Theodore was looking over at him. Allen, who had originally been only 175 centimeters tall, had now grown to 2.8 meters. The armor covering his entire body looked far from ordinary, and Theodore sensed an extremely dangerous aura from the emblem on the armor over Allen's chest.
After transforming into LordKnightmon, Allen said to Laxus beside him, "Laxus, fall back for now. You're still in over your head fighting these demons. Look around the base and see if you can capture someone who knows something about the Dark Magic Group. We'll need some information later."
Laxus retreated somewhat unwillingly. He had always been competitive since childhood and had wanted to defeat Allen at least once. He had never expected that merely encountering a demon would leave him in such a sorry state. Clenching his fists tightly, Laxus made up his mind to work even harder from then on. He couldn't afford to fall too far behind his big brother.
After seeing Laxus leave, Allen looked at Theodore with killing intent in his eyes and said coldly, "Come on. Round two!"
After using Full Body Reception, Allen's speed far exceeded Theodore's expectations. His words had barely reached Theodore's ears when Gram's attack was already before him.
In his panic, Theodore crossed both hands before his chest, attempting to use the tough scales on his body to block Allen's attack.
With a muffled shnk, Gram, which had returned to its original state, pierced straight through Theodore's defenses like a bolt of lightning. The entire spear instantly pierced through his body.
The sudden turn of events left Theodore wearing an expression of utter disbelief. His eyes widened, and his body trembled from the agony, but his instinct to survive drove him to keep struggling and resisting despite his shock.
However, how could Allen give him such an opportunity?
Allen flicked his wrist and swiftly pulled Gram from Theodore's body. Immediately afterward, he swung the Gram in his hand again without hesitation, unleashing the extremely fast Holy Spear Slash.
In that instant, Gram transformed into a streak of light and darted through the air at a blinding speed. The afterimages it left behind seemed like countless Grams attacking at once. Every strike from the holy spear landed precisely on Theodore, and in a moment, one enormous, horrifying wound after another appeared across his body.
Allen then stopped his attack. Looking at Theodore, who was now barely alive and breathing faintly, Allen's face was cold and expressionless, without the slightest trace of pity. He slowly raised his arm and steadily pointed Gram's tip at Theodore's head. At the same time, powerful magic began gathering at the spearpoint, flashing with dazzling light like an omen of the God of Death's arrival.
In fact, Theodore had been overwhelmed by fear and the urge to beg for mercy from the moment he was seriously wounded. Allen simply hadn't given him a chance to speak from beginning to end. Now, despite his grievous injuries and failing strength, Theodore still refused to abandon his last sliver of hope in the face of life and death. He desperately forced out a sentence: "P-please, don't kill me! I'm willing to give you all my strength to help you conquer the entire world, as long as you spare my life."
Allen merely replied coldly, "My dream is world peace!"
"Royal Spear Strike!"
The instant Allen finished speaking, a dazzling light suddenly shone from the tip of the long spear in his hands. Immediately afterward, the light transformed into a powerful beam and shot toward Theodore's head with astonishing speed.
Theodore's eyes widened, and his face filled with terror and unwillingness. He let out a deafening roar: "No!!!!" However, it was already too late.
With a tremendous boom, the Royal Spear Strike fired from Gram instantly struck Theodore's head. In the next moment, his head was completely vaporized and disappeared, without leaving even the slightest trace where it had connected to his neck.
The energy of the Royal Spear Strike did not stop there. It continued surging forward, finally crashing violently into the mountainside.
Boom!
With another tremendous boom, the surface of the mountain was blasted open, leaving behind a massive, bottomless crater.
After confirming Theodore's death, Allen dispelled Full Body Reception and staggered in place. This was why Allen hadn't used Full Body Reception at the beginning, and why even Gram and Aegis had been in their smaller forms. The magic power and physical strength required to receive LordKnightmon were simply too great. Allen was still growing, so using Full Body Reception now was like an Ultraman fighting on Earth: he could basically only fight for a few minutes, and any longer would push his body to its limit. Still, according to Allen's expectations, once he turned fifteen, he would be able to wield LordKnightmon's power with ease. As for True Crimson Lotus Form and Chaosdramon X, Allen currently couldn't even come into contact with them.
When the violent tremors caused by the Royal Spear Strike reached him, Laxus, who was far away and thinking about capturing someone for information, felt his heart tighten. An ominous premonition instantly welled up inside him. He had no time to think and hurried back as if wind had sprung beneath his feet.
When Laxus finally reached the scene, he immediately saw Allen's slightly unsteady, swaying figure. Shocked, he sped up without hesitation and rushed forward, catching Allen just as he was about to fall.
However, before Laxus could ask whether Allen was injured, his gaze was firmly drawn to the sight before him. The previously rock-solid mountain had a huge hole through it, as if it had been forcibly pierced by an unimaginably powerful force!
His ominous premonition had come true!
Laxus's eyes widened in astonishment. He turned toward Allen beside him and stammered, "B-big brother, was this really caused by you? Why do I feel like you just pierced straight through the entire mountain?"
Allen rubbed his nose awkwardly. "It shouldn't be, right? This still counts as eliminating a threat to the people, doesn't it? I can explain it to the council!" As he spoke, Allen grew more and more confident. "That's right! Exactly! Destroying demons is what we're supposed to do. There was a little property damage, but that isn't important!"
It was obvious that Allen had received the true teachings of the guild. As a member of Fairy Tail, a mission didn't count as complete unless he destroyed something along the way!
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