Chapter 54: War Begins! This Is an Order!
"Well done!"
Under the heavy atmosphere, Makarov suddenly broke into a smile at Ren.
As Makarov spoke, the oppressive atmosphere instantly dissipated.
"It's what I should do."
Ren smiled and waved his hand at Makarov.
The surrounding guild members remained silent, focusing all their attention on Ren and Makarov.
"Last night, our guild's Shadow Gear team was attacked by Phantom Lord," Makarov said slowly, his face solemn as he stood on the bar counter addressing everyone.
The crowd's gazes turned serious, all eyes converging on Makarov.
"No matter how Phantom Lord provokes us, I can brush it aside!"
"But they absolutely should not have attacked my guild members!"
"What parent could forgive someone who hurts their children?!"
Makarov roared with righteous indignation, rage burning in his eyes.
"Brats!"
"We are going to war with Phantom Lord!"
Makarov's roar echoed through the guild, his passionate words firing up all the guild members.
Everyone was filled with righteous anger, looking at Makarov with exhilarating gazes.
"Ohh!!!"
The guild members' roars resounded through the sky.
Since they attacked our comrades, so what if we violate the Council's rules?
If we can't even guarantee the safety of our comrades, what's the point of being a mage?
Since war was declared, Makarov quickly made his choices.
"Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy!"
"As the vanguard team, go destroy Phantom Lord's branch."
Natsu's eyes gleamed with excitement. Smashing his fists together, his gaze filled with fighting spirit, he shouted loudly, "Got it, Old Man!"
Erza looked at Ren. After seeing Ren nod, Erza left the guild with Natsu and the others.
Because Erza was the strongest in this team, she served as the captain.
Lyon and his companions formed the second team to destroy another Phantom Lord branch.
Other team members were ready as support units to assist at any time.
With Makarov's arrangements, a large portion of people instantly left the guild.
"Old Man, can you contact Mystogan and Laxus?"
After everyone had left, Ren sat on a bar stool and asked the grim-faced Makarov.
Makarov was slightly stunned, then nodded. "Yes!"
"Then help me contact them."
Ren grinned.
Since they chose war, they had to crush Phantom Lord completely, giving them no chance to breathe.
As Makarov contacted Laxus, a virtual figure appeared before Makarov.
"What is it, Old Man?"
Laxus stood with his arms crossed, looking at the two before him with a displeased face.
Makarov glanced at Ren beside him and didn't speak.
Ren stepped forward and informed Laxus of the situation.
Laxus was silent for a moment, then a sneer suddenly appeared on his face.
"Going to war with Phantom Lord?"
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Those useless trash should have been kicked out of the guild long ago. If the Old Man had listened to me earlier, Fairy Tail would have long been the number one mage guild in the Kingdom of Fiore!"
Laxus sneered, not listening to Ren's previous words at all.
Ren smiled, seemingly unbothered by Laxus's words.
Then, Ren's face suddenly turned cold, his eyes flashing with violence.
"Laxus, take your Thunder Legion and attack Phantom Lord's branches."
"Why should I listen to your orders?"
Laxus looked displeased, crossing his arms and glaring at Ren.
Ren grinned, the violence in his eyes seemingly overflowing. A hideous smile appeared on his handsome, rugged face. "I'm not discussing this with you, Laxus!"
"This is an order!"
Ren's domineering posture stunned Laxus slightly. Looking at the violent smile on Ren's face, he fell silent for a moment.
"I'll deal with the Phantom Lord branch!"
Saying this, Laxus directly cut off the communication, and the virtual image disappeared before them.
After that, Ren contacted Mystogan, who was much easier to talk to than Laxus.
After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Mystogan quickly agreed to Ren's request.
In just one day, more than a dozen Phantom Lord branches were wiped out.
Laxus, the Thunder Legion, and Mystogan's sudden attacks left the mages in those branches unable to react at all.
Coupled with their immense strength, they cleared out over a dozen branches in a single day.
The vanguard team composed of Erza, Natsu, and others also had an impressive record.
At the Phantom Lord headquarters, Jose listened to his subordinates' reports with a gloomy face.
"Damn Makarov!"
Kicking the subordinate in front of him flying, Jose's face was dark.
He hadn't expected Fairy Tail's counterattack to be so swift.
Yesterday, after Gajeel returned to Phantom Lord, he reported Ren's words to Jose.
At that time, Jose was full of joy, ready to welcome the war with Fairy Tail!
But unexpectedly, before he could even devise a countermeasure, a portion of his subordinate branches had been wiped out.
He looked at Gajeel, whose arm was wrapped in bandages, and the Element 4 standing behind Gajeel.
These were Phantom Lord's high-end combat forces.
Especially the Iron Dragon Gajeel, whom Jose hailed as the strongest man in Phantom Lord.
"Speak up, what should we do now?"
Jose's gloomy gaze swept over everyone as he asked with a sullen face.
Gajeel remained silent, head bowed, not saying a word.
Among the Element 4, Aria, with tears in his eyes, looked up at the ceiling.
A hideous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Then let's kill them all. Kill all the fairies!"
Aria was the leader of the Element 4, representing the element of Air.
Aria's words clearly struck a chord with Jose. Looking at the hideous face, a similar hideous smile appeared on Jose's gloomy face.
"Since the fairies chose to start a war, then my Phantom Lord can't fall behind!"
"Brats!"
"War has begun!"
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