Chapter 106: The Armor of the Wind God
After returning to his normal size and spreading his wings, George didn't wait for Erigor to speak. He flew into the air and used an Amplifying Charm to shout:
"We are mages from Fairy Tail! Everyone, listen! These are mages from the dark guild, Black Steel Forest. They plan to use the cursed magical artifact, the Cursed Flute, to kill the guild masters who are currently meeting nearby.
This area is extremely dangerous. Please evacuate immediately and inform the military and the guild masters to come and assist!"
The priority now wasn't to start a fight but to evacuate the civilians to prevent them from getting caught in the crossfire. At the same time, they needed to alert the authorities and the guild masters about the situation.
George believed that with the strength of the guild masters, as long as they weren't caught off guard by a sneak attack, they should be able to handle a cursed magical artifact.
Most guild masters had the strength of S-class mages, with extensive experience and mastery of various types of magic.
In fact, he suspected that such a large-scale curse might not even be effective if used in a sneak attack. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easily sealed away in the past.
The loud announcement echoed through the city, and the nearby civilians, who had been watching the commotion, immediately panicked and fled. Within seconds, the streets were cleared.
Dark mages were terrifying figures in the eyes of ordinary people. Every year, many civilians died after being caught in battles involving dark mages, and such incidents were frequently reported in magical magazines.
"You're asking for death!"
Seeing this, Erigor swung his scythe, and a sharp wind blade shot out, aiming directly at George in the air.
The cat's loud announcement had already alerted everyone, and Erigor couldn't let him continue.
Seeing the green wind blade coming at him, George was about to dodge when he noticed Erza had already jumped in front of him. With a single swing of her sword, she effortlessly shattered the wind blade.
"These flies dare to ruin my plans! You all hold them off. I'll go and kill those guild masters!"
Knowing that Erza, the Queen of the Fairies, was not someone to be trifled with, Erigor wasn't foolish. He immediately ordered the hundred or so mages from his guild to block the Fairy Tail mages.
He himself, holding the Cursed Flute, took to the air, planning to fly to the villa in the north and sound the curse before the guild masters could react.
"Kill them!"
At Erigor's command, the mages went berserk, unleashing their magic at Erza and the others. For a moment, they were completely tied down.
"This is bad!"
Seeing that Erigor was so cowardly as to flee without even fighting, Erza and the others were caught off guard.
Fortunately, George quietly made his move.
"Foolish to turn your back on me. I won't hold back."
George spread his wings and swiftly flew toward Erigor, waving his wand:
"Expelliarmus!"
A red magical beam accurately hit Erigor, forcing the Cursed Flute and scythe out of his hands. Before Erigor could grab them, George cast another spell.
"Accio!"
The falling Cursed Flute quickly flew into George's grasp.
"Damn it, I was careless!"
Erigor retrieved his scythe, his eyes nearly popping out in anger.
He never expected to be outsmarted by a cat.
"Damn cat, give me back the Cursed Flute!"
Erigor swung his scythe repeatedly, sending several wind blades toward George as he chased after him.
George, using his small size to his advantage, nimbly dodged all the wind blades, refusing to engage in direct combat.
His earlier spell had hit Erigor mainly because the latter had been completely off guard. Otherwise, with Erigor's speed and wind-based magic, it would have been easy for him to dodge.
Unless George used the Severing Charm.
But the Severing Charm was his trump card. If it didn't kill Erigor in one shot, the latter would become wary.
Without knowing Erigor's full capabilities, it wasn't wise to reveal his trump card so carelessly.
The Severing Charm's attack was subtle and hard to detect, but it wasn't flawless.
If the enemy paid attention to the direction of his wand, they could still dodge it.
Only when George could cast the Severing Charm without a wand or incantation would it truly become flawless.
"Well done, George! Hide behind me. I'll handle him!"
Seeing that George had secured the Cursed Flute, Erza was overjoyed. She transformed her magic sword into a spear and with a single sweep, sent a dozen mages flying.
George didn't hesitate. With Erza, an S-class mage, taking the lead, he could stay back and play the role of a support, occasionally sneaking in an attack or two.
"Stupefy!"
A blue magical beam shot toward Erigor, forcing him to slow down and dodge. George then accelerated and hid behind Erza, standing alongside Lucy and Happy.
"Fine! Today, I'll face the Queen of the Fairies myself!"
Dodging the attack, Erigor realized that unless he defeated Erza, he wouldn't be able to reclaim the Cursed Flute. He finally decided to unleash his full power.
As the master of Black Steel Forest and an S-class mage, he wasn't truly afraid of Erza.
"Storm Wave!"
A purple magic circle appeared in Erigor's right hand, and a small tornado formed, rushing toward Erza.
"A wind-based mage, huh?"
Facing the incoming tornado, Erza showed no sign of panic. She activated her Knight Magic, and a red magic circle lit up around her body.
"Armor of the Wind God!"
Her original armor and spear disappeared, replaced by a new set of equipment in an instant.
Now, Erza wore a headpiece with small wings, her long hair tied up. Her armor transformed into a tribal robe embroidered with wind and cloud patterns, and her spear became a sword shaped like a cloud.
"So this is Erza's Knight Magic? It's indeed different from ordinary Requip Magic."
Watching the transformation from behind, George couldn't help but show interest.
Ordinary Requip Magic involved summoning pre-prepared magical weapons from a personal storage space and using them in close combat.
To George, this wasn't much different from pulling weapons out of his magically expanded backpack, except it was slightly faster.
But with his magnetic control, the speed difference wasn't significant.
Erza's magic, however, was different. Not only could she summon magical weapons instantly, but she could also summon and equip magical armor in a flash, even changing her hairstyle in the process.
If George were to pull armor out of his backpack, remove his current clothes, and put on the armor, it would take him a minute or two, especially since armor was usually difficult to put on.
(End of Chapter)