On the ruins of Kardia Cathedral.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!"
Laxus and Kenichi almost simultaneously unleashed the [Lightning Dragon's Roar].
Under the watchful eyes of Levy, Cana, and the others, two violent golden pillars of lightning collided with a thunderous impact.
However, because Kenichi's magical power was stronger, and coupled with the fact that he had just absorbed lightning, his power had greatly increased.
The pillar of lightning unleashed by Kenichi overwhelmingly suppressed Laxus's lightning pillar in an instant, forcing it back.
'He actually repelled my magic?!'
Seeing his magic being forced back, a rare look of seriousness appeared on Laxus's face.
Before Laxus could make his next move, the repelled lightning pillar, combined with the one unleashed by Kenichi, struck Laxus head-on.
Boom-
At that moment, a terrifyingly loud explosion sounded through the air.
Immediately after, a violent shockwave spread out in all directions like ripples.
Erza, Levy, and the others, caught in the shockwave, immediately raised their arms to shield themselves from the rock fragments blown towards them.
A few seconds later, Erza, Levy, and the others lowered their protective arms and looked forward.
On the battlefield, Kenichi stood firmly in place, while Laxus's location was obscured by a large amount of dust and smoke.
"What's the situation?"
Levy first glanced at Kenichi, then shifted her gaze from him to the smoke-filled area.
"Laxus couldn't have been taken out just like that, right?"
As soon as Levy finished speaking, Cana said with a stunned expression.
"Probably not. Laxus is a Lightning Dragon Slayer. Lightning-based magic attacks won't harm him much!" Erza said, looking at the smoke-filled area.
Soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, the smoke gradually dissipated, and Laxus's body was once again exposed to view.
Just as Erza had said, Laxus wasn't seriously injured.
However, his condition was quite disheveled.
"I never expected you to also know how to use Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic!"
"In that case, there's no point in continuing this fight any longer!"
Hearing Laxus's words, Levy and the other Fairy Tail's members beside Erza were overjoyed.
"Is Laxus willing to stop?"
"Then this farce is over!"
However, just as everyone thought this, Laxus across the way suddenly seemed to go berserk.
"Then everyone can just go and die!"
After roaring in a frenzied tone, Laxus violently brought his palms together.
The reversal was too quick, so much so that Levy and the others hadn't yet processed it.
But Erza recognized Laxus's stance.
"That is..."
"Fairy Law!"
"Laxus, do you intend to kill everyone in Magnolia Town?!"
Erza shouted at Laxus with a face full of shock and anger.
Hearing Erza's words, Levy, Cana, and the others were greatly alarmed.
They naturally knew about Fairy Law.
During the Phantom Lord invasion, Makarov had used this move to wipe out Jose and the remaining members of Phantom Lord.
If Laxus were to use Fairy Law now, everyone in Magnolia Town would likely be affected.
Laxus seemed to pay no heed to Erza's shouts.
A dazzling ball of light bloomed between his palms.
At this point, seeing the ball of light forming between Laxus's palms, Kenichi's expression also changed slightly.
In the original work, Laxus had also used Fairy Law.
Because he didn't truly consider the members of Fairy Tail as enemies in his heart, when Fairy Law was activated, it didn't cause any harm.
But right now, Kenichi wasn't sure if Laxus's Fairy Law would play out the same as in the original work.
Furthermore, Kenichi wasn't sure if Laxus considered him an enemy.
To be safe, Kenichi decided in his heart to take down Laxus before Fairy Law could be activated.
"Lightning Fire Dragon Mode!"
Without any hesitation, Kenichi immediately activated both his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic and Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic.
The moment Kenichi activated the two Dragon Slayer Magic attributes, a violent crimson flame erupted around his body.
Moreover, within those crimson flames, golden lightning bolts crackled and flashed continuously.
'So this is Lightning Fire Dragon Mode?'
After sensing the surge of power within his body, Kenichi clenched his fists and locked his gaze onto Laxus.
"Fairy Law!"
By now, the ball of light between Laxus's palms had already begun to spread outwards into dazzling beams of light.
And at that very moment, Kenichi in Lightning Fire Dragon Mode instantly vanished from his spot.
In the next second, he reappeared right in front of Laxus.
Seeing Kenichi suddenly appear before him, Laxus's face changed dramatically.
Then, under Laxus's gaze, Kenichi's fist, wreathed in crimson flames and golden lightning, slammed into Laxus's body.
Bam-
A loud sound echoed through the air.
Immediately, a violent storm of lightning and fire, like a shockwave, shot out from Kenichi's fist in a cone shape.
Laxus's body, along with the violent lightning-fire storm, was sent flying backwards like a cannonball.
Finally, his body skidded across the ground for several hundred meters before coming to a stop.
The time from Kenichi's move to Laxus being sent flying was merely the blink of an eye.
It all happened too quickly.
So quickly that Levy, Cana, and the others hadn't even processed it.
By the time they reacted, all they saw was Laxus's body flying backwards amidst the lightning and fire.
"Was Fairy Law interrupted?"
After seeing Kenichi send Laxus flying, Erza looked up at the sky.
Seeing the parted clouds in the sky close back together, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.