landbeastnovel Chapter 562 The Unlucky Jackal and the Storm
Chapter 562 The Unlucky Jackal and the Storm
Chapter 562 The Unlucky Jackal and the Storm
To Chess's slight surprise, the aura of "magical particles" around the guild was much thinner, and it was difficult to detect without careful sensing.
The guild, which should have been closed, was brightly lit. Even before Chess and Erza went inside, Natsu's loud, cursing voice could be heard through the door.
"They actually dared to team up with demons to kidnap Eclair! Old man, let's march on the Duchy of Laroldor right now and settle accounts with that Prince Krum!"
"Ai~! But Natsu is the prince of the Principality of Veronica and Krim." That was Happy's voice.
"The point isn't the name, it's a principality and heir to a state recognized by the mainland as having legal status!" This was Lucy's comment.
It seems they've extracted quite a bit of information from the attackers.
Thinking this, Chase kicked the half-closed door shut, shouting, "I'm back!"
"Sigh—" Erza, standing beside her, sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead in exasperation.
She had anticipated Chase's actions, but she was somewhat distracted after hearing "Operation Phoenix" and didn't have time to stop him.
Chase looked up and saw that in addition to the strongest squad that had returned after completing their mission, Levy, Gajeel, Elfman, and others were also present, making for a lively scene.
The most eye-catching thing was the two purple magic halos that were surrounded by the crowd.
Judging from the fluctuations in magical energy, it should be Bahamut's Netherworld magic.
Two malevolent humanoid demons, their expressions hostile and their aura malevolent, were imprisoned inside. Deep within their scarlet eyes, filled with violent resentment, lay a hint of despair and helplessness, a desperate struggle that had proven futile.
One of them had wolf ears and a cat tail, with golden fur covering half of its face, while the other had dark skin and looked very similar to a half-orc.
Chase's eyes lit up, and he instantly recognized the two demons from their very obvious features: the Etelius demon from Zeref's bookshelf, the "Jackal" from the second of the Nine Gates of the Underworld, and the Undying Storm.
The attackers sent by the Principality of Veronica are truly the Gates of Hell!
Unexpectedly, the phoenix stone bait actually caught this big fish!
"That bastard Chase! He's been secretly plotting something big behind our backs!"
"I knew that deadbeat wouldn't stay still for long —"
"Little Ba has already extracted all the information, and he immediately went after the strongest force in the Balam Alliance, the Netherworld Gate. What a man!!"
The sudden sound of the door being kicked open drew all of his friends' attention.
"Welcome back, Chase, and that stinky woman too," Mira greeted him with a smile from the bar.
The title that followed made Erza raise an eyebrow, and she almost couldn't help but retort.
Makarov, who was sitting cross-legged on the table, sighed softly and slowly stood up: "Ches, things are getting a little complicated."
Chess ignored the greetings from Nazruce and the others and went straight to greet them.
"The Gates of the Underworld? Old man, what exactly is going on?"
Although he recognized the jackal and the storm, he really didn't know how Prince Krim had gotten involved with them.
According to the normal plot development, the Gates of the Underworld should still be in a "hidden" phase at this point in time, and at least shouldn't have any special ideas about the demonic phoenix.
Upon hearing this, Makarov glared at him fiercely, as if to say, "You came up with this plan yourself, and you're asking me what's going on?"
"Gildas, you were the first to spot the enemy, so you speak." He then turned to look at a rather grotesque cross-dressing man not far away.
"Hahaha, such an unexpected expression, Chase, is quite rare." Gildarts started with a sarcastic remark.
Chess looked him up and down with curiosity, pausing deliberately for a few seconds before asking, "Who are you, ma'am? Are you a mage from our guild?"
"Damn it, who do you think gave me this monstrous look?!" Gildarts instantly broke down.
His cross-dressing bet with Chase was for three days, so tragically, he still had to wear a sexy maid dress to do public service today.
But there are those even more tragic figures than him, namely the two demons currently bound within the circle of light—
Here's what happened:
As a team sent by Hades Maldo to steal the Phoenix Stone, Jackal and Storm initially didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a small mage guild that they could easily handle.
But as soon as they arrived in Magnolia, two jet-black beams of light, each the size of a bucket, struck down from the sky, locking onto them like giant spotlights.
Realizing their operation had been exposed, they immediately abandoned their plan to sneak in and instead grabbed a burly "woman" who was helping an elderly woman cross the street, hoping to force her to reveal the exact location of the Fairy Tail guild.
To everyone's surprise, the burly "woman" not only did not run away, but instead chose to face them head-on, shouting something like "Break through evil and reveal righteousness in one day" as she charged over.
It happened so fast! Jackal and Storm were almost sent back to the fountain on the spot (the Hell Core of the Gates of Hell, which allows for infinite resurrection)!
To be honest, those two are really unlucky.
Having finally managed to escape Gildarts in women's clothing under the cover of civilians, and just as they escaped the area shrouded in black light in the suburbs, they ran into Bahamut, who had come running after them by smell.
After being whipped hundreds of times like a spinning top, the jackal and the storm, who considered themselves superior beings, went completely mad and chose to self-destruct to perish together with their enemies. They then revived with the help of the Hell Core and reported the situation to Hades Maldo.
Unfortunately, they were facing Pluto, who was most skilled in the power of the underworld, and Fairy Tail's former strongest mage!
Bahamut inhaled deeply, completely absorbing the magical particles leaking from Storm's body, while the jackal was knocked unconscious by Gildarts, who was chasing after it.
The two members of the Nine Ghosts Sect, who had done nothing, were captured without even the right to self-destruct, leaving only a trace of demonic particles on the outskirts of the town.
Back at the guild, under Bahamut's interrogation in the Netherworld realm targeting souls, Jackal and Storm revealed the whole truth.
This includes various intelligence reports about the Gates of Hell, the other half of the Phoenix Stone held by the Duchy of Veronica, the defection of former Speaker Crawford Him, and —
What Chase wanted to know was why these forces had colluded together.
"So that's how it is. So you want to use the demonic phoenix to create chaos that will affect the entire continent?"
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After hearing the reason, Chase nodded knowingly and sighed, "To achieve his own desires, Crawford, that scumbag, really will stop at nothing to unite the members of the Hades Gate, who are all demons."
"Hmm? Judging from your tone, it seems you already knew that the other half of the Phoenix Stone was in Prince Krim's hands?" Makarov said in a questioning tone.
While it was indeed surprising that Tartaros and Crawford got involved, one was a dark guild and the other was a former chairman who had been dismissed and whose intentions to betray him were obvious. If they really went to fight, at least in terms of public opinion, there wouldn't be too much pressure.
In contrast, the Principality of Veronica, which involves the national level, is much more troublesome!
Chase, however, remained silent on the matter. Considering his earlier mention in the office of the other half of the Phoenix Stone holder, a wicked grin flashed across the brat's face.
The answer is about to come out!