Chapter 738 Empire 2 Shield

Chapter 738 Empire 2 Shield

Chapter 738: Twelve Shields of the Empire

“Don’t get excited, First Generation. Didn’t I tell you before that I was going to visit the Empire? Now that you have recovered, let’s go together.”

Lu Li said, trying to calm Mavis down, "That's just right, I also have something I want to ask Jeref."

After he calmed Mavis down, he looked at the magic crystal that originally wrapped Mavis.

According to the original work, Mavis carries the power of life and death at the same time, which eventually produces unpredictable changes. That is, the heart of the fairy, which is said to have eternal magic.

Zeref sent the Twelve Shields of the Empire to attack Fairy Tail in order to capture the fairy's heart, hoping to gain this power to fight the Black Dragon.

When Lu Li came to the basement before, he did feel the tremendous power contained in the fusion of Mavis and Crystal, but after Black Lily suppressed Mavis' curse, the fluctuation of that power disappeared.

After Lu Li extracted the curse of Ankselram from Mavis, the power completely disappeared. Lu Li guessed that this should be a magical phenomenon that was created when the power of life and death was blended in a certain special state, similar to the annihilation of matter and antimatter that he had heard of before coming to this space.

Now that the curse on Mavis is lifted, the so-called fairy heart is gone.

In theory, the fairy's heart is also a "treasure", but Lu Li has no regrets. After all, he has the seed of a fairy himself. According to the worldview of this world, he has infinite magic power.

“Thank you so much…”

Mavis was overjoyed when she heard Lu Li say that he was willing to take her with him to eliminate Jellal's curse.

"No need to be like this, aren't we partners?"

Lu Li had already adapted to the atmosphere of the Fairy Tail Guild, and said with a smile, walking towards the guild on the ground.

After the few people left the underground secret room, they were met with curious gazes from everyone.

Even people with average magic skills can see that the First Generation at this time is not a ghost, but a real person.

She was wearing the dress Black Lily gave her, and since neither of them was tall, it fit her well.

"First generation...you..."

Makarov looked at the first generation whose body was still intact, with surprise and confusion in his eyes. He didn't expect that Lu Li solved the problem so quickly.

"Thanks to Lu Li and Black Lily, I have recovered now, and even the curse of Anxeram has been lifted."

Mavis had an innocent and beautiful smile on her face.

The people in the Fairy Tail Guild quickly accepted the reality and soon cheers were heard one after another, with many people clamoring for a banquet.

However, some people were concerned about the main business. After the joy, Erza asked first, "First generation, Lu Li said before that Zeref is in the empire next door. Do we really want to go there?"

Because of what happened to Jellal, deep down in her heart, she always felt that Zeref was an extremely dangerous and evil person.

Now that we know that the other party is still alive and is the emperor of a neighboring country, we feel uneasy no matter what, let alone taking the initiative to come to him.

"Although part of it is my own selfishness..."

Mavis hesitated and said, "But I really want to meet him. There are things I want to make clear to him. Besides, he has organized such a huge magic empire. I also want to know what he is going to do."

Mavis understood Jeref and knew that even if he turned evil, he would not do meaningless things.

Creating a huge magic empire obviously cannot lift the curse of Ankerthram, so what does Jellal want to do by gathering such a large force?

"That sounds interesting!"

Natsu jumped out full of energy with a bright smile on his face, "Since we know that Zeref is in the neighboring country, if the first generation wants to meet him, then let's go together!"

"Natsu, what are you talking about? That's the legendary dark wizard Zeref. He's very dangerous."

Lucy tugged at the corner of Natsu's clothes and winked at Happy, asking Natsu to put away his dangerous thoughts.

"Yes, Natsu, Brother Lu will handle this matter. We will cause trouble for Brother Lu."

Happy echoed.

Natsu looked at Lu Li, "Brother Lu, will it be troublesome if I go with you?"

Lu Li sat at the table, drank a sip of the guild's homemade beer, shook his head and said, "What's the trouble? It's just a trip to the empire."

"Look, that's what Brother Lu said. We can go."

Natsu said to Lucy with a smile.

"Hey...I didn't say I wanted to go with you, don't talk about us."

