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The enemies have already been taken care of?!
How is that possible?!
Zanke was dumbfounded.
That was a full fifteen Dark Guilds, over 2000 Wizard enemies!
How many Wizards does Fairy Tail have?
Less than a hundred, right?
Only three short days have passed since they split up in Magnolia until now.
No, it hasn't even been 70 hours.
Such a vast disparity in numbers, such a tight timeframe, and they've already been wiped out?
Duke was also dumbfounded.
I painstakingly collected the intelligence, painstakingly drew the map, and only just managed to escape from the enemy's stronghold to deliver the information to my superior.
And then you tell me, your people have already taken care of the enemies?
Then what was the point of all my effort during this time?
Does my military merit still count?
Zanke and Duke stood there dazed for quite a while before finally snapping out of it, looking at each other, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.
It was no wonder the two reacted this way; Weston's words were nothing short of a fantasy to them.
"Master Weston, you, you're not joking, are you?"
"Why would I joke with you?"
Looking at the two before him who seemed to be hearing an unbelievable tale, Weston secretly snickered inwardly, but his face remained utterly serious.
"Three days ago, after you left Magnolia, I brought the Fairy Tail members and rushed over."
"Although it took quite some time on the road, we finally arrived here last night."
"Afterwards, I did a bit of reconnaissance, found there weren't any particularly powerful individuals, and had the guild's Wizards take direct action."
"It took about four hours in total to take down all the people from those fifteen Dark Guilds."
At this point, Weston suddenly glanced at Zanke.
"However, since the cleanup forces you promised, Mr. Zanke, never arrived, and I was worried the group might escape, I had to have the guild members temporarily halt the attack on the Fire Serpents Eye and stand guard over the prisoners."
Zanke: "..."
"Heh, well, I'm truly sorry about that—"
So, in essence, you're complaining I was too slow?
I mobilized the troops and rushed over at the fastest speed possible after leaving Magnolia!!
Who the hell knew your Fairy Tail's operational efficiency could be that fast?!
This speed is easily more than ten times faster than the Council's most elite troops, alright?!
"That, Master Weston, please forgive my bluntness, but have the enemies really been taken care of?"
"They had over two thousand elite Wizards!"
The more nonchalant Weston appeared, the more shocked Duke became.
With his limited experience, it was very hard for him to imagine just how Fairy Tail managed to accomplish such a thing.
Weston turned his head and gave the young man named Duke a serious once-over.
Judging from his earlier performance, this lad was quite spirited, though right now he looked a bit pale from the scare.
He nodded gently at the other and corrected, "To be precise, the enemy had a total of 2,114 people, mainly gathered in sixteen areas, including 24 A-class Wizards, 365 B-class Wizards, 1,074 C-class Wizards, and 651 D-class Wizards."
"Although these figures are based on feedback from magical energy fluctuations, they're roughly accurate overall."
It had to be said, Duke's abilities as an undercover agent and intelligence gatherer were quite impressive.
The map he brought, though crude, still vaguely resembled the terrain of the Fire Serpent Forest, and it clearly marked where the enemies were, their approximate numbers, where the traps were, and where the safe zones were.
Despite being a newcomer who had just joined the Fire Serpents Eye, he managed to use his wits and eloquence to figure out the enemy's strategic deployment, which was quite remarkable.
However, Weston had a more comprehensive map than his.
The "Red Dot Map" he created with the Super Archive didn't even require him to infiltrate the enemy camp personally; it allowed him to clearly understand the enemy's positions and even share them in real-time with his guildmates.
Moreover, after adding the "Magic Power Evaluation System" function, it could classify the Wizards detected by the magic map according to their magic power levels, providing the most intuitive way to estimate an opponent's strength and appropriately adjust one's own force deployment based on the situation.
"I, I see, so that's how it is—"
Duke forced a smile, screaming internally.
What A-class, B-class? I don't understand that at all!
Does our Council's evaluation system for Wizards even have such a classification?!
So that's how it is—
Is this the true worth of the "Fairy Commander," one of the Ten Wizard Saints?
Is this the true strength of Fairy Tail?
It's simply too powerful, too terrifying!!
"Regardless, it's good that the enemies have been dealt with."
"Captain Duke, take your men in to take custody of the prisoners and transfer them to the Council's prison!"
"Ah, yes, sir!!"
Rewind time slightly, to about ten hours earlier.
Inside the Fire Serpents Eye guild tavern.
Boom—!!
With a loud crash, the tables, chairs, plates, and drinks in front of Feros were sent flying and scattered across the floor.
"What did you say?!"
"That new guy in the guild, Duke, is a spy sent by the Council?!"
Feros stared intently at the bruised and battered comrade before him, his eyes burning with rage as if about to spit fire.
"Yes, Guild Master!"
"I saw with my own eyes that guy using a Communication Lacrima to contact someone from the Council. When I discovered him, he knocked me out. By the time I woke up, he was gone!"
"What else could that be if not a spy?!"
Regardless of how tearful, sincere, and indignant this lowly thug appeared at the moment, the mere sight of his face beaten to a pulp, coupled with the fact that Duke was nowhere to be found around the guild, made it hard for anyone not to believe his story.
"To think such a thing could happen—"
"And here I was, treating that guy like my own younger brother, looking out for him, even promising to take him to the best brothel in Fiore Kingdom to broaden his horizons after this operation was over."
"Damn it!!"
"He betrayed our trust!!"
"We'll make him pay next time we see him!!"
A group of Wizards cursed and grumbled, continuously denouncing their comrade's betrayal in front of Feros, putting on an act of both anger and hurt.
But in reality, while they said these things, deep down they weren't that shaken by Duke's actions, and even felt a bit like laughing.
First, Duke hadn't been with the Fire Serpents Eye for very long, so their bond with him wasn't that deep.
Secondly, in a Dark Guild, betraying the boss and selling out brothers was practically routine; they were all used to it.
Not to mention, the person who sold them out this time was a Council spy from the very beginning.
Therefore, these people weren't sad at all, at most they just felt a bit unlucky.
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