dmims Chapter 436 Mavis Breaks Down in Tears, an Unexpected Special Rule
Chapter 436 Mavis Breaks Down in Tears, an Unexpected Special Rule
Chapter 436 Mavis Breaks Down in Tears, an Unexpected Special Rule
Even most of the Fairy Tail members couldn't have guessed Makarov's purpose in making this arrangement, let alone the others.
"Wow! This is really unexpected; the final battle of Fairy Tail will have this kind of lineup!"
Chabadi voiced the confusion in the hearts of the audience, his face full of disappointment, "It's understandable that Lucy, Natsu, and Gajeel, who performed exceptionally well yesterday, need to recover from their injuries. But the strongest, Chess, and Gildarts, who was supposedly already on his way to Crocus, are not here!"
When he unexpectedly learned about Gildarts last night, he was still looking forward to seeing Chase + Gildarts dominate the field.
"Perhaps there are some special considerations."
Yajima held up a finger and explained with a smile, "Besides, Macao, who once served as acting president, is also quite strong~"
He naturally saw the deeper meaning behind Makarov's arrangement: it allowed the younger generation to receive the training they deserved, while also taking into account the hardships the remaining team had endured over the past seven years.
"That bastard Chess, cough cough, it's actually a good thing for the other guilds that Chess didn't participate, Pumpkin."
Pumpkin Head's tone was filled with incredibly strong personal emotions, indicating that he had truly developed a psychological trauma towards Chase.
If this bastard participates, the special survival rules I added overnight will probably be messed up again!
As he said, the other contestants all breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that Chess Lucy and the others were not there.
"Looks like we won't have to fight monsters in today's finals," Future Jura remarked, glancing at Chess in the stands.
Chase smiled in response: "You're too happy too soon. You'll regret it later."
"We're really lucky that neither Natsu Dragneel nor Gajeel Redfox showed up." Future Rogue's gaze was low and solemn.
"No matter what, we absolutely have to win—" Future Stinger clenched his fists tightly.
Similar to the original story, after returning to Saberbite Tiger's base the night before last, they suffered a crushing defeat and were brutally beaten by an enraged Germain.
Beyonder Future Rector couldn't help but stand up and plead for him, but was instead blasted into dust by Germain with magic, who said, "How can a mere cat or dog have my guild crest?"
Stinger went berserk as a result, killing Germain with a single punch, shocking all the Sabertooth members.
Later, Future Minerva stepped forward and announced that she would temporarily serve as the chairman. Whether she saw the importance of companions in Lucy or recalled what she once insisted on but which her father Germain had replaced with "might makes right," she did not use the rescued Rector as a threat this time, but returned him to Future Stinger.
"Elu-chan, you're full of energy again today!"
"Even former comrades won't show me mercy in a match, Miliana!"
"Gray is determined to win Juvia away from you!"
"I already told you I didn't agree to that weird bet, and there's no way I could lose to someone like you!"
"Then, I'll take Miss Kana."
"Ivan Rum? I'm sorry, a kid like you isn't my type~"
Players who knew each other greeted each other on the field.
The elderly father outside was furious: "That pretty boy dared to flirt with my precious daughter! President! It's my turn to go on stage!!"
In the future, Wakaba and others hurriedly hugged him tightly as he was about to rush onto the field.
Just then, Chabadi's voice rang out.
"Now, let's begin explaining the detailed rules of the Final Day Survival Challenge. First up is—"
The scope of the final battle, the "Survival Game," is no longer limited to the main venue of the Grand Magic Games, but has expanded to all the streets of the entire city of Crocus.
Participating teams will be assigned to random areas in the city, and will have to fight if they encounter each other during the exploration process.
One point is awarded for stunning or incapacitating an opponent; five points are awarded if the target is the team leader.
Teams cannot know in advance who the captain is.
In addition, five neutral NPCs have been dispatched to the city of Crocus. Defeating them will grant an extra 3 points. The NPCs' locations are completely public, and they will only move within their respective territories and will not attack passing contestants.
Correspondingly, if they are attacked, the attacker will be regarded as an enemy and pursued until the contestant surrenders and leaves the arena or loses the ability to fight.
For each player defeated, the NPC's base score increases by 1; if the target is the team leader, the score increases by 5.
Furthermore, all scores generated within the NPC's area will be added to the NPC's score.
For example, if two ordinary members of two guilds break out in a battle and player A wins against player B, then the NPC's base score will also increase by 1, from the base of 3 points to 4 points!
"I never expected that besides the information that was initially released, there was such a hidden setting—"
Chase frowned slightly, feeling quite unfamiliar with this special rule that had not appeared in the original work.
However, upon closer reflection, it's understandable, since Fairy Tail currently leads by a significant margin compared to the original work, almost double the score of the second-place contender.
With such a large point difference, it is highly likely that they will either be attacked by all sides or easily win the championship.
Clearly, neither of these scenarios is what the organizers of the Grand Magic Games want to see.
Given this situation, it's only natural that special rules would be added to make the final battle more exciting.
"This is indeed a bit unexpected. In that case, the other teams could theoretically have gained a lot more points," Makarov said with a serious expression.
"And the determination of the action plan has become much stricter," Mira added.
Should the five of them act together, or should they split up and take them down one by one?
Is it better to risk being counter-killed and prioritize taking the neutral points, or to lurk in the shadows and wait for the NPCs to "feed up" before taking them all out in one go?
Whether other enemies will get there first, and so on, are all issues that must be considered!
"I suddenly feel like I'm not as relaxed anymore—"
Lucy, being silly, was a little dizzy from her analysis.
"Forget all that, just attack, you five!!"
Natsu was shouting at the arena, clearly engrossed in the experience.
The other companions looked worried—mainly because of Macao's future.
"Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo—"
Just then, two sobbing sounds suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Looking up, I saw two Mebius sitting on the wall raising their hands in unison to cover their big, tearful eyes, looking all wronged.
"Okay, that's outrageous. They have such rules but didn't even notify us in advance."
"We analyzed the personalities, behavioral patterns, and magical characteristics of all the contestants overnight, and after hundreds of millions of simulations, we finally devised a suitable action plan for them."
"It's definitely too late to re-analyze it now!"
As they talked, the two Mebis broke down even more, bursting into tears that flowed like a fountain.
Finally, I got this chance to show off in front of my friends and fully display my title as the "Fairy Strategist".
Then, "snap," they were all gone!