Lucy's face was filled with fear, and she didn't want to be tied to the chariot by Natsu.

"What are you talking about Lucy? We are partners."

Natsu said with a smile, hooking his hand around Lucy's shoulders.

"If possible, can I come with you?"

Erza also asked at this time. She was not worried that Lu Li was not strong enough, but she felt that Natsu was a trouble-making guy and she was a little worried. In addition, this matter involved Zeref, so she also wanted to know the truth.

"Erza... Even you said so..."

Lucy just felt weak all over and thought that everyone was too brave.

But she soon discovered that, except for her and a few weak women, most people in the guild seemed to be very interested in this action.

In the end, if President Makarov hadn't spoken up, I'm afraid the Fairy Tail Guild would have gone to the Albareth Empire for team building.

After Lu Li's selection and finalization, the final team members were decided to be the fixed team of Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Wendy, and the others were responsible for staying in the Kingdom of Fiore.

In fact, Lu Li didn’t think there would be any trouble on this trip. He just felt that it would be troublesome if he brought too many people.

After deciding on the candidates and confirming that the first-generation president was in stable condition and had no problems, Lu Li and his team set off the next day.

…………

The cracks in Yomihirasaka disappeared, and several figures walked out from it. They were Lu Li and his group.

They did not experience the local customs and practices along the way, but instead used their teleportation abilities to directly arrive at the capital of the Albares Empire.

Due to the increase in the basic energy level of the Fairy Tail world, wide-area teleportation skills like Yomi Hirasaka consume a huge amount of energy, because the space of this world has become very solid, much stronger than the small space temporarily opened up by Lingxu Palace.

Just one teleportation can drain most of Lu Li's soul. Fortunately, he has the fairy seed, so this consumption is nothing.

Because he had never been to the Albares Empire, Lu Li's positioning was not particularly accurate. Perhaps it was a coincidence, but Lu Li and his team appeared directly in the suburbs of the royal capital and ran into a certain Twelve Shield who was taking a break under a grape trellis.

I saw a young girl with emerald green hair lying on a rocking chair. She was not wearing much cloth inside, but was wrapped in a brown coat that looked like a windbreaker or a robe outside, revealing her exquisite figure.

At this time, she was wearing large sunglasses, holding a glass of juice in one hand, and enjoying her vacation leisurely. On the right side of her slender legs, the emblem of the Albares Empire was engraved. Erza was very sensitive and immediately realized that this person had powerful magic. She looked at the green-haired girl seriously, and her hand was already on the hilt of the sword.

"This level of magic power..."

Gray also had a serious expression. After the guild discussion ended yesterday, Lu Li even pulled him in for a private chat and told him about his father and also let him obtain the magic to kill demons.

But even after his strength grew, he still felt that the woman in front of him was no match for him. The huge magical power that she emanated was even more exaggerated than that of the Ten Holy Mages he had seen.

"It's vacation time now, go quickly and don't disturb me, I didn't see anything..."

Brandish, who was lying in the rocking chair, spoke weakly, without any motivation, even though she knew that most of the people who arrived in the capital through teleportation magic were invaders.

"What an amazing little girl..."

Mavis was also very surprised when she looked at Brandish. She could tell from her eyesight that the other party was not very old, but his strength was terrifying.

Lu Li examined Brandish's attributes and felt that this world was truly amazing. Brandish was about the same age as Lucy, only in her twenties, but her overall strength was not on the same level as Lucy.

I don’t know if it’s because Brandish’s talent is too high, or if it’s easy to study and become stronger in Jellal’s magic empire.

"Brother Lu, let's go find Jellal!"

Natsu, the loudmouth, spoke impatiently, attracting Brandish's attention.

Brandish sat up from the rocking chair. She was just on vacation and didn't want to get involved, but when she heard these people say they were looking for their Majesty, she naturally couldn't pretend not to hear it.

"Really... I'm on vacation..."

Brandish complained, but decided to use magic to capture these invaders first.

But when she raised her hand, she found that her wrist was grabbed, and the magic she cast on the other party was ineffective.

"Little girl, don't be so hasty. We are here to give your emperor a wife."

Lu Li said with a smile.

"Old, wife or something..."

