Meanwhile, the audience inside the city watching the live broadcast only saw the images of the two figures blur for a moment.
Then, under everyone's gaze, Kabe lowered his knee.
Jura, whose eyes had already rolled back, was slowly placed down onto the ground.
"Someone come over and carry him away for treatment."
Seeing Kabe raise his hand and call out, the staff members who had been blown away earlier and caught by Irene looked at each other.
Finally, after King Thomas urged them, several people hurriedly ran out from the crowd and rushed into the training ground.
Watching the doctors and nurses carefully walk around him and begin examining Jura, Kabe looked away and loudly asked:
"Host, who's next?"
"Or are we continuing with the draw?"
"Uh..."
The host held the microphone, but for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
"According to the rules, the other participants have the right to voluntarily challenge the defending champion."
"Only if nobody dares to challenge will His Majesty the King randomly select the next participant."
"So..."
"Is there anyone willing to step forward and challenge the defending contestant, Kabe?"
After asking, the host stretched his neck and looked toward the other teams gathered on both sides.
These people did not have Irene's protection.
They had all been blown far away by Kabe's indiscriminate AOE attack and had only just managed to return.
The moment they arrived, they witnessed Jura being defeated instantly.
Now that they were being asked whether they wanted to fight Kabe, even if they were given several extra lives, they would never willingly jump into such an obvious beating.
Seeing everyone shaking their heads and refusing to step forward, the host had already expected this outcome.
He was just about to ask King Thomas to draw another name when a confident voice interrupted him.
"Let me do it!"
"I will definitely defeat Kabe!"
"I'll show the old man what I'm capable of and become an S-Class Mage!"
The host immediately turned around in surprise.
The other participants also became excited and looked around.
Everyone wanted to see which guild's expert was so brave that they dared to challenge Kabe after even Jura had been crushed.
Then they saw a figure with short pink hair step out from the crowd.
Without looking back, he happily rushed toward the training ground.
People unfamiliar with him were confused.
They wondered which guild he belonged to and which guild master he served.
But the Fairy Tail members had already helplessly covered their faces.
Laxus especially had a dark expression as he cursed.
"Idiot..."
"Natsu is a true man too."
"Since he has decided to go, I will be the third challenger."
Seeing Natsu bravely step forward, Elfman naturally refused to fall behind and immediately declared that he also wanted to fight his brother-in-law.
But the moment he expressed his determination, Lisanna forcefully suppressed him.
Even Mira could not help but get angry.
She couldn't understand how her once timid but obedient little brother had turned into such an idiot.
Ignoring Elfman being dragged away by Mira for a lesson, the scene returned to the battlefield.
Natsu rushed in front of Kabe.
Excitedly rolling up his sleeves, he waved his hand and provoked him.
"Damned monkey tail!"
"I still haven't forgotten what happened during the qualifiers!"
"Today, I will definitely teach you a lesson!"
"Just wait until you know the consequences of provoking Natsu Dragneel!"
Originally, when Kabe saw that the challenger was his usual punching bag, Natsu, he had already lost most of his interest in fighting.
But he had to admit.
This guy had a special talent for angering people.
The moment he opened his mouth, he accurately stepped on Kabe's biggest trigger.
"You brat..."
"Looks like you forgot how powerful my fists are."
"Today, if I don't beat you so badly that even Igneel can't recognize you, I'll take your surname!"
Natsu, who was rubbing his fists and preparing to fight, froze.
He tilted his head in confusion.
"Why would you take my surname?"
"Do you want to change your name to Kabe Dragneel?"
"..."
"Enough nonsense."
"Take this! Elephant Kick!"
Kabe had no interest in arguing with this brainless idiot.
The moment the host announced:
"Begin!"
Kabe leaped into the air and kicked directly toward Natsu's face.
Then he unleashed every technique he had learned from Black Tiger Ah Fu onto Natsu.
"Take my Heart-Seeking Kick!"
"Dragon Claw Hand!"
"Double Wind Through the Ears!"
"Flying Crane Catching Shrimp!"
"Flying Elephant Stomping Rat!"
"Seagull Peeling Oyster!"
"Crow Sitting on Plane!"
"Tornado Destroying Parking Lot!!!"
One ridiculous and overly dramatic move name after another burst out from Kabe's mouth, accompanied by a storm of punches and kicks.
At the same time, Natsu's miserable screams rose one after another like the background music of the battle.
Everyone listening felt chills run through their bodies.
"You brat!"
"Today, if I don't beat the crap out of you, I'll consider myself too merciful!"
"Take this!"
"Black Tiger Ripping Out Heart!!!"