Chaos

RUMBLE...

Large chunks of rubble cascaded down from above the crowd, and in the blink of an eye, the wealthy patrons who had been flaunting their fortunes moments ago were now suffering heavy casualties.

"Ahhh~"

"People are dying!"

"Help! Someone save me, I'll pay them!"

In an instant, the entire auction hall was filled with wails of misery, everywhere echoing with panicked screams.

At this moment.

So-called "money," "power," "status"... all lost their meaning.

When an individual's strength is limited, these things can indeed play a huge role. But when an individual's power can destroy a nation, or even annihilate a world, these things are nothing but Kyōka Suigetsu.

His figure flickered slightly, dodging several falling rocks from above.

Ul watched the auction hall, filled with the wailing and terrified wealthy patrons, and shook his head almost imperceptibly.

He really couldn't understand what these rich people were thinking.

Wouldn't it be better for you rich folks to just stay put in the territories of the Light faction or the Neutral faction?

But no, you had to court death by running to the Dark faction's countries.

Is this a place you can stay?

If you were in the Light faction or a neutral country's territory, at least the mages there, out of humanitarian concern, would never threaten your lives!

But you insist on running to the Dark faction's countries—isn't that just asking for death?

Rich people sure know how to play!

In the world of Fairy Tail, although mages and ordinary people seem to live "clearly separated," in reality, this world is entirely controlled by mages.

Regular guilds, because they are supervised by the Magic Council above them, do not use magic to threaten ordinary people.

But Dark Guilds have no such restrictions.

In Ul's view, the many wealthy people gathered here today were probably just mobile treasure vaults in the eyes of the Black Mages...

When there's nothing going on!

They can let these rich people eat, drink, and have fun here.

But once they need these rich people, their every move will probably be completely out of their own control.

RUMBLE...

Before the first tremor had even ended, the entire auction house was hit by a second shockwave.

And compared to the first.

The second impact was clearly more violent. Half of the auction hall directly collapsed, and large chunks of rubble and lamp fragments kept falling from above the crowd. In an instant, another wave of casualties swept through the hall!

Seeing this scene, Ul's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Sure enough!

Anime is all lies.

There's no war without death.

This is just the aftermath of the war, and already a bunch of people are dead!

What would it be like in the center of the battlefield?

Suddenly seeing so many corpses in front of him was quite a shock to Ul...

But.

He still hadn't forgotten his mission.

Although "Angel Wings" arriving so quickly was somewhat unexpected for Ul, this chaotic situation was actually a good thing for him. At least now, he could act without worrying about the auction house's rules.

The sudden accident had also caught the organizers off guard.

Although the auction house immediately sent people to stabilize the situation, unfortunately, the people they sent hadn't even said two words before they were crushed to death by a large falling rock.

And then... the scene became even more chaotic.

Taking advantage of the chaos.

Ul stealthily slipped toward the backstage of the auction house...

Almost as soon as he reached the backstage, Ul spotted a figure wrapped entirely in a black robe, with something bulging inside the robe, sneaking around and preparing to slip out.

Because of the black robe, Ul couldn't see the figure's true face, making it impossible for him to determine who this person was.

Just as that figure was about to slip out the back door—

Suddenly!

Ul's eyes rolled, and he opened his mouth to shout, "Jeris!"

"Hm?" The shadow paused mid-step, glancing back at Ul in confusion.

But when he saw that the speaker was a face he'd never seen before, he knew something was wrong and immediately bolted without looking back...

Seeing this, Ul's lips curled into a faint smile.

Though it was only a brief glance, Ul had clearly seen the deformed face beneath the black robe—identical to Jericho on the mission sheet.

"Finally found you, you bastard!"

Just thinking about how this guy had dragged him into such a dangerous war made Ul's blood boil.

"This time, if I don't beat the shit out of you, my name isn't Ul."

Ul moved his feet and quickly gave chase after Jericho.

The moment he burst out of the auction house.

All Ul could see was utter chaos.

Because the battlefield's center was at the "Devil's Fang" guild, every resident near the "Devil's Fang" guild in Moya City was frantically evacuating in all directions...

Ul casually swept his gaze around.

Soon!

He spotted Jericho's trail in the chaotic crowd.

Without a second thought.

Ul chased straight after him.

As a thief who had managed to flee for so long, Jericho naturally had some skills.

Though in Ul's eyes, Jericho's speed wasn't fast, Jericho was very good at hiding his tracks. Every time he fled to a new spot, he would instinctively use some cover to conceal his movements...

Once or twice might not matter.

But over time, an ordinary person would probably struggle to keep up with Jericho's trail.

Unfortunately for him, this time he was up against Ul.

Even ignoring Ul's nearly double running speed, just the basic techniques he'd honed through Guga Combat Arts were enough to easily counter Jericho's little tricks.

Perhaps because Ul was putting too much pressure on Jericho, the latter grew increasingly flustered during his escape.

Without either of them realizing it!

Ul and Jericho's path had completely reversed direction from the fleeing residents of Moya City...