"Violation? They've never followed the rules."
Lu Chongwei waved a hand, his tone relaxed.
"Don't worry. Laxus isn't that weak. He's always coming to me for sparring, and he can even withstand my Flames of Destruction. A few small fries like them can't hurt him."
Hearing that, Mirajane's suspended heart eased a little, and a gentle smile returned to her face.
Dong—!
The heavy battle gong rang out over the arena.
"The match begins!" Jabba announced loudly.
The instant the gong faded, the scene in the arena changed abruptly.
Alexei's figure flashed, and he swept to Laxus in an instant.
A heavy punch smashed hard into Laxus's abdomen with a dull, thunderous sound.
Bang!
Laxus's body was sent flying backward and crashed heavily into the stone wall, a large mouthful of blood spraying from his mouth.
The entire audience instantly erupted in an uproar.
"He landed a hit with one strike?"
"Laxus didn't even have a chance to react?"
Before everyone could recover from their shock, Alexei had already turned into a black afterimage and charged once more toward Laxus, who had fallen to the ground.
Dense shadows of fists, wrapped in violent magic power, poured down mercilessly.
Boom, boom, boom!
Broken stones flew, and dust filled the sky.
On the big screen, Laxus was being crushed the whole time, his clothes in tatters, his body covered in blood. He could only passively endure the attacks.
In the stands for Fairy Tail Team A, the atmosphere instantly turned tense and frantic.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Natsu sprang onto the railing, his fists clenched tight.
"Laxus! Hurry up and fight back! Blast that masked guy apart with lightning!"
Gray gritted his teeth, his face looking awful.
"Something's wrong. This is way too wrong. Laxus hasn't even mobilized his magic