LRAB Chapter 289 Chase vs. Hades
Chapter 289 Chase vs. Hades
Chapter 289 Chase vs. Hades
The mages from the two guilds were locked in fierce combat, with dazzling magic constantly exploding around both Dark Castle and Nirvana. However, both sides tacitly avoided entering the area between Dark Castle and Nirvana, choosing instead to take a detour.
Because it's a battle between two guild leaders, and if you're not careful, you could be swept into the vortex of magic that erupts and crushed into pieces!
The collision of light magic and dark magic created a powerful energy shockwave that swept in all directions. Amidst the thick smoke, the slender figure was thrown out, and it took several clean and neat backflips to barely dissipate the inertia of being sent flying backward.
Makarov stomped his foot on the ground to steady himself, his aged face filled with solemnity.
At this point, he was no longer able to maintain his giant form and reverted to his old man form, his chest heaving violently and his breathing becoming quite disordered.
The Holy Ten's cloak was tattered and torn, revealing multiple injuries on his body.
What's going on? Haven't Chase and the others found the heart yet?
Makarov tried to regulate his breathing, and worry and confusion inevitably arose in his mind.
Despite being mentally prepared, Hades's power, which he hadn't seen for many years, still far exceeded his expectations.
Not only can it easily construct super magic circles from the Amaterasu series, but it can even use enhanced versions that have never been seen before, making it truly unfathomable.
Even more critically, during the intense battle, there were faint signs that his heart condition was about to flare up!
It is only because his willpower is strong enough that he has been able to hold out against Hades's fierce offensive until now!
"That impetuous little brat from back then has become so weak and frail now—"
From the depths of the thick smoke, Hades strolled over leisurely, his face showing a mixture of regret, pity, and感慨 (a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and reflection). "Give up, Makarov, you are no match for me."
Makarov, panting heavily, struggled to lift his eyes, his expression resolute.
"As you should know, the word 'give up' is not in the spirit of Fairy Tail."
He never forgot his responsibility, which was to stall Hades as much as possible, no matter what unexpected situation arose.
If he can't lift his legs, he'll use his fists. If his fists aren't strong enough, he'll use his body. And if his body isn't strong enough, he still has his head!
"They've been deliberately keeping a safe distance from me since just now, and I can't sense any fighting spirit from them."
"If I'm not mistaken, you're just stalling for time, aren't you?"
Hades seemed to read Makarov's mind. After a brief pause, he stopped and said expressionlessly,
"The goal is to get those brats to destroy my magic core."
Makarov, his true intentions exposed, shrank back.
"You're still too naive, kid. How could I possibly expose my weaknesses to Ultear, who may have already betrayed me?"
"But the fact that you would willingly come here to die with Fairy Tail is somewhat unexpected."
Hades was quite satisfied with Makarov's reaction, and crossed his arms with a condescending and indifferent attitude. "Just as I said at the beginning, it's still a little heartbreaking to destroy Fairy Tail and the partners I've spent so much time with. That's why I played with you for so long when your old illness relapsed."
"And now, it's time to end this pointless farce!"
Hades slowly raised his right hand, condensing his immense magical power into his fingertips.
A sense of danger washed over him. Sensing something was amiss, Makarov had just shifted his feet, preparing to dodge the potential attack...
Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he clutched his chest in pain.
"Damn it, of all times—at this time!"
A piercing pain instantly spread throughout his body, and his worst fears came true: a relapse of his heart disease!
Seeing this, Hades' expression hardened, and he made his move decisively without any intention of holding back.
"Let the era of Fairy Tail end from this moment on, Makarov!"
The desperate magic beam shot out like a long spear, appearing in front of Makarov, who was kneeling on one knee, almost in the blink of an eye!
At this critical moment, the sound of the sealing chains shaking suddenly rang out.
The next second, the strong and powerful ancient golden arm reached out and precisely slapped away the magic beam, which landed on the distant wilderness and exploded into a patch of fire.
"Keep this grand ending for yourself, Second Chairman."
The dark blue cloak swayed slowly in the aftershocks of the explosion as Chase stood in front of Makarov, his gaze fixed on Hades.
The sealed creature's limbs shimmered with golden light under the setting sun, exuding a profound and ancient aura.
"Chase, you're not—"
Makarov's pupils contracted slightly. Just as he was about to ask Chess, who was supposed to be heading to destroy the heart, why he was here, several blue pills were forcibly stuffed into his mouth.
That's a highly effective medicine for relieving heart disease.
"Old man, even if it were the second-generation leader of our guild, we could easily beat him up if we wanted to, right?"
Chase loosened his wrists, and his intense fighting spirit transformed into a dark golden storm of magic that surged forth, shaking the shattered battlefield.
Makarov's throat bobbed slightly. After a few seconds of contemplation, he didn't push his luck. Instead, he took a few steps back, leaving the fight with Hades to Chess: "Of course you can. You idiot who's fallen to darkness, you're no longer family to the guild!"
Since Chase is here, it means Hades wasn't lying. The plan to destroy the heart can't be completed smoothly and will require more time to search.
In this unexpected situation, among all the members of the guild, apart from Gildarts who did not participate in the battle, only Chess could take over from his own body, which had already reached its limit, to stop Hades!
"Then you should go back to Nirvana to rest," Chess said with a smile, pulling out a card.
"Wait, wait, Chase, I can go back by myself!"
Just as Makarov had a bad feeling, a gust of wind swept him up and a city-protecting winged dragon swept out of the magic circle, its claws grabbing his shoulder and flying him toward Nirvana behind him.
Throughout the entire process, Hades, who was confident of victory, simply watched quietly and did not intervene.
