The train quickly arrived at its destination.
Stepping out of the station, the group soon reached the Mayor's house, as the Mayor of this town was the client for this mission.
"Just as the mission request stated, a Green Wyvern appeared near our town a while ago.
For some unknown reason, this Green Wyvern loves to attack humans, and several people in the town have already been attacked by the Wyvern.
Now everyone is worried that the wyvern will attack the town…" After learning their purpose, the Mayor, with a worried expression, explained the background of the mission to them.
"So, the wyvern hasn't attacked the human town yet, but has attacked people who entered the forest, is that right?" Erza, with a very serious expression, rested her index finger and thumb on her chin, contemplating thoughtfully.
"That's right," the Mayor nodded.
"Our small town primarily relies on gathering herbs and hunting in the forest for a living.
Since this Wyvern came to the forest, our town's economy has been declining…"
"Then have you figured out why that wyvern attacks humans?
Logically speaking, ordinary magical beasts usually don't attack humans," Mirajane, with an equally serious expression, asked the Mayor after some thought.
"I don't know," the Mayor shook his head.
"Before someone escaped the wyvern's attack, we didn't even know there was a Wyvern in the forest."
As Mirajane and Erza questioned the mission details, the Mayor gradually provided all the information he had.
Unfortunately, so far, humans know very little about the Wyvern, and much of the information is still very vague.
Arriving at the edge of the town, Gildarts stood with his arms crossed, looking at the four people lined up.
"The situation is pretty clear now.
If there's anything you're still unsure about, you can go back to the town and ask.
Now, you will divide into two teams to complete this mission.
The team that completes the mission first will win.
However, before you set off, I want to tell you: be careful.
Alright, you can go."
As soon as Gildarts finished speaking, Mirajane looked at Erza, then gestured to Elfman, saying, "Elfman, let's go.
We must complete the mission before Erza and her team."
With that, she led Elfman into the forest.
Watching Mirajane and Elfman rush into the forest until their figures completely disappeared, Erza, however, stood with her arms crossed, still wearing a confident smile.
"Um, Erza.
Aren't you and Cana going?" Gildarts scratched his head, asking Erza with some confusion.
"I won't wander around in the forest like Mirajane.
Before coming here, we had already formulated a comprehensive battle plan," Erza said, then confidently called out to Cana, "Cana."
"I know," Cana replied, then pulled out a deck of cards from her bag, shuffled them, and presented them to Erza.
Erza directly reached out and drew a card.
Cana flipped it over and, based on the pattern displayed, interpreted, "To the west, there's a low cliff, and below the cliff is a cave.
That should be the Green Wyvern's lair."
"I see, let's go," Erza said, immediately calling Cana, and the two rushed towards the west of the forest.
Watching Erza and Cana's retreating figures, Gildarts sighed, "Oh my, it seems little Mirajane is going to lose this time."
Scratching his head, Gildarts walked off in the direction of Erza and Cana.
Meanwhile, in the forest, Mirajane and Elfman quickly circled the area separately.
When they met again, Mirajane said, "I didn't smell any acidic scent.
How about you?"
"I didn't smell any acidic scent either," Elfman shook his head.
"It seems this isn't an area where the Wyvern frequently operates," Mirajane frowned slightly.
"However, people in the town are frequently attacked, which means the Wyvern's lair isn't deep in the forest.
Let's check in that direction."
With that, the two quickly left this part of the forest and headed in another direction.
On Erza and Cana's side, they ran at an extremely fast pace in a clear direction.
"Stop," Erza suddenly stopped while running quickly.
"What's wrong, Erza?" Cana was a bit confused.
Erza directly raised her hand, holding the back of her hand in front of Cana, revealing that the armor on the back of her hand showed obvious signs of corrosion.
"We are very close to the Wyvern.
As is well known, Green Wyverns have the ability of acidic breath, and the air they breathe out also contains strong acidity.
Therefore, near their lair, the air is highly acidic and can corrode metal," Erza said, removing the piece of armor from her arm.
"This is a piece of armor I specifically found, made of metal that is very easily corroded by acid.
By observing the condition of this metal, we can clearly tell if we are close to the Green Wyvern's lair."
"I see," Cana nodded, then immediately pulled out cards and applied an air purification effect to herself and Erza.
Erza, meanwhile, began to change her attire.
After all, they were dealing with an S-class magical beast; even if it was just a low-level S-class magical beast, it couldn't be dealt with casually.
Unlike Mirajane and Elfman's 'Take Over' magic, for the magic that Erza and Cana possessed, dealing with an S-class magical beast required preparation in advance, otherwise, accidents could easily occur.
With all preparations complete, Erza flew into the air again, confirmed the direction of the low cliff, and then the two rushed towards it.
At this time, Gildarts, who was following far behind them, noticed that they were ready and began to quickly approach them without being detected by Erza and Cana.
In another direction, after Mirajane and Elfman quickly circled the area, they regrouped.
This time, before Mirajane could even ask, Elfman immediately said, "Sister, I smelled a slight acidic scent in that direction."
Mirajane's eyes lit up, and she burst out laughing, "Haha, we're definitely going to win this time.
I'll make sure Erza, the Iron Plate Woman, gets what's coming to her."
"Sister, isn't that a bit much?
We're all comrades…" Elfman gently advised.
"Alright, alright.
Lead the way quickly," Mirajane, seeing the light of defeating Erza, joyfully commanded.