Chapter 261

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"So it has finally come to this after all?"

Gazing at the two figures at the center, Makarov could not help but sigh in lamentation.

"If you cannot give up even a shred of dignity, how can you talk of protecting the entire Magic World, of protecting all of Ishgar?"

It had to be said, at this very moment, regarding the Fapingyi Society, Makarov was deeply disappointed—deeply, deeply disappointed!

Although the war had not yet begun, in a daze he could already see, once it erupted, just how many would perish in this great conflict, and just how many would be displaced from their homes.

"Wait!"

Just as Ma Er threw down those words and turned to leave, Grandoma's voice rang out once more.

"What? Regretting it now?"

Hearing this, Ma Er turned back around and laughed coldly, only to see Grandoma laughing with an utterly dark expression.

"No, did you think the Fapingyi Society is somewhere you can simply walk away from?"

To barge into the Fapingyi Society uninvited, provoke them, and then just leave like that—wouldn't that be far too easy on the other side?

War could no longer be avoided; both sides had already torn off all pretense of civility, and Grandoma no longer needed to consider the other's status.

And letting a captain of theirs go back, especially the captain of the First Squad, was hardly a good thing for the Fapingyi Society.

In war, every aspect—intelligence, combat strength, and so on—competed against the other; how quickly one received information could sometimes sway the tide of the entire battlefield.

Though they did not fear the enemy, the Fapingyi Society likewise needed time to make many preparations, so as to seize the greater advantage.

It had to be said, once free of all restraint, Grandoma's handling of things had become utterly unrestrained; everything in his mind had shifted from avoiding war to how the Fapingyi Society could win it!

"Mr. Hyberion!"

Hearing Grandoma's summons, Hyberion immediately understood what Grandoma meant.

Boom boom boom—!

In an instant, Hyberion's magic power surged forth, and a blood-red magical aura instantly enveloped the entire Fapingyi Society.

At the center of the plaza, the stone slabs beneath Ma Er's feet all shattered one after another, while his body sank lower and lower.

The instant this tremendous magic power appeared, everyone present felt an incomparably terrifying force pressing down upon them.

Even someone as strong as Makarov, beneath this magic power, felt as though he were bearing a mountain on his back, and even breathing became extremely difficult.

A sudden shock rose in Makarov's heart—he knew this was without being specifically targeted; once Hyberion identified him as an enemy, this pressure would likely grow several times stronger!

"So this is the strength of the second of the Four Heavenly Kings?"

"This magical intensity is simply too terrifying!"

"Monsters—they're absolute monsters!"

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None of those who became Heavenly Kings were simple figures; the fact that Hyberion could overpower Ultear and Wallood to claim second place left his strength beyond any doubt.

And beneath this pressure, a blaze of azure flame rose up along with it!

"Then let's fight!"

===GL. permission===

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