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Chapter 356 Taking Action
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After making preparations, Laxus did not hesitate and immediately began to act. He was eager to put his plan into action and wanted everyone to see his determination.
He was not alone; several members of the "Thor's Gang" were with him.
Laxus did all this not to seize power, but simply to fight for his ideals and for Fairy Tail.
He had previously stated that if Moen was willing to follow his principles, he would be perfectly willing to let Moen take on the position of chairman.
Unfortunately, Moen rejected him, so he had to do it himself. He wanted to prove to the old man and Moen that his ideas were the best for Fairy Tail.
The fate of "Fairy Tail" in "Edras" has proven the failure of their old path, but they are still unwilling to change, which makes Laxus very dissatisfied.
However, this also made Laxus realize that unless he was hurt and experienced it firsthand, the old man and Moen would not change and would continue to stubbornly stick to their old ideas.
"Let me give you a good blow."
Laxus clenched his fist, sparks flying from it, and solemnly declared his intentions.
Walking along the avenue in front of the guild hall, Laxus stared at the seemingly glamorous guild hall, as if he could already see the shadow of crisis lurking beneath its glitz and glamour.
"Zzzzz!!!"
Laxus suddenly waved his hand, unleashing the accumulated electricity in his hand, which he threw directly into the guild hall. The ball of light was incredibly fast, and the people in the guild hall had no time to react before being hit. After a series of "crash" sounds, many of them collapsed to the ground.
There's no way around it; Laxus's strength is still overpowered. His lightning is difficult for most people to withstand, even in a head-on attack, let alone a sneak attack like this.
"A bunch of useless trash, they don't even have a shred of caution."
Entering the guild hall and looking at the group of people he had electrocuted, Laxus cursed. If the intruders were not him, but other evil mages, many people would have died by now. What use are these useless people?
"Laxus! What are you doing?!"
Seeing Laxus walk into the guild hall with a sour face, Mirajane stepped forward and questioned him coldly.
Not everyone was knocked out by Laxus's electric shock; Mirajane was clearly not among them. She even took the opportunity to protect her companions near the bar, where everyone was working hard to help the wounded.
Mirajane was the strongest, the only "S-class mage" present besides Laxus. Only she was qualified to stand at the front, and she did not hesitate to stop Laxus from entering.
"Mirajan, you should support my idea."
Looking at Mirajane, the "demon" blocking his way, Laxus extended an olive branch, acknowledging Mirajane's strength and talent.
At the same time, Laxus felt that Mirajane should naturally agree with his position, after all, Mirajane had experienced the near-annihilation of her younger brother and sister.
"If you don't want your younger siblings to be in danger again, then you should make them leave the guild directly. Elfman is alright, but with Lisanna's strength, she shouldn't stay in the guild any longer."
Laxus began by citing the experiences of Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna to demonstrate how dangerous the situation is for the weak within the guild.
"I can't protect them forever."
Mirajane remained unfazed by Laxus's attempts to sow discord. She wasn't going to fall for it. She had already figured out what was going on with her younger brother and sister; they had their own lives and their own choices, and she wouldn't interfere too much.
Joining Fairy Tail was a life-changing event for the three sisters.
Back then, they weren't particularly powerful. If they had followed Laxus's ideals, they wouldn't have been worthy of joining Fairy Tail, and they wouldn't have been saved.
Therefore, Laxus's idea could not be accepted by Mirajane no matter what, as it was completely different from what Laxus had in mind.
"As long as they leave Fairy Tail, they won't run into trouble, and you won't need to protect them."
Laxus failed to grasp the crux of the matter; he continued to exert his efforts in the wrong direction, still trying to persuade Mirajane.
"Buzz!!!"
Mirajane's magic erupted; she had received the "Soul of Satan."
"Laxus! Enough with the nonsense! Leave now! I'll pretend you were never here!"
Faced with Laxus's persistent attempt to persuade her, Mirajane decisively offered to give him a chance—a chance not to escalate the situation further.
Unfortunately, just as Laxus failed to understand Mirajane and her siblings' thoughts, Mirajane also failed to understand Laxus's thoughts, making her attempts to persuade them futile.
Laxus is now eager to escalate this matter further, so how could she possibly back down just because of her simple remark?
"Stubborn to the end!"
Laxus was furious at Mirajane's reaction. Not only did Mirajane not support his ideas, but she also insulted him, which made Laxus's anger surge.
"Laxus, it's you who's stubbornly clinging to your delusions!"
Mirajane was not to be outdone. She could now see that Laxus clearly had no intention of backing down; he was determined to cause trouble.
"boom!!!"
Laxus, his face ashen, waved his hand, and a lightning spear was thrown out, heading straight for the "demonized" Mirajane.
"Buzz!!!"
Mirajane neither dodged nor retreated; she also unleashed a barrage of dark magic projectiles, directly clashing with the lightning-struck spear.
There was no other way; this was, after all, the guild hall, and behind Mirajane was the bar, her usual workplace, where wounded soldiers were also being housed. Therefore, she couldn't dodge and had to directly withstand Laxus's attack.
"boom!!!"
The lightning spear and the dark magic bullet collided, producing a loud explosion. Everyone in the guild hall and various pieces of furniture were thrown into the air. Such a magical confrontation occurring in the guild hall was indeed quite destructive.
"Buzz!"
Therefore, Mirajane charged directly at Laxus, flapping her wings at great speed, and crashed headfirst into Laxus.
Mirajane's "receive magic" for receiving demons is quite versatile. It can be used to demonstrate power through the powerful physical ability of "demonization" or to act as a magical turret with powerful magic.
"Sizzle!"
