The moment Marco removed his mask, he immediately provoked fear and alarm among the members of the Edolas Fairy Tail.
"It's the Mage Killer!"
As soon as Marco's disguise failed, everyone recognized "him" at once.
For a Magic Guild, the "Mage Killer" was nothing short of a nightmare, after all, his hands were stained with the blood of Mages.
Although the "Mage Killer" had never crossed paths with their "Fairy Tail," this individual was undoubtedly more terrifying than the "Fairy Hunter."
"I'll hold him off! Everyone, retreat to the guild! Levy! Get everyone out of here!"
Lucy, standing at the forefront, issued the command without hesitation.
The initial fear on her face had vanished, replaced by unwavering determination.
She positioned herself at the front to buy time for the others to escape.
"Hurry! We'll hold him back!"
Jet and Droy, known as the "Candidates of the Strongest in Fairy Tail," also stayed behind, stepping up to shoulder the responsibility.
On the other side, Levy didn't waste any words; she immediately and decisively turned and rushed back into the guild hall.
She needed to operate the machinery.
Clenching her teeth, Levy knew she had to return.
Only by doing so could she ensure everyone's escape and secure a chance for Lucy and the others to survive.
Though she and Lucy often bickered and didn't see eye to eye, in reality, they shared an extraordinary understanding.
She knew she must not betray the sacrifice Lucy was making!
Faced with this situation, the other guild members didn't say much either.
Those with weaker combat abilities consciously ran toward the guild, while the stronger ones lagged slightly behind, forming a second line of defense.
If Lucy, Jet, and Droy were defeated, they would step up.
No matter what, they couldn't allow the enemy to enter the guild hall—otherwise, all their efforts and sacrifices would be in vain.
Marco's mouth twitched.
This Edolas version of "Fairy Tail" was truly professional.
It was clear they weren't experiencing this for the first time; their reaction was incredibly swift.
Of course, this also precisely illustrated their predicament.
As the last surviving Magic Guild, they were truly at the end of their rope, like startled birds or homeless dogs, constantly hunted down by the Royal Army.
Looking at Lucy before him, at Jet and Droy, and at the second line of defense formed by Juvia, Warren, Reedus, Wendy, Gray, and others, Marco felt an infinite surge of emotion.
For the continuation of the guild, to preserve their spark, they were genuinely willing to sacrifice themselves one after another.
They truly deserved the name "Fairy Tail."
Come to think of it, in such circumstances, those still willing to stay in the guild were certainly no cowards, nor were there any traitors who would betray everyone.
"Wait a minute, if I said I just happen to look exactly like that so-called Mage Killer, would you believe me?"
Marco spoke up, attempting to stop these triggered "Fairy Tail" members from fleeing.
"..."
Marco's words left Lucy and the others in stunned silence.
"Do you believe that yourself?" Lucy asked with a strange expression, finding this guy utterly baffling.
Did he really think he could deceive them with such a line?
"I certainly believe it, and I hope you will too." Marco smiled as he spoke.
A flash of golden light shimmered, and the magnificent "Aries Gold Cloth" was already draped over his body.
With a wave of his hand, a Crystal Wall instantly sealed the entrance to the guild hall, blocking everyone who wanted to enter.
Thump!
Levy had already rushed to the door but collided directly with the invisible Crystal Wall, only to be flung backward.
"Levy! What's going on?!"
Witnessing this scene, everyone was naturally dumbfounded.
A few members helped Levy up and then tried approaching the door themselves, only to be thrown back one by one.
"The door is sealed."
Watching this unfold, Levy's face gradually filled with despair.
The machine capable of teleporting the entire guild hall was inside, but now they couldn't get back in.
This sight didn't just stun Levy—Lucy, standing at the front, was also wide-eyed with fury, as it rendered all her efforts futile.
If they couldn't return, they naturally couldn't escape either.
"Now, will you listen to my explanation in detail?"
Marco's voice rang out, leaving Lucy and the others with no choice but to listen to him.
"Alright."
Looking at Marco's smiling face, Lucy glanced at her companions and had no choice but to go along with his words.
If nothing else, at least Marco clearly had no intention of fighting.
For that reason alone, everyone was willing to stall for time and hear what he had to say.
"Actually, I come from another world, and in that world, I'm also a member of 'Fairy Tail.'"
As he spoke, Marco rolled up his sleeve, revealing the guild emblem on his left shoulder, which once again shocked everyone.
"This... this... this..."
Marco's words, along with the "Fairy Tail" emblem on his left shoulder, left everyone speechless.
For a moment, their minds went blank, almost losing the ability to think.
"Are you saying there's a 'Fairy Tail' in your world too? And the Magic Killer is one of us?"
Levy's face was full of disbelief, as if she couldn't comprehend it at all.
The others wore similar expressions.
"In this 'Fairy Tail' guild, are Natsu, Erza, Laxus, and Gildarts not present? And what about the master? Where is he?"
Marco didn't elaborate further but instead voiced his confusion.
He had noticed earlier that the guild was missing quite a few people.
Could it be that they had all perished in the repeated hunts?
"You actually know them?!"
Marco's words once again astonished the members of Fairy Tail, but what surprised them even more was the mention of "Erza."
"Are you saying even the Fairy Hunter Erza is a member of our guild?"
Lucy stammered, finding it utterly unbelievable.
What kind of existence was this "Fairy Tail" from another world?
To have turned both the "Magic Killer" and the "Fairy Hunter" into allies? That was simply too powerful!
"Wait, are you saying that Erza is with the Royal Army and is the one primarily responsible for hunting down 'Fairy Tail'?" Marco, who had been constantly baffling the members of "Fairy Tail" from Edolas, was now caught off guard himself.
He never expected Erza to be the Fairy Hunter.
Not only Marco, but even Mystogan was stunned.
He knew Erza Knightwalker, but he hadn't anticipated that she who's a year younger than him, would now become the "Fairy Hunter" of the Royal Army.
"What exactly has happened here over the years?"
The prince of Edolas felt like a rookie soldier.
This world was no longer the one he knew, and far too much had changed in the past five or six years.