Inside the Kardia Cathedral, Freed, who was struggling to maintain the barrier, suddenly had a change in expression.
"Freed, what's wrong?" Evergreen, noticing the shift in Freed's demeanor, immediately asked.
"The Jutsu Shiki has been breached! There's a gap in the barrier!"
"What?!"
Hearing Freed's words, both Evergreen and Bickslow were shocked.
The Jutsu Shiki covering Magnolia this time was meticulously laid out by Freed.
In Evergreen and Bickslow's view, such intricate script could probably only be deciphered by someone equally proficient in Jutsu Shiki, like Kenichi.
But now, Freed's script had been broken by the Alvarez Empire's forces… naturally, they were astonished.
However, Freed himself wasn't too surprised.
After all, the enemy was a massive military empire.
It wasn't strange for a military empire to have one or two mages proficient in Jutsu Shiki.
"Evergreen, Bickslow, cover me!"
"Leave the enemies who have entered the town to our other comrades!" Freed, still maintaining his stance to uphold the script, said to Evergreen and Bickslow.
"Understood!"
"I won't let anyone take a single step closer to you!" As they spoke, Evergreen and Bickslow positioned themselves in front of Freed.
At the same time, inside the Fairy Tail's guild hall, Warren's face drastically changed when he saw a large number of red dots appear on his detection radar.
"Not good! A group of enemies has breached Freed's Jutsu Shiki and invaded Magnolia!"
"What?!" Upon hearing Warren's report, Makarov's aged face also changed.
However, he didn't lose his composure.
"It seems the enemy also has talent proficient in Jutsu Shiki!"
"They are probably targeting Freed!"
"Warren, quickly notify Gray and the others! Have them intercept the enemy and ensure Freed's safety at all costs!"
Hearing Makarov's order, Warren acknowledged and immediately activated his Telepathy magic.
"Gray, Elfman...! A group of enemies has already entered the town. Their target is likely Freed. Hurry and stop them!"
At this moment, Gray, Elfman, and the others, who were on standby within the town, perked up upon hearing Warren's telepathic message in their minds.
"Hmph, finally our turn?"
"Let's blast all the intruders away!" After Gray, Elfman, and the others exclaimed excitedly, they rushed along the streets towards the cathedral where Freed was located.
Simultaneously, Laxus, clad in his cape, stood on the rooftop of a tall building.
Warren's telepathic message had naturally reached Laxus's mind as well.
Although Laxus wasn't on the list Warren mentioned, the matter concerned the Thunder God Tribe, so Laxus wouldn't just sit idly by.
"Hmph!" Laxus grinned, and golden lightning emanated from his body.
In the next second, Laxus's figure vanished from the spot.
Just as Gray, Laxus, and the others were heading towards the location of the intruders, the demons controlled by Kenichi, Kyoka, Tempester, and the others, had already launched an attack on the Alvarez Empire's soldiers who had invaded Magnolia.
"Swoosh..." With just a whispered word from Tempester, rapidly spinning whirlwinds instantly swept towards the group of Alvarez Empire's soldiers.
"Ah-"
In the next moment, a large number of soldiers were sent flying into the sky.
Meanwhile, Kyoka swung her arm, her elongated, slender fingers stretching out like five long whips, lashing towards the Alvarez Empire soldiers.
When those five whip-like fingers struck the soldiers' bodies, they were instantly sliced apart.
In the short span of a single second, several hundred Alvarez Empire's soldiers were already lying defeated.
"Oh?"
"To think there are demons in this town."
Just then, a mocking voice came from the darkness.
"Who's there?!" Hearing the voice, Kyoka retracted her fingers and coldly demanded towards a specific point in the darkness ahead.
Soon, under the gaze of Kyoka, Tempester, and the other demons, a man with a pointed head walked out of the darkness.
This man with the pointed head was none other than Wall of the Spriggan 12.
To be precise, it was Wall's puppet.
"Although they are demons, in the end, they're just toys casually created by His Majesty the Emperor." Wall glanced disdainfully at Kyoka and the others, then activated his Machine Magic.
In the next second, five mechanical soldiers materialized beside him.
Without any hesitation, the five mechanical soldiers dispersed and charged respectively towards the five demons: Kyoka, Keith, Tempester, Torafuzar, and Ezel.
"Boom!" Seeing a mechanical soldier charge at him, Tempester was the first to counterattack.
After uttering a single word, a bolt of lightning struck the incoming mechanical soldier.
However, contrary to expectations, the mechanical soldier did not fall.
The lightning bolt struck the mechanical soldier, but it remained completely unscathed, not even pausing in its movement.
Under Tempester's surprised gaze, the mechanical soldier kicked towards him.
At the same time, Torafuzar, whose body was hard as steel, punched a mechanical soldier. The mechanical soldier's body parted like water, then quickly reformed.
Similar situations occurred with Kyoka, Keith, and Ezel.
These mechanical soldiers completely countered the attacks of Kyoka and the others.
This wasn't really the fault of Kyoka and the others.
After all, these mechanical soldiers were created by Wall specifically targeting their weaknesses.
Wall merely glanced at Kyoka and the others, who were being held back by the mechanical soldiers, and then leisurely walked towards the cathedral where Freed and the others were.
However, just as Wall reached the entrance of the cathedral, a golden bolt of lightning, like a sea serpent plunging into the ocean, shot directly towards him.
"Hmm?" Although Wall was a puppet, he still possessed considerable strength.
Sensing the danger, he pushed off with his feet, his body swiftly retreating backwards.
Before Wall could even land, a man with golden short hair, wearing a long coat, stood blocking his path.