MMB Chapter 166 Clash of Dragons and Gods, Chase vs. Laxus!
Chapter 166 Clash of Dragons and Gods, Chase vs. Laxus!
Chapter 166 Clash of Dragons and Gods, Chase vs. Laxus!
"Hey Chess, I've heard you can withstand the god-slaying magic of gods, haven't you?"
Laxus took a step forward, and the violent force immediately shattered the church floor.
The overwhelming bursts of golden electric arcs were like a direct challenge, stirring up gusts of thunder and gale-force winds that made Chase's deep blue cloak flutter wildly.
Many guild members witnessed the phantom of the Sky Dragon that appeared during the last battle with the Ice Flame Dragon Nagrez, so it's not surprising that Laxus was able to obtain such information.
Chase stood motionless with his arms crossed, maintaining his dark golden magic to resist the thunderstorm.
Erza, who had retreated to the back, narrowed her eyes and stared intently at Chase's back.
More than the intense magical clash between the two on the court, she was more concerned about her uniquely styled crab hair.
It can hold its shape even when it's swinging wildly in a hurricane; I'll have to ask Chase what brand of hairspray he uses!
As expected of the Fairy Queen, her thought process is sometimes truly clear and unconventional.
"What do you mean by that?"
Seeing that Chase not only showed no intention of activating his God-Slaying Magic state, but instead suddenly withdrew all his magic power,
Laxus raised an eyebrow and questioned in a cold voice.
Without a doubt, now is the best time to launch an attack; it might just be a fatal blow.
But Laxus did not do that.
What he wanted was to defeat Chess with absolute dominance and seize the title of Fairy Tail's strongest!
"If you can't get anywhere in the city, how about the suburbs?" Chase asked with a smile.
The previous "cut" with Erza caused that level of destruction, let alone the opponent being Laxus who had gone mad.
If a real war breaks out, most of Magnolia will probably be reduced to ruins.
Moreover, at this time, there were also a large number of tourists in Magnolia who were attracted by the harvest festival and the magical parade!
A true fight should be about fearlessly throwing your fist at your opponent's face, not about being hesitant or timid!
"Even though he always comes back in style and makes a mess of the city, he's like an old man, so concerned about the safety of the vulnerable—"
Laxus instantly understood what Chase meant, his pale pupils blazing with anger. "That's exactly what I dislike about you, Chase!"
"So are you praising me or insulting me?" Chase spread his arms, somewhat speechless.
"What I mean is, I reject your ridiculous and boring suggestion!"
Having said that, Laxus had no intention of continuing the conversation. His body crackled with lightning, and he charged toward Chase at incredible speed.
Chess didn't want to fight in the city, so he forced Chess to do so!
boom!!
The thunder exploded, tearing off all the church floor tiles and leaving charred marks on the surrounding walls.
"Chess!" Erza called out instinctively.
Looking up, he saw Laxus's fist hovering a few millimeters in front of Chase.
"That's really scary."
Chess remained unfazed and slowly raised his hands in front of Laxus. "I surrender. You win. From now on, Laxus, you are the strongest in Fairy Tail."
"What the hell are you talking about?!"
Laxus was completely enraged, his roar interspersed with blinding lightning.
From beginning to end, he regarded Chase as his number one rival and wanted Chase to submit to him, but definitely not in this way!
If this guy he dislikes isn't completely defeated, the title of "strongest" will be meaningless, and for his arrogant and domineering nature, it will be an unbearable humiliation!
"Fine! It's just the outskirts, right? I'll go with you!"
Seeing Chess's complete lack of fighting spirit, Laxus's forehead veins bulged, and he gritted his teeth, finally yielding, "I hope you won't come up with any more ridiculous excuses to avoid battle!"
"Haha, instead of that, you should be thinking about how to protect your face later."
Chess smiled, stretched out his arm and pointed to the church door, making a gesture of invitation before stepping out of the church and onto the street.
Laxus snorted coldly, clearly annoyed, and followed closely behind.
As the two people walking side by side gradually disappeared into the distance, the tension and solemnity that filled the cathedral dissipated.
Erza, the only one left, stood there dumbfounded, blinking her beautiful eyes in disbelief: No, that Laxus actually followed along so obediently.
Even though it was Chess who raised his hands in surrender, she inexplicably had the feeling that Laxus was being held hostage.
"As expected of you—." Many questions turned into a soft laugh.
As long as the battlefield is moved to the outskirts, the crisis shrouding the entire town and guild can be declared over ahead of schedule. "Next, we need to quickly find the wounded and give them basic first aid and treatment."
With that in mind, Erza decisively changed into her nurse's uniform and began searching for a target in the city.
