Chapter 13

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"Clap, clap, clap, clap..."

The clear clapping echoed around, causing Noah, Erza, and Laxus to frown slightly, turn their heads, and look in the direction of the sound.

They saw that, at some point, a group of people had formed a circle around Noah, Erza, and Laxus, surrounding the three of them. Each person's face bore a sinister smile, their expressions quite unfriendly.

They were the mages of 'Phantom Lord'!

"Even though you seem to be quite busy, we still have to bother you. I'm really sorry about that..." Mogli, the leader, clapped while smiling, but his eyes emitted a cold light.

"So, can you leave the brotherly quarrel for later?"

"Of course!" Mogli narrowed his eyes, his smile growing wider.

"As long as you have a future!"

Hearing this, seeing the unfriendly expressions of the 'Phantom Lord' mages around them, Noah, Erza, and Laxus, even if they were not very smart, could guess that the visitors were not friendly.

"Hmph!" Laxus released Noah's collar without showing any emotion, suppressing the动摇 (wavering) caused by Noah's words deep in his heart, and spoke to Mogli with a mocking tone.

"It seems someone can't take a loss, no wonder you can only mix around in a small branch!"

Mogli's smile froze, his expression gradually becoming serious, his eyes growing colder.

"Remaining calm in such a situation, you truly live up to being Makarov's grandson."

"What about Makarov's grandson?!" Laxus's face showed a hint of ruthlessness.

"Here, there's only me, Laxus, not some grandson of Makarov!"

"That kind of thing doesn't matter!" Mogli waved his hand impatiently.

"Whether you are Makarov's grandson or not, as long as you are from 'Fairy Tail', that's enough!"

Noah, who was adjusting his collar, paused his movements and looked up.

"Does that mean 'Phantom Lord' really intends to have it out with 'Fairy Tail'?"

"I don't know if 'Phantom Lord' wants to have it out with 'Fairy Tail'!" Mogli sneered.

"All I know is, I find you very annoying, extremely annoying!"

"Do you want to start a conflict between the two guilds?!" Erza's face was full of vigilance.

"Didn't you say that wasn't a wise choice?"

"Then let me tell you what the truly wise choice is!" Mogli took a step forward and said.

"For you, kneeling and apologizing is the wisest choice!"

Hearing this, not only did Laxus laugh, but his laughter was exceptionally ruthless, and even Noah and Erza's expressions turned cold.

"Kneeling and apologizing?" Laxus glanced at all the 'Phantom Lord' mages, then fixed his gaze on Mogli.

"Sorry, unlike you, I won't give you the chance to kneel and apologize!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Laxus's figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.

"Whoosh——!"

In the sound of the air being torn, a golden lightning-encased figure suddenly appeared in front of Mogli, and a fist carrying golden arcs almost simultaneously entered Mogli's field of vision.

"Roar——!" Seeing the fist with violent arcs heading towards his face, Mogli's pupils constricted, he roared, and golden lightning suddenly surged from his body.

"Boom——!"

With a loud collision, a wave of wind swept out from the center of the impact, and the golden lightning spread in all directions, causing the surrounding 'Phantom Lord' mages to cry out in alarm and retreat in disarray.

Noah and Erza, who were closer to the center of the collision, reacted faster than the 'Phantom Lord' mages. The moment the collision sound rang out, they immediately retreated to a place where the lightning could not reach.

At the center of the collision, Laxus, whose body was covered in golden arcs, looked at Mogli, whose body was also flowing with golden lightning, and his expression darkened slightly.

"Did you know I was on this mission from the beginning?"

Lightning magic is not very rare.

In fact, elemental magic with specific attributes is quite common, and mages who use lightning magic are also common.

However, being able to use lightning magic to a level that can match Laxus, and being the leader of the branch that came to obstruct 'Fairy Tail's work, this is definitely not a coincidence.

In other words, 'Phantom Lord' knew from the beginning that Laxus was on this mission, so they specifically targeted Laxus and sent Mogli, who is also proficient in lightning magic, to lead the team!

They had long planned to target 'Fairy Tail'!

Thinking of this, Laxus's expression became somewhat heavy.

On the other side, looking at Laxus, whose body was still glowing with golden arcs and considerable magic power, Mogli's face turned ugly.

Laxus was indeed right; Mogli's appearance was specifically to deal with Laxus!

However, Mogli originally thought that dealing with a 15-year-old kid would not be too difficult, even if he couldn't capture him easily. He didn't expect that after one exchange, not only did the other not fall behind, but it seemed he hadn't even used his full strength!

Would he lose to a 15-year-old kid?

"Stop joking!" Mogli let out a roar of jealousy and resentment, shouting at the surrounding 'Phantom Lord' mages.

"Kill them!"

"Oh oh oh oh——!"

The 'Phantom Lord' mages immediately shouted, not caring that the opponents were just three minors, and rushed forward in a group to attack.

The targets, of course, included Noah and Erza!

"A bunch of trash!" Laxus slowly clenched his hand, and magic power and surging lightning suddenly burst out from his body.

"Die!" With a roar, Laxus transformed into a golden lightning bolt and charged straight at the 'Phantom Lord' mages surrounding him.

"Stop him!" Seeing Laxus's actions, Mogli immediately shouted, ordering a group to surround Laxus while casting a fierce gaze at Noah and Erza in the distance.

"The rest, deal with those two kids!"

As Mogli's voice fell, three weaker 'Phantom Lord' mages, who were afraid of facing Laxus, immediately rejoiced and rushed towards Noah and Erza.

"Step back!"

Knowing that Noah couldn't use magic, Erza shouted at Noah, then stood fearlessly in front of him, her stern gaze fixed on the three charging mages, with a stream of magic power swirling around her.

"Change——!"

The magic power, like a stream, gathered on Erza's small hand, causing it to suddenly glow.

When the light faded, a knight's sword with feather-shaped guards appeared in Erza's hand.

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