Faced with the "demonized" Mirajane charging straight at him, Laxus transformed into lightning and retreated. The two figures left the guild's gate and onto the road outside, which allowed Mirajane to achieve her goal. Fighting outside was much more unrestrained than fighting in the guild hall.
Most importantly, once outside the guild hall, Mirajane can send messages to others; the magical fluctuations from the battle will surely alert Erza, who is in the girls' dormitory.
The girls' dormitory isn't far from the guild hall; it's much closer than the "Fairy House." Erza will definitely notice the fighting here and will arrive soon.
Mirajane wasn't entirely confident of victory against Laxus; she admitted that although everyone was a "S" (likely referring to a specific player or strategist), she lacked absolute confidence.
Although she is a "class mage", Laxus is clearly a level above Erza in terms of strength.
Mirajane knew that what she had to do now was to hold off Laxus with all her might, and then she could join forces with Erza to fight Laxus later.
"Boom boom boom!"
Mirajane went all out, sparing no magic, and began a frenzied attack, bombarding the enemy with dark magic bullets without stopping.
However, her bombardment had little effect; Laxus was simply too fast, and magical missiles of this caliber couldn't even touch him.
In the end, Mirajane's barrage of attacks left Laxus with only a slightly dirty hem, while Mirajane herself was left looking disheveled and battered by Laxus's counterattack, highlighting the significant difference in their abilities.
However, Mirajane laughed in the face of this situation, because she had achieved her goal: not only had she prevented the guild hall from being further damaged, but she had also received reinforcements.
Erza, noticing the unusual magical fluctuations, quickly rushed over and saw Laxus and Mirajane fighting.
"boom!"
Donning a suit of armor, Erza charged forward, forcefully inserting herself between the two, temporarily halting the battle. The three figures separated and landed on opposite sides.
"What's going on? Why are you fighting?"
Looking at the effortlessly handling Laxus and the scrambling Mirajane, Erza was completely bewildered. She couldn't understand why the two were fighting. Mirajane wouldn't challenge Laxus now, and Laxus certainly wouldn't do so either.
"Laxus is not satisfied; he wants to be the guild leader!"
Mirajane succinctly explained the situation in one sentence, and with just that one sentence, Erza immediately understood her position and which side she should stand on.
"Laxus! You think you can just snatch the position of guild leader?!"
Erza looked serious and tried to persuade Laxus to give up. They were all guildmates and there was no need to turn against each other over something like this. It would only hurt their friends and please their enemies.
"I can't reason with you."
Laxus's face was grim. He didn't want to listen to Mirajane and Erza's nagging. He understood that words wouldn't work; he had to make these people truly feel the pain.
"boom!!!"
A fierce glint flashed in Laxus's eyes as he threw several lightning spears toward the guild hall.
"Sizzle!"
Erza appeared swiftly, raising her shield to block the lightning spears and deflecting the lightning strikes with her large shield.
With Erza taking the lead in blocking these attacks, Mirajane was freed up to focus all her energy on offense instead of having to take direct hits from Laxus.
The reason she was beaten so hastily and scrambled to her feet was mainly because she couldn't utilize her "demonized" advantage.
"Demonization" is not known for its resilience, but she had to withstand Laxus's attacks on the guild hall time and time again, completely sacrificing her agility. As a result, it is normal that she was beaten into a rather sorry state so quickly.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"
The terrifying magic kept exploding, forcing Laxus to temporarily retreat. Now, with Erza's help, Mirajane finally had a good time, and regardless of whether it was effective, she temporarily suppressed Laxus and made him unable to fight back.
"Zzzzz!!!"
Laxus, whose magic had been briefly suppressed, erupted. With a grim expression, he soared into the sky, unleashing several lightning snakes that repelled Erza and Mirajane. He abandoned "Plan A" and began implementing "Plan B," preparing to go even further.
"Get up!!!"
Laxus was enveloped in lightning, and he was suspended in mid-air. The "lightning dragon" had his hands outstretched as if he was controlling something. With his movement, a terrifying lightning magic immediately enveloped the entire sky above "Magnoria".
"What...is that?!"
Erza and Mirajane both looked up at the sky, exchanging bewildered glances, both startled by the scene above.
Above the entire "Magnolia", a ring of "Lightning Magic Crystals" appeared. These hundreds of "Lightning Magic Crystals" connected together to form a ring, enveloping "Magnolia" below. The terrifying magical pressure made it hard to breathe.
"This is the Temple of Divine Sound, forbidden magic. If those lightning magic crystals cannot be destroyed in one go, this magic will destroy Magnolia."
While Erza and Mirajane were stunned, a voice rang out, explaining to them what the magic was for.
"What?!"
Erza and Mirajane turned to look at Moen, both of them utterly shocked, clearly unable to believe what they were hearing. Laxus, this guy, actually went to such lengths?!
"That's right, exactly! Moen, it seems you know this very well, so I don't need to explain further."
Upon seeing Moen appear, Laxus shouted. He landed back on the ground, his entire body enveloped in lightning, already in his "full power" mode, ready to fight Moen to the death.
"Laxus!"
However, before Moen could respond, Erza donned the "Heavenly Armor" and soared into the sky, her face contorted with rage, clearly unable to tolerate Laxus's actions.
Erza couldn't understand why Laxus wanted to affect the entire Magnolia. Was it really a case of destroying what he couldn't have?
"Get out of the way."
As Erza charged forward, Laxus waved his hand, and a terrifying, thick bolt of lightning swiftly struck Erza. This time, it was even faster and more ruthless than before, and Erza had no chance to dodge it. She was about to be hit.
"Buzz!"
Moen's figure flickered and appeared beside Erza. He was wearing the Aries Gold Cloth and raised his hand to create a "crystal wall" to block the thick lightning attack.