"Retreat!" Elusa suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and stepped forward again, but she organized everyone to retreat. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Due to the fall of Makarov, the morale of the demon tail has plummeted, and the main goal at this moment is no longer to defeat the enemy, but to find a way to retreat.

Of course, no one was willing to leave, but under Elusa's stern orders, they had no choice but to leave here.

"Please, Gray, lead everyone back safely!" Elusa gave a rare look of exhaustion and grabbed Gray. If she wants to break off in person, she can only ask someone else to lead the team, and Gray, who has always been extremely calm and powerful, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Of course, Natsu and several other militants tried to fight to the death, but they were forcibly pulled back by Elusa, and thanks to their amazing combat effectiveness when they broke off, the ghostly magicians did not dare to come out in pursuit for a while, allowing the large army to successfully evacuate.

They fought in a hurry, but in the end they fled in a hurry, and the ranks were even more silent, because the condition of the president Makarov was very bad, and they had to hurry up to Magnolia. I kept praying in my heart that Polyusica's healing skills would save the president.

Natsu walked sullenly at the end, suddenly showing a puzzled look and looking into the distance. A strong instinct gave him a hint of something unusual.

"That's ...... Lucy's breath?" Natsu frowned, not understanding why Lucy was in the vicinity of Sletus.

"What's wrong? Natsu?" Harpy didn't hear Natsu's words, only to notice that his expression was serious again.

Natsu didn't explain, didn't even inform the others, and just called Harpy to fly off into the distance.

Elusa didn't stop him anymore: "Don't worry about him, Natsu can be trusted at this time." ”

On the outskirts of the city, there is a small villa, which is a secret base for ghosts, and Joseph's real body is here at this moment. With a satisfied smile on his treacherous face, he was walking briskly down the empty corridor with a tray of bread and a jug of water in his hand.

Joseph ascended the narrow staircase to the top of the tower and opened the cell on the top floor. The blonde girl had woken up and was looking at her with a wary face.

"Don't worry, come get something to eat. Joseph was very peaceful.

Lucy's hostility was completely evident on her face: "Joseph, you are kidnapping, do you want to become a dark guild!"

"No, no, no, how can it be a kidnapping?" Joseph shook his head repeatedly, "This is a mission requirement, but the method is a little rough, after all, I think you can't be moved by ordinary means, right? ”

"What mission is relevant to me, who gave you the commission?" asked Lucy incredulously.

"Gyud Hatfilia. Joseph smiled meaningfully, "That's a famous rich man......! Do you know?"

Lucy's eyes widened, "Dad......!

"Hehehe, it seems that you haven't explained your true identity to your companions, and even Makarov fell out of nowhere, so it's quite aggrieved, right?"

Lucy panicked, she never thought that the cause of this whole incident was related to her father! she did not doubt Joseph's words, for Lucy knew well her father's temperament, and that her family could indeed pay the favor of the ghost's ruler. Did you hurt everyone?

But Lucy quickly strengthened her heart, and she asked herself if she really liked Fairy Tail the most!

"How dare you treat me like a prisoner when you know who I am!" Lucy asked, "and my father wouldn't be happy to see me treated like this!"

Joseph was unmoved: "This is a necessary measure! I know very well that you are not only a great lady, but also a good magician, and as far as the star spirit magician is concerned, even I have never seen a better one than you." These necessary precautions are also agreed to by your father. ”

Lucy gritted her teeth in some anger and looked at Joseph's playful gaze, and when she turned her head, she turned into a pitiful look again, blinking at Joseph with big shining eyes.

"Don't use these boring tricks in front of me!" Joseph was surprised at the speed with which the maiden changed her face.

A flush appeared on Lucy's face, and she said wryly, "But, I'm going to make it easier...... You can't just tie me up, can you?"

"You ......" Joseph, who was trying his best to maintain self-restraint, couldn't help it, and stared at Lucy's eyes for a long time, still not sure if the girl was playing tricks on him.

He kicked down the kettle that was lying on the ground and turned his back: "Settle it in this kettle, you shameless woman!" but did not leave.

Lucy was tied with her backhand, and with some difficulty stood up, seeing that Joseph had no intention of turning back, and with a sly smile on the corner of her mouth, she flew up and kicked between his legs.

Joseph's face turned pale in an instant, and he couldn't help but fall.

Lucy didn't know if there were any other guards here, but even if there were no others, one Joseph alone was not something he could deal with—she didn't think her own kick could hurt Joseph much. So she's going to run away!

Lucy rushed to the door, only to find that the door where Joseph came in on one side had been locked, but outside the door on the other side was empty!

"Don't struggle, you can't escape!" Joseph slowly got up behind him.

Lucy turned to Joseph and said firmly, "No, I am confident that my companions will come to my rescue!"

"How is that possible?" Joseph dismissed, "Except for Makarov, I'm afraid there isn't a second goblin who knows you've been caught!"

Lucy struggled to ignore his words, took a deep breath, and leaped back.

Feeling the rapid feeling of falling and listening to the howling of the wind in her ears, Lucy closed her eyes tightly and cried out in her heart, "Help me, Natsu!" and called out to her most trusted companion.

"Lucy!" heard Harpy's voice in the distance.

Lucy opened her eyes in surprise and saw Natsu flying towards her, grabbed her, defused the impact of the fall, and the two of them rolled to the ground together. Although embarrassed, Lucy cried with joy.

Joseph stood on the tower and watched Lucy, who landed safely and was rescued by his companions, but did not go down to stop her. Beside him, Thor had come to his side at some point.

"No, no, no, will you just let them go, Lord?" said Thor, holding his cheeks in an exaggerated manner, his body folded sideways at ninety degrees.

Joseph narrowed his eyes, "No...... That's what I expected. This will give you a chance to officially start a war against Fairy Tail, and you can finally wipe out that guild once and for all!"

"It turns out that the Elder has already thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone!" Thor exclaimed, "The wealth of the Hatfilia family is also indispensable, and the destruction of the fairy tail is also indispensable!"

Joseph nodded with satisfaction: "Now the fairy tail is no longer a problem, only Elusa in the S-rank still has the strength to fight, and it can't pose a threat, and more importantly, Makarov has also fallen!

"The president was so careful to weaken them so deliberately. Thor said confidently, "Even if we go head-to-head, our 'Four Elements' are not afraid of the few S-ranks of that demon tail!"

Joseph shook his head: "You still don't underestimate them, after all, they are the guild that the first president regarded as a mortal enemy, so you can't be too careful...... He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is that little ghost from the day before yesterday still there?"

"That white-haired boy?" Thor remembered the boy who came to the door two days ago to join the guild, "wasn't he driven away because he was so crazy? ”

"That's good. Joseph nodded, "I hope he has the strength he claims." ”

Thor immediately knew that the president had made some kind of agreement with the boy, and he didn't know what it was, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Just in case, let him contain that Woz...... Woz's mobility is a huge variable. ”