After Erza and the others took Makarov to Porlyusica for treatment, they returned to the guild to discuss their options. Even after receiving replies from the two S-Class mages who were away, everyone remained deeply discouraged.
Just then, Lisanna rushed in and anxiously said to Mira, "This is bad, Sis! Lucy's gone!" "What?" Mira looked startled and hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened?"
Lisanna quickly explained, "After you left, Lucy and I were looking after Levy and the others. Since Levy's clothes had been torn to shreds, I asked Lucy to go to the dormitory and get her a change of clothes. But nobody came back after a long time. When I went looking for her, I found the clothes on the ground in an alley, along with Lucy's keys!"
"Could she have been kidnapped?!" Erza immediately stood up, tightly gripping a longsword in her hand. "It seems anyone thinks they can provoke us now!"
At that moment, Natsu's voice came from outside. "Don't worry. I already brought Lucy back. It was those Phantom Lord bastards again." As Natsu pushed open the door and entered, Lucy followed behind him with a tense expression.
"Lucy, are you okay?!" Lisanna hurried over and asked worriedly. "I should've gone with you." Lucy shook her head upon hearing that, then looked at everyone's injuries and the tiny basement. Her expression grew increasingly sorrowful.
"This is Phantom Lord's headquarters. If we launch a sniping operation against them from that hill to the southwest..." Macao was still solemnly planning their counterattack, while Wakaba organized the guild's strategic supplies. Then Gray noticed Lucy's sorrowful expression and asked, "What's wrong? Still feeling uneasy?"
Hearing the concern of her guildmates only made Lucy more dejected. She softly said, "I'm sorry..." "Why's the one who got kidnapped apologizing?" Gray asked in