Chapter 126

Boom—!

Through the passage, everyone could see the power rioting at the other end of the passage; the originally clear sky had now become overcast with dark clouds, and the entire horizon was violently churning.

Although there was the barrier of the passage, everyone present could feel the other party’s terror through the fluctuations of the passage at this time.

"Since that’s the case, then declare war. The black hole energy still needs three days; three days later, I will personally take Ace back!"

??”.

A moment later,

Following the owner of the voice, Marco’s figure also disappeared into the passage.

Thus, as the passage closed, the entire Magic Council headquarters was silent.

"Four Emperor, Whitebeard?"

At this moment, their hearts were extremely heavy.

Especially the councilors of the Magic Council; they hadn't expected that a small conflict would suddenly escalate to this extent.

Soon... following the dissipation of the passage, the news that the Whitebeard Pirates had declared war on the Magic Council spread quickly.

And regarding this matter, most people were incredulous, because everything came too suddenly, so much so that they couldn't believe it.

However, the black hole had appeared above the Magic Council; it could be said that the residents of the entire city where the Magic Council was located could hear the news of the declaration of war.

When the news was confirmed, the residents in the town quickly evacuated the city, and the city that hadn't been built for long became an empty city again.

In the empty city, only the people of the Magic Council and the temporary combat guild remained.

And now, whether it was the guild masters or the Ten Wizard Saints, shortly after the black hole disappeared, an emergency meeting was held.

Magic Council, Council Hall.

The meeting room was quite huge; in addition to Gran Doma, who was sitting in the main seat, there were also the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar, the Ten Wizard Saints, and S-Class mages.

It is worth mentioning that because of the outbreak of war, Blackbeard’s succession ceremony had been canceled. Gran Doma had thought about asking Blackbeard in advance about the method of traversing space, but considering Blackbeard’s strength and trying to win him over as much as possible, Gran Doma dismissed this thought.

And even if he had this idea, at this time he no longer had the time or mood; the strength in front of him was enough to give him a headache.

"We can begin."

A heavy atmosphere surrounded the entire council hall. When Gran Doma saw that everyone had arrived, he announced the opening of the council.

At the same time, Councilor Councilor Leiji walked out holding a paper document.

"I think everyone is clear about the current situation, so I won't do too much unlocking; now let's get straight to the point."

"Regarding the situation of the Whitebeard Pirates’ forces, the intelligence gathered so far is as follows."

"Whitebeard Pirates, the captain calls himself Whitebeard, name temporarily unknown."

"Under his banner, there are 16 divisions, each with a person of extraordinary strength as commander; their strength should be at least at the level of an S-Class Class Mage."

"According to the words left by the other party, they will launch a general attack in three days."

Saying this, Councilor Councilor Leiji took out a magic crystal ball and injected magic power to broadcast the image of the black hole appearing today.

At the same time, Councilor Leiji pointed to the black hole image above.

"According to the other party, the black hole needs three days of charging time, which means we still have three days to prepare; three days later is the time for the great war to start."

"It is not yet certain whether this space passage is fixed, and we cannot fully believe the three days the other party mentioned."

"Therefore, in the coming time, we must be prepared at all times and maintain vigilance."

After Councilor Leiji finished speaking and everyone knew all the circumstances, everyone present fell into deep thought.

People who can sit here are not fools, and most of them have even experienced war, so they are clear about some common sense that should be had during war.

Naturally, they are clear that they cannot easily believe the enemy’s words; once they believe too much, it is easy to lead to serious consequences.

Therefore, the next topic was how to act, resist foreign enemies, and respond to the surprise attack.

"Is that even a question? Why did we gather so many elite mages at the Magic Council headquarters and create a temporary combat guild? Isn't it to deal with these people from another world?"

"Since the other party chooses to launch a war, we naturally have to fight back and beat them back directly!"

Regarding this question, some of the more radical guild masters put forward their own opinions one after another.

Being humiliated and provoked by an outside force like this, this no longer just involved the Magic Council, but concerned the dignity of the entire magic world.

However, they were not fools; the reason they said this was largely because the elites of the entire magic world were now gathered at the Magic Council headquarters.

At the same time, the Magic Council also mastered the forbidden existence, Etherion, this super weapon.

Because of these two points, they dared to speak like this; otherwise, based on the strength of their individual guilds, they would not dare to act recklessly.

"I also think we should fight with all our strength, and even if permitted, we can launch a counterattack to give the other party a warning!"

On the other side, a councilor stood up and said.

"Over the past year, forces from other worlds have constantly invaded our world; this time we must completely demonstrate our strength and crush them."

"Otherwise, next time, incidents of people from other worlds invading at will will still happen."

All along, the Ishgar side had been in a passive situation, leading to their frequent failures.

They were even blocked at their own doorstep twice in a row, causing the people of the entire magic world and various kingdoms to become increasingly disappointed in the Magic Council.

All of this also led to extreme instability within the entire magic world, and the vast majority of councilors also very much needed to use the victory of a war to divert internal contradictions.

They must win this war and at the same time rebuild the honor of the Magic Council.

At this time, just after the councilors and guild masters expressed their views one after another, Makarov stood out.

And with his appearance, everyone’s eyes instantly focused on him.

As one of the core sources leading to the outbreak of war, although the Magic Council occupied the main factor in this aspect, Fairy Tail, which brought Marco to the headquarters, was inevitably inseparable from the relationship.

"I don't think launching a war is a good idea. According to the other party’s meaning, as long as the hostages are handed over, a war can be completely avoided!"

Until now, as a good-natured person, Makarov was still trying his best to avoid war.

In his view, there was absolutely no need to trigger a war between two worlds because of a small matter.

"I also think Makarov is right. Just for this little thing, launching a war, in my view, is completely meaningless."

The masters of Quatro Cerberus and Blue Pegasus stood out together.

Whether as companions from the same guild or out of rational thinking, they did not think that rashly launching a war was the correct choice.

As the Ten Wizard Saints, guild masters, and councilors expressed their views one after another, and after a fierce argument, a beast king suddenly rushed in from outside the council hall, with a panicked expression on his face, walked toward Gran Doma, lowered his head, and whispered in his ear.

Although it was unclear what the guard said, everyone present clearly felt Gran Doma’s face gradually darkening.

Consequently, everyone’s attention gradually returned to the Council Chairman Gran Doma.

And at this time, Gran Doma also said with a very ugly expression.

"Just now, news came that the hostage Ace has escaped from prison!"