Chapter 104

【Gray turned his head upon hearing this.】

【“Does that even need to be said? Of course, it’s Laxus.”】

【Gray responded as a matter of course.】

【“After all, I have truly experienced Laxus’s strength; at least... I still can’t catch up to him for now.”】

【Cana nodded slightly upon hearing this, then asked again: “Then, if Natsu is defeated, are you still going to compete with him?”】

【“What are you talking about? I’m not that kind of person who takes advantage of others, okay?”】

【Gray pouted: “If I’m going to compete, I’ll wait until that guy’s injuries are healed next time, and then I’ll have a match with him.”】

【“I have to defeat him in his prime; only then can I make that guy named Natsu convinced!”】

【“As for just now, I just agreed to it off the cuff, but in reality, this is fundamentally unfair; no matter who wins the battle between the two of them, they will consume a lot of magic power.”】

【“Therefore, it’s impossible for me to do such a thing.”】

【“Yo, you’re actually pretty good on this point. Alright, thanks for your analysis of the results; I’m going to place a bet.”】

【Saying this, Cana turned around and prepared to leave.】

【“Place a bet? What’s the situation?”】

【Gray called out to Cana with a confused face.】

【Cana pointed not far away, in the direction of Macao; this guy had already set up a stall.】

【He was shouting: “Quick, quick, place your bets, place your bets, Natsu vs. Laxus, the odds are two to one, bet on Natsu, win double.”】

【The people in the guild were scrambling to surround Macao.】

【One after another, bright banknotes were thrown in front of Macao.】

【Gray could even see Makarov, who was the master and referee, also gathered there.】

【He threw a thick stack of money in front of Macao.】

【“No way? Master, you are the referee; how can a referee participate in betting?”】

【Macao looked at Makarov with a bitter face.】

【“What do you care?! I am the guild master; if you say one more word, I will confiscate your stall; you have to know that setting up stalls is not allowed in the area near the guild!”】

【Hearing Makarov’s threat, Macao immediately raised his hands in surrender.】

【“Alright, alright, you are the biggest, you are the biggest, you have the final say.”】

【“Betting on Laxus, right?” Saying this, Macao took Makarov’s money and prepared to register it.】

【Who knew, Makarov immediately shook his head.】

【“What a joke?! I want to bet on Natsu! Bet on Natsu! Don’t you go back on the two-fold odds.”】

【Macao looked at Makarov with some incomprehension.】

【“Can’t you even support your own grandson?”】

【“Don’t you worry about that; just wait to lose money.”】

【After watching Macao’s assistant Wakaba register his bet, Makarov left there with satisfaction and went to the center of the battle.】

【With this fantasy, the money spent on treating that kid to a meal should be won back, right?】

【With such a fantasy, Makarov arrived at the center of the battlefield.】

【“Remember, stop at the point!”】

【After giving a final instruction because he was still worried, Makarov took two steps back.】

【Then he raised his arm high and swung it down hard.】

【“Match! Start!!”】

【Following Makarov’s words, the previously noisy scene became quiet at this moment.】

【Countless eyes were staring fixedly at the two people who hadn’t moved on the field.】

【“I shouldn’t need to hold back, right?”】

【In the staring contest, Laxus spoke first.】

【“That’s for sure; you can use your full strength.” The black Natsu’s face didn’t change.】

【“Then, in that case, I won’t be responsible for anything that happens later.”】

【Laxus slowly pulled his hands out of his pockets.】

【Bright golden thunder began to flicker around him.】

【The black Natsu raised his eyebrows slightly.】

【“Are you not going to use that power?”】

【As soon as these words came out, Laxus’s brows tightened instantly!】

【The gaze looking at the black Natsu again also began to change.】

【“What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”】

【Regarding this, the black Natsu didn’t persist: “Just take it that I was talking nonsense.”】

【Boom!!】

【Following a violent roar, scorching flames instantly attached themselves, completely enveloping the black Natsu’s entire figure.】

【Boom boom boom!!!】

【The flames were howling, and the crowd around couldn’t help but exclaim.】

【“Flames, huh?”】

【“Such a scorching feeling, it doesn’t seem like ordinary flames!”】

【“Oh oh oh, isn’t it more exciting this way?”】

【“Flames against lightning! Who will be better?”】

【The magic power of both sides was constantly rising.】

【The explosive sound of thunder and the roar of flames were spreading wildly all around.】

【A drop of sweat gradually seeped from Cana’s forehead, then slowly slid down her cheek.】

【“Such amazing pressure; the magic power of both sides is unexpectedly strong!”】

【“It’s so nerve-wracking; I admit, I seem to have underestimated this newcomer before.” Macao’s brows were furrowed into a ‘chuan’ shape.】

【“It feels evenly matched; the first person to move will definitely lose, right?” Wakaba bit his pipe, not even noticing that the tobacco inside had burned out.】

【Just at the moment Wakaba whispered!】

【Laxus, who could no longer hold back, made his move!】

【Wrapped in thunder, Laxus’s figure suddenly surged!】

【“Good composure, but it’s useless!”】

【Laxus’s figure was like lightning, crossing a distance of dozens of meters in an instant.】

【The black Natsu’s face was already right in front of him!】

【“I’ve seized the initiative! I’ve won!”】

【A thought flashed through Laxus’s mind.】

【The next moment! The fist fell with a bang!】

【Boom!!!】

【At the critical moment, the black Natsu leaned slightly, dodging Laxus’s fist by a hair’s breadth, and then, his right fist swung down accordingly.】

【A loud noise was transmitted accordingly.】

【Under the gaze of countless people who were dumbfounded!】

【The golden lightning wrapped around Laxus instantly disappeared completely.】

【His whole body, just like a vegetative person who had lost consciousness, slammed straight onto the ground.】

【Creating a human-shaped pit in the ground!】

【A wisp of blue smoke gradually rose from the top of Laxus’s head. His whole body had completely lost all movement...】