My two-dimensional resident

'There's one thing I still haven't dared to admit: Kikyo and the others are dead...'

Lin Tian sighed. If it really was Zeref and the black dragon Acnologia, then he was just wasting his time here.

He needed to find Zeref and Acnologia immediately. But... with his current strength, he was no match for them...

'No, even if I'm no match for both of them, I cannot back down.'

Having already set his next target, Lin Tian's eyes shot out two golden beams of light, and his aura suddenly surged, causing the expressions of everyone present to change, as they thought Lin Tian was about to attack them.

"Lord Volod, Guild Master Makarov, and everyone else, I entrust my search for my family on the continent of Ishgar to you. I have to make a trip to the Western Continent, and I truly hope this matter has nothing to do with Zeref..."

Seeing that several councilors couldn't withstand his Conqueror's Haki, Lin Tian quickly withdrew it, revealing an apologetic expression, and then addressed the crowd. Before they could react, he continued.

"The battle between Bardock and Serena should end now. Although I didn't start it, I will compensate for the losses caused by this battle as a gesture of goodwill."

After saying that, Lin Tian took out 10 apples from his spatial backpack and handed them to Warlord.

"Lin Tian..."

From the moment he met Lin Tian, ​​Makarov was convinced that Lin Tian was a good person, but what Lin Tian did afterwards disappointed him. Now that Lin Tian has become good again, his heart, which had been hanging in the air, has finally settled down.

But now that Lin Tian is going to the Western Continent to find Zeref, Makarov's heart is filled with worry again. He fears that Lin Tian will die at Zeref's hands before he finds his family.

"President Makarov, I'm entrusting the search for Erza and the others to you while I'm away from Ishgar."

Unlike others who promised to help him for personal gain, Lin Tian believed that Makarov would genuinely help him find Kikyo and the other two.

Without saying much, Lin Tian turned and flew towards the center of the battlefield.

High in the sky, looking at the two who were already exhausted, he concentrated all his energy and then released all of his Conqueror's Haki at them.

boom!

The powerful Conqueror's Haki caused the two fighters to freeze for a moment, and then they simultaneously lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground. Bardock, in his Great Ape form, also began to shrink his body the instant he lost consciousness, gradually transforming into human form.

Lin Tian ignored Serena, landed directly in front of Bardak, put a healing pill in his mouth, grabbed his shoulder, and flew westward, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

"???"

Watching Lin Tian leave with Badak, Urudia, standing beside Makarov, looked on with a puzzled expression. They had arrived with three people; why was she left alone here?

She's a member of the Devil's Heart!

Without Lin Tian's protection, she knew that with her strength, she would have no chance of escaping from so many Saint Ten Mages.

Perhaps noticing the change in Ultear's expression, Chairman Makarov coughed a few times and then spoke to Warold, the only one of the Four Heavenly Kings who had not been defeated.

"Lord Warlord, Lin Tian has already left. I'm going back to Fairy Tail to find Erza and the others with the little ones. Ultear, come with me."

"Um..."

......

Have I been defeated?

In the sky, Bardock, having regained consciousness, took out a piece of clothing and put it on before asking Lin Tian a question. He had lost consciousness after transforming into a giant ape, so he didn't know that Lin Tian had ultimately ended the battle.

"No, you two didn't settle your differences. I ended your fight. Now we need to find the world's most powerful dark mage. Bardock, are you afraid of death?"

Lin Tian shook his head and looked at Bardock, who seemed to have become even stronger.

“Die? I cannot die to save my people. Island Master Lin Tian, ​​I firmly believe that by following you, I will become stronger. So no matter how powerful the enemies ahead are, I will follow you.”

Bardock understood that Lin Tian was testing him. If he was afraid of death, Lin Tian would not take him to find the dark mage, but would send him back to the adorable Rabbit Island.

In this way, he would be out of danger, but he would also lose Lin Tian's trust, and then he would lose the path to becoming stronger quickly.

