In the vast green sea of trees that was Waas Forest, there were hardly any organized or large-scale dark guild forces left to resist or intercept the alliance formed by Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter.
So it didn't take them long to learn from the defeated enemies, by various means, the location of the stronghold where Oración Seis and the others were holed up, as well as the approximate whereabouts of their captured companions, Wendy and a certain cat.
The first to reach the enemy stronghold were, of course, Gray, Natsu, and the cat Carla!
Knowing they couldn't take on the enemy with their own strength alone, they naturally contacted their trusted aerial support right away.
"Hey?"
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"What?"
(??????)????
"You're saying the enemy stronghold is to the west, deep in Waas Forest, at the ruins of an ancient village?"
!(;?o?)o
"Okay, got it! Then you'll have to wait a little while! It might take me a bit to get there. I'm all the way over on the eastern side right now. I was chasing a bunch of bad guys and accidentally ended up here..."
(^~^;)ゞ
"That's all for now! I'll be there in a bit, so wait for me. Don't do anything to alert the enemy!"
(????-)?
With that, Annie ended the magical communication without giving the white cat Carla, Gray, or Natsu a chance to say another word.
"..."
"So what do we do now?"
"You heard her. Your guild master Annie said she's at the easternmost edge of Waas Forest. It's a bit far from here. Even though the airship is fast, it'll still take at least ten minutes to get here..."
"So, do we just wait here for her?"
After putting away the magical communication device they'd used to contact and locate