Saying that, Erza immediately jumped back onto the Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle and put the SE spark plug cover on her wrist.
As Lucy got into the car, she asked Erza in confusion, "Chase? We don't even know where they are, how can we chase them?"
Erza explained, "With so many of them moving together, their target must be very obvious. Someone in town must have seen them. We just need to ask around in town to find out their whereabouts."
"By car? No, no, no! Can't we just run there?! If I ride in a car again, I'll die!!"
Natsu immediately looked miserable when he heard they had to ride in a car. He had already ridden in a car twice today, and it was the first time he had experienced two dark moments in one day. He didn't expect two to not be the limit; there would be a third.
"Less nonsense!"
Qi Yan kicked Natsu into the car, then got in himself.
Whoosh!!
Erza floored the accelerator, and the Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle drifted.
"Ahhh!!"
Lucy didn't sit properly and ended up sitting on Qi Yan's face.
When Lucy realized she was sitting on Qi Yan's face, she immediately became shy.
"Your butt is so big."
Qi Yan rubbed his face, feeling like he had touched something extraordinary.
"Ahhh! This is sexual harassment!!"
The Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle, infused with Erza's magic, sped along and soon arrived at Kuluqi Town.
As soon as they reached the town, they saw many people discussing.
"Have you heard? Something happened at the train station."
"What happened at the train station?"
"I heard someone robbed the train."
"Robbed a train? Who did it?"
"I know! It was a Dark Guild nearby called Iron Forest."
"Iron Forest?!"
Lucy and Erza's expressions changed when they heard the name. Wasn't this the Iron Forest they were looking for?
"Let's go! To the train station!"
Erza quickly drove the Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle towards the train station.
Upon arriving at the train station, they saw that it had been surrounded by the army, and many people were constantly denouncing the atrocities of Iron Forest.
"A man with a large scythe suddenly broke in with a group of people! They forced us all off the train!"
"I left my business tools, which are more important than my wife, on the train!"
"Those people hijacked the train?! Why?! If it were robbing money or a ship, I could understand, but what's the point of robbing a train? A train can only run on tracks! Even if they really hijacked it, there would be no benefit!"
Lucy was very confused. If a train was robbed, as long as the tracks were switched before the next station, the train would be forced to stop!
Moreover, this matter had already caused such a stir that the army knew about it and would surely set up defenses at the next station.
Happy guessed, "Are they in a hurry to do something?"
Lucy, however, breathed a sigh of relief, "The army has also taken action, so catching them is only a matter of time, right! We don't need to go."
This way, she wouldn't have to fight a terrifying Dark Guild.
"No! I have a very bad premonition. They are a Dark Guild, not idiots, and certainly not fools. So many people making such a showy move must be planning to do something extraordinary, and it's very likely related to that sealed magic."
Although there seemed to be no connection between them, she just felt there was.
"But the train has already departed for almost an hour. Whatever they want to do, we won't be able to catch up, right?"
"..."
Indeed, the train's speed was very fast, much faster than the Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle. Even if they drove at full speed now, as time passed, the distance would likely only grow.
Was she just going to give up like this? She was unwilling.
Just then, Qi Yan got out of the Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle and walked towards the railway.
"Qi Yan, where are you going?"
Lucy asked in confusion.
Qi Yan stood in the middle of the train tracks, stretching his limbs, "Of course, I'm going to chase them!"
When he heard of Iron Forest, he felt it sounded familiar but couldn't recall it immediately. Only when he saw them hijack the train did he remember this plot.
Lullaby, also known as the mass curse magic, Lullaby.
The reason they hijacked the train was to use it to travel through the Great Valley to the location of the regional meeting.
Then, they would use the power of Lullaby to curse and kill all the guild masters attending the regional meeting.
Recalling this plot and understanding their objective, Qi Yan's heart was also filled with anger.
Although he hadn't been in Fairy Tail for too long, the old man had taken great care of him, treating him like his own child.
Qi Yan, being all alone in this world, also treated Makarov as a father.
Now, a group of scoundrels actually wanted to harm the old man's life. Regardless of whether these guys could succeed, just having the thought meant they deserved to die.
"Chase?! How can we chase them?! They've already been gone for over an hour, and they're on a train."
A train was the fastest mode of transportation. In an hour, they should be over a hundred kilometers away by now.
"Of course, by running."
"Run?!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. If he had said flying, it would be understandable, but when he said running, they felt they couldn't comprehend it. How could a person outrun a train?
"Full Reception: Fushiguro Toji!"
Qi Yan said nothing and began to receive Fushiguro Toji.
Qi Yan's gray trench coat turned into a black T-shirt, his pants became gray pants, a black cloth belt was around his waist, and he wore a pair of flat old-man shoes.
His muscles also subtly bulged, and his hair and facial features changed.
This was Qi Yan's form after receiving the Heavenly Restriction.
Qi Yan's voice was slightly rough, with the deep magnetism of a middle-aged man, and his eyes also became like someone who thought he was the best in the world.
"Erza, you all can come slowly. I'll take care of Iron Forest."
"Qi Yan, if you transform so early, how long can you last?"
Erza was the person who knew Qi Yan's magic best. After all, they had fought side by side, and Qi Yan's strength after transforming was incredibly powerful.
But Qi Yan had a very obvious weakness, which was what men feared most.
Not being durable enough.
Qi Yan's magic consumption was very high after transforming. In short, he exchanged extreme power for a large amount of magic consumption in a short period.
However, once he over-consumed, Qi Yan could even fall into a coma. Six months ago, Qi Yan was in a coma for three full days.
"Don't worry! There's enough time!"
Although his magic power had only increased by one and a half stars compared to six months ago, his total magic power had increased by about ten times. Although the duration wouldn't be much longer, it was already enough to deal with Iron Forest.
Boom—!
Qi Yan stomped hard, and the wooden ties beneath the tracks broke.
The next instant, Qi Yan had already appeared hundreds of meters away.
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