The villagers' location

Just as Jiang Bai was waiting for Jellal's Thought Projection to return, he heard a series of chaotic footsteps behind him.

Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy who was half-dragged and half-carried by Juvia, and Happy who was clinging to Natsu's shoulder and refusing to get down, the group finally arrived at the top of the tower.

"Hey! Lucy, how are you feeling?" Jiang Bai greeted her.

Before Lucy could answer, Juvia lowered her head in shame. "Luckily Lucy was here. This time, it was Juvia who dragged us down."

She was referring to the fact that she had been mentally controlled by the other party's magic, which was an unacceptable mistake for an S-Class mage.

"No, no, no, without Juvia, I wouldn't have been able to summon Aquarius so easily!" Lucy quickly waved her hand.

Erza's gaze fell on Jellal, who was completely unconscious and embedded in the floorboards.

She walked up to Jiang Bai and asked, "Jiang Bai, is this all over for you?"

"Not yet,"

Jiang Bai shook his head.

"It's only half over, and we haven't even found out where those people who were arrested are."

"Speaking of which,"

Natsu came closer, curiously examining Jellal on the ground.

"This guy looks just like that Qi guy we Magic Council before."

"Hey! Maybe they're twins."

Happy sat on Natsu's shoulder, clutching his hair tightly with his little paws, refusing to leave.

It almost thought it was going to lose Natsu forever, and it's still shaken.

"They are the same person."

Jiang Bai casually explained,

"That Siegrain is this guy's Thought Projection."

"Jiang Bai, so you knew all along,"

Lucy's eyes widened.

"Then why... why didn't you expose him directly during the Magic Council?"

Why expose him in the Magic Council?

Jiang Bai looked at her as if she were an idiot.

"Those stubborn old men have always disliked me. Should I kindly remind them?"

"Of them, as long as Grandpa Yajima is alright, that's all that matters."

"Besides, this Jellal won't actually harm them; at most, he'll just cause them some harmless minor trouble."

"So, do we need to wake him up now?" Gray asked.

"Juvia can splash him with water!" Juvia immediately suggested enthusiastically.

"No,"

Jiang Bai waved his hand.

"He's here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue stream of light descended from the sky and condensed into the shape of Siegrain in front of everyone.

Jellal's Thought Projection looked at the pitiful state of his original body on the ground, then at Jiang Bai was unharmed, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"As expected of 'Infinity' Jiang Bai, it seems that even if I merge with my original body, I am still no match for you."

"You dare compare yourself to me, bro? You can't even beat Natsu when he goes into overdrive." Jiang Bai silently complained to himself.

This time, he didn't rush to take action; he wanted to find out the location of the innocent people who were being held captive first.

"Judging from your expression, you must have achieved your goal," Jiang Bai said.

"You've really observed things very carefully."

A confident smile returned to Jellal's face.

"That's right! My wish is about to come true!"

"It should be the Etherion," Jiang Bai said casually.

Jellal's smile froze instantly, replaced by undisguised shock. "How did you know?!"

Jiang Bai pointed to the sky. "Do you think I wouldn't be able to sense such a large magic circle above my head, with such intense magical fluctuations?"

"What is Etherion?" Lucy asked, looking puzzled.

Erza solemnly explained to her the terrifying nature Magic Council the Council's ultimate weapon, which made Lucy pale with fright.

"Huh?!"

Lucy quickly looked up at the sky, but couldn't see anything.

"Why... why can't I feel it?"

Lucy,

Happy said in a matter-of-fact tone,

Do you think you can compare to Jiang Bai?

Jiang Bai ignored the commotion and looked at Jellal, a playful smile curving his lips, "Hey! What do you think would happen if I destroyed that thing in the sky right now?"

"How dare you!" Jellal shouted angrily.

"It's not impossible for me to stop."

Jiang Bai held up one finger and shook it.

"Tell me where those people you captured are being held, and I'll pretend I didn't see anything in the sky, okay?"

Before Jellal could answer, he added, "Don't try to threaten me with that; it won't work on me."

"At worst, I'll just use this island as a center and search inch by inch. Anyway, you definitely won't hide them too far away."

Jellal's expression shifted between light and shadow.

He knew for himself that Jiang Bai had guessed correctly.

To facilitate the R-System's absorption of magic, he did not move those slaves too far.

If Jiang Bai is truly determined to find it, he will definitely succeed.

After weighing the pros and cons, Jellal knew he had no other choice.

The only hope now is that this man will keep his promise.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

He gritted his teeth and said, word by word,

"They're on that uninhabited island, twelve kilometers to the east of this island."