The direction of the battle still hadn't changed even when a few minutes passed. Ben still overwhelmed the mages with pure physical strength and it was a lot more overwhelming now after he held a pair of sticks. His attack range increased, making him even more of a troublesome opponent to face.

But it started to become boring for Ben because it's like he was facing children. The only ones that made this interesting were Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, Sting, Rogue and Elfman who joined the crowd that attacked him. They were hit many times, but they kept getting up to attack him again.

It's still boring though without the other strong mages attacking him. So he tried to make it a lot more interesting for himself. Ben threw the stick in his left hand and suddenly his left hand disappeared. It's not his real hand, since he lost his left hand during a fight with Acnologia.

Ben created his left hand with Arc of Embodiment and now he dispelled it. A lot of people didn't know that Ben lost his left hand, so they were shocked. Those who didn't know were shocked because they had no idea who has the power to take the strongest mage's left hand.

"What's wrong? Do you think this won't continue just because I will fight you with one arm? Heh, allow me to show you what this one-armed man can do." Ben said before rushing forward.

The mages finally return to their senses when Ben knocked one of them out with a single attack using his stick. They see him grinning which made them realize that even with one hand, Ben is still the strongest person on this continent. What they should do is still the same, fight him with everything they have.

Ben now attacked the mages with only one hand and his legs. He still mainly used the stick in his hand to hit his opponents' bodies. A wood stick is not the best weapon, but it's a different story if someone like Ben is the one wielding it.

Many mages use swords or other weapons made of metal, but they are helpless against a wooden stick. It's not about the weapon, it's about the one who wields it. Even a pencil can kill someone if John Wick uses it.

Ben increased his pace attacking his opponents and he uses more power to take each of them out in 1 or 2 hits. He doesn't want to waste time anymore because he wanted to fight the stronger mages already. He still didn't want to use his magic now, so he increased his attack power.

Everyone was in disbelief after they saw Ben defeat the mages without any difficulty. Every time he swung his wooden stick, someone falls and can't resume the battle. No one in the crowd can stop Ben and they were knocked out one by one.

It was only a half hour since the event started and Ben had already knocked out 1,000 people with his physical strength. He could still do it in a short amount of time even though he was also having fun. It still ended that fast even though Ben wasn't serious.

"Will you start attacking now? Or should I attack first?" Ben asked as his left hand reappeared again because of Arc of Embodiment.

He threw his wooden stick and changed his weapons into metal claws on both of his hands. His opponents levels are different now, so he needed to step up his game. Some of his opponents were Wizard Saints, so he might need his magic, but he will still rely on his physical strength first.

Ben really enjoy physical battles now because he is strong enough to face magic with physical strength. In the past, he would still need to use magic even if it was just covering his hands in it. But now, he is strong enough to defeat his opponent's magic with just his body.

There are still around 100 mages left to face Ben now. All of them are main members of guilds and even Wizard Saints. Fairy Tail mages were the majority of the remaining mages left to fight Ben in this event.

They knew Ben well enough to know that the crowd of thousands of mages couldn't stop him. Fighting alongside that many mages will be a lot more difficult than working together with these elite mages.

No one made a move for a while, so Ben took the initiative because it's taking too long. He ran at a normal speed towards the mages who waited for this. They have prepared many traps while Ben fought the defeated mages.

Ben walks right into their traps and activates one of them. His feet were suddenly caught by mud, stopping him in his tracks. Then a lot of black chains come out of the ground around him and bind his body, legs and arms.

It didn't end yet because many more binding spells with different elements came out everywhere around him to bind him. Ben's whole body was bound by the spells, but his grin never left his face. That grin really made everyone there nervous for some reason.

"You waited patiently while I fight, all just for this kind of trap? Disappointing. Let me show you the terror of absolute power." Ben said.

Ben's body which has stopped moving because of the binding spells suddenly moved. He only moves slightly, but it already made the mages panic. With these many spells cast on him, moving even a little needs a lot of power.

They bind him with a lot of power, but he can still move. So now they need to use a lot more power to keep him from moving even further, but they can't. Ben is still moving and he was getting faster as he broke the binding spells one by one.

He only used physical strength, but he can break the binding spells with force. These binding spells were cast by high-level mages, but they are not strong enough to stop Ben who didn't even use his magic. Their spells broke one by one, including the Wizard Saint's spells. That's just how overwhelming Ben's physical strength is.

"Damn! Attack him now before he breaks every bind!" Laxus shouted as he knew the binds won't hold Ben back any longer.

Laxus turned into lightning and flashed towards Ben who still had some binds on him. The others follow Laxus to attack Ben from all sides with their strongest spells. They all knew they couldn't hold back against this monster who was clearly holding back with them.

Laxus arrived first and threw a very strong punch at Ben's face. Ben moved his head down slightly to block Laxus' punch with his forehead while grinning. Laxus' punch didn't even push Ben back one inch and his fist felt like it was in pain from the impact instead.

He saw the others magic spells coming, so Laxus got away from there. Ben only looked at the incoming magic attacks with a grin still on his face. He didn't move, so all the magic attacks hit him and a massive explosion went off on the spot where Ben stood.

"Did we get him?" Orga asked.

"We definitely hit him. But it might not have damaged him at all." Minerva answered.

She was right because when the explosion died down, Ben was seen in his initial spot without moving a inch. The ground beneath him was also safe, so he was standing on a small pillar that seems like it would break at any time.

"Damn monster bastard. There's no damage on his body whatsoever." Gajeel gritted his teeth.

Ben's body was undamaged even though his clothes were ripped apart. He only had his underwear and boxers left. It's made of a dragon's skin, Motherglare's skin to be specific, and Ben had strengthened it with enchantments. So it won't be destroyed even by these magical attacks.

Ben looked at them while grinning and said, "That's not good enough. I'll show you how it's done, kiddos."