Takeshi had tracked Jackal and arrived first, but at that time, to avoid alerting the enemy, he hadn't interfered. Now that Fairy Tail had launched a full-scale attack, he came over to handle things.
"Huh? You are... that Sabertooth... Minerva?"
Takeshi was slightly surprised to see Minerva.
"You know me?" Minerva was confused.
She didn't recall knowing him, but it was normal for him to know her, as she was once one of the strongest of Sabertooth's five members.
"You forgot me so quickly?"
Takeshi said, ignoring Minerva, and instead turned his gaze to Jackal with a playful look.
"Yo! You revived so quickly."
Seeing Takeshi's annoying smile and hearing his words, Jackal's expression immediately changed, his face turning incredibly ugly. "Damn it! It's you! Takeshi!"
Minerva was startled by Jackal's words. She immediately looked at Takeshi again. Indeed, he looked about fifty percent similar to Takeshi's original appearance. Thinking about how Takeshi could take over different characters and transform into different forms, she immediately understood that this was also one of the forms Takeshi had taken over.
"This must be where the Etherious of the Books of Zeref are reborn in Tartaros. Let's destroy this place first." Takeshi said casually.
"Don't even think about it!"
Jackal quickly charged towards Takeshi, releasing a wave of explosive force from his palm.
Boom!
A fierce explosion wave appeared, destroying many of the Regeneration Pods.
"Whoa! Be careful, Jackal-kun! So many were destroyed! Although the remaining ones are enough to use, this is the modification base! Rebuilding will be a huge hassle! It costs so much money!" Lamy shouted, covering her head.
This was her workshop.
"Shut up! As long as I can take down that guy, everything is worth it..."
Thwack!
A Kunai landed right in front of Jackal's feet. Before Jackal could react, Takeshi appeared, a Rasengan condensing in his hand, which he pressed into Jackal's abdomen.
"Waaahhhhhh!"
Jackal let out a painful scream and was sent flying.
Boom... Boom...
One Regeneration Pod after another was destroyed.
"Eeeekkkk!!!"
Lamy felt heartbroken watching this, those Regeneration Pods were very expensive.
"You bastard!"
Although Tempester had lost his memory, he knew the person in front of him was the enemy.
Whoosh!
A violent wind quickly wrapped around his body, and he charged toward Takeshi.
Swish!
Takeshi's body vanished, leaving a Kunai behind where he stood.
"He ran..."
Tempester immediately searched for Takeshi's location.
Whoosh!
Takeshi instantly appeared in front of Tempester.
"Did you do this to Laxus and the others?"
Takeshi pressed the Rasengan in his palm against Tempester's chest.
"Ugh!"
Tempester let out a miserable cry as his body fell to the ground.
Suddenly—
Swish!
Tempester's body vanished, and Lamy appeared.
"Eek!"
Lamy never expected to appear here herself, completely unaware of what was happening.
Boom!
The ground was blasted into a large crater by the Rasengan, Lamy's abdominal organs were destroyed, and she died a miserable death.
Takeshi's gaze turned to Minerva. He was quite familiar with this magic, which had been displayed during the Grand Magic Games. It was a rather advanced magic, comparable to Sasuke's Rinnegan ocular technique, Amenotejikara, both capable of instantly switching positions.
Seeing Takeshi look at her, Minerva couldn't help but feel a bit panicked. She had instinctively saved Tempester just now, and now she was about to face Takeshi's wrath.
However, she had no way out. Now that she was a member of Tartaros, and Takeshi was confronting Tartaros, she could only brace herself and fight.
She felt somewhat unlucky. She had offended Fairy Tail at Sabertooth, encountered Takeshi on her first mission at Succubus Eye, and now faced Takeshi for the third time at Tartaros—precisely the person she least wanted to encounter.
"Tempester, if you don't want to die, give it your all! This guy is a monster with terrifyingly immense power!" Minerva shouted at Tempester.
"Don't order me around!"
"Huff!"
Tempester let out a huffing sound from his mouth.
A violent flame appeared.
Swish!
Takeshi's body instantly vanished.
Whoosh—
A Kunai shot toward Minerva. Minerva quickly teleported the Kunai away. She had seen Takeshi use the Flying Thunder God Technique before, he was also skilled in Space Magic and extremely fast.
But Takeshi was different from her. He used those Kunai to mark spatial coordinates, while she relied on sight. As long as it was within her visual range, she could precisely manipulate coordinates for teleportation.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Kunai after Kunai shot toward Minerva. Minerva's expression changed, and she teleported herself away.
The moment Minerva finished teleporting, Takeshi instantly appeared before her.
"How could this be?!"
Minerva couldn't believe it. She had just teleported, how could he appear before her so quickly?
Then, Minerva's gaze swept around, and she noticed that a Kunai had already been stuck in the spot where she teleported.
"You're too slow."
Takeshi raised his foot and kicked toward Minerva.
Thud!
"Ugh!"
Minerva let out a miserable cry and was sent flying backward.
Boom... Boom...
Walls shattered one after another.
Whoosh!
Tempester transformed into a demonic form. Several tornadoes appeared, clearing everything around. He had realized that Takeshi used those Kunai for teleportation, so he had to clear them away. Otherwise, he might appear suddenly at any moment.
Takeshi's body retreated backward.
Exploding Spiral!
Boom!
A fierce explosion erupted beneath Takeshi's feet.
"Ha! Don't think I'll be taken down so easily!" Jackal shouted loudly, his entire body having transformed into the demonic form from the Books of Zeref.
Swish!
A Kunai shot through the air.
Jackal raised his palm. "Explode!"
Boom!
The Kunai was blasted away by the explosion.