While Seiya was fighting the Four Elements, trouble also struck Fairy Tail.
Earlier, while Seiya, Erza, and the other main fighters had gone out to search for Makarov, Gajeel, the Iron Dragon known as Phantom Lord's strongest Mage, had led a group of Phantom Lord Mages to attack their doorstep.
Since Fairy Tail's main forces were absent, Gajeel easily achieved the feat of crushing weaklings and forcibly abducted their target, Lucy.
Before leaving, he not only mocked Fairy Tail's Mages as trash, but also drove enormous iron pillars through the Fairy Tail guild building, leaving it riddled with holes.
When Erza returned to the guild carrying Makarov alongside Natsu and the others, the sight of the wrecked guild and their battered companions instantly sent her rage soaring.
Natsu and Gray, who had originally been drained of magic power, were instantly revived at full strength when they saw the guild in such a state and learned that Lucy had been abducted. They were ready to storm Phantom Lord's headquarters for revenge and bring Lucy back.
Erza was equally furious as she looked at the ruined guild and her injured companions.
However, she also understood that their most urgent task was to first take Makarov to the western forest to receive treatment from Grandma Porlyusica.
Unfortunately, disaster never came alone. Just as Erza and the others were preparing to act, Phantom Lord made no effort to conceal its malice and launched an all-out assault on Fairy Tail!
After learning that Makarov had exhausted his magic power and was at death's door, and that their target, Lucy Heartfilia, had already been captured, Jose directly activated the guild fortress, intending to wipe out Fairy Tail in one stroke!
The Magic Council did prohibit guilds from fighting each other privately, but Jose believed that this