Chase pinched two fingers toward the void, showing the card face to the struggling Laxus.
HUM!
From the red magic circle, dark yellow bone wings spread. Curse of Dragon emerged, its wide-open maw bursting with flames.
"Hellfire!"
Laxus had just shattered the light swords when he was engulfed by overwhelming, blazing flames.
Wherever the extreme firelight passed, the very earth burned!
"Because it's real dragon fire, hotter than that amateur Natsu's flames, huh? But—"
Laxus raised his head arrogantly. "To me, it makes no difference!"
Crackling golden lightning formed a barrier, forcibly pushing open Curse of Dragon's Hellfire.
In an instant, flames shot skyward and thunder and lightning flashed across the entire area!
The suddenly surging magical storm stirred this hellish scene into even greater chaos. Laxus's muscle-bound chest expanded again. His eyes flashed with terrifying lightning. His cheeks rapidly puffed out.
"Lightning Dragon's... ROAR!!!"
The moment he opened his mouth, a massively powerful beam of lightning shot out, violently breaking through Curse of Dragon at the end of the Hellfire, carrying a destructive aura as it blasted toward Chase!
Calm and unhurried, Chase threw out two cards. The Dark Magician master and apprentice appeared, guarding him.
Their dark and purple staffs crossed, carving a dark magic circle before them.
The Lightning Dragon's Roar was slammed heavily into the dark purple circle. Like a rushing river hitting solid rock, it was forcibly split into two streams that shot past Chase on either side.
BOOM!!!
Two loud crashes came from the mountains behind.
Following the scorched grooves in the ground, still crackling with electric arcs, there was nothing at the end. The mountaintop had been blown away!
Unimaginable what would have happened if that attack had exploded in the town center.
In the original story, Laxus had still been holding back in his fight with the twin dragons.
While making this silent judgment, Chase gave the Dark Magician master and apprentice a slight nod.
They immediately understood. Their robes lit up as they fearlessly advanced against the Lightning Dragon's Roar, heading straight for Laxus.
Laxus immediately sensed it. He voluntarily canceled the output of his roar to regain the initiative.
"Stop getting in the way! You're not my target!"
Lightning flashed. Laxus suddenly appeared before the Dark Magician master and apprentice. His wide, electrified hands reached out, grabbing their faces and slamming them toward the ground.
In that fleeting instant, before they even hit the ground, the master and apprentice dissipated, turning into two streaks of light flying toward the roiling black clouds above.
A jeweled staff spun. Dark Magician of Chaos descended from the sky, raising his hand to fire a dark magic sphere at Laxus!
Magic power surged. The dark sphere, containing chaotic energy, hit Laxus directly, completely covering and imprisoning him.
Laxus roared in anger. Raging golden lightning jumped around him as he struggled against the continuously contracting chaotic energy.
BOOM!!
In the blink of an eye, a crimson fist tore through the void and arrived quickly, hammering heavily into Laxus's chest!
The force stirred the air, blowing Chase's uniquely styled crab hairstyle and revealing the sharp eyes beneath.
"Card magic and God Slayer magic can be used at the same time, you know!"
Chase roared, shaking his arm and going all out, sending the shocked Laxus flying.
Ignoring the fluids spraying from his mouth, Laxus hurriedly used magic to stabilize his backward momentum, transforming into lightning and leaping high.
Chase followed closely, pursuing with Dark Magician of Chaos.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
Crimson, dark, and golden streaks of light continuously collided. The afterimages left by their high-speed moving confrontation drew complex three-colored lines across the sky!
Continuous explosions echoed through the heavens. Even the residents of Magnolia could clearly feel the clash of those ultimate magic powers!
"So that's the true power of Chase and Laxus?"
Lucy stood in an area far from the battlefield, her gaze blank as she looked up at the duel in the sky. "S-So scary..."
"After all, both of them are monsters." Erza's expression was very serious.
Behind them, the Fairy Tail members, covered in bandages, also watched this "Battle for Fairy Tail's Strongest" with wide eyes.
Of course, some with strong nerves were not included.
Cana, Macao, Happy, and others hid at the very back, opening a joyful betting pool.
Natsu and Gajeel looked unhappy, blaming each other for holding them back in their earlier fusion.
Juvia, with heart-shaped eyes, hid in a dark corner, voyeur-staring at the naked Gray.
"Master, I heard from Levy that your heart condition acted up after I left. Are you alright?" Mira frowned, worry on her face.
Compared to the fight between Chase and Laxus, she was more concerned about the old man's health.
"Don't worry. I feel much better after taking my medicine."
Makarov waved his hand, his gaze never leaving the aerial battle.
His expression was serious and complex.
Things had escalated this far. He was already thinking about what to do with Laxus after the civil war.
It was something he very much didn't want to do, but had to face.
High in the sky.
Under the double beating of Chase and Dark Magician of Chaos, Laxus steadily retreated. His face was swollen. Blood continuously seeped from various parts of his body. Several ribs had even been broken.
The attack-weakening effect inherent to Slifer the Sky Dragon's God Slayer magic destined that Chase would have an absolute advantage in this prolonged battle.
Laxus noticed this.
Seeing that he would eventually lose if things continued, he fell into madness. He forcibly exploited his own potential, bursting into even greater power.
"I cannot lose! The title of strongest is mine! Fairy Tail is mine too!!"
"Lightning Dragon's... Crushing Fist!!"
Lightning exploded, blasting the approaching Chase away. He crashed heavily onto the ground in the distance, kicking up a crimson storm.
Dark Magician of Chaos sensed the move Chase was about to use. His staff spun as he sacrificed his life to block Laxus, now in his blood-explosion state.
Just as he was torn to shreds by Laxus's thunder fists and returned to the deck, Chase's magic on the ground had already been brewing to its peak. The imposing, commanding phantom of Slifer the Sky Dragon coiled behind him.
"Laxus, this is in return for your roar earlier. Don't die on me..."
Chase stepped forward, crushing the ground. Slifer's phantom also stretched out its head. Its wide, fang-filled jaws slowly opened, exhaling substantial mist.
"God Slayer Secret Art: Wrath of God — Superconducting Wave!!"
An extremely terrifying, violent beam of energy tore through space, heading straight for Laxus, who had no time to evade!
Electric arcs raged. Holy radiance instantly exploded, filling the entire sky!!
The heart-palpitating, terrifying commotion didn't last long.
Soon, the beam annihilated. The storm subsided.
A embarrassed figure, head down, fell from the sky.
Laxus's body smoked. His eyes were unfocused. His chest heaved violently. He was completely depleted of magic power, unable to struggle or resist.
That's what the watching Lucy and the others thought. Then, something unexpected happened.
Perhaps during his free fall, he had inadvertently glimpsed those weak, pathetic comrades, and been irritated.
Or perhaps he couldn't accept his defeat, unwilling to admit it.
Laxus, who should have been unable to move, had bloodshot eyes. He opened his mouth, revealing his teeth. His jaw moved slightly, making a chewing motion.
SWOOSH, SWOOSH, SWOOSH.
The lingering crimson electric arcs in the air seemed to be drawn. They continuously gathered into his mouth, flowing down his throat into his body.
"Heh. Hehe. As I thought... after my magic power is emptied, I can eat this charged stuff..."
This madman.
He was actually eating the residual energy of the Superconducting Wave?!
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