Chapter 454: Laxus VS Erza
Who is more powerful, Laxus or Erza? This is a perennially contentious topic in Fairy Tail.
In fact, when they were young, there was no debate about this topic, because due to many factors such as age, strength, physique, and magic power, Laxus always beat Erza like a weakling.
But as the two grew up, especially as Laxus entered his rebellious period and began to act arrogant and pretentious, and as Erza became stronger year by year, the two of them fought less and less, so naturally more people became curious.
As more people are curious, more people will come to watch the show, and then they will inevitably open the market and place bets, especially some people who often fuel each other's anger.
Kira has always severely criticized his companions for making the tavern a mess.
In his opinion, as the future image spokesperson of "Fairy Tail", he has the obligation to rectify the bad practices in the guild, so he can only work with Makarov to tamper with this competition, assigning the two people to similar places to give everyone a definite result.
Seeing Kira's good intentions, Makarov was very pleased and agreed to him with tears in his eyes.
As for this tournament, regarding the bet of 'Laxus VS Erza', the two said that they knew nothing about it and could use the other's character as a guarantee.
In the ghost cemetery.
After finding out that all his teammates had been eliminated and he was the only one left in the team, Laxus felt that he could not relax any longer. After all, his opponent was Erza, the strongest female wizard in the guild, and she might not be inferior to himself.
At least it will be troublesome!
So he decided not to hold back any longer.
"You're not going to hold back?" Erza was startled and murmured to herself, then she locked her eyes with Laxus again, her fighting spirit soaring, "Same here!"
Suddenly, a passionate piece of music came from the air.
Thump thump thump thump…thump thump thump thump…
Laxus: ? ?
Erza:? ?
"What is this? President Makarov?"
Looking at the mayor who was looking at him with a puzzled expression, Makarov showed no embarrassment at all. He pretended to cough twice and said, "This is the battle song of 'Fairy Tail'! How about it? It sounds good, right?"
"Uh... this... really sounds good..."
The mayor was speechless when faced with Makarov who suddenly played background music. He didn't know why he suddenly did this. Could it be that this music had the effect of enhancing magic? Or was it just to enhance the audio-visual effect? But in this way, the picture was really great!
Listening to the background music and watching the battle scenes on the screen, Volod couldn't help but sigh: "Are there such trendy things in the guild now? It's so energetic... It's good to be young!"
"As long as you like it, Senior!"
Since the seniors said so, there must be no problem!
Makarov's old face suddenly smiled, and he smiled happily: "Such a scene should be able to attract a large number of viewers to place bets..."
If other people knew what Makarov was thinking at this moment, they would be so angry that they would call him disrespectful and a corrupt leader for teenagers. Regarding the latter point, Kira could be a witness.
"What strange music..." Erza frowned, listening to the music that suddenly sounded for no reason and came from nowhere, and said after looking around.
Laxus also looked strange, and said, "It should be Kira who did it. I remember hearing this music at his place. But he shouldn't be around here now. Was it set in advance?"
No matter how hard he tried, he could not imagine that this was done by his grandfather.
Hearing Laxus's guess, Erza just nodded calmly. She didn't care where it came from, as long as there wasn't someone lurking nearby ready to launch a sneak attack.
The brief accident caused the two men's fighting spirit, which was about to reach its peak, to suddenly dissipate.
Fortunately, this was a passionate battle song, which not only did not interrupt the game, but made the two even more unable to hold back. If it was a ballad or a song with beautiful young girls singing and dancing, Erza would be fine, but Laxus would probably be unable to hold back.
The two of them adjusted their breathing and posture at the same time, and with the accompaniment of the BGM, they focused their attention on each other again.
"Then, use all your strength!" Erza shouted in a deep voice, and magic power surged out to cover her whole body, "Change clothes..."
The red light covered the entire place. Laxus sneered, "Even the Thunder Emperor's Armor can't do anything to me. So what if you change to other armors?"
His head was slightly raised at 37 degrees, and he looked like a proud rooster.
Before he could finish, Erza's voice came over: "Change to the new Thunder Emperor Armor!"
What the hell? Thunder Emperor Armor? New?
Laxus was stunned.
After changing her equipment, Erza has regained her original aura. She is no longer dirty, but instead exudes a golden, sparkling light all over her body.
"This is spare armor!"
Seeing Laxus's confused look, Erza couldn't help but smile, with a beautiful arc at the corner of her mouth, and explained, "A few years ago, at Kira's suggestion, I backed up some of my armor because I was worried that I would encounter this situation one day."
"Well... now it seems that it was the right thing to do!"
"Humph! So what if ?! Didn't you just try it? The defense of the Thunder Emperor Armor is also limited! As long as my attack is strong enough..."
"Indeed! The Thunder Emperor's Armor has an upper limit, but... I have no upper limit!"
Erza shouted confidently, and her magic opened up the space. Two swords, one black and one white, fell into her hands. The red magic covered her body, making her look even more handsome.
Confident words, passionate music, the magical power of the collision of gold and red, and the powerful audio-visual feast made the thousands of spectators watching this scene cheer loudly.
"Ohhhh!! Erza is so handsome!!"
"Defeat him! Defeat him! ..."
"You must win, Laxus! I bet 10,000 J on you!!"
Some people supported Erza, and naturally there were also people who supported Laxus, especially those "insiders" who had secretly placed bets, and their shouting was heart-wrenching.
"New weapon?" Laxus asked when he saw the black and white swords in Erza's hands.
Erza nodded slightly and replied, "One for attack and one for defense, one for hardness and one for softness. They are the 'Nika Twin Swords' specially designed to deal with lightning magic."
Nika...what kind of weird name is this?
Laxus sneered, resisting the urge to complain.
But he did not dare to be careless. He activated his magic power, and lightning and thunder suddenly appeared. The dazzling golden light illuminated the entire battlefield, and even the destroyed tombs nearby were clearly visible.
The two people's eyes collided in the air, creating hot sparks.
The next moment, there was a loud bang, and the two men moved at the same time. The figures that burst out, the golden one was thunder, and the red one was red light.
Ding ding dang dang…
Erza fought fast, her defense was impenetrable, her attacks were swift and unstoppable, and her two swords left afterimages in the air that were difficult to capture with the naked eye, as if there were dozens of hands and dozens of swords, interweaving a black and white net around her.
Her sixth sense, reaction speed, and attack speed far surpass those of ordinary people, coupled with the sword skills honed day by day over ten years, enabled her to intercept the golden lightning bolts three feet away from her body.
On the other side, Laxus took advantage of the force, and with the help of lightning, his fists fell without mercy, and every move demonstrated the three major combat secrets of speed, ruthlessness, and accuracy.
There was no shouting of move names while fighting, as these two were not good at that. There was no "Ola Ola" and "Mu Da Mu Da" either, because they had to control their strength during the fight. It seemed as if the two of them had agreed on this beforehand, and omitted all the fancy moves, leaving only the purest attack and defense.
This kind of battle lasted for a full ten minutes. The only sounds on the battlefield were the sound of fists hitting armor, the sound of swords splitting lightning, the sound of the battlefield being destroyed by attacks, and the increasingly loud and exciting music echoing all around.
