The battle between Edolas Fairy Tail and the Demon Group finally starts. Edolas Fairy Tail members charge toward the Demon Group while attacking using their Magic Weapons. These are the Magic Weapons that Edolas Alex made with as best as he could over the years.
Edolas Alex orders his Guild Members to face the Demon Underlings, a.k.a the Dragon Slayers and Lucy. Meanwhile, he will face the Demon Leader, a.k.a Earthland Alex. He'll face Kurama Alex alone using his big Magic Rifle.
To Earthland Fairies' surprise, the Edolas Fairy Tail's attacks are very powerful. Much more powerful than the Royal Army's attacks. Their number is lower, but their overall attacks and cooperation are better than the Royal Army.
"Heh, now I can see why Edolas Royal Army couldn't defeat them to this day and they become the last Magic Guild that still stands in Edolas. Their skills are the real deal, especially their Alex." Laxus grins while defending himself from their cooperated attacks.
Edolas Fairy Tail members use powerful attacks with good coordinations. But they all know that this isn't a real battle, so their aims are slightly off of their targets. They don't want to really injure the Earthland Fairy Tail members that act as villains, after all.
The Earthland Fairy Tail members also understand this because they've been briefed about the fake battle. They quickly realize that the Edolas Fairy Tail members purposely make their aims off targets, but still look like they are attacking seriously because of their powerful attacks.
So to make this battle look fiercer, Earthland Fairy Tail members also use strong attacks to fight back. But they try to look like they are struggling to fight the Edolas Fairy Tail members to make people believe that Edolas Fairy Tail members are stronger than the Demons.
Seeing how the Demons are pushed back by the Edolas Fairy Tail members' attacks makes the civilians' hopes rise again. Most of them don't know who these people are, but they hope these unknown people can defeat the Demons now.
But they also still have their worries because of the giant 9-Tailed Demon Fox. Even if the Edolas Fairy Tail members can push back the Demon Subordinates, the giant Demon Fox will surely not be that easy to fight.
Such worries linger in their hearts until they suddenly see a very powerful attack hit the Giant Demon Fox. A massive explosion suddenly happens in front of the Giant Demon Fox's face, pushing it back quite far as it also jumps away out of surprise.
It surprises everyone because the Giant Demon Fox was unfazed when facing the Dorma Anim. They are also surprised by how powerful the attack that hit the Giant Demon Fox. It was very powerful and happened so suddenly.
The people look at the one who made that powerful attack. Most of them saw the explosion happen from a small Magic Bullet that was shot shortly before the explosion. So they look at the one who shot that Magic Bullet and many people are surprised.
"T-that's..... Alex The Devil Fairy!"
Many people recognize Alex because of his bounty posters that are placed almost everywhere. People always notice them because of the high rewards offered for his head and the Kingdom has increased his bounty many times over the years, so it took people's attention.
Then, people finally start noticing some Edolas Fairy Tail members who also have bounties on their heads even though they aren't as high as Edolas Alex's bounty.
People start worrying again when knowing that the ones who can push back the Demons are criminals. But then some people start cheering on the Edolas Fairy Tail members even though they are considered as criminals by the Kingdom.
"O-oi! They are criminals, you know."
"So what? At least they are people from Edolas. Besides, I never heard of their crimes. I only knew that they are seen as criminals because they are using Magic illegally. I never heard they kill people, but those Demons are really trying to kill us. If I need to choose, I will choose those criminals over the Demons anytime."
Someone gives his reason, which gains support from many people. If there are 2 bad options, then it's obvious that they'll choose the better one. Between illegal magic users and man-eating demons, it's obvious which one to choose.
People start supporting the Edolas Fairy Tail members. They cheer from behind the walls despite their fear of the Demons. They want to show their support for the Edolas Fairy Tail and their resistance toward the Demons.
The Edolas Fairy Tail members are surprised to hear the people cheer on them. It feels quite strange because they are often seen as people's enemies. After all, they are considered as criminals by the Kingdom.
But they are still focusing on what they need to do now. They can't lose concentration or everything will be ruined. Some of them get carried away by the cheers. Luckily, the others remind them, so they return to their senses quickly.
The Earthland Fairy Tail members try to make the battles fiercer too by using powerful spells. But just like what the Edolas Fairy Tail members do, they also aim off targets to avoid injuring the Edolas Fairy Tail members.
Because their aims are off targets, the 'targets' need to act as if they get hit to male the battles look fiercer and more believable. Fortunately, while many of them are bad at acting, the flashy attacks can hide their bad acts because the strong spells attract more attention than their bad acts.
Maybe the only ones who don't need to act too hard are the 2 Alex. Their battle doesn't look fake and seems like they are fighting seriously. After all, both of their attacks are truly powerful and deadly.
Edolas Alex shoots powerful Magic Bullets that create powerful explosions and impacts. Earthland Alex also shoots stronger Tailed Beast Bombs that create even bigger explosions than the ones he shot at Dorma Anim.
Both of them only needed a short time to test each other's abilities that are needed for this fake battle like their dodging skill, defense power, reflex, and of course, their attack power.
In terms of attack power, Earthland Alex is holding back a lot because even a Mini Tailed Beast Bomb can surely kill Edolas Alex while Edolas Alex's best attack can only lightly injure Earthland Alex's Kurama skin.
But Edolas Alex has a great reflex, speed, and agility, so he can dodge the Mini Tailed Beast Bombs that are shot quite rapidly. His Magic Rifle is also strong and fast enough to shoot the incoming Mini Tailed Beast Bombs, making them explode before reaching him.
Earthland Alex is very impressed by Edolas Alex's shooting accuracy. He can shoot the flying Mini Tailed Beast Bombs while running or jumping on the uneven terrain. It's really impressive because as an Edolas native, Edolas Alex doesn't have internal magic power, so his physical power should be limited, yet he can reach this level.
"Heh, I should say, as expected of me."
Still, Earthland Alex is more jealous that Edolas Alex can use a Magic Rifle so skillfully. After all, he is very bad with weapons. The only ones he can use are gauntlets and brass knuckles that basically just weapons that cover his fists.
Firearms like rifles are weapons that he wants to use the most. It's because of the knowledge of Earth that he received from the Goddess. Using things like pistols, shotguns, rifles, or other guns seems to look cool and now he can confirm it.
In Earthland Alex's eyes, Edolas Alex really looks cool running around while shooting bullets from his Magic Rifle. He looks like those characters in movies that can do inhumane actions with movie logic.
But just like Earthland Alex, Edolas Alex is also jealous of his other self. Seeing how Earthland Alex can transform into a giant monster and shoot spells from his mouth really makes him jealous. After all, he can only use Magic Weapons because he doesn't have magic power in his body.
Both Alex are jealous of each other, but it doesn't mean they want to be the other. They still value themselves, their worlds, their friends, and everything else that they have. That's why they'll still follow the plan to make this arc end as it was supposed to.
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