Chapter 124: Elfman’s Fighting Spirit!

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Elfman's Fighting Spirit!The final five contestants were Erza, Juvia, Natsu, Elfman, and Nate.

"Hello, everyone," Nate greeted the group with a smile.

Elfman raised his right fist and shouted, "A man's goal is always the same—championship!"

For some reason, Nate felt a strong fighting spirit in Elfman's gaze.

Natsu stood with his hands on his hips. "Whether it's Nate or Erza, the winner today will definitely be me!"

Erza smiled slightly. "It's good to be motivated, Natsu, but I won't be holding back."

Juvia didn't give a speech; she just stole glances at Nate, her eyes filled with affection.

"Ahem..." Makarov cleared his throat and spoke into the microphone.

"The Fairy Tail guild ranking tournament has finally reached its most exciting stage—the championship! The five mages on stage are among the guild's best..."

Halfway through, Makarov's confidence seemed to falter. After all, Mirajane, who had regained her "Demon" powers, Mystogan, who had been eliminated due to a bug, and Laxus, who was instantly defeated by Nate's card magic—three S-Class mages had lost in rather strange ways.

"In any case, the next round will be the 5-to-3 match. Nate, you've made it this far, so no manipulating the match results!"

Everyone in the guild knew Nate had been tweaking the matchups. When the guild master publicly called him out, it caused a wave of laughter.

"Nate blatantly let Mirajane advance by giving her four consecutive byes!"

"Yeah, such a serious violation!"

"He's totally got something going on with her~"

Who was making that clicking tongue sound?

Nate scanned the crowd but saw a bunch of people imitating Happy: "He's totally got something going on~"

Mirajane, sitting at the commentator's desk, blushed.

Juvia's "love rival radar" activated, and her sharp gaze locked onto Mirajane with a five-star threat level.

Nate, brushing off the teasing, said, "The match results are fair. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it."

Makarov waved his hand, casting a magic spell that shot into the sky and exploded in a dazzling display of colorful fireworks.

"Matchups, begin!"

The large screen began cycling through the five contestants' portraits.

The first match was confirmed: Elfman vs. Nate!

The second: Erza vs. Juvia!

Lucky Natsu got a bye into the next round.

"Why am I the one with a bye?" Natsu was visibly disappointed.

Nate immediately said, "See, it's all luck! I didn't cheat!"

Just as he finished speaking, he and Elfman were teleported away.

Everyone quieted down to focus on the match broadcast on the large screen. Mirajane squinted, unsure whom to support. On one side was her younger brother, and on the other was someone she had feelings for.

"There's no way Elfman can beat Nate," Mirajane thought with a smile.

...

Sky Island, Duel Stage

Two beams of white light flashed, and Nate and Elfman appeared.

"Nate, this match is destiny!" Elfman's fighting spirit burned in his eyes, as if they were on fire.

Nate was confused, and a large question mark appeared above his head—literally. In this game world, such things were possible! Nate even planned to add more battle emojis in the future, like head-pats and thumbs-ups to make duels more fun. But for now, the question mark simply expressed his confusion, not mockery.

Elfman raised his right arm high. "A real man should settle things with his fists! If you beat me, I'll..." He faltered. After all, his sister and Nate weren't officially together, and the title "brother-in-law" was premature.

Nate, unaware of Elfman's inner turmoil, waved his hand. "Come on, Elfman. Use your full-body Take Over. No one gets hurt here, so go all out."

Hearing this, Elfman was reminded of the past—his full-body Take Over was what led to Lisanna's tragedy. But today, his sister had told him Lisanna wasn't dead!

"Thank you, Nate, and now..."

Elfman took a deep breath, and a dazzling golden light erupted from his body.

"Full-Body Take Over: Beast Soul!"

The golden light shone brilliantly, and his magic power surged.

The audience was stunned.

Mirajane, sitting at the commentary desk, tensed up instinctively but then remembered this was a game world.

"ROOOAR!" Elfman let out a loud roar.

As the golden light faded, standing before Nate was a massive beast with two horns on its head.

The beast stood ten meters tall, its body covered in reddish-brown fur. In addition to the horns on its head, a pair of sharp rhino horns protruded from its shoulders. Its long white hair and fangs gleamed sharply.

Nate's "Six Eyes" could see through the transformation.

"Stay calm and keep control," Nate muttered.

With that, Nate flicked his finger, sending a tiny white tremor sphere toward the beast's forehead.

Boom! The massive body staggered backward.

Elfman took a step back, steadying himself, and the wild look in his eyes gradually cleared.

"Ouch..." Elfman rubbed his head. The pain had brought him back to his senses. He glanced at Nate and wanted to thank him but didn't think it was the right moment.

"I'm coming for you, Nate!" Elfman shouted, leaping into the air and throwing a powerful punch down at Nate.

"It seems you've gained control of yourself. That wasn't so hard, was it?" Nate smiled. As the massive fist descended, he casually extended a single finger.

Their attacks didn't directly collide. Instead, Nate's magic flared before contact.

Boom!

A massive shockwave spread in all directions, and cracks spider-webbed from the point of impact.

"Alright, your problem's fixed. Time to end this."

With a smile, Nate summoned a white tremor sphere at his fingertip. The sphere expanded rapidly, swallowing the beast mid-air.

Elfman barely had time to widen his eyes before the powerful shockwave detonated.

Boom!

A blinding flash of white light, followed by a deafening explosion, shattered the entire duel stage.

Elfman, still in his beast form, was knocked out of the game.

The audience was left in stunned silence. seaʀᴄh thё Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Another one-shot KO?!"

...

Meanwhile, in Worth Woodsea

Deep within the vast forest, in a winding underground corridor, the leader, Brain, stood before a glowing screen, his face full of excitement.

"It worked! I've created the Dark Web!"

Brain looked at the interface of the dark web, almost an exact replica of the Magic Net.

"But it's all just for show..." Brain frowned. His dark web was based on his "Archive" magic, adapted for information transmission. However, despite capturing multiple targets, it was nowhere near the scope of the real internet. His magic could only cover a radius of five kilometers at best.

Compared to the entire continent... it was nothing. And the magic consumption was staggering; he couldn't maintain it for more than a few hours.

"Damn it, how did he make the Internet?" Brain punched the wall in frustration. Nate was a genius! The more Brain studied the Dark Web, the more he admired Nate. Most people knew the Magic Net was impressive, but Brain understood exactly 'how' incredible it was.

"It's practically a miracle of magic!" Brain muttered. "I have to meet him in person someday... but first, I need to get Nirvana!"

With that thought, Brain opened the Magic Net and entered the forum.

The hottest post caught his attention, and he clicked on it.

Immediately, he saw a familiar name.

"Voldemort...!"

Parallel world? Edolas? Time portals?

This guy really knows everything!

Brain's eyes lit up, and he opened his friend list, sending a private message to Voldemort.

Leader: I've created an internet for the dark world based on the Magic Net.

Leader: The Dark Web!

Leader: For the sake of the Dark Lord, are you interested?

~~~

Vote, Comments, and add Reviews!

If you'd like to support me on Patreon and get access to more Chapters, voting with Power Stones will not only help me but also earn you more bonus Chapters.

Here's my Patreon—please check it out: Patreon(.)com/Bleam

—Currently, you can read 70 Chapters ahead of others!

7/9 Bonus Chapters this Week! If you want even more bonus Chapters, here's how:

Top 20-29 = 8 Chapters

Top 10-19 = 9 Chapters (current ranking)

Top 9-6 = 10 Chapters

Top 5 = 11 Chapters

And more...