Laki, observing Happy's inability to fly, offered a sharp revelation. "If your heart isn't resolute, you can't use magic. Wings grow from the heart."
Their words were like a sudden awakening.
Happy and Carla finally figured it out.
No longer confused, they jumped off the towering cliff.
During their fall, they remained steadfast in their belief in protecting their companions, and their pure white wings finally unfurled once more!
They flew towards the palace and saw Lucy, who had been sentenced to death by the Royal Army, being thrown from the sky.
Happy reacted quickly and grabbed Lucy.
However, the crisis was not over.
Behind them, Erza of Edolas, riding a flying magical beast, led a large contingent of the Exceed Royal Guard in hot pursuit.
"There's no escaping this..." Lucy looked at the pursuers getting closer and closer behind her, her face filled with despair.
Just when they were at their wits' end, they saw the palace gates below blown open and Lu Chongwei soaring into the Lu Chongwei.
" Zhongwei!" Lucy was so excited when she saw that familiar figure that she almost cried.
Lu Chongwei's eyes turned cold as he looked at the dense swarm of pursuers behind Happy and his group.
" Ryujin Jakka "
Lu Chongwei waved his right hand in mid-air, and a violent golden flame, like a barrier, stretched across the sky, forcing back the Exceed Royal Guard that was charging at the forefront.
The intense heat distorted the air, and the pursuers, terrified, quickly increased their distance.
Lu Chongwei landed steadily on the palace wall, looked at the panting Lucy and the two kittens, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Lucy patted her chest, still shaken, and said, "We're alright, but I was worried about Natsu and the others. They're locked up in the dungeon, and the king is going to drain their Dragon Slayer magic!"
"Rest assured."
Lu Chongwei's tone was calm and reassuring.
" Laxus has gone to rescue Natsu and Wendy. Furthermore, Erza and Gray have regained their magical powers."
Upon hearing the news, Lucy's eyes widened, then she burst into an excited cheer. "Great! Everyone's alright! Now we can finally fight back!"
Just then, Happy flew to Lu Chongwei and said urgently, " Zhongwei! Carla and I have found the Magic Crystal that everyone has turned into!"
Lu Chongwei narrowed his eyes. "Where?"
"It's on that Floating Island directly above the capital!" Happy pointed to the island in the sky. "It's a complete Magic Crystal, and everyone in the guild is inside!"
Lu Chongwei glanced at the sky, his mind racing, and immediately made arrangements.
" Happy, go find Gajeel right now and take him to that Floating Island. He's Dragon Slayer; he knows how to deal with the Magic Crystal."
Happy nodded vigorously. "Love! Leave it to me!"
Lu Chongwei turned to Carla and Lucy: "You two go find Laxus and tell him the location of the Magic Crystal. Also, tell him that the figure on the Floating Island is also Dragon Slayer. Only by combining the power of the Dragon Slayer can the Magic Crystal be restored to its original state."
" Laxus?" Lucy was stunned, her face filled with shock. "He... he's also Dragon Slayer?!"
Not only Lucy, but Happy and Carla were also stunned.
Within the guild, Laxus had always used Lightning Design magic, and no one expected that he was hiding such a deep trump card.
"There's no time to explain now, hurry up!" Lu Chongwei urged.
Just then, a deafening roar came from the sky.
"Boom!"
The flame barrier set up by Lu Chongwei was shattered by the powerful shockwave.
Amidst a sky full of sparks, the pursuing army surged forward like a dark cloud.
In the sky, there are not only the Exceed Royal Guard, but also the kingdom's most elite Legion Squadron.
Hundreds of enormous Legion Beast flapped their wings and let out deafening roars.
Above the leading Legion stood a woman clad in Silver Armor, wielding the Ten Commandments Spear.
Erza Knightwalker of Edolas.
She looked down at the crowd on the city wall, her eyes cold.
" Earth-land's rats, your escape ends here," Knightwalker said coldly.
However, before she could launch an attack, a silver-white figure soared into the sky and stood firmly in front of her.
Erza Schulkert of Earth-land.
Two women who looked exactly alike, yet exuded completely different auras, faced each other from afar in mid-air.
"Your opponent is me."
Aslant Erza gripped her longsword tightly, her eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.
Knightwalker looked at the woman in front of him who looked exactly like him and sneered:
"Interesting. I'll see just how capable I am in this other world!"
Before the words were even finished, the two transformed into two streaks of light and rushed towards each other.
"Clang--!"
The longsword and the Ten Commandments Spear collided violently in mid-air, unleashing blinding sparks and terrifying magical shockwaves.
A showdown between the two Erza is about to begin.
Lu Chongwei looked at Erza, who had already started fighting, and turned to Lucy, shouting:
"You all set off immediately and proceed according to plan! I'll cover the pursuers here!"
Lucy gritted her teeth. " Zhongwei, be careful!" After saying that, she quickly retreated with Happy and Carla.
Lu Chongwei stood alone on the city wall, facing the hundreds of the Legion in the sky and countless Exceed Guards.
Just as he was about to draw his sword, a greasy, affected voice came from mid-air.
"Oh~ beautiful kittens, where are you going? Come back to my arms~"
Lu Chongwei frowned and looked up.
A man dressed in a fancy uniform, with slicked-back hair and a sleazy appearance, was standing on the back of a Legion, striking a strange pose.
When Lu Chongwei saw that face clearly, he almost couldn't resist drawing his sword and slashing at it.
That face, that square jaw, those greasy eyes—he looked exactly like Yi Ye from the Blue Pegasus Guild in Earth-land!
"I am the captain of the Exceed Guard, Nichiya!"
The man narcissistically tossed his hair, then pointed in the direction Lucy and the others had fled and ordered, "All troops, attack! Bring them back!"
"Arrest your grandpa!"
Lu Chongwei's voice boomed in Nichiya's ears.
Before Nichiya could react, Lu Chongwei had already used Flash Step to cross dozens of meters and appeared in front of him.
Without a word, Lu Chongwei raised his right leg and, with all his might, kicked Nichiya's greasy, square face.
"Bang!"
Nichiya's once-proud face contorted, and he flew off Legion's back like a cannonball, spinning a dozen times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.