Zancrow looked at his slightly numb fist in disbelief. If it were that monster Kael, it would be one thing, but now any random guy from Fairy Tail could actually suppress him.
"Grimoire Heart, huh?"
Laxus's eyes narrowed slightly. The opponent's magic power was strong; although it was far below his own, it wasn't something an ordinary mage could compare to.
"Looks like I can get a good workout in!"
Immediately after, Laxus transformed into lightning and charged into the Grimoire Heart ranks.
Natsu, Erza, and the others also launched their attacks against the members of Grimoire Heart.
Although Grimoire Heart had the advantage in numbers, Fairy Tail had mages like Makarov and Laxus, allowing them to barely maintain suppression over the enemy.
"Kael, are you okay?"
Mira came to Kael's side and asked with concern.
"I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired. I'll be okay after a little rest."
Right at that moment, a figure secretly stood up. It was Bluenote.
"I finally found an opening!"
"Brat, I won't give you another chance after this."
As Bluenote spoke, a powerful magic power radiated from his body.
"This is bad!!"
The expressions of the Fairy Tail members changed drastically at the sight. Although Bluenote had been taken out in an instant by Kael, they all knew this guy was a terrifying monster. If it weren't for Kael, Bluenote alone could have potentially wiped them all out.
This guy had actually stood up again. They were all currently pinned down by enemies and couldn't make it back in time to help.
"Vice-Commander Bluenote!!"
The morale of the Grimoire Heart members surged. Since Vice-Commander Bluenote was still standing, they still had a chance to win.
"Black Hole!!"
Bluenote pressed his palms together, locking his fingers tight.
A black sphere formed in front of Bluenote, acting like a black hole that sucked in everything around it. Anything pulled in was crushed to dust by the gravity field.
The ability was similar to Satoru Gojo's "Blue," but the power was clearly much greater.
"Disappear!! You brat!!!"
Bluenote launched the Black Hole toward Kael.
RUMBLE————!!
Everywhere the Black Hole passed, everything in the vicinity was pulled in by its intense gravity and devoured completely.
Seeing this, Kael immediately tried to take Mira and dodge.
SHUA!
A figure stood in front of Kael.
He opened his palm and met the attack head-on.
"All Crush!!"
A white, grid-like shockwave shot out from Gildarts' palm.
SHUA————!!
The Black Hole stopped, and in an instant, it was sliced into numerous three-dimensional cubes.
PING————!
The cubes all transformed into magic elements and dissipated into nothingness.
"Gildarts!!"
The Fairy Tail members currently in battle all cheered with joy when they saw the newcomer.
Gildarts had always been the strongest mage in the Fairy Tail guild—the idol of everyone in the guild and a super-reliable man.
"Sorry! I'm late!"
Gildarts said. After the first stage ended, he had taken a boat to return; someone had to stay and watch over the Fairy Tail guild hall.
However, while on the way, he sensed a terrifying magic power coming from the direction of Tenrou Island. It was magic power that didn't belong to anyone in Fairy Tail, so he immediately rushed back.
Kael shook his head and smiled. "No, you're just in time!"
"This guy is Gildarts?!"
Bluenote looked at Gildarts with a serious expression. He hadn't expected his strongest magic to be dismantled by the opponent.
He had heard of Gildarts' great name, but he didn't expect the man to be this strong. That terrifying magic power coming from him was even a notch higher than his own.
"This is a very important exam. These children have complex feelings that go beyond what adults can imagine. The resolve these kids have to take a step toward tomorrow was ruined by a bastard like you. You're going to pay for that!"
Veins popped out on Gildarts' forehead. He felt extremely regretful for leaving early. If anything had happened to everyone because of that, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
Beams of laser light rained down on the members of the Grimoire Heart guild.
"Uwaaaaaaaa!"
"Aghhhhhhh!"...
"Freed!!"
"Bickslow!"
Next, two figures appeared beside Laxus, making the Fairy Tail members very happy.
"Laxus!"
Freed and Bickslow were overjoyed to see Laxus appear. They never imagined they would see Laxus here.
"Alright, if you have something to say, save it for later. Right now, let's take these guys out first!"
Laxus raised his hand to stop Freed and Bickslow. They were still in the middle of a battle; catching up would have to wait until these guys were defeated.
"Is it these guys?"
"How dare you trespass into our guild's sacred ground and injure our comrades. You all deserve to die!"
Freed and Bickslow immediately joined the fray.
With the addition of Gildarts, Freed, and Bickslow, the previously balanced situation suddenly shifted. Fairy Tail began to suppress Grimoire Heart. In particular, Bickslow's lasers were perfectly suited for large-scale group battles, causing massive casualties among the Grimoire Heart numbers.
After a while, Fairy Tail completely defeated the members of Grimoire Heart.
"We won!!!"
The Fairy Tail members all cheered.
"Phew! This guy... if he hadn't been injured already, he really would have been hard to handle!"
Gildarts was quite surprised. The opponent's strength wasn't weak, and he was already heavily injured when they fought. Those injuries were all caused by Kael.
Aside from Bluenote, Gildarts also saw Jose and Hades. Jose was the Master of the Phantom Lord guild; both his magic power and strength were formidable. Even if he wasn't quite at Gildarts' level, he wasn't far off.
Hades was an even more terrifying monster with horrifying magic power. The powerful magic pressure Gildarts had sensed earlier was radiating from this man.
Kael had actually taken down these three in a one-on-three fight. Just how much strength was this kid hiding?
Makarov walked up and stood in front of Hades.
Makarov looked at Precht. This was a familiar face. When Makarov was born, his mother lost her life. His father died just a few years later due to excessive grief over her passing.
It could be said that he was raised by Precht since he was a child. Just like the children in the guild now, he viewed Master Precht as a father.
Forty-eight years ago, Precht passed the title of Fairy Tail Master to him and went off to travel alone.
He never expected that their reunion would be in such a hostile way.
"Makarov... give me the final blow."
Hades opened his eyes and looked at Makarov. Having taken Kael's Massive Rasengan head-on, Hades' internal organs were severely injured. He no longer had the strength to continue fighting. In this war between fairies and devils, the devils had ultimately lost.
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NOTE
I want to explain why I stopped updating daily for a while.
I had some health problems, and I also had to deal with a few work-related matters. Because of that, I couldn't keep the daily update schedule like before.
But that ends today.
Starting today, chapters will be published every day again.
Also, all the novels that were abandoned or left on hold will be coming back as well.
I'm truly sorry to everyone who kept waiting, and I want to thank all of you who still came back day after day to check for new chapters.
Really, thank you for your patience and support.