"Yes, don't worry... I won't let any of the island's inhabitants die. There are still many strong people on the Western Continent, and I believe you will become even stronger in the battles to come."

Seeing Bardak's resolute gaze, Lin Tian smiled for the first time in a long time.

Saiyans are truly a monstrous race; as long as they survive life-or-death battles, they become stronger.

"Hmm? Artoria and the others sent me an email."

As the two flew over a vast forest and saw the west coast, Lin Tian's phone rang. He took it out and saw an email notification.

Lin Tian clicked the extract button, and a piece of parchment appeared in his hand. After reading the contents of the letter, Lin Tian smiled again.

When will they arrive?

Bardak knew about Lin Tian's request for help. Seeing the smile on Lin Tian's face, he guessed that the other residents must have told Lin Tian when they would arrive in this world.

"After they wrote me the letter, they went to the airport. We landed at the beach first and waited for their arrival."

Lin Tian put away the letter in his hand, then looked at the distant west coast, which was just right for the dodo bird's seaplane to land, and decided to wait there for Artoria and the others to arrive.

Lin Tian has already figured out two patterns regarding the landing locations of the Dodo bird planes.

The first scenario is that when a resident returns to their own world for the first time, the dodo bird plane will return to the corresponding timeline and location based on the resident's longing.

For example, because Illya missed her mother, the dodo bird plane took them back to the port of Fuyuki City during the Fourth Holy Grail War, where they happened to witness her mother Irisviel and Artoria fighting Lancer.

Following Lin Tian's advice, Shinobu Kocho misses her deceased sister on the plane, and the Dodo plane then takes them to a lake outside the town where Kanae Kocho was murdered.

The second possibility is that if a resident travels to another resident's world in a dodo bird plane, the dodo bird plane will silently descend upon that resident's vicinity. Lin Tian concluded this pattern when he helped Lenalee with Artoria and the others, and when Kikyo and he visited Erza.

But why Lin Tian and Bardock didn't land near Erza and the others is also easy to explain.

Erza and the others' disappearance prevented Dodo Airlines from locating their positions and thus from landing near them.

Chapter 303 Super-Tier Subspace Magic Array

"There's a town over there, let's go see if there are any restaurants."

Apples can replenish depleted energy, but eating only apples will take a toll on the stomach. When Lin Tian and Bardak reached the shore, they discovered a port town ahead.

Lin Tian's eyes lit up, and he decided to take Bardock to sample the delicacies of this world. Meanwhile, he awaited the arrival of Artoria and the others.

This is a small town called Belania, built by the sea, where the people mainly make a living by fishing. When Lin Tian and Badak entered the town, the fishermen were already selling their fresh seafood on both sides of the street.

Lin Tian heard from a child that there was a hotel 200 meters ahead that provided food and lodging services for travelers, so he led Badak toward the hotel.

Before the two had walked about 100 meters, the previously clear sky suddenly became overcast. Then, a ball of light appeared in the very center of the clouds.

"Ok?"

"Perhaps we should go to another place to wait for Artoria and the others to arrive."

Lin Tian glanced at Bardak, then looked up at the ball of light in the sky. The ball of light had expanded into a pancake large enough to cover the entire town. A huge magic circle began to appear on the pancake, covered with dense, incomprehensible runes.

"My lord, what is this?" Bardak initially thought that enemies were attacking, but after hearing Lin Tian's words, he felt a little puzzled.

"This world has many smaller worlds, and the super magic circle in front of us should be a super subspace magic created by the world called Edolas. Its main function is to absorb the soul of this world and then replenish their world's magic power."

As the light from the magic circle was about to fall upon the town, Lin Tian was not flustered at all; in fact, he was somewhat expectant.

Having spent a long time in the Fairy Tail world, Lin Tian also had clear suspicions about the disappearance of Kikyo and the other two.

The prime suspect is Zeref, the most powerful dark mage. Cursed, he cannot die. During his hundred years of solitude, his greatest desire was to experience true death. But he knows all the knowledge of this world and knows there is no way to kill himself.

