Chapter 97: Ch 97 : The civil war begins
Accompanied by a flash of lightning, the Thunder God Tribe disappeared from the stage.
Realizing what had happened, Natsu shouted at the departing Laxus, "Stop! Don't run away!" With flames wrapping around his fists, Natsu stomped the ground, using the recoil to launch himself directly at Laxus.
"Don't you remember being defeated by Laxus before?" Warren exclaimed in surprise as he saw Natsu charging toward Laxus.
"That was when I was a kid!" Natsu replied indifferently.
"That was last year!!"
"I was still a brat last year!"
"Well, calm down for now." Watching Natsu rush toward him, Laxus' expression didn't change in the slightest.
Instead, he casually spoke those words.
Suddenly, without anyone noticing, a bolt of lightning appeared and struck Natsu directly.
In a flash, Natsu's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.
"If you want to return them to normal, come and defeat us. There are four of us, while you have nearly a hundred. The time limit is three hours—if you exceed that, they'll turn to sand. The battle zone is the entire Magnolia. Find us, and the fight begins. Don't rush—enjoy this little afterparty of the festival." With a cold sneer, Laxus finished speaking and then vanished in a flash of lightning.