Please call me CyberGhost King

Chapter 359 Iron Forest

"Eruza, I like you very much. I am your fan."

Lucy was obviously encouraged. Erza's response made her feel that Erza was quite kind. The reason why she was so strict just now was probably because the people in the guild were too unreliable.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is really no problem. The people in the guild are indeed unreliable, and there is nothing wrong with what Erza said just now. They are all meant to motivate the members of the guild and make them positive. They are not nitpicking for no reason.

"Please give me more advice in the future, Lucy."

Erza extended her hand to Lucy and they shook hands. Erza was very happy that there was new blood joining the guild. Now many things in the guild were decided by her.

Mirajane is in charge of the daily operations of the guild, which means she is in charge of the internal affairs, while Erza is in charge of carrying out many difficult tasks, which means she is in charge of the external affairs. The two of them work quite well together.

"Natsu, Gray, come here."

After talking to the newcomers including Colin, Lucy, V, and Jack, Erza called Natsu and Gray over.

"Erza, today we two are as close as brothers!"

Gray and Natsu put their arms around each other's shoulders and walked over like a big crab. Gray spoke exaggeratedly, and Natsu echoed him like a happy.

Jack laughed at the actions of these two people. He asked Mirajane directly:
"Why are they both so afraid of Miss Erza?"

Mirajane explained for Jack with a smile on her face.

"Because Natsu challenged Erza before and was beaten half to death. Gray took off his clothes and wandered around and met Erza, and was also beaten half to death. Of course they are afraid."

After hearing what Mirajane said, Lucy, V, and Jack all changed their impression of Erza. This beauty is not to be messed with!

It’s hard to imagine that Natsu and Gray would be so terrified. How badly must they have been beaten?

"It seems that I am still too conservative."

Jack sighed and said that if he had been determined to beat Natsu half to death during the sparring just now, he might have won now!
Of course, this is just a thought. Bullets have no eyes, so don't use them if you can.

"I need your two help with something, would you like to come?"

This time when Erza came back, she had to set off again before she even sat down. She received some news on the way back. The situation was urgent and she had to deal with it quickly.

Erza's words surprised everyone, because Erza had always gone on missions alone before. This was the first time she took the initiative to ask for help, and she found Natsu and Gray. Everyone in the guild was very shocked. How difficult a mission could this be?

The S-class wizard Erza, plus Natsu and Gray, who could be rated S-class in other guilds, make for a very strong lineup.

"Of course!"

Gray and Natsu separated and answered together. Of course, they would not refuse Erza's invitation. Firstly, they didn't dare to refuse, and secondly, they were also curious about what the mission was.

"You two should get ready. We will set off early tomorrow morning."

Erza nodded, very satisfied with this. After leaving this sentence, she left and went back to the dormitory. Natsu and Gray were left looking at each other, and both of them felt strange in their hearts.

This pair of bickering lovers have never teamed up together to carry out a mission.

"I actually want to go on a mission with him." They both thought at the same time.

Ke Ling said this leisurely at the side, which made Natsu and Gray both look upset. They both really thought so in their hearts. They both snorted and left.

"I'm really curious about what they're going to do. It looks very exciting."

Jack interjected. He was a little eager to try. Jack, who always stayed in the guild and had not yet stepped out of Magnolia City, really wanted to explore the world.

"Can we come along?"

V proposed an idea. After the initial novelty wore off, she now wanted to go out and see something exciting. It would be best if she could have a real fight with wizards and monsters.

"It should be no problem. There is strength in numbers."

Ke Ling continued, and after recalling, it seemed that this mission was to deal with a dark guild, so it wouldn't matter if he sent more people.

"Okay! Let's go too!"

After getting Ke Ling's affirmation, Jack and V became excited. They had to prepare well to make a name for themselves in this world!

Jack and V were ready to go, so they returned to Ke Ling's "shadow world" and began to choose their own equipment, ready to make a splash.

"Will Lucy come along?"

