Chapter 460

At this moment, Jelf leading the Alvarez Empire here was certainly no good sign.

War breaking out again at this time was, for them, an extremely unpleasant matter.

The appearance of the giant dragons earlier had still left them unable to fully recover.

And now one bad thing after another had already come piling in.

"They'll arrive by tomorrow at the latest; laying out a defensive line now is already a bit too late."

Jura Reigis sighed and said heavily.

It was the first time the entire hall had carried such a heavy atmosphere.

"We can only forcibly organize the various guilds as the basic defensive line. Everyone, I'll be leaving first."

Makarov shook his head and hopped down from his seat.

If the Alvarez Empire came to attack, then the first to bear the brunt would be Fairy Tail.

He still needed quite a bit of time to rush back from the Magic Council.

So he had to race against every second, hurry back to the guild, and properly mobilize all the members.

Organize the defensive line well—after all, the Kingdom of Fiore was their home too; they couldn't just stand by and watch the Alvarez Empire come to attack without doing anything.

One day later, the coastal waters of the Kingdom of Fiore's border.

The troop ships of the Alvarez Empire could already be faintly seen in the distance.

Those ships densely packed across the entire sea area, and the magic airships that blotted out the sky.

Even though most of them were ordinary troops, it was enough to make the soldiers of the Kingdom of Fiore feel panic.

On the other side, inside the palace of the Kingdom of Fiore.

All members of the Seven Deadly Sins had gathered there, and among them stood several men and women wearing black coats with red clouds.

Pain of the Six Paths, Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame, Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, Konan, and Kakuzu were all present.

If the Magic Council and the Holy Ten were here, they would surely wonder why such a dangerous organization had appeared here.

But Princess Emerald, who sat atop the throne, was very calm, and a hint of relief even flashed in her eyes.

The day before, she had already received messages from the various guilds expressing their willingness to help the Kingdom of Fiore.

But the help from these guilds alone still could not make up for the gap in military strength between the two sides.

And at this moment, the puppet controlled by Lin Cheng, Meliodas, brought up to Emerald the matter of the Akatsuki organization being mercenaries.

She immediately arranged for someone to contact the Akatsuki organization, hiring them in the form of mercenaries to help the Kingdom of Fiore resist the invading foreign enemies.

Of course, money was still an unavoidable expense, but fortunately the Kingdom of Fiore's treasury was still quite wealthy.

"Then I'll trouble you all. I hope you can hold back the enemies on the southern coast."

Princess Emerald looked toward Pain of the Six Paths. Although she had long heard of the Akatsuki organization's great name, this was still her first time seeing them in person.

This group, whose appearance alone didn't look like good people, had made Emerald somewhat doubtful at first.

Whether these people could really be relied upon.

(De Wang Zhao) "Since we've taken the money and accepted the mission."

"Then the southern coast won't be breached; there's no need for any troops to be stationed there."

Pain twirled the large ring on his hand, and a cold glint flashed in those unique Rinnegan eyes.

The several members of the Akatsuki organization all instantly vanished on the spot. The activation of the Body Flicker Technique seemed to Princess Emerald just like spatial magic.

She immediately looked at the few Akatsuki members in a higher light.

"Well then, Your Highness, it's about time we headed off too."

"The enemies on the eastern wasteland will be dealt with by us."

Meliodas stretched lazily, and a hint of anticipation had already faintly appeared on his face.