Destroying Sabertooth

Five wisps of flame drifted from Hughes ' fingertips, expanding in the void to form five clusters of flame the size of human heads.

With a slight wave of his arm, Hughes seemed to be propelled by an unknown force by the ball of fire hovering in mid-air.

They streaked across the night sky like shooting stars, crashing down on the beasts that had besieged Minerva.

"Bang!"

Sparks flew, and the ball of fire, carrying immense force, blasted Minerva out of the beasts' encirclement.

"Bear!"

Flames rose, intertwined, and five clusters of flame, each the size of a human head, spread out, forming a fiery encirclement that trapped and burned all the beasts.

Outside the ring of flames, Minerva staggered backward, scorched by the intense heat, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Roar!"

The beast's painful howls startled her, causing her eyes to tremble slightly and her apologies to cease.

She looked around helplessly, as if trying to see if the person she was thinking of would come to her rescue.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned!

Hughes, with Mira and Rogue, brushed past her and suddenly spoke up, "What, you still have hope for Jiemma, thinking he'll come to save you?"

"You're not as important to him as you think. Jiemma only pursues power, not family or comrades. Even if you died in front of him, he wouldn't even glance at you. He'd just spit on your corpse and call you trash."

Having said that, Hughes continued walking forward, leaving Mira and Rogue looking on in confusion.

They thought Hughes had come to see Minerva...

"Hughes, where are we going now?" Mira quickened her pace to catch up with Hughes and asked in a low voice.

"Where to? To wreak havoc at the Sabertooth Guild, of course!"

"The weather is perfect tonight; it's the perfect time for murder and arson!"

Upon hearing this, Mira looked up at the night sky, which had been dotted with stars and the moon before, but was now pitch black!

At the location of the Sabertooth Guild, Hughes calmly put down Mira and Rogue. The forest was quite a distance away, and in order not to waste time, Hughes hugged Mira and carried Rogue as they flew over.

As for Frosch, unable to withstand Hughes's high-speed flight, he fainted in Rogue less than three seconds after takeoff.

Hughes waved his hand, signaling Mira and Rogue to find a safe place to hide so they wouldn't get in the way.

Hughes narrowed his eyes, glanced at the Sabertooth Guild, and suddenly spread his fingers, his palm glowing with green light.

The next instant, wisps of green Kakkō continuously emerged from Hughes's palm, dense and numerous, like mosquitoes that could penetrate any crevice, burrowing into the Sabertooth Guild through every crack and crevice.

In the blink of an eye, the Sabertooth guild, both inside and out, emitted a green glow, like a lighthouse on a deserted island, extremely conspicuous in the pitch-black night.

"Fire Fly - Fire Daruma!"

As the soft shout fell, Hughes's hand, which also emitted a green light, instantly turned into a blazing flame.

This sudden change was like a lit fuse, causing the other green lights to turn from green to bright red as well.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The green light surrounding the Sabertooth guild exploded one after another, the huge noise shaking the town and flames shooting into the sky.

The scorching heat distorted the air, producing an airburst sound.

The entire Sabertooth guild was instantly engulfed in Sea of Fire, crackling and sparks flying everywhere.

The whole town became noisy because of Hughes's commotion.

Still not giving up, Hughes clicked his tongue, his right arm, red and bulging with hard muscles, slowly pulled behind him, his right fist blazing with flames.

"Fire Fist!"

At that moment, dawn broke over the town!

A massive fireball, several times larger than the Sabertooth guild itself, suddenly appeared, its flames scattering darkness and carrying terrifying power, utterly destroying the Sabertooth guild, which was already as fragile as a candle in the wind.

No... not only that, after destroying the Sabertooth Guild, the giant fireball, still possessing considerable power, continued its assault, blasting the two hills behind the Sabertooth Guild into dust as well.

Hughes clapped his hands in satisfaction; as far as his eyes could see, the embers still burned, and wisps of heat rose.

It was only because the Sabertooth guild happened to be located on the edge of the town that he dared to act so recklessly.

Hiding in the shadows, Rogue swallowed hard, his eyes filled with horror and shock. If he could sell it, Hughes felt he could pay off his debt to Makarov.

He gave the two people and the cat a look, signaling them to keep hiding.

Hughes turned and gazed in the direction of the town, a smug smile spreading across his face.

His Advanced Observation Haki had already sensed a large group of people rapidly approaching him.

The leader, in particular, possessed a powerful aura!

"I hope your strength is really as great as Minerva and Pluton boasted!" Hughes thought to himself.

No one knows how strong Jiemma is. During the Grand Magic Grand Magic Games, Minerva told Natsu, who had broken into the Sabertooth Guild, that Jiemma was several times stronger than the five of them.

As a result, Jiemma was instantly killed by the enraged Sting when he turned around...

After being transformed into a demon by Pluton, Pluton once said that the demon Jiemma's power surpassed that of the Nine Demon Gates.

Not long after, Jiemma was easily defeated again by Sting and Rogue.

Even with Sting and Rogue, the two sons of the dragon, joining forces, they were no match for Natsu.

Therefore, even Hughes, who knew the plot, didn't know the true level of Jiemma's strength.

No, he didn't even know about Jiemma's magic, but he deduced it from the magic Minerva knew and Jiemma's often-mentioned bloodline theory.

Jiemma should be able to use both the Space Magic Absolute Territory and the Eighteen Battle Gods of Calamity Demons magic.

As his thoughts raced, a robust old man appeared before Hughes. He wore a black hat, had the Sabertooth guild crest engraved on his forehead, and had a white beard.

He wore Buddha Form around his neck and a Mad Monk. His left hand was perfectly fine, but he insisted on keeping it inside his clothes.

At this moment, the two were five or six meters apart, and Jiemma stared intently at Hughes with his pale eyes.

"Fairy Tail mages destroying other guilds is the act of dark mages."

"This is a serious violation of the Magic Council's rules!"

Hughes gave him an ambiguous, mocking smile, and without another word, unleashed two "Divine Fire - Shiranui" projectiles.

The flaming spear, with its fierce momentum and thunderous sound, was three inches away from Jiemma's forehead in an instant.

Jiemma cursed inwardly for not expecting Hughes's sudden attack, and quickly used magic to switch places with Hughes.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Two flaming spears pierced diagonally through Hughes's forehead before disappearing completely into the ground.

"Bear!"

The headless Hughes' body burst into flames, and he was restored to his original form.

"Fire Element Magic?" Jiemma murmured.

Hughes didn't answer, but instead flung out two more flaming spears. "I've heard that once you learn Absolute Territory Magic, you can manipulate the space within your sight at will?"

Facing the flaming spear that was about to pierce him again, this time Jiemma was prepared. He only used magic to switch positions with Hughes when the spear was only a hair's breadth away from him.

No, not only that, this time it seems that Jiemma didn't just switch places; he also left a colorful circle dome in the original spot.

Hughes, who had just been swapped in, was somewhat stunned. He discovered that he could no longer Elementalization!