Everyone saw the figure lying on the ground and cried out in disbelief, "Old Man!" "Master!" Mira and Erza hurried over to check on Makarov.
Makarov's entire body was covered in a strange green glow. Even more terrifying, they could not sense any magic power from him at all.
"This is the magic of Aria of Element 4. It can directly drain all the magic power from an opponent's body. Heh heh hahahaha," Gajeel said with a laugh.
Hearing Gajeel's words, Mira hurriedly helped Makarov up. "How are you, Master?" Makarov said with difficulty, "My... magic power..."
"Tch... Fairy Tail! Everyone, retreat!" Erza quickly grasped the situation, clenched her fists, and shouted.
"Huh? Why should we retreat from a bunch of weaklings like these?!" Natsu retorted loudly after knocking several Phantom Lord mages down with one punch.
"Without the Master, it will be difficult for us to defeat Joseph! Retreat!" Erza's unquestionable voice rang out again. Under her lead, everyone began withdrawing from Phantom Lord's guild.
Watching the Fairy Tail members retreat, Gajeel suddenly called out to Natsu, "What's wrong, Fire Dragon? Tucking your tail and running already?"
"Tch, I'll kill you next time!" Natsu replied viciously. "Then I'll be waiting~" Gajeel said, then turned to Aria, who had appeared beside him dressed in green. "You actually took down Makarov. Not bad."
"It was all Guild Master Joseph's plan," Aria replied calmly.
"Oh, right. Did you catch that Lucy?" Gajeel seemed to remember something. "That poor little girl? We caught her already. How pitiful..." As he spoke, Aria suddenly began to cry.
"Don't start crying at every little thing! You're so annoying!" Gajeel said irritably.
"Lucy?" Natsu had heard a name that caught his attention. He glared furiously at the two of them. "What did you do to Lucy?!"
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