Chapter 170: 170. Rival Battle
Alex is being serious in his match against Laxus and transforms into his humanoid Gyuki form, complete with lightning chakra-mode. Both of them quickly start fighting and their movements are very fast. They're so fast they look like flashes of yellow and blue light that flash everywhere.
Speed is their best weapon and they almost always compete their speed. Laxus wasn't a speed-type fighter at first, but it changed after he kept losing to Alex. Alex told him that he wasted his lightning's best potential, speed.
So then Laxus did research to utilize lightning's speed for himself. He even learned Alex's method to enhance his body, the lightning chakra-mode. Laxus made a similar method with his lightning and because it's yellow, he looks like a Super-Saiyan, with his blonde hair perfecting it.
Furthermore, Laxus immediately activates his Dragon Force. As a 2nd Generation Dragon Slayer who uses a Dragon Lacrima, he can freely use Dragon Force which enhances his power greatly. Along with his Lightning Mode, his power is enhanced even further.
Anyway, both of them are the fastest Mages in Fairy Tail now. Not even Jet whose magic is speed itself can move faster than them. What's more, aside from speed, their strength is also enhanced greatly, making their attacks very deadly.
Both of them flash everywhere while trading punches and kicks at lightning speed. They can see and react to each other's attacks, so they almost can't land clean hits on each other because they keep blocking and parrying each other's attacks.
The spectators are taken back by how fierce this fight is. Most of them can't even see what those 2 are doing, but the flashes of lights and loud clashing sounds are enough to tell them how intense the fight is.
Even the other S-Classes can see how different their levels are. They won't be surprised if both Alex and Laxus suddenly become Wizard Saints. If they are in different Guilds, both of them will already become those Guilds' Aces.
Alex and Laxus block and parry each other's punches and kicks. When they can't and get hit, they quickly get up to trade blows again. They smile excitedly while hitting each other's faces.
But the seemingly equal fight finally seems to come to an end. Laxus starts getting hit more, he slows down, and his attacks are getting weaker. He starts getting exhausted while Alex still seems full of energy.
It's not just their stamina. The seemingly equal fight isn't so equal as what the spectators see. Alex's attacks are stronger and heavier although their speed is the same. His body as the humanoid Gyuki is also tougher than Laxus.
With stronger punches, Alex can inflict more damage on Laxus, and with a tougher body, Laxus's attacks on him don't do as much damage as they were supposed to be. That's why after some time, the accumulated damage they receive is different.
Laxus knows staying with close combat won't do him any good. So he starts using long-range spells, starting with his Lightning Dragon Roar. He shoots it almost instantly after opening his mouth, so Alex doesn't have time to get away and can only block it with crossed arms.
Alex is pushed back, but not too far. He blocks Laxus's Lightning Dragon Roar with his body, splitting it into 2. Because of his block, the damaged area behind him splits, making the destroyed ground look like a Y letter because the ground behind him is untouched.
Laxus knows it won't be enough, so he already prepared another attack. He jumps above Alex with his hands locked with each other. His locked hands are covered with a very powerful Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic that he slams down at Alex.
Laxus's locked lightning hands hit Alex from above. The force of this attack is so powerful that a very large area suddenly gets covered by Laxus's yellow lightning that forms a massive bright yellow sphere that destroys everything it touches.
The spectators are even pushed back by the shockwave, showing how powerful it is. But again, when the bright lightning disappears, everyone sees Alex is stopping Laxus's hands with his own hands. He seems uninjured despite the destruction around him.
It's surprising for everyone, but just like what happened when he fought Natsu's fire, Alex also doesn't get damaged much by Laxus's lightning because he gained immunity against lightning from the Lightning Dragon Lacrima that he took from Serena and consumed.
"You must be kidding." Laxus smiles wryly seeing his all-out attack doesn't damage Alex at all.
"Do you think I'm kidding?" Alex jokes as 2 of his tentacle tails wrap Laxus's arms. He throws Laxus to the front, then before Laxus falls on the ground, Alex jumps toward Laxus with his right arm raised wide.
"Lariat!" Alex's Lariat hits Laxus's chest very strongly, sending him to fly to the forest and crashes onto many trees. Then when Laxus tries to get up, Alex's fist is already in front of his face.
"Alright, I give up." Laxus smiles wryly while surrendering, ending the fight. He still wants to continue, but he knows it won't change the result. After all, even after using all those attacks, he still can't inflict that much damage to Alex.
Everyone is surprised by this result because they know just how strong Laxus has become after 6 years. Yet Alex who was crystalized for 6 years doesn't seem to get weakened or even stuck in his original level and got stronger instead.
Now even those who didn't believe what Alex said about fighting nonstop for years finally believe it. After all, there's no way he can get stronger this much without doing anything. But it also makes them wonder how strong he will be if he wasn't trapped in that crystal and trained actively.
They just don't know that if Alex wasn't trapped in that crystal, he wouldn't get his Rinne-Sharingan or even absorb Serena's Dragon Lacrimas. That means he might not be as strong as he is now and won't grow as fast in the future.
Anyway, no one fights Alex again after Laxus, so he can continue to eat the fish. He is incredibly hungry, even more after the battles. All the food he ate seems to have just disappeared after he gulped them down.
Seeing all the food disappear in Alex's stomach is more magical than any magic they know. No one can understand where all the food he ate goes. His stomach doesn't even bulge, after all, which is not logical at all.
Even after finishing all the fish he caught earlier, Alex is still hungry. So he catches more fish by electrocuting them. The girls help him cook the caught fish and they just disappear as soon as they finish cooking.
Alex needs to catch more fish 3 more times after that to fully fill his belly. It's not as much as eating 6 years-worth of food, but it's not exaggerated to say he is having his fill of 6 years.
What's more jaw-dropping is how his body clearly gets bigger now. He looked quite skinny before and now he seems to return to his original size. His muscles return to their original sizes 6 years ago after feeding on all those proteins.
"..... Seems like you have evolved from being a human too after 6 years." Everyone nods at Laxus's words because this really isn't something a human can do.
Natsu who tried to compete with him by eating so many fish is now lying on the floor with a pale face and bloated belly while feeling nauseous. He can't move at all with a hurt stomach while Alex looks normal.
"Alright, let's pack up and return to Magnolia. All of you need to be ready, especially you, Alex. Your return will cause a great commotion because everyone thought you've died. The hero who died luring away the Dragon of Calamity suddenly returned alive with an intact body. It will surely become the headlines of every newspaper and shake Ishgar."
Makarov warns them about the commotion Alex's return will cause. They nod in understanding because they are ready for it. He has told them such a possibility so many times before, after all.
Then after they pack up everything, they return to Magnolia on their big airship. Alex can finally see civilization after so long, but as Makarov said, he needs to be ready for all the commotion. Though it seems he underestimated it too much because it becomes a much bigger trouble than he thought.
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