After the Fairy Tail Guild's main doors opened.
Behind Zorn and the two others, countless chains hung in the air, with soldiers suspended from the ends of each chain.
Looking up, the light chains formed the shape of a towering tree, with countless branches from which people were hung.
The scene was incredibly spectacular.
Hughes was also tied up, lying prostrate at the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.
"What's wrong? Why do you all have such stunned expressions?"
Zorn looked at Everyone in front of him, their eyes nearly popping out in shock, and felt a bit helpless.
"So strong!"
Lucy watched, mumbling, truly awestruck by the scene before her.
This was the combat power of a fully armed force of over a hundred people, plus two captains they had to deal with.
One must know that at that time, the other guilds in the entire kingdom didn't even have a chance to resist; even they had to repeatedly evade to escape.
Unexpectedly, they were all dealt with so quickly.
"Is this Erza from this world?"
"Let me have a duel with you! Taste this boss's punch!"
Natsu immediately saw Erza from this world, and intense fighting spirit instantly surged in his eyes. He swung his fist, ready to strike.
Erza heard the sound, and coldly looked up.
Zorn also immediately flashed to Wendy and the others, leaving ample space for the two.
"Hey~ Natsu, you..."
Happy looked at Erza, who had a similar expression to the one in their original world, and immediately had a plan in mind. He quickly tried to warn Natsu, but before he could finish...
With a bang.
As the ground collapsed, Natsu, just like in the original world, was easily defeated by Erza in an instant.
He lay on the ground, his limbs twitching.
"This... is..."
Wendy looked at the familiar power in Erza's hand and exclaimed in surprise.
Following Wendy's gaze, Everyone also noticed the Armament Haki emerging from Erza's fist at that moment.
It was the same as what Lisanna had shown before.
They couldn't determine whether Erza was an enemy or a friend to them at this point. Some even assumed a fighting stance, watching Erza warily.
"Don't be nervous! She's one of us!"
"Think back carefully, after the switch, every time you were captured, wasn't it always Erza who came?"
"Every time, she only used dragons to attack you."
"It was also just enough for you to escape."
As Zorn slowly spoke, the members of Fairy Tail were stunned. Everyone carefully recalled those thrilling moments, and it seemed to be true.
Ever since Erza started pursuing them, there had been no casualties in the guild. Although every time was incredibly dangerous, they coincidentally managed to transfer at the last moment.
If Erza had initially launched a magical attack after the beast assault, given their strength, they might truly not have been able to withstand it.
Thinking of this, Everyone relaxed their tense nerves, and their gazes towards Erza became benevolent.
"That's great!"
Wendy, Happy, and Carla immediately became Happy when they heard this.
The moment they had heard that Erza was their enemy earlier.
An unspeakable sadness had welled up in their hearts. Now it was good; Erza from this world was their companion.
It was just a bit regrettable for Natsu, who was lying on the ground. He had previously had lofty ambitions of bringing Erza back to their side, never expecting that she was already one of them.
Erza heard Zorn directly reveal her situation, and she snorted coldly, turning her head away without refuting.
...
Meanwhile, at the old Fairy Tail site.
Panther Lily led his unit to this place where a battle had once occurred.
The once dense forest was a mess. Trees were blasted askew by powerful magical energy, their branches scorched, and many large trees were uprooted, lying crisscrossed in the forest.
Panther Lily looked at the intensely fought-over ground, exhaled deeply, and calmed his mind slightly.
He then carefully surveyed the surroundings again.
"No casualties?"
"Did they take care of all the soldiers in an instant?"
Panther Lily looked at the marks left by chain whips and a perfectly intact circular patch of ground.
He could imagine that the enemy had easily taken Erza's attack, and then Hughes had no room to resist, being directly slammed into the ground and then controlled.
Panther Lily looked at the human-shaped crater on the ground and could imagine Hughes's miserable state.
"Captain!"
"No trace of any personnel was found, but... it seems they suddenly disappeared!"
A soldier ran over from a distance, saluted, and then said tremblingly.
He was also very unwilling to believe that anyone had the ability to easily defeat enemies under the attack of two captains and a hundred fully armed soldiers.
And also have the magic to transfer a large number of people directly.
"This... could it be..."
Panther Lily seemed to have thought of something, his eyes narrowed, and then he shouted loudly: "Everyone, gather and return to the Capital!"
Possessing such ability meant that the distance gap was insignificant in front of this enemy; they could reach the Capital in an instant.
Now, the Capital's defense force was only Hughes, and he alone could not withstand the enemy's invasion.
Inside the Capital.
Laxus and Mystogan also stopped in the passage, staring at a cloaked figure appearing in the distance.
Lightning surged around Laxus, full of excitement, and Mystogan also took out the God Staff from behind him.
"Tap, tap, tap~"
Although there were no magical fluctuations on him, his aura directly oppressed the two of them as he walked towards them step by step.
The intense aura gradually strengthened, pressing down on the two.
"Haha, this aura, it's really strong!"
"It seems I came to the right place this time!"
Laxus felt the aura of a strong person and was not affected in the slightest.
He grew stronger when facing stronger opponents.
"Oh my, you seem very strong, young man!"
The cloaked figure took off his hood, revealing a person identical to Gildarts from the original world, who appeared before them.
In his hand, he held an unknown, very ancient sword, pointing it at the two.
"Let's finish this battle quickly! Once this commission is done, I can leave this place soon!"
The cloaked figure yawned, seemingly unfazed by the current tense atmosphere, and very confident in his own strength.
"Old man, you look exactly like someone I know!"
"You're both equally sloppy!"
"Since we're on opposing sides, then I apologize, old man!"
Laxus condensed lightning in his hand, glaring fiercely at the old man before him.
Who are you looking down on?!
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