"Summon, Shadow Wolves!"
Two packs of Shadow Wolves appeared in the guild, sniffing around on the stage.
Actually, finding people could be left to Wolian, but just in case, bringing a Shadow Wolf that can track isn't a bad idea.
"Let the Shadow Wolves lead you to find the people, and then... take these." Rhode took out two pairs of sunglasses, handing them to Gray and Elfman.
"I've heard that besides their specialty magic, the Thunder God Tribe also has magic that is activated through their eyes, so be careful."
Magic activated through the eyes is often very powerful, just like Ibarglin's Petrifying Eye, which can even turn Erza into stone.
But this kind of magic can actually be blocked just by wearing a pair of glasses. Earlier, Ibarglin pushed up her glasses when using magic on Lucy.
Since going out with Erza one time last winter, Rhode prepared several pairs of sunglasses to prevent snow blindness.
Didn't expect they'd come in handy here.
"I'm heading off first." Elfman took the sunglasses and jumped on the back of a Two-headed Wolf, waving his hand, "Manly man!"
One wolf charged out of the guild.
Gray, however, waved his hand: "I don't need them; Fried's Magic Eye is different from the other two, and if worse comes to worst, I can make my own."
He has Shaping Magic, so making a pair of glasses is no big deal.
Laki asked, "So what should we do?"
"Laki, go take care of the President. Wolian, make sure to report locations at any time. Others, protect the statues. If Biguslo notices the numbers are off, he might come to the guild, then it will be up to you all to deal with it."
Everyone responded in unison:
"Got it."
"Leave it to us!"
Gray waited until Elfman ran a short distance before mounting another Two-headed Wolf to set off.
Natsu, watching Gray leave, was getting impatient, "Wait a minute, I want to join too, let me go fight Laxus!"
Gajeel didn't say anything, but it was clear he felt the same way. Although he was hard-mouthed, he also wanted to use this opportunity to blend into the guild.
Rhode was helpless, "Can you even get out?"
"So hurry and think of a way to let me out!"
"Once we defeat Fried, you'll naturally be able to get out. Otherwise, just keep attacking the technique at the entrance, maybe you can weaken Fried's Magic Power a bit, which would be an indirect confrontation with him."
"What kind of fight is that!" Natsu was full of dissatisfaction but could only punch the air wall to vent his frustration.
Mira also left the President to Laki's care, emerging from the medical room: "Is everything decided?"
Rhode nodded, handing her a pair of sunglasses, "Elfman and Gray have already set off. We'll split up and follow them in a moment. Watch out for traps, and make it quick."
The two waited a moment before Rhode followed in Elfman's direction, and Mira headed towards Gray.
Before leaving, Rhode left a River Crab in the guild to keep track of the battle updates. Within a short time, the number of remaining people had reduced to 60.
Unlike last year's Harvest Festival, today the vicinity of the guild seemed rather calm, probably due to the recent disturbance.
To avoid stepping into strange traps, Rhode chose to move by rooftop, which also gave him a good view.
Jumping in a direction away from the guild, Rhode often saw strange lights suddenly flashing in the distance, probably indicating companions fighting in those directions.
The battle updates in the guild kept rolling in.
"Mickey vs. Biguslo."
"Winner: Biguslo. Mickey is unable to continue fighting."
"Alzack vs. Fried."
"Winner: Fried. Alzack is unable to continue fighting."
"Fairy Tail remaining members: 58."
Some have already found Fried and Biguslo.
Although they defeated comrades and escaped the traps, they had also consumed a significant amount of Magic Power and suffered some injuries, clearly not a match for the Thunder God Tribe.
Need to find them quickly.
Rhode remained vigilant, watching his surroundings to avoid suddenly falling into a trap with someone.
He noticed that after leaving the guild, ordinary people seemed largely unaffected, with the festival continuing as usual; people were shopping and chatting.
Mira's situation was similar, with sudden small open spaces appearing on the road, where two or three people were fighting.
Without a doubt, they were all members of Fairy Tail.
The local residents weren't surprised; after all, it's just Fairy Tail fighting. Bored people even started betting on who would win or lose.
Visitors from outside didn't panic when they saw the locals were calm, probably thinking it was just part of a performance.
The bolder ones stayed to watch, while those in a hurry just walked past them.
—Fried's Technique seemed to only target Mages, leaving ordinary people unaffected.
For the fighting comrades he encountered on the road, Rhode casually told them to stay put, but whether they listened or not didn't concern him; there was no time to mediate, and once the Technique was down, everything would settle.
But Mira couldn't ignore it, throwing down two basketball-sized pink Hypnotic Bubbles whenever she encountered such fights.
The mediation was quite effective, with both sides stopping their fight immediately.
The people Mira mediated were also included in the battle updates, showing "Winner: Mirajane" on the guild's 'big screen'.
Laxus, who was resting in preparation for his showdown with the old man in the church, chuckled. Here, he also had Fried's real-time text updates of the battle through the Technique.