Take Me Down? You Lot?

But to everyone's surprise, from the start of the match, Laxus was completely dominated by Alexei with Raven Tail.

"Are you kidding me?!"

"This can't be real! That's Laxus!"

Why is Laxus completely helpless?

A commotion erupted in the Fairy Tail stands as the members rubbed their eyes, unable to believe the absurd scene before them.

Makarov frowned, his face serious, and gave the order, "Bisca, has Ivan made any moves?"

Bisca immediately raised her rifle and carefully observed the opposite stands through the precision scope. After a moment, she reported, "Nothing! Chairman, Ivan and the others are calm."

Just then, Jiang Bai's calm and unhurried voice rang out from behind. "Calm down, everyone!"

The previously chaotic scene suddenly quieted down, and everyone turned to look at Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai leaned against a stone pillar and said calmly, "Sometimes what you see isn't necessarily the truth."

Erza's eyes narrowed, and she immediately realized. "Does that mean what we're seeing now is an illusion?"

"That's right!" Jiang Bai chuckled.

"The real Laxus hasn't even made a move yet. Hmm, the Laxus inside is facing the entire Raven Tail guild."

Upon hearing this, Makarov's face instantly darkened. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "I knew Ivan was up to no good. I'm going to explain this to the organizers."

Jiang Bai waved his hand. "No need for that trouble, Grandpa. Laxus will handle it."

Natsu, standing to the side, scratched his head in frustration and shouted, "Jiang Bai, you're too cunning! Only you can see what's happening inside! I want to see the real match too!"

Jiang Bai shook his head helplessly and snapped his fingers.

With a soft "snap," all the Fairy Tail members felt a chill run down their spines, and their vision rippled like water, revealing the true scene inside the barrier through the illusion on the surface!

Inside the arena, the real Laxus stood with his arms crossed, coldly watching as another phantom of "himself" was brutally beaten. Laxus couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

So... what's going on here?

Standing opposite him, Ivan, wearing a mask and pretending to be Alexei, sneered, his tone smug. "It's a kind of Phantom Magic! Now, the people outside can't see what's happening inside at all."

"Isn't it perfectly done!"

Laxus smirked, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Ha! How pathetic. I don't know about others, but that guy definitely found out, you damned old man!"

Upon hearing this, Ivan immediately knew that Laxus referred to Jiang Bai.

He was slightly startled and subconsciously looked towards the stands through the barrier, where he met Jiang Bai's gaze.

Jiang Bai was watching him with great interest, even smiling and waving at him from afar, but made no move to intervene.

Ivan didn't understand what the other party was planning, but the die was cast, and he had no way out.

"You've already discovered my identity? You truly are my son!"

As he spoke, Ivan ripped off his mask, revealing his sinister face.

At the same time, magical energy surged behind Ivan, and the remaining four members of Raven Tail — Flare, Nalpudding, Kurohebi, and Obra —suddenly appeared, forming a semi-encirclement around Laxus!

Ivan stared intently at Laxus: "In that case, my good son, tell your father where exactly is 'Lumen Starshine'?"

Laxus's eyes were cold. "What are you talking about?"

Ivan scoffed, "Stop playing dumb. That old man Makarov should have already told you."

Laxus shrugged slightly. "I don't know what you're talking about, but I think Jiang Bai definitely knows. Why don't you go ask him in person later?"

Upon hearing the name "Jiang Bai," Ivan's face turned pale, and he said with a grim expression, "It seems your personality has changed a lot over the years."

"But don't think I'm afraid of that brat; I just don't want to suffer any more losses."

Laxus, looking at Ivan's arrogant and ignorant attitude, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Honestly, he reminds me of my younger self."

"Grandpa has been aware of all your movements over the years. Do you know why Grandpa hasn't taken action yet?"

Perhaps, she still harbors a sliver of hope for you.

"Shut up!"

Enraged by being hit where it hurt, Ivan roared and immediately launched the first attack!

With a flick of his sleeve, countless paper figures resembling shikigami transformed into sharp flying blades, sweeping towards Laxus from all directions!

Laxus didn't even move an inch. He simply raised his arm with an icy expression, and a violent golden lightning bolt ripped through the air, instantly burning the pile of paper figures to ashes!

