A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

This arrogance is exactly the same as his opponent, Laxus.

However, Laxus's expression, beyond his arrogance, wasn't cold and ruthless, but rather tinged with doubt: "Your companions have all been defeated, and you don't even have a reaction?"

Lucci's reply was utterly cold: "CP9 members are prepared to die for their missions. Those who can't complete a mission are nothing but useless trash! I wouldn't even bat an eye if they died!!"

"...You really are cold-blooded!"

Laxus's gaze turned cold; he had never had a good impression of people who disregarded their comrades. "Come on! Let me teach you what the proper attitude towards your comrades should be!"

"Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time."

Lucci stood with his hands in his pockets, his calm gaze revealing only an arrogance that suggested he "didn't know what an opponent was."

As the most talented genius in CP9's history, and also the strongest among all CP9 members, he is confident that he can crush this blond guy in 5 minutes.

"This is what a mage is?"

"They actually got defeated by this kind of guy? Those three pieces of trash!!"

For some reason, when they heard those words, Kagu and the other two, who were already lying on the ground, had a feeling that they were about to die.

Where does this guy get his confidence from?

Laxus inwardly complained, his gaze towards Lucci becoming strange.

Finally, Lucci made a move.

His lunge was like that of a cheetah hunting its prey, swift and efficient, without a single superfluous movement, his eyes fixed on Laxus.

"shave!!"

Unlike the others who attacked by flanking left and right, Lucci only flashed once before heading straight for Laxus. His right index finger fired out in rapid succession, leaving dozens of afterimages, like a powerful machine gun.

"Fingergun - Coptis chinensis!!"

However, Lucci's inhuman speed was nothing to Laxus. The moment Lucci moved, Laxus had already predicted his attack route, and transformed into lightning to get behind him. Then, he clenched his fist and delivered a seemingly ordinary punch to Lucci's back!

"Iron block!"

Boom! !

"Cough—!!"

Even though Lu Qi reacted quickly and used his Iron Block, which he had honed for many years, the punch made his stomach churn and he couldn't help but cough up blood.

"This guy..."

At this moment, Lucci's gaze toward Laxus had changed. His eyes, which had been calm and still as a deep pool, were now filled with shock at being so thoroughly humiliated.

It was just a simple, effortless move, yet it was faster and stronger than mine?

It's okay, I haven't really gotten serious yet anyway!

"Looks like you're not some nobody who can be easily dealt with. No wonder you're the leader of those guys, but..."

boom!!

Laxus didn't give him a chance to waste words and threw another punch, this time aimed at Lucci's face.

"Moonwalk!!"

Lucci leaped into the air with both feet, followed by a series of powerful kicks: "Storm Kick - Kai Bird!!"

The Kakuno is a special extension of Lucci's Tempest Kick technique. Its bird-shaped slashing wave has a larger range and faster speed, and can easily cut through iron plates tens of meters thick.

However, no matter how strong the attack is, it's useless if it can't hit anyone.

Laxus bent his knees and crouched slightly before leaping up to dodge the slash. At the same time, bright golden lightning erupted from his body as he attacked again with his thick, golden fist.

Lucci repeatedly used Moonwalk to dodge left and right in the air, but his movements seemed to be seen through. He was always one step ahead of Laxus. Every time he appeared, he was hit in the abdomen, back or head by Laxus's fist. After a few times, he finally realized that aerial combat was useless and dodging was even more pointless.

So he landed back on the ground, ready to fight on solid ground.

When Lucci returned to the ground, he was in a sorry state. His black suit, which had been lying around for a long time but still felt brand new, was now wrinkled and charred all over by Laxus's lightning.

Luckily, the pigeon on his shoulder had already found a place to hide before the two started fighting, otherwise he could be eating roasted pigeon right now.

"You're still not down? You're pretty resilient!"

Laxus chuckled and clenched his fist, amplifying the power of his lightning.

The crackling golden light wrapped around him, causing the long-sleeved cloak on his shoulders, which had no buttons or zippers, to sway incessantly, yet remained firmly attached to his body.

