Chapter 724 Dragon King Festival

Chapter 724 Dragon King Festival

Chapter 724 Dragon King Festival

"Brother Lu, you may not believe me, but you have to believe me. I am Lucy who traveled from the future..."

Lucy grabbed Lu Li's hand and explained to him what had happened.

It is not much different from the original. In the future, Lucy explains the truth about the Dragon King Festival and says that ten thousand dragons will appear and destroy the world.

The person chasing her is Rogue from a more distant future. Rogue's goal is different from Lucy's. He wants to use the hands of the dragons to get rid of the black dragon Acnologia of this era.

In fact, everyone who knows the true combat power of the black dragon knows how ridiculous his idea is. After all, the real dragon group was killed to extinction by the black dragon. Even if he called ten thousand dragons over, they could not defeat Acnologia.

At that time, Rogue had completely turned evil. He killed his former friend Stinger and took away the power of the white dragon, becoming a 'dragon wizard'. Unlike Lu Li who claimed to be a dragon wizard, Rogue could control the minds of some dragons.

Of course, his tricks wouldn't work on powerful dragons, he could only control some weak dragons.

The sword energy that Lu Li just released was so swift that Rogge had no time to react and was killed by Lu Li directly.

I don’t know if it was because he was unlucky or because this was an unconventional mission world, but no treasure chest dropped when he killed Rogue.

After listening to Lucy's explanation, Lu Li expressed his belief in Lucy and took Lucy back to the guild tavern.

Everyone was very surprised to see that there were two Lucys, so Future Lucy explained it again.

Future Lucy couldn't help crying when looking at her familiar friends, because all her friends had died. Being able to see familiar faces again made her happy and sad.

"How could this happen! It's just a dragon, Lucy, don't worry, I will definitely protect you!"

Natsu was very angry after hearing this, "I'm a dragon slayer!"

When Lucy in the future saw the familiar Natsu again, she burst into tears again, because she didn't explain in detail just now that Natsu in her timeline did fight hard, but he was outnumbered. Ten thousand dragons were too many, and in the end Natsu was killed by the dragons.

"So this Great Demonic Battle was previously called the Dragon King Festival..."

Gejier said thoughtfully, "So, there is a special purpose for holding this festival continuously for these years?"

"No matter what their purpose is, I want Fairy Tail to win the championship, let everyone look at us with admiration, and let everyone vent their anger."

Natsu said energetically, "As for the Dragon King Festival, all we need to do is kill all the invading dragons, right?"

"N-No, Natsu."

Future Lucy was a little anxious, because she knew that the current Natsu couldn't beat so many dragons, "We must not let the Eclipse Gate open, there are 10,000 dragons there."

Everyone was discussing this matter one after another, but Lu Li, who was sitting nearby drinking, seemed to be thinking about something.

He knew what kind of activity the Dragon King Festival was. It was a fight between dragons and dragon slayers, just like raising a Gu. The strong one who survived in the end was the Dragon King.

This is how the former black dragon Acnologia was born. With his own strength, he slaughtered tens of thousands of dragons, and eventually forced them to flee everywhere. Some chose to flee to the future, some chose to flee to another continent, and Kiltina chose to stay and develop.

But what Lu Li couldn't understand now was that he had saved Future Lucy, and because of the intervention of the explorers, this great magic battle was relatively fair and nothing serious happened.

It would be difficult for Crow's Tail to cause trouble because the guild over there has been controlled by the explorers, and Future Rogue was killed by Lu Li, so Future Lucy should be safe.

In the current future, Lucy is not going to die halfway through her story. Everyone knows what the Eclipse Gate is used for, so how should the kingdom's plan be carried out?
By the way, this great magic fighting competition is not actually held by the kingdom, but by Lingxu Palace. Will there really be a solar eclipse?
Everyone comforted future Lucy, and Lucy even took her future self back to her residence, saying that she wanted to comfort her future self. In fact, she also wanted to ask herself more about her future.

Just like that, everyone welcomed the fourth day of the Great Demon Fighting Exercise with various emotions.

Early in the morning, everyone from the Fairy Tail Guild had already arrived at the venue, and they all obviously thought that today was very important.

