A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Nami grabbed Usopp by the collar and roared, "I'm the same way! I'm a navigator, you know! Compared to me, you, as a sniper, are clearly more effective in this kind of narrow alley!!"

As the saying goes, a gun is fast from seven paces away, and accurate and fast within seven paces.

As Nami said, in this alley that can only accommodate three normal-sized adults standing side by side, the sniper's combat capability will be greatly enhanced, because the alley is only so wide, and if a fight breaks out, the enemy will have no way to avoid it.

Even though Usopp's weapon of war is not a gun, the special slingshot that he modified with his clever mind and skillful hands, along with the strange and wonderful 'bullets' he carefully developed, combined to create a combat power that is no less than that of a marine soldier using ordinary firearms.

"hateful!!"

Usopp cursed under his breath, his left hand trembling as he pulled a slingshot from his pocket, while his right hand pulled down his goggles: "At this point, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it!"

"Go for it, Usopp!!" Nami decisively retreated behind Usopp to cheer him on.

"Don't just stand around! Get your weapons out and get to fighting!!! Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the weapons I made for you!"

Weapons...

Nami's eyes flickered, and her right hand instinctively reached for the three thick, azure iron rods hanging from her slender waist.

Chapter 854 Each on Their Own Battlefield 2

At the crossroads, the battle raged fiercely, with figures moving about on all four roads.

Bang! ! !

Two figures, one in black and one in pink, passed each other in the air, then landed back to back a few meters apart, a clash between the way of the knight and the way of the transvestite.

clang!!!

Accompanied by a chilling aura, the ice hammer slammed down on the candle giant, sending it flying several meters away. The ice hammer, upon landing, quickly dissipated into magic. This was the second collision between the stylists.

The same battlefield, but two different battles. Besides nearly a hundred elderly people who hesitated to step forward, there was also a little girl eating rice crackers among the onlookers.

Gray's shirt was nowhere to be found, revealing his muscular physique. He was alone, fighting against a hundred men, including Sanji, who was also left to cover Nami and Usopp's retreat, as well as Mr. 2, Mr. 3, Miss Goldenweek, a million elders, and several marines.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Sanji lit a cigarette as a break. He took a deep drag, exhaled a puff of smoke, and asked, "So, Crocodile really is dead? Then why are you still here?"

"Of course it's for the 'reward' we talked about before!" Mr. 2 spun around like a ballerina. "After Zero-chan was taken care of, we naturally need to find a new boss, a new backer, and your Straw Hat crew is our pledge of allegiance to the mages!"

Sanji was speechless for a moment, pointed at Mr. 2, and looked at Gray in disbelief: "You want someone like that?"

"What do you mean 'this kind of person'?! I'm a transvestite!!"

"Uh……"

Upon hearing Sanji's question, Gray looked embarrassed: "Don't look at me, this wasn't my decision! But I think at most it's just a subordinate guild. Joining headquarters won't be that easy, because their personalities and past practices are simply not suitable for Fairy Tail."

Sanji seemed thoughtful: "What you're saying means that 'Fairy Tail' is a group of good people, right?"

"Come on, we're not bad people, okay? Fairy Tail is the Light Guild!!" Gray said, pounding the guild crest on his chest with his fist, his eyes revealing undisguised pride.

Having received a positive response, and with his senses still quite sharp so far, Sanji, who has always had a strong capacity for emotional perception, immediately realized that the group of guys who called themselves mages were indeed different from the assassins from Baroque Works.

"Phew~ I'm relieved to hear that! Now that Crocodile has been defeated and captured, all that's left is to take care of you all, and this country can return to peace, right?"

"You want to face all of us by yourself? You have quite the courage!"

Mr2 happily twirled around. The brief exchange had given his transvestite intuition that this blond guy was destined to be entangled with him, or rather, with all transvestites. This feeling was even stronger, especially since he had already become friends with the Straw Hat crew.

Sanji's opponent is Mr. 2, and Mr. 3's opponent is naturally Gray. However, he is very clear that his opponent has not yet used his true strength. After all, with Gray's momentum that can rival Natsu, he could easily defeat everyone present.

Looking at the composed Gray, Mr. 3 sniffled, wiping the two streaks of snot that were running down his face, secretly relieved: "Thank goodness! His fighting spirit doesn't seem very high..."

……

"Strange...where did everyone go? And what was that sound just now?"

Chopper, who had fallen behind while going to the toilet, was now running down the street on all fours, sniffing around with his blue nose, trying to identify the scents of his friends in the air.

"Zoro's scent is over here, Sanji's scent is over here, Usopp and Nami's scent is over here... Did everyone split up? Was it because of that sound coming from the sky just now?"

Suddenly, a small black shadow darted out from the roadside and blocked Chopper's path.

"not good!!"

Swish-! ! !

Chopper braked suddenly, his four hooves leaving long white trails on the stone pavement from the inertia, raising clouds of dust that obscured visibility.

"Who is it...??"

When the dust settled, Chopper finally saw the true form of the small black figure blocking his way: a black cat standing on two legs, wearing green pants.

"cat??"

With his arms crossed, Lillie looked up at Chopper in his reindeer form and said in a very serious manner, "I am Panza Lillie, a mage from Fairy Tail! You must be Chopper from the Straw Hat Pirates?"

Chopper was startled: 'Fairy Tail'? The mages that voice mentioned earlier? How strange...where did these people come from? Wait a minute!! People...?

Blink, then blink again...

The air fell silent for a few seconds.

"Eh?! A cat can talk?!" Chopper exclaimed in surprise, and at the same time, the deer transformed into a small humanoid form, its eyes bulging out in fright.

"Do you have the right to talk about others?! Aren't you a talking raccoon dog too?!"