The fact that Laxus doesn't take off his jacket while fighting shows that he's not serious yet.

Lucci couldn't stand anyone showing off in front of him, so he immediately unleashed his Devil Fruit power—the Cat-Cat Fruit: Cheetah Mode!

Zoan-type Devil Fruit users generally have three forms: human form, beast form, and human-beast form. Except for Chopper, who can use Rumble Balls to disrupt the transformation wavelength and thus enhance himself in some aspect, almost all of them are no exception.

Furthermore, since Zoan-type Devil Fruits possess willpower, those who consume them usually inherit the habits of the corresponding animal, thus influencing their personality. For example, Lucci's brutality and ruthlessness are reminiscent of the personality traits of a cheetah.

As soon as Lucci entered his human-beast form, he suddenly grew larger, his original height of just over two meters instantly increasing to more than three meters. His lean and muscular physique became incredibly rugged, the skin on his face and arms turned yellow with black spots and leopard print, his ears became leopard ears and moved to the top of his head, his limbs became long and sharp leopard claws, and a long leopard tail grew from his back.

"Animal reception?"

A flicker of disappointment crossed Laxus's eyes, and he simultaneously let out an undisguised sneer: "All this for just the power of a cheetah? I thought you were really going to become Superman!"

It wasn't that Laxus looked down on animals receiving power; it was just that he couldn't imagine how much stronger he would become by adding the power of a wild beast.

Elfman took over the Beastmaster, but how strong was he? He couldn't even make it into the guild's S-rank!

The old man, the third-ranked Saint of the Ten, can transform into a beastman, but what about his strength? He couldn't last more than a few moves against Serena!

Hearing Laxus's taunts, even Lucci, trained to be a ruthless killing machine, couldn't help but feel a surge of anger: "I'll show you just how strong a cheetah really is!"

With that, the leopard's claws flashed, plucking the air like playing a harp string, instantly unleashing a series of invisible, sharp blades of air.

"Flying Finger Gun - Draw!!"

Then it shot out again, leaving a huge blast of air behind it.

"razor!!"

This move is a fusion of Shave and Moonwalk. It is faster than Shave and more agile than Moonwalk. It also creates sharp tracks when moving, and if you accidentally touch it, it is comparable to being hit by a truck.

"Fingergun - Spotted!!"

Lucci unleashed both hands simultaneously, leaving dozens of afterimages in the air. With the enhancement of his claws, the finger gun's attack efficiency was maximized. If the previous 'Yellow Lotus' was a machine gun, then the current 'Spotted' was a submachine gun!

Lucci, transformed into a cheetah, is even more ferocious in battle than before. His limbs and body work together in perfect coordination, emphasizing rapid advances and attacks. In just a few seconds, he can launch a complete offensive that covers both close and long range, as if the fighting and killing have been deeply imprinted into his muscle memory.

"Zoan-type Devil Fruits greatly enhance the user's physical attributes, and the human-beast form is the strongest of the three forms. Combined with the cheetah's formidable attack power, my current body is fundamentally different from before in terms of both strength and speed!"

Lucci launched a ruthless attack on Laxus, showing no mercy, only to find that the opponent stood there dumbfounded, as if he was too shocked by his attack to move.

"What's wrong? Weren't you just arrogant and underestimating my strength? Come on, if you think you can handle it, then give it a try!! You..."

Before the words were even finished, a fleeting golden flash of lightning suddenly appeared on the field. It was Laxus, enveloped in the power of lightning. He shot through the air at a speed invisible to the naked eye, traversing several meters of space, and then stopped abruptly above Lucci's body. Then, a huge fist, harder than steel, slammed down on Lucci's head!

Swoosh—Bang!

After a sharp, delicate crackling sound of electricity, a tremendous roar followed. The invisible finger guns, air tracks, and afterimages of arms all vanished in that roar.

The only thing that could be seen was Lucci's yellowish-black cheetah head, which was being pressed firmly to the ground by Laxus, his eyes rolled back and blood was being coughed up from his mouth!

