King Faust knew this woman was not joking; those cold eyes told him that if he dared to disobey, the kingdom would be annihilated right then and there.
He said bitterly, "I understand. Please spare the people of the kingdom."
Things had come to this; there was no other way.
Irene smiled slightly. "A wise choice."
However, the moment she withdrew her magic power, a cold sneer appeared on Faust's face, and his figure dissipated into a streak of light.
"The era of eternal magic—I will definitely start it! No one can stop me!"
Simultaneously, the entire kingdom shook. Buildings began to shift and sink, while the spire palace transformed into a massive sky-piercing cannon. Like a giant dragon opening its hideous maw, it was about to unleash a Dragon's Roar as red magic power began to converge.
"What is that?"
Everyone struggled to stand, looking in panic at the terrifying cannon. It gathered an incredibly horrifying amount of magic power; even if it didn't match the magic power Irene had released, it wasn't far off.
Irene's expression turned grim. "Damn it, he actually dared to play me!"
Did that king really not care about the lives of his subjects? Or was he certain she wouldn't dare commit a large-scale massacre?
Lucy cried out in panic, "What should we do now?"
"This is a bit troublesome..."
Acnologia frowned slightly. He hadn't expected another accident. Did he have to use a Dragon Slayer Roar to shatter the magic crystal?
His Dragon King's Roar was too powerful; it might blast the magic crystal along with the guild members into ashes.
Rumble!
Driven by magic power, the Dragon Bone Chains suddenly stabbed into the crystal island. After piercing it, they began infusing magic power, causing the entire island to glow red.
With a swing of the chains, the island soared into the sky like a flailing meteor hammer, tracing an arc across the heavens and hurtling violently toward Extalia.
At this moment, the Exceeds of Extalia were still in a daze. From their home falling just now to the crystal island now crashing toward them, they had no time to react.
"Foolish humans are resisting? How dare you?"
"Quickly, ask Her Majesty the Queen to use her power to destroy that crystal island and teach the humans a lesson!"
At this time, Queen Shagotte had already stepped out. Facing the expectant gazes of the cats, she no longer hid it and revealed the truth.
She did not possess any so-called divine power; she was just an ordinary Exceed. The so-called killing of the guilty was merely a result she knew in advance through her precognitive abilities.
"Queen, you must be joking, right?"
Queen Shagotte watched her subjects' disappointment and said softly, "I'm sorry for deceiving everyone for so long."
The Exceed Elder also stepped forward to apologize. "It was we who asked the Queen to do this. Because we are simply no match for humans, we had to resort to this plan to avoid the fate of enslavement or extinction."
"Now that this land is about to face destruction, our only option is to flee."
Many Exceeds shouted unwillingly, "Are you asking us to abandon our home?"
If they abandoned their home, where else could they go?
To the human world?
Right then, several streaks of light appeared in front of the crystal island, bursting with power. Massive magic circles expanded one after another, blocking its forward speed.
Queen Shagotte looked puzzled. "Are those... humans?"
A cat who looked remarkably like Ichiya said, "They are Dragon Slayer Mages from the other world, brought here by the subjects we dispatched to that world."
Queen Shagotte said seriously, "Subjects, regardless of everything, they are already helping us. Let us also go together to protect our home."
"But..."
"The Queen has protected us for long enough. Do you intend to shrink back in your swaddling clothes forever like children?"
"Everyone, follow me to help!"
After a brief hesitation, the eyes of all the cats showed determination. They spread their wings and turned into countless streaks of light, soaring into the sky!
This time, they would save their own home.
Those blocking the crystal island were, naturally, Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Wendy, Erza, Gajeel, Carla, and Happy.
There was also a little girl named Coco, riding a magical beast named Legion; it was she who carried everyone there to block it.
Additionally, there was a large black cat, the Captain of the Kingdom's First Magic War Division, Panther Lilly. As an exiled Exceed, seeing his home about to be destroyed, he ultimately chose to stand up.
Gajeel, seeing Lilly's appearance, said excitedly, "When this is all over, you're coming back to the guild with me to be my cat."
