Three days later, on a clear day, at Harujion Port.
Laxus, a blonde youth with a lightning scar on his face, and Zorn, carrying a backpack, boarded a sailboat bound for Rust Town, near Mount Razer.
The client also received news that the request had been accepted and was awaiting the arrival of the executors.
"Ugh~ Ugh~ Thanks." Laxus, feeling nauseous and about to vomit, quickly covered his mouth.
At that moment, Zorn also happened to use healing magic on him to alleviate his motion sickness.
"Haha, Laxus, do the Guild Members know that an S-Class Mage gets motion sickness?" Zorn withdrew his hand, crossed his arms, and teased Laxus, who still looked a bit uncomfortable but was much better.
He had learned this magic three days ago in the library, specifically to prevent this situation, but he still hadn't thought of learning any other magic. So, he only looked up information related to the current mission's lightning element, the geographical environment of the mission area, and relevant healing magic.
However, while searching for information on Mount Razer, he suddenly learned that its geographical environment was prone to year-round thunderstorms and found related lightning magic data. This reminded him of the Lightning Release: Kirin from Naruto in his previous life. This ninjutsu was S-rank. If converted to magic, with Observation Haki and Laxus's magic, it should be twice as powerful as the original technique.
This environment was perfect for Laxus to learn. As for the mission objective, Zorn wasn't worried at all. The one accompanying him knew Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic, and the environment was full of lightning, so there was nothing to fear.
"No way, don't say it…" Laxus didn't want to talk anymore. Although his symptoms had somewhat subsided, he was still a bit uncomfortable, closing his eyes and not wanting to speak.
"I have no intention of telling, but this can be kept as a souvenir. Click, click." Zorn held a magical camera, jumping left and right to find the perfect angle, continuously taking photos to record Laxus's current state.
"Zorn, you… damn it, don't run!" Laxus struggled to stand up, stumbling as he chased Zorn, trying to snatch the photos that Zorn was still tauntingly waving in his hand.
"Heh, you can't get it, hahaha."
...
"Crack, boom!"
"Crack, boom!"
"No wonder this mission gradually escalated to an S-Class mission. Every few steps, lightning strikes down; ordinary Magicians really can't handle it." Since entering the mountain range through a canyon, Zorn and Laxus had been continuously struck by lightning. Zorn looked enviously at Laxus, who walked ahead, completely unafraid of the lightning.
Zorn, on the other hand, was protected by a defensive magic, a Spriggan Shield. No matter how the lightning struck, it was blocked, and Zorn remained unaffected.
"So much anger, no, is it tsundere?" Zorn was helpless. Ever since his attempt to snatch the photos failed, Laxus hadn't said a word to him. Even communicating with the mission issuer was Zorn's responsibility. Laxus stood by with a sour face, scaring the mission issuer so much that he almost ran away when he first saw the two.
"Boom~" Laxus suddenly surged with lightning magic power, activating all the surrounding lightning elements, which swirled around his body. As lightning struck down, Laxus, like a Thunder God, glared angrily at Zorn.
"Zorn~"
"My fault, my fault." Zorn raised his hands in surrender. After all, he was in the wrong, so it was normal for Laxus to be a bit temperamental.
"Roar~" A massive roar came from their front right, and a soul-shaking aura swept over with the strong wind.
"Looks like we've been discovered."
The two exchanged glances, disregarding the minor issue, and transformed into lightning and light, rushing directly to the source of the sound.
"Wow, what a huge body, but its appearance… is hard to describe." Zorn stood in the air, calmly looking at the Dragon that was now at his eye level, examining its body. It was an eyesore, like it was underdeveloped, with only a few draconic features.
"Hello, can you speak?" Zorn tentatively asked. He waited, but the Dragon didn't respond.
"Lightning Pressure Surge!" As Laxus released his magic, a lightning magic circle suddenly appeared above the Dragon's head. A giant bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the Dragon's body and almost affecting Zorn nearby. Zorn instantly flashed next to Laxus, fortunately dodging quickly.
"Laxus, you really are a bit petty." Zorn said with a helpless expression to Laxus, who was now in a slightly better mood and wearing a mischievous smile.
"Roar~ Roar!"
The Dragon's roaring lightning beam suddenly pierced through the smoke, breaking it apart and dispersing it, heading straight for the two.
"Holy Light Magic - Spriggan Shield!" Zorn extended his hand, opening a huge light shield in front of him, which blocked the roar and slowly absorbed and condensed it into a lightning orb. As Zorn retracted his hand, the light shield also deformed and retracted. Zorn pushed hard with his palm, and the light shield instantly transformed into a light beam, carrying the lightning roar, counterattacking at an even faster speed.
Boom~
"That was close, that was close. As expected of an S-Class mission, a moment of distraction really can be life-threatening." Zorn remarked calmly, without a hint of fear on his face.
"Roar~" A slightly pained roar continued to echo. A massive figure slowly struggled to stand up, blood dripping and splattering from wounds all over the Dragon's body. But these were only external injuries, which shocked the two. As expected of a Dragon, even with only a trace of Dragon blood, its defense was truly terrifying; even such an attack couldn't take it down.
"It seems we need to get a little serious." Zorn said slowly and earnestly. Laxus's eyes also became serious, and he gathered his magic power with full momentum, preparing to attack.
....A flock of Crows passed by.
Laxus waited for a while, found that Zorn hadn't made a move, and when he turned his head, he didn't see Zorn either. He looked up and saw something that immediately made his recently calm mood sour again.
Zorn was holding a bag of snacks, eating them with relish high in the air, clearly implying that Laxus should handle it alone and be the one to get serious.
"Thump, thump!" The Dragon went completely mad, its two giant claws striking wildly, creating depressions in the ground wherever they hit...
"Tch, catch." Laxus ignored Zorn, letting out a disgruntled "Tch." He also had great confidence in his own abilities, casually tossing the furry cloak he was wearing towards Zorn in the air.
Zorn reached out and caught it, a knowing smile appearing on his face as he looked at the garment he had given to Laxus.
"This is my home turf!" Laxus felt the surrounding lightning elements become active and resonate, and his aura surged.
"Suck~" Laxus's entire body surged with even more powerful lightning energy, distinct from ordinary lightning. He fiercely inhaled the scattered lightning into his body, and his chest swelled.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!" A lightning beam, more powerful than the Dragon's, roared out from Laxus's mouth...
To be continued~