Mavis' face turned red when she heard that. "What are you talking about?"

Although Brandish was confused and thought Lu Li's remarks were ridiculous, she did not proceed.

The main reason was that when her wrist was grabbed by the man in black in front of her, she felt an inexplicable sense of fear in her heart, as if if she moved again, her head and body would be separated in the next moment.

"I...will take you to see His Majesty first."

Brandish slowed down her voice and prepared to take Lu Li and the others to the palace first, where they would meet with the Magic King who was in charge of the palace all year round, and then make plans.

Although Lu Li had already determined the location of Jellal through the Lord of the Realm's analytical ability, he was not in a hurry. Since the other party said he would lead the way, they might as well go together.

Soon, the group arrived at the palace of the Albares Empire, but what they saw here was not Jellal, but the Twelve Shields of the Empire who were on high alert.

"You woman..."

Gray looked at Brandish with a frown on his face, thinking that they might have fallen into a trap. The other party's posture clearly showed that they were ready for a fight and were luring them into a trap.

What surprised him even more was that each of the twelve shields of the empire present had extremely strong magical power, including the god Serena, who was originally the number one among the Ten Saints of Fiore.

It is hard to imagine what would happen to their country if such a powerful magic empire launched an attack on the Kingdom of Fiore.

The two strongest of the Twelve Shields of the Empire stood in the middle. The Magic King and Irene glanced at Lu Li and his group, and the fluctuations of magic power on their bodies made Natsu and the others feel uneasy.

"Brother Lu, they look so strong."

Natsu said bluntly.

"Idiot, didn't I tell you before you came here? These are the Twelve Shields of the Empire, and each one of them is as strong as a monster."

Lucy said nervously. Seeing that the other party had a bad aura, she was afraid that there would be no time to open the door later, so she opened Aquarius's door directly.

When Brandish saw Aquia appear, she was so surprised that her mouth opened slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"You are a bunch of thieves. Let Brandish go now."

Magic King Augustus spoke in a serious tone. He usually cared for Brandish, just like a grandfather and grandson.

Seeing Lu Li pulling Brandish's arm, he thought Brandish was being held hostage, so he was very angry. The magic power was so strong that Gray and the others couldn't help but sweat on their foreheads.

They simply couldn't imagine that such a powerful man as the Magic King was only one of the Twelve Shields and not the emperor of this country. Then, how powerful would the legendary Zeref be?
"Go ahead. I'm just here to look for someone. I don't mean to kill anyone."

Lu Li let go of Brandish, pushed her, and let her return to the Twelve Shields camp.

"Ah? Where did this lunatic come from? Do you know where this is? This is the emperor's bedroom. Entering here without permission is a capital crime!"

The god Serena looked unfriendly. Seeing that Brandish had returned, she took the lead and used her dragon-killing magic with great force, attacking Lu Li directly.

As the former leader of the Ten Holy Ones of the Kingdom of Fiore and the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar, he naturally recognized the emblems on Natsu and the others and knew that they were wizards of Fairy Tail.

But since he had already defected to the Empire, he would naturally not show mercy to the people of his homeland's guild. On the contrary, he had just defected and needed some tokens to show his loyalty.

Therefore, he felt that today's battle was a good opportunity, and it was also a good opportunity for the other twelve shields to see his strength and strive for His Majesty to value him more.

"Serena wait..."

When Brandish saw Serena's brazen attack, she quickly warned her, as she knew that the opponent's attack power was very terrifying.

After meeting Aquarius, she had already seen through Lucy's identity and felt complicated. Seeing that Lu Li and others had not hurt her before, she wanted to find out peacefully first.

But what made her anxious was that her voice was still too slow. Serena, who possessed eight kinds of dragon-slaying magic, had already taken action. She was afraid that these people would die at Serena's hands.

Natsu was surprised to feel that Serena was using dragon-slaying magic with such great power. Flames rose from his body and he wanted to fight the enemy, but it happened suddenly and he couldn't hurry.

boom--

Amid the roar, the place where Serena and Lu Li were was engulfed in smoke and dust.

"Brother Lu!"

"Serena!"

Natsu and Brandish exclaimed at the same time.

(End of this chapter)