Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

"Dark Spiral!"

Joseph unleashed a dark spell, grazing past Laxus's shoulder.

Laxus let gravity pull it down.

"Missed it?" Joseph frowned. "The magic lost its lock for a moment. How could someone as proud as the Thunder Imp trust that conman so much?"

That's right.

Since magical fluctuations can be locked.

In that instant, Laxus believed Yefrit would save him, so he simply withdrew all his magic.

Yefrit did not disappoint him; he manipulated magic to deceive Joseph, allowing Laxus to escape the pursuit.

There is no need to communicate with words.

This one collaboration made the two of them understand the key points of cooperation.

"Trying to use this against me?" Joseph could no longer sense Laxus's magic, and he laughed, "What clever brats."

"However, you have a fatal flaw that you need to overcome."

"That is--"

"Not strong enough!"

'boom--'

Joseph unleashed his full magical power.

The magical pressure, at the level of the Ten Saints, intimidated the entire audience!

Throughout the entire Phantom Headquarters, everyone was overcome with fear!

Joseph's hands created a black mist that quickly enveloped the entire guild building.

It was so dark that you couldn't see anything at all!

Joseph was surrounded by dark magic.

Laxus clenched his fists, forcefully suppressing the agitation of his magic.

Trust Yefried!

Although he hated that guy.

But

"Thirty steps to the left."

Laxus began to act according to the instructions he heard.

"Has it moved?" Joseph appeared instantly in front of Laxus!

'Boom'

Laxus had no choice but to unleash his magic, dispel the black mist around him, and throw a punch on the spot.

Joseph, however, had the advantage of a sneak attack and was very experienced, so he mixed a second attack into his first.

Laxus broke through the first attack, but was hit head-on by the second attack!

'boom'

Laxus was sent flying backwards.

Yefritte quickly cast a spell.

However, although his magical deception is unaffected by strength, its effect is weakened when the opponent is in an abnormal state.

For example, changes in magnetic fields can disrupt natural magic, or, like Joseph, magic can create black mist that almost becomes a domain—causing all external magic to be greatly interfered with, including Yefrit's deceptive magic.

“Found you.” Joseph smiled at Laxus.

Joseph was temporarily free from the deception spell, and he relentlessly pursued Laxus.

Jefried dared not move, for if he did, Joseph would immediately turn and attack him!

“Clever brat, you figured it out so quickly,” Joseph said. “Within the black mist, I can directly sense any moving object. Although it consumes a lot of magic power, I have to admit, you little liar, you’re worth it.”

"Damn it!" Laxus unleashed terrifying magical power, conjuring thousands of bolts of lightning that briefly shattered Joseph's black mist magic.

But Joseph's black mist magic will soon return.

But even this very short time is enough.

Yefried's magic re-influenced Joseph, deceiving him into following in the wrong direction, which allowed Laxus to escape danger.

“Yefrit,” Laxus began, “I have never lost to an enemy, and neither have you.”

“Of course we won’t lose,” Yefried replied.

"Three minutes," Laxus said abruptly.

"Oh dear." Yefrit was slightly surprised; the young master had lowered his head.

It seems that facing Joseph puts Laxus under a lot of pressure.

"The time that truly determines the outcome of the battle is less than a minute."

Yefried said.

Chapter 41, Victory!

The fighting style of mages is basically to probe first, and once a strategy is in place, the outcome will be decided in a very short time.

The anime clearly shows this. Natsu and his friends were initially at a disadvantage, but after identifying the opponent's weakness and coming up with a targeted strategy, Natsu, Erza, and the others shouted "We are Fairy Tail!" and then unleashed a burst of power, instantly defeating the enemy.

This is because mages are, after all, human beings. Even though everyone has their own defensive methods, the most common magical shields have a damage tolerance limit.

Therefore, Dragon Slayers like Natsu are particularly popular. As long as the difference in combat power is not too great, he can lock his health and use high mana regeneration to launch wave after wave of attacks to fight you head-on until you can't take it anymore.

Yefrit is not a Dragon Slayer Mage; he is just an ordinary mage.

He doesn't have outstanding abilities; at best, he has a good eye for observation.

After all, a mage who makes a living by deception, and also works as a street magician, won't be able to make a living if he doesn't have good observation skills!

That's about it—

In the series of battles just now, Yefrit had actually grasped Joseph's attack patterns in a general way.

This includes his casting speed, power, physical and magical energy consumption, and attack habits for various spells.

These subtle details will be key to defeating Joseph.

But the key point now is...

This black mist magic is troublesome.

To dispel this black mist will consume a large amount of Laxus's magic power.

Moreover, even if it is dispelled, it will come back in a very short time.

and so.

The final battle cannot be fought in the black fog.

Is there any way to get Joseph out of the black fog?

Excluding Laxus, that leaves only

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Yefried looked down at Revolver Till.

The revolver, with its black background and gold trim, looks very cool.

This gun has been with him for a long time.

However, when using it to face enemies on Karna Island, it was actually quite difficult.

Now, facing Joseph, they are almost no longer of any use.

Although I really don't want to say it, but—

This Thiel 6.0, which has been with him for a long time, is about to be phased out.

He said, "Laxus, your health bar is longer than Joseph's, isn't it?"

"What do you mean?" Laxus frowned.

"Follow my instructions."

After saying this, Yefried drew his long sword, Hani, holding a gun in his left hand and the sword in his right.

'Hi la la la la'

Laxus, covered in golden lightning, charged towards Joseph.

"Are they fighting desperately?" Joseph sensed Yefrit's movement.

This kid, who's afraid of getting his clothes dirty in a fight, has pulled out a melee knife, so he must be planning to fight to the death.

He dared not be careless, using one hand to defend against Laxus and the other to manipulate magic and attack Yefrit.

"Don't underestimate me!" Laxus said angrily.

Trying to defend yourself with just one hand? That's going too far!

"Thunder Dragon's Crushing Fist!"

"Dark Spiral!"

Joseph was under increasing pressure.

On the other hand, he used a wide-area bombardment against Yefrit.

"Ghost Arrow!"

Within the purplish-black magic circle, hundreds and thousands of ghostly arrows were launched continuously.

Yefrit has already mastered Joseph's magical attack patterns, but even knowing the answer, writing out the perfect process is not easy.

He switched to the Windblast Barrel, yielding if possible, and if not, he could only use Honey to cut off the Ghost Arrow.