Chapter 219

【Gray turned his head upon hearing this.】

【"Need you ask? Of course, it's Laxus."】

【Gray responded as a matter of course.】

【"After all, I have truly experienced Laxus's strength; at least... currently, I still can't catch up to him."】

【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 compete, it will be after that guy's injuries are healed next time, and I will have a match with him."】

【"To defeat him in his prime, that's the only way to make that guy named Natsu convinced!"】

【"As for just now, it was just a casual agreement, but in reality, it's not fair at all; no matter who wins the battle between the two of them, it will consume a lot of magic power."】

【"So it's impossible for me to do such a thing."】

【"Yo, you're actually quite good on this point; alright, thanks for your result analysis, I'm going to place a bet."】

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

【"Bet? What's the situation?"】

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

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

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

【Everyone in the guild was scrambling to surround Ma Kaou.】

【One bright banknote after another was thrown in front of Ma Kaou.】

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

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

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

【Ma Kaou looked at Makarov with a bitter face.】

【"What do you care?! I'm still the guild master; if you say more, I'll confiscate your stall; you must know that setting up stalls is not allowed in the area near the guild!"】

【Hearing Makarov's threat, Ma Kaou immediately raised both hands in surrender.】

【"Alright, alright, you're the biggest, you're the biggest, you have the final say."】

【"Bet on Laxus, right?" Saying this, Ma Kaou took Makarov's money and prepared to register.】

【Who knew, Makarov immediately shook his head.】

【"What a joke?! I want to bet on Natsu! Bet on Natsu! Don't go back on the two-to-one odds."】

【Ma Kaou looked at Makarov with some difficulty in understanding.】

【"Don't you even support your own grandson?"】

【"Don't worry about so much; just wait to lose money."】

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

【Now, the money for treating that kid to dinner before should be won back, right?】

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

【"Remember, stop at the right point!"】

【After giving a reminder because he was still worried, Makarov stepped back two steps.】

【Then he waved his high-raised arm down fiercely.】

【"Match! Start!!"】

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

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

【"I shouldn't need to hold back, right?"】

【In the staring match, Laxus spoke first.】

【"That's of course; you can use your full strength." 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.】

【Black Natsu raised his eyebrows slightly.】

【"Not going to use that power?"】

【As soon as these words came out, Laxus's brows furrowed tightly!】

【Looking at Black Natsu again, his gaze also began to change.】

【"What are you talking about? I don't understand."】

【To this, Black Natsu didn't persist: "Just take it as me talking nonsense."】

【Boom!!】

【Accompanied by a violent roar, scorching flames instantly climbed up, completely enveloping Black Natsu's entire figure.】

【Boom boom boom!!!】

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

【"Flames, huh?"】

【"What a scorching feeling; it doesn't seem like ordinary flames!"】

【"Oh oh oh, isn't it more exciting this way?"】

【"Flames vs. lightning! Who will be better?"】

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

【The explosion 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.】

【"What an amazing sense of pressure; the magic power of both sides is unexpectedly strong!"】

【"It's really nerve-wracking; I admit, I seemed to have underestimated this newcomer before." Ma Kaou's brows were furrowed into a 'chuan' shape.】

【"Feels evenly matched; the first person to move will definitely lose, right?" Wakaba bit his pipe, not even noticing the tobacco that had burned out above.】

【Just as Wakaba whispered,】

【Laxus, who couldn't hold back first, made his move!】

【Wrapped in thunder, Laxus's figure suddenly erupted!】

【"Good concentration, but it's useless!"】

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

【Black Natsu's face was already right in front of him!】

【"I grabbed the initiative! I've won!"】

【A thought flashed through Laxus's mind.】

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

【Boom!!!】

【At the critical moment, Black Natsu tilted his body slightly, dodging Laxus's fist by a hair's breadth, and immediately after, his right fist swung down.】

【A loud noise followed.】

【Under the gaze of countless dumbfounded people!】

【The golden lightning wrapped around Laxus instantly disappeared.】

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

【He even smashed a human-shaped crater into the ground!】

【A wisp of blue smoke gradually rose from the top of Laxus's head. The whole person had completely stopped moving...】