As the villagers were busy preparing for the ritual, unknown to them, two strangers were heading towards the place where their supposed queen was resting.
These two were none other than Gildarts and Akira.
Akira's plan was very simple: the four of them would divide themselves into two groups. One group would go and stop the ritual, while the other would go deal with that demon.
Since Akira and Gildarts are obviously the strongest ability- and magic-wise, they took on the job of defeating the demon, while Macao and Wakaba took the job of rescuing the villagers and stopping the ritual.
Although logically, Akira, who has enough knowledge about formations and rituals, should have gone with the other team to rescue the villagers.
But who made Akira be born with the cheat skill of hearing all the voices of these villagers? Akira just used his favorite illusion magic, Kyōka Suigetsu, to walk around the village and hear all the secrets it had.
He didn't even need to face the target itself, as he could now hear their voices from about 20 meters away.
After all, like his magic and combat experience, his unique skill is also evolving and improving as he ages.
So in just a few minutes, Akira had already known all the secrets this small village had hidden for all these years. Even the secret relations that were happening in the village were heard by Akira.
"Well, Gildarts, before we go inside, I will remind you again, please do not destroy the whole building at once due to your anger. At least wait until I scan and make sure there aren't any backup plans left by this demoness. " Akira said as he looked at Gildarts, who was barely holding himself back from destroying this place at once and being done with it.
"Okay, how much time do you want? " Gildarts? he asked as he cracked his neck. Since Akira wouldn't let him finish the demon at once, he might as well get some revenge while killing some time.
"10 minutes. " Akira said as he fired a light arrow at the door, making a loud bang.
"Ten minutes it is," Gildarts said as he walked inside and made a new door right next to the blown-up door that Akira just created.
Seeing Gildarts already destroying the building, Akira facepalmed. "You just had to blow up the wall, seriously? Can't you walk through the door like every normal person?"
"Well, I should finish my task fast before that idiot gets carried away, and those two must be already done by now, " he sighed as he walked inside the building.
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"Purple rain, " Macao shouted as purple fireballs materialized from his palm and struck at the dark guild master of Demon Cat.
"Damn it," the guildmaster cursed as he waved his wand, trying to cast a defensive magic spell, but due to his reaction speed being lowered, he only managed to block half of them.
" Ahhhh, " the old man screamed as he was blown away, hitting a nearby wall and making a huge cracking sound.
"Smoke crush." Before the man could get up, a giant hand made out of smoke came and pinned him to the wall.
The old guildmaster spat a mouthful of blood, making his already pale face even paler. With bloodshot eyes, he looked at Wakaba and Macao with hatred.
"You bastards, you will pay for this. I'm sure Lady Lilith will save us, " the guild master roared as he tried to free himself. Unfortunately, when he was blown away earlier, he accidentally dropped his magic staff. So he could only use the tactic of trying to intimidate the enemy and buy time for himself. And at the very least, these wizards would keep him alive for more information.
Although such a tactic is very suitable for situations like this, unfortunately, Wakaba and Macao didn't fall for it, as they knew the so-called Lady Lilith was already going to die. Of all the ones who are heading there, is Gildarts the strongest in the Fairy Tail Guild?
"Sorry, but I think your boss has way more problems to deal with than coming to rescue you, " Wakaba said as he knocked the man unconscious.
Wakaba and Macao, who grew up with Gildarts, knew exactly what type of monster he really is. Especially now that he is very angry. That demon is as good as dead.
"Let's get going now; we need to destroy that magic circle just in case. Or, and don't step on these guys." Macao said as he began walking inside the secret base. He had to mind his steps so as not to accidentally step on any unconscious villagers.
"Yeah, okay. " Wakaba said as he followed Macao. "Thankfully, we had Akira's new sleeping gas, or else we may have had to face a whole bunch of angry villagers, " he added as he began using his magic to disperse any sleeping gas that was in the air just in case.
"Yeah, that demon seemed to have some brainwashing powers. I mean, look at them. They looked like they were doing a sacred duty to save the world. " Macao said as he remembered the two guards they took out before coming here.
Those guys refused to even have a talk after they saw Macao and Wakaba are outsiders who may disturb the ceremony.
"Well, let's get this over with. If we are lucky, we may be able to witness Gildarts in action," Wakaba said as he puffed some smoke.
" Yeah, " Macao also nodded. Seeing Gildarts in action always broadened his horizons.
"But speaking of Gildarts, do you think now that Cornelia is back, he would still dare to fool around? " Macao asked with a grin.
"Hehe, I bet he wouldn't do that even if he had ten times the courage. " Wakaba also laughed as he spoke.
With both his children and wife there. Isn't Gildarts basically courting death if he dares to fool around? No sane man would dare to do it if he still loved his wife like Gildarts.
"Yeah, there is no man who would do that after he got married. I mean, didn't you already have a wife? Why chase after other girls when you already have one?" Macao also laughed as he spoke.
If Akira were to hear their conversation, then he would be rolling his eyes as he spoke, "Really? But didn't the two of you do the exact same thing in the future? Especially you, Wakaba, didn't go after other young girls while still having a wife. And you, Macao, I heard you got divorced because you were teasing and flirting with other women. "
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"It is quite rude to barge into someone else's home. Don't humans of this era even know this much common sense? " Lilith opened her red eyes and spoke coldly.
"Haha, that's true, but then again, what sort of host would live in a ruin like this? " Gildarts spoke as he eyed the demoness in front of him. If it were any other time, he might have enjoyed the view of a beautiful girl sitting on a throne while wearing some very revealing clothes.
But now he was in no mood for that. He needs to deal with all this and go back to his wife, Cornelia.
"Oh, did no one tell you that you should never refute a lady?" Lilith said with a seductive smile.
Although she seemed calm inside her mind, she was panicking.
'Shit, shit, why did a monster like this come here, especially at a time like now?' She cursed madly in her mind.
As a demon that was created by Zeref, Lilith has her own unique abilities. And with these abilities, she could sense the magic power inside a person's body. This is also why she chose this village as her base. The magic power inside these villagers is far greater than any normal human.
So when she saw Gildarts, she saw the unfathomable amount of magic power stored inside his body. Even as a demon, she had to admit that Gildarts exceeded her imagination.
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