Chapter 248 The Cat of Laxus
Chapter 248 The Cat of Laxus
Chapter 248 The Cat of Laxus
Deep in the primeval forest, Fez rises like a pillar into the night sky. Its white stones gleam faintly in the cold moonlight, creating a rather spectacular sight from afar.
Inside the vine-covered building of a small Fairy Tail guild, on the floating island in the southeast corner of Fez, which was used as a temporary base by the Edches Squad.
"That damned, black bastard, he just took us away without saying a word, even though we had already decided to help!" Edragas slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"No, one thing at a time, we have to settle this score with him!"
With his face bruised and swollen, he grew angrier the more he thought about it. He rolled up his sleeves, stood up abruptly, and strode resolutely toward the door.
One step, two steps, three steps.
His steps slowed, and just as he was about to cross the threshold, he turned around, looking utterly dejected.
"No, why isn't anyone trying to persuade me?"
"Oh? So you want us to persuade you?"
Whether intentionally or not, Eddildars blinked, a smirk playing on his lips, "Come on, Laxus, after all, he's a hero who protects the world."
"Well, since Uncle Gildarts has said so, let's let him go for now."
Edragas wasn't shy at all; he turned back at lightning speed and sat up straight like a model student.
Putting aside whether he could even climb such a tall building, even if he did reach the top, he would still be destined to be violently thrown to the ground.
Therefore, the attempt to settle scores with Acnologia was purely a desperate attempt to save face.
This is quite different from Laxus's personality in Esland—the arrogant blond guy doesn't care about the difference in strength; if you annoy him, he'll just raise his fist and attack!
"Idiot." Edfried didn't miss the chance to mock his arch-rival.
"I much appreciate your scream that echoed throughout the entire forest, rather than such harmless words," Adragus retorted forcefully, arms crossed.
"You talk as if your screams are quiet, you blondie!"
"At least I'm better than you, you stinking green seaweed!"
"Want to fight, you bastard!"
"Come on! You think you can't beat Acnologia but you can't beat me?!"
In the midst of their argument, Edfried and Edragas's foreheads touched, and they kept spitting on each other's faces.
"Haha, have they always been like this?" Chase asked with great interest.
Even though I'd already witnessed it once, seeing these two interacting again still evoked a strong sense of unease.
A perverse sense of pleasure arose within him: he wanted to film this scene and show it to Freed in Esland for his "appreciation."
"By the way, what's the relationship between those two guys over there?" Ed Bigus asked with a hint of gossip.
"Hmm—in a way, it's pretty good."
Regardless of whether they could understand him or not, after a moment's thought, Chase added truthfully, "Fried really wants to be Laxus's cat."
After these words were spoken, a brief silence fell over the room.
Next up is...
"Puhahaha!!!" 4
Eddildars and his companions burst into uncontrollable laughter, clutching their stomachs and slamming their fists on the table.
Edragas, realizing what was happening, was overjoyed. He instantly stopped his fragrant babbling and, with a cruel twist of fate, beckoned to Edfried with his finger: "Feed Fried, meow for me, okay?"
Edfried was struck dumb, stiffly turning to look at Chase, tears streaming down his face: "Chase, you're kidding, right? This isn't real, is it?"
"How could I possibly want to be that bastard Laxus's cat! Nightmare, this is a nightmare!"
"How am I going to get to Esland? I'm going to kill that useless version of myself, absolutely!!"
He clenched his fists angrily, emanating a dark aura. His fierce and menacing appearance was even more frightening than when Gray saw Ed's cowardly Gray.
After the brief interlude, everyone stopped paying attention to Edfried, who was squatting in the corner drawing circles, shrouded in deep resentment, and returned to the topic of Acnologia.
"Thinking back on it, I was really too carried away just now. How could I have said something so presumptuous?" Edches slumped onto the table in despair and sighed deeply.
I'm supposed to be a steady person who always looks ahead and behind no matter what happens!
"To be honest, I was quite surprised too. According to the normal plot development, Chase should have been so frightened by the global crisis that he would have protected us, right?" Ed Abba Green agreed wholeheartedly.
Yeah, you can tell just by looking at it that he's been tricked by Edches a lot!
"I think you caught it from that guy over there," Eddildars said with a laugh.
"No way! Senior is the kind of warrior who will stand up at crucial moments!" The little fanboy Edragas said with unwavering determination.
Eddildars and the others agreed with this and tacitly refuted it.
Putting aside Congxin's personality, Chase's appearance did indeed protect them and even the entire guild's members to some extent!
"Hey, you're so amazing, do you have any special training methods or powerful magical weapons?" Edches suddenly looked at Chess and asked humbly, his eyes full of expectation.
Ever since he witnessed Chase knocking away the guardian beast of the sealed altar with a single punch, he had been thinking that since they had the same appearance and name, and the other party was so strong, there was no reason why his own potential should be limited to this.
Especially after learning about the immense crisis looming over Edolas from Acnologia, this desire to become stronger became incredibly intense!
Chase reached out and took the fruit wine handed to him by Ed Abba Green, and said in a deep voice, "Asland does indeed have magical weapons capable of destroying a country or even a continent, but they consume too much energy and cannot be used here."
When it comes to large magical weapons in Esland, the most typical ones are naturally the Faith of the Council and the Magical Spirit Power.
Whether the former can be effective against the mages of the divine realm is unknown, since even Acnologia's awakened sealing power can only have a suppressive effect.
While the latter can blast the mages of the divine realm into dust, its accuracy is questionable, and it is estimated that a single shot would deplete the entire magical resources of Edolas!
There are also magical weapons that do not use magic. For example, Nexus relies on drawing power from the earth as its energy core. After being modified by the Dark Magician of Chaos, it even possesses large-scale destructive capabilities such as the Chaos Magic Cannon.
However, its drawbacks are similar to those of magical spirit power. It is a one-time use item. There is no process of slowly accumulating energy. Excessive use will cause the earth to dry up and trigger various disasters!
Upon hearing this, Edchez and the others' eyes dimmed, and their expressions turned tearful.
Just as they were about to speak, Chase's next sentence instantly excited them.
"However, an improved version tailored to Edolas's current situation is feasible, and—"
"You might be able to use magic too."
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