However, Byro, trembling all over from the electric shock, still grinned ferociously.
"For... Edolas!"
The shaking Byro shouted a slogan, and imdiately after, his body underwent a terrifying transformation.
It seed as though countless things were wriggling and swelling beneath his skin, his bones emitted a grating sound that set teeth on edge, and his clothes were torn to shreds!
Byro's body instantly began to swell, and he transford into a huge, ugly octopus in the blink of an eye.
He swung several thick, powerful tentacles, whipping them toward the group.
"What is this thing?!"
Such a sudden scene left everyone stunned.
Could this be "Take Over Magic"?
To actually transform into such a massive monster....
"Lightning Lance!"
Laxus flicked his hand, and lightning condensed into a spear of electricity that shot out, striking the octopus-transford Byro directly.
"Thud!"
Blood splattered everywhere.
Byro's massive octopus body was like a target; he couldn't dodge at all and could only use one tentacle to block.
But not only was the tentacle severed, the electrified spear still plunged deep into his body.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Gray, Natsu, and the others also joined the attack.
Ice, fire, lightning, wind, water, bullets, and fists ca crashing down in a chaotic flurry, completely subrging the giant octopus in a barrage of magical assaults.
"Tsk~ This is just too brutal."
Watching the bloodied Byro octopus being beaten, Marco grimaced.
He truly couldn't understand where this guy got the confidence to stand in their way.
Had he grown so accustod to lording over the "Edolas" world that he never expected their strength to be this formidable?
In truth, it wasn't entirely incomprehensible.
These mbers of the "Edolas" Royal Army, these high-ranking officials and nobles, clearly had no shortage of magic to use.
They had ample Magic Crystals to squander.
When facing the lower-tier Magic Guilds, they indeed held an overwhelming advantage, even capable of one-sided slaughter.
It couldn't be helped.
Just look at the current "Dark Guilds" and "Fairy Tail"—they didn't even have enough magic to perform spatial relocation of their guilds again.
If Marco and the others hadn't arrived, it was likely that the last remaining Magic Guilds in "Edolas" would have completely vanished from history.
These mbers of the Magic War Division were used to crushing their opponents.
Now, encountering the regular Mage army of the "Expedition Force," they hadn't adjusted yet and still thought they could dominate.
That's why they were so arrogant, each one recklessly attempting to stop them alone—just like Hughes, and now this Byro.
But the reality showed them that the Expedition Force, composed of "Fairy Tail," "Blue Pegasus," and "Quatro Cerberus," was no ragtag group lacking magic power.
Dealing with these people didn't require overexerting their magic; the magic generated by their normal internal magic source circulation was more than sufficient.
On the other hand, Erza might find herself in a situation where her magic wasn't enough, as her opponent was one of the Royal Army's trump cards.
"This king sure ran away quickly."
After dealing with Byro, the group was at a loss because the king had disappeared, and it seed he had been gone for quite so ti.
"He probably didn't run away, Mystogan. Does your Edolas Kingdom have any trump cards? Sothing kept as a last resort?"
Judging by Byro's words, the king didn't seem to have fled but rather was preparing sothing massive!
Sothing so enormous that it could bury everyone once unleashed.
"Trump cards?" Mystogan, who had caught up with the main group, furrowed his brow.
After a mont of thought, his eyes widened in realization.
"Good grief! There really is one?!"
Seeing Mystogan's reaction, Marco knew he had guessed correctly.
This boss battle was indeed not going to be straightforward.
"It's that... He's actually going to deploy..."
Mystogan gritted his teeth, clearly furious at what his father might be attempting.
It was a forbidden act, the ultimate weapon that should never be used.
"BZZZZZT!!!"
Before Mystogan could finish, a deep, massive humming sound seed to erupt from the depths of the earth, followed imdiately by the heavy roar of grinding tal and enormous gears turning.
The entire palace fortress began shaking more violently, as if on the verge of disintegration.
Decorations peeled off the walls, chandeliers swung wildly from the ceiling, and the ground undulated like waves—as if so chanism had been triggered, transforming the entire fortress.
"Seems like it's really sothing big."
Marco couldn't help but click his tongue.
They were too late; they hadn't managed to stop the king from activating his ultimate weapon.
The earth-shattering scene suddenly reminded Marco of an ani called Aka ga Kill, where every villainous king seed to have a final trump card.
Would Mystogan's father also pull out a giant robot?
And just as he thought it, the entire fortress, accompanied by deafening chanical roars and the sound of shattering rock, descended to the ground like a slumbering behemoth.
From the center of the palace, a massive silver-white steel sphere slowly rose, radiating a heart-palpitating aura of magical energy.
The sphere emitted a terrifying magical presence that firmly attracted everyone's gaze.
The fluctuations of magic seed to solidify the air, and a suffocating pressure washed over them like a tide.
"That's... Dorma Anim... It's actually real..."
Mystogan muttered in a daze, his face filled with disbelief.
Of course, he knew what it was, but he had never seen it before.
He had even doubted its existence.
Yet, when trump cards were ntioned, this forbidden legend was the first thing that ca to his mind.
"Dorma Anim? What is that?"
Marco was full of questions, his eyes locked on the giant sphere that began emitting stronger hums and light.
The others also looked at the silent, stunned Mystogan with shock and gravity.
"Dorma Anim actually ans Dragon Knight. This thing... is legendary... dragon-form enhanced armor."
As Mystogan explained, the silver-white steel sphere in the square began to unfold, slide, and reassemble its armor plates like petals layer by layer, accompanied by screeching tal friction and hissing as it opened.
At first glance, it resembled a silver-white steel dragon—rigid and ferocious in its lines, its entire body covered in thick armor plates that shimred with a silvery glow.
This steel monstrosity stood on two legs, its massive arms ending in sharp claw-like blades stretched out wide.
A tail composed of large tal joints hung from its back, while its elongated neck extended like a battering ram, culminating in a head that was the most dragon-like part.
Two enormous crystal eyes on the dragon's head glowed with a cold, crimson light.
"Reinforced armor... so it's a ch." Marco gritted his teeth.
This really was a machine that could be piloted, and the trump card felt sowhat familiar.
"Don't underestimate it. The outer shell of this armor is entirely embedded with anti-magic Magic Crystals—they're magic nullifiers. This ans the Dragon Knight can completely neutralize all external magic..."
Mystogan continued, his expression already shifting uneasily.
His mind raced as he began analyzing the machine's weaknesses.
"What?!"
Everyone gasped in unison, a chill instantly shooting up from the soles of their feet to the base of their spines.
After all, if magic was rendered useless, the fight would be on an entirely different level.
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