Chapter 565 War Against the Gates of the Underworld!
Chapter 565 War Against the Gates of the Underworld!
Chapter 565 War Against the Gates of the Underworld!
"Oh dear, what a pity. I was hoping to absorb it since it's a demon."
Mira's sigh brought the topic back to the present.
"Don't worry, the Gates of Hades has no shortage of demons."
Chase waved his hand, looked at the kneeling jackal and storm, and said disdainfully, "Besides, although these two suit your temperament, they are really too ugly."
"That's true," Mira laughed, without refuting the comment that "it suits your style."
"The road is paved, sir. Give the order to proceed." Chase turned to look at the old man who had remained silent throughout.
"You brat, everything was already arranged, wasn't it?" Makarov chuckled and scolded.
However, being the president who was determined to work until the very end, he still stood up from the bar.
"I have just contacted the Thors and Cana who are out on assignment, and they have all responded. They should be assembled by tomorrow morning at the latest."
As he said this, a satisfied smile unconsciously appeared on the old man's wrinkled face.
In a sense, this incident is very similar to the one involving Spectre. Both involve new members of the guild being targeted, enemies coming to their door, and large-scale wars between guilds.
The difference is that in the Phantom Menace event, Mira's plea for help from Laxus was met with ridicule and scorn.
Upon hearing the news, Laxus immediately declared that he would smash Prince Krim and the Gates of Tartaros to smithereens, who dared to touch his guildmates!
"Before that, I will send an advance force to follow Chess and arrive in the Duchy of Veronica ahead of time."
"The mission is to ascertain the situation within the principality, including the number and exact location of the enemy, as well as the distribution of towns and cities, to ensure the success of the subsequent all-out war."
At this point, Makarov paused slightly, his shrewd gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"Grandpa, leave this to our strongest team!"
Natsu grabbed Lucy and, before anyone else could speak, confidently raised his arm.
"Are you even listening? The chairman said it was a reconnaissance and detection advance team, not a demolition team!"
Suddenly dragged onto this pirate ship, Lucy immediately objected, "Besides, there's no need to immediately think of 'Wasteful' when it comes to such a good thing!"
As the saying goes, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. Even if one is already an S-class mage capable of standing on one's own, when it's time to be timid, this sarcastic person will not hesitate to complain.
That's the Gates of the Underworld! The strongest existing dark guild, the Nine Ghost Gates, Hades, the strongest demons—just hearing about these things is terrifying. Of course, it's safer to advance with the main force!
Wendy was also a little flustered, and weakly added, "Natsugo doesn't seem to know what happened, does he?"
"That sounds pretty good," Erza said thoughtfully, resting her chin on her hand.
"I have no objection," said Naked Gray calmly.
"Juvia, the candidate for the strongest squad, has no objections either~" Juvia's eyes sparkled with hearts.
"When did you become a candidate for the strongest squad?!" Lucy couldn't help but complain.
Others, such as Gajeel and Elfman, who were battle fanatics, shouted their dissatisfaction and all wanted to take the credit for the vanguard.
Like Natsu, they also cared whether it was a reconnaissance mission or not; being at the forefront was definitely the right thing to do!
Makarov looked at the crowd with a headache.
Considering factors such as teamwork and combat effectiveness, he thought about it and finally nodded in agreement to Natsu's request.
"The advance force can be composed of the strongest squad."
Before Natsu could cheer or Lucy and Wendy could groan, he said sternly, "However, before the main guild force arrives, you are not allowed to make too much noise, especially Natsu and Lucy!"
"Hehe, no problem, I'm all fired up!"
"? Wasashi is a special case too??"
Natsu and Lucy, who were both called out at the same time, showed completely different expressions.
Ignoring the two, Makarov turned his gaze back to the entire guild, raising his arm and shouting, "That's it! Everyone, give me your utmost attention! Prepare to fight the Dark Guild, Gates of Hell, cough cough, prepare to fight to reclaim our important comrade!!"
The crowd's morale soared, and they responded with the most enthusiastic shouts: "Whoa whoa whoa!!"
"He was supposed to help Eclair eliminate the Phoenix threat! And why is Vadashi listed as a special character like Natsu?!"
Lucy's criticism was quite sharp, but it still seemed insignificant amidst the rising and falling waves of shouts.
Not long after confirming a more detailed battle plan with Makarov, Chess, in his transformed form as Eclair, was "kidnapped" by the jackal whose memories had been rewritten and by the storm.
As for whether his transformation magic would be discovered, he wasn't too worried.
After all, the Etherias demon created by Zeref uses magic, which belongs to a different system from human magic and is fundamentally different.
Therefore, even Hades Maldo would have difficulty recognizing it.
Even if, hypothetically, something were discovered, it wouldn't really matter to Chase.
It's just a waste of the opportunity to give my teammates experience points, and I'll just speedrun through the Gates of Hell dungeon by myself!
He now has the confidence and the ability!
Beyond the borders of the Kingdom of Fiore lies a desolate and vast plain.
The pitch-black storm rushed northwards towards the Principality of Veronica under the cover of night, leaving a trail of yellow sand and devastation in its wake.
Inside the storm, the tempest and jackals moved with ease, with the tempest carrying the "unconscious" Chesley on its shoulder.
"I thought this operation would encounter some resistance, but it turned out to be so easy."
Storm's cold gaze stared straight ahead, and he couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh, "The so-called strongest mage guild in Fiore is far too weak, utterly vulnerable."
In Chase's rewritten memories, they successfully infiltrated Magnolia and found Fairy Tail. They quickly eliminated the remaining mages and the guild master, and then, based on the images in the newspaper, knocked out the Phoenix Priestess and took her away.
The entire process went incredibly smoothly with almost no unexpected incidents.
"Heh, isn't that obvious? How could mere humans possibly be a match for us demons?!"
The jackal licked its lips bloodthirstily, somewhat unsatisfied, and said, "It's a pity that Lord Maldor specifically instructed us not to make too much noise, so we couldn't blow up the whole town and hear the beautiful screams of the lowly humans."
"No need to rush. Once we release the demonic phoenix, the human continent will be thrown into chaos, and the age of demons will descend. We can then slaughter them however we want."
Storm said coldly, "And we will return to Lord Zeref's side."
"That's true."
Just thinking about that scene made the jackal's internal magical power erupt like a volcano, causing him to become extremely excited.
The brief exchange ended there, and with a low "whoosh," the storm's speed suddenly increased.
The two demons, who were increasingly looking forward to and longing for the beautiful world in their hearts, were completely unaware that a strong, cold killing intent flashed in the eyes of the "woman" on their shoulders as she quietly opened them.
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