Makarov looked at Gajeel, who was fighting hard with the Phantom Troupe members, and said, "Surrender! Joseph has already escaped, and you have no chance. Now, you alone cannot withstand Natsu and the others."
"Our Ghost Guild is the strongest!"
Gajeel was sent flying by Natsu's punch and embedded hard in the wall.
He knelt on one knee, staring intently at Eileen behind him. It was all because of this woman. If it weren't for her, would Ghost Lord have been defeated? And he would never have been so utterly crushed by the fire dragon.
When Eileen saw Gajeel glaring at her, she smiled and said, "What a terrifying look."
Gajeel ultimately did not rush over recklessly. This woman was stronger than a fire dragon, as he had already experienced before; that magic staff had almost made his iron skull smoke from being swung at.
With the help of additional spells, the others quickly suppressed the Phantom Troupe members, leaving only Gajeel holding on.
This is not to say how strong he is, but rather that Natsu did not allow anyone else to intervene, insisting on a one-on-one duel.
Currently, everything is under control, except for the Phantom Assassin, that unknown weapon.
Acnologia didn't do much, just casually cleared out the grunts near Erin.
Gajeel was knocked down by Natsu again, and angrily cursed, "You cheated! Without that woman's help, you're no match for me!"
Upon hearing this, Natsu thought it made sense and turned around to say, "Eileen, withdraw the enchantment. I want to fight Iron Dragon fairly."
Eileen smiled: "As you wish."
Soon, the enchanted magic was withdrawn, and the two were locked in battle once more, fighting with both fire and iron blocks, their strength evenly matched.
"This Iron Dragon is really strong, he actually managed to fight Natsu to such an extent?"
Lucy was surprised that Eileen's enchantment could enhance someone so much.
The extent of that magical physique's surge should be more than double.
The important thing is the group effect, so just how strong is Eileen's magic?
Lucy was filled with dread. Could it be that Eileen was the mastermind hiding the deepest secret?
It has to be said that Lucy is the smartest member of the Fairy Tail guild, figuring out the truth so quickly. As for the others, they just thought Irene was awesome and didn't think much of it.
Fairy Tail is actually a shonen manga with almost no scheming or plotting; you can just brute force your way through. The original author is said to have a background in drawing manga, so how could he come up with any brilliant battles of wits?
As the battle on the other side neared its end, Natsu unleashed his strongest attack, engulfing Gajeel in a sea of fire that knocked him unconscious.
"We won!"
"It's finally over! Hahaha, Fairy Tail is the strongest!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down wearily on the ground.
"But the guild is destroyed, we need to rebuild it, and it's time to do the hard work again."
"The streets were also severely damaged, and we'll probably have to pay a lot of money in compensation."
"We have to report this to the council; this is a conflict initiated by the Phantom Lords Guild."
Looking back at the guild now reduced to ruins, everyone was furious. That wretched Spectre was just inexplicable.
Erza reminded her, "Don't forget about the Ghost Guild Master. He's taking people to activate the ultimate weapon, so we must stay vigilant."
Gray laughed: "What ultimate weapon? It's probably just that old guy got scared, so he ran away."
Everyone nodded in agreement. With such powerful weapons, why not bring them out sooner? Why wait until everyone was defeated before bringing them out?
Suddenly, the entire earth trembled violently. Everyone looked in panic at the distant sea, where a huge castle with six mechanical legs, resembling a spider, strode across the sea, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.
"It's huge!"
"What is that? The Phantom's ultimate weapon?"
"A moving castle, huh? They actually have something..."
Everyone was shocked. How could they possibly deal with such a terrifying weapon?
"Everyone, be on high alert!"
Makarov stood solemnly in front of everyone, completely unprepared for his old rival Joseph to possess such terrifying methods.
This was troublesome; the terrifying magic made even a Saint Ten tremble with fear.
Yes!
Joseph is also one of the Ten Saints, so he certainly wouldn't use methods that are useless against the Ten Saints!
Erza was shocked: "This is their ultimate weapon?"
"Such magic..."
As she was filled with fear, a large hand rested on her shoulder, and she turned her head slightly to see Acnologia and Irene standing behind her.
Their eyes were filled with tenderness, as if telling her, "Don't be afraid, your mom and dad are here!"
Erza calmed down a little, her gaze hardening again. Behind her were her family, and she would not allow anyone to hurt them.
Joseph sneered, riding his war castle forward with a thunderous roar, his spider legs thundering: "Fairy Tail, your time has come to an end!"
"Magic Cluster Cannon Jupiter..."
"start up!"
The massive castle split open in the middle, revealing a huge steel cannon barrel. Terrifying magic surged wildly, changing the color of the sky.
Erza roared urgently, "Everyone, get down!"
As she spoke, she rushed to the front and changed into the Vajra Armor, the strongest defensive armor among all her equipment.
With his arms clasped together, they transformed into a massive steel shield!
Everyone cried out in panic, "Erza! Get out of the way!"
Makarov's eyes widened, and he roared urgently, "Don't be impulsive! That's not an attack you can block!"
"Trust me, I can definitely stop it!"
Erza's gaze was firm as she stared intently at the distant cannon barrel.
Suddenly a tall figure appeared in front of her, blocking the sunlight and the terrifying magic cluster cannon.
She paused for a moment, her eyes widened, and she roared anxiously, "What are you doing? Get out of here right now!"
Acunorokia chuckled and said, "He doesn't even call me 'Dad'."
"This is not the time to talk about this. Get out of the way."
"I'll agree to anything you ask of me, as long as you step back!"
Looking at his unhurried expression, Erza burst into tears. The resentment in her heart had long since disappeared. The reason she had never called him "Dad" or "Mom" was simply because she felt she couldn't bring herself to say it.
But now, she felt an unprecedented panic, as if she were about to lose him at any moment.
Acnologia didn't look back at the Jupiter Cannon that had already erupted. He gently stroked Erza's hair and smiled, "Don't cry. Dad isn't as weak as you think. Sometimes you have to learn to rely on us."
"It's not shameful to be weak in front of your parents."
"Your mother never says it, but she loves you very much!"
Erza was already in tears: "Why bring this up now? I stopped blaming you a long time ago."
She watched the magical pillar of light draw ever closer, as if she would see Acnologia reduced to ashes by the gunfire at any moment.
Acnologia simply turned slightly to the side, extending one hand to meet the Magic Cluster Cannon.
Just when everyone thought Acnologia would be blasted to death by the terrifying magic cluster cannon, they discovered that the incredibly terrifying beam of light was actually held down by a hand and could not advance any further.
A terrifying storm swept through, cracking the earth, and many people behind were thrown away by the aftershocks.
Acnologia smiled at Erza and said, "This level of magic is far from enough to defeat me."
Erza stared blankly at the figure that remained unmoved in the face of the magical storm.
At that moment, an unprecedented feeling rose in her heart, all fear and unease were dispelled, as if as long as the figure in front of her had not fallen, no harm could fall on her...