It is true that they are leading now, but their score is only 2 points higher than that of the Mermaid Heel guild. If they fail in today's special competition and do not perform well in the battle, they will be overtaken, and the last day will be full of suspense.

And if they still maintain a huge advantage today, then the champion of the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts Show will basically be decided.

As the audience entered the venue, it became lively, and the pumpkin referee flew into the sky to start warming up the field.

Just when everyone was curious about what the special competition content would be today, there was a sudden earthquake in the royal capital.

This sudden change caused the audience in the venue to become agitated. They thought it was a natural disaster and wanted to seek refuge.

But what they didn't know was that this was a disaster far more terrible than a natural disaster.

"How...how could..."

In the stands, Future Lucy, who was in the Fairy Tail Guild, hugged her shoulders and trembled, "It's only the fourth day of the Grand Magic Tournament, why did it turn out like this!?"

"What happened to my future self? Don't be afraid, everyone is here."

Lucy comforted herself.

"No...Everyone, everyone, run away, they are coming, they are coming!"

Future Lucy seems to have some PTSD, and grabs her present self in panic, "It's dragons, those dragons showed up early!"

She looked nervously at the Zodiac Key on Lucy's waist, becoming more and more confused. This time she informed everyone, not to mention Yukino of Saberbite Tiger, but at least she could be sure that she was safe and the Zodiac Key was not lost.

But what happened? Why did the dragons appear anyway, and a day earlier?

At the same time, Jellal and his group who were in charge of the investigation in the royal capital, and the three members of the Witch's Sin also had serious expressions on their faces.

They were monitoring from the outside and saw clearly that there was a dragon shadow flying into the sky from the royal capital. It meant that the Eclipse Gate had opened!
"How could this be... So the kingdom has been planning this all along?"

Gerard said in shock, not understanding why the royal family of Fiore would do such a thing.

Ultear also looked nervous. "Hurry up and inform everyone. There are too many dragons. We need to help the people evacuate as soon as possible."

Melty, who was following her, was also in a panic. "So many dragons? How are we going to get people to take shelter? It's over, it's all over. It's all my fault for not investigating the truth carefully!"

They knew how terrifying dragons were. Even if there was only one, they were invincible. Moreover, they were seeing more and more dragons rushing out. What confused the calm Jellal was that he found that after rushing out of the Eclipse Gate, these dragons flew into the sky and were flying towards the venue of the Great Magic Fighting Exercise. They did not rush into the streets, destroying buildings and killing people.

These dragons seemed to be in a trance or being controlled, or they had a strong purpose, and they rushed towards the venue of the great demon fighting performance.

"Oh no! Erza and the others are still there, I need to go over to support them!"

Jellal had a high level of attainment in magic and could see the situation clearly. He knew that the Eclipse Gate could only be closed by a Celestial Wizard, and that those dragons would not sit idly by and watch him harass them. All he could do now was to notify Fairy Tail as soon as possible.

And see if Lucy and the others have any way to close the Eclipse Gate.

The Witch's Sin set off at a great speed, and there was also chaos in the direction of the venue of the Great Demon Fighting Performance.

The audience saw the dragons dancing wildly and the city still shaking continuously, and they were all frightened out of their wits.

The explorers frowned as they looked at the dragons flying all over the sky, wondering why the plot of the Dragon King Festival in the original novel was brought forward.

The two stewards of Lingxu Palace sat on high seats and watched the dragons rushing into the venue without any ripples. It was obvious that they had expected this.

The giant dragons landed and rushed into the main competition area, and then they became smaller as if they had entered another dimension.

In the main arena in the central area, the shadow of the Kingdom of Fiore emerged as if in a miniature mirror.

Everyone could see dragons flying inside, just like a scene in an animation.

This small arena area seemed to accommodate the space of an entire country. The dragons outside were constantly flying towards this side, diving into the arena, and flying within the illusory Kingdom of Fiore.

The alien space constructed in this stadium is a perfect one-to-one replica of Fiore. Except for the absence of people, all other landforms and buildings are exactly the same.

After the dragons entered the space, they seemed to wake up and stopped staring blankly. They began to move and destroy at will, and sometimes even attacked each other.

Seeing this strange scene, the explorers began to come to their senses and realized that this so-called Dragon King Festival was probably part of a space brawl.

