not difficult for him, when he thought of Wendy currently being in these people's hands, he did not dare to resist...

He was afraid that his actions would agitate Mest and cause him to hurt Wendy!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a rumbling sound, Jacob was ultimately sent flying by the endless Magic.

"Uh..."

Although Kagura and the others controlled the power of their Magic and did not release it with all their strength!

Under Jacob's complete lack of defense, they still heavily injured him.

"Jacob..."

When Wendy saw Jacob fall to the ground, she finally realized that the battle had begun!

Whether it was Mest or anyone else, they were not joking with her, but were genuinely going to have a real fight with her! Yes, the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial was such a cruel affair...

Because mercy in the trial was being irresponsible toward the lives of the Mages within the guild. Precisely because the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial was strict, the quality of the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mages was exceptionally high, and when completing S-Class missions, they maintained a one-hundred-percent success rate.

"Boom!!!"

Precisely as Jacob fell to the ground, immense Magic Power erupted from Wendy's body. Her beautiful, sky-reflecting deep-blue long hair had somehow been dyed with a faint layer of pink, while her deep eyes became exceptionally bright and ethereal. If one looked carefully, one could see that a layer of milky-white, translucent dragon scales had actually grown on Wendy's delicate cheeks, reflecting the light of the sky!

"Dragon Force!"

Wendy's transformation naturally alarmed everyone. When Gajeel saw Wendy's appearance, the corners of his mouth rose, revealing a smile. Yes, at this moment, Wendy directly entered Dragon Force mode! This was an ability Wendy had mastered only after developing her Second Origin with Ultear's help and then spending several months mastering it...

Although Wendy's Dragon Force was still very rudimentary and had not reached the legendary level where it could fight against dragons, it was still not something ordinary humans could withstand!

"Heaven Dragon's Hook Fist!"

After displaying Dragon Force, Wendy did not say another word and directly knocked Mest beside her flying. Then she transformed into a breeze and immediately arrived beside Jacob.

"Mr. Jacob, are you alright?"

Wendy looked anxiously at Jacob, who was lying in the ruins, while using her Healing Magic to treat him. Under Wendy's treatment, the injuries on Jacob's body recovered at a visible speed...

"It's not a big problem!"

"Rather, Wendy, I didn't expect you to possess such powerful strength!"

Jacob looked at Wendy, surprise evident in his expression.

"This... I didn't intentionally hide it..."

Wendy hesitated after hearing Jacob's words.

In fact, the reason Wendy had hidden it from Jacob was because Charle had told Wendy that Jacob did not look like a good person and that it would be best to keep something in reserve...

Just as Wendy was somewhat regretting hiding her strength from Jacob, Jacob spoke once again.

"That's wonderful! Hiding your abilities is an essential skill for an assassin! Looks like Wendy, you have a real talent for becoming an assassin..."

After hearing Wendy's words, Jacob shook his head and spoke excitedly.

"This..."

Wendy stared blankly at the excited Jacob.

"Damn it! Speaking of which, I originally said that I would protect you, but in the end, I was instead saved by you, Wendy. This is truly unacceptable! I'm not worthy of being your teammate..."

Without waiting for Wendy to say anything, Jacob continued speaking to himself.

At this moment, Jacob kept criticizing his own incompetence in front of Wendy...

"No, no, no! Mr. Jacob, you're already very powerful!"

"Let's join forces and win this year's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial!"

Wendy looked at Jacob who was conducting a self-criticism and immediately shook her head. Then she grabbed Jacob's hand that was resting on the ground and spoke anxiously.

"Good! Then let's take them down together and successfully pass this year's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial!"

After feeling Wendy's enthusiasm, Jacob directly sat up from the ground. He clenched his fists, determined to fight alongside Wendy to the bitter end.

"Looks like they've already recovered their spirits!"

"And more importantly, Jacob and Wendy have now completely become a team. Our trouble has begun!"

"Idiot, we have six people on our side. If six people fight two people and we still have to use a sneak attack, that would be too despicable..."

On the other side, Lyon and the others waited for Jacob and Wendy to stand up from the ground. In fact, they had more than enough strength to prevent Jacob from even having the strength to stand, but they did not do so. Their side already had the advantage in numbers, so at the very least, they hoped that when they fought, they could have a relatively fair battle with Jacob and Wendy, with everyone using their moves and fighting with all their strength! That would be interesting...

"Phew!"

"Everyone, we're ready. The battle can begin!"

Wendy seemed to have noticed this as well.

So after helping Jacob up from the ground, she immediately spoke to Lyon and the others.

"Begin!"

The instant Wendy finished speaking, Gajeel immediately rushed forward. His left hand transformed into a chainsaw, continuously rotating as it headed straight for Wendy.

"I absolutely won't let you get close to Wendy!"

However, before Gajeel could successfully approach Wendy, Jacob struck first. He bent down, dodging Gajeel's attack, then formed his right hand into a hook fist and directly struck Gajeel's cheek.

