An Encounter with Laxus

Chiba, pinned beneath Tianna, inwardly groaned, "You were the one who forced yourself on me..."

After the impact, Tianna used her hands to push herself up and stood up.

Chiba also got up and couldn't help but look at Tianna.

Strands of light blue hair fell loosely down the girl's temples. A captivating blush graced her pretty face, and her beautiful, Shusui eyes were fixed intently on Chiba.

Chiba's heart skipped a beat. Was this girl planning to kill him to silence him?

Tianna looked at him pitifully and said aggrievedly, "That... that was my first kiss! You have to take responsibility for me!"

Chiba said with a serious face, "That was my first kiss too, you didn't lose out."

"You!" Tianna was furious, glaring at him, but upon closer reflection, she couldn't see anything wrong with what Chiba had said.

But... but I'm so annoyed!

The men in black were about to reach them in the blink of an eye, while the Water King was still twisting and turning.

"You damn well better stop them!" Chiba roared at the Water King.

The latter froze, the terrifying tone reminding it of the pain of the Cursed Seal. Thus, it could only reluctantly engage the black-robed man in battle.

It possessed S-Class strength, which, while insignificant in the face of these well-coordinated men in black robes, at least bought them some time.

Shadow Clone Technique!

He created more than ten Shadow Clones Shadow Clone assist the Water King in battle, preventing it from dying here.

Although this thing has become timid and cowardly since it was tamed, it is still a summoning beast that I went through a lot of trouble to get. If it dies here, it will be a huge loss.

"Lava Release, Blazing Fire Flowing Rock!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!

Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"

A barrage of Ninjutsu was unleashed upon the barrier. Chiba's Chakra reserves were indeed abundant, showing no signs of dwindling even with so many Ninjutsu. Even though this was a barrier created by the Throne of Water, it couldn't withstand his frenzied attacks and crumbled in no time.

"Walk!"

Grabbing Tianna's hand, they resumed their great escape. The Water King conveniently disappeared, leaving a hole in his body as he departed.

"Damn it!" Kruse cursed angrily. He never expected that Chiba would be able to break through the water barrier he created without using the power within him.

His body transformed into a stream of water, moving at great speed through the snow, chasing after Chiba.

"Laxus, there's a strong magical energy fluctuation in here. Shall we go in and take a look?"

At the other entrance to Dragon Corpse Valley, a green-haired boy asked.

This is a small team of four, but three of them are centered around another boy, who is clearly the core of the team.

The boy had striking short blond hair, and his angular face was unruly. He wore a thick black coat with a golden Fairy emblem tattooed on the back.

Laxus and... his personal guard... the Thunder God Tribe!

The Thunder God Tribe's crew consists of two men and one woman: sixteen-year-old Bickslow, fourteen-year-old Freed, and Evergreen.

"Go."

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Laxus's lips.

"That guy's inside."

Freed was taken aback. "Who?"

Laxus stepped towards the valley and said calmly, "Chiba Uchiha."

"Wow! Idol, turn around and fight them! I can't run anymore!"

"Damn! How are we supposed to fight a ghost with so many people?!"

From the empty valley came the loud wails of a boy and a girl. Behind them was a large group of pursuers dressed in black robes.

Looking back, Chiba saw that the group was still relentlessly pursuing him. Chiba gritted his teeth, wondering whether he should just open the second-floor counter-attack.

"Swish!"

Several sword energies flew towards him, Chiba hurriedly dodged, but he couldn't avoid the last sword energy no matter what he did. So he instantly drew the Heaven's Blazing Sun from his waist and blocked the sword energy with one sword.

A dozen or so swordsmen rushed out from the crowd, preparing for the next wave of sword energy.

Damn it! Whatever, let's just use cheats!

Just as he was about to break the Seven Star Seal, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the sky, drawing his attention.

Thunder in winter?

How could he encounter something so unlikely?

"Idol, don't just stand there! Their attack is coming!" Tianna's sweet voice rang in my ears.

"Um???"

Several powerful swordsmen rushed up to a short distance behind him, and then several sword energies flew out horizontally and vertically.

"Lava Armor!"

With a low shout, lava covered his entire body. Just as Chiba was about to raise his arm to block, a loud bang suddenly rang out in the sky, and a golden lightning bolt tore through the wind and snow, descending from the heavens.

"Zzz boom!"

A thick bolt of golden lightning struck about twenty men in black in an instant, the dazzling golden light shining brightly in the valley.

A moment later, the golden light faded, and everyone opened their eyes, only to see a tall, slender young man standing between the two sides.

Chiba squinted; such a high-class entrance could only belong to Laxus.

But... why is he here?

At that moment, Laxus glanced at him sideways and said indifferently, "Disgraceful."

Chiba immediately rolled up his sleeves, his face full of anger. Tianna quickly pulled him back, muttering, "Don't be impulsive, idol! He's reinforcements!"

Meanwhile, Kruse arrived from a distance and asked calmly, "Who are you?"

Laxus slightly opened his eyes and said calmly, "The dead have no need to know my name."

Kruse's face darkened, and he sneered, "You ignorant brat, let me show you what respect for your elders is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged forward, brandishing his spear, water swirling around its tip.

"Snort!"

Laxus snorted coldly, and golden lightning instantly enveloped his entire body as he charged out as well.

The two fought in one place, with lightning and water constantly surging, making it quite fierce.

In the original story, Laxus should have officially become S-Class Mage by this time. Judging from his fight with Kruse, he truly deserves the S-Class title. He can even hold his own against a veteran S-Class Mage like Kruse, which is incredibly impressive.

Perhaps only Chiba, who has broken the first seal, can barely become his opponent.

The battle between the two S-Class warriors was quite astonishing. However, the more than three hundred black-robed figures were not to be underestimated either. Although more than twenty of them were dealt with when Laxus appeared, the rest surged towards the two like a tidal wave.

"Roar!"

The black-robed man at the forefront had a ferocious face and let out a beast-like howl as he attacked with his fists engulfed in flames.

"Dark Ecriture, rejected!"

As the boy's voice faded, the black-robed man with a ferocious expression seemed to have slammed into an empty wall. Then, his face twisted even more, and he was sent flying backward.