Chapter 346: The Four Elements, Annihilated!
Chapter 346: The Four Elements, Annihilated!
Aria's hands formed a seal above Rod's shoulder, and in an instant, a unique void space formed.
"Absorb..." Rod's heart skipped a beat as he realized his magic wasn't responding.
The surrounding air seemed to suppress him, and the magic power within his body felt like it was trying to escape.
"Rod!" In that moment, Rod saw Erza and Mira's alarmed expressions, and he even felt a stinging sensation on his skin.
Without thinking, Rod's right index finger moved, and he hooked it into his pocket.
A small Burst Magic Crystal in his pocket detonated with a loud boom.
Rod, who was at point-blank range, felt a sharp pain in his hip joint and right buttock as his entire body flew to the left.
This small device, originally prepared to disrupt enemy skills in emergencies, had just been put to use in such a way.
Ideally, it should have been thrown out when there wasn't enough time to cast magic...
What a waste of a good pair of pants.
In mid-air, Rod completed the absorption magic and transformed into a werewolf, his thick wolf fur covering all the right and wrong places.
Even his flushed face was hidden from view.
Aria's large body merely staggered, but it was enough.
The Treant behind Rod, realizing its master was under attack, turned and slapped him.
Having just endured a small explosion, Aria didn't have time to cast magic and raised her arm to block the attack.
But to her surprise, this seemingly ordinary attack held considerable power, and the red claws tore through the sleeve of her robe, leaving four bloody scratches on her arm.
A burning pain radiated from the wound, and although it wasn't deep, Aria felt as if her arm was about to break from the intense agony.
"Void Absolute!" Aria unleashed a powerful shockwave towards the Treant who was about to continue its assault.
The same magic, when used with eyes open versus closed, had vastly different power.
The massive Treant was flipped over by her attack, its back hitting the ground as it slid away.
In the brief moment Aria attacked, Mira had already reached her side, her form vastly different from before.
Her revealing red attire had been replaced by a blue and white robe, and she wore a black cloak with Hellfire burning beneath her feet.
Feeling the immense magic power emanating from Mira, Aria was about to use 'Void Dissipation' to evade, but a punch landed squarely on her face.
"Oof...Ah!!!"
Aria's body fell backward, only to be met with a series of relentless attacks.
As if retaliating for Aria's sneak attack, each of Mira's strikes landed on Aria's back, waist, and other vulnerable spots.
Aria became a human punching bag, each blow causing her body to contort and her bones to seemingly shatter.
The relentless assault left her clothes in tatters, her entire body engulfed in Hellfire, and the final kick sent her flying into the ceiling, creating a hole before she fell back down.
The inherently powerful Demon Huterly, combined with the effect of the Ember Crown, left Aria twitching her fingers upon landing, and then she became still.
Throughout the battle, Mira remained silent, but her anger was evident to all.
Erza's protective stance in front of the others seemed pointless, and her armor returned to its normal state.
Mira hurried towards Rod in small steps, and Rod took a few steps forward, extending a wolf claw to grasp her hand while patting her head with his palm.
"I'm fine, don't be mad, woof," Rod reassured Mira, signaling a golem to grant her the Insight Crown.
"Mhm," Mira's worry and anger faded, and she asked, "Why haven't you transformed back?"
"Wait till I find a place to change my pants," Rod replied, covering his buttocks with his hand, "Oh, my poor hip joint..."
Gray enthusiastically extended a hand, emitting a chilling aura, "Need some ice therapy?"
Rod looked at Gray in surprise, then politely declined, "Go away."
Natsu whispered to Happy, "Never anger Mira again."
"Love," Happy thought, saying 'I got a leg' in this situation might be acceptable, but it would ruin the joke.
I'll find an opportunity to tell Lucy later.
Rumble, rumble!
The ground suddenly tilted to one side, followed by a violent tremor.
During the recent battle, the damaged walls and ceilings had cracks, and rubble began to fall.
