A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Upon hearing this, Gray knew that Aokiji still considered the magic they were using as Devil Fruit abilities, and he didn't bother to explain further.

Kira said that a Marine Admiral is one of the strongest people in the world, equivalent to the Twelve Shields in Aslant. I wonder just how strong they are?

Thinking this, Gray's eyes shone even brighter. He could feel the fighting spirit within him surging wildly, but it quickly calmed down. 'What a pity that I managed to suppress this guy's ability!'

"In that case, if I win, you can tell me!"

After speaking, Aokiji leaned forward and continued to activate the power of the Devil Fruit: "Ice Ball!"

But Gray remained calm and opened his mouth to swallow: "I'll inhale!!"

The ice spikes converged towards Gray, turning into food in his mouth.

"Huh?? Again!! Ice Block!!"

"I'll take another one!!"

"Frozen Time Capsule!!"

"I'm inhaling, inhaling, inhaling!!!"

Aokiji broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that since ranged attacks were not working, he would try close combat!

So he created an ice blade, imbued it with domineering energy, and planned to use his swordsmanship, which he hadn't used in a long time.

As we all know, powerful Haki can nullify the power of Devil Fruits, so Aokiji did this to see if he could undo Gray's strange power to devour ice.

However, the next moment, the ice blade imbued with Armament Haki slammed heavily into Gray's bare shoulder, but it didn't leave even the slightest mark. Instead, he grabbed the blade, put it to his mouth, and snapped it in two with a 'crack'.

Aokiji fell completely silent: "..."

What kind of Devil Fruit is this? I've never heard of any fruit with this kind of power before!

Chapter 900: The Showdown in the Old Alley! CP9 vs. Thor's Creed!

In the outer city, in an abandoned old alley.

Lucci and three other CP9 undercover agents run into Laxus and his henchmen, the Thors.

"What is this...?"

Lucci, Kagu, Bruno, and Kalifa stared at the words floating in the air and fell silent.

After confirming that the mage was Nico Robin's partner, the group decided to deal with the troublemaker first and then take Nico Robin back. So they set their sights on the mages in the city.

As luck would have it, right after making that decision, they bumped into Laxus and his group of four who were strolling around the city, and immediately, without thinking of their own demise, they attacked them.

The result was that the four of them were now trapped in a magical trap set by Freed. Only by defeating the enemies in front of them could they escape the trap. Laxus fought Lucci, Freed fought Kagu, Biggleslow fought Bruno, and Abbagrim fought Kalifa.

The effects of spellcasting are absolute; even over 90% of mages might not be able to counter them, let alone these people who don't know magic. They naturally don't understand magic or spellcasting, but they can read the words written on it—fight until one side is unable to continue, the other side may leave!

Of the eight people trapped in the spell trap, Bruno was the most helpless.

Facing two mages in one day, and being utterly defeated the first time and fighting injured the second time, even with Rokushiki's inhuman training, it was inevitable that he would feel somewhat overwhelmed.

Furthermore, his current opponent, Bigelow, is a masked man with a long tongue that is covered in a uniform crest. He keeps calling the five strange dolls floating around him "treasures," which makes him suspect that these people who call themselves mages are religious followers who came from somewhere.

CP9's special training, the 'intelligence gathering' course, also included learning about the cultures and customs of various places around the world. Therefore, Bruno knew that in some places at sea, there were believers who devoutly served gods, demons, Satan, and the like.

Only those who have been brainwashed by religion would completely disregard the authority of the World Government. After all, in their eyes, the one they serve is the greatest being in the world, and everyone else is a heretic.

'So alike! They're incredibly alike! That disobedient, domineering attitude, that practice of leaving identical tattoos on everyone—it's exactly like being a religious believer!!'

In fact, it wasn't just Bruno; all four CP9 members present thought the same thing, and without prior arrangement, they were all skillfully gathering intelligence through communication with their opponents.

'This invisible barrier must be the power of a Devil Fruit. Perhaps these people regard this power as a gift from their believers, and have even given it the name "magic." If that's the case, they must be worshipping some kind of "demon god" or "magic god"...'

Bruno was thinking further ahead. While gathering intelligence, he was also considering ways to break through this magical barrier: 'I wonder if the power of the Door-Door Fruit can penetrate it? It's a Devil Fruit too, so it should be able to, right?'

Now he only hoped that these 'mages' weren't as fanatical as the religious believers he'd heard about, and that they were all like that woman before, showing mercy...

However, it wouldn't be good if he were like her. With such strength, if he lost again, he might really lose his life.

'I wonder if I'll be so lucky this time...'

Although those in their line of work always prioritize the task above all else, who doesn't want to survive?

"Come on! One-on-one, I won't take advantage of you!"

Laxus, with an arrogant demeanor and golden lightning crackling in his hands, completely disregarded the four people in front of him. "Let me see just how strong the agents trained by the so-called World Government really are."

In short, four battles were launched simultaneously.

The first pair to engage in action were Abbagrim and Kalifa; these two women seemed to be much more decisive in their fight than the other six men.

"Shave!! Finger Gun!!"

The figure that suddenly disappeared and then reappeared in front of her caught Abba Grin off guard, but fortunately, her skillful combat experience allowed her to dodge the fingers that were thrusting at her head at the last moment.

Because Kalifa wears glasses, petrification magic is ineffective against her, so Abhagraine can only use fairy magic. As usual, she spreads her wings and dances like a fairy, intending to gain a more advantageous position in the aerial battlefield.

However, this time she was destined to be disappointed, because CP9 had the almost bug-like skill Moonwalk, which allowed them to stay airborne with a simple jump.

