"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"
A petite girl rushed into the quiet hall, frantically shouting toward the figure on the throne.
"Your Majesty! The Fairy Tail from Earthland has found our Edolas, and the two groups have joined forces to breach the eastern city gate!"
Faust had been discussing the confiscation of magic with Kingdom Army Chief of Staff Byro when he suddenly received this shocking news.
"Coco, explain clearly. They have broken into the royal capital? You mean they are attacking us proactively?!" Faust stood up in horror, while Byro's aged face also showed utter astonishment.
The girl called Coco, behaving like a hyperactive puppy, ran anxiously around the hall.
"Yes! That group is now charging straight toward the palace!"
"They are seeking death! They are asking for it!!" Faust cursed loudly.
He had already issued decisive orders—upon hearing that the mages from Earthland hadn't been converted into Magic Crystals, he immediately sent Erza with full forces to capture them, emphasizing the importance of swift action.
Yet in the blink of an eye, these bandit mages had taken the initiative to attack his city like violent rioters?!
"Bandits! Bandits!! Everyone in Fairy Tail is a bandit!"
Fuming with rage, Faust immediately turned to Byro. "What about Erza and Hughes?"
Byro quickly responded, "They are preparing their troops and are about to depart according to your previous orders."
"Perfect! Send them to eliminate those rebellious mages in the city! This time, I do not care if they are brought back dead or alive!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
...
As the combined Fairy Tail forces jointly captured a city gate, the royal capital—which had been peaceful for countless years—finally descended into total chaos.
Nearly all the elite soldiers in the capital were mobilized toward the eastern gate. Combat airships and military equipment continuously departed from the barracks.
The residents locked their doors and windows tightly, clearly preparing for a major battle.
And indeed, it was a major battle.
At the eastern gate frontline, the Kingdom Army was being completely routed by the fiercely advancing Fairy forces.
Leading the charge was Ankh, swinging his fists as he charged forward.
"Gomu Gomu no... Gatling!"
Fists poured down like torrential rain as Ankh ran wildly, swinging his rubber-like fists and heading straight for the palace at the city center.
Behind him, everyone else fought with equal intensity.
Despite the Kingdom's soldiers continuously receiving reinforcements and having the home-field advantage, they remained at a severe disadvantage.
The Edolas Fairies' overall combat strength was formidable to begin with—otherwise, Erza, the strongest of the four army captains, wouldn't have been personally assigned to hunt them down.
Coupled with the Fairy Tail from Earthland, who possessed absolute magical superiority, the destruction was unmatched.
The magic unleashed by mages with inherent Magic Power inside their bodies was far more destructive than that of these tool-dependent soldiers.
This overwhelming advantage was like a clash of eras—one side armed with modern assault rifles, and the other armed with simple wooden spears...
Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Fairy Tail guild's assault remained unstoppable, breaking through enemy lines like a hot knife through butter.
It wasn't until the kingdom's aerial forces arrived that the guild members' offensive momentum was temporarily slowed.
Mirajane raised her hands, unleashing a Darkness Beam that blasted straight through a massive airship.
The crashing airship burst into flames, nearly catching its own allies in the fire.
Mirajane flew above Ankh and shouted, "Ankh, I will fly you directly to the palace!"
Knowing that cutting off the head of the snake was the best strategy, Ankh immediately called out to the unstoppable Gildarts in the distance.
"Gildarts, take care of everyone! I am going after the king!"
Gildarts flashed a casual "OK" sign from afar before effortlessly shattering another combat airship with a single wave of his hand.
Earlier, Ankh and Mystogan had devised a two-pronged approach: one group, led by Ankh and Gildarts, would assault the royal capital with the majority of their forces.
The other group—consisting of Mystogan, Laxus, Wendy, Carla, Happy, and Lily—would head to Extalia to prevent those foolish cats from interfering.
Meanwhile, Edolas Gajeel, who had been gathering real-time battlefield intelligence, spotted Ankh and Mirajane taking to the skies.
An idea struck him, and he quickly shouted, "You two! I know the palace layout! Please take me with you!"
Mirajane looked down in surprise.
'Gajeel? In this world, he is a reporter?'
Ankh made an immediate decision. "If he is useful, bring him along."
Mirajane nodded and dove down like lightning.
She grabbed Edolas Gajeel with one hand as if he were a baby chick and lifted him high into the air.
"I am coming too!"
Natsu, seeing Ankh and Mirajane heading straight for the enemy's heart, immediately started shouting and running after them.
But he had only taken a few steps when a vehicle suddenly came charging at him at breakneck speed.
"Oof!"
Caught off guard, Natsu was sent flying by the vehicle and crashed hard into the wall of a nearby civilian house.
Soon, his companions also found themselves under attack from vehicles falling out of the sky.
Natsu looked up and quickly scanned his surroundings.
Unbeknownst to them, numerous amusement park attractions had appeared nearby—a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, a giant swing, and the roller coaster that had just attacked them, complete with spontaneously generated tracks.
"How rude these Mages are. Are all Earthland people like this?"
Natsu followed the voice and saw a young man in a sharp white uniform standing on a rooftop.
More noticeable were his arrow-shaped eyebrows beneath his purple-and-white hair.
"It's Captain Hughes of the Third Magic War Unit!"
"Thank goodness, we are saved!"
Hearing the admiring voices from the enemy ranks, Natsu raised an eyebrow.
He rubbed his fists together with a confident grin. "Sounds like you are someone strong. Come and fight me!"
Hughes effeminately flicked his hair.
Waving a peculiarly shaped baton, he laughed, "Fool, I do not need to lift a single finger myself."
Just as flames began to spark in Natsu's hands, he suddenly lost his footing.
He was swept up and carried high into the air by a roller coaster that had materialized right behind him.
"Waaaah—not again!!"
Natsu's previously bold demeanor instantly vanished, leaving only his panicked, motion-sick cries echoing through the sky...
"Natsu!"
Lucy and Gray immediately wanted to step forward to help, but the ground beneath their feet suddenly turned soft like mud, trapping many people around them who couldn't pull their legs free.
A man clad in pink armor and sporting a flamboyant pompadour hairstyle appeared before them, wielding a magical blade.
Gray frowned and said, "With abilities like that, you must be one of those squad leaders, right?"
The man raised his sword and laughed in a seductive, dramatic voice.
"Fourth Magic War Squad Captain, Sugarboy is the name~ Ice boy~"
Erza, hovering mid-air in her Heaven's Wheel Armor, saw the ground battle reach a stalemate and urgently prepared to cast magic to rescue everyone.
But as if drawn by the natural magnetism between rivals, a familiar sonic boom erupted right in front of her.
Erza swiftly crossed her twin swords in front of her chest.
After the loud clang of metal colliding, Erza saw the person who had launched the surprise attack.
"We meet again, Erza!"
The opposing Knightwalker, gripping her Ten Commandments Spear, muttered darkly.
"Since you have delivered yourself directly to my doorstep, do not expect to leave alive!"
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