"What's going on?" Natsu, Gray, and Happy were puzzled by the situation.
Loki and the others realized that the worms, which had not participated in the fight, had gnawed at a corner of the castle, causing it to tilt after reaching a certain level of destruction.
However, the actual situation was far more severe.
In some unseen rooms, sections of the walls suddenly collapsed, the ceilings caved in, and the floors gave way.
The castle-like structure suddenly experienced a chain reaction, with destruction occurring everywhere.
In a hidden corner, Baruga, who had just punched a hole, stood there with a dazed expression as a small stone hit her on the head.
She watched the stone roll on the floor and said regretfully, "Too bad it's not the princess's punishment."
Baruga continued her work, unbothered by the shaking ground, as it wasn't severe enough to affect her stability.
Lucy's magic power couldn't sustain her for long, so she had to act quickly.
...
Joseph never expected that the Phantom Soldiers he sent out not only failed to eliminate the intruders who sneaked into the guild but were also held back by a group of strange worms.
For a moment, the battle seemed evenly matched.
How could mere worms possess such formidable strength? What was the point of the Phantom Soldiers he had painstakingly created?
"Phantom Soldiers, enhance your abilities!" Joseph's body erupted with powerful and evil magic, enhancing the soldiers through Living Link Magic.
The struggling soldiers' eyes glowed red, and with a leap, they appeared to fly.
No, they weren't flying; their speed was so fast, and their aerial maneuverability was so strong that each leap resembled a low-altitude glide.
During their gliding attacks, they shook off the worms clinging to them, causing the worms on the ground to suffer increasing losses.
Furthermore, they bypassed the worms and pounced on the people behind them.
Elfman calmly received the Iron Ox Arm and punched the approaching soldier, sending it flying. Even with its enhancement, it was no match for him, although the numbers might pose a challenge.
Carla, with her rich combat experience, could handle the situation for a short time and even had the leisure to keep an eye on Loki beside her.
Lucy, however, struggled a bit more. Instinctively, she lashed out with her whip at the approaching soldier, but it only caused a mild sting.
As the soldier's sword slashed towards her, Loki pushed Lucy away, taking the blow on his arm, which bled profusely.
Lucy was shocked and pale, "Loki!"
Loki kicked away the soldier who had injured him and, enduring the pain, reassured her, "It's just a minor injury, not as bad as a typical fight."
Carla felt it necessary to inform them, "Rod, the soldiers suddenly became stronger, Loki is injured, and the worm swarm seems difficult to handle."
"Don't worry, a group of super reliable people has arrived."
"We're here!"
"Charge!"
"Take this, Phantom!"
Their companions had arrived!
The group's faces relaxed, and Rod was right; there was no need to worry because a group of super reliable people had arrived!
At that moment, Joseph's expression turned sour. In the control room, a magic crystal emitting green light, which connected to Aria through Living Link Magic, had gone dark.
Next to it were three more crystals, red, yellow, and blue, all in a dormant state.
These crystals were prepared to absorb the Four Elements' magic power to unleash Hell's Shattering. The extinguishing of each crystal signified that one person was unable to provide magic power.
This meant that Aria had also been defeated?
Joseph couldn't accept this outcome, "The Four Elements... The Four Elements and Gajuru, all defeated by the Fairy Tail rabble?!"
(The animation team seems to have changed the Phantom Soldiers' setting to have no physical form, similar to Perona's ghosts, which disappear with a touch. We won't be using that setting.)
Sacrifice: "Tokyo Fortune-Telling Parlor"
Synopsis: In the Bubble Era of Tokyo, there was a fortune-telling parlor.
The master of the parlor was named Takamichi Koushi.
Some called him a divination genius, with every prediction coming true.
Others labeled him a fraud, as he deceived girls, wealthy women, and even celebrities.
But Takamichi Koushi claimed, "I only know a little about the I Ching."
(End of Chapter)
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