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After finishing the gossip about Dr. Grisha, the wizards once again turned their gaze toward Weston and Warrod at the center of the banquet.
"This time, it truly is thanks to the efforts of you two, Weston and Warrod, as well as the brilliant medical skills of Dr. Grisha, that everyone was able to recover."
"The three of you have become the great benefactors of several nearby towns!"
Facing the crowd's congratulations, Warrod appeared somewhat constrained, his cheeks flushing slightly.
"Actually, I didn't contribute much effort. Weston was the one who discovered the water source had been poisoned, Weston defeated that Necromancer, and the final antidote formula was also found by Weston. I was just helping out."
"Don't be so self-deprecating, Warrod."
Weston patted Warrod's shoulder and smiled: "Your role was much larger than you think!"
"Although I found the formula, the subsequent work of gathering and cultivating the herbs relied entirely on your strength."
"Because of you, we were able to rush back ahead of time, Dr. Grisha could prepare the specific medicine early, and the patients in the nearby towns and villages could recover sooner."
"If I were alone, it would have taken at least three or four more days of work, and efficiency would have been greatly reduced."
"During that time, who knows how many more people would have died."
"So, it was you who saved those people!"
Comforted by Weston, Warrod felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
"Weston is right!"
Yuri approached with a wine glass: "The credit belongs equally to you, him, and Dr. Grisha. On behalf of everyone in town, I thank the three of you!"
"...You actually want to say 'Thank you on behalf of Rita,' don't you?"
"Ah... hahaha... it's all the same!!"
Because the two of them returned in time, Yuri's girlfriend, Rita, successfully survived the crisis and was gradually recovering.
The stone that had been weighing on Yuri's heart finally dropped, and he appeared a hundred times more spirited than before.
After a period of lively celebration, Precht finally asked a question everyone was concerned about.
"By the way, Weston, I heard from Warrod that the culprit of this incident, that Necromancer, poisoned people because he wanted to sacrifice one hundred thousand lives to resurrect the legendary Black Wizard, Zeref?"
Weston was startled for a moment, then nodded: "That is indeed correct."
"Can such a method actually work?"
"Of course it's useless!"
"How can you be so sure?"
"...Anyway, I'm sure!"
Zeref isn't even dead, it would be a miracle if he could be 'resurrected'.
Weston suddenly slapped his forehead: "Speaking of which, I just remembered something to tell you all. Everyone, pay attention."
Seeing his serious expression, the guild members quieted down.
"What is it?"
"Deliberately saying it at this time... does it have something to do with that Necromancer?"
Weston nodded solemnly: "That day, when I searched that Necromancer's memories, I discovered there is another hidden power behind him!"
A hidden power?
Mavis's mind worked quickly, and she immediately realized what Weston was referring to: "You mean... there are fanatical followers of Zeref like him?"
"Exactly!"
"Although these people have different identities and varying levels of strength, they all share a similar fanatical worship and pursuit of Zeref."
"Furthermore, every so often, this group gathers to share their 'insights' and 'achievements' from that period of time."
Precht was momentarily stunned: "'Insights'? 'Achievements'??"
Weston saw that everyone else was equally bewildered and explained helplessly: "Roughly speaking, they share magic items and intelligence related to Zeref they collected during that time, or brag about how many lives they sacrificed to resurrect Zeref..."
Hearing this, everyone gasped.
Good heavens!
This kind of thing counts as insights and achievements?
Exchanging and sharing these things... do they plan to kill even more people?
"No way, these people must be caught and sent to the Council to be properly guarded!"
"This time, just one Necromancer harmed so many towns, villages, and innocent people. If there are more people like him, then the Kingdom of Fiore... no, the entire continent of Ishgar will be ruined by these fanatics!"
"Then... do you plan to set out and wipe out this power?"
Yuri clenched his fists.
Crackle.
Golden electricity flickered on his arm.
"Weston, if you have that plan, you must call me!"
"These followers of Zeref nearly cost Rita and everyone else their lives. I will definitely not let them go!!"
After learning that this plague was not a natural disaster but a man-made one, a fire had been suppressed in his heart, unable to be released.
If he hadn't heard from Warrod that the Necromancer had already been killed by Weston and turned over to the Council's prison, he would have wanted to drag the guy over and give him a severe lesson.
Now that he knew there were 'accomplices' behind him, that fire instantly burned up again.
Seeing this, the other guild members were equally filled with righteous indignation and shouted loudly.
"Yuri's thoughts are our thoughts!!"
"Even though that Necromancer was the one behind this incident and has already been brought to justice, it doesn't mean other followers are innocent!"
"Those people must have secretly done many bad things over the years. We absolutely cannot let them go!!"
"That's right! What good could come from someone who worships Zeref? Beating them to death is definitely right!"
Such hot-bloodedness is not a good thing.
It is easy to be exploited!
Weston sighed inwardly and subconsciously looked at Precht, finding that he, like the others, had a look of being eager to try.
For the usually steady Precht, this could already be considered an emotional breakdown.
You kid...
"Everyone, calm down a bit."
"I indeed have the thought of destroying that organization, but now is not the time."
"According to that Necromancer's memories, there is still half a year until the next gathering of these followers, and the location of their next gathering is within the Kingdom of Fiore."
"If you truly want 'revenge,' then use this half-year to properly improve your strength!"
"When the time comes, I will lead you all to attack!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire guild went silent, everyone staring blankly at Weston.
The next second, excited shouts echoed through the tavern.
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"
"I feel like I'm fired up!!"
"Well said, Master!"
"Going all out against those who hurt our comrades is exactly the characteristic of 'Fairy Tail'!!!"
"When the time comes, let me lead the charge!"
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