The newcomer let out a 'shoo' sound from his mouth.
Boom!
A violent gust of wind suddenly appeared, and the terrifying storm instantly destroyed the restaurant.
"What?!"
Freed and the othera were caught off guard by this sudden situation.
"Who is this guy?!"
"Shoo."
The newcomer made the sound again, his body turning into a storm as he charged at Yajima.
Evergreen shouted, "Yajima-san!"
Realizing the target was Yajima, Freed and Bickslow immediately blocked the way in front of him.
Two palms emerged from the storm, pressing against the two of them.
Thud! Thud!
Boom!
A violent impact sent Freed and Bickslow flying back.
"Argh!"
"Ugh!"
Freed and Bickslow cried out in pain.
"Damn fellow! How dare you destroy my shop!"
Yajima angrily launched an attack at the intruder. Although he was old, he had been a formidable Mage in his youth.
Boom!
The newcomer made a sound, and instantly released a massive amount of flames.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Yajima screamed as he was scorched by the flames.
Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun!
Evergreen reacted, releasing a large number of needle-like explosive bombs.
"Shoo!"
Boom!
The newcomer made the 'shoo' sound again. A storm appeared, scattering Evergreen's magic while sweeping the others up, leaving them lying on the ground covered in wounds.
The newcomer stood before Yajima, who gritted his teeth and asked, "Who the hell are you!"
"I have no name. I am one of the Nine Demon Gates. Humans call me Tempester. Tartaros has been opened, and we shall deliver judgment upon humanity."
As Tempester spoke, his hand clamped onto Yajima's neck and lifted him up, a swirling gale appearing on his arm.
"Tartaros... the guys who attacked the Magic Council."
"Could it be that these guys' goal isn't just to kill the current Council Members, but even the former ones? What exactly is your objective?"
"Fall into the underworld."
The gale on Tempester's arm intensified, poised to kill Yajima.
"Stop it!!!"
The three of them shouted loudly.
Suddenly—
Crack!
A bolt of golden lightning fell from the sky, striking Tempester's arm, blasting away the gale and forcing him to release his grip.
"I might have lost my way, but when it comes to taking you down, I won't lose my way." Laxus appeared.
"Phew... Saved!"
Yajima breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Laxus. Laxus was different from other Mages, he was absurdly powerful. As long as Laxus arrived, he would be fine.
Freed and the others were also excited.
"Who is this guy?" Laxus asked with a frown.
Evergreen said, "It's Tartaros. He wants to kill Yajima-san."
"Tartaros?"
Laxus's brow twitched. He knew of Tartaros, one of the strongest Dark Guilds. They were usually very mysterious, he had heard of them over the years but had never encountered them.
Rip—
Tempester tore his clothes, revealing his true face.
"What?!"
His appearance startled everyone slightly. He looked like a monster, with unusual skin and a beast-like face, he was clearly not human.
"Shoo!"
Tempester made the sound again, his body wreathed in a storm as he charged rapidly at Laxus.
Zzt—
Laxus's body turned into golden lightning, shifting instantly and causing Tempester's attack to miss.
Tempester quickly turned and charged at Laxus again, but Laxus reappeared behind him as golden lightning and kicked him in the back.
Boom!
Tempester's body crashed into the ruins of the restaurant.
"This guy..."
Tempester's expression turned grim. He looked up toward Laxus, but immediately found Laxus standing behind him.
"You picked the wrong opponent."
Raging Bolt!
Laxus clasped his hands together, fingers interlaced, and slammed down on Tempester with lightning-wreathed fists.
Boom!
A large crater appeared in the ground.
Tempester lay in the pit, incapacitated, his eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.
"As expected of Laxus."
"That's great!"
"Truly a real man!"
Freed and the others praised him. They had been beaten by Tempester without any chance to fight back, yet Laxus had easily taken him out as soon as he appeared.
"Old man Yajima, how should we handle this guy?" Laxus asked Yajima.
"The Council has already lost its ability to function."
"Even if the headquarters was destroyed, there must be many branches, right?"
There was a branch of the Magic Council in a remote area not far from Fairy Tail. Makarov often went there to get scolded by the Council Members.
Freed suggested, "We should take him back to Fairy Tail for a proper interrogation. These guys didn't just kill the current Council Members, now they're attacking former ones. They definitely have some ulterior motive."
Counting on the Council Members was out of the question.
"I just love this kind of work." Evergreen was eager to try.
"Fairy Tail?"
At that moment, Tempester, lying on the ground, spoke up, drawing everyone's attention.
"I didn't expect a human with such magical power to appear. It exceeds my expectations. This is an unexpected loss, it seems I'll have to die once first."
Laxus frowned. "Die once? What the hell are you talking about?"
"You also picked the wrong opponent. That's how it is, human."
Bang!
Tempester's body suddenly self-destructed and scattered.
"Self-destruction?!" The group couldn't help but be shocked.
Immediately after, a large amount of black mist appeared and began to spread continuously.
"What is this black mist?!"
They instinctively covered their noses.
Tempester's voice rang out. "Humans cannot defeat calamity. These are Magical Barrier Particles. They can destroy the Ethernano in the air and contaminate it. This substance causes Magic Deficiency and Magic Barrier Disease, both of which are fatal to Mages. The only downside is that it forces me to return to headquarters to regenerate my body. See you in the underworld, dead men!"
Freed warned, "Don't inhale the black mist!"
Evergreen covered her mouth and nose, but humans must breathe after all, and she couldn't stop it.
"If this continues, the whole town will be contaminated."
"In any case, everyone escape first! Go somewhere without the mist!"
As soon as Yajima finished speaking, his strength failed him and he collapsed to the ground. Then Evergreen and Bickslow also fell one after another.
"Yajima-san, Evergreen, Bickslow! Pull yourselves together!" Freed was extremely anxious.
Laxus looked at his fallen comrades, his heart filled with anxiety. If this continued, they would all die.
"I won't let you die."
"Laxus, what are you trying to do? Cover your mouth and nose, quickly!"
Seeing that Laxus hadn't covered his mouth and nose, Freed hurriedly urged him.
Unexpectedly, instead of holding his breath at Freed's reminder, Laxus opened his mouth and took a deep breath. A powerful suction emerged from his mouth, and all the surrounding Magical Barrier Particles were sucked in.
"Laxus! What are you doing?! Stop it now!" Freed's expression changed drastically.
Even a tiny amount of Magical Barrier Particles could be fatal, inhaling so many was no different from suicide.
Laxus said, "A Dragon Slayer's lungs are different. Watch me swallow all of this. You must bring everyone back, that is your mission."
"Laxus!"