The Most Two-Faced Man

The colliding energies intertwined before spreading in all directions!

Boom!

A massive blaze swallowed the entire livestream.

Katarina: "What happened?!"

The three group members all fixed their eyes on the livestream screen.

The dust slowly settled.

Laxus stared in disbelief at Ling Yuan, who casually wiped his mouth.

"You bastard! You're a Dragon Slayer Mage too?!"

"Well, who knows?" Ling Yuan chuckled. "You have a trump card, so why can't I?"

"Hahahaha! Interesting, truly interesting! But that's even better! I wouldn't want my subordinate to be useless!" After a brief silence, Laxus burst into laughter, then looked at Ling Yuan with fighting spirit blazing in his eyes. "Just don't be as boring as that person in our guild!"

Boom!

The ground cracked as Laxus charged at Ling Yuan in a flash of lightning.

"Lightning Dragon's—Fists!"

Not to be outdone, Ling Yuan threw himself forward with a punch of his own.

"Flame Demon Dragon's—Sky Attack!"

Boom!

Their fists crashed together, tearing apart the solid earth.

Countless chunks of rock and dirt scattered under the violent impact!

The next moment,

the two of them leaped backward at the same time, widening the distance between them.

Then, they shot forward again simultaneously.

Countless invisible fists collided.

Finally, at the instant Laxus threw a punch above his fist, Ling Yuan bent downward.

Endless flames gathered in his hand.

The red core on his chest flashed with light.

"Soaring Embers Profound Spirit!" he shouted softly.

"Cry!"

A massive firebird flew from Ling Yuan's hand, its cry ringing through the air as it blasted Laxus straight into the sky!

Laxus, launched high into the air, did not surrender. He pressed both hands tightly against the firebird's flaming feathers.

Lightning surged wildly. Even as his hands were scorched black, he refused to let go.

In the end, the flames within the firebird were completely neutralized by lightning.

Only then did Laxus breathe a sigh of relief.

He then raised both hands toward the sky.

Rumble!

Golden lightning from the heavens struck Laxus perfectly.

He opened his mouth and greedily devoured the lightning.

Amid the thunderous roar, the golden lightning condensed into a halberd!

Laxus glared sharply at Ling Yuan below. "Die!"

"Lightning Dragon Halberd!"

Boom!

Accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom, the lightning-forged halberd shot violently toward Ling Yuan!

Ling Yuan's expression did not change as he watched the halberd fall from the sky.

He called out softly, "Belleronus!"

Boom!

Endless flames erupted behind him, taking the form of a gigantic figure!

"Nani?!"

High in the air, Laxus's expression abruptly changed when he saw the white dragon bathed in flames.

"Blazing Flame."

Ling Yuan calmly spoke two words to the halberd in the sky and Laxus.

"Roar!"

Upon receiving the command, Belleronus roared furiously. The core inside his body erupted as orange-red flames gathered in the void.

Finally,

he unleashed a flaming Dragon's Breath powerful enough to tear open the sky!

The blaze swallowed the Lightning Dragon Halberd without causing even the slightest disturbance!

In the end,

the Dragon's Breath flawlessly burned the stunned Laxus in the sky to ashes!

Fantasy Battlefield duel: Ling Yuan was victorious!

As the golden words appeared, Belleronus turned into light and entered Ling Yuan's body.

Ling Yuan also vanished from the ruined land.

Fairy Tail world.

"Laxus?!"

The three members of the Thunder Legion, who had been waiting anxiously, cried out when they saw Laxus suddenly appear.

Hearing their voices, Laxus slowly opened his eyes, still visibly shaken.

"That guy actually keeps a monster like that?"

"Laxus, what happened to you?" Freed asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. Let me catch my breath." Waving his hand, Laxus walked away.

Back in his bedroom,

Ling Yuan reached out and released Ophis, then pulled her into his arms.

Wasn't it wonderful to chat with the group members while holding a cute girl?

At this moment, everyone in the group chat was still dazed.

Katarina: "It felt like I just had a dream."

Maple: "Was that a dragon just now? It was so beautiful, completely different from the Western dragons I know."

Akame: "..."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "Tch, I was careless! I'm a mighty Dragon Slayer Mage, yet I was actually killed by a dragon!"

Maple: "Dragon Slayer Mage?"

Ling Yuan: "It's a lost ancient magic specifically used to hunt dragons."

Katarina: "Magic specifically used to hunt dragons? Then it must be really powerful!"

Group member 'Lightning Dragon Slayer' sent an exclusive Red Packet to Group Owner 'Ling Yuan'.

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "I lost. @Ling Yuan, I gave you the item."

Ling Yuan: "Thanks."

Ding! Group Owner 'Ling Yuan' accepted the Red Packet.

Katarina: "That's so convenient. You can even send magic through it. This social group chat is far too different from what I know."

Group member 'Maple' sent a Red Packet.

Ding! 'Lightning Dragon Slayer' snatched it!

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "What is this thing? It's all slimy. So disgusting!"

Maple: "It's a slime I just defeated, hehe. But this is amazing—it really can be sent out."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "???"

Katarina: "Don't send such strange things! Also, @Lightning Dragon Slayer, thank you for snatching it before I could. You're a good person."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "..."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "I don't remember us being that close?"

Katarina: "We're all in the same group. We should get along well. If something happens in the future, we can discuss it together."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "No need!"

Ling Yuan: "@Katarina, don't mind him. This kid is a tsundere. In truth, he cares about the people in his guild more than anyone."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "! @Ling Yuan, bastard, what did you say?! How could I possibly care about those small fry?"

Ling Yuan: "Then let me show you a video."

Ding! Ling Yuan uploaded a memory copy: Fairy Tail Civil War—Magnolia Cathedral Arc.

Laxus, walking alone down the road, could not help but shrink his pupils when he saw the file Ling Yuan had sent.

A civil war?!

The Most Two-Faced Man

After all the group members accepted the memory copy,

an unfamiliar memory suddenly entered their minds...

Inside the grand cathedral of Magnolia, the city where the Fairy Tail guild was stationed,

Laxus, having activated Lightning Dragon Mode, used the super magic Fairy Law, which could "use holy light to purge darkness, with the caster only eliminating targets recognized as enemies," to envelop all of Magnolia.

But unfortunately, after the endless light faded, nothing happened—not to mention people. Other than a bit more dust, there was nothing at all.

For a moment, the scene was unbelievably awkward and utterly humiliating.

Katarina: "How pitiful. He got slapped in the face by his own magic."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "Shut up!"

Akame: "I know of an Imperial Arm. [Varied Transformation] would suit you very well, @Lightning Dragon Slayer."

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "..."

Ling Yuan: "I have never seen someone so shameless. He goes against his own conscience and does the exact opposite of what he truly wants, yet someone still thinks he's just following his heart?"

Maple: "Ah, poor Lightning Dragon brother."

Laxus's face flushed red as the group members mocked him one after another.

He absolutely refused to admit it!

That he had actually considered those weaklings his companions!

"Damn it!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Boom!

Laxus stomped the ground so hard that it split open into a massive crater.