Chapter 16

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“Sssssssss!”

Amidst the loud whistling sound, Mogue利亚, transformed into a bolt of lightning, charged out, heading towards Noah and Erza who were kneeling on the ground.

“——!” The expressions of Noah and Erza changed simultaneously. They wanted to dodge, but Noah’s injuries were severe. Even getting up would take a considerable amount of time, and it was far too late.

Seeing Noah, who was struggling to get up despite his injuries and was drenched in sweat, Erza gritted her teeth, leaped forward, and stood resolutely in front of Noah. She raised her knight’s sword and pointed it at the incoming bolt of lightning.

“Sssssssss!”

Just as Mogue利亚, transformed into a bolt of lightning, was about to reach Noah and Erza, another bolt of lightning suddenly flashed from the side. With a sharp whistling sound, it collided fiercely with Mogue利亚’s lightning.

“Boom!”

Like an explosion, a powerful shockwave erupted from the collision of the two lightning bolts, expanding outward and sweeping through the surroundings, stirring up thick dust and random currents of electricity.

“Get down!” Noah quickly pulled Erza, who was in front of him, and pressed her down, lying on the ground with him.

The shockwave raged over the heads of the man and woman lying on the ground. The random currents of electricity also dispersed, not hitting Noah and Erza who had promptly lain down. Only the thick dust blew over, covering their bodies.

After an unknown amount of time, the shockwave, the rampant currents of electricity, and the thick dust gradually dissipated.

Noah and Erza, lying on the ground, slowly raised their heads and looked ahead.

They saw that the previously murderous Mogue利亚 was now like a powerless chicken, being held by a strong hand by the throat, suspended in mid-air, his feet kicking wildly, his face gradually turning purplish.

The one holding Mogue利亚 by the throat and suspending him in mid-air was Laxus, whose body was flashing with golden lightning arcs.

“Hey.” Laxus first glanced at Noah and Erza, who were lying nearby, then turned his gaze to the struggling Mogue利亚, sneering, his eyes growing increasingly cold.

“Thanks for taking care of my two brats.”

“You...” Mogue利亚 felt his breathing becoming increasingly difficult, his chest aching. He clutched the hand that Laxus was using to choke him, struggling to speak.

“You... how could you...”

“Surprised I could intervene?” Laxus wore a carefree expression.

“Want to stop me? Maybe you should find a few more people with some weight behind them.”

Upon hearing this, Noah, Erza, and Mogue利亚 suddenly realized and turned to look around.

“Ugh...”

“Oof...”

“Ah...”

Just as they had suspected, the mages from Phantom Lord who had just surrounded Laxus were now lying on the ground, their bodies smoking and emitting faint electrical sparks, groaning in pain, clearly unable to stand up again.

“You...” Mogue利亚’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the laughing Laxus.

None of the mages from Phantom Lord were stronger than Mogue利亚, and they were all just branch mages of Phantom Lord. However, they were still stronger than some ordinary mages.

Against one or two of these mages, Mogue利亚 would have been purely at a disadvantage. Three or four would still be manageable, but ten together would make it difficult for Mogue利亚, and all thirty together would be a challenge even for him.

However, Laxus had won, and he didn’t even seem to have been injured!

How... how was this possible?

Could it be that Laxus was hiding his true strength?

Does that mean he is much stronger than me?

But he’s only fifteen, right?

Fifteen and already this strong?

What a terrifying person!

Mogue利亚 finally felt fear.

“So... so strong...” Erza looked at the groaning mages from Phantom Lord lying on the ground, her gaze towards Laxus changing.

“Is this the true strength of the guild master’s grandson?”

Erza estimated that if she were to face Laxus now, she wouldn’t even last a single move!

Laxus was just too strong!

No wonder the mages of Fairy Tail had collectively cheered and stopped worrying about the mission when Makarov announced that Laxus would also be participating.

Are all the mages in Fairy Tail at this level?

Erza completely overturned her original impression of Fairy Tail and began to take it seriously.

Only Noah, holding his injured left shoulder and left arm, looked at the Laxus, whose body was flashing with electrical arcs, his expression gradually becoming serious.

From the beginning, Noah had sensed that Laxus’ magic was a bit special, as if hiding something.

Now, seeing the lightning arcs on Laxus’ body, Noah was certain that this lightning was completely different from the lightning Laxus had used earlier!

Laxus must have another power hidden within him!

And this power was extremely strong!

It was precisely because of this power that Laxus was able to defeat the mages from Phantom Lord and take down Mogue利亚 in an instant!

Otherwise, with the strength Laxus had originally shown, he would have been on the same level as Mogue利亚.

What exactly is hidden within Laxus?

While Noah was deep in thought, Laxus looked at the terrified Mogue利亚 and sneered.

“So, it’s your turn next!”

“No... wait...”

Just as Mogue利亚 was about to beg for mercy, a violent current flowed mercilessly from the arm that was choking him, continuously shocking his body.

“Aaaaaah——!”

The惨叫声 echoed around.

“Puff!”

Before long, Mogue利亚, covered in burns and smoking, was thrown to the ground by Laxus, his eyes rolling back, clearly heavily injured and completely unconscious.

“I told you, didn’t I?” Laxus sneered disdainfully.

“I won’t give you the chance to kneel and apologize!”

“Noah.” On the other side, Erza helped Noah up.

“Can you stand?”

“More or less...” Noah forced a bitter smile, struggling to stand, but he was still supported by Erza, otherwise he would have fallen.

“After this, you should understand, right?”

Laxus walked over, looking at Noah’s burned left shoulder and left arm with a cold smile.

“Without power, you can do nothing!”

Noah fell silent.

Although Noah didn’t entirely agree with Laxus, Laxus’ words weren’t entirely wrong.

At least, in that situation, without power, Noah didn’t even have the right to participate in the battle. He could only be protected, at most stepping forward to shield someone and deliver some unexpected, but ultimately ineffective, attacks.

Without learning magic, trying to deal with mages was simply too difficult.

Ordinary mages might be manageable, but someone at Mogue利亚’s level would be a different story.

“Get stronger!” Laxus looked deeply at his younger brother.

“Only by getting stronger can you do what you want, no matter what it is!”

The scene was silent.

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