SFS Chapter 577 577
Chapter 577 577
"Don't look down on me!"
Azuma's words naturally infuriated Gray.
He shouted back, feeling more and more stifled the longer this fight dragged on.
In terms of raw strength, Gray wasn't actually inferior to Azuma, the battle maniac among the Seven Kin of Purgatory.
Otherwise, there was no way Gray could have held out this long under Azuma's relentless bombardment.
What made Gray so miserable was Azuma's fighting style—it was just too slippery.
A wood-element mage, and a burly brute at that—Gray had originally assumed Azuma would fight with a direct, overpowering style, all force and toughness.
But the reality was completely different.
Azuma specialized in mobility and harassment.
He moved through the trees again and again, making himself impossible to pin down, while his bombs seemed to be everywhere at once.
Gray excelled at Ice-Make Magic, which made him strong in positional combat. Agility had never been his strong suit, so naturally he was being forced into a passive role.
Boom boom boom!!!
Gray created several ice cannons, even carrying one over his shoulder like a bazooka.
He kept firing in all directions, using ice shells to counter Azuma's bombs, and for a while the battlefield became a noisy storm of explosions and impacts.
But a defense that only reacts is bound to fail eventually.
Since Gray had been constantly forced on the back foot, there was no way he could block everything.
A few hits were inevitable.
"This is too much!"
Gray was absolutely miserable.
Natsu's fight against Zancrow had been far more satisfying—straightforward, intense, and finished cleanly.
It was a lot better than getting tortured like this.
It wasn't that Azuma was fighting unfairly.
This was simply his style, and there was nothing wrong with it.
If Gray couldn't deal with it, then he couldn't deal with it. If you were weak, you trained harder.
Gray accepted that.
"If that's how it is, then don't blame me for fighting dirty too!"
Gray was truly out of options. He immediately looked toward Marco.
Natsu hadn't used that move, and Gray originally hadn't wanted to use it either.
But if he didn't, he really might lose here.
Seeing Gray's glance, Marco nodded, granting permission.
Of course he knew exactly what Gray intended to do.
"Cygnus!"
The moment Marco nodded, Gray immediately began summoning his Cloth.
If he couldn't win wearing ordinary battle gear, then he would call in a true Cloth to assist him!
This was a power he had learned from Marco in the first place, so naturally he could use it in battle.
In fact, he still had even stronger moves he hadn't used yet—such as summoning one of the legendary twelve divine weapons!
Buzz!
As Gray called out, dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth, painting the entire sky gold, as if something heavenly were descending.
Everyone's attention was drawn to that brilliant radiance.
Under all eyes, a long sword glowing entirely with golden light descended from the sky and fell into Gray's hand.
"Huh?"
Looking at the golden longsword, Gray froze.
This wasn't what he had expected at all.
He had clearly called for the Cygnus Cloth, so why had a weapon shown up instead?!
"That huge display… and all you summoned was a sword?"
Seeing the golden blade in Gray's hand, Azuma looked disappointed.
He had thought Gray was about to pull off something special.
A golden sword? What use could that be? Was he planning to blind him to death with it?
Marco's Libra Gold Cloth had never displayed the power of those weapons before, so it wasn't strange that Azuma would think that way.
After all, who could imagine that the sword in Gray's hand, when wielded by a Gold Saint, possessed power capable of destroying the world?
Even Fairy Tail's own people wouldn't dare think so wildly.
Still, because Gray had summoned it so solemnly, and because it was clearly connected to Marco, everyone was full of anticipation.
They all wanted to see what this weapon could do.
As for Natsu, Lucy, and Hisui, their mouths had already fallen open in shock as they stared at Gray.
Marco had only briefly mentioned these divine weapons before, explaining that they were emergency life-saving trump cards—things that could kill an enemy outright—and that they should not be summoned lightly because using them would be extremely exhausting.
None of them had expected Marco to actually hand one of those golden weapons to Gray at a moment like this.
This was basically Marco saying: Go ahead and one-shot him.
"That's not fair!"
Natsu immediately shouted in protest, feeling deeply wronged.
He hadn't even gotten to use one yet, and now this flashy moment was going to Gray instead!
But Natsu's complaint was ignored.
Marco didn't respond, and Lucy and Hisui didn't support him either.
Both girls simply stared at Gray with expectant eyes, waiting to witness the power of the "divine weapon."
"Jeez…"
Natsu sulked and looked at Gray as well.
Although he was annoyed that Gray got the spotlight, he was actually very curious to see the power of this weapon too.
Marco had only said it could save their lives at critical moments and directly kill an enemy, but they had never actually had the chance to see what it could do.
Gray was about to test it for all of them.
Bzzzzzz!!!
Gray didn't dwell on it for long.
Since Marco had entrusted him with the use of this divine weapon, then there was no need to hesitate anymore.
He just had to swing it.
Let these dark mages witness the true power of their new-generation Celestial Spirit Mages!
"Ahhh!!!"
Gray raised the golden longsword high as his magic power was madly drained away.
At the same time, Cygnus in the sky continuously poured power into him, allowing him to bring out a limited portion of the weapon's might.
Even just a tiny fraction of that power was already terrifying enough for everyone else.
These golden weapons—the weapons that came with the Libra Gold Cloth—were so powerful that their use was actually forbidden.
Even the Ice Coffin, something several Gold Saints working together could not destroy, would shatter easily before them.
The destructive force of such weapons needed no further explanation.
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