At that very moment, he encountered Kikyo and her two companions. Upon discovering that their powers were incompatible with this world, he knew he would imprison them and study their abilities.

This is why Lin Tian listed him as a suspect.

The second suspect is Acnologia, the black dragon, a monster who only enjoys destruction. Lin Tianzhen really didn't want to include him as a suspect, but he did indeed possess the strength to instantly kill Kikyo and her two companions.

The third suspect is the Five Dragon Gods of the Northern Continent. Although they rarely interfere in the affairs of the Ishgar Continent, as beings second only to Zeref and the Black Dragon Acnologia, Lin Tian still considers them suspects.

The fourth suspect is Edolas, who is currently casting super magic. Although Edolas' overall strength is average, his world possesses some special advanced technology, so it's possible that Kikyo and the others were accidentally sucked into their world by Edolas' super-level magic and imprisoned by him.

Lin Tian's original plan was to first find the first three suspects. If Kikyo and the others did not disappear because of them, then he would go to find the prince of Edolas and ask him to open the space passage to Edolas so that he could go to that world to find the whereabouts of Kikyo and the others.

Now that he had encountered Edolas's super-rank magic circle, Lin Tian decided to take this free "flight" to Edolas.

The light of the magic circle shone throughout the town, and things containing magic and soul began to turn into light and be absorbed into the magic circle.

Lin Tian realized that he and Bardock were not affected by the magic circle, and he thought to himself that something was wrong. This magic circle was actually treating people differently.

"Looks like we'll have to get on this train ourselves. Let's go, Bardak!"

Seeing that the magic circle's effect was about to disappear, Lin Tian didn't wait any longer and rushed towards the magic circle with Bardock.

Since the entrance to Edolas had appeared above them, Lin Tian wasn't going to miss this opportunity.

......

The moment he passed through the magic circle, Lin Tian saw a huge island floating in the air, followed by countless islands of all sizes appearing in his field of vision.

This is the world of Edolas, a magnificent and vast world composed of countless islands.

"I feel like this world is the real magical world."

Looking at the fantastical world before him, like Alice in Wonderland, Lin Tian sighed.

“Indeed… I’ve been to similar planets before, and the native inhabitants there live on floating islands in the sky…” Bardock, who was just as amazed by the fantastical scenery before him as Lin Tian, ​​nodded in agreement.

"Hmm... Artoria and the others are here too, let's go over there."

Just then, Lin Tian spotted a familiar figure landing on a small island nearby; it was the fat plane from Dodo Airlines.

When Lin Tian and Bardock flew to the front of the plane, Artoria, Ace, Neji Hyuga, and Asido also got off the plane.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Ace waved excitedly to Lin Tian, ​​then transformed into flames and came to Lin Tian, ​​throwing two heavy punches at him.

"Not bad. You've gotten stronger in the year since I last saw you!" Ace said excitedly, sensing that Lin Tian's strength was now on par with his own.

"Actually, it's only been a little over a month for me." Unlike Ace, who expressed friendship with his fists, Lin Tian gave him a big hug.

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"Lin Tian, ​​is there still no news from Ilya and the others?"

Artoria, dressed in knight's armor, walked up to Lin Tian with a serious expression and furrowed brows that showed her concern for the three missing people.

Upon hearing Artoria's question, Ace and the others also turned their gazes to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian remained silent for a while, then shook his head. The thought that he had been in this world for almost a month and hadn't found any clues about the three missing people filled him with immense self-reproach.

"Tell me about the distribution of power in this world. Are there any suspects you have in mind?"

The silence was broken by Hyuga Neji standing behind Ace. As a ninja, his first thought in this situation was to gather information.

"Actually, this is just a small world from Erza's hometown, and we just arrived here ourselves. However, the kingdom in this world is one of the targets I suspect."

This world, called Edolas, is devoid of magic. The king who rules it created a magic circle that can absorb magic from other worlds in order to gain more. I suspect that Kikyo and the others may have been sucked into this world by the magic circle and imprisoned by the king.