Talk no Jutsu—Naruto and Sasuke, man on man...
Ahem!
Sorry, wrong scene!
Nothing for it.
Erza's sudden barrage of words left Ul a little dazed. He could understand every part of what she'd said on its own, but once they were put together, he found himself unable to make sense of it.
But Erza didn't give Ul a chance to ask. As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly left his side.
As an S-Class Mage, the battlefield she had to face wasn't limited to these dozen or so small fry.
Ul didn't dwell on the matter either, because he had an important task of his own to take care of next: namely... figuring out how to pocket the gold Jeris had on him and pin the blame on Jeris.
"Maybe Hypnosis Magic would be a good choice?"
Ul rubbed his chin as an idea came to him.
Perhaps because his soul had crossed over, Ul's Mental Power was pretty good for someone at his rank. If he used Hypnosis Magic to implant a new memory in Jeris, he should be able to fool the rich man.
The problem was that Ul was still too weak, so the Hypnosis Magic he used wasn't particularly reliable!
So he still needed to think this through carefully.
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Leaving just like this didn't exactly fit with the "theory of fate" he'd just put forward.
But... the battlefield ahead really wasn't a good place for Ul to get involved.
When guilds like Angel Wings and Devil's Fang went to war, the chain reaction they triggered was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
That wasn't all!
At the moment, it wasn't just the two guilds fighting. The armies of Jiying Kingdom and the country Angel Wings belonged to had already formed a standoff. Though an actual war was unlikely, neither army could withdraw before the two guilds' battle was decided.
As the fighting continued, the cannon-fodder Mages on the battlefield grew fewer and fewer. The weakest of those who remained were elite B-Class Mages...
Besides them!
Ul also spotted the three Fairy Tail members who'd come to help.
Emmmm.
It was mainly because Fairy Tail members were so easy to find. All you had to do was listen for the loudest commotion and the greatest destruction, then glance in that direction.
As the "second-generation Lightning Dragon Slayer Mage," Laxus fought with tremendous fanfare. With every wave of his hand, yellow lightning crashed down, and the areas it covered were reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye.
As for Mirajane, when it came to destructive power alone, she might have been even more terrifying than Laxus. She hadn't yet passed the S-Class Mage exam, but her strength was already every bit as great as an S-Class Mage's.
Laxus's lightning could only do limited damage to stone buildings, but Mirajane's Take Over Magic had no such restrictions.
Once possessed by Satan Soul, the dark-hearted young girl's personality instantly turned truly "savage." A demon's power was inherently destructive, so Mirajane fought like a wrecking crew. Any buildings caught within her range were left with barely a trace of rubble.
At this,
Ul could only sigh, "No wonder she'll become The Demon!"
By comparison!
Erza had the least destructive power of the three.
Though Erza's magic, The Knight, let her strengthen herself with different magical equipment, her fighting style leaned more toward technique. Most of the time, her attacks were directed only at her enemies. Even after all this fighting, she'd only destroyed two... three... four buildings.
A cause for celebration, indeed!
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The three Fairy Tail members were powerful—in terms of destructive power—but their opponents were no pushovers either. Their foes were reinforcements Devil's Fang had specially hired from other guilds. Ul couldn't make out their faces from this distance, but the destruction they caused was enough to give him a glimpse of their strength.
As a result!
These three battlefields were like three isolated streams amid the larger battlefield. No one dared go near them.
But though these three battles were quite spectacular, the place with the most astonishing display of magic power was the fight aboard Angel Wings' Magic Airship.
That was where the two guild masters were fighting.
Even though Ul was far from the Magic Airship, he could still feel the terrifying magic power coming from it.
And even if he couldn't sense the magic power, the "distortions of nature" above the Magic Airship were more than enough to show how terrifying the battle was.
Such "distortions of nature" could only be caused by a fight between at least two Mages whose strength was on the level of the Ten Wizard Saints...
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"Mm... Time to make myself scarce!"
Muttering under his breath, Ul quickly turned tail and ran.
This place was still far too dangerous for him. He'd also had a good look around, and aside from Erza, the other Mages rarely left their enemies alive. So his plan to keep "sending them off" had fallen through!
And if he couldn't "send them off," there wasn't much point in Ul staying here.
Given the situation, leaving Jiying Kingdom was unlikely, but he could at least get a little farther away from Moya City...
With Jeris on his back, Ul sprinted through Moya City's side streets, successfully circling around several battlefields. Before long, he reached the city gate.
He was just about to take one more step and leave this dangerous city.
But just then,
Something milky white suddenly shot toward Ul from his left...
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