Chapter 20: Ten Seconds of Bankai
"Exchange it for me, I want ten draws in a row!"
Arden was still waiting for a response from Hyōrinmaru. Frustrated, he gritted his teeth and charged 200,000 J into the game. Since there was no limited-time event, he could only redeem 2,000 spirit stones. Afterward, he drew a card and immediately applied the experience card to Hyōrinmaru.
Hyōrinmaru was directly upgraded to level 30. At the same time, Arden was reminded that Hyōrinmaru is at full level and 10 Hyōrinmaru fragments are needed to upgrade it, which can increase Hyōrinmaru's level.
Arden did not hesitate and directly chose to use the Hyōrinmaru fragments he had collected last time.
Hyōrinmaru advanced, and an additional +1 symbol appeared at the end. After all of this, Arden's shadow clones were defeated, but they did not initially respond to Arden's Hyōrinmaru. It was only after Arden injected magic power that they finally reacted.
"It's over!"
The originally biting chill surged again. Arden held the Hyōrinmaru in his hand and said coldly: "Bankai: Daiguren Hyorinmaru."
"Call!"
In an instant, the entire barrier was filled with wind and snow, and a giant frost dragon and a pair of ice wings appeared behind Arden.
The dragon's mouth bit on the handle of Hyōrinmaru, and his arms were even more Shrouded in ice, a lotus petal formed by ice crystals condensed in the midair behind him.
Even through the barrier, people around him could feel the biting chill, causing them to take a few steps back involuntarily.
Laxus in the barrier was even more unbearable. Even though he kept the electric current stimulating his whole body, a large amount of ice began to appear on his limbs.
"Ten seconds!"
This was after the Bankai, Arden immediately understood how long he could hold on.
So Arden has no extra time to waste!
In the first second, Arden suddenly slashed out.
In the second second, three or four icicles rushed out instantly, trapping Laxus directly inside them.
In the third second, the cold air filled the air.
In the fourth second, the thunder dragon roared and hit the icicle.
In the fifth second, the roar of the Ice Dragon collided with the icicles.
At the sixth second, the thunder dissipated, and the icicles were reduced a bit, but they still stood upright.
At the seventh second, ice crystals appeared out of thin air, swallowing Laxus in them bit by bit.
At the eighth second, the thousand-year ice prison was completed, and Laxus was directly frozen in it.
In the ninth second, the lotus petals shattered.
At the tenth second, the Bankai was lifted, and Arden knelt on one knee. The Hyōrinmaru was inserted into the ground, preventing Arden from falling, and the receiving state was completely dissipated.
The Four Red Yang Formation shattered, leaving everyone frozen in place, staring at the towering icicles over ten meters high, with Laxus trapped within them.
"Won?"
"Won!"
"It's too strong!"
"What is happening? Do we, the people, still have a way to survive?"
Seeing Laxus' defeat, the guild members asked themselves that in Arden's state just now, they faced Arden without any means of resistance.
Once trapped, the only way waiting for them is to be blocked by ice!
Gray also stared blankly at the frozen Laxus. At that moment, he seemed to see the figure blocking him.
"Ur..."
Gray called silently in his heart, but unfortunately, that voice would never ring again.
"Arden wins this competition!"
Makarov spoke, ending the farce.
He looked at the tired Arden and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "The thin child from the beginning has grown to this extent now. Give him some more time; maybe the Holy Ten isn't his final limit."
While thinking about it, Makarov walked to Arden's side, stretched out his hand to support Arden, and a ray of magic power entered Arden's body.
Relying on this ray of magic power, the originally dry magic power began to recover quickly. Arden exhaled a breath, looked at Makarov beside him, and said with a smile: "Master Grandpa, I won."
"Well, you win. Your growth has opened my eyes."
Makarov touched Arden's head, then looked at the Millennium Ice Prison and said, "As for Laxus..."
"Let me do it."
Arden spoke, and after gathering some strength, he was in the Millennium Ice Prison of Hyōrinmaru. The originally indestructible Millennium Ice Prison instantly shattered and turned into ice shards all over the sky, bringing some coolness to this hot summer day.
Laxus also broke free. He was cold all over and had a lot of frostbite on his body.
"I lost?"
Laxus looked in disbelief. He didn't expect that he would lose after exposing the Thunder Dragon Slayer's magic!
Looking at Cheng Feng who was holding the knife in front of him, Laxus was in a trance.
"Laxus... let's take care of the injuries first."
Makarov looked at Laxus' embarrassed look and wanted to say something, but finally endured it.
After all, he is the Master of the Fairy Tail Guild. Sometimes, he cannot put family ties first.
"Let me do it."
Arden opened his mouth and used the magic power he had just recovered to Take Over the Elizabeth card.
The next moment, Arden's black hair turned white and became longer, and the bangs on his forehead also covered one of his eyes.
Elizabeth, the witch with the blood of a druid in the Seven Deadly Sins, is also the heroine in the anime.
It possesses the healing light that can cover the entire royal capital and completely restore all dying people.
The simple frostbite on Laxus' body was not a problem at all in Elizabeth's hands.
The healing light emerged, and in just two or three seconds, Laxus's injuries were healed.
"There are heroic spirits with healing magic."
Watching Laxus recover, Makarov was also shocked.
Healing magic is an absolutely rare magic in the world of Fairy Tail, not to mention that with healing magic, the survival rate of many magicians will be greatly improved.
If that guild had such magicians, they would be treated as treasures.
Laxus looked in a daze as he looked at the recovering body.
"Okay, it's time to finish your work."
Arden canceled the Take Over and looked at Laxus.
Laxus stood up, looked at Arden, and said calmly: "I'm not the kind of person who doesn't keep his word."
After saying that, Laxus walked up to Makarov, knelt on the ground, hit his head heavily on the ground, and said to Makarov: "Old man, I was wrong."
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
Before Makarov could respond, Arden folded his arms and said, "You're still a child in your thinking. You've been so consumed by the desire for power because of the expectations and pressure that your grandfather's reputation has placed on you since childhood. While you may long for companionship, your aggressive persona makes it impossible for anyone to befriend you.
If you want to change anything, you must first recognize the reality and lower your attitude, you b*****d!"
After Arden finished speaking, Laxus, who was kneeling on the ground, had his eyes widened and his face was full of horror.
How is this possible, this guy?!
After hearing Arden's words, all the Fairy Tail guild members looked at Laxus who was kneeling on the ground, their expressions a little subtle...