"Kill him!!!"
The leader of the Black Magic Cult gave a direct order. No matter who the other party was, as long as they saw them, they had to die.
"Kill!!!"
Numerous members of the Black Magic Cult all raised their weapons and charged towards Takeshi.
"Hey! It's not good to just start fighting without even a greeting."
"But since you've all made a move, if I don't retaliate, wouldn't that be disrespectful to you?"
Fire Fist!
Takeshi assumed a punching stance, and his arm transformed into a giant, super-heated flame arm that slammed into the members of the Black Magic Cult.
Terrifying flames engulfed a large number of Black Magic Cult members, who all let out painful scream.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Fire Gun!
Takeshi pressed the index and middle fingers of both hands together, pointing them like a gun at the crowd, and continuous small flames shot out from his fingertips.
"Ahhhhh!"
In an instant, large numbers of Black Magic Cult members collapsed.
"Damn it! Die for me!!!"
A member of the Black Magic Cult ambushed Takeshi from behind, his longsword slashing through Takeshi's body, but it only caused slight ripples, a common elementalization ability of Logia Devil Fruits.
"What?!"
Before the opponent could recover from his shock, Takeshi's finger had already touched his forehead.
Bang!
The person didn't even have time to scream before being struck by the flames.
"You damnable bastard! How dare you interrupt our ritual to sacrifice to the great Zeref!! Disappear for me!!!"
One person gathered magic in both hands and unleashed a dark shockwave at Takeshi.
Heat Haze!
Takeshi's arm turned into flames, and a pillar of fire shot out from his palm, meeting the attack head-on.
Boom!
The two energies collided, instantly erupting in a violent explosion.
"Still a bit slow."
"Full Body Take-Over: Fushiguro Toji."
Takeshi switched his takeover character, and his body changed. His bare upper body was now covered in a black T-shirt, his black shorts became black long pants, and his boots turned into flat-soled shoes.
"Turn into a meat paste for me!!!"
At this moment, a very burly fellow suddenly appeared behind Takeshi, raising a giant steel hammer with both hands and smashing it down towards Takeshi's head.
Boom!
Takeshi stood still, and the giant hammer in the man's hand bounced away, landing on the ground in the distance.
"What?!"
The big guy was stunned. What was happening? What just happened? He clearly saw it hit the opponent's head, so why did the hammer fly away?
Takeshi glanced at the big guy. "Hey, you're a bit too close to me, that's somewhat impolite. I don't like people getting too close to me, so you'd better get lost."
He placed his palm on the big guy's abdomen, then gently pushed.
The big guy immediately felt an irresistible force from his abdomen, and his entire body flew backward.
Boom... Boom...
The big guy's body destroyed wall after wall.
Takeshi glanced at the remaining members of the Black Magic Cult.
A wicked smile appeared at the corner of his lips. "Three seconds, and I'll finish you all."
Whoosh!
Takeshi's figure instantly vanished, and in the next instant—
Bang... Bang...
All the members of the Black Magic Cult were sent flying, crashing into the surrounding walls.
Before long, Takeshi walked out of the Black Magic Cult's lair.
At this moment, the captain of the army, who had been waiting outside, immediately came forward.
"Takeshi-san, how did it go?"
Takeshi made an OK gesture with his fingers, smiling. "It's all taken care of."
"What?!"
"Those were thousands of Black Magic Cult members!"
Many soldiers couldn't believe it.
How long had Takeshi been inside? Six minutes, seven minutes, certainly no more than ten minutes.
To eliminate thousands of Black Magic Cult members in such a short time, they simply couldn't believe it.
However, this was quite normal for Takeshi. The number of opponents was indeed large, but they were all mere fodder. Even powerful Mages would find it difficult to deal with them, but for him, no matter how many fodder came, they were still just fodder.
"You can go in, inspect the goods, and then pay. Oh, and there are a few hundred kidnapped villagers inside, you might as well rescue them too."
"Go in!"
At the captain's command, all the soldiers bravely rushed in.
Upon entering, everyone in the army was shocked.
Everywhere lay members of the Black Magic Cult, not standing, but fallen. Some were burned, some looked like they had been hit by a train, their arms and legs deformed, and the surrounding walls were dilapidated.
"It... it's actually true..."
"He actually eliminated thousands of Black Magic Cult members in such a short time! And they were all Mages!"
The captain immediately commanded, "Team One, go rescue all the villagers. Team Two, arrest all the Black Magic Cult members."
"Yes!"
Soon, all the villagers were rescued, and the Black Magic Cult members were all carried away.
"Takeshi-san, thank you very much for your help this time."
The captain looked at Takeshi with deep respect. When he first saw Takeshi, he thought he was too young.
The opponents were thousands of Black Magic Cult members. How could one person deal with a thousand?
But at this moment, he was completely convinced. This person was indeed as powerful as the legends said.
Takeshi waved his hand and said, "Taking money to solve problems for people, this was the quest I took. I'm just completing my quest."
The captain immediately ordered someone to bring the reward.
"Takeshi-san, here is your reward of 10 million. Please count it."
Takeshi glanced at it, knowing the money was sufficient, and a smile immediately appeared on his face as he took the box, saying, "No need to count, I trust your character, Captain. If there's another job like this next time, come find me, and I'll give you a twenty percent discount."
The captain showed a wry smile. "If possible, I never want to encounter such a thing again in my life."
Takeshi chuckled. "Haha! Who knows what the future holds? The quest is over, so I'll be leaving now."
"Then I won't see you off. I still have to report back about the situation here. I wish you a safe journey."
Takeshi waved his hand, turned, and left. Having completed another S-Class Quest, he felt very pleased.
"Captain, who exactly is this young man?"
"Yeah. One person actually defeated thousands, that's too amazing."
The captain looked at Takeshi's retreating back with deep eyes and said, "You should remember that big event that happened in the Kingdom of Sobelia half a year ago."
"Half a year ago, the Kingdom of Sobelia... could it be him?!"
"Exactly. It's him."
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Hargeon Port
This is the closest port to Magnolia Town. If there's ever a quest that involves going out to sea, Fairy Tail Mages always depart from and return to here.
At this moment, a cargo ship slowly docked, and a young man walked down from the ship. He had black hair and black eyes, and was wearing a gray stand-up collar half-sleeve shirt, black pants.
It was Takeshi, who had been in Fairy Tail for over half a year.
"Phew... Finally back."
This quest was a bit far, and the round trip took about twenty days in total.
Now he just needed to rest here for one night, and then take the train tomorrow morning to Magnolia.
Gurgle... Gurgle...
At this moment, Takeshi's stomach began to gurgle. Due to the long boat ride and its rocking motion, he had little appetite, but now that he was on land, he suddenly felt a bit hungry.
He remembered a delicious, inexpensive, and good 'fly restaurant' on the street ahead. After eating, he would find a hotel for a good night's sleep, and then return to the guild the next morning.
Just then, a commotion sounded from ahead. Takeshi looked up and saw many young girls holding autograph boards, quickly running past.
"I heard a very famous Mage came to town."
"Salamander-sama!"
Takeshi was slightly stunned. "Salamander? Natsu is here?! Is he that popular?!"
Takeshi curiously walked over, wondering if Natsu would return to the guild with him. As he got closer, he saw a middle-aged man surrounded by girls, clearly not Natsu.
"Did I get the wrong person?"
Takeshi immediately prepared to turn and leave, when a familiar voice entered his ears.
"Igneel!!!"