Laxus had actually mastered Crimson Lightning a long time ago.
He had simply kept it hidden as a secret weapon.
Originally, he had planned to use it during a fight with Gildarts and scare that pervy old uncle a little.
Wahl raised his palm and aimed it at Laxus. His mechanical voice spoke without emotion.
"Decomposing magic energy for Magic Power loading. Magic fusion exceeding critical point. Kill system activated. Etherion..."
'Etherion?'
Laxus did not dare hesitate. He turned into three-colored lightning and closed in instantly.
The golden lightning of Thunder Dragon King Elexion.
The flames of Atlas Flame, the Hellfire Dragon.
And Laxus's own crimson lightning.
Three kinds of chaotic, violent Magic Power compressed and gathered around Laxus's fist.
"Thunder-Mercury: Crimson Imperial Lightning!"
"Useless..."
Wahl's arrogant expression suddenly froze.
Because something had gone wrong with the furnace in his chest.
"Golden lightning, crimson lightning, orange flames. Unable to analyze. Unable to analyze!"
Blood-red lightning filled Laxus's entire body.
He roared again and threw another punch, shattering Wahl's fully mechanical body into pieces.
Laxus stretched out his hand and directly crushed Wahl's furnace.
The Judge—Wahl.
Dead.
After receiving the news, Macao and Wakaba excitedly reported to Makarov.
"The Judge, Wahl, has been taken down by Laxus! Along with Ajeel, who was defeated by Kurnugi, and Serena, who was defeated by Raizel, three members of the Spriggan 12 have already been dealt with!"
Laxus stood on a rooftop and gazed toward the harbor ship where Jellal was fighting Neinhart.
"No need to worry about Jellal's fight."
On the streets below, Cobra, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue, the Hungry Wolf Knights, and the others were fighting the Four-Crest Knights and the kingdom army.
"Doesn't look like I need to step in there either. They've got the upper hand."
By the time Laxus looked over, Gajeel and Cobra had already broken through two of the Four-Crest Knights.
"Then I'll go deal with those soldiers. As for vehicles... I refuse."
Seeing that most people were gathered on transportation, Laxus took a few steps back.
In the end, he very honestly chose not to board any ships and instead went after the Alvarez Empire troops that had landed at the port.
Standing on high ground, Laxus shouted, "Everyone from Ishgar, retreat!"
The moment his voice fell, Laxus raised his fist high and sent lightning into the sky.
The clear sky instantly turned dark, and a flash of white light appeared, followed by thunder rolling across the sky.
Dark clouds covered Hargeon Port in an instant.
Heavy thunderbolts struck down among the Alvarez Empire army, screams rising one after another.
Those kingdom soldiers all wore metal armor and held spears, attracting the lightning.
Every bolt stubbornly struck toward them.
Within the range of Laxus's Lightning Pressure: Raging Waves, every soldier of the Alvarez Empire was charred black and collapsed to the ground. Not one was spared.
"Hey, hey, that guy's strength is way too terrifying."
A drop of cold sweat slid down Gajeel's forehead as he stared blankly into the distance.
Gajeel did not dare imagine what would happen if that lightning struck him.
"Mm!"
Cobra nodded very hard.
...
Mount Hakobe in the north—
Inside Dimaria's Age Seal, her eyes were filled with astonishment, and her tone carried a hint of madness.
"Why?! Why can you move inside my world?!"
Erza and Kagura seized the moment while Dimaria was stunned.
Kagura held Archenemy and Astron, while Erza held Benizakura and Altron.
With a blade and sword in each hand, the two of them struck from the left and right, their crossing slashes landing on Dimaria.
Ultear calmly held her magic crystal ball in her right hand.
"Age Seal is your world? No. This is a world within the cracks of space-time, also a world of the Arc of Time. Ultimately, it is a world of time."
"So you're the one who made my time continue flowing?"
Dimaria glared at Ultear with an unfriendly expression.
Ultear did not answer. She only looked at Dimaria without changing expression.
"You intend to defile this world that belongs only to me?"
Dimaria's heart was far from calm.
Her low voice, tightly clenched teeth, and overly tense, trembling hands all betrayed her.
"Get out!"
Dimaria leaped high, raising her greatsword and chopping down toward Ultear.
Naturally, Ultear would not stand still and become a target for her to cut.
She made several quick jumps backward and pulled away, while Kagura and Erza took her place.
"Gravity: Suppression!"
Dimaria's speed slowed. The sudden increase in gravity made her somewhat uncomfortable.
Under that gravitational pressure, Kagura and Erza's movements and speed were not much different from usual.
Each of them slashed once more and forced Dimaria back.
"Then allow me to show you the reason I can control time!!!"
The gauntlet on Dimaria's right hand suddenly shattered, and golden light glowed from her palm as she slammed it against the ground.
A golden pillar of light shot into the sky, enveloping Dimaria within it. The aftershock also forced Erza and Kagura back.
The golden pillar of light abruptly vanished in an instant.
Amid the wind, snow, clouds, and mist, a phantom with its arms spread wide appeared before Ultear, Erza, and Kagura.
Dimaria, who had only moments ago had short golden hair, now had long brown hair lifted upward by surging Magic Power.
Her pupils had turned gold, strange golden patterns covered her dark skin, and orange Magic Power mixed with traces of black surged around her body.
"Take Over: God Soul."
"Fear me. My name is Chronos, God of Time."
Although it was Take Over: God Soul, Ultear and the others did not panic at all.
After looking through the information beforehand, they knew this was merely a so-called "god" created by humans.
Of course, it could not be denied that the Magic Power waves coming from Dimaria were indeed very strong.
"I am the form created when I, once worshiped in the ancient city of time, Mildian, merged with my descendant, Dimaria."
After Taking Over Chronos's soul, Dimaria had thought she would see fear on the three women's faces.
However, all three of them remained extremely calm.
"Requip: Nakagami Armor!"
Golden light flashed over Erza's body.
This was the armor she could only freely use after opening her Second Origin with Ultear's help.
It consumed an extraordinary amount of Magic Power, and someone capable of wielding it appeared only once every ten years.
When wearing this armor, the user became an unparalleled blade capable of cutting through Magic itself.
A flower crown like that of a princess rested on Erza's head, and the hair by her temples was tied with hairbands.
Her shoulder armor formed three-dimensional hexagonal lion heads, and behind her floated a ribbon like a celestial robe that reached her ankles.
Her hands, chest, and waist were protected by cloth armor, while her feet wore steel knight boots, and she held a sword-halberd in hand.
Nakagami Armor.
Wind snapped sharply through Kagura's sleeves.
Around Archenemy in her left hand coiled the phantom of an azure phoenix, while around Astron in her right hand coiled the phantom of an azure dragon.
The moment Dimaria saw the Nakagami Armor and Kagura holding a blade in one hand and a sword in the other, she could no longer remain calm.
An extremely strong sense of danger surged through her.
Erza swung the weapon of the Nakagami Armor and clashed with Dimaria, while Kagura circled behind Dimaria.
Her blade descended like a wandering dragon, cutting into Dimaria's shoulder.
After her left blade struck, the sword in her right hand immediately swept horizontally across Dimaria's back.
Erza pulled away at just the right moment, and Dimaria staggered several steps forward.
Dimaria also began to counterattack.
"Time's Scar!"
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