themonasnovels Chapter 435 Release of Information
Chapter 435 Release of Information
Chapter 435 The News is Released (Please Subscribe!)
Sending people to search is not enough; we also need to find a way to make "Anna" show herself.
The best way to attract Anna to show herself is to let her know some information about the Black Dragon. Given her obsession with the Black Dragon, she will surely come looking for him on her own initiative.
So Moen immediately began making arrangements, having all parties search for "Anna" while also intentionally spreading the news that Moen had encountered the "Black Dragon".
"Mr. Moen! I heard you encountered the legendary Black Dragon of the End! Is that true? Was that black dragon really as terrifying as the legends say? Did you slay it?"
As the rumors spread, reporters from newspapers big and small were the first to get restless. Every day, a large number of people came to surround and intercept Moen, hoping to get first-hand information from him.
Moen stopped and made a gesture as if he wanted to be interviewed, which immediately excited the reporters following him.
In the past few days, Moen has not given a direct answer to this question. When pressed by reporters, he has only given perfunctory answers, never taking it so seriously as he has this time.
"That's right, I did encounter that black dragon."
Moen spoke up decisively, and his words immediately drew gasps from the reporters. This was truly big news!
"Does the Black Dragon really exist?!"
"How strong was it?! Has it already been killed?!"
"Did you fight it?!"
The reporters bombarded the reporters with questions while simultaneously scribbling away furiously.
"It really exists. It is extremely powerful. I fought it, but I was unable to kill it; I only managed to repel it."
Moen slowly began to speak, saying some things about the "Black Dragon".
As someone who has actually defeated the "Black Dragon," it's perfectly fine for Moen to say these things, and it won't cause too much panic, which is completely different from when Gildarts first encountered the "Black Dragon."
On that occasion, Gildarts was almost killed by the "Black Dragon," and no one else had ever faced the "Black Dragon" head-on. Even Moen couldn't say that he could actually kill the "Black Dragon" with his bare hands. Therefore, the news could not be spread at that time.
The "Black Dragon," already terrifying and invincible, would naturally cause great panic. But a "Black Dragon" that can be repelled is not so terrifying. Even if only one person can repel the "Black Dragon," it would be enough to dispel most of the panic. If the sky falls, there will be a tall Moen to hold it up.
Since Moen was able to fight the "black dragon," ordinary people naturally don't need to worry about these things anymore. Anyway, it wouldn't do them any good to worry about them; it would only add to their troubles.
"Is the black dragon really going to destroy the world?"
Why did the black dragon suddenly appear?
Are there any other dragons still alive in this world?
Will the Dragon Slayers go to destroy the Black Dragon?
After Moen answered the questions and confirmed that the "Black Dragon" really existed, and even fought with it, the reporters kept asking questions. There were just too many questions people wanted to ask about such a hot topic.
"I don't know. I'm not that black dragon, how would I know what it's thinking? What I do know is that it attacked Fairy Tail and is now an enemy of Fairy Tail, so I have to take it down."
Moen shook his head, brushed off the questions, and then declared that the "Black Dragon" was already Fairy Tail's target, his target.
"Anyone who can provide information about the Black Dragon can come to Fairy Tail. We will reward anyone whose information is true, but please be careful and do not try to provoke the Black Dragon. It is very powerful."
Moen looked serious as he offered a reward to the reporters, demanding that they publish these words truthfully.
"Don't worry, everyone. I will definitely destroy the black dragon before it destroys the world."
In the end, Moen concluded the interview with these words, then ignored the reporters and walked straight into the VIP passage of the arena, going directly to the exclusive viewing platform for the guild leaders.
At this moment, it is the last day of the "Grand Magic Martial Arts" elimination round. After today's competition, the final winning team will be determined, and they will go to challenge the final BOSS team.
"It's over."
Goldman sighed deeply; he had no interest in watching the rest of the match, even though the final "winner's team" was still going strong.
The final winner has already been decided, though it's not decided yet; it's the Fairy Tail guild.
At this moment, the top two teams on the leaderboard were Fairy Tail Team A and Team B, with only an eight-point difference between them.
In the upcoming battle, there will be a match between Fairy Tail Team A and Fairy Tail Team B. This is a very valuable battle; if Fairy Tail Team B wins, they will overtake Team A.
The team became the final "winning team".
As for the other teams, they are all out of contention for first place, and there is no one left to compete for second place. The scores of the third-place teams are far behind the top two, and there is no hope of catching up. They can only try to compete for the third place position.
The third-place team is "Blue Pegasus," led by Hibiki Retis and Ichiya. "Blue Pegasus" has fielded its best players and is firmly suppressing "Snake Princess Scale," led by "Iron Iron" Jura Regis. These two teams are in the second tier, vying for third place. It is still uncertain who will emerge victorious.
Teams C and D of "Fairy Tail" lagged slightly behind in this round, forming the third tier along with "Mermaid Heel". The three teams were neck and neck, ranking fifth, sixth and seventh respectively, and the final rankings were not yet determined.
As for the "Four-Headed Hound," it's truly in a class of its own, firmly holding onto eighth place with no chance of moving up even one step.
Therefore, it's not without reason that President Goldman kept sighing. It's understandable that he didn't want to watch the next match. In fact, he had already given up watching, and watching any longer would only annoy him.
But the other presidents and other viewers were different; with such fierce competition, they naturally watched with extra care.
The competition is already down to the final round, and the standings are still not finalized. This is truly exciting and thrilling. Logically speaking, with this points system, if the difference in strength is too great, it's easy for the outcome of the match to become a foregone conclusion very early on.
However, in this competition, only "Four-Headed Hound" secured their spots early on, while the other teams are still fighting for points. This final round could still cause changes in the rankings.