Only after Makarov, barely clinging to life, landed safely did he look up at Chess, who was at the center of the magical storm, and praised him without reservation: "To have such magical power at such a young age, damn Makarov, you've certainly been hiding some pretty good trump cards."
As soon as he finished speaking, a similarly powerful purple magic erupted from his body.
The two opposing energies whipped up a gale, collided to create constantly leaping arcs of electricity, causing the entire space to tremble, and countless fragments of stone broke free from the constraints of gravity and floated in mid-air.
"Nice to meet you, President Precito. Are you interested in selecting an auspicious location in Magnolia?" Chase asked with a smile.
At the same time, he was secretly shocked: Hades truly lived up to his reputation as someone with a demon's heart. This inexhaustible magical power far surpassed that of all the enemies he had encountered before (except for Igunia)!
"Hmph, you little brat who thinks he's invincible just because he has a little strength. Let me, on behalf of Makarov, show you the truth that there are always people more capable than you!"
Hades snorted coldly and gestured twice in the air with his right hand, which had two fingers joined together.
hum!
Three magic circles engraved with special runes instantly formed, overlapping and contracting in Hades' palm, condensing into a rapidly flowing vortex of magic.
"Amaterasu Twenty-Eight Styles!"
An energy beam comparable to a small magic cluster cannon blasted out, cutting through the void and heading straight for the area where Chess was, blasting out a dark purple pillar of light that shot into the sky!
"Magic Card: Whirlwind"
Deep within the pillar of light, the card array forcefully expanded into a violent energy field. Amidst lightning and thunder, a jet-black tornado erupted from Chase's center, annihilating the power of Amaterasu Magic and crushing it into countless scattered points of light.
"A card that can nullify magic?" Hades was slightly surprised.
Despite his initial surprise, his extensive combat experience allowed him to counterattack almost instantly: "Dark Chains!"
Two chains formed from magic flew out, swaying with Hades's wave of his hand. Their sharp, flexible ends churned in the depths of the whirlwind, quickly finding a tricky angle of attack and shooting towards Chase, who was in the eye of the storm.
Chase reacted just as quickly, clenching the sealed man's fists and unleashing a devastating blow with brute force, shattering the incoming dark chains. "It's impressive that a card mage possesses such physical abilities, but I can dance with magic at will!"
Hades infused the broken chains with a little magic, and they reassembled, striking Chase's neck and heart with even greater speed.
Seeing that destruction was futile, Chase's eyes narrowed, and he bent his legs slightly, using the reaction force to jump backward.
Boom!
His timing was impeccable; Hades had no time to change the trajectory of the chains' attack and could only watch as they pierced deep into the ground.
Seizing this fleeting opening, Chase raised his right arm and threw a heavy punch through the air.
Whoosh!
The sealed man's right arm was blasted out like a cannonball, piercing through the dark chains and arriving in front of Hades in the blink of an eye!
"They can dodge while also launching a counterattack; their aggressiveness is quite strong, but unfortunately, their movements are too obvious—"
Hades remained as steady as a rock, calmly tilting his head slightly.
The sealed man's right wrist immediately missed its target, whistling past the steel helmet and creating a deep crater in the ground behind him.
"Is that so?" Chase landed steadily, revealing the magic card held between his fingers.
"A feint attack?!" Hades' pupils contracted.
The next second, three lightsabers radiating a holy aura descended from the sky, hovering around him and releasing a binding force.
"A spell to restrict movement? Useless. Devour all light, Shadow of Eternal Darkness!"
Hades, being an old man with incredibly profound magical knowledge, did not use brute force to break free of the restraints. Instead, he opened up a dark barrier to absorb the lightsaber and used it as his own power to strike back at Chase.
Boom!!
The magical light blast exploded instantly, and the engulfing flames engulfed Chessgate.
Hades knew that an attack of this magnitude would not be enough to seriously injure Chess, so he mobilized all his magic power and raised his hand to quickly draw a sharp trajectory in the air.
As soon as Chase emerged from the explosion, he was surrounded by rings of magic circles containing terrifying energy, blocking all his escape routes!
That was Amaterasu's super magic, Amaterasu Hyakushiki, which even Makarov's strongest defensive magic, the Three Pillar Gods, could not completely withstand. Once it hit, it would completely incapacitate the target!
Hades clasped his hands together, completing the final magical incantation.
The magic circle emitted an extremely dangerous purple light. Despite having an absolute advantage, Hades suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
Even though there was clearly no way to escape, why couldn't I see the slightest bit of panic on that kid's face?
"An attack that can be detected by the naked eye cannot be called a 'feint,' Second Chairman."
Enveloped in purple light, Chase took a deep breath, his chest heaving, and dragon patterns appeared on his exposed cheeks and arms.
"God-Slaying Magic—"
A sacred and majestic aura spread out, and even Hades, who had taught Zankro the Fire Annihilation Magic, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Even I couldn't help but feel a pang of fear. Was this the kind of fluctuation that a mere god-slaying magic should have?
"No matter what, you won't get away unscathed. Die, brat! Amaterasu Hundred Style!!"
Realizing the danger, Hades no longer hesitated and decisively detonated Amaterasu Hyakushiki.
In that instant, beneath Chess's feet, as he assumed an attack stance, a magic circle for a trap card lit up with a whoosh.
Trap Card - Switch Activation!
Boom!!
The Amaterasu Hyakushiki exploded with a deafening roar that resounded throughout the entire battlefield. Unfortunately, what was destroyed was merely the right wrist of the sealed person, which was used to complete the position swap and was subconsciously ignored by Hades!
"Spatial magic? Oh no!"
When Hades realized what was happening and turned around abruptly, what came into view was a phantom image of a dragon-shaped deity with its blood-red mouth wide open, roaring.
"Sky Dragon's Thunder Breath!!"