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Chapter 180 Crystal Wall! Pure Mechanics and Numbers!
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"Laxus?"
Moen called out in confusion, which brought Laxus back to his senses.
Laxus, regaining his senses, appeared slightly flushed, because in the heat of battle, a momentary lapse in concentration could be enough to decide the outcome.
If this weren't an assessment, but a life-or-death battle with an enemy, Moen could easily seize that moment of distraction to embarrass him; Moen certainly has the ability to do so.
'Moen, that guy, still gave me face.'
Laxus, of course, wouldn't deny this. He felt ashamed of his momentary lapse in concentration, especially the reason for it.
Looking at Moen with that inexplicable smile on his face, Laxus felt as if the "brother" he had just heard was a hallucination.
Damn it! Moen, was this all part of your plan?!
Of course not, Moen never expected Laxus to react so strongly.
He was just saying it casually when he was showing off, just playing around with a meme, like "stupid onii-san" or something.
Laxus's stunned reaction left Moen with mixed feelings.
Actually, when he was a child, he obediently called Laxus "brother". After all, before he understood the situation and had a poor understanding of the world, he didn't want to appear to be different from others.
However, because of his cheap father Ivan Dolea, because of the conflict between Laxus and his grandfather Makarov, and because of Laxus's rebellious youth, Moen gradually stopped calling him "brother" and started calling him by his first name, just as Laxus basically stopped calling Makarov "grandfather".
The family's internal relationships were indeed significantly strained due to Ivan Dole's expulsion.
Moen's relationship with his adoptive father, Ivan Dolea, has always been lukewarm. Ivan Dolea didn't want Makarov to adopt Moen at all, but he couldn't influence his father's decision.
Therefore, Ivan could only pretend that Moen didn't exist and basically had no communication with Moen. Fortunately, he was soon expelled from the guild, and now he could completely get rid of him.
Therefore, although he didn't understand the inside story, Moen firmly stood on Grandpa Makarov's side in this matter, which naturally created some distance between him and Laxus.
Over the years, although Moen has tried to ease the tension with Laxus, he has not yet reverted to using the original form of address.
"Moen, you have passed the test."
Laxus's face darkened. He didn't want the duel to end this way, but from an assessment standpoint, he couldn't refuse Moen's pass; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get past his conscience.
"This doesn't stop us from continuing our exchange. Shall we continue?"
Moen smiled and extended an invitation to Laxus. He also didn't want the duel to end this way; he wanted to use Laxus to test the defense of the "Crystal Wall."
"Okay! Let's continue!"
Laxus's eyes lit up, and he agreed without hesitation. Moen hadn't disappointed him after all.
"Zzzzz!!!"
After being distracted, Laxus became even more focused, and his aura was even stronger than before.
"Magic" originates from the heart, therefore "power surge" truly exists in this world.
Emotional bonds can often create miracles. Let's talk about everything with our bonds!
'Does this count as triggering the synergy effect?'
Looking at the menacing Laxus, Moen thought to himself that if this were a game, he and Laxus would have a special bond called "Dole'a Brothers".
"Sizzle!"
Laxus transformed into lightning, leaving a trail of golden light as he charged straight toward Moen. He wanted to see if Moen's "teleportation" was as good as Joseph Pora's.
This isn't Laxus being stubborn; this kind of capability, which involves space applications, is inherently very difficult to master.
Moen had only recently acquired this ability, and he felt that Moen's "teleportation" might not be as good as Joseph Pora's.
If it were an ordinary person, Laxus would have immediately drawn a conclusion. After all, Joseph Pora is one of the "Ten Wizard Saints," a renowned figure with "Instant Teleportation" being his signature skill. It's indeed difficult for an ordinary person to compare with him.
However, if the object of comparison were Moen, Laxus would not draw such a conclusion, because he would not find it strange that anything bizarre happened to Moen.
Laxus rushed in front of Moen and attacked without mercy, striking at the gleaming Aries Gold Cloth.
If Moen hadn't dodged, the defense of the Gold Cloth should have reduced a lot of damage. Laxus knew that Moen's Cloths were very sturdy, at least more sturdy than Erza's "Armor of the Thunder Emperor".
Although he is said to be ruthless, he is actually ruthless in many ways.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, Laxus's fist stopped in front of Moen, as if it had hit an invisible wall.
Even with such effort and the outpouring of so much magic, he could not move an inch before this invisible wall.
Before Laxus could even react, he felt a powerful force rebound back, and the lightning bolts that had been unleashed with his fist all broke free of his control and rushed back towards him.
All of this happened so fast that Laxus couldn't even react, because this was an outcome even more unexpected than "teleportation." Although he hadn't expected Moen to "teleport," he had considered that Moen might dodge.
Now, he could only be thrown backward by the rebound from that "wall," as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
Laxus realized for the first time that his punch had such power. It was a completely new experience. Fortunately, the lightning didn't have any effect on him, otherwise he might have experienced being electrocuted himself.
"boom!"
Laxus crashed into the ground, creating a huge crater. Everything that happened in the blink of an eye caught everyone off guard.
"What happened?!"
Gray asked anxiously, he didn't understand at all, he only saw Laxus rush up, and then Laxus flew back and smashed into a crater.
What did Moeng do? It seems like he didn't do anything! He just stood there with a smile on his face, waving his hand forward as if he had drawn an invisible wall.
Since he didn't understand what was happening, Gray looked at Erza and Mirajane beside him, and then he noticed that Mirajane was also looking at Erza. Clearly, Mirajane didn't understand what had happened either.
