Ten kilometers away.
Dozens of sky warships hovered in the sky, and the bridge was deathly silent.
Belud, a member of the Giltina Council and the commander-in-chief of the Sky Chapter, was holding the magic telescope with a slight tremor in his hand, the afterimage of what had just happened still lingering in his mind.
The Wood Dragon, which their council classified as a "continental-level disaster," was just... blasted to pieces.
“Command…” The observer’s voice was dry, as if it contained sand. “The life force of the Wood Dragon has completely disappeared.”
Berruto finally came to his senses. He opened his mouth, but found himself at a loss for words.
What is he here for?
The council received an urgent report that a terrifying magical reaction had occurred deep within the central region of the continent of Kiltina, which was speculated to be the awakening of the Wood Dragon, which had been dormant for hundreds of years.
They mobilized their most elite skyship legion, carrying twelve super-magical convergence cannons, and were mentally prepared for the entire force to sacrifice themselves, all in order to deal with this damned dragon.
The results of it?
They rushed to the target area, but before they even got close, they saw that the head of the Wood Dragon had been blown off and its massive body was crumbling like sand.
"Commander, we've spotted over a dozen mages in the target area... Shall we continue?"
Looking at the magnified image on the magic screen, Belud was silent for three seconds, then took a deep breath: "Maintain course, slow down and approach. Everyone, show some respect. Those people are reinforcements invited by the council to deal with the Five Divine Dragons."
Ten minutes later, the warship slowly descended, and the roar of the magic engine gradually subsided.
Belud strode forward, placed his right hand on his chest, and performed a standard Council salute. "I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Council's Sky Warship Legion. I have been ordered by the Council to deal with the Wood Dragon's calamity."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the group of young people before finally settling on Hope.
"...It seems we're too late."
"Oh?" He raised an eyebrow, a playful smile on his face. "Isn't this the council's warship? It's here very quickly."
"Not late at all." Hope waved his hand and said with a smile, "Your council reacted pretty quickly. We just finished our fight and you arrived."
This is not a joke. In fact, before the Wood Dragon died, Hope had already sensed the Sky Warships group ten kilometers away.
Compared to the Ishgar Council's swift action, which resembles the police always arriving last in movies, the Giltina Council was much faster.
What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener; Bernardo simply felt that their council had not done its job properly.
He looked at the devastated land around him, a trace of sadness in his eyes. "Um, may I ask, are there any survivors from the five towns built on the Wood Dragon's body?"
"Oh, you mean this?"
Hope slapped his forehead and said he felt like he had forgotten something.
He snapped his fingers, and then, to Belud's astonishment, five towns slowly rose within five enormous water ring magic circles.
Chapter 318 Bottleneck
With the Wood Dragon dead, the hundreds of thousands of people who had been "planted" with the seeds would no longer become nourishment for the evil dragon. As for how to explain the situation to the believers of the Wood Dragon, that was not Hope's concern.
After all, we can't let the council members come for nothing.
After handing over the duties to Belud, Hope used "Water Wings" to bring everyone back to Diablos.
Upon hearing that Hope had defeated the Wood Dragon, Qilin and the others almost thought they were hallucinating. Less than a day had passed since Hope and the others set off to deal with the evil dragon, and suddenly they came back saying they had accomplished it?
Although this is a world of magic, it's a bit too fantastical...
Makarov had anticipated this; he didn't know how strong Hope was now, but he believed it.
To celebrate the death of the Wood Dragon, Little Reiss is hosting another banquet, even though the last celebration was just yesterday...
After spending a day in Diablos, Hope took everyone to the underwater park in Elmina and the underwater palace in Melkkobia for two more days of fun.
Upon hearing the news of the Wood Dragon's death, Melkkobia felt nothing, much like his sharp commentary on the relationship between the five dragon gods—he was unfamiliar with them.
However, when Hope asked him for clues about the Golden Dragon again, she still didn't get any useful information.
Previously, the council had almost no information about the Golden Dragon.
Now that three of the five dragon gods have been dealt with, and since the whereabouts of the Gold Dragon God are unknown, only Natsu's other unfamiliar older brother remains—the Flame Dragon God.
According to Melkkobia, the Flame Dragon Ignia is the strongest, most warlike, and most destructive of the "Five Divine Dragons".
Hope originally planned to deal with the Flame Dragon last.
It wasn't that they were saving the strongest for last; Hope mainly wanted Natsu to fight the Fire Dragon one-on-one, to see if the Fire Dragon King could still hold back when Natsu was being thoroughly beaten by his sworn brother.
A father who advocates peaceful coexistence, and a son who is an enemy of humanity.
If the Fire Dragon King were to appear, it would be a scene of fatherly love and son's rage, and most likely a tragic end.
The group spent a few more days playing in Elmina. After everyone had had their fill of fun, Hope sent Kirin back to Diablos.
Makarov had had his fill of fun and was heading back to Magnolia.
Hope had entrusted the house to Gildarts, that unreliable fellow who'd become unbearable after a few drinks, and looking back, the old man was genuinely a little uneasy about it...
After all, when it comes to causing destruction, even Natsu has to admit defeat to Gildarts.
The "Crush" magic is still too overpowered.
Reis also returned to Magnolia with Makarov, intending to reunite with his old friends and also meet the legendary wisest first chairman.
Thinking of Mavis, who has been indulging in all kinds of delicious food and fun since her resurrection and is almost becoming a homebody, Hope just hopes that Reese's filter won't shatter too completely by then.
