themonasnovels Chapter 429 All Advancement
Chapter 429 All Advancement
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"We've reached the exit!"
At the exit, Pakas shouted excitedly.
The "Four-Headed Hound" team and the "Fairy Tail" C and D teams stopped at the exit. They looked at each other, feeling a little awkward, as deciding who should go out first was a big question.
Since no one knows how many qualifying spots are left, which team will go out first is something that really matters.
"I have an idea. How about we send one person from each squad, two people together, out to scout out the situation first?"
Wakaba, puffing on his cigarette, offered an idea.
"But if I go out, can I come back in?"
Before Packas could answer, Warren was the first to raise a question about it.
By sending one person out to scout ahead, they can indeed find out how many teams have successfully advanced.
Furthermore, since only the entire team can advance successfully, going out alone will not guarantee a spot. But the question is, can that person come back after going out? If they can't come back after going out, those inside will still not know how many teams have already advanced.
"Shall we give it a try?"
Marcus suggested, a hint of cunning in his eyes. This suggestion would be advantageous to them, since Fairy Tail had a large number of members, and losing one person wouldn't have a significant impact. However, it was different for Four-Headed Hound; they already had fewer members, so this would only exacerbate the numerical disparity.
At this point, neither the families of Fairy Tail Team C nor Team D were sure whether Team A and Team B had successfully advanced.
Although they felt it wasn't a big problem, there was an element of luck involved; maybe neither Team A nor Team B made it out.
Therefore, no matter what, everyone should try their best to qualify and absolutely not give up.
If there aren't enough spots to advance, then we'll really have to fight the "Four-Headed Hounds" at the exit. This was agreed upon beforehand; at worst, we'll just have a fight at the entrance to decide who gets out first. They definitely won't try to sneak out.
"We'll send one person, and you send two. That way, neither of us will be at a disadvantage if a fight breaks out later."
Packas finally realized what was happening and agreed to the proposal.
Everyone gets along well, and it's best to avoid fighting if possible, but that's on the condition that it doesn't affect their advancement. It's impossible to get them to give up their advancement spots!
"Okay, let's do it that way."
Marcao nodded, looked at his companions, and finally decided to let the youngest, Marcus and Bigita, go out first.
In both teams, everyone else was over eighteen, except for these two who were under eighteen, so naturally they needed to be taken care of.
Meanwhile, the "Four-Headed Hound" decided to send Walkley, who was wearing a dog-head hooded cape, out first. Although Walkley was very unhappy about this, he still obeyed Parcas's arrangement.
The three of them walked out of the exit together and immediately saw several groups of mages gathered outside. This surprised them all. There were so many people. They thought there were no more spots for advancement.
"Teams A and B have both advanced!"
Seeing Lucy, Emerald, and Fried all there, Marcus and Bigita breathed a sigh of relief; now they felt no pressure.
It wouldn't matter if "Four-Headed Hound" went out first, since "Fairy Tail" already had two teams advance, and advancing further would just be icing on the cake. It would be better to give "Four-Headed Hound," their brother guild, a helping hand in their time of need.
Five teams! Only five teams!
Walker didn't pay much attention to the fact that two teams from Fairy Tail had already advanced. He counted carefully and found that there were only five teams left on the field: Fairy Tail Team A, Team B, Blue Pegasus, Boa Hancock, and Mermaid Heel. There were exactly three spots left to advance!
"Go back quickly! Tell everyone to come out!"
Walkley immediately called out to Marcus and Bigita.
Then the mage wearing a dog-head hooded cape darted back. He encountered no obstacles and quickly passed through the entrance to the exit of the maze.
"Hurry, hurry! There are only three spots left! The last three!"
Walkley shouted, but the sounds of fighting drowned out his voice.
At this very moment, Team C and Team D of "Fairy Tail" are working together to suppress a group of mages. It is a group formed by several weak mage guilds banding together, and they have also put together a complete map.
"What?! There are only three spots left to advance?!"
Although the fight was intense, some people still heard Walker's shout, and for a moment, the fight became even more fierce.
Putting everything else aside, we definitely need to defeat the opposing group. As for how to divide the three spots, we'll talk about that after the fight.
Meanwhile, the "Four-Headed Hound" and "Fairy Tail" teams C and D no longer had any psychological burden. They could all advance, so all they had to do was defeat their opponents.
Marcus and Bigita quickly returned to the maze. Seeing everyone fighting, they didn't hesitate and immediately joined the battle.
"Is it possible to go back after I've already left?!"
Outside the maze, everyone who had advanced was dumbfounded when they saw Walkley, Marcus, and Bigita come out and go back. They hadn't tried it themselves, so they really didn't know.
"Once the entire squad comes out, they can't go back."
Moen spoke up and explained to everyone that, after all, the whole team coming out meant they had successfully advanced, while if not the whole team came out, it was useless, and they could naturally go back to continue fighting.
"So it seems that the Four Hounds and our Team C and Team D should be able to advance."
Watching the broadcast, Fried made a judgment, because the battle at the exit was completely one-sided. Team C and Team D of "Fairy Tail" completely suppressed the small guild group, and Macao and Wakaba were not to be underestimated either.
A short while later, the battle ended, and Teams C and D of "Fairy Tail" ran out of the exit.
"The qualifiers have officially ended!"
After all eight teams that had advanced were announced, King Thomas immediately announced the results. At this time, the other teams in the maze also heard the results, and they no longer needed to try.
"Fairy Tail has four teams making it into the finals! It's astonishing! It seems their strength hasn't been weakened as everyone thought. The formation of the BOSS team hasn't made Fairy Tail lose its competitiveness!"
King Thomas sounded surprised, clearly quite taken aback by the outcome.