"Moonwalk!! Tempest Kick!!"

That long, alluring leg, clad in black fishnet stockings that reached past the knees, kicked through the air, sending two sharp slashes flying in a crisscross pattern towards Abbagrim.

Not to be outdone, Abbagrim waved her hands, releasing a large amount of golden dust: "Fairy Machine Gun - Little Fairy!!"

Boom boom boom...

The slash and the bomb collided in mid-air, causing the surrounding air to tremble. It was only because the battlefield created by the spell trap was limited that the two people's attack would have inevitably affected innocent civilians.

Sometimes, women can be this crazy when they fight!

Kalifa was not able to unleash her full potential in this battle. Her strength lies in close combat, and the combat techniques she developed based on her weapon 'Thorn Whip', as well as the impressive kicks trained from her long legs, were rendered ineffective by Abhaglin's flying ability.

In the final moments of their battle, Abhagrain unleashed a magical bomb that could fill the entire spell space, leaving Kalifa with nowhere to hide and ultimately resulting in her defeat in the massive explosion.

On the other side, Biguslo is facing Bruno.

The latter was injured and his movements were slightly hampered, but the Six Styles were called superhuman techniques and were by no means undeserved. They were more than enough to deal with Bigelow's Puppet Star Chart.

"X formation!!"

"Hemisphere formation!!"

"Victory formation!!"

"Magic Doll Light Kill Cannon!!!"

Under Biguslo's command, the five puppets continuously fired magical beams at the target, but Bruno was always able to dodge the attacks with his shave and paper drawing, and then counterattack with his finger gun and storm kick when the opportunity arose.

As for the iron block...

After being slashed down by Erza, he temporarily lost faith in Iron Body's defense.

"Storm Kick - Chain Attack!!"

Finally, Bruno found an opening amidst the relentless attack, and with a few powerful kicks, he shattered the five dolls.

"Ah!! My darling!!" Bigus was furious. He decisively removed the mask from his head, revealing a pair of eyes that emitted an eerie and malevolent light.

Magic Eyes: After two people make eye contact, they can manipulate each other's souls!

Bruno could deal with puppets, but he lacked magic to counter soul attacks. So, after instinctively looking into Biguslo's eyes, he became a puppet of those eyes.

Once again, he was defeated without even using the power of the Door-Door Fruit.

The third battlefield is between 'S-class goalkeeper' Philid and 'CP9's second-best player' Kaku.

Compared to the previous two battles, this one was significantly more exciting, with fists and feet clashing back and forth, and swords flashing in a spectacular display.

With his dual swords and Tempest Kick, Kaku became a four-sword style swordsman with an extremely strange fighting style. Even though he has not yet consumed the Giraffe Fruit, his strength of 2200 Doki is far beyond that of ordinary people, equivalent to 220 armed Marine soldiers.

Compared to Kaku, Philid only had a rapier, but the power of the Dark Runes far exceeded expectations, and his casting speed was extremely fast, completing the spell in an instant. After using 'Dark Runes: Darkness' and entering a demonic state, his physical attributes were greatly enhanced, and his combat power also exceeded the range of normal humans.

This battle between the two can be considered a low-altitude operation. Felid's 'Dark Text Wings' gives him the ability to fly, but Kaku's research on Moonwalk and Storm Kick is the best in CP9, making him very agile and his attacks very diverse.

"Storm Kick - Chaos!!"

"Dark Script - Destruction!!"

"Storm Kick - Line!!"

"Dark Text - Eliminate!!"

"Storm Kick - Shuriken!!"

"Dark Text - Rejection!!"

Kaku swept his feet in rapid succession, so fast that even afterimages were not visible. He unleashed various types of slashing waves with his modified Tempest Kick. However, these attacks either canceled each other out or were deflected when they came into contact with the magic that Philid casually swung. However, the deflected Tempest Kicks were blocked one by one by Kaku with his iron blocks, and could not harm him in the slightest.

"Using words to trap people, modify their bodies, deflect attacks, and unleash attacks..."

Kaku, as expected of a combat expert in CP9, saw through Fred's ability after only a few rounds of fighting. A rare smile of interest appeared on his face: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be an ability to 'make things manifest changes corresponding to the content of the writing', right? To be able to use this power to this extent, it seems you are also a combat expert!"

At that moment, Kagu felt a sense of kinship with Filde.

'It's a shame they're a bit mentally unstable; they actually transformed themselves into demons to fight. They must be cultists who worship demons, right?'

Unaware of Kaku's thoughts, Philid continued to unleash his magic attack: "Dark Aura!!"

"Storm Kick - Spiral White Blade!!"

The dark vortex collided with the vortex of the slash in the air, scattering and leaving shocking cracks on the streets and walls around the battlefield.

"Dark Script - Dark Light Bullet!!"

In the heat of battle, Philid unleashed his strongest magic, condensing all his magical power into a massive sphere of dark magical energy in front of him, powerful enough to destroy an entire street.

Limited by the combat space, and given the sheer speed of the attack, Kaku took the hit squarely, falling to the ground with a piercing scream and losing consciousness.

With that, the battle of the Thors ended, and only the final showdown between the two leaders remained in the entire old alley.

Laxus vs. Lucci!!

Chapter 901 Lucci: I won't waste too much of your time...

With the forces split up, all the underlings were defeated, leaving only Rob Lucci, the leader of CP9, standing strong. He was expressionless, his gaze seven parts cold and three parts arrogant, exuding an air of arrogance that disregarded everyone.