Chapter 419

"Don't even think about getting the 'Shard of the Great Will'!"

Rumble rumble—!

At Precht's signal, the Seven Kin of Purgatory continued piloting the magical airship.

Seeing the spot where Erza and the others had blocked the pillar of light, they attacked them without the slightest hesitation.

Magic power gathered, and a dazzling magical cannon fired savagely from the airship!

"Adamantine Armor!"

Facing the incoming attack, Erza leapt forth, unleashed her Change magic, switched into armor, and blocked in front of everyone.

Bang—!

With a tremendous crash, the magical cannon was halted, but the crisis did not end there.

Leaping down, apart from the mages left to guard the Heart and the already-dead Zancrow, the remaining five of the Seven Kin of Purgatory dropped from the deck.

"Don't worry about me—leave these opponents to me. You lot go get the 'Shard of the Great Will'!"

Watching the opponents draw near, Erza switched armor again and, turning her head, roared.

"I'm staying!"

The words barely fell when a fiery-red figure had already landed on Erza's left.

"Natsu, you—"

Seeing this, just as Erza was about to scold him, another voice reached her ear, and at the same moment another figure appeared on her right.

That person was Gray.

"Erza, you can't handle this many alone. As for the 'Shard,' just leave it to Wendy and Lucy."

By his strength, perhaps he was no match for those otherworldly folk, but if the opponents were from the Anheigong Society, then that was a different story.

"Don't give them a chance!"

Seeing this, Ultear, as the leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, naturally wouldn't give them a chance either and attacked at once, but likewise Erza and the others wouldn't give them a chance to get past.

"Go! Lucy, Wendy!"

"Mm!"

Seeing that battle was about to erupt on both sides, Happy and Charlote released their magic wings—one cat carrying one person each—and shot up into the sky!

Though they had no combat power, Happy and Charlote flew very fast; even so, reaching the treetop still took them several minutes.

When they reached the top of the canopy, Happy and Charlote's magic power was also spent, and they collapsed onto the treetop.

"This tree is way too tall, isn't it!"

Gazing down at the ground below, even Lucy, who had no fear of heights, was trembling.

"If we fall from here, we'd probably be smashed into meat paste."

"Don't waste time, Miss Lucy."

"Mr. Natsu and the others are still fighting, buying us time." Wendy at her side urged Lucy.

Hearing Wendy's words, Lucy immediately came back to her senses, recalling that a battle was still underway.

Saying so, Lucy and Wendy rushed toward the center of the canopy—the eruption point of the pillar of light.

"Eh—!"

Soon, Lucy and Wendy arrived quickly, only to face a very awkward problem!

They had no idea how to take the 'Shard of the Great Will' from the pillar of light!

Staring at the dazzling pillar of light before them, Lucy and Wendy were at a loss, completely unsure what to do.

"Hey hey, ugly woman, get out of my way—the 'Shard of the Great Will' is mine!"

At some unknown moment, a figure had come flying from afar; before it even drew near, a stern voice had already arrived.

Looking up, that figure was unmistakably a Weakness Soldier crafted by Wahl.

Although it couldn't be harmed by the attacks of Lei Gu and the Xuanwozhang Sect, Wahl could still control the Weakness Soldier to continue snatching it.

Although it was only a Weakness Soldier, Wahl was after all a Shield of Saint, not an opponent ordinary mages could handle—let alone one specially crafted by Wahl to seize the 'Shard of the Great Will.'

"Hand over the 'Shard of the Great Will' to me!"