On the other side was the battle between Laxus, Brain, and Midnight.
The cave that was originally used for hiding had long since disappeared, and even the surroundings had turned into ruins, with potholes everywhere.
After Laxus dodged a dark magic attack, "Dark Rhapsody," from Brain, he raised his hand and another bolt of lightning fell from the sky.
"Boom!" A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, but Midnight used his Distortion Magic to deflect it, causing it to strike the flat ground.
"Damn it, there are only three people left! Besides me and Midnight, who else is still fighting now?"
Brain felt the sealing Tattoo on his body gradually disappearing, and he had no way to deal with the powerful Laxus in front of him.
He had actually stopped both of them by himself.
"Tch~" Laxus clicked his tongue, looking at the two people in front of him with a hint of impatience. His previous attacks had all been deflected or bounced back by that guy Midnight.
"I noticed from earlier that you two have been constantly focused on that light pillar next to us! It seems that's what you've been looking for!"
Laxus looked at the somewhat distracted Brain in front of him, confirming that this was indeed what Oración Seis had been searching for.
"Father, I will hold him off. Please go check over there!" Midnight stood in front of Brain, staring intently at Laxus.
"You two couldn't escape before, so do you really think you can escape from me now? Don't be ridiculous!" Laxus sneered, then his body glowed with lightning, and he instantly appeared in front of the two.
"Lightning Strike Fist!" Laxus attacked Brain first.
However, Midnight directly stepped in front of Brain: "It's useless. I can distort and reflect all magic!"
"Is that so? But how about this!" Laxus suddenly retracted his lightning and said in a low voice.
His entire fist made a popping sound and was covered in a layer of dark matter, then he punched Midnight in the stomach.
Midnight immediately bent into a shrimp-like shape, then flew backward, crashing onto the ground. He struggled to support himself in the crater, looking at Laxus in disbelief: "Why!"
"Two, there are two flaws in your magic!"
"First, your magic cannot be used on a human body at all, otherwise you would have distorted and destroyed my body from the very beginning."
"Second, when you distort my magic, you can't distort anything else at all!"
"Now, I can finally confirm it."
The flaws Laxus pointed out startled both Brain and Midnight. As they looked at Laxus's calm and composed expression, their hearts immediately sank. It seemed there was no way they could obtain Nirvana this time.
The two looked at Laxus with grave expressions, while Laxus remained calm, creating an inexplicable atmosphere between the two sides.
If someone unaware of the situation walked in and saw this scene, they would think Laxus was the villain.
"Damn it, everything was going smoothly before! You ruined the plan, so let me show you what true terror is!" Midnight slowly stood up, his magical power suddenly surging, and a black-red magic circle appeared above his head.
Midnight's body also twisted and expanded under the illumination of the magic circle. In just a few seconds, he had grown into a behemoth.
"I don't care about the consequences!" The monster Midnight had become suddenly condensed a dark energy sphere between his hands and threw it directly at Laxus.
Laxus, however, acted as if he hadn't seen it, not bothering to dodge. He simply raised his hand and aimed directly at the shadowy area behind Midnight.
"Lightning Pressure Surge!" A large amount of lightning directly descended from the sky, striking that area.
"Ah~" A scream rang out. Midnight, who had turned into a monster, quickly turned his head to look, but he didn't realize that Laxus was already behind him, both hands clenched into fists.
The sound of lightning echoed in Midnight's ears. "Lightning Dragon's Jaw," he punched him into the ground, causing the earth to crack instantly.
Midnight was now frothing at the mouth, collapsed on the ground, and the surrounding environment returned to its original state.
"I am the strongest Magician, Father… I'm sorry!"
"My wish was just to sleep peacefully… in a quiet place." Midnight's consciousness gradually returned to darkness as he recalled his memories from the Tower of Paradise, then he fell unconscious.
"Cough, cough, cough~ I didn't expect illusion magic to have no effect on you!"
Brain coughed up a mouthful of blood, but still struggled to stand up.
Even the shrinking light beam next to him no longer concerned him; it was as if he had completely given up on Nirvana magic.
"Your son is quite good to you; he looked out for you until the very last moment!" Laxus glanced at Midnight on the ground, acknowledging him a little in his heart.
It turned out that in an instant, Midnight gave up the distortion around himself and, before the lightning struck, slightly distorted the attack's range for Brain.
"I didn't expect that it still couldn't be sealed… Haha, that guy will eventually appear in the world. Let him fulfill my last hope!"
After Midnight fell to the ground, the tattoo on Brain's body that sealed his other personality, 'Zero,' also gradually disappeared. And just now, another member of Oración Seis, Cobra Erik, was also defeated.
After Brain finished speaking, he gathered dark energy in his hand and struck his own chest. Thus, the last member of Oración Seis also met his end.
Brain, who was lying on the ground, suddenly had a black-green energy emerge from his body. At this moment, the entire earth trembled, and the terrifying magical power caused others to feel this immense force.
Laxus also looked solemn, gathering his remaining magical power, and thunderclouds gathered in the sky, ready to strike at any moment.
Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, Ren, and others who were running towards Nirvana, as well as Gray, Lyon, Sherry, and Blue Pegasus and Jura, Hoteye on the other side, all felt this powerful and evil magical power.
For a moment, they didn't know which way to run.
To be continued~
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