"It doesn't hurt!"

Gajeel smiled slightly at this. His entire body was made of steel, so he was not afraid of close-range attacks at all.

"Metal?"

Jacob immediately frowned after discovering Gajeel's ability.

"However, I also have a way to deal with metal!"

As Jacob spoke, he pressed his arm against Gajeel's body.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a ghostly purple light, Gajeel was directly sent flying by Jacob.

"I know some energy-type attacks as well..."

Jacob looked at Gajeel flying backward and spoke softly.

"Uncle, you're really strong!"

However, just as Jacob sent Gajeel flying, the Ice Dragon created by Lyon was already attacking Jacob.

"Ice-Make Magic?"

Jacob felt the cold air around him, as well as the Ice White Tiger, Ice Brown Bear, and Ice Woolly Mammoth that passed him and launched attacks toward Wendy, and his pupils trembled.

"Unfortunately, they're too fragile!"

As Jacob spoke, he blew apart the Ice Dragon approaching him with one punch.

"Boom!"

Then he pointed two fingers toward Lyon and released a ghostly purple light, sending Lyon flying.

"So strong!"

Levy, who was writing some script, trembled slightly in her pupils when she saw Jacob easily suppressing both Gajeel and Lyon.

"Phew!"

"Take this!"

At the same time, Kagura had already drawn the katana from her waist and charged toward Jacob.

"Hmm?"

When Jacob saw Kagura, he retreated for the first time, attempting to create distance from Kagura.

It was simply because the instant Jacob saw the black aura wrapped around the blade in Kagura's hand, he knew that in close combat, he was inferior to Kagura.

"Flying Slash!"

Kagura looked at Jacob, who was continuously retreating, slightly furrowed her brows, and swung with force.

Immediately, a pitch-black slash shot out along the katana in Kagura's hand...

"What a sharp slash!"

Jacob looked at the slash Kagura had released so effortlessly, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. This was the first time Jacob had felt an attack that posed a threat to him.

"Boom!"

However, Jacob did not simply wait to die. Using his arm as a blade, he lightly swung it toward the black slash. Immediately, a ghostly purple slash was released from Jacob's arm, colliding with Kagura's black slash.

"Boom!!"

As the two slashes collided, a series of rumbling sounds immediately erupted...

However, Kagura's slash was also canceled out by Jacob.

"Heaven Dragon's Crushing Fist!"

On the other side, Wendy had already destroyed all the Ice Constructs summoned by Lyon, turning them into ice fragments filling the sky.

"Separate the battlefield! Don't let Wendy continue healing Jacob, otherwise this battle will never end..."

Kagura looked at the scene before her and spoke to everyone behind her.

"Understood!"

As Kagura's voice fell, Mest's figure once again appeared beside Wendy.

"Damn it!"

Wendy wanted to do something, but she was ultimately a step too late.

"Wendy!"

Charle flew through the air. Seeing Mest approach Wendy, she immediately became extremely worried. She flapped her wings like a bird and rushed toward Wendy.

"Buzz!"

Precisely when Charle touched Mest, a flash of light appeared!

In the blink of an eye, the figures of Mest, Wendy, and Charle disappeared from the street.

The ones who disappeared together with the three were Iron Dragon Gajeel and Lyon...

Clearly, under Kagura's command, Lyon and Gajeel had gone to deal with Wendy and Charle.

"No, I have to immediately go support Wendy! With Wendy's strength, she absolutely isn't a match for those two!"

Jacob looked at the people who had disappeared and immediately understood something. Cold sweat appeared on his forehead as he prepared to go support Wendy.

"I won't let you leave!"

However, just as Jacob was about to take a step, a sharp slash swept past his feet.

This forced Jacob to withdraw his foot...

Precisely as Jacob withdrew his foot, a crack two centimeters wide instantly appeared in the place where he had intended to step! That was the crack cut open by Kagura's slash...

"You really are persistent..."

Jacob helplessly turned around and looked at Kagura, who was ready for battle, shaking his head.

"If Kagura were four or five years younger, then I would have already willingly offered myself to her. Unfortunately, Kagura is still slightly too old!"

Jacob only intended to protect lolis, not beautiful girls who had already exceeded the age of lolis!

"You are not my opponent, girl!"

Jacob placed his hands behind his back and looked at Kagura, who was holding a katana, speaking coldly.

"Is that so?"

Kagura merely smiled slightly in response.

The next second, Kagura was like a cheetah, holding her katana as she instantly charged toward Jacob and slashed.

"So fast!"

Jacob's pupils trembled as he sensed Kagura's speed.

He had underestimated Kagura's strength!

"I have to defend!"

Jacob immediately summoned his weapon.

A ghostly purple light emanated from Jacob's white gloves, and immediately afterward, a sharp sword fell into Jacob's hand...

"Swish!"

However, by the time Jacob took out his weapon, Kagura's blade had already arrived.