Not only was King Thomas surprised, but everyone was. Fairy Tail's Team A and Team B easily advanced to the next round, which was already quite surprising, but now? Not just two teams, but all four participating teams have advanced!
"That's insane..."
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Regarding this result, everyone can only comment that "Fairy Tail's strength and foundation, the quality of this generation of mages far exceeds everyone's imagination. Their fifth and sixth teams are even stronger than the elites of ordinary guilds!"
Of course, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that the individual strength of Team C and Team D in "Fairy Tail" isn't that great.
Marcao and Wakaba, two veterans, are considered the backbone of the group, with strength comparable to S-rank members of ordinary guilds. The others are slightly weaker, but still comparable to elites of ordinary guilds, though not quite as strong as elites of well-known guilds.
However, their strategy was well-chosen, and the two teams worked together seamlessly. With the support of Warren's "telepathic magic" and Bigita's "dancing magic," each member of both teams unleashed power far exceeding their own strength.
It can be said that if Team A and Team B of "Fairy Tail" showed everyone the strength of the elite combat force of "Fairy Tail", then Team C and Team D showed everyone the power of teamwork and the unity of "Fairy Tail".
I am completely convinced.
Goldman sighed; he was under the most pressure, after all, almost none of his teams made it out.
"Hmph, winning now doesn't mean you can keep winning."
Oba Barbasoma, standing to the side, spoke up with a displeased expression. The old woman was very competitive, and she was very dissatisfied that "Snake Scale" only got fourth place, especially since even her ace "Rock Iron" Jura Regis had participated in the competition this time.
"Haha~ Never mind that, we're happy now that we've won!"
Makarov laughed loudly and smugly beside him.
Although he is no longer the guild leader, Makarov still feels very confident standing with these guild leaders. Even without being the guild leader, no one dares to look down on him.
"Congratulations! Senior Makarov, Fairy Tail is truly amazing! You are a role model for us all! No wonder you are the number one mage guild in the Kingdom of Fiore!"
No matter how unhappy Oba Barbasoma was, she couldn't change the facts, while the other guild leaders didn't feel unhappy at all, and they all came over to congratulate the happy Makarov.
Makarov responded happily to everyone, resigning from his position as chairman. The old man was all smiles all day long, and he couldn't be happier. Anyway, no troubles would bother him anymore, and if there was any good news, as long as he was there, everyone would come to congratulate and flatter him. This feeling was simply too good!
Of course, this is mainly because he has only been out of office for a few days, and nothing "bad" has happened in the past few days. All the good things have happened. Even if he hadn't stepped down, he should be happy. But things might not be the same in the long run. Moen has even specially reserved a "chairman's advisor" title for him. This is not a position to be taken lightly.
After all, when the president is not present, the "president's advisor" is essentially the president, and with this power, one must naturally bear the responsibility.
After congratulating Makarov, the guild leaders certainly wouldn't forget Moen, the current official guild leader of Fairy Tail.
Because Moen had been mingling with the other contestants, they couldn't all crowd around him to congratulate him. Now that Moen had come to Makarov's side, they no longer needed to hold back and all congratulated him and showed their goodwill.
"It's all thanks to my guildmates. I only did a little work, so I don't dare to take credit. Let them be the ones who get the praise."
Faced with the compliments from everyone, Moen humbly waved his hand. He would not keep this glory to himself. It belonged to every member of Fairy Tail, to every participating team member. He was the one who was just basking in the glory.
"Well said! As expected of President Moen!"
As soon as Moen finished speaking, someone immediately led the applause and cheers. The others paused for a moment, but then quickly followed suit.
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Hearing the applause and congratulations around him, Moen felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.
The scene of a crowd of people applauding and congratulating reminded Moen of many familiar scenes, such as Shinji Yodo, the "Golden Lion King," and "The Sun in the North."
"Ahem, that's enough."
Moen coughed twice to stop this strange behavior. He was afraid that someone would jump out and say, "Congratulations, President Moen, you can become emperor now!" What kind of nonsense was that...?
Seeing that Moen seemed a little embarrassed, everyone awkwardly stopped. At this moment, King Thomas also announced that the "preliminary rounds" had officially ended and the "elimination rounds" would be held tomorrow. The broadcast of today's match had officially ended.
King Thomas was clearly unaware of what had just happened. Of course, even if he had, he wouldn't have cared at all. He himself wished he could kneel at Moen's feet and shout, "You are my god!"
"Everyone go back and get some rest, and do your best in tomorrow's knockout stage."
Moen approached the members of the eight teams that had advanced and spoke naturally, offering them encouragement. The advanced mages didn't find anything wrong with it; Moen was more than qualified to stand there and encourage them.
"Alright! Just wait and see how we perform!"
Pakas shouted, and the mages responded to Moen.
"Those who have been eliminated shouldn't be discouraged. Temporary success or failure doesn't mean anything. Go back and train hard, and you can win it back next year!"
After speaking to those who advanced, Moen went on to encourage those who didn't, comforting the disappointed mages. He emphasized the importance of giving equal attention to everyone, reminding them that a national idol should act like one and always maintain their image.
Encouraged by Moen, the dejected mages felt a little better. The spotlight was all on the victors, but only Moen's light shone on them, which was a very special feeling.
After doing all this, Moen left with his Fairy Tail companions, and the mages from the other guilds also dispersed.
The qualifiers are over, and the official knockout stage starts tomorrow. So, although it's great to celebrate that all four teams have advanced to the knockout stage, in order not to affect their performance in tomorrow's main event, everyone just had a simple celebratory dinner tonight.
Tomorrow's knockout stage is the real highlight and the real test. After all, the teams that can advance are all true elite teams. Even Fairy Tail cannot be underestimated and must be taken seriously.