Chapter 98: New Protoss
While attracting the main force of Fairy Tail to the Phantom Base, Joseph sent out his two capable men, Thor who used earth magic and Juvia who used water magic, to capture Lucy and then ask the Heartfilia Group for money to redeem her.
Lure the enemy deep into the territory, strike the leader directly, lure the tiger away from the mountain, sneak through Chencang, and cut off the source of the firewood. This series of arrangements truly brought out the insidiousness and cunningness to the fullest.
Although I felt that the plot was full of ups and downs and the enemies were cunning when I first watched the Phantom Flame, but as long as I watched it to the end and analyzed it from the enemy's point of view, I found that all this was actually not that clever. The reason why I had that feeling was mainly because the plot was well controlled.
Even so, Joseph is one of the few people in the whole work who is portrayed to have high IQ. The other one is Future Rogue, but he is able to show his intelligence due to the time difference, information gap and the lower IQ of his Kingdom's pig teammate, the Emerald Princess. He is far behind Joseph.
But Mashima is a comic artist after all, and it is not easy for him to achieve this. Kira feels that this should be the pinnacle of intelligence that he can think of and portray. The others, even Mavis, who is known as the fairy strategist, do not have such expressiveness. Their IQs all depend on cheats and settings, and even so, there are still calculation errors.
In the original work, Lucy was captured, but now, with 8 Celestial Keys in her possession, her strength has increased to a certain extent, so Kira is confident in letting her stay in the guild. Even if she is unfortunately captured in the end, she will be fine under the powerful aura.
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Drip, drip…
At the entrance of the Guild Tavern, accompanied by a sudden shower, a gloomy-looking woman holding an umbrella came to Lucy, and then a man with his upper body lying sideways emerged from the ground.
"Two strange people..." Lucy reached for the Celestial Spirit key bag at her waist.
"Juvia is a rain girl...what kind of girl are you?"
Lucy: “…”
"Hello, young lady! My name is Mr. Thor, please call me Thor! The great ghost ruler is here to greet you!"
"Phantom?!" Lucy didn't expect them to come directly to her, and immediately pulled out the Celestial Key, "Ah... it was you who destroyed the guild and attacked Levi!!!"
"No, no, no, I need to explain three nos. The destruction of the guild and the attack on Miss Levy were all done by Mr. Gajeel."
Suddenly, a huge ball of water trapped Lucy. Lucy suddenly felt difficulty breathing and gradually became weak.
'water……?'
"Oh, we're not sure either. This is the unanimous opinion of the guild."
"No one can break through Juvia's water restraints," Juvia cast a spell with one hand, "Don't be afraid... Juvia won't kill you, because it is Juvia's mission to bring you back, Miss Lucy Heartfilia."
Suddenly, an unexpected mutation!
Hearing this name, the Celestial Key in Lucy's hand emitted a golden light, and as the door opened, Aquarius Aqua appeared on the spot! !
"What a mess! Damn girl!"
Aqua held the water bottle high in her hand and sucked in all the water balls around Lucy, then formed a tornado and rushed towards Juvia and Thor.
Juvia and Thor were caught off guard and were hit at close range. However, Juvia's passive elemental body made her immune to damage, while Thor seemed to be rooted in the ground. Although his body was twisted, he was surprisingly tough.
"It actually escaped from Juvia's water restraints..."
"No, no, no... It seems that Miss Lucy's strength is not weak!"
"I'm saved. Thank you so much, Aquia."
After Aqua went back, Lucy, who had regained her feet on the ground, looked at the enemy in front of her with vigilance.
"Is this what Kira said about the four elements of the Phantom? I heard they are all S-class wizards. Are they as strong as Erza and Kira? And that woman's magic is similar to the demons we encountered in the previous mission..."
"Lucy, what's wrong?"
At this time, Mira heard the noise and ran out. After seeing Juvia and Thor, she became serious and angry. "Are they the Phantoms?! They are here just as Kira said!"
"What? Kira expected them to come back? But why..." Lucy suddenly remembered what Juvia had just said, "Their target... is me?"