She trusted Chase and knew him well, so she had no intention of interfering in their duel—if she did, she estimated she would be beaten down by the two of them together!
Magnolia Main Road.
Dark gold and golden magic clashed and crushed each other, creating arcs of electricity and storms that left a trail of destruction in the path of Chase and Laxus.
This is a warm-up and a clash before the official start of the battle, and it also serves as a warning to unauthorized personnel not to approach.
Magnolia locals have a "Chase rule" that tells them to stay away from Chase during safe times, but it's hard to say for tourists from other places!
As for any minor mishaps along the way, will Chase's secret stash of money cover them?
"Honestly, even now, I still can't understand you. You possess this magic power..."
How come he can still get along so well with that bunch of good-for-nothings?
Laxus spoke in a deep voice, breaking the silence first.
He calmed down a bit as he walked.
"Because the guild is not the cruel natural world where the laws of survival are harsh, everyone is a partner to whom you can entrust your life."
Chase maintained his steady pace, looking straight ahead. "Working together, laughing together, crying together, that's what Fairy Tail is all about."
"Just like that old man's incredibly boring ideas. Do you know how those guys outside view us? How can Fairy Tail be so ridiculed!"
"Don't get me wrong, I can't have the same attitude as the president, who can laugh it off when ridiculed to his face."
"To their faces? Fairy Tail should be so powerful that no one even dares to gossip behind their backs. That's the perfect guild I envision!"
"A guild built purely on paper is fragile; unbreakable bonds and beliefs are the true strength of a collective."
"Heh, in the face of absolute power, that kind of thing is completely useless!"
"If you have the chance, go visit the neighboring continent of Giltina and the Western Continent, and you'll realize how ridiculous your words are."
"Don't worry, after I defeat you and seize the position of guild master, I will make the name of Fairy Tail resound throughout the world!"
Seeing this, Chess shook his head and said nothing more.
Lagersas, whose mind is now filled with the idea that "I am the best in the world," is clearly not someone who can be persuaded with just a few words.
Moreover, he is better at persuading people with reason than with words.
And so, under the watchful eyes of passersby who avoided them, the two remained silent as they continued on their way, soon arriving at a deserted outskirts.
A biting wind whipped up a cloud of yellow sand, making Chase's cloak and Laxus's leather trousers flutter loudly.
"Come on, let's finish this quickly, I still need to prepare for tonight's magical parade."
Chase ripped off his cloak, revealing his strong, well-proportioned upper body muscles.
"I remember you have quite a few cards with buff effects, right?"
At this point, the usually irritable Laxus was no longer in a hurry. A confident and arrogant smile appeared on his lips. "I can give you time to prepare."
Chase cracked his neck and returned an even more arrogant smile: "I don't need those cards to beat you."
"You bastard!!"
One sentence was enough to break Laxus's guard, and he roared with a dark expression.
Countless bolts of lightning surged forth, accumulating within his body to form a golden battle suit crackling with electric arcs, a terrifying sight from afar.
The Lightning Suit activates the body by concentrating magic power throughout, thereby increasing attack power, defense, and speed, allowing for the rapid crushing of opponents in battle.
"Raging Volt!"
Bathed in golden light, Laxus made the first move, his powerful right arm bending as he unleashed a golden bolt of lightning carrying violent energy toward Chase.
Chase conjured a magic circle at his fingertips, flipped the cards, and unleashed a whirlwind capable of disrupting the opponent's magic.
Whoosh whoosh!
A dark tornado, accompanied by thunder and lightning, roared out, engulfing the oncoming raging electricity and annihilating it.
Almost simultaneously, a dazzling bolt of lightning streaked out from the side of the dark tornado, striking Chase behind it at incredible speed.
Chase's gaze narrowed slightly as he easily evaded the attack with a few clean and swift backflips.
However, Lei Guang seemed to have anticipated his movements, making a sharp turn at an angle that defied the laws of physics.
In the blink of an eye, it arrived directly above him.
Laxus's figure emerged from it, his right leg raised high, arcing with electricity.
Boom!
A powerful stomp, imbued with the might of lightning, pierced through the fragile ground in an instant, sending pebbles and sand flying everywhere!
"Hmm?" Laxus frowned.
The tactile feedback felt nothing like hitting a human body; it was more like…
hum.
A dazzling light dispelled the smoke and dust. Laxus looked down and saw that what he was standing on was indeed a magic circle activated by a trap card!
The card effect was triggered, and golden rays intertwined around his waist, forming a six-pointed star shape.
Just as Laxus was looking disdainful and preparing to unleash his magic to forcefully break free of the restraints, the ground behind him suddenly rumbled.
