Chapter 518

A flash of golden light passed through Makarov's eyes, and the once-short old man now appeared toweringly grand.

Seeing his beloved children suffer such harm.

Even Makarov, who wished to avoid offending the Magic Council, found this unbearable.

He immediately left only two or three people behind in the pub and took everyone else away.

He strode swiftly toward the direction of the Wang Gong.

The sky was still not very late; along the roadside streets, many residents of the capital walked in small groups.

They warmly greeted the champion of the day, Fairy Tail.

Many were puzzled: why not attend the victory banquet?

Why is Fairy Tail walking down the street, and why does their target seem to be directly toward the Fiore Kingdom?

"Hey, isn't that Fairy Tail? Why are they here?"

"No idea, but they look furious."

"Could they be heading for the Wang Gong? Are they going to declare war on the kingdom?"

"No guild would ever have the nerve to do something like that."

"Hey, don't forget—they're Fairy Tail."

Many people's expressions twisted; everyone assumed a magic guild could never dare oppose a kingdom.

But what they imagined simply did not exist.

Because they forgot that this guild was no ordinary one.

It was Fairy Tail—the most insane, most reckless guild of all!

Inside the Wang Gong, Arcadios had already handed all the keys to Princess Jade.

"Immediately deploy the Seven Deadly Sins Knights across the Wang Gong. Don't let Fairy Tail's people cause trouble."

"We don't have time to tangle with Fairy Tail."

After obtaining all twelve Zodiac Keys, Princess Jade's lips curled into a faint smile.

She did not care how Arcadios had obtained these keys.

As a ruler, only the outcome mattered.

She immediately slipped the keys into her pocket, carrying all twelve of them.

She entered the secret passage within the Wang Gong; with each step up the stairs.

Princess Jade's mood grew cheerful and eager—what would the era of ten thousand dragons under her control look like?

"Ishgaria... will it finally be under my control...?"

"That hateful Fapingyi Society..."

With the oil lamp in hand, Princess Jade's lips slowly lifted, her expression tinged with triumph.

"I also dislike the Fapingyi Society, but Ishgaria is not under your control, Princess."

As Princess Jade finished speaking, a dark voice echoed through the empty passage.

That familiar voice immediately startled both of them.

Arcadios drew his longsword and blocked it before Princess Jade.

"Clang!"

The steel longsword shattered like paper, sliced clean through by a shadow.

A black silhouette slashed forward, instantly opening a massive gash across Arcadios's chest.

Blood spurted; Princess Jade, holding the oil lamp, froze with panic.

Though she had studied magic for years, she had never truly used it.

Now, with Arcadios gravely wounded on the ground, Princess Jade forgot she herself was a Celestial Spirit Mage.

And at her waist hung all twelve Zodiac Keys—coveted by every Celestial Spirit Mage.

"Wait—you said only a Celestial Spirit Mage could open the gate?"

"You said only a Celestial Spirit Mage could control the ten thousand dragons?"

"Without me, how will you control the ten thousand dragons?"

As the black shadow gradually took the form of Luo Ge Chen, Princess Jade finally began to panic.

She raised her hand helplessly before her face; fear slowly spread across her features.

"Princess, you're so easy to fool."

"All of that was a lie—I only wanted you to help me gather magic power faster, to open the Shi Zhi Sect sooner."

"And if only a Celestial Spirit Mage could control them, why would I have told you this?"

"Don't worry—after I summon the ten thousand dragons, I'll also eliminate the traitor who betrayed the Fiore Kingdom for you."

"I'll cleanse all of Ishgaria—including your most hated ones."

Under the glow of the oil lamp, Luo Ge Chen's expression twisted into something monstrous.

For a man who sought only to destroy or conquer the entire continent,

He didn't care what shape the land would take, nor did he wish to know what it would become.

He cared only whether his own power could grow stronger.