After seeing off those who were not involved in this century-long mission, the group continued their journey to slay the evil dragon. However, when Hope asked Melkkobia how to get to the lair of the Flame Dragon, "Flame City",...
Melkkobia's answer was...
"You do not know?"
Hope looked at the Water Dragon with a surprised expression. "You're the one who told me about the City of Flame God. What does it mean to suddenly say you don't know?"
Melkkobia said calmly, "I don't get along with Ignia. Do you think that guy would tell me the exact location of his lair?"
Oh, another pair that are irreconcilable.
Hope understood, so he turned around and went to Elentia, where he arrested Selene, who was lazing around in the hot springs. But he had to admit that the Moon Dragon was really big.
However, Selene also did not know the location of the Flame Dragon's "City of Flame." Just as she was fighting against the Wood Dragon to deal with the other dragons, the Flame Dragon was also secretly plotting something.
Selene once tried to use spatial magic to secretly track Ignia, but as the strongest of the "Five Dragon Gods," how could Ignia not have a way to deal with her?
Things suddenly hit a bottleneck.
Since that's the case, Hope decided to postpone the century-long mission for now. After all, the news of the Wood Dragon's death had already spread, and such a big commotion couldn't be kept secret.
Given the Flame Dragon's warlike nature, it's impossible for it to stay still; it will just have to wait for itself to emerge.
Since he had nothing better to do, and having dealt with the three dragons, Hope decided to go to the "Dragon of the Magic Array" to find Elevseria and see if he could find out the whereabouts of the Flame Dragon and the Gold Dragon.
......
The scene changes.
The group returned to the castle where the giant dragon statue lay prostrate.
"It's still the same here, the concentration of magical particles is as high as snowflakes." Mirajane caught a shimmering light, which reminded her of the scene when the Wood Dragon disintegrated and turned into countless magical particles.
Lucy suddenly thought of a question, "Speaking of which, Grandpa Elevseria lived alone for over a hundred years. What did he do all day?"
"They're probably just entertaining themselves. Don't forget how lecherous that old man looked when he first met us," Kana remarked, shaking the wine jug.
Natsu suddenly realized, "I see, FaLong is just as lecherous as the guild master."
Erza flicked Natsu on the forehead, "Nonsense, the guild master only looks with his eyes, he doesn't touch me like Eresheria does."
Gray looked puzzled. "Isn't it because the student council president is unwell?"
Levy whispered, "I heard that the president is afraid of being scolded by Granny Polyusica, so she only admires it with her eyes."
"What? The guild master is afraid of that old woman?" Gajeel was somewhat shocked.
Juvia smiled mysteriously and said, "I heard from Senior Reese that back then, the guild leader and Granny Poliusica were so close that Guild Leader Bob and the others, who hadn't left the guild yet, would jokingly ask him when he was getting married."
I've been quietly listening to everyone complain about Laxus!
The old man actually had this kind of past... This is really juicy gossip.
While listening to her companions gossiping one after another, Hope, having thoroughly enjoyed the juicy gossip, used magic to illuminate the dark hall and immediately spotted Elevseria, who had her back to everyone.
"Yo~ Senior, it's been a while. We've come to bother you again." Hope walked forward and found Elevseria staring blankly at a stone tablet.
The stone tablet is decorated with five dragons of varying shapes and abstract forms.
“This is a stone tablet modeled after the Five Divine Dragons,” Erevseli explained.
Hope twitched his lips. To be honest, the patterns carved on the stone tablet were too abstract, and he hadn't really associated them with the Five Divine Dragons.
Chapter 319 The Talking Crow
“I carved this stone tablet myself for fun, and it can also be used to test the magic power of the five divine dragons.” Elevseria turned around, a mischievous smile on her wrinkled face. “What do you think? Isn’t it quite artistic?”
"These lines are the Five Divine Dragons?" Natsu leaned closer to take a look, his expression somewhat subtle. "I thought it was just some kid's scribbles... It's so ugly."
Erevseria coughed awkwardly. "My artistic talent is indeed lacking, but that's not the point."
Hope looked at the stone tablet, where the mountain-shaped carving representing the wood dragon had lost its color. The worm-like pattern representing the water dragon was only slightly dimmed, likely because Hope had locked away one-tenth of Melkkobia's magic power.
This stone tablet is a great thing; it allows Eresheria to understand the condition of the five dragons without leaving home.
If we make one for our own guild as well, to record the magic status of guild members, wouldn't that be a magical version of the "Sect Soul Lamp"?
Elevseria turned her gaze away from her work. "I never expected that you would actually defeat that big guy, the Wood Dragon. This is the first time in the last 100 years that a mage has defeated the Five Dragons."
"So who was the last person to defeat Shenron?" Lucy asked at just the right moment.
Erevseria proudly raised his head, "I am indeed the old man."
Erza steered the conversation back on track, saying, "Actually, we dealt with the Water Dragon and the Moon Dragon as well, but we didn't resort to force."
"You can rest assured that the Water Dragon is willing to coexist with humans, and the Moon Dragon wants to become human. They are no longer a threat to this continent."
Erefseria frowned slightly and said that he could understand Melkkobia coexisting with humans, after all, in his observations over the years, he had found that the guy really did live peacefully with humans.
A dragon that grows its own vegetables for humans to eat, and even treats the illnesses of humans who have turned into fish—even in the past when dragons were at their peak, there might not have been any "coexistence" dragons that would have done something so bizarre.
But the Moon Dragon Selene...
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