", turned into stone, what is that?"

"How strange."

"Is it part of the show?"

The audience was talking a lot, but they did not immediately realize that this was an accident.

Fairy Tail has always done things in a messy way. They might turn themselves or their companions into stone or something like that, and they might even put it on display.

But as the host, Marcus knew that this was Aba Green's magic, and from the look on her face, it seemed that she was not joking.

There's probably going to be a big fuss in the guild later! Marcus had this instinct, so he immediately shouted to the audience: "Citizens, please evacuate immediately!"

He even used sand magic to make guiding arrows to warn everyone to leave quickly.

Seeing how solemn he was, the ordinary people in the audience began to flee in panic.

Although I don't know what's going on, it seems very dangerous. Maybe that woman is here to carry out a terrorist attack.

There was a commotion under the stage. Makarov couldn't sit still, jumped up and shouted towards the stage: "Abba Green, what are you going to do?"

Do you want to ruin the festival?"

"Just think of it as a sideshow at the festival."

Abby Green closed the folding fan in her hand, lifted it gently with her right hand, and the curtain behind burst into flames.

As the curtain quickly burned down, five stone statues were revealed in front of everyone: Kana, Juvia, Lebby, Bisca, and --- Erza.

Everyone had just seen the whole process of Lucy being turned into a stone statue, so they immediately realized that these stone statues were themselves.

All the contestants of Miss Fairy Tail, except for Mira who jumped off the stage early, everyone else in the lounge was turned into stone statues by Abba Green.

Mira covered her mouth: "How could————

Rhodes also looked shocked. Could it be that even Erza couldn't withstand that petrification magic?

"What are you doing? Restore them to their original state immediately!" Makarov's tone was very stern, which probably went beyond the scope of ordinary joking.

A golden thunder light landed in the center of the stage with a roar.

Freed and Bigslow appeared next to Abby Green, while Laxus, wearing a trench coat and holding his arms, stood in front of the three of them.

"Hey, Fairy Tail guys, the festival has just begun!" Laxus greeted everyone in a peach tone.

Everyone’s faces were full of surprise and confusion:

Could it be that Laxus led the Thunder Gods to sneak into the guild's backstage, attacked the resting contestants, and turned them into stone statues?

The current scene looks like this, and it is difficult for everyone to digest such information for a while.

In everyone's opinion, although Laxus is a little rebellious and has a bad mouth, he is still a member of the guild and the grandson of the president. No matter what, he will never do such a thing to harm his companions.

what is going on?

Laxus admired everyone's expressions, put on a triumphant smile, and said to Makarov: "Let's play a game, old man!"

"Stop being ridiculous, Laxus!" Makarov yelled angrily, "Even if it's just a joke, it's too much. Restore them to their original state immediately!"

A golden thunderbolt struck the body of Lucy's stone statue and fell, breaking a piece of the stage floor into pieces amid everyone's anxious expressions.

"I'm not joking, old man!" Laxus put his hand on the shoulder of Lucy's stone statue,

"These women are all my hostages now. If anyone violates the rules of the game, I will smash them all!"

With the speed of lightning magic, unless Laxus is expected to attack whom at what time, no one can stop him from breaking any stone statue at such a close distance.

Makarov said solemnly: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Laxus opened his arms: "It's very simple. Decide who is the strongest in Fairy Tail. From now on, I will launch a battle for the strongest in Fairy Tail, and the person left to the end will be the winner!"

"Just what I want!" Before anyone else could react, Natsu was the first to jump out and respond to Laxus's declaration of war.

He took a big step and rushed directly towards Laxus: "Watch the move, Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

"I appreciate your eagerness to try—" Laxus easily caught Natsu's fist, "but I don't like your unvarnished personality."

He threw Natsu away and released powerful lightning from his hand, covering Natsu's whole body.

"Whoaaaah——." Natsu rushed over and flew back, face down on the ground, black smoke emitting from his body.

"Natsu!" Habi was so concerned that he rushed over to check.

Fortunately, it seemed like he just received a normal beating, nothing serious.

"Impatient guy." Abby Green said with a smile, "In short, if we want to restore these girls to their original state, we have to defeat us. The time limit is three hours. If we can't do it, they will turn into sand."

Everyone was in disbelief: "What did you say?!"