Lilly said coldly, "Talk after you defeat me!"
"Dammit! We can't stop it at all!"
Natsu had erupted with all his power, and even with the support of Irene's Enchantment Magic, they still couldn't stop the crystal island's advance.
He shouted angrily, "Acnologia, hurry and shatter the crystal!"
"Black Dragon's Crushing Fist!"
"Sage Dragon's Claw!"
Acnologia and Irene acted simultaneously. One black and one red, two massive magic circles expanded as they threw their fists at the magic crystal. The terrifying power instantly shattered all the crystals into pieces.
A dazzling white light shone, and the crystals transformed into the guild members, lying on the island, who then opened their eyes one by one in confusion.
Makarov said in shock, "Acnologia, what on earth happened?"
"I'll explain later. You guys get down first; I'm going to completely blast this island to pieces!"
Acnologia threw out all the red pills. Wrapped in magic power, they turned into several streaks of light and landed in everyone's hands.
"Alright!"
The group swallowed the pills, felt their magic power recover, and without any hesitation, jumped off the island one after another.
This height was definitely not fatal for them since they possessed magic.
Below, Natsu and the others blocking the island were nearly at their limit. Although Acnologia had already saved the guild members, Happy and Carla's families were on the other island and had to be saved too!
At this point, they could only hope Acnologia had the power to shatter the entire island.
Suddenly, countless streaks of light appeared beside them, and the pressure instantly decreased. The Exceeds had arrived.
Carla saw the Queen beside her and shouted angrily, "You're the one who implanted the memories in me to kill Wendy, aren't you?"
"Memories?"
Queen Shagotte looked slightly confused but admitted it anyway. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I will explain to you later, even if you want my life!"
Carla's eyes turned red, and she gritted her teeth. "After this is over, I never want to see you again!"
To think she was used to deal with Wendy—no matter what the reason was, she would never forgive it.
Irene, on the island, asked, "Should I use a Roar?"
"A Roar is too strong; Natsu and the others won't be able to handle the shockwave."
Acnologia had already clenched his fist. Black magic power began to condense; to pulverize this island, one punch would be enough.
Just then, the Dragon Chain Cannon piercing the island suddenly disappeared. A wave of light blasted Natsu and the others away, sending them falling from the sky.
Seeing this, numerous Exceeds flew over and caught them, preventing them from crashing to the ground.
Lucy was astonished to see the island vanish into light. "What happened? Did Acnologia do it?"
Acnologia said, "It's Mystogan."
Hearing his words, everyone finally saw the man behind them, completely wrapped in a black robe and cloak.
"Mystogan?"
Meeting everyone's confused gazes, Mystogan explained, "I have reversed the Anima. All magic power will return to Aslant."
"I'm sorry I'm late. Leave everything to me from now on."
Lucy cried out in joy, "In that case, we've succeeded!"
"That's great! Everyone has been saved!"
"Hell yeah!"
At this moment, everyone cheered, except for the members of Fairy Tail who had just been unsealed and were still in a daze.
What exactly happened? Could someone please explain?
Mystogan took off his scarf and hat, revealing his true face. He looked at Panther Lilly and said with a smile, "Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I would be dead."
Back then, it was Lilly who saved him, after which Lilly was expelled from his home by the Queen and the Council of Elders, becoming a Fallen.
Panther Lilly's eyes were full of tears. "Prince!"
"Die!"
Suddenly, an angry Roar rang out, followed by a red beam of light that pierced through Panther Lilly's abdomen. Under everyone's disbelieving gazes, he fell toward the ground.
Gajeel shouted urgently, "Black cat!"
"Quickly, save Lilly!"
"Leave it to me!"
A pink cat sprinted toward the falling Lilly.
Everyone looked at the arriving Knightwalker, their eyes filled with anger. "You again!"
Knightwalker stood on the back of the magical beast, her eyes already filled with a suicidal resolve. "The King has given the order: exterminate them all!"
She knew there would be no return this time, but as a warrior of the kingdom, even in death, she would never betray her country.
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