Seeing this, Ivan shouted sternly, "Stop resisting! Laxus, aren't you my son?"

"Then let me use you to threaten the old man into telling me where Lumen Starshine is!"

Golden arcs of electricity crackled around Laxus as he coldly said, "If I could, I wouldn't want to be your son either. Thinking back, I was a fool to argue with the old man for your sake."

"Now you're even using your son to blackmail your own father; you're beyond saving."

Ivan's face contorted with rage as he roared with laughter, "What do you know! With that 'Lumen Starshine,' the whole world is mine!"

"But I've been to every place related to Fairy Tail, and I still haven't found it. For Dad, sacrifice yourself, Laxus!"

Then, with a grim face, Ivan gave a death order to his subordinates, "Obra, dispel his magic!"

At Ivan's command, Obra, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head, and the black familiar on his shoulder instantly transformed into a streak of light, opening its blood-red maw and lunging straight at Laxus!

This is precisely Obra's special magic, capable of forcibly absorbing and eliminating all magical power from a mage's body!

However, before the black familiar could even get within half a meter of Laxus—

"Too slow."

A blinding golden lightning bolt suddenly flashed across Laxus's eye!

Without any spellcasting or even a change in breathing rhythm, an immense and suffocating surge of lightning magic erupted within Laxus like a volcano!

Boom--!

A bolt of golden lightning, as thick as a bowl, crashed down from the sky with unparalleled destructive power, striking the familiar with perfect accuracy!

Before he could even utter a scream, Obra's familiar was instantly reduced to ashes by the extremely powerful and yang lightning!

The powerful aftershock of the lightning transformed into a golden shockwave, which slammed back into Obra's chest!

"Puff--!"

Obra was struck as if by a heavy hammer, flying dozens of meters backward before crashing heavily into the stone wall, his eyes rolling back as he lost consciousness.

Raven Tail Guild's most bizarre "Demon-Dispelling" trump card was completely destroyed in an instant!

"What?!" Ivan's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints, and his expression changed drastically.

"Don't stand there like idiots! Attack together! Take him down!"

Upon hearing the command, the remaining three core members of Raven Tail — Flare, Nalpudding, and Kurokabu— immediately activated their magic!

A cold smile curled at the corner of Laxus's lips.

"Kill me? With your abilities?"

A terrifying golden bolt of lightning suddenly erupted from Laxus's body without warning!

Intense lightning, like a golden sun, exploded inside the barrier, and the raging thunder instantly Crush the surrounding ground!

"What... what kind of magic is this?!"

Ivan was shocked. Flare, Nalpudding, and Kurohebi beside him were also shocked by the overwhelming pressure, their faces turning pale. Even the magic they were about to cast was forcibly interrupted.

Do you think having a large number of people is useful?

Laxus crossed his arms and slowly took a step forward, stepping through the blinding flashes of electricity.

Golden arcs of electricity danced wildly around him, illuminating his face as if he were a descended thunder god.

"Now that you're all here, it saves me the trouble of looking for each of you one by one."

"Raven Tail... all of you, lie down!"

"Extreme Thunder - Dragon's Jaw!!"

Laxus didn't even use many fancy moves; he simply clenched his fists together and swung them downwards!

In an instant, the incredibly violent golden lightning condensed in mid-air into the jaw of a gigantic dragon, and with an overwhelming force capable of destroying everything, it crashed down!

"Stop him! Stop him now!!" Ivan screamed in terror, frantically activating all his paper magic, while the others did their best to erect a defensive magic barrier.

However, in the face of an absolute difference in strength, all defenses are as fragile as paper!

Rumble--!

Accompanied by deafening thunderous explosions, a colossal wave of golden light, capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, surged within the entire barrier!

The paper was instantly burned to ashes, and the magic barrier shattered like glass.

Before the four members of Raven Tail could even utter a complete scream, they were blasted away by the violent lightning, crashing heavily into a distant wall, their eyes rolling back as they instantly lost consciousness!

As the smoke cleared, only Ivan remained standing alone on the field.

He trembled all over, looking at his men lying scattered on the ground, the ferocity and arrogance on his face long gone.