"Call--"
Lu Chongwei withdrew his leg and let out a satisfied breath. "I've wanted to kick this face for a long time. I didn't get the chance in Earth-land, but I finally got my wish here."
Nancy leaned on Lu Chongwei's shoulder, looking at the densely packed Legion Squadron in the sky, then at Erza, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Knightwalker not far away, her voice trembling.
" Lu Chongwei... Erza of Edolas is the strongest Magic War Squad captain in the kingdom. Can Erza of Earth-land really win?"
Lu Chongwei smiled as he watched the two figures colliding in the sky.
Don't worry.
Lu Chongwei's tone was resolute. "Our Erza is the Titania. She will not lose to anyone."
After speaking, Lu Chongwei turned his head and looked at the hundreds of menacing Legion Beast in the sky.
" Nancy, hold on tight!"
"Huh?" Nancy hadn't reacted yet.
Lu Chongwei gripped the Ryujin Jakka in his right hand, golden flames enveloping his entire body.
Instead of defending, he used his legs to propel himself forward, transforming into a burning golden meteorite as he charged directly towards the hundreds of the Legion!
Nichiya, who had just gotten up from the ground, covered his swollen face and stared in disbelief at Lu Chongwei Lu Chongwei in the opposite direction. He was too crazy.
In the luxurious hall on the highest floor of the palace, Faust stood with a gloomy expression before the floor-to-ceiling window, leaning on a scepter inlaid with huge gemstones.
He stared intently at the densely packed Exceed Royal Guard in the sky outside the window, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.
What exactly happened outside?
Faust's voice was low and suppressed, revealing a violent rage that could erupt at any moment.
Coco was standing to the side, trembled with fright and quickly lowered her head to report in a trembling voice.
"Your Majesty... it's the Exceed Royal Guard. They said... they're here to arrest the Fallen, those few cats from Earth-land..."
"Arrest Fallen?"
Faust snorted coldly, his wrinkled face full of disdain.
"A bunch of winged beasts, they really think they're gods, daring to be so arrogant over my capital!"
He suddenly turned around and shouted loudly.
" Byro!"
Byro, his body wrapped in bandages, knelt on one knee from the shadows, speaking respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I am here."
"How are the preparations for the Dragon Lock Cannon going?"
Faust's eyes gleamed with a crazed greed.
"How smoothly did the extraction of magic power from those Dragon Slayer mages go?"
Byro raised his head, his eyes filled with fervor.
"Your Majesty, we are charging at full capacity! Those Dragon Slayer possess immense magical power and will soon complete the final preparations!"
"Very good!" Faust slammed his scepter down, the marble floor resounding with a deep thud.
He turned to look at the Exceed Legion outside the window, a cruel smile on his face.
"Since these bastards have delivered themselves to our doorstep, let's take care of them all! Pass on my orders: activate Operation ETD immediately!"
Coco hearing the words "ETD," Coco's already pale face instantly turned completely bloodless.
Her eyes widened in horror, and she even held her breath for half a second.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! Are you really going to launch that plan? That's..."
"Shut up!" Faust snapped, his voice devoid of any emotion. "Execute orders!"
"Waaah--!"
A deep and desolate horn sound suddenly rang out over the capital, so loud that the surrounding air trembled slightly.
Immediately afterwards, huge black and red banners rose up in all directions of the capital.
As the flag was raised, the hidden mechanisms on the walls of the royal capital were activated, and countless exaggeratedly designed heavy magic cannons slowly rose, their dark muzzles all firmly aimed at the Exceed Legion in the sky.
Panza Lily and Erza of Edolas, who were engaged in a fierce battle in mid-air, simultaneously stopped what they were doing.
Their expressions changed drastically when they heard that familiar bugle call.
"This is... the starting point for Operation ETD?" Lily's grip on his greatsword tightened, his eyes filled with astonishment. "His Majesty actually intends to do this!"
Knightwalker was also stunned. She stared at the cannons aimed at the sky, and shock appeared on her usually cold face.
"Has His Majesty gone mad...? That is a messenger of God!"
On the city wall below, Lu Chongwei raised an eyebrow as he watched the cannons suddenly rise around him.
He turned to look at Nancy on his shoulder, his tone indifferent.
" Nancy, what is the ETD operation?"
Nancy's golden cat eyes were filled with confusion and fear. She clung tightly to Lu Chongwei's collar and shook her head desperately.
"I... I don't know. I've never heard of this name before. This should be the kingdom's most crucial secret operation..."
At that moment, all the cannons roared simultaneously.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Instead of cannonballs flying out, countless beams of azure light shot out from the cannon muzzle.
These beams of light rapidly intertwined and merged in the sky, forming an enormous blue net of light that tightly enveloped the entire Exceed Royal Guard.
"What is this?!"
"My body... I can't move!"
Chaos erupted in the sky as the Exceed screamed in terror, frantically flapping their wings, but they were unable to break free from the blue light.
Nichiya stood on the Legion's back, his square face flushed with anger, and he roared as he pointed at the palace below.
" Faust! You lowly human! How dare you lay a hand on us, the messengers of God! Aren't you afraid of Her Majesty the Queen's divine punishment?!"
However, his roar had no effect.
The blue light network contracted rapidly.
"Buzz--!"
A blinding burst of light erupted in the sky.
Thousands of Exceed, along with their screams, converged and merged in the light in an instant.
In just a few seconds, the densely packed army of Exceed in the sky vanished.
Only a gigantic blue Magic Crystal shaped like a cat's head remained in mid-air!
"Bang!"
The enormous Magic Crystal fell from the sky and crashed heavily into the square of the royal capital, creating a huge crater in the ground.
The entire capital was completely silent.
All the Royal Army's soldiers who witnessed this scene were dumbfounded.
Their hands, gripping their weapons, were trembling violently; some even collapsed to the ground.
"That... that's the Exceed One?"
"His Majesty the King actually turned the messenger of the gods into Magic Crystal! We're finished... we're all finished!"
"The Queen of the Exceed will surely unleash divine punishment! We will all die!"
Panic spread rapidly among the soldiers like a plague.
Just then, Faust's voice rang out clearly throughout the entire capital city through an amplifying magic device.
"My people! My soldiers! Do not be afraid!"
"There are no gods in this world! The so-called Exceed are nothing but a bunch of winged beasts who have mastered a little bit of magic!"