Facing Acnologia in this state, Laxus naturally couldn't afford to fall behind and unhesitatingly activated his Dragon Power.
"Lightning Dragon Mode!"
Laxus's muscles bulged all over his body as his terrifying magic power reached a boiling point, forming a pillar of lightning around him that shot straight into the clouds.
Boom!
He stomped hard on the ground, the massive impact causing the earth to crack as he charged forward like a bolt of lightning, his speed increasing by more than a single level.
Acnologia's eyes shifted slightly, easily tracking that streak of lightning, and he raised his hand to blast out endless thunder.
However, Laxus had high lightning resistance; he rampaged forward, violently tearing through the sea of lightning in front of him.
Seeing Laxus bleeding from the corner of his mouth, Acnologia was somewhat surprised: "That was a bit reckless. Why didn't you dodge?"
While the lightning attribute effects were average, the impact was still there; that blow just now would definitely have caused Laxus internal injuries.
"This is a battle! What's a little injury? Acnologia, you better get serious!"
Laxus's gaze was sharp as his figure rapidly circled Acnologia, forming what looked like a lightning tornado from a distance.
"Thunder Dragon Halberd!"
The tornado grew more and more terrifying, and in an instant, a trident condensed from lightning shot through the air, aimed directly at Acnologia's back.
However, it didn't work; it was caught by a golden hand and crushed into scattered sparks of electricity.
Acnologia smiled slightly: "You're just like Natsu—neither of you knows when to give up."
Since that was the case... His gaze swept around, and his figure flickered, instantly vanishing from everyone's sight, even Laxus couldn't see him.
"Where did he go?"
Laxus was filled with uncertainty, but in the next moment, he found out.
Acnologia transformed into golden lightning, entered the tornado, and caught up with the rapidly running Laxus.
He grabbed his collar with one hand and easily tossed his two-hundred-pound body away.
The force this time was somewhat domineering; Laxus's eyes widened as he flew uncontrollably for over a thousand meters, finally stopping only after smashing through a wall.
Everyone was beyond shocked: "He looked like he barely used any effort, yet he threw him that far?"
Fried watched Laxus scramble up in a pathetic state, nearly on the verge of tears: "Damn it, so this is the power that defeated Hades Prehecht!"
If he didn't know Laxus's personality so well, he would have definitely stepped in to help.
"Good, now that's some power!"
Laxus showed no fear; instead, he threw his head back and laughed arrogantly: "Stop insulting me with those soft punches you use on Natsu!!"
He patted the dust off his body and charged back in as lightning, roaring: "Bring out all your strongest power!"
"I'll take it all!"
He truly lived up to being the representative tough guy in Fairy Tail; his words were as hard as they come.
The corners of Acnologia's mouth curled up slightly: "Then I won't be polite."
His feet moved slightly, and his figure instantly vanished from Laxus's eyes.
"So fast!"
Laxus's pupils shrank, and before he could react, he felt a heavy blow to his abdomen. Cold sweat broke out instantly as he knelt on one knee, clutching his stomach.
"What the hell kind of power is this!"
He looked at Acnologia in front of him and quickly pulled back, but the pain made his entire body go weak.
Although he didn't fly back this time, he had absorbed the full force of a blow that could have sent him a thousand meters.
This power was incredibly concentrated with no buffer, nearly taking half his life.
"Let's try something interesting..."
Acnologia chuckled, pulled a coin from his pocket, and tossed it high into the air.
Since he was using lightning magic, how could he not try out the famous move of the Railgun?
"A coin?"
"What is he doing?"
Everyone's eyes instinctively gathered on the coin; as it fell, it felt as if the world had come to a standstill.
Golden sparks danced on Acnologia's fingertips, and as the coin dropped in front of him, he flicked it with his thumb.
"Railgun!"
BOOM!!!
As if accompanied by BGM, the coin erupted with golden lightning, swift and violent, instantly piercing through the air. The terrifying impact forced everyone to retreat repeatedly.
Through the haze, a brilliant light could be seen piercing the heavens, blowing a massive hole through the thick clouds.
What exactly was that flash of light just now?
Everyone looked at the sky in shock, nearly scared witless, unable to even speak.
Laxus was half-kneeling on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, the smell of heat and charring seemingly in his ears.
The lightning-wrapped coin had just grazed his ear; a little closer and it would have blown his head off.
Yes!
That strike was too fast and too ruthless to avoid; if it had hit his head, he would have certainly died!
"Truly incredible. Even I didn't expect lightning magic to have a move like this!"