Accompanied by a flash of cold light, the blade in Jacob's hand broke with a snap, while his thigh was cut open, and blood immediately gushed from the wound.

"How can you be this strong?"

Ghostly purple light flashed across Jacob's hand as he stopped the bleeding from his thigh. Then he turned around and looked at Kagura as he asked.

"Who knows? Perhaps the trust of my comrades gave me strength?"

Kagura did not intend to answer Jacob. She merely raised the corners of her mouth.

At the same time...

Inside a shop beside the street, the Magic Power within Cana and Levy's bodies continued to be consumed.

When Jacob's attention was drawn to Wendy and the others, Levy used her Letter Magic to write Speed Increase, Strength Increase, Attack Increase, and other supportive words onto Kagura...

As for Cana, she also used all the cards she had bought from Irene's shop for supporting others on Kagura! Simply put, Kagura currently had a huge pile of BUFFs active on her, and her strength was rising straight up!

However, this was not without a price. The price was that Cana and Levy had to pay for the Magic Power Kagura was excessively consuming instead...

Therefore, when golden light radiated from Kagura's body as she fought Jacob one-on-one, Cana and Levy directly collapsed.

"Hang in there! Kagura, we can't hold on for much longer..."

Cana and Levy lay inside the room, silently praying in their hearts.

During the time Kagura and Jacob were fighting one-on-one...

Clashes also occurred on several other battlefields...

First of all, Evergreen, Elfman, Lisanna, and Juvia, who intended to meet up with Freed and Bickslow, directly encountered Mystogan and Wahl Icht...

"Hey! Since you two are here, then Freed and Bickslow should have already been taken out, right?"

Evergreen looked at Mystogan and questioned him coldly.

"Who knows?!"

Mystogan adjusted the mask on his face and calmly responded to Evergreen.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I'll finish you all off soon~"

Wahl Icht had already entered battle mode. His entire body was like Iron Man's, covered in laser weapons. For a moment, the great battle between Wahl Icht and Mystogan on one side, and Elfman, Evergreen, Lisanna, and Juvia on the other, was about to erupt! However, the outcome of this battle seemed to have already been decided...

On the other side, the rear mountain of the Fairy Tail Guild!

"Fire Dragon King's Crushing Fist!!"

Under the targeting of Gray's Devil Slayer Magic, Natsu suddenly erupted with astonishing Magic Power. He seemed to have drawn upon the power of Igneel within his body and unleashed the Fire Dragon King's Crushing Fist, instantly destroying an entire mountain range in the rear mountain of the Fairy Tail Guild...

Cough cough, as well as Gray and 'Winter General' Invel Yura!

At this moment, the clothes on Gray and Invel Yura's bodies had already been melted by Natsu's punch, and they fell to the ground, unconscious.

In Magnolia Town!

It seemed that they had sensed the demonic power within Natsu's body, or perhaps they had been intimidated by the power of Fire Dragon King Igneel! 'Death God' Bloodman and Larcade moved their group's position...

Toward the center of the town! And then they encountered Kagura and Jacob, who were engaged in an intense battle.

"Good afternoon, you two~"

Larcade clasped his hands together and greeted Kagura and Jacob with a beaming smile.

"Larcade, and Bloodman?!"

Jacob looked at the two who had arrived, losing his composure for the first time. As another member of the Spriggan 12, he knew all too well how terrifying the strength of Bloodman and Larcade was.

"Enemy! Eliminate!"

At this moment, Kagura, who had already become bloodthirsty, directly leaped high into the air upon sensing Larcade's presence and slashed toward him without a second thought.

"Not good! Don't go..."

Jacob anxiously shouted as he looked at Kagura preparing to attack Larcade.

"Hehe! You're too impatient, little kitten~"

"Why don't you just have a pleasant sleep first~"

Unfortunately, it was already too late. Larcade dodged Kagura's attack with a flash, then directly grabbed Kagura's wrist, simultaneously directing his Magic Power into Kagura's body.

"Uh."

Kagura's body immediately trembled. She knelt on the ground, then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

"My~"

"Looks like I increased the dosage a little too much! I'll have to be careful next time~"

Larcade looked at the fallen Kagura and revealed a faint smile. Although he seemed to be reflecting on himself, his eyes were actually filled with pleasure.

"This is troublesome."

At the same time, Jacob, whose body was in an extremely miserable state after being slashed four or five times by Kagura, looked at the unharmed Bloodman and Larcade and frowned.

With his strength, even at his peak, he could not do anything to the two members of the Spriggan 12, let alone now, when he was already slightly injured and even somewhat lacking in stamina!

Of course, Kagura's condition was not much better than his either. This was also why Larcade could easily defeat Kagura.

At the same time, inside the teahouse.

"Things seem to have begun developing outside my script! But it's not a big problem. No matter who wins in the end, as long as I personally step in and defeat the opponent, I can guarantee Lucy's victory in this year's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial! I'm truly too clever..."

Leo looked at the wandering points of light on the map, thought for a moment, and then burst out laughing.