Before anyone realized it, the vast city of Magnolia had been enveloped by some kind of "spell," and everything here had suddenly become completely different from before.
Of course, to ordinary Magnolia residents and travelers, the place didn't seem any different. Aside from being trapped inside the city and hardly daring to go outside, they only noticed that the streets had suddenly filled with a lot of strange mages wielding swords and other weapons.
But in the eyes of the Magic Council members and the mages from the righteous guild alliance who had answered the call and joined the crusade, the city had undergone a tremendous transformation!
That was because anyone who entered the city with hostility toward the Fairy Tail guild would immediately see a strange message appear in the "air" before them.
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Super-Large City-Level Instance — Magnolia
Factions: Contested...
Victory Condition: The entire Fairy Tail guild must be wiped out!
Failure Condition: Magnolia must not be conquered within 168 hours!
Background Story:
Magnolia lies in the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Fiore. It was once a prosperous and peaceful town. But after the evil Magic Council and its accomplices began their shameless assault on the righteous Fairy Tail guild, peace here was no more...
In X791, the evil Magic Council sent the Rune Knights, together with numerous evil guild alliances, to invade Magnolia in force, casting a terrifying shadow of war over the city.
Annie Haster, master of the Fairy Tail guild, took on the responsibility of opposing the Magic Council and its evil minions. She led the guild's many powerful members in defending Magnolia, swearing to wipe out every invading enemy and take the opportunity to destroy the tyrannical Magic Council and its accomplices!
To protect Magnolia's residents from the ravages of war, Master Annie