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"Damn it…"
Swallowing the metallic sweetness in his mouth, Jose struggled to gather his Magic Power.
Attacking Fairy Tail while they were vulnerable was a decision that couldn't be more wrong, but there was no turning back, and Jose could only swallow his bitter fruit.
He roared, activating his Dark Magic Power, and purple-black Magic Power materialized around Jose, forming a hundred magical tentacles.
However, in the next moment, a clap of thunder exploded, suppressing his struggles.
The golden-haired young man, holding a lightning halberd, tore through the disgusting magical tentacles. Laxus' use of weapons was simple and brutal: just slash or smash.
The powerful attack emitted a piercing crackle of electricity, and the materialized Lightning Magic shattered the dark barrier. Jose was dragged across the ground like a rag doll, leaving a long trail.
Amidst the flying debris, five Magic circles quietly formed.
Five Magic circles, varying in size but equally magnificent, were arranged vertically, enveloping Jose.
Mystogan, when he made his move, always used the most dazzling Magic, becoming the most brilliant Mage on the scene.
A pillar of light pierced through the five-layered Magic circles, descending straight down to seal Jose. Then, an intensely rising white light pierced through Jose and the Super Mage Giant Phantom MK II, which had already reached its limit beneath him.
The barely standing Super Mage Giant Phantom MK II let out a final mournful cry and collapsed with a rumble.
Amidst the sky-high dust, Jose slumped to the ground, his ten fingers digging deep into the rubble. Blood oozing from between his fingers was evaporated into a crimson mist by his Magic Power.
At this moment, Jose's appearance became withered, his neck veins bulging, and his murky eyes reflected four young figures. Suddenly, he let out a chilling, tragic laugh.
"Fairy Tail… don't get too smug…"
"I haven't lost yet!"
Astonishing Magic Power rapidly expanded within Jose's body. Paying a huge price, sacrificing a large amount of life force, he gained the power for one last attack.
"By my blood… awaken the last skeleton…" Jose's broken body was lifted by purple-black mist, and his shriveled eye sockets erupted with a cursed red glow.
A Magic circle unfolded beneath Jose's twisted face. The array patterns wriggled like living things, emitting a suffocating sense of oppression.
Purple-black mist rose from the circle, swirling around Jose, carrying the aura of decay and death, as if even the air was corroded by this power.
A giant skeleton slowly rose from the circle. Its bones glowed with a cold, eerie blue light, and two clusters of dark purple flames burned in its eye sockets, surrounded by ominous purple-black mist.
Laxus, Erza, and Mystogan all felt the evil Magic Power emanating from the skeleton giant.
It was incredibly ironic that such evil Magic was used by a Ten Wizard Saint recognized by the Magic Council for his outstanding contributions.
Looking at the monstrous white-boned giant, Noah remembered something. He had seen similar Magic in his Guild's "Guild Chronicles."
At that time, the original four members had not yet founded Fairy Tail, and Magnolia was still ruled by a Dark Guild called Blue Skull.
The Dark Guild's trump card Magic, 'Corpse,' could control the skeletons of powerful deceased creatures to fight for them, so they collected a large number of Magical creature skeletons. Among them, a giant skeleton was the most famous, and the name "Blue Skull" also came from this.
When the original four members annihilated Blue Skull, they had once dealt with a white-boned giant dragon.
In the same year Blue Skull was annihilated, Fairy Tail was officially established, and coincidentally, Phantom Lord also registered that year.
Looking at the Magic Jose used, and then thinking about how Phantom Lord always secretly caused trouble for Fairy Tail after its establishment, Noah immediately understood.
After Blue Skull's demise, when their assets were inventoried, a portion was found to be missing, and the iconic skeleton giant was also nowhere to be found.
The first Guild Master, Mavis, speculated that there were still remnants of Blue Skull, but because of the many matters after establishing Fairy Tail, she didn't have the energy to continue the detailed investigation.
After Blue Skull's demise, these remnants not only didn't keep a low profile but even changed their identity.
Relying on the resources they had plundered before, they transformed and created Phantom Lord, becoming one of the Legal Guilds maintaining order in the Magic world.
Truly, a centipede dies but never falls, and evil lives long.
If it weren't for Jose's ambition, Phantom Lord should have developed normally, but now its end had come.
Watching the skeleton giant raise its massive fist high, Noah instantly dropped his playful expression. Armament Haki instantly covered his right arm, and he clenched his fist. The abyssal giant whale materialized from the condensed blue Magic Power on his fist, surrounded by the magical glow of five attributes.
"Five-Extreme Burst · Whale Slayer Punch!"
The giant whale stirred the ocean's fury, its immense momentum making the giant skeleton creak and groan. The terrifying Magic Power crushed everything in its path.
Two fists, one large and one small, collided, but the result was vastly different.
In just an instant, Jose's Magic, completed at the cost of his life force, completely disintegrated under Noah's full-power strike. The skeleton giant he had relied on could not withstand the young man's immense Magic Power at all.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast its light on the ruins of the castle scattered in the lake.
Orange-red light filtered through the cracks in the broken walls, casting dappled light spots on the calm lake surface.
Jose was defeated, utterly defeated.
The tattered Phantom Lord flag was carried by the breeze and slowly fell, landing precisely on Jose's pale, withered face, his eyes rolled back, and black smoke spewing from his mouth.
Black Magic always requires a price, and Jose was finished.
This Guild war thus came to an end. It was believed that Phantom Lord, which had violated the agreement between the Magic Council and Legal Guilds, would soon receive sanctions from the Magic Council.
As expected, while Mirajane was still directing everyone to clean up the battlefield, three Magic airships displaying the Magic Council's flag arrived right on cue.
On one of the airships, Lucy and Gray waved to their companions, but Natsu, half-hanging from the airship next to them, was even more conspicuous.
Waiting to rendezvous with Noah and Erza, they didn't find the two but instead encountered the airship of the Custody Enforcement Unit heading to Magnolia.
After handing over the victims of the Tower of Heaven to the Magic Council's arrangements, Natsu and his group parted ways with Simon and the others.
On another airship, a scrawny, balding old man with a vibrant spirit let out a booming voice, a stark contrast to his small stature, "You brats! Well done!"