"They specifically mentioned their last names, which means they knew their identities. So, who sent them?"
"The Phantom's target is me? Why?"
"No, no, no... The Phantom's target has always been Fairy Tail. As for Miss Lucy, we are just accepting the mission. We are taking you back at your father's request!"
The unexpected reason made Lucy a little confused. Without thinking, she shouted, "I won't go back with you!!"
"Who is this man? Why did you bring me back? The Phantom's target is me. In other words, the guild is fighting passively because of me, and Levi is also injured because of me..."
Thinking of this, Lucy felt very guilty and squatted on the ground, not knowing how to face Mira beside her.
"how come……"
Mira, who was considerate and empathetic, immediately saw Lucy's emotions and comforted her: "Lucy! Don't blame yourself!"
"Milasan..."
Mira looked at the enemy with a firm gaze, "You are our family. No matter what the reason is, no one will blame you! And this is not your fault! I only know that the one who hurt our companions is the ruler of the Phantoms, and that's enough!"
"Yes!" Hearing this, Lucy felt a little better. She knew that she had to at least repel the enemy in front of her. "Mira-san, you step back and leave the battle to me!"
Although she was a little unsure, Lucy still stood up again and stood in front of Mira.
Mira shook her head and refused: "No, I won't watch my companion stand in front of me alone. It is my responsibility to protect the guild and my companions!"
"Two against two, looks like it's going to take some time."
"Juvia doesn't know, is that woman very strong?"
The Phantom Four Elements were established only a few years ago, and there are huge differences in the ages, experience, and strength of the four.
Among them, Thor is a more veteran wizard, so he knows more about some news in the magic world. Compared with him, Juvia can only be regarded as a rookie. She has only joined the Spectre in recent years. In addition, she has a gloomy and introverted personality, so she doesn't know these things.
"No, no, no... that's a very special person!" Thor explained to Juvia, "Mira, the 'Magic Man' of Fairy Tail, was once a famous S-class wizard in the magic world! Her strength is comparable to Erza, the 'Fairy Queen'!"
"But! Three years ago, he was devastated by the death of his sister, and his strength dropped drastically. I heard that he can no longer fight now."
Mira took a step forward, her voice changed a little, becoming much stronger: "You'll know if you can fight if you try!"
"Has Miss Mira's strength recovered?" Thor asked curiously.
"Who knows?"
There was some provocation in Mira's words, but it was this attitude that made Thor a little unsure. He was not sure that he could take her companions away from the hands of 'Demon Mira'.
"So that's how it is. Juvia knows. It seems you are a witch! Then, let Juvia be your opponent!"
Lucy quickly warned: "Milasan, be careful! This woman can use elemental magic, and ordinary attacks are ineffective against her!"
"Don't worry Lucy! I have it too..."
A sudden gust of water interrupted Mira's words. It was Juvia who took action.
"Water Stream Assault!!"
With the accumulation of rainwater, Juvia was able to use water magic more smoothly. The invisible flowing water came with an impact force, directly carrying Mira dozens of meters away, knocking down several trees along the way.
Juvia took advantage of the victory and turned into a stream of water to fly towards Mira.
"Mira-san!!"
Seeing this scene, Lucy shouted anxiously. Since joining the guild, Mira has always been a weak girl in her eyes. Although she now knows that Mira was once very powerful, she also knows that Mira's magic power is unstable now and she cannot fight at all.
Looking back, she could vaguely see Mira in the distance getting up from the ground again, waving her hands and shouting at her, "I'm fine! Lucy-san, leave this to me."
"But……"
Lucy was about to say something when Mira smiled .
She smiled warmly: "Don't worry, we...are Fairy Tail!"
“…”
"I understand. I'll leave that person to you for now! Mira-san!"
Although Lucy didn't know where Mira's confidence came from, she couldn't fight two people alone at the moment, so she could only choose to trust Mira, and then turned her attention to another enemy, Thor.
"As for the other enemy, leave it to me!"
