I Can Copy Curses

Bang!

Both the reflection and Orion collided, sending a shockwave through the entire arena, causing winds to rage in all directions and dust to fly out.

Orion swung his sword again and again, relentlessly, without stopping.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

But the reflection matched him, swinging its sword just as relentlessly, blocking all of Orion's attacks without breaking a sweat.

Orion didn't give up and continued his barrage of attacks as they clashed across the arena. With their insane speed, they battled everywhere, causing chaos among the other participants.

It felt like the others hadn't come to fight but to watch, as everyone stopped fighting altogether, their focus entirely on the duel between Orion and Zeref—or rather, Orion and the reflection.

The more Orion fought, the more he realized he couldn't defeat it. It copied and reflected every attack he used, making it nearly impossible for him to damage it.

Bang!

They collided again, sending them both ten steps back.

"You can't defeat it," Zeref said arrogantly. "My Divine Soul is one of the strongest, and its ability has no flaw. You're fighting a losing battle."

"Nothing in this world is flawless," Orion responded calmly.

"Then defeat your reflection and show me," Zeref said with a challenging glint in her eyes.

"Look at it," Orion pointed at the reflection. "When I stop, it stops too. When I attack, it attacks. And that's its weakness."

Zeref sneered. "That's not a weakness—it's its ability. It's called real-time reflection. It mirrors everything you do instantly, without a second of lag."

Orion shook his head at her and turned his attention back to the reflection. "I'll show you how easy it is to defeat. I've been trying too hard to defeat it with brute strength, without thinking about the nature of a reflection. But now that I understand how it works, it's simple."

Zeref frowned, noticing Orion's confidence. But she believed her reflection was perfect, unbeatable by anyone whose power level was the same or lower than hers. Only those at the diamond rank or higher could defeat her.

Orion smiled lightly and walked toward the reflection. It mirrored him, walking toward him as well. Before long, they stood face to face.

Orion slowly positioned himself, clenching his fist as though about to punch, but stopped midway.

The reflection did the same, their fists almost touching.

Zeref watched closely, noticing Orion's strange action.

Orion then activated the Curse of Berserk Body. Earlier, when he had transformed into Windbreaker form, he had deactivated Berserk Body, fearing it might make him too powerful and allow him to one-shot Zeref, which wasn't his goal. He wanted to stay just below her power level, which was why he had been 'forced' to use his ultimate form to defeat her.

'Now, it's time for you to disappear.'

Orion smiled and lightly punched forward. The reflection mirrored him, and their fists collided gently.

Immediately, the reflection was blown away. Cracks appeared on its arms and body before it shattered like a mirror.

Orion sneered. The reflection's weakness was that it only mirrored what was on the outside. It couldn't reflect what was happening inside. What Orion had shown as Ray Wiser was just a fraction of his strength. But when he used something invisible on the outside, the reflection was destroyed because it couldn't mirror what it couldn't see.

"Pugh!"

Zeref spat out a mouthful of blood, the backlash from the destruction of her Divine Soul. She bent down, struggling to remain standing.

"How did you do it?" she asked, her eyes wide with shock.

"As I said before, everything has a weakness, and that reflection was no different," Orion replied, walking toward her.

But then his body trembled, and a berserk gale of wind erupted from him before his Windbreaker form crumbled away.

"Hah...hah…"

Orion took deep breaths, forced to kneel with one leg on the ground, sweat pouring from his face and exhaustion clear in his expression.

"It seems your time limit for that form has also run out," Zeref said with a wry laugh, seeing Orion return to normal.

"That's why I rarely use it. Now, I can't fight anymore," Orion said, standing with great effort before walking toward the edge of the arena.

"Wait! You're not planning to eliminate yourself, are you?" Zeref asked, shocked.

Orion looked back. "It doesn't matter to me who gets first place. My only goal in participating in the Dollas Academy assessment was achieved before the final test. Now that my admission spot is secured, my rank in the top 200 is irrelevant. Besides, the backlash from Windbreaker is too much for my body to handle, and I can't fight anymore until my internal injuries heal."

At that moment, he reached the edge of the arena and jumped down without hesitation.

Everyone in the arena was stunned. They didn't know him, but they could tell that man was the strongest participant, alongside Zeref, and he just gave up like that.

Tracy and Erza were equally shocked. They had thought Orion would want to be number one, but it seemed he had never planned on it.

"Let's eliminate Zeref first. She's injured after her Divine Soul was destroyed."

"You're right. She can't fight, and it will take her some time to use her Divine Soul again."

"Hehe, once we eliminate her, it'll be easier for us to fight for the final rankings."

"Let's do it."

The remaining participants sneered, planning to eliminate Zeref while she was weak. They moved toward her, ready to strike her down before fighting for the top spots themselves.

Zeref smiled coldly. "I guess it's time to end this assessment."

A layer of frost extended from where she stood, engulfing the entire arena. The participants had no time to react and were instantly frozen like statues.

The entire arena became a field of ice.

However, a few managed to survive—those with fire-related talents who reacted quickly and freed themselves from Zeref's ice attack. The others remained frozen forever.

Erza was one of the survivors. She looked around, seeing only a handful of individuals left standing.
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"It's time to finish this," she muttered, beginning to melt the ice that encased Tracy, who stood beside her.

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