With a bang, the train suddenly jolted to a halt.
The passengers inside fared even worse, tumbling every which way. Compared to them, Xi Feng was much luckier. He crashed straight into Lucy's soft breasts.
"Ah!" Seeing Xi Feng's head moving against her breasts, Lucy cried out, her face bright red, "Xi Feng, stop moving!"
"Sorry." Xi Feng stood up, looking embarrassed.
"Hmph." Lucy merely snorted and straightened her clothes. Erza and the others got to their feet as well, confusion filling their eyes.
"What happened?"
"No idea." Xi Feng shook his head. "Let's go outside and take a look!"
"Right." Everyone nodded and left the carriage, only to be stunned by what they saw.
The rear half of the train had been left standing there, while the engine and the front half were nowhere to be seen.
"They noticed us," Xi Feng said with a frown.
"Damn it!" Natsu punched the carriage in fury.
"It's your fault for yelling your head off," Gray said irritably.
"What did you say?!"
"You heard me!"
"All right, stop arguing, you two," Xi Feng hurriedly said when they started bickering.
"We need to catch up with them right now."
"Right!"
Gunuki Station
"What?! You saw people from Fairy Tail?" Erigor looked a little surprised by Kageyama's report, but then sneered. "Let them come. They'll give us something to do. Get ready to carry out the plan at Oshibana Station! We'll show them what we can do!"
"Yes!"
By the time Xi Feng and the others reached Gunuki Station, the members of Eisenwald were long gone. Upon learning that they had headed to Oshibana Station, the group hurried after them.
When they reached Oshibana Station and saw black smoke rising from it, Erza charged straight inside without hesitation. Xi Feng and the others said nothing and followed her.
When they entered the hall, a large crowd of Eisenwald guild members was already waiting for them.
"Heh." Erigor chuckled at the sight of Xi Feng and the others. "The flies from Fairy Tail. You really did come."
Erza stared fearlessly at Erigor. "Erigor, what exactly are you planning?!"
Erigor floated into the air using wind True Magic. Looking down on Xi Feng and the others with contempt, he pulled a strange Three-Eyed Skull Flute from inside his clothes. "Do you know what this is?"
"..." Erza said nothing, merely frowning. Lucy, however, looked shocked when she saw it. "I know that flute. Lullaby, the Cursed Song. It's death True Magic-banned True Magic. Mass Cursing True Magic."
"What?!" Erza and the others were stunned by Lucy's words. Then they glared furiously at Erigor. "What exactly are you planning?!"
"Oh? Someone actually knows what this is. Very good." Erigor was somewhat surprised that Lucy knew about Lullaby. He flew up onto a lamp and said, "Don't you know? What does a station have?"
"You're going to broadcast Lullaby?"
"Hahahaha!" Erigor burst out laughing. "Thousands of people have gathered around this station. No, if I turn up the volume, the melody of death should ring out through the entire town!"
"You want those innocent townspeople to hear Lullaby's music?" Erza demanded furiously.
"No," Xi Feng spoke up. "This isn't his real target."
"Huh?" Everyone turned to Xi Feng, while Erigor frowned at him.
"Erza, he could have finished the curse before we arrived. Why wait for us to stop him? I remember this train's final stop is Clover. Their targets are the guild masters."
"What?!" Xi Feng's analysis shocked Erza and the others once again.
"Damn you! You dare go after the old man?!" Natsu grew even more furious, his magic power steadily rising.
"Tch..." Hearing Xi Feng unravel his plan, Erigor snorted and ordered his men, "Hold them off!" Then he flew away.
"Natsu, Gray, go after Erigor. He's no match for you," Xi Feng hurriedly told them as he watched Erigor fly away.
"I have to team up with this guy?!"
Gray and Natsu looked at each other in displeasure.
"Hurry!"
"Yes!"
"I won't let you stop Mr. Erigor!" A magic circle appeared beneath Kageyama's feet, and he merged into the shadows to pursue Natsu and Gray.
