Chapter 59: Phantom Lord Attack (3)
Makarov said calmly, "Jose, you've done something truly despicable and tarnished the title of Wizard Saint. You had unlimited potential as a young mage, but your narrow-mindedness brought you to this point. And now you've sunk so low that you'd attack someone from the younger generation."
Makarov spoke from the heart. He'd met Jose Porla six years ago and even fought him once.
Though the fight started because he was drunk, his real intention was to test the young man's strength and teach him some humility.
Jose was powerful—incredibly so. He'd achieved the rank of Wizard Saint at a young age, and his magic power was immense.
If he'd continued growing normally, he could have become one of the strongest Wizard Saints. But Makarov never expected things would turn out like this.
Then again, even though he hadn't defeated Jose six years ago, given the man's temperament, today's outcome was probably inevitable.
Jose shouted angrily at Makarov, "Shut up! Just sit there and watch your guild and your precious guild members turn to ash!"
Jose's blood boiled hearing Makarov's lecturing tone. It reminded him of six years ago, when that old geezer—who'd merely lived longer—had no right to lecture him.
At Phantom Lord's guild headquarters, President Jose Porla's voice rang out: "Prepare the Magic Convergent Cannon—Jupiter!"
"Jupiter is charging! Magic power conversion complete! Magic particles gathered! All systems ready! We can fire at any moment!"
The walls of Phantom Lord's headquarters suddenly began shifting. Soon, an enormous cannon barrel extended outward, aiming directly at the Fairy Tail guild. Energy continued gathering at the muzzle.
Everyone in Fairy Tail paled when they saw it. Panic spread through the guild.
"No way! It's a convergent magic cannon!"
"They're going to destroy the guild with all of us inside!"
"Dammit! What do we do?! I never thought they'd have something like this!"
A crazed smile spread across Jose's face as his voice echoed from the sky: "Hahaha! Accursed Fairy Tail! Vanish from this world! FIRE!"
Suddenly, a cold snort rang out. "Hmph!"
"Crack—!"
The very air seemed to shatter under the pressure.
"BOOM!"
The water from the canal and sea began rising rapidly. In mere moments, a massive tsunami several hundred meters high surged toward Phantom Lord's headquarters.
Just as the seawater struck Phantom Lord's building, the convergent magic cannon finished charging.
"CRASH!" The wave slammed into Phantom Lord's headquarters, knocking the entire structure backward.
Some parts of the building crumbled under the tsunami's force. Though the wave lacked sustained power and didn't cause catastrophic damage, it was enough.
"WHOOSH!" The terrifyingly powerful convergent magic blast fired, punching a hole straight through the massive wave.
Because Phantom Lord's headquarters had tilted backward from the impact, the cannon's trajectory shifted dramatically—now aimed at a seventy-degree angle toward the sky.
"BOOM!"
The magic blast detonated high above Magnolia. The explosion's light and sound shocked every resident in town.
"What was that?!"
"What just happened?!"
"It's Phantom Lord! Phantom Lord is attacking!"
"Quick! Get away from there! Run!"
A young man eating in a nearby restaurant changed expression. "What kind of power is that?! How can Phantom Lord attack Fairy Tail so brazenly?!"
Phantom Lord's headquarters swayed as it regained balance. Inside, Jose cursed, his face twisted in fury. "Dammit! What the hell was that tsunami?!"
"Report! President! It's bad news! It's Dino Maxim from Fairy Tail!"
Jose's expression went dark. "What?! Impossible! Wasn't that brat taken away by the Magic Council?!"
Compared to Makarov, Dino Maxim was far more troublesome for Jose. He wasn't afraid of one-on-one combat, but Dino's wide-range destructive power was overwhelming.
Jose rushed to the live projection feed. The Fairy Tail members were parting down the middle, clearing a path for Dino Maxim.
Jose swore viciously. "Dammit! It really is that brat! Those useless Council bastards! They couldn't even keep him detained for one day?!"
"Guild Master! What should we do?! That guy's destructive power is terrifying! Our guild could be destroyed at any moment at this range!"
Jose's face twisted with malice. "Don't panic! Actually, this works out perfectly—we can deal with him here and now! That insurance plan I prepared just in case will finally be useful. And that damn Makarov secretly got Dino back—no wonder he was so calm."
"Dino!"
"Destroy that thing, Dino!"
"Phantom Lord destroyed our guild! Now they dare show their faces?! Dino, crush their headquarters!"
"Make 'em pay!"
Everyone at Fairy Tail immediately thought of Dino when they saw that tsunami. Only Dino could create such a massive spectacle with a single move.
Dino's voice cut through the air, cold and sharp. "You don't need to tell me. I was already planning to. You destroyed the Fairy Tail guild, hurt our members, and you're still arrogant enough to keep attacking? Jose, today you and Phantom Lord will be buried together."
"Vvvvvvv—!" Dino took his battle stance, clenching his right fist. A white sphere of light began forming around it, growing clearer and more concentrated with destructive power.
Suddenly, Jose's voice boomed from above. "WAIT!"
"Dino Maxim, take a good look at who this is!" The moment Jose finished speaking, a large cross rose above the magic cannon, its base locked into position.