"Even if you want to have the strongest battle, you don't have to go to this level, right?"

"Are you serious?!"

No one answered. Fried just stepped forward and continued to add the rules: "The battle scope is the entire city. As long as we can be found,

You can start fighting immediately."

Bigusro stuck out his tongue and smiled strangely: "There are only 4 of us, but there are nearly 100 of you. The battle situation is not good for us, hahahaha!"

"unfavorable!"

"unfavorable!"

The five barrel-shaped dolls floating around him chirped and repeated his final notes.

At this time, the black Fairy Tail emblem on Bigusro's tongue looked a bit dazzling.

After the three members of the Thunder Gods said what they should say, they retreated behind Laxus and left from behind the guild.

"Are you kidding!" Makarov wanted to transform into a giant to stop them.

But Laxus put the lightning in his hand on Lucy's neck: "Don't be impatient, old man, I haven't finished speaking yet."

In fact, it's not just Makarov who wants to take action, Alzac's gun is already pointed at Laxus, and many people are always ready to use magic.

It's just that everyone was afraid of hurting the girls who were turned into stone statues on the stage, so they didn't dare to act rashly.

Rhodes' brows were so furrowed that he could not understand what Laxus was going to do.

If you want to organize the strongest battle, just say it directly. As long as you bring it up, there are so many militants in the guild, and many, many people will definitely respond.

If he really wants to compete for the title of the strongest guild, then he can fight with the S-class people, or just challenge the president directly. In this way, he will try his best to capture hostages and play a battle royale game. Picture

What?

Are you worried that someone won’t be able to show how strong he is if he doesn’t exert his full strength?

Rhodes stared closely into Laxus's eyes, trying to see whether this man really didn't care about the lives of his companions, or whether he was just using this as a threat. Even if no one could defeat him, it wouldn't matter.

But no matter which way it is, when things get to this point, everyone is already filled with righteous indignation. In the end, it will never be revealed by just saying "I was wrong" or "I was kidding".

What happened with Lebby a few days ago, plus today's incident, he was almost forcing the president to expel him from the guild.

Rhodes really couldn't figure out what the logic behind Laxus' doing this was, and what benefit it would have to him.

At this time, Lagasus also focused on him. Ever since the last confrontation at the construction site, Lagasus had taken this man seriously and believed that he was the one who inherited the old man's will and way of doing things.

Not only that, he also inherited the name of the first generation president, the Fairy Strategist, and led a group of 'rabble' to defeat the Ten Holy Magisters.

In addition, according to Fried's investigation, this man has been reading non-stop since he joined the guild, and is diligently learning all kinds of knowledge, as if he wants to inherit the profound knowledge of the second generation president.

Fried initially thought that Rhodes was a good person and wanted to bring him into the Thunder Gods, so he did some research.

The name and strategy of the first generation, the knowledge of the second generation, and the will of the third generation——

Laxus believed that if there was anyone in the guild who could become the next president, it would be this person.

The only thing Rhodes lacks may be qualifications and strength.

Therefore, this person will be his biggest obstacle to becoming the guild president, and he must be defeated completely!

Lagasus stared at Rhodes. According to his rough perception, Rhodes' magic power was not strong, and he could only barely reach the minimum standard of S-level. Such a person——

"Fairy strategist, right? In this next game, use your resourcefulness and command your 'soldiers' to defeat me! I will let you know how weak your power is in front of me!"

He glanced at the aggrieved people and said mockingly: "But I'd like to remind you in advance, don't talk about such trash.

Even 1,000 of them are useless!"

"Laxus bastard!"

"Who are you calling a loser?"

"Let them go, now let me show you how powerful they are!"

Laxus ignored their cries, and a bright light suddenly emitted from his hand, as if he had dropped a flashbang.

The entire guild was filled with dazzling white light. At this time, the light was emitted from the doors and windows. Everyone present could not open their eyes at all, and subconsciously covered their hands in front of their faces.

Laxus' figure turned into lightning and disappeared, leaving only one sentence: "Fairy Tail's strongest battle begins!"

When everyone opened their eyes, Laxus had long since disappeared from the stage, leaving only six stone statues with different expressions.

There was a brief silence in the guild, and finally a passionate voice broke out:
To be continued...