Mirajane looked at Lucy, who had a somewhat envious expression, and gently made a suggestion.

"Eh? What am I going to do? I probably can't help."

Lucy was stunned for a moment, then replied somewhat disappointedly that compared to the others in the guild, her strength was indeed too weak.

"You can go with Erza, Natsu, and Gray. You've seen how Natsu and Gray are. They're bound to have conflicts along the way. You can go and help mediate."

Mirajane tilted her head and thought of a good reason. At least this way Lucy could be of some use. Logically speaking, Mirajane didn't think Lucy could be of any help in the battle, especially when Colin and Erza were both there.

"That's not impossible."

Lucy couldn't help herself in the end, she really wanted to go, and after hearing what Mirajane said, she could indeed be of some help, which relieved her psychological burden a lot.

Of course, Lucy didn't have much confidence in whether she could really mediate the relationship between Gray and Natsu. Would those two stubborn guys really listen to what she said?

Time quickly came to the next day, and Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy and a Harpy all gathered at the entrance of the guild.

"Would that be too high profile? I was originally planning to go there by train."

Erza was a little worried. They gathered here to wait for Ke Ling's hovercraft. After they confirmed yesterday that they would go together, Ke Ling said that taking the hovercraft would be fast, safe, and save a lot of trouble.

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Lucy found it hard to agree with Erza's words. Looking at the luggage Erza brought with her, Lucy felt that they could not keep a low profile even if they took the train, because Erza directly pulled a large cart of luggage.

It's really exaggerated. The gifts she, Gray, Natsu, and the Happy and the cat still don't carry as much as Erza alone.

"Awaited."

The Shadow Gate opened, and the hovercraft "Reyfield Holy Sword" made a brilliant appearance and stopped in front of everyone, and V and Jack jumped out.

"Wow, who are these two?"

Looking at the two armored men in front of her, Lucy was confused. "It's us."

Jack spoke up, he and V were both wearing the latest ACPA, the "Transcendence Series" jointly created by Arasaka and Military Technology.

This "Beyond Z" is not a heavyweight battlefield tank and still follows the lightweight route, but compared to the "Grasshopper Series", the "Beyond Z" is almost completely overwhelming in all indicators.

Lighter, tighter, more responsive, yet stronger, at first glance it looks like Iron Man's suit.

“Is it so exaggerated?”

Lucy's mouth dropped open, having obviously not expected this sort of action at all.

"That's great, where did you buy it?"

However, when looking at the "Beyond Z" on Jack and V, Erza's eyes lit up, and she was obviously attracted at once.

As a master of "dress-up magic", Erza loves all kinds of armor. Basically, as long as a new model comes out, Erza will definitely buy it.

Now that I see this kind of armor that I have never seen before, I am naturally excited.

"If you want, I can give you a set."

Ke Ling also got out of the car and said to Erza with a smile.

"No, that's not right. I'll pay for it."

Erza immediately refused. She would not take advantage of others. Even if they were her guild partners, she had to pay them.

Ke Ling didn't care about it. With a wealthy family, he could do whatever he wanted.

"Let's go."

Erza waved her hand, but after looking at the luggage, she felt troubled again. The car couldn't hold it all!
There was no way. The "Reyfield Holy Sword" was not designed to carry cargo. Although there was a lot of space, it was just enough for them to sit there with chairs. It really couldn't hold so many luggage.

"Let me help you put it on."

Ke Ling opened the Shadow Door and said that he could put it inside and take it out when needed.

"no problem."

Erza was straightforward and agreed immediately. She was even a little envious of Ke Ling because Ke Ling's space was too big!
After packing up their luggage, everyone got on the bus and headed towards their destination.

"The enemy this time is the dark guild Iron Forest. They plan to use a magic called LULLABY to do evil things."

In the car, Erza began to talk, and was surprised to see that Natsu was not carsick but looked energetic.

After learning that it was Coling who cured him, Erza looked at Coling with a higher opinion of him. Coling's strength was unfathomable as he could easily defeat Laxus and cure the side effects of dragon-slaying magic.

