"What... what's happening?"
"The city... the city gates are..."
"Monsters!"
The Guard Captain said in a daze, "Impossible, it's impossible... Those are the thickest gates in the world, capable of withstanding any attack!"
Kildas led the way, with Rhode carrying the Fairy Tail flag closely behind, Mira and Erza flanking them, the four of them walked through the gate with ease.
Rhode planted the flagpole into the ground, holding the flag with his right hand: "The First Guild of the Aslan Fiore Kingdom, Fairy Tail, has been unjustly provoked by Edolas. Hereby, I formally declare war against King Faust of Edolas!
This war will continue until Edolas surrenders. All people holding weapons are enemies, our target is the Royal Palace, and those who stand in our way... shall bear the consequences!"
Whoosh——
Rhode tossed the flag into the air just as a gust of wind blew in from outside the city gates, causing the Fairy Tail flag to flutter in the wind.
A mere four-man team declaring war on an entire kingdom seemed somewhat laughable.
Whether it was the guards on the city walls or the residents watching from the windows of nearby buildings, everyone had a mocking smirk on their faces.
But then Kildas clenched his fist and slammed it into the ground with force.
Mira, receiving Satan's Soul, pushed forward with both hands to the left front.
Erza switched to Purgatory Armor, bringing a heavy blow with her serrated saber to the ground on the right front.
Crack! Boom! Bang!
Three slightly different sounds resonated simultaneously, setting off an earthquake in the Royal Capital. All the buildings throughout the city trembled.
The area hit by Kildas had its ground shattered, with a crack extending from his feet to the city center, the entire street turning into neat square blocks.
The foundations on either side of the street seemed affected, causing the buildings to tilt slightly toward the middle.
The tallest building in the city center appeared to be sinking, shortening by a substantial portion, and the base walls crumbled under the heavy pressure, gradually unable to support the upper sections.
This led to the building's structural breakdown and collapse.
The dark energy Mira unleashed formed a deep trench across the left front street, devastating countless building exteriors along the way, only exploding when hitting the city walls of the capital.
The city wall was blown open with a massive hole, surrounded by dense cracks.
When Erza's serrated saber struck, a fissure curved across the street to the opposite city wall.
The street appeared to have just one more crack on the surface, but seconds later, the cobblestones above collapsed inward with a rumble, causing the street level to sink over a foot, turning the road into a rugged expanse.
A hit on the city wall birthed a fissure at its base, branching upward like a tree with growing cracks.
When it reached the top, the city wall collapsed explosively, creating a gaping hole.
Their attacks seemed to cause a resonance, shaking the entire city while screams erupted from the Royal Capital.
The most unfortunate were those stationed on the walls, as the walls on either side of the gates crumbled during the tremors.
The Royal Capital's proud, majestic walls lost nearly a third from just the three's attack.
Numerous buildings nearby transformed from works of art into hazardous structures.
Those who initially mocked Rhode's declaration of war quickly had their expressions shift from smirks to terror.
Cries of 'Monsters', 'Demons', and 'Traitors' filled the air.
Countless panicked individuals fled towards the opposite city gates.
The recently gathered gate guards scattered, struggling to stand, trembling as they pointed weapons at the four before them.
"Summoning: Cyan Engraved Golem! Crown of Insight!"
Two Cyan Engraved Golems appeared, blue light streams circled around the four, restoring their spent Magic Power.
The attention of the gate guards wasn't on the Crown of Insight but on those towering stone figures, causing them to step back in unison.
Those three monsters were daunting enough, yet now there were two more towering stone giants?
The troops' morale plummeted, leading to a retreat even before a second move could be made by the four.
The four paid no heed to the retreating soldiers and began advancing toward the Royal Palace. It was intriguing that the palace was not centrally located or the tallest building in the Royal Capital.
If not for the intelligence from Gemini, they would have fought to the center only to find they had misjudged the location.
After a few steps, Kildas seemed to realize the effect of the Crown of Insight: "Oh? Intriguing, this magic is fascinating!"
The Magic Power he expended in that move meant little to him, but had it been an ordinary mage, they might have collapsed on the spot from releasing that much Magic Power.
To think so much Magic Power could be restored in just a few seconds, with Rhode also seemingly regaining power for himself—this magic was indeed powerful!
With such blue light constantly on, using Magic Power systematically, wouldn't it be akin to possessing nearly infinite magic?
Kildas glanced back at Rhode a few times, questioning how the President always seemed to find such treasures.
Lost in thought, Kildas absentmindedly leaned forward.
The three behind him saw him falling forward, but instead of helping, they nimbly backed away, letting Kildas crash into the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A pit filled with square stones and earth immediately formed, with spider-web-like cracks appearing around it.
Those cracks crept through alleys, over bridges, up buildings, destroying several roads, causing bridges to collapse, and leading to the further collapse of dozens of structures.
Rhode, Mira, and Erza escaped the blast range, watching as Kildas emerged from the rubble unscathed, showing no urgency.
In the next moment, the debris shattered into finer pieces, scattering, with Kildas standing uninjured within the pit, pointing a fist toward the sky.
There was something undeniably cool about it.
The two Cyan Engraved Golems stood obediently in front of the three, shielding them from countless debris.
Kildas laughed heartily: "Hahaha... Sorry, got distracted."
Rhode waved his hand: "No problem, feel free to get distracted today."
Just stay far away from us.
"There they are!"
"Intruders!"
"It's Fairy Tail again, seize them!"
The commotion had drawn many 'guests'—uncertain whether due to staunch loyalty to the kingdom or ignorance of the earlier display of power.
Either way, these people charged in, weapons ready.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kildas, Mira, and Erza acted in sequence, leaving Rhode feeling redundant other than holding the flag.
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