A change in ranking makes a big difference. The final boss, first place, and second place are all "Fairy Tail". Without a doubt, "Fairy Tail" is the number one guild this year, and no one can deny that.
However, if any of the other teams can secure third place, they can become the second-ranked guild this year. The top three teams all belong to the "Fairy Tail" guild, and they represent the same guild. Thinking about it that way, it really makes sense.
At this moment, "Blue Pegasus" and "Snake Princess Scale" are vying for the title of the second-ranked guild. Being ranked below "Fairy Tail" is not shameful; it's better than dropping further down the rankings.
The second place guild is only weaker than Fairy Tail!
"Goldman, you four hounds should just be called four puppies. You're really out of place with our guilds."
Grandma Ouba Barbasama was making sharp comments from the side, which stung Goldman so much that his lips twitched, but he couldn't find a way to refute her.
"They're just luckier than us."
Goldman struggled for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence.
Unfortunately, the "Four-Headed Hounds" were just too unlucky. They always encountered strong opponents and never won a single battle. Even their captain, Pacas, lost to Elfman from "Fairy Tail," and the others didn't score a single point either.
We're not completely broke yet, thanks to the points we got in the competition mode, but the gap between us and other teams is just too big to catch up. We've already locked ourselves in eighth place.
"If you're not strong enough, you're not strong enough. Don't bring up luck. If you're strong enough, you can defeat any opponent you encounter."
Obafell Barbara showed no mercy and continued her incessant chatter. Goldman rolled his eyes and simply ignored her, letting her keep talking to herself.
"Team A should still win."
Leaning on the railing of the stands, Moen made his judgment, and old man Makarov, standing on the railing, shared the same opinion.
"Juvia is stronger than Lisanna."
The decisive battle was between Juvia and Lisanna. Given their relative strengths and weaknesses, anyone familiar with either of them would have no doubt that Juvia was far superior to Lisanna.
Team B of "Fairy Tail" was also helpless about this. They put Lisanna last in the lineup because they wanted to widen the gap with the front team as soon as possible, so that Lisanna wouldn't feel any pressure.
However, things didn't go as planned. Despite their best efforts, they were still unable to surpass Fairy Tail Team A to become number one, and then they put their last hope of a comeback into Lisanna's hands, which can be described as losing both their wife and their army.
This outcome is actually worse than letting Lisanna play earlier; if she had lost early on, they wouldn't have needed to compete anymore.
Unlike now, a vague hope has been left in Lisanna's hands. Everyone knows that this match is actually very difficult to win, but Lisanna herself still has to bear enormous pressure.
"Relax a little, Lisanna, you don't need to feel any pressure. Just do your best. It was my strategy that went wrong. This was something we all agreed on from the beginning."
Seeing Lisanna's serious expression, Fried tried to ease her pressure. This was indeed a strategy that everyone had discussed from the beginning, and since it turned out this way, Lisanna couldn't be blamed.
Moreover, Lisanna's strength is not very weak, it's just that her opponent in the last round is a bit too strong. Facing Juvia, none of them would dare to say that they can win for sure, after all, she is also a genius, a true "Rain Woman".
Having been brought back by Moen, Juvia, who grew up in Fairy Tail, naturally followed in Moen's footsteps and trained very hard. Her strength far exceeded that of the original timeline, so the members of Fairy Tail's B team naturally did not expect Lisanna, who was not very good at fighting, to win.
"I..
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Lisanna looked very sad, because if she could win, her team B would be in first place and would qualify to challenge the final boss team.
"Don't say that, Lisanna. You scored a lot for the team in the competition. Without your efforts, we wouldn't have the score we have now, and we wouldn't have the chance to turn things around."
Seeing that Lisanna was still under a lot of pressure, Abbagrien couldn't help but speak up.
They had all seen Lisanna's efforts. This girl was not a burden. Her versatile animal magic received a lot of points in the competition.
The "Grand Magic Tournament" is not purely about combat, otherwise there wouldn't be a competition segment. Mages who are not strong in combat can also showcase their abilities in the competition segment.
"I will do my best!"
With everyone's encouragement and support, Lisanna let go of her psychological burden and bravely stepped onto the court to face Juvia.
"Ohhhh!!!"
The duel between the two beautiful girls naturally drew cheers.
The two beautiful girls have different styles: Juvia is cold and elegant, like an ice princess, while Lisanna is energetic and gentle, like a girl next door.
"I'm sorry, Lisanna, I have to win."
Looking at Lisanna, Juvia spoke.
"Battle begins!"
Before Lisanna could reply, King Thomas had already announced the start of the battle.
"Water Flow Typhoon!"
With a wave of his hand, Juvia instantly created a terrifying torrent of water that swept directly towards Lisanna. Controlling and creating water was far too easy for Juvia.
After all, she's the kind of woman who can make even the heavens weep when she's in a bad mood, and if she's angry, she can turn all her water magic into boiling water.
Juvia was clearly not angry when facing Lisanna, nor would she use any overly powerful skills against her. Water is both soft and hard, and its destructive power is not to be underestimated.
"Buzz!"
Faced with the terrifying, surging current, Lisanna transformed into a fish and swam along with it.
"I knew it."
Juvia smiled, everything was under control.
"Buzz!!!"
The water surged skyward, spinning rapidly, and Lisanna, caught in the turbulent current, was completely disoriented and spun around.
"You've been tricked! Once you're in the water, aren't you completely at Juvia's mercy?"
Moen sighed at Lisanna's choice. The little one still lacked combat experience. After all, she had been a mascot for the past few years, and her missions were all near Magnolia. She was definitely no match for Juvia, who had a lot of combat experience.