The sudden turn of events left everyone completely bewildered.
Facing Laxus, S-Class Mage with rampaging lightning magic, and two Thunder God Tribe close behind him.
Even an S-Class Mage would probably not dare to underestimate him in the slightest.
However, Bai Yu's voluntary return to his sheath, seemingly abandoning any resistance, has overturned their understanding.
What they found most unbelievable was that Bai Yu closed his eyes at the crucial moment.
"Arrogant brat, are you just surrendering knowing you can't win?"
"Things aren't that easy to come by!"
Laxus transformed into a bolt of lightning, appearing ten meters away from Bai Yu ahead of him. His five fingers clenched tightly, and violent lightning instantly gathered on his fist.
Laxus believed that with just one more breath, he could easily close the distance and make this arrogant brat pay the price with a single punch.
Unfortunately, the thought had barely crossed Laxus's mind when it crossed his mind.
An indescribable aura of danger, like an invisible behemoth, swept towards us.
Before anyone could react, Bai Yu's eyes snapped open, and his right hand, which was gripping the hilt of the knife, clenched tightly.
" Freed, Evergreen, run!"
The lightning on Laxus suddenly surged, abruptly halting his forward momentum, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning that shot back rapidly.
The two who were following closely behind Laxus were kicked away by a flash of lightning, crashing down dozens of meters away like meteors.
The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.
The next moment, however, the clanging sound of a blade rang out.
Bai Yu's ancient katana, which was one-third unsheathed, returned to its original sheath with a click.
when!
An invisible wave of air, like a gentle breeze, swept over me.
It creates visible ripples in the air, which then spread outwards.
However, wherever it passed, within a radius of 23 meters centered on Bai Yu, the huge rocks, guardrails, signposts, and all other debris scattered around were instantly cut in two.
Everyone's pupils contracted sharply, their eyes widened in disbelief, and gasps of shock rang out one after another.
Even Erza and Mirajane, and even Makarov, the guild master, couldn't help but change their expressions.
In that brief moment, they only felt an impending crisis.
But no one could clearly see when Bai Yu drew his knife.
That's way too fast!
So fast that it's invisible to the naked eye.
At that moment, they finally understood why Laxus had been able to utter the word "escape" earlier.
If you're even half a beat too slow, you won't be able to escape the circle.
Will the three Laxus also be cut in two?
"As expected of Laxus, her escape speed is truly astonishing."
Bai Yu glanced calmly at Laxus, which was dozens of meters away.
With Bai Yu's current strength, he is determined to defeat this man who is hiding his true abilities so well.
It's very difficult!
After all, Laxus's publicly displayed strength within the Fairy Tail Guild has always been limited to ordinary lightning magic, thus concealing his identity as Second Generation Dragon Slayer Mage.
In the original story, during the guild war, Laxus used all his strength to almost single-handedly defeat the entire guild.
Even Gajeel and Natsu, both S-Class Mage, could overpower him when they Dragon Slayer.
If Natsu didn't have a protagonist's halo at the end.
It seems the Fairy Tail Guild will fall into Laxus's hands.
Currently, Bai Yu's template power for Kenpachi Zaraki has been temporarily removed by the system.
With only the Sword Saint Template providing a single attribute, relying solely on the single move of Draw Sword is only useful for gaining an advantage through surprise.
Once the fight actually started, Bai Yu knew clearly that defeating Laxus was simply wishful thinking.
As expected, my fists aren't big enough!
However, in the brief exchange just now, Bai Yu clearly had the upper hand and won a prize.
If one chooses to back down at this critical juncture and adopt a more agreeable tone, it might raise suspicions that one is all bark and no bite.
It can be said that Bai Yu now has only one gamble to bet on.
Makarov personally intervened to clean up the mess!
"His escape speed was astonishing; I suppose that's a compliment!"
Natsu couldn't help but swallow hard, and then patted his chest.
" Gray, Elfman, we're so glad we didn't try it a second time, otherwise we might be missing a piece of our little arms or legs."
Gray and Elfman's facial muscles twitched involuntarily.
Aside from being related to Bai Yu's earlier assessment of Laxus, there's also no way to refute Natsu's words.
After all, even the Laxus, known for its speed, was in such a sorry state, let alone them.
"You damned brat, I'm going to kill you!" Laxus's face darkened, and the dormant magic within him exploded like a thunderclap.
Golden lightning shot straight up into the sky like a volcanic eruption.
Even the clouds that had been gathering in the sky were pierced through in response.
The crackling and constantly shifting lightning bolts raged wildly all around.
Feeling this astonishing magical power, Freed and Evergreen, who had been kicked away, disregarded the churning blood within their bodies and quickly moved to stand behind Laxus.
Bickslow was no exception.
A tense atmosphere quickly spread.
It's safe to say that if Laxus were to speak, they would absolutely not hesitate to attack, even if it were their guildmates.
Not to mention a newcomer who has absolutely no emotions.
In an instant, everyone's nerves tightened.
Erza instinctively gripped the longsword at her waist.
She never imagined that a random newcomer she picked up off the street would offend Laxus so badly.
Moreover, they were able to gain the upper hand.
Erza truly didn't know Bai Yu's background.
However, she brought the person back herself, so what if Laxus really wants to fight to the death?
Erza had no choice but to intervene.
"What's wrong? Are you all going to rebel?"
An aged voice suddenly rang out, and Makarov's originally cloudy eyes shone with a dazzling golden light, like the sun.
A magical power, as vast as the ocean, surged forth like Dotō tide.
The old man, who was originally just over a meter tall, instantly transformed into a gigantic figure several meters tall.
Makarov, the third guild master of Fairy Tail, possesses magic.
Besides Giant Magic.
There are also Three Great Fairy Spells.
Once unleashed, it possesses earth-shattering power.
It is precisely for this reason that Makarov, with his aged appearance, has been able to secure a place among the Ten Wizard Saints.
Feel the immense magical fluctuations.
The lightning that had been swirling and raging across the sky was instantly suppressed.
Laxus's face darkened considerably as he looked at Makarov, who had transformed into a giant.