The brutal force pressed his head dozens of centimeters into the ground, and the surrounding cement and stone roads cracked wildly in all directions from the point of impact, even extending several meters away!

A terrifying force emanated from the location of the two people, whipping up sand and stones on the street and carving a clean path around the cracks in the ground. All the rubble, dust, and garbage were swept into one place, saving the street cleaners half a day's work.

"What are you barking like a dog? It's so noisy and incessant!!"

Laxus slowly rose, patting the dust off his unmoving long-sleeved coat. His earnest expression seemed to be a silent mockery of Lucci lying on the ground: 'Look, I spent more time tidying my clothes than dealing with you!'

After waiting for a while without hearing a response, Laxus stopped what he was doing and turned to look down at Lucci.

At this moment, Lucci's entire head was embedded in the ground, leaving only his body, which had shed its cheetah form, exposed outside, still in an unseemly position with his rear end in the air.

"Sorry, it seems you can't hear me anymore!"

Chapter 902 Luffy Fights to the Death!!

Lucci is a man of his word.

He told Spandam that he would do his best to complete the mission, and he truly did so with all his heart and soul.

He told Laxus he wouldn't take up too much of his time, and he really didn't.

Such excellent qualities are rare in the entire ocean; perhaps only Luffy's "I'm going to knock you away" can compare.

After dealing with the four CP9 members who had inexplicably come to their door, Laxus led the Thors back to the rendezvous point, where the rest of the group were already waiting.

The rest of the group included Marcus and others who were buying various daily necessities, Levy and others who were shopping for books, Gray and others who drained Aokiji of all his strength and had to run away in disgrace, and finally Kira who, after leaving the Carrera Corporation, made a detour to Franky House and got his hands on the 'Pluton' blueprints.

As for Enel? He's still imprisoned by Kira!

Driven by immense magical power, the mere spatial magic that locks people in a dark room is a piece of cake for Kira.

The main reason for not letting him out is to prevent him from causing trouble here. You have to understand that Water City is a big city with a population of at least several thousand. Once he starts running rampant here, no one will be able to control him.

Kira had two ideas about what to do with him: one was to throw him into the New World, where he would be taught a lesson after a while; the other was to send him to the 'Holy Land' Mary Geoise.

Located on the Red Line, the land there is quite vast, which can be considered as helping him partially realize his dream. However, given Enel's personality, he might not stay there for long before being captured by an admiral or a knight of the gods, and then thrown into Impel Down or executed directly.

After all, how could someone who considers himself a god possibly tolerate something like the Celestial Dragons?

Given Enel's volatile temper, Killer had no doubt that the next day he would see news in the newspapers such as "Skypiea Visitor, Rumble-Rumble Fruit User Enel Kills Celestial Dragon, Admiral Kizaru Arrives and Subdues Him, to be Executed in Three Days!"

What a tremendous and exhilarating achievement it is to be the first person to kill a Celestial Dragon in public!

Whether people all over the world will call Enel a 'god' at that time is another matter, but he will definitely be known as the 'Godslayer'!

After Kira arrived, he carefully counted the number of people and supplies again. Once he found that everyone was present, he nodded in satisfaction, took out the Hope from his personal space, and called the group to board the plane, preparing for takeoff.

"Attention passengers, the 'Hope' flight from Water Seven to the New World is about to take off. Please hold on tight and do not whisper, move around, or urinate or defecate during takeoff... I'm talking to you, Laxus!"

"Who would poop or pee here?! Can't you be quiet for a second?!"

On the Hope, Kira and Laxus continued to live together peacefully as always.

"This is my ship! If you're not happy with it, go buy your own! Do you even have the money? I bet you've never even seen what 10,000 Berries looks like, have you?"

Laxus was filled with rage, glaring at the gold Kira was playing with in his hand: "You bastard... I should have a share of that gold!!"

In his view, the gold was on the Sky Island, and he had conquered the Sky Island, so it was only right that he should get a share of the gold.