Laxus let out a long breath and pounded his somewhat trembling legs.
Acnologia explained: "Electricity and magnetism are inseparable; electricity can generate magnetism. The Railgun is the conversion between them, making it several times more powerful than pure electricity."
Laxus nodded: "I see. My understanding of lightning magic is still too shallow."
Seeing his fighting spirit remained undiminished, Acnologia waved his hand and said: "You should stop here. I'm afraid if I do that again, you'll kick the bucket on the spot."
Although he hadn't used many moves, none of them were easy to withstand.
But Laxus was essentially a rebellious youth who hadn't changed a bit; the more he was told not to do something, the more he insisted on doing it!
He stood up shakily and said through gritted teeth: "Mind your own business! If that hit had actually landed, it would have only barely woken me up!"
Today, he had to make Acnologia use his full strength; no one could stop him!
"Laxus, you're the coolest!"
"Defeat Acnologia!"
"Sigh... Big brother is working so hard, I'm crying!"
Everyone was moved by this unyielding spirit, their eyes welling with tears as they cheered for Laxus in unison.
It had seemingly turned into a plot where a hero challenges a demon king.
The hero is knocked down time and again, only to rise each time, fearing no hardship, to eventually defeat the demon king.
Lucy was a bit scared; in this situation, Acnologia had become the villainous demon king. If the hero is destined to win, would he actually lose?
It didn't matter if he lost, but what about her rent?
Acnologia was speechless; he'd been labeled a villain, and he hadn't even used much force yet.
Seeing Laxus punch again, he reached out to block. As fists and palms met, they instantly exploded into dozens of rapid strikes. Terrifying lightning raged between the two, and the ground crumbled inch by inch.
Finally, with a muffled groan, Laxus was kicked away once more.
However, Laxus's constitution was indeed very strong; he could still stand after taking consecutive heavy blows. If it were Natsu, he would have fainted long ago.
"Lightning Dragon's Jaw!"
Laxus's eyes were filled with lightning as he held his palms up, condensing violent electricity into a terrifying orb of light and hurling it forward.
Immediately after, he gathered all the magic power in his body to unleash his strongest ultimate move.
"Dragon Slaying Secret Art: Roaring Thunder!"
A massive amount of lightning raged violently, finally condensing into a terrifying pillar of light that tore through the air, shredding every obstacle in its path.
Everyone knew that this was Laxus's full power. If Acnologia could block this, it would be the end of the match.
However, this level of power clearly couldn't take down Acnologia.
He raised a hand to shield himself from the blinding light and took the hit head-on. When the terrifying lightning struck, it instantly exploded, turning the entire area into a sea of thunder.
"What happened?"
"Acnologia wasn't blown to ashes, was he?"
"That move was a bit too harsh!"
The onlookers were worried; the magic power in Laxus's move was too strong, and Acnologia had been arrogant enough not to dodge or block properly. Wasn't that suicidal?
Laxus also felt some regret; he'd lost his mind a bit just now. That guy couldn't be dead, right?
In the next moment, he knew his worries were redundant. A dark figure stood perfectly upright amidst the terrifying lightning and slowly walked out.
Acnologia was completely unharmed; even his clothes weren't torn.
"You monster!"
Laxus smiled helplessly; if this guy were an enemy, it would be unimaginable.
Acnologia walked up to Laxus and smiled: "Well? Do you want to continue?"
"I lost. I lost completely."
Laxus shook his head with a smile on his face. To have someone take all of one's power was a form of happiness in itself.
This fight was truly satisfying; he had no more regrets!
His tensed body relaxed, and endless fatigue washed over him. He swayed and would have collapsed to the ground if Acnologia hadn't caught him.
After the initial shock, the Fairy Tail members gathered around. Wendy activated her magic to promptly treat Laxus.
Fried said with teary eyes: "Laxus, how are you feeling?"
Laxus scolded with a smile: "Stop crying. I lost, I didn't die."
Natsu had recovered and said in amazement: "Acnologia is too strong! He took all of Laxus's power head-on!"
His eyes burned with passion: "I've decided, Acnologia is my new goal!"
Gray scoffed: "Beat Laxus first before you talk!"
That said, the coin-tossing move was so cool; he wanted to learn it too.
Jason shouted to the sky in extreme excitement: "The guild's strongest Dragon Slayer Mage is born!"
"It's Acnologia!"
"So cool!"
Everyone cheered and swarmed forward to toss Acnologia high into the air. Not only was this battle satisfying for Laxus, but it also left everyone else's hearts racing.
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