"Crush... crush them?!"
Simon was a bit stunned. "Wait! There's an extremely large army guarding the island."
Simon knew that Jellal had deployed a massive force on the Tower of Heaven, numbering several thousand. With so many people, even if they took them out one by one, it would take forever, and they'd die of exhaustion.
"Exactly! We should just crush them." Gray fully agreed with Takeshi's suggestion.
"Erza, you should try to persuade..."
Simon wanted Erza to persuade Takeshi and Gray.
Unexpectedly, Erza nodded. "Then let's do it. Eight years ago, we overthrew the rule of the cult, and today we will overthrow Jellal."
"Erza?!"
Simon hadn't expected Erza's personality to change so much in eight years, was she this radical now?
"That guy hurt Erza, and now he wants to abduct her as a sacrifice. We should let a guy like him know what we're capable of."
Lucy was also brave now. On one hand, she was angry about what Erza and Simon, among others, had gone through. On the other hand, it was because there were many strong individuals in this operation.
Especially Takeshi, who was a monster capable of defeating a Wizard Saint, and there were only a few Wizard Saints in the entire Ishgar continent.
Takeshi also had a record of fighting one against ten thousand. How many people could this tower hold?
Moreover, besides Takeshi, there were Erza, Natsu, and Gray, plus herself. Such a team was almost invincible, and with Juvia and the others, there was no need for any fear.
Soon, the ship arrived at the island where the Tower of Heavsn was located.
"It's so tall!"
As they got closer, everyone saw that the tower was even taller than they had imagined.
"After all, it took a full eight years."
Shô wished he could destroy this tall tower right now. Not long ago, he was proud of building it, but now it had become a pillar of shame for them.
"So many people!"
Lucy saw that there were so many enemies and couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.
"I already told you." Simon was a bit helpless.
Natsu and Gray had already jumped off the ship.
"Who are you?!"
The guards on the shore saw Natsu and Gray and immediately questioned them loudly.
Natsu's face was ferocious, and his fists were wreathed in flames. "You ask who we are?! You don't even recognize such worthy opponents! We are Fairy Tail, you scoundrels!"
Natsu charged straight ahead.
"Waaahhhhhh!!"
Many guards screamed as they were sent flying.
"Enemy attack!"
The other guards immediately shouted upon seeing this, and more guards rushed over from all directions.
Ice-Make: Lancer!
Gray used his Molding Magic with both hands, firing a barrage of ice lances.
"Waaahhhhhh!!"
Again, many guards were eliminated.
Juvia clapped, her face full of admiration. "Gray-sama is so cool! Juvia wants to do well too."
Water Slicer!
Juvia waved her hand, unleashing a large number of water blades that sliced through the guards.
"Waaahhhhh!"
Many guards were dealt with.
"So powerful!"
Shô, Wally, Millianna, and Simon were all amazed by this scene.
Originally, they thought Natsu and the others weren't very strong, as they had easily dealt with them in the casino. But after seeing the destructive power of their magic, they realized how incredibly strong these individuals were.
So many guards were so fragile under the attacks of these few people. They somewhat understood what Takeshi meant by 'crushing them'.
"I'm going in too!"
"Open, Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!!"
Seeing everyone performing, Lucy naturally couldn't fall behind. She took out her gold key and summoned Taurus.
"Moooooo—!!"
A humanoid cow carrying a large axe appeared, then swung the axe and fought with the guards. Although it was mostly one hit, one kill, its performance was far inferior compared to the others.
Millianna said, "So ordinary."
Wally nodded in agreement. "Yeah. A bit ordinary."
Lucy was furious when she heard this, baring her teeth and saying, "I'll become super strong too in the future."
At the same time, Lucy thought to herself, 'You guys are really talking big without knowing the effort involved. You don't even consider what kind of monsters these people are.'
'Natsu is the legendary Salamander, Juvia is one of Phantom Lord's Element 4, and while Gray isn't as famous in the magical world, he can go head-to-head with Natsu.'
'My performance was already very good, okay?'
Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor!
At this moment, Erza requipped into her Heaven's Wheel Armor. An armor made of steel adorned her body, with four steel wings on her back.
She flew into the air, like an iron angel, looking both beautiful and fierce.
Blumenblatt!
Erza summoned a large number of magical swords that shot towards the guards.
"Waaahhhhhhhh!!"
All of the guards were eliminated.
Shô and the others were deeply moved by this scene.
It was when they were on the brink of despair that Erza awakened her magic source, controlling a multitude of weapons to defeat the Black Magic Cult's magical soldiers, successfully leading them to defeat the cult.
They had actually thought that Erza had betrayed them because of Jellal's words.
How despicable!
Takeshi stepped off the ship and went onto the island, looking at the towering structure. It was to build this tower that Erza had endured so much pain, which ignited a strong urge to destroy within him.
Full Body Take Over: Edward Newgate!
"So big!"
Millianna and the others had always lived on this island and had never seen such a tall person. They were all astonished to see Takeshi transform into such a giant man.
Takeshi looked up at the Tower of Heaven. The towering structure made him recall the memories at Marineford.
"This sight is unpleasant."
Takeshi's lips curled slightly, and he said softly, "Since we're here, let's say hello first."
Bang!
He spread his feet apart and stepped onto the ground.
He gripped the air with all ten fingers, then traced an 'S' shape through the air.
Rumble!
The ground began to shake, the entire island started to tilt, and the sea began to layer, forming giant waves hundreds to thousands of meters high.
"What... what is this?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded by this sight.
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