Chapter 224: The Gate of Hades
Wizard Guild: Fairy Tail.
"Really, you stinky boy just knows how to cause trouble, and you don't know how to understand me at all, an old man, it's really exhausting me. Makarov banged on the table and spat at Virgil, who was sitting at the bar, "Caused such a big trouble, I haven't seen you come to help for so many days and a day, do you want to exhaust me so that I can inherit my chairmanship!"
Makarov has been busy contacting his contacts these days, after all, Virgil has brought more trouble than one another, and these days just sorting out the information that has been collected has made him tired enough, if it weren't for the help of Mira and Elusa, it is estimated that he would have died on the spot after reading this information.
Now that the information has been analyzed, it is time to take a breath of relief. Then looking at Virgil, who was idle and had nothing to do, Makarov, who was angry, immediately became acquainted.
"Spare me, old man. I'm not that piece of material at all, and it's okay to let me cut people, but let me go when dealing with the files. With that, Virgil graciously handed Makarov a beer.
"Bastard boy. Makarov muttered a few words angrily, took the beer and took a big sip, using the cold beer to relieve his anger provoked by Virgil.
"Sir, you better drink less, as Lady Pollusica has said many times, it's not good for your health. Mira, who was busy next to her, came over and said with concern.
"Really...... I see......" said Makarov, slowing down the frequency of his drinking, and stopped gulping.
After all, time is unforgiving, and even a powerful magician like him can't escape the power of time. Especially in the guild, there is a group of guys who want to cause some chaos every once in a while, and they take great pains to wipe their butts for those bastards, and they always make him emaciated, and he almost has a heart attack several times.
So if you don't pay attention to maintenance, sooner or later you will be pissed off by those bastards.
"Regarding the cult you mentioned, there is not much information gathered so far. Makarov lowered his voice and said to Virgil, his expression serious, and it was obvious that he had also seen the trickiness of this cult from the intelligence.
"The information I have gathered is no different from the information given by the Council, which shows how deeply this cult is hidden. However, it can also be seen from this that the other party has no roots in our country, neighboring countries, or even this continent, otherwise it would be impossible for me and the people of the Council to find clues of their lair. ”
"In other words, they are from the Western Continent, and they use us as a testing ground. ”
"Well, there's a good chance that's the case, and it's the only place where there might be the strength to do this kind of demonic summoning. Speaking of this, Makarov couldn't help but recall the intelligence about the Western Continent.
The Albarez Empire, that is a powerful empire that unites an entire continent, his strength is too strong to compete with even the power that unites the entire Ishgar, if it were not for the existence of the magic spirit power as a strategic deterrent, Ishgar would have been conquered long ago.
Thinking of this, Makarov shook his head and threw these distractions out of his mind, it was not yet time to tell these children these things.
"About that cult for the time being, we can't rush because of the lack of information. Recently, when I was sorting out the information, there was a lot of information about the Gate of Hades, and in combination with the information explained by Mineba, it can be seen that the last corner of the Balaam Alliance has also begun to act. ”
"Something is wrong!! Jett yelled and rushed into the guild, looking at the newspaper he held aloft, it was clear that something big had happened.
"The Magic Council exploded! All nine councillors were killed, and hundreds of others were killed. Makarov looked at the newspaper with a solemn face, thinking about the hidden secrets in it.
After all, there will be no unprovoked explosion in a place like the council, let alone directly killing all the councillors, which is an attack on the councillors.
'Really, it's going to be turbulent again, why can't we let people live in peace for a while, are we the source of the turmoil, and so many great things happened as soon as we came back. ’
I sighed in my heart that the world had become chaotic again, and by the way, I complained to myself. Makarov regained his spirits, after all, the children were watching him and waiting for him to come up with an idea.
"Although the newspapers said that what happened to the council was an accident, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was just news that they had released to maintain stability. ”
"The Council has been attacked by unknown persons, with heavy casualties, and it can be said that its institutions are completely paralyzed and cannot be restored in a short period of time, so we should pay more attention to our own safety and not give the enemy a chance to take advantage of it. ”
"Teams that go out to carry out commissions should pay attention to safety. ”
As Makarov spoke, the guild's originally impetuous crowd gradually settled down, and they scattered in twos and threes to talk about the conjecture about the attack.
"Old man, could this be those guys?" Virgil was a little worried that this might be the cult doing something.