"LULLABY!"

After hearing this name, Natsu, Gray, Lucy and Happy were all surprised. On their way back, they met people from the Iron Forest Guild and had a fight with them.

"It's probably because the guild presidents are attending the regular meeting. These people want to take advantage of the opportunity to stir up trouble. They are a bunch of cowards and will never accomplish anything great."

Gray commented that the guild presidents would hold a routine meeting every once in a while, which was also a part of self-management, allowing the major guilds to cooperate with each other for mutual benefit.

"Yes, I thought so too. They will definitely take action between routine meetings. So there is no time to wait for the president to come back. We must take the initiative."

Erza agreed. She did not inform President Makarov and made the decision on her own, but she thought the president would not blame her.

"In general, the mission this time is to challenge the dark guild Iron Forest."

V summed it up and decided that this was a simple matter and it was also to her liking. She was finally going to participate in the street fights in this world!
“That’s fine.”

Erza nodded. They were going to capture all the members of the dark guild Iron Forest and put an end to their conspiracy.

"I'd better go back."

Lucy was dumbfounded, wasn't she? Such a big deal?! She was just a newbie! Was it really okay for her to get involved in something like this?
"Relax, Lucy. Jack, V, and I are all new here too."

Ke Ling smiled and tried to comfort Lucy, but this made Lucy even more embarrassed.

Lucy glanced at Ke Ling and couldn't help complaining in her heart, "Brother Ke Ling, look at what you just said. Is that human language? What level are you three at? What level am I at?"
However, no matter how Lucy tried to back down, she couldn't go back now. The hovercraft slowly stopped and they had arrived in Onibas City.

Erza didn't know where the headquarters of the dark guild Iron Forest was, but she met people from the Iron Forest Guild here, so she returned here to see if she could find any clues.

“Isn’t this looking for a needle in a haystack?”

Jack was dumbfounded, wasn't he? Was that how the mission was given? No information at all? All relying on one's luck to find it? If this were their world, he would have died countless times!

"Don't worry, it's not hard to find."

Ke Ling put away the hovercraft. They were now at the station in Onibas City. The reason they came here was because Ke Ling knew that the story was inseparable from trains.

The speed of the hovercraft is very fast, much faster than the train. At this time, the train from Magnolia City has not arrived yet.

"Look for him at the train station first. Haven't you seen that man?"

Ke Ling glanced back and forth at the train station, but didn't see any suspicious targets. Perhaps the guy hadn't arrived yet.

"Okay, let's split up and look for it."

Erza did not refuse and prepared to turn the train station upside down first. What if they arrived and the guys from the Iron Forest had left? That would mean they had come back empty-handed. Even if they didn't find them, they would have to leave someone guarding the train station just in case.

Everyone dispersed and began to look for suspicious targets. Ke Ling did not run around, but just waited there. He knew that the man holding "LULLABY" would take this bus.

The so-called "LULLABY" means "lullaby". The main body of the flute is a flute. Blowing it can cast a killing magic. Anyone who hears the sound of the flute will be cursed to death.

This is forbidden magic, and its use, study, and dissemination are strictly prohibited.

The people of Iron Forest are looking for "LULLABY" with the purpose of cursing all the presidents of the magic guilds. That is why they chose this time to do it, not to avoid the presidents, but to catch all the presidents in one fell swoop.

Ke Ling was also very interested in this "LULLABY". He also had an instant-kill weapon, [One-Shot Kill·Murasame], which was actually a curse in essence, and this curse was indeed very evil.

As Ke Ling was thinking, he suddenly noticed something unusual. Someone was approaching Lucy.

Lucy was always not far from Ke Ling. She didn't dare to go far because she was afraid. Besides, Ke Ling didn't move. She thought it would be okay if she didn't go looking for him, so she kept hanging around not far from Ke Ling. As a result, she was spotted by others.

(End of this chapter)