Chapter 490

Before Erza could finish speaking, Makarov's voice had already come over.

The crowd, who had originally been slightly hesitant, seeing Makarov's expression so serious, immediately obeyed.

Organized by Erza, they retreated toward the rear.

Among them, Natsu, when leaving, was still shouting, but was immediately forcibly taken away by Erza.

Soon, over a hundred members of Fairy Tail had already evacuated from the guild, and in the vast hall, only three people remained.

The Holy Ten's Makarov, and the Seven Deadly Sins' Meliodas and Ban.

"How about it, have you thought it over?"

Meliodas looked at Makarov before him, with a childlike innocent smile on his face.

It caused a hint of helplessness to gradually appear on Makarov's face.

Just as Ban had said, he had no room to choose; even without these otherworldly people present,

Fairy Tail, as well as the Kingdom of Fiore, might have been directly destroyed by someone.

The Seven Deadly Sins Knights and the Akatsuki organization, two groups had separately sniped two armies.

If not for them, Fairy Tail would probably not have looked the way it did now.

It likely would not have taken long before being broken through.

"If I give the Fairy Heart to you, what will you choose, how will you use it?"

"Can you tell me at least this much?"

Makarov let out a sigh, as if he had aged considerably in an instant.

But Ban and Meliodas exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke directly.

"Sorry, this is none of your business, but I can guarantee you."

"At least within the Kingdom of Fiore, we will not use this power."

"We will not cause any harm to your guild."

Meliodas's words could not be called especially sincere, but it was precisely these calm words that made Makarov seem to feel a sense of relief.

"Come with me..."

Makarov turned around and walked toward a room inside the guild.

On the other side, the outskirts of Magnolia Town.

Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Alvarez Empire, along with three of the Twelve Holy Shields, and Zeref Dragneel.

Had already completely surrounded Magnolia Town.

"Your Majesty, at the western outskirts of Magnolia Town, the members of Fairy Tail have begun to break out of the encirclement."

"Should we go to intercept them?"

Just as Zeref leaned on the imperial throne, listening to the soldier's report below, not a single ripple appeared on his face.

Instead, he stretched lazily.

"No need to bother with them, the others are not important; the main objective is the Fairy Heart."

"I can sense the Fairy Heart is right inside the Fairy Tail guild."

"But what a pity... Natsu..."

Zeref smiled slightly, the smile on his face already turning eerie.

Even a hint of excitement flickered faintly in his eyes.

Just how far the Fairy Heart could take him had already made the desireless Zeref feel a surge of excitement.

For some unknown reason, this excitement made his calm heart once again feel a ripple.

And at the same time, there was also a touch of disappointment in his eyes—the disappointment of not being able to see his own younger brother, Natsu Dragneel.

The residents of Magnolia had now all been driven out by the earlier feigned explosion.......

Zeref had also not let the army make things difficult for these ordinary civilians; one could say Magnolia Town was now basically an empty city.

Just as he was about to order the army to advance, several figures simultaneously appeared in the air.

Zeref Dragneel's pupils began to shake violently.

Several familiar figures had already caused an uneasy expression to appear on his face.

This expression was also noticed by Valkyrie Ailin and Inber.

What they could not understand was why Zeref would actually show such an emotion.

Logically speaking, it should not have been this kind of expression.

That invincible existence in their hearts—at least invincible in this world—Zeref Dragneel.

Actually having such a loss-of-composure expression was what they found hardest to imagine.

"Who are these people... why would they actually cause Your Majesty to show such an uneasy expression..."

Inber's expression on his face began to gradually turn ugly.

Even his right hand began to tremble uncontrollably.

Who could have imagined that even the person he most revered would have an opponent he feared.

Then how could he himself refrain from being afraid?

After all, it was these very people who made Zeref unable to restrain himself from wanting to start a war to obtain the Fairy Heart.

Just as Inber was about to say something, a burly, fierce-looking man with a strange hairstyle descended from the sky.

Like a meteor, he charged swiftly into the crowd.

Accompanied by an excited roar, along with the sound of flesh being torn by a blade.

In no time at all, countless soldiers had already fallen victim..

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