Levy's mind went blank. As she stared at the rapidly enlarging iron pillar in her pupils, she gripped her magic wand tightly in terror.
However, her specialty is magical writing; her method of casting spells involves quickly writing a magical character to generate offensive and defensive abilities.
Under normal circumstances, if one remains calm...
Levy can block the attack is one thing, whether she can retaliate in time is another.
Unfortunately, after a brief mental blank, I...
There's simply no time for Levy to react.
They could only watch helplessly as the attack magnified in their pupils.
However, the thought had barely crossed her mind.
Bai Yu appeared before Levy like a ghost.
The old katana at his waist was instantly drawn!
" Guard!"
Bang!
The dull thud was like a thunderclap.
The immense impact created large ripples in the air that spread outwards.
Bai Yu only felt a jolt in his arms, and his Guard stance suddenly turned into Upward Slash.
To outsiders, all of this appeared to be as smooth as flowing water, without the slightest pause or hesitation.
All anyone heard was a dull thud.
A series of sparks burst forth like fireworks.
The black iron pillar was even forcefully lifted into the air.
He was immediately sent flying backwards out of the door.
A low, booming explosion followed.
It crashed headfirst into a rock not far away.
The immense impact shattered the rocks.
In an instant, sand and gravel flew everywhere.
This immediately snapped everyone out of their daze.
" Bai Yu, what exactly happened?!"
Erza quickly drew her sword and stepped forward, standing behind Bai Yu.
Natsu and the others couldn't contain themselves any longer and rushed out the door.
However, when the sandstorm cleared, all that came into view was a ruin and a black iron pillar lying on the ground.
There were no suspicious figures left.
"Was it Gajeel, the Phantom Lord and user of Iron Dragon Slayer Magic, who did this?"
Makarov spoke, his face ashen.
As the guild master of Fairy Tail, Makarov has always regarded every guild member as family.
In his eyes, even if the entire guild is destroyed...
We absolutely will not allow any member of the guild to get into trouble.
Just now, if Bai Yu hadn't intervened in time...
I'm afraid Levy's life is in danger.
However, what shocked Makarov even more was that by the time he realized what was happening and tried to intervene, it was too late.
Bai Yu, however, was faster than him.
Is this prophecy?
Otherwise, how could it be done?
It's fair to say that even Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe had different expressions when faced with this sudden turn of events.
Originally, they thought they had overestimated Bai Yu.
Now that we've clashed head-on, we realize we underestimated them.
" The Phantom Lord?"
Erza's face darkened, and she said urgently.
"Guild Master Makarov, tell me to go find that Gajeel guy and show him what the consequences are for attacking our Fairy Tail Guild!"
After saying these words, Erza turned and prepared to leave.
Unfortunately, he had only taken half a step when Bai Yu reached out and stopped him, saying...
" Erza, you're rushing over here now. Do you have any evidence to prove that it was Gajeel, the Phantom Lord, who attacked our guild?"
"Or are you going to carry that iron pillar outside and confront me?"
"By doing this, not only will you fail to get Fairy Tail Phantom Lord to admit to the attack, but you'll likely be falsely accused of starting the trouble."
"Once that time comes, the Phantom Lord will have a legitimate excuse to attack our guild."
"At that time, you Erza, will be a sinner."
Everyone's face turned grim.
Faced with Bai Yu's logical and reasoned analysis, there was a chilling feeling that was almost unsettling upon closer examination.
Most importantly, they couldn't understand how a newcomer could be so quick-witted.
" Bai Yu, what should we do now? Are we just going to swallow this insult?" Natsu rushed back and asked urgently.
For a moment, everyone instinctively stared at Bai Yu.
After this brief attack, everyone was seething with resentment.
Sensing the tense atmosphere that had suddenly become dangerous, Bai Yu didn't seem to care and took a swig of his drink.
"We can't bear to do that. Are you perhaps planning to come knocking on our door?"
"It's better to just think about these things; otherwise, it will put the chairman in a very difficult position."
Makarov secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been genuinely worried that Bai Yu had acted rashly and urged the others to attack the Phantom Lord together.
Once that time comes, we'll probably truly fall into Jose's trap.
"President..." Erza hurriedly spoke.
Makarov shook his head and said, " Erza, Bai Yu is right. I will report this matter to the Magic Council first thing tomorrow morning and have them investigate."
"Of course, Bai Yu is quick-witted. If he has a way, he can certainly give it a try."
In Makarov's eyes, these words were merely polite words of comfort.
However, as everyone's eyes fell on Bai Yu Bai Yu, he took a swig of wine and said...
Actually, it's not that there's no way.
"They can attack us, or we can lie in wait and wait for them to come. As soon as they do, we'll beat them to a pulp."
" Magic Council questioned us afterward, we told them they practically offered their faces for us to beat up, and we had no choice but to."
"Our guild doesn't have a great reputation, but the Magic Council can't possibly side with the Phantom Lord!"
"Do you believe that the moment they show up, we'll just stuff them in a sack, give them a good beating, and who'll be the first to feel resentful?"
The soft sound echoed in the hall, lingering for a long time.
Everyone's cheek muscles twitched involuntarily.
The way they looked at Bai Yu was as if they had seen a ghost, and their spines were chilled.
Is this guy's heart black?
Otherwise, how could they have come up with such a wicked trick?
They'd even pop out if you tried to smother them with a sack or a club.
At that moment, they truly wondered whether Bai Yu was a newcomer, or whether they themselves were.
It seems that Bai Yu is more experienced than these old folks when it comes to doing this kind of thing.
Makarov's facial muscles twitched.
I really want to slap myself. Why did I have to say that and throw this problem at Bai Yu?
As the guild leader, Makarov had been tolerant, mainly because he did not want to see war between guilds.
In routine missions, the risk of injury and death can be kept under control, nipping such possibilities in the bud.
However, this could lead to a full-scale war between the two guilds.
Even Makarov, as the chairman, wasn't confident he could control how things would escalate.