"Lucy, don't worry. Look, these dragons didn't attack us. They just flew into the magic area of ​​the arena. Could this be a performance arranged by the officials of the Grand Magic Fighting Arena?"

Present Lucy comforted her future self. She was also a little scared and nervous at first, but when she saw that these dragons did not hurt anyone and entered the arena, she found it a little strange.

"Could this be today's special competition, a simulation of a fight with a dragon?"

Natsu was simple-minded, and when he saw that no one was hurt, he wasn't so nervous anymore, he stomped his foot on the stands and put his fists together, "I'm on fire!"

At this time, Jellal flew over from high in the sky and landed in the Fairy Tail Guild. "Everyone, quickly evacuate the audience. I will buy time. Lucy, go find a way to seal the Eclipse Gate!"

He was nervous and began to give strong commands as soon as he landed, but no one took action immediately.

Confused, Jellal looked towards the arena and found that all the dragons were trapped in that strange magical space.

"Jellal, calm down, something seems to be wrong."

Erza stepped forward and looked at the magic space, "These dragons are not destroying the world, they are just gathering into the arena."

Jellal was also a little confused. According to his observations over the years, there was definitely a serious conspiracy behind the Great Demon Fighting Games. Now it was officially the Eclipse Project, which was going to release 10,000 dragons.

The Great Demon Fighting Performance couldn’t possibly be prepared for years just to put on a show for the audience, right?
"Everyone, please don't panic. Our royal family has foreseen the coming of the dragon disaster and has been prepared for it. We spent seven years constructing this magic space to lure the dragons into a trap."

The Pumpkin Judge shouted in the air through the amplifying magic, "Take advantage of the confused period when the dragons crossed over four hundred years ago. We can use magic as a guide to temporarily trap them in the fake Kingdom of Fiore. This will allow them to vent their desire for destruction and delay time."

After hearing what referee Pumpkin said, everyone felt a little relieved, but they were still frightened.

"But... Pumpkin, you just said it was to delay time, so what happens after this magic space loses its effect?"

An audience member asked anxiously.

"Unfortunately……"

Judge Pumpkin's voice was filled with sorrow. "Our royal family's power is limited to this. If we wait for these dragons to react and break through the magic space, the doomsday scene that is now unfolding inside will be our future."

Referee Pumpkin's words once again triggered panic at the scene, but no one fled.

It was because everything that was happening in the magic space had already explained the problem. If a dragon disaster really was coming, it would be useless for them to escape anywhere.

With your two legs, can you fly as fast as a dragon?
Look inside the magic space, a fire dragon exhaled and destroyed a city in an instant. If these dragons realized that it was a fake world and rushed out of the magic space, there would probably be few survivors in the Kingdom of Fiore in less than a day.

"Is there no other solution? Since the royal family foresaw the dragon disaster, is this the only response they made?"

An audience member asked, with some accusation.

"Of course there is a way."

The pumpkin referee flipped in the sky and avoided a giant dragon that rushed into the arena from outside. "Our royal family has limited capabilities. We have to lure tens of thousands of dragons into the magic space to buy time. But the Kingdom of Fiore belongs to everyone, not just our royal family. We should all protect it together."

As he spoke, he swept his eyes across the guilds present, "Today the strongest wizards in the kingdom have gathered together. On behalf of the royal family and the organizers of the Great Magic Fighting Show, I implore everyone to take action and drive away the dragons!"

As the saying goes, the truth comes out when the picture is revealed, and the explorers all came to their senses.

So after going around in such a big circle, this so-called Dragon King Festival is actually today's special competitive event!

Lucy and Yukino both have the keys on them, so it is certainly impossible for them to open the Eclipse Gate in the way in the original book. This can only be the work of Lingxu Palace.

There is also the Kingdom of Fiore, which is a full-scale replica but does not look large from the outside. There should be no magician in the world who can do this. It is all arranged by Lingxu Palace.

However, the explorers did not expect at first that Lingxu Palace would play such a big game and actually let them participate in the dragon hunting competition.

At this time, explorers from various guilds were eager to try, and those dragon-slaying magicians were also burning with destiny on their shoulders.

(End of this chapter)