As for Cana, Elfman, and Joey, they were even more bewildered. They only understood one thing: Laxus now was just like they had been before.
This conclusion shocked everyone. Was Moen really that much stronger than Laxus?!
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Erza's mouth dropped open, and everyone looked at her, waiting for her to explain, but she had no idea what had happened either!
After Laxus threw that punch, she vaguely saw some ripples appear in front of Moen. As for the rest, she couldn't see anything else. This was not her fault, because Laxus had created too many sparks and lightning effects along the way.
"That's incredible, Moen!"
Gray exclaimed, "Never mind what happened, just say 'Moen is invincible'! Even Laxus, who treats them like children, will be defeated by Moen!"
"The difference...is it really that big?"
Mirajane was somewhat dazed. She knew that Moen was stronger than her and stronger than Erza, but she did not expect him to be so much stronger!
For a moment, Mirajane felt that Moen was from a different world than them. They were the same age, but Moen had already done so many things that they could not do. His brilliant talent was dazzling.
Yes, he should have been a dazzling presence, but his personality, his actions, and the way he handled things made the light he emitted not dazzling, but warm like the sun.
"Sizzle!"
While everyone was still in shock, Laxus showed no signs of discouragement. He leaped out of the crater, a ball of lightning coalescing into a human shape in mid-air. He made a throwing motion, and a spear formed of lightning appeared in his hand.
"Sizzle!"
With a burst of magic, Laxus hurled the lightning spear. The spear streaked through the air in a golden light and arrived in front of Moen in an instant, but Moen neither dodged nor avoided it.
"Whoosh!"
Without any suspense, the golden light crashed into the "crystal wall" in front of Moen and, irrationally, flew back in the opposite direction, seemingly even faster than before.
Even though Laxus had prepared in advance, and he quickly transformed into lightning, he only managed to dodge it by a hair's breadth.
"What is that?"
Laxus looked serious, feeling utterly absurd. Neither close nor far was the problem; everything was being bounced back. How could they possibly fight like this?
"I call it the Crystal Wall, and as for the effect, it's just like what you see."
Moen said that he was quite satisfied with the performance of the "Crystal Wall".
At least against opponents of the same level, the mechanics and stats of this skill are practically a bug. Laxus is no weakling, but his attacks did not budge the "Crystal Wall" in the slightest.
To break through this "crystal wall," one must be stronger than Moen, at least possess more magic power, and use higher numerical values to impact the "crystal wall." Only a pure numerical crushing can break through the "crystal wall's" defense.
Laxus's stats are certainly high, but not high enough to give him an overwhelming advantage over Moen.
As Moen grows stronger and his stats increase, the "Crystal Wall" will become even more difficult to break, eventually becoming an "absolute defense."
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Laxus fell silent, momentarily at a loss for words. Wasn't this ability a bit too overpowered?!
However, this is ultimately just a defensive skill. Although it can reflect attacks, it has almost no offensive capability.
This made Laxus feel a little more balanced. It turned out that no ability could be perfect, otherwise it would really make people grit their teeth.
"Offense? That's not out of the question."
Moen smiled. "Crystal Wall" is indeed a purely defensive skill, and the counterattack mainly relies on reflecting the enemy's attacks.
"Crystal Wall" isn't incapable of killing enemies, but its main advantage lies in its surprise. If the first bounce fails to kill the enemy, generally no one will be foolish enough to be killed by the bounced skill again.
However, the inability to kill does not mean that it cannot be used to trap the enemy. If the enemy is trapped in the middle by four walls or three walls, then the trapped enemy can only stand there as punishment.
"Buzz!!!"
Moen raised his hand and created a "crystal wall," but Laxus had already seen through his intention and immediately transformed into lightning to change position, preventing Moen from trapping him inside.
"I'm still not very skilled at it."
Seeing this, Moen shook his head helplessly. He was not yet able to quickly create multiple "crystal walls" at the same time.
Moreover, the more "crystal walls" are drawn, the lower the defensive power of each "crystal wall" will be, because each "crystal wall" needs him to supply magic power, which is inevitable. Even for the Aries Gold Saint, when his cosmos is weak and too much is consumed, the effect of the "crystal wall" will become worse.
If even a "crystal wall" is this difficult to use, then there's no need to even think about using a "crystal net" that can be woven into a net in an instant.
That's an advanced variation of "Crystal Wall," which can trap an opponent like they're in a spider web, restricting their movement.
"Crystal Web" is more advanced and more difficult. It's not just a few "crystal walls" that seal off the enemy, but rather a real spider web that directly covers the enemy.
"We still need to practice."
Moen smiled and gave up the idea of trapping Laxus. After all, Laxus was a very agile opponent, and with his current mastery of "Crystal Wall", he didn't need to think too much about it.
"Sizzle!"
After dodging Moen's "Crystal Wall," Laxus tried to go around it. Since he couldn't break through the "Crystal Wall," he decided to go around it; with his speed, it might not be impossible.
Laxus went around in circles, afraid of running into Moen's "Crystal Wall," which would be incredibly embarrassing and would also send him flying.
In reality, Moen was only protecting the area in front of him. The larger the wall was, the greater the drain it would take on him. Since only he needed protection, there was no need to make the wall so large.
Laxus circled around and charged at Moen again. This time, Moen didn't use "Crystal Wall" again. He had already completed the test of "Crystal Wall". Since Laxus was not convinced and wanted to fight head-on, then let him fight head-on!
"Buzz!!!"
Facing Laxus charging with crackling golden lightning, Moen didn't hesitate to throw a punch.
(End of this chapter)