"It's likely, but it's not likely. After all, according to you, what they're summoning now are some cannon fodder demons. Makarov patted the newspaper, "The time from being attacked to the end is very short, even if a large number of cannon fodder are attacked, the power of the council will not be able to be captured in a short time." ”
"Maybe they've been lucky enough to summon a powerful demon. ”
"Well, I don't rule it out. Makarov read the newspaper carefully, hoping to uncover useful information between the lines, "If you want to defeat the council headquarters in a short time, then except for the powerful magicians you mentioned about launching a surprise attack on the council, they are the only ones who have internal problems." ”
"After all, no strong fortress can stop an attack from within. ”
"You mean...... There's a ghost in the council!"
While the two were having a heated discussion, Mira walked over with an anxious look on her face, and at the same time brought bad news to Makarov.
"Laxus and the Thunder God were attacked by the Gates of Hades, and several people were seriously injured, and Laxus was in danger of life. ”
This news was no less than a bolt from the blue for Makarov, which directly shocked the old man and almost fainted. You must know that he is so old, except for the unfilial son, there is only such a relative, although he doesn't say it, but he still loves Laxus very much in his heart, and now he is almost relapsed by this bad news.
"Mira, you take care of the president, and I'll go to support them in Laxus. ”
"Leave me alone, I'm going to ...... too" Makarov covered his heart with one hand and grabbed Virgil's sleeve with the other, and asked Virgil to take him to save his grandson.
"Don't make a fuss about the stinky old man, don't let Laxus come back when the time comes, I'll put you in first. Unable to care about any politeness at this point, Virgil grabbed Makarov and handed him to Mira, telling her to take care of the old man.
"Elusa, you take care of the people in the guild and tell them not to act rashly, and I'll talk about everything when I get back. With that, he teleported out.
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Laxus: They had been asked by Mr. Yajima to help out at his restaurant. Because there were no coordinates left on those men, Virgil could only fly over. However, before going to the rescue, she still needs to go to Porusica, after all, she is the expert in treating the injured.
Virgil teleported out of town into the forest, transforming into a dragon. After all, if you want to take people on the road next, it is more convenient to be in the form of a dragon.
"Bastard, did you want my life from the old woman!" Pollusica yelled as she struck Virgil's paw with her cane.
It was really Virgil's arrival that the movement was so great that it almost collapsed Porusica's house, making this old lady who was already a secluded and hated being disturbed even more angry.
However, after listening to Virgil's explanation, the old lady also restrained her anger, after all, she knew how important Laxus was to Makarov, and after packing up her things without saying a word, she climbed onto Virgil's claws without saying a word.
The dragon takes off and goes to the rescue.
Fortunately, Mr. Yajima's restaurant was not too far from Magnolia, and Virgil arrived at the scene without much delay. However, Virgil did not immediately go to the rescue, because a thick layer of black smoke was hanging over Mr. Yajima's restaurant at this moment, and it was constantly spreading outward. If Virgil continues like this now, the movement he causes will instead accelerate the spread of the barrier particles.
"That black mist is a barrier particle. Virgil told Pollusica that Philid had made it clear when he sent a message to Mira, that they had lost their ability to move, and that Laxus was dying because of an overdose of magic barrier particles.
"I see, can you find a way to deal with these magic barrier particles and let me go down and rescue them. ”
The barrier particle Pollusica naturally knew what it was, but he also knew better what its troubles were. This magic barrier particle is a polluted magic element, which can pollute the pure magic energy in the air, and convert the clean magic energy into magic barrier particles, and then create an anti-magic channeling field. At the same time, being inhaled by the magician will also contaminate the magician's magic and cause damage to the magician.
But what was a hassle for everyone else was very simple for Virgil. Although this magic barrier particle is a kind of contaminated magic element, it is still magic power, and since it is magic power, it is the food of the dragon.
As for Laxus, who ate the magic barrier particles and was put down, it can only be said that his physique is not strong enough. However, after eating so many magic barrier particles, he didn't die on the spot, and he was already considered to have a strong physique.
I saw Virgil take a deep breath, and the violently flowing air seemed to turn into a tornado, and instantly inhaled all the magic barrier particles that had not yet spread into his lungs, and these magic barrier particles had no effect except for choking Virgil a few times.
The biggest trouble solved, Virgil contacted and transformed, and teleported down with Porusica to rescue Laxus.