"You're staying here." Xi Feng stamped his foot, instantly jolting Kageyama out of the shadows.
"Once we've dealt with these guys, we'll catch up right away." As Xi Feng spoke, a Longsword appeared in his hand.
"Projection-Blade of Gale-Whirlwind Slash!"
Xi Feng swung the Blade of Gale, sending a raging tornado sweeping toward the members of Eisenwald.
"Got it, Xi Feng!" Erza instantly used Requip and charged into the fray.
"I'll help too!" Wendy stepped forward, took a deep breath, and unleashed a blast of breath at Eisenwald.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!"
Lucy, meanwhile, stood watching from the sidelines the entire time without doing a thing.
"Aye! Lucy's just been standing around the whole time," Happy said bluntly.
"I know!" Happy's remark left Lucy thoroughly embarrassed, while Carla shook her head helplessly at the two of them.
After defeating all the underlings, Xi Feng and the others set off after Erigor. But just as Natsu was about to catch him, Erigor enveloped the entire station in a wind barrier-the Demon Wind Barrier.
Unwilling to give up, Natsu kept throwing himself against the wall of wind, but he simply couldn't get out!
"Damn it!" Natsu punched the ground in frustration.
"Natsu, what happened?" Xi Feng and the others came running out. Seeing the wall of wind outside, they couldn't help asking.
"Erigor put up this barrier. There's no way to get out from inside."
"Leave this to me," Wendy said, stepping forward.
"Are you sure you'll be all right, Wendy? You just finished fighting," Carla asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, Carla."
"Never mind, Wendy." Xi Feng shook his head. "The air in this wind is far too polluted."
"But..." Wendy wanted to say more, but Xi Feng interrupted her.
"I know you want to prove yourself, Wendy, but breathing in this wind would do you too much harm. Leave it to your big brother." Xi Feng stroked her head.
"All right." Wendy finally nodded at his words, but she clenched her fists tightly, determined to grow stronger.
After stroking Wendy's head once more, Xi Feng turned toward the Demon Wind Barrier. Magic power slowly gathered in his hand, and a strangely shaped short sword appeared.
"Projection-Rule Breaker."
Rule Breaker was the Noble Phantasm used by Medea in Fate/stay night.
Despite its name, it was actually an ornately shaped dagger with almost no value as a weapon. However, it was the ultimate anti-Magecraft Noble Phantasm, capable of dispelling all Magecraft on anything it pierced, including magical contracts and life-forms created through Magecraft. It had no effect on other Noble Phantasms, however low their rank.
Chapter 34: Makarov's Silver Tongue (Please Send Flowers and Bookmark)
Holding Rule Breaker, Xi Feng slowly approached the Demon Wind Barrier under the anxious gazes of Erza and the others.
He twirled the short sword in his hand, then gave it a light swing at the Demon Wind Barrier.
With a swish, the instant Rule Breaker touched the Demon Wind Barrier, the entire barrier vanished without a trace.
Outside the station, the townspeople froze when they saw the wind surrounding it suddenly disappear.
"Happy!"
As soon as the Demon Wind Barrier dispersed, Natsu called out.
"Aye!"
Happy answered, grabbed Natsu, and flew after Erigor at full speed.
"Natsu!" Erza called after him. But Natsu completely ignored her and flew even faster instead.
"Xi Feng, let's hurry after them too!"
"Right." Xi Feng nodded and immediately gave chase.
By the time Xi Feng and the others reached Natsu in the Magic Four-Wheeler, Erigor had already been defeated, and the demonic flute Lullaby lay off to one side. Natsu was sitting on Erigor, looking perfectly relaxed.
"Looks like you're too late. I already beat Erigor," Natsu told the arriving group smugly.
"You struggled against this guy? You're useless," Gray said mockingly.
"What?!" Annoyed, Natsu immediately shot back, "Struggled? It was an overwhelming victory!"
"Anyway, wearing a scarf while you're naked makes you look like a pervert."
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