On the way back, Natsu was still complaining, "I have worked hard for several days, but I only received a key as reward..."
"And it's S-Class's mission~" Happy echoed from the side.
Erza, who was pulling the luggage behind, said directly, "After all, it can't be regarded as a formal task. This kind of reward is enough."
Lucy also said happily, "Yes, that's enough."
"Obviously only Lucy got the benefit... Why not sell the key!" Happy came up with an idea.
"What a joke! This is Zodiac Signs's key! There are only twelve of them! It's very precious!" Lucy said loudly like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
"Are those crabs, cows and mermaids?" Natsu in front said back.
"Those are Celestial Spirit! Very strong ones!" Lucy was still retorting.
Ed on the side couldn't stand it anymore, "Is it really okay for you to be so leisurely? Don't forget that we are here to arrest you and take you back to be punished, not to help you complete your commission."
"!" The three people and the cat suddenly froze, "I forgot! I still have to accept the punishment! You won't expel me..."
Lucy collapsed and squatted on the ground, looking at the ground with eyes like mushrooms, "No, no, no, we have completed this task, maybe I will be directly promoted to S-Class~" Natsu is still heartless and optimistic.
"Well... that's not the punishment..." Gray seemed to think of something on the side.
"I guess that's the one~" Ed took the words with a smile.
Erza on the side also echoed, "That's right, that's it. You'd better be prepared."
"Only that one, I would rather die than experience it..." Gray followed Lucy to become the second mushroom.
Seeing Gray's appearance, Lucy couldn't stand it. "What is that? It sounds so scary!"
"No... the president will definitely praise us this time!" Natsu on the side was still speaking harshly, but the sweat dripping down his forehead was like turning on a faucet.
Looking at Ed and Erza's eyes that said, "You're finished", he gradually collapsed. "No! That's the only one!! I definitely don't want to accept it!!"
Natsu turned around and ran away, but was caught by Erza, "Go back and be punished, Natsu!"
"No... don't..." Natsu, who was caught, let out a painful cry.
Seeing the performance of several people, Lucy collapsed even more, "Can you tell me what that is? I'm under a lot of pressure from you guys! Can you let me know for sure!"
"You should be punished honestly. At least you can have a long memory." Ed looked at the performance of several people and said, "I should have thought of this day since you secretly accepted the mission."
As several people returned to Magnolia, there were gradually more people around them. Although Ed and several people would greet the surrounding residents every time they came back from work, this time it was obviously different.
Everyone around them was watching them whispering, and their lowered voices could be heard faintly in their ears.
"It's the wizard from Fairy Tail... It looks like he just came back, right?" "Yes, yes, I guess we don't know yet..." "Really... how could such a thing happen..."
"What are they talking about?" Ed was a little upset. He always had a bad feeling. He planned to find someone to ask directly, but the scene in front of him made him freeze on the spot.
"What's wrong? Ed? Why don't you come in when you're at the guild..." Erza, who was pulling Natsu behind him, who was still trying to escape, bumped directly into Ed's back. He turned around and spoke with some confusion. Before he finished speaking, he saw the guild in front of him, and his eyes widened instantly.
All the exterior decorations of the union were in tatters. Dozens of huge iron pillars penetrated the walls on both sides of the building. Crashed gravel and broken tiles were everywhere.
The walls were also full of cracks, and the parapets and windows on the roof, the lintels on the doors, and even the supporting columns were all damaged to a state of disrepair. The entire guild was crumbling like a dangerous building.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Lucy covered his mouth in disbelief, "How could this happen... what the hell happened...", Natsu's forehead veins popped out and he gritted his teeth and said, "Who on earth dares to do this!"
Ed also clenched his fist tightly and looked at the scenery in front of him without speaking.
"Ed!" Suddenly a gust of fragrance came, and Mira appeared from behind. When he saw Ed, he jumped directly into Ed's arms.
"Mira, what happened to the guild?" Ed asked quickly, "Where are the others? Did something happen? Who did it?"
Mira gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone is fine. The guild was done by people from Phantom Lord."
Then he led a few people to the basement of the union. Most people gathered here, but there was no noise and noise in the past, and the atmosphere seemed particularly solemn.
"Ah! Natsu! How dare you pick up S-Class Mission privately!" Lisanna saw the people who came back with Mira, and grabbed Natsu's ears and started preaching, "Do you know how worried you make me! Idiot Natsu!"
Ed came straight to Makarov. Seeing the drunken appearance of the old man, Ed said helplessly, "We are back, old man."
"Oh!" Makarov responded with a smile, and then looked at Lucy, "How is it Lucy? What do S-Class Mission think about this time?"
Lucy said with a confused face, "Is it... is it okay?"
"Since we are all back, we can't escape punishment." Makarov then picked up the crutches on the side and gave Natsu a few blows to each of them.
Looking at Makarov's appearance, Ed couldn't help but said, "Old man, our guild has been attacked. We should fight back, right?"
"Don't make such a fuss. Those cowards Phantom Lord can only do this. They attack a guild with half a person and they don't know what they are going to do." Makarov took a sip of wine and said casually, expressing his contempt for Phantom Lord's behavior.
"Not half a person?" Erza was a little confused.
Mira on the side explained, "The attack came in the middle of the night. There was no one in the guild at that time, so to put it bluntly, only the building was attacked and no one was injured."
"I don't know whether they did this in a measured way or not. They started attacking and they only demolished the buildings." Ed was speechless, and then asked Makarov, "Then, old man, what should we do? Fight back?"
"Ignore them, they are just a bunch of cowards. Just do what you are supposed to do." Makarov waved his hand and said.
Looking at the scenery in front of him, Ed thought for a while, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and then said loudly, "Although they didn't hurt anyone last time, they can't be too careless. Please try not to act alone when you go out recently. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Ed!" Everyone responded loudly.