Chapter 10

"No, don't punish me!"

Natsu kept shaking his head, but Erza still forcibly dragged him away.

By the time Ye Yu, Erza, and the others arrived at Magnolia Town, they saw the Fairy Tail guild building, covered in thick steel spikes like a hedgehog.

Seeing this scene before them, Natsu, Gray, and the others all turned pale with shock.

Natsu, Gray, and the others had all grown up in Fairy Tail.

They had long considered this place their home.

Now, seeing the guild destroyed like this, the anger in their hearts instantly surged to its peak.

At this moment, even Erza's beautiful face was filled with fury.

"What on earth is..."

Happy looked at the ruined guild and said with a grave expression.

Perhaps Erza and the others did not know what was happening.

But Ye Yu knew.

Phantom Lord had launched a surprise attack on Fairy Tail.

Moreover, looking at these steel spikes, it was obvious they were the work of Gajeel, the Iron Dragon Slayer.

"Has Phantom Lord already arrived in this town?"

After scanning the surroundings, Ye Yu activated his Perception Magic.

During the two years in the Western Continent, besides absorbing the magical attributes of three of the Twelve Shield—Erin, Inber, and Neinheart—Ye Yu had also collected many other magical attributes.

However, compared to the magical attributes of the Twelve Shield, these were nothing, so Ye Yu rarely used them.

The Perception Magic attribute Ye Yu was using now was one he had taken from a mage on the Western Continent.

As the Perception Magic attribute activated, an invisible ripple spread outward from Ye Yu in all directions.

Soon, most of Magnolia Town fell within Ye Yu's range of perception.

At the same time, a massive number of magical power reactions appeared in Ye Yu's mind.

However, this Perception Magic attribute could only detect the location and magnitude of magical power; it was impossible to obtain more detailed information.

Nevertheless, for anyone who had previously come into contact with Ye Yu, he could remember that person's magical power.

For example, Natsu; the next time Ye Yu sensed Natsu's magical power reaction, he would know it was Natsu.

As for those he had never met, it was very difficult to judge.

However, the person Ye Yu needed to sense now was the Guild Master of Phantom Lord, Jose.

Like Makarov, Jose was one of the Ten Wizard Saints.

The magical power of these two stood out like a crane among chickens in Magnolia.

Soon, Ye Yu locked onto two massive magical power reactions.

One of them was right behind Ye Yu, at the guild building.

Clearly, this magical power belonged to Makarov.

The other one was naturally Jose.

After locating Jose, Ye Yu immediately activated his Spatial Magic attribute and vanished into thin air.

Natsu, Gray, and the others were still immersed in anger over the guild's destruction, so they did not even notice Ye Yu's disappearance.

After Natsu and the others entered the guild, they learned from Mirajane that the guild had been ambushed by Phantom Lord.

Upon hearing this, Natsu stormed down to the basement of the guild.

"Guild Master!"

Natsu shouted at Makarov, who was sitting on a table drinking heavily.

"Oh, you're back!"

"Now is not the time to be drinking! The guild has been destroyed; we should go settle the score with those guys from Phantom Lord!"

"It's just destruction. They can only think of that method. Let them do as they please!"

Makarov said, completely unconcerned.

But Natsu's anger only grew stronger.

Just as Natsu was about to say something, Makarov said, "You took an S-Class mission without permission; I haven't punished you yet!"

With that, Makarov gave Natsu a symbolic slap.

Mentioning the S-Class mission, Erza suddenly thought of Ye Yu.

"By the way, the Guild Master introduced someone to you..."

After saying this to Makarov, Erza turned around to look.

But there was no one behind her.

"Where is Ye Yu?"

At this moment, Ye Yu had already arrived atop a tall building in the town.

Below the tall building where Ye Yu stood were two people.

These two were none other than the Guild Master of Phantom Lord, Jose, and Gajeel.

"Makarov really has patience; he hasn't made a move yet!"

Jose spoke up.

"That means I haven't done enough. I plan to send them another big gift!"

Gajeel grinned and said.

"Oh dear, oh dear, don't hit too hard and kill them!"

Night fell, and inside a building in Magnolia Town, three people were present.

These three were none other than Levy, Droy, and Jet, the trio known as the Jet-Engine Team of the Fairy Tail guild.

"Damn Phantom Lord, daring to raid our guild! The Master is really something, acting as if nothing happened!"

Droy, sitting in a chair, spoke with a face full of indignation.

"The Master is considering the bigger picture; battles between guilds will only leave both sides battered!"

Levy, with hair blue as the ocean, handed a cup of coffee to Droy and spoke up.

"Levy, don't worry. If anyone from Phantom Lord comes, I will protect you!"

Droy took the coffee and said with a serious expression.

"And me too!"

Jet, standing nearby, hurriedly added.

"I'm not as weak as you think!"

Hearing the words of Droy and Jet, Levy smiled.

However, just as Levy turned around, a strange voice suddenly came from the air.

"Found you, Fairy Tail people!"

Hearing this chilling voice, Levy immediately turned to look.

There, a black-haired man was crouching on the windowsill, eating steel, making crunching sounds from his mouth that looked quite terrifying.

Seeing this scene, Levy's face suddenly changed.

Meanwhile, Droy and Jet, sitting at the table, immediately stood up and stared at the man who had suddenly burst in as if facing a great enemy.

"You are the Iron Dragon Slayer of Phantom Lord!"

Although Droy and Jet had never seen Gajeel before, they had heard rumors of the Iron Dragon Slayer of Phantom Lord.

Now, seeing Gajeel eating steel, they recognized him at a glance.

"Correct!"

Gajeel stared at the three of them, Levy included, and spoke with a mocking expression.

After receiving confirmation, Droy and Jet immediately placed themselves in front of Levy to shield her.

"Levy, go quickly and tell Erza and the others; we will hold him off here!"

Droy hurriedly said this to Levy behind him, then launched an attack against Gajeel in front of him.

"Plant Magic!"

Droy threw a plant seed from his hand onto the ground.