While Zorn was still upset about Kana's attitude, a powerful magical fluctuation suddenly impacted the protective barrier, instantly alerting Zorn and Guild Master Makarov to the anomaly.
Both of them frowned and looked up at the dark clouds pressing down on the sky, a large expanse of dark clouds slowly forming, with the sound of thunder echoing incessantly. The Guild Members also noticed the anomaly at this time, stopping their actions and curiously looking at the unusual sky.
"This move is… Laxus, is there really a need to be so serious?" Zorn thought to himself with a helpless expression, but given Laxus's personality, he really would make such a decision.
In just a moment, a dragon claw made entirely of lightning extended out from the clouds, and after it parted, a huge, terrifying dragon head followed, extending out and roaring with its lightning-filled mouth open, the power of lightning surging even more intensely.
"Zorn, this is…" Makarov came to Zorn's side at this moment, his face solemn as he looked at Zorn.
"Yes, this is the magic I developed with Laxus the first time we undertook an S-Class mission." Zorn nodded, confirming Makarov's thoughts.
"Damn it, is he trying to destroy Tenrou Island? Go stop Laxus immediately, only you can make it in time." Makarov stomped his foot. This magic, even from such a distance, felt very dangerous, and that was with him using defensive magic to isolate it. If it were unleashed directly, the Guild Members would certainly not be able to withstand such high-pressure magic.
"Alright, see you in a bit, Guild Master." Zorn's figure flickered, disappearing from his spot and instantly teleporting to Laxus's examination location.
A few minutes earlier, Laxus and Kana were in the midst of their duel.
"Ah, ah, ah, Soul Extinguisher!" Mirajane gathered a large amount of dark magic in her hands, forming a massive black vortex between them, unleashing an incredibly powerful dark shockwave.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!" Laxus was unhurried. He took a deep breath, gathering lightning power in his lungs, and with an open mouth, a powerful lightning roar directly met the dark shockwave. A powerful explosion erupted from the center, sending dust flying everywhere.
"Oh, a decent attack, but under my S-Class standard, it's still far from enough. If this is all you have, this examination fails."
As Laxus spoke, the smoke slowly dissipated. In the middle of the two, the previously somewhat damaged ground now formed a massive crater, as if struck by a missile.
On the left side of the crater, Mirajane's heaving body let out a violent gasp. On the right, Laxus also had some scrapes, but he maintained his usual stoic expression, calmly announcing Mirajane's examination result.
Mirajane gasped for breath, recalling the encouragement from Lisanna and Elfman before the examination, and the love she felt from Everyone since joining the Guild. Her heart was not affected by Laxus's words in the slightest; instead, her resolve only grew stronger.
"It's not over yet, how could it end like this? I need to gain even greater power to protect Everyone, so I will definitely pass this examination!" Mirajane waved her hand, releasing her Satan Soul Take Over, then closed her eyes, carefully sensing another, more powerful magic that she had never dared to touch.
"Full Body Take Over—Demon Halphas!" A blue-black magic circle rose from beneath Mirajane's feet, and a flash of white light appeared.
Mirajane, in her Demon Halphas form with blue horns on her head, blue wings, and a blue tail swinging back and forth, looked at Laxus with a playful expression. Just the swinging of her tail had already created craters in the ground, clearly indicating that her power was even stronger than Satan Soul.
Laxus felt that Mirajane opposite him was completely on a different level from Satan Soul; her magic was incredibly terrifying now. His usually calm expression was now filled with admiration, expressing his affirmation of Mirajane.
"You're different now. Yosh! This is more like an S-Class. Let's settle it with one strike. If you can withstand this move of mine, you pass the examination."
After Laxus finished speaking, he kicked off the ground and flew rapidly into the sky, his entire body erupting with magic. As he extended his hand, all of it surged into the dark clouds in the sky.
Under Laxus's control, the lightning gradually took shape, and the dragon claw and dragon head slowly emerged from the clouds, roaring towards the ground.
A terrifying oppressive force instantly pressed down on Mirajane.
Mirajane's legs trembled, and the ground instantly collapsed. Her pupils constricted, and she looked up at Laxus, bathed in lightning in the sky, with a shocked expression. Only from this moment did she truly feel the terror of an S-Class Mage—no, the terror of Laxus's strength.
"Damn it, I can't give up! Ah, ah, ah!" Mirajane channeled all her magic, extended her hands towards the sky, and a magic circle unfolded. A ball of light with terrifying magic formed above the magic circle. Amidst her roar, the surrounding magic particles also gathered together.
Just as both sides were releasing their magic, Zorn appeared beside Laxus and placed a hand on Laxus's shoulder.
"Oh, did you hold back?" Zorn also felt the magic in the sky; it was only half-formed, and its power was far less potent than last time, but it was still not something an ordinary S-Class Mage could withstand.
He then looked down at Mirajane's concentrated attack below, which was also very strong. He silently gathered magic in his hand, just in case, and didn't interfere with their final duel.
Laxus ignored Zorn's words and directly swung his arm down, sending lightning streaking downwards. Mirajane also released her attack at the same time. The two attacks instantly met in the air, and an incredibly powerful energy wave erupted from the center. A pillar of light instantly burst forth, forming a mushroom cloud that rose into the sky.
"Argh, that was close, that was close." Zorn patted his chest, looking at the spectacular scene before him. Mirajane had already released her Demon form and collapsed to the ground, while Laxus, like Zorn, was admiring the rare sight.
At this moment, all three had returned near the campsite. The Guild Members paid no attention to the suddenly appearing trio, also staring in shock at the towering mushroom cloud caused by the attack.
"You two, can you explain yourselves properly?" A giant's shadow loomed over the trio, and an extremely suppressed, angry voice came from behind them. Laxus and Zorn instantly tensed up, stiffly turning around, only to see a giant fist coming straight at them.
"Bang, bang~" Two figures instantly flew backwards, disappearing into the air.
"You two, hurry up and fix the island grounds for me, or don't even think about coming back." This roar also reached the ears of the flying Zorn and Laxus, showing how loud it was.
"Sigh, they're really two idiots," Makarov regained his composure, standing in place, sighing with a helpless expression.
To be continued~
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