In the square before the Eclipse Gate, Future Rogue spread his arms wide. Dragons of various forms, as if summoned, converged towards his location.
Soon, the dragons either stood guard behind Future Rogue or circled in the sky above him, seemingly protecting him.
"What's going on?"
Arcadios, who was charging at Future Rogue with his longsword, had a sudden change in expression upon seeing this scene, and his forward movement halted.
Then, under the disbelieving gazes of Princess Hisui and the Royal Soldiers, the white diamond dragon that had first emerged from the Eclipse Gate extended her enormous hand and lifted Future Rogue, the action resembling welcoming one's king.
Future Rogue jumped onto the back of the white diamond dragon and shouted in a fanatical tone:
"The age of dragons is upon us!"
"Atlas Flame, Kircheis, Zirconis, Levia... wreak havoc to your heart's content!"
The Hellfire Dragon, Jade Dragon, Rock Dragon... whose names were called by Future Rogue, simultaneously roared towards the sky.
"Roar-"
Over a dozen dragons roared at the sky, the scene exceptionally terrifying.
Violent shockwaves swept across the entire square.
The already devastated square was now filled with towering clouds of dust.
The previously flung Royal Soldiers were once again caught up in the terrifying shockwaves.
And Arcadios and Princess Hisui were also swept into the sky along with the dust.
"What in the world is happening?"
"Why can this future person command these dragons?"
Arcadios, while being sent flying, looked at Future Rogue standing on the white mother dragon's back and spoke with disbelief.
Dragons, the embodiment of power, are proud beings.
Arcadios couldn't understand why these dragons would obey a human's command.
Perhaps Arcadios didn't know why these dragons obeyed Future Rogue, but Kenichi did.
Future Rogue possessed a magic that could control dragons.
He was using this magic to control these dragons.
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Kenichi, Erza, and the group, who were rushing towards the Eclipse Gate, were immediately engulfed by a terrifying shockwave.
Facing this terrifying shockwave, Kenichi, Erza, and the others had to stop and brace themselves.
"What happened now?"
Gray, protecting himself with his arms, looked at the towering dust clouds ahead and spoke with a shocked heart.
But the next second, Gray saw with horror that numerous massive dragons of various forms were charging out from the dust clouds.
"There are so many?!"
Lucy looked at the dragons and spoke with terror.
Beside her, the robed Future Lucy had already collapsed to the ground in fear, her fair, pretty face filled with despair.
"It's already... unstoppable!"
"This world will be destroyed!"
Future Lucy had traveled through time precisely to change the future.
Looking at the dragons before her, images of her future world being destroyed by dragons flashed in her mind.
In her view, the dragons had already appeared. The world's destruction was inevitable. This era was destined to end up like the future.
"Lucy, it's not time to give up yet! We still have the Eclipse Gate! That Princess said the Eclipse Gate can fire a magical cannon that can instantly destroy 10,000 dragons!"
Seeing Future Lucy's despairing expression, Happy immediately spoke up to comfort her.
Hearing Happy's words, Lucy also chimed in happily: "That's right! We have the Eclipse Gate, we have the magical cannon..."
But before Lucy could finish, Kenichi interrupted her: "There is no magical cannon that destroys dragon hordes."
"Huh?"
Hearing Kenichi's words, Happy and Lucy both looked at him with confusion.
Kenichi didn't explain, but Happy and Lucy had already seen, over in the square, one dragon after another emerging from the Eclipse Gate in a line.
"Wh...why?"
"Why are dragons coming out of the Eclipse Gate?"
Happy had pinned his hopes on the Eclipse Gate.
But seeing large numbers of dragons emerging from it, his hope instantly turned to despair.
It was as if a lifeline had suddenly turned into an anchor tied to his ankle.
And Lucy, like Future Lucy, also slumped to the ground.
"How could this be..."
"So the 10,000 dragons come from the Eclipse Gate!"
Lucy looked at the dragons emerging from the Eclipse Gate, her face pale as she spoke.
Just as Lucy and Future Lucy were in despair, Kenichi stepped forward, looked at the dragon horde, and called out to Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy beside him: "Erza! Mira! Wendy!"
"Yeah!"
Although Kenichi didn't say much, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy understood his meaning. They simultaneously walked to stand beside Kenichi, looking at the dragons with fighting spirit.
"Huh? You're not afraid?"
"These are dragons!"
Lucy, Gray, and Happy, seeing the fighting spirit emanating from Kenichi, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy, spoke with astonishment.
"When we were on the Guiltina Continent, we fought the Five Dragon Gods together with Kenichi-nii!"
"Seeing these dragons now doesn't seem that scary."
Seeing the perplexed looks from Lucy and Gray, Wendy turned around and said with a smile.
"Uhh..."
'As expected of those who completed the 100-Year Quest and returned!'
Seeing the smile on Wendy's face, Gray and Lucy immediately showed expressions of feeling inadequate.
And Future Lucy over there also looked at Kenichi, Erza, and the group with surprise.
'Defeated the Five Dragon Gods? What does that mean?'
Future Lucy's timeline had no Kenichi, so the event of Kenichi taking Erza and the others to Guiltina never happened in her timeline.
Kenichi, Erza, and the others didn't explain anything to Future Lucy either.
Wendy walked behind Erza and Mirajane and fiercely swung her arms.
"Enchantment..."
"Knight of the Gods!"
"Enchant: Dragon Slayer Attribute!"
At that moment, a cyan light erupted from around Wendy's body.
And lights also appeared on Erza and Mirajane's bodies in succession.
These two lights represented the all-stat boosting Knight of the Gods enchantment and the Dragon Slayer Attribute enchantment, respectively.
All of this was ability Wendy had learned over the past seven years.
And during these seven years, Wendy had frequently coordinated with Erza and Mirajane in this way.
So Wendy, Erza, and Mirajane didn't need many words, showing exceptional tacit understanding.
After receiving Wendy's enchantments, Erza shouted lightly: "Requip!"
Mirajane waved her fair hand: "Satan Soul!"
Erza, now holding the Demon Blade Benizakura, and Mirajane, transformed into her Sitri form, almost simultaneously made their move.
Bang-
Bang-
Soon, under the stunned expressions of Gray and Natsu, Erza and Mirajane each struck down a dragon from the sky onto the ground.
"So... so strong!"
Gray and Natsu exclaimed, staring wide-eyed and dumbfounded.
And Future Lucy over there also had flickering eyes, her face filled with disbelief.
After all, in her world, aside from Natsu's attacks having some effect on dragons, no one else was a match for them.
But now, Erza and Mirajane, with the help of Wendy's enchantments, could repel dragons.
This completely exceeded Future Lucy's imagination.