"I'm not a tanuki! I'm a reindeer!!" After his outburst, Chopper's rationality returned, and as if realizing something, he asked, "So, you ate a Devil Fruit too?"

Lili raised his head proudly and said arrogantly, "No way! We 'Transcendent' cats are naturally talking cats!"

"What?! There are talking cats in this world... That's amazing!!" Chopper wiped the sweat from his forehead and exclaimed in a low voice.

……

Because Zoro stayed behind to cover their retreat, Vivi is now alone, and unfortunately, she is being ambushed by Mr. 4, Mr. 5, Miss Halloween, Miss Valentine, and a large group of assassins.

Although these four were the weakest among all the high-ranking agents, they were all Devil Fruit users, and Vivi, an ordinary person, could not possibly defeat them. Mr. 4 himself was not a Devil Fruit user, but he had a gun that turned into a dachshund after eating the Dog-Dog Fruit, so he could be considered one of them.

"Damn it! What do I do...??"

Vivi bit her lower lip tightly, the darts on her two pinky fingers spinning rapidly, her stubborn eyes revealing boundless determination. She warily watched the assassins closing in from all sides, while retreating towards the wall behind her.

"Princess Vivi, we meet again!"

Mr5, holding a flintlock pistol, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped it carefully, greeting him casually, "How should I put it... you're really lucky to have survived this long!"

"Don't worry, we won't kill you."

"??"

Seeing Vivi's puzzled expression, the mole-fat Miss Halloween stepped forward and explained, "You heard what we just heard, right? Our original boss, Crocodile, was killed. If things had gone according to his original plan, you and the Straw Hat crew would have been doomed. But now the new boss has ordered us not to kill you, so for the time being, your life is spared."

Upon hearing this, Weiwei was overjoyed and exclaimed in disbelief, "He was really killed?? So, what the broadcast just said was true?? How is that possible...?"

“It’s true! He’s in Yu Yan’s cage right now, looking quite pathetic!” Fatty Mr4 put down the big iron bar in his hand and confirmed it again.

If someone else had said this, she might have questioned it, since Crocodile's reputation and strength were too great to be easily defeated. But now that these words were spoken by Baroque Works agents who had been relentlessly pursuing her, she had to seriously consider the veracity of this statement!

After all, the four of them had cornered her alone against the wall, and each of them had the ability to easily defeat or even kill her. There was no need for them to lie to her or ramble on for so long. So, she decided to believe them to some extent for now.

Considering there might be deeper traps, Vivi decided to be cautious, not to believe everything, and to use words to buy time while waiting for her teammates to provide support.

"Since you're not going to kill me, what are you trying to do now?"

Miss Valentine twirled her umbrella and giggled, "Of course it's a hunting game! A hunting game!! It's the new boss's first order, we have to do our best, right? After all, the other side is someone who could easily take down Crocodile!"

Weiwei was taken aback: This reason... seems to make some sense?

"Of course, there's something even more important: with those mages involved in this game, if they want to win, we have absolutely no chance. Don't be fooled by the fact that the four of us are the chief commanders and seem very powerful in Baroque Works; compared to the mages, our strength is worlds apart!"

Mr5 continued to explain, but this time his voice seemed to carry a hint of complaint, "You didn't see yesterday how the other side could just send out one person and wipe out all our high-ranking agents."

"If we lose this hunting game, it will be very difficult for assassins of our strength to escape from Rainfield. We might even be captured by the Navy before it's over. But if we can capture you, the situation will be different!"

After they finished speaking, Weiwei finally understood their purpose: "So you wanted to take me hostage?!"

The four remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Vivi fell silent: Good heavens, when did these supposedly terrifying chief commanders start needing to capture hostages to escape? How has the world changed so fast?

Just then, something unexpected happened!

boom!!!

With a deafening roar, the wall beside them was blasted through by an extremely powerful energy. To everyone's astonishment, a dark red magic tornado struck a figure dressed entirely in black, speeding past them and leaving a dark red poisonous barrier more than a meter thick on the ground.

"Who goes there?!" ×N

"Oh no!! This is poison gas?!"

The poisonous gas spread through the air and quickly knocked the group of elderly onlookers to the ground.

Just as everyone was horrified, a man with brownish-red curly hair, dark skin, and a white coat with pointed ears slowly walked out from behind the wall. In the direction where the magical tornado had just dissipated, a man covered in black steel slowly stood up.

The two were none other than Eric and Gajeel, who had already begun their fierce battle!

Looking at Gajeel, whom he had just knocked away, Eric beamed with delight: "How about that? The second-generation Dragon Slayer isn't any worse than the first generation, is he?"

Gajeel dusted himself off and snorted, "Compared to Laxus, you're still far behind!"

Chapter 855 Iron Dragon, what books do you and Levy usually read?

The sudden turn of events left everyone present completely stunned.

Who are these two people who prefer to walk through walls instead of walking?

"They look like mages... Wait! Aren't they allies? Why do they look like enemies?"

"Now I remember, this seems to be how these mages interact...?"

"Am I seeing things? Isn't this the guy who defeated Crocodile at the Rain Banquet yesterday? He just got knocked away?"

The air suddenly fell silent. Several high-ranking agents looked at each other, frantically fighting for the last bit of cool air.

Vivi was stunned for a long time. After finally regaining her senses, she turned her gaze to the person who had defeated Crocodile, as mentioned by the others.

Standing at 1.9 meters tall, covered in jet-black iron scales, with spiky black hair reaching his waist, and bulging muscles, he exuded power, and then…

His face was full of roguishness, arrogance, conceit, unruliness, and ruthlessness, making him look like a villain who could do anything!