A massive shadow fell, and amidst the rolling rocks and debris, the giant rock soldier, his expression icy, slowly drew two greatswords from his shoulders.
Faced with this "dangerous situation," Laxus not only remained calm, but a smug smile appeared on his lips: "Setting traps isn't just a technique you can use—"
As soon as he finished speaking, a slowly flowing lightning array lit up beneath Chess's feet, which had landed smoothly on the other side, firmly binding him in place.
A ball of lightning flashed overhead, and thunderbolts fell in sync with the twin swords swung down by the giant rock soldier.
Boom!
The explosions from the shattered rocks and the lightning strikes rang out simultaneously, swirling the yellow sand in the sky. Then, two streaks of light broke through their restraints, and Chase and Laxus charged straight at each other.
boom! !
The fist, crackling with electricity, collided heavily with the dark gold right wrist of the sealed being, unleashing a powerful shockwave that spread outwards.
Chase let out a low shout, and the sealing chains on his right wrist clanged as his profound magical power erupted, breaking through the lightning and forcibly repelling Laxus!
The brief miscalculation was fleeting. Using the momentum from his backward flight, Laxus extended his palm, gathering magical power: "Lightning Bolt!"
Whoosh whoosh.
Several orbs of lightning flew out in succession, blocking Chase's attempt to press his advantage and causing a series of explosions.
How come this guy's physical strength is so much stronger than before?
Laxus was secretly shocked as he slid two ruts into the ground, never expecting that Chase could have such explosive power without using the God-Slaying Magic.
His impression was still from their last encounter, and he thought that the most important thing to be wary of when fighting Chase was cards rather than physical strength, so he suffered a slight loss.
In a moment of surprise and doubt, a gust of wind from a swing of the arm dispersed the dust that filled the sky.
Amidst the chaotic array of large and small craters, Chess stood unharmed—the lightning bolts hadn't caused him any damage.
"Your card strategy is meaningless to me; that's enough for the warm-up."
Laxus clenched his fist, his body crackling with electricity, his arms covered in dragon patterns, and he once again entered his strongest Dragon Slayer form.
"Let me see what this so-called magic against God really is all about, Chess!"
"As you wish."
Chase took a deep breath, and dark golden magic roared out, quickly evolving into an even more oppressive crimson.
Dark red dragon scales began to appear on his profile, chest, and arms hanging at his sides, and his aura rose steadily.
The crimson magic surged and gushed, gradually coalescing into a majestic, imposing phantom of a sky dragon.
The mere leakage of power was enough to cause the ground to tremble continuously!
The chaotic scene of flying sand and stones, contrasted with the terrifying sight of lightning and thunder across the way, made this area look like the end of the world!
"Hahaha! This power proves that it was absolutely right to consider you our strongest rival!"
Laxus sensed a strong sense of danger from the sudden shift in Chase's magic.
This greatly excited him, who was extremely warlike, and he spread his arms and let out a violent, maniacal laugh.
"Whether it is the dragon's claws that tear apart the god's body, or the god's radiance that pierces the dragon's wings, let me find out!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an arc of electricity flashed, and Laxus suddenly vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, his right fist clenched, accompanied by a sky full of lightning, he was already in front of Chase!
Chase regained his footing and raised his left arm to block the lightning punch a second before it came.
Sizzle!
The moment fist and arm collided, a terrifying shockwave erupted, shattering the ground beneath Chase's feet.
A massive bolt of lightning followed, exploding behind Chase as if to shatter the entire area!
After forcibly withstanding the attack, Chess gripped the Sealer's right wrist tightly, and the claws of the Sky Dragon faintly appeared on his fist.
"Sky Dragon's Iron Fist!"
A powerful punch shattered the lightning suit and landed precisely on Laxus's abdomen, sinking deep into his solid abdominal muscles.
Whoosh!
The severely damaged Laxus was transformed into a streak of light and flew backward, crashing heavily into the mountains hundreds of meters away!
The next second, raging lightning mercilessly tore through the rolling rocks and thick smoke.
Laxus launched a counterattack with even greater speed, stomping hard on Chase's crossed arms and sending Chase flying in the same manner.
With the blessing of lightning magic, he possesses superhuman mobility, which obviously enables him to do more.
For example, while Chase was flying backwards, he transformed into lightning and launched a pursuit!
"If you're so capable, then take this move and see what happens."
Laxus, who instantly arrived above Chase's body, raised his fists high, unleashing a terrifying roar of endless lightning: "Thunder Dragon's Jaw Strike!"
boom!!!
A powerful lightning strike pierced the ground, creating a huge, charred crater!