"Aww~aoww~" A shadow wolf let out a short cry and scratched the ground with its claws. It must have discovered something.

Rhodes and Elfman hurried over and saw an old hand on the ground. The owner of this hand was buried by a collapsed wall.

However, this wall is supported by a pillar, leaving a little space.

Elfman lifted the fallen wall with both hands and pushed it over to the open space on the other side.

An old man, about fifty years old, was lying on the ground. His face was somewhat similar to the photo of Mal provided by the client.

His chest was slightly sunken, as if he had been hit hard, his abdomen was pierced by half of a spear, and he was already breathless.

"Summon, Crimson Mark Tree Monster, Crown of Embers!"

Seeing the frightening pool of blood under him, Rhodes already knew that the other party was hopeless, but he would always feel unwilling if he didn't give it a try.

The originally pale old man's face turned slightly rosy at this time, and he opened his eyes with difficulty.

When he saw two unfamiliar faces, a trace of fear and fierceness flashed across the old man's eyes, a look that wanted to fight desperately.

"We are the wizards of Fairy Tail. We received the commission to find Mal and Vina. We just arrived here." Rhodes explained the situation to him in as concise language as possible.

The cruel look in the old man's eyes disappeared, replaced by a plea: "I am... Peter..."

Peter is the client's name.

Elfman hurriedly asked: "Are you the patriarch of Monotropa?"

"Yes..." Peter struggled to speak.

Rhodes signaled to Elfman to stop asking questions with little information. The old man might not have much time.

Peter probably knew this, and tried his best to say the most important words: "Mal and Vina...the mountains to the north...save them...the enemy is strong and there are many people...escape...please..."

It was clear that the crown of embers around the old man had disappeared before the time came.

The rosy color on his face just now turned pale again, as if it had never appeared before.

Elfman shouted: "Mr. Peter! Mr. Peter!"

No matter how much he shouted, Peter could no longer respond.

Elfman's expression was a little frightened, and his breathing became rapid. Watching life passing by in front of his eyes made him think of bad things.

He clutched his chest and found it difficult to breathe.

"Cough!" Elfman felt a heavy blow to his abdomen. When he raised his head, he saw Rhodes' serious face.

"Don't be in a daze here. The client has made his last request. Find Mal and Vina and take them to escape. The reward is... the liberation of a father's soul."

Elfman was silent for a few seconds, then took off his windbreaker and covered Peter: "I know, man... you must complete the mission!"

Rhodes called the remaining river crab over and told Elfman:

"Listen up, the location is in the mountains and forests to the north. There are many enemies, and they may be very powerful. Our goal is not to destroy the enemies, but to escape with the target.

Therefore, when encountering an enemy, do not confront the enemy head-on. Escape is your first priority. When it is really difficult to escape, try to delay as much time as possible."

He had some expectations for reinforcements, but not too high.

It's too far from the guild. It took about 8 hours to get here by carriage. It's hard for Hapi to fly so far.

Unless you can contact other people who are performing tasks outside, or there is a strong team of the Senate nearby.

It is better to pray that the devil's heart will not use too strong cadres to deal with a small village.

The two got on the river crab and flew north.

But before they could run too far, they saw a gray-haired young man blocking their way with an exaggerated posture.

When the two river crabs patrolled the village before, they did not find this person at all!

"The lost fairy meets the devil in this wilderness. Is the next chapter a song of surrender or a picture of battle?"

I don’t know whether he overheard their conversation or saw the mark on Elfman’s neck. This person obviously knew that they were Fairy Tail. Elfman shouted loudly and asked: "Who are you? In the village...

Did you do it?"

Rhodes held the pendant calmly with his hand, alert to see if there were any other enemies around him.

"Guiding the ancient warriors to their desired destination is just a trivial job for a demon."

The gray-haired young man changed to a more 'elegant' posture and continued, "First meeting, the devil's heart, Lastiros of the Seven Families of Purgatory."

As he spoke, flowers and twinkling stars appeared behind Lastiros - this man was using magic to introduce himself and add special effects!

A flower appeared in his hand, he put it under the tip of his nose and sniffed it: "It's a pity that self-reporting is useless, I smell the fragrance of death."

He is so cool!

This is the most pretentious person Rhodes has ever encountered. Although Laxus is also very pretentious, he is completely different from this guy.

Elfman's eyes were fierce and he was rubbing his hands: "Who do you think will die?"

Rhodes held his shoulders: "Pay attention to his magic power."

"This feeling..." Elfman was shocked. He could feel the powerful magic power of those flowers when they appeared and disappeared. "It's like facing Erza..."

"Oh? Have you discovered the power gap?" Lastiros pushed up his glasses, "In this case, we will sleep in fear. What a sad fate..."

If he wasn't an enemy, this man might be able to chat with Lucky. Lucky could even learn the art of talking from him.

But since this person likes to talk dirty... Rhodes doesn't mind asking a few more questions: "Did you do the black flames in the village?"

"That guy Zancro always doesn't handle the aftermath well." Lastiros shook his head slightly and opened his arms. "That kind of flame without beauty cannot be compared with my imagination."

There was another burst of fancy special effects, but Rhodes heard the key words, 'Zancrow' and 'imagination'.

Zancrow should be his companion, and is probably as strong as him.

As for 'imagination'... If you can't figure it out, just ask. By the way, you can also test this guy's IQ: "Imagination?"

"Yes, imagination, for example..." Lastiros waved his arm, "My guardian beast, Belxas of Thunder!"

A behemoth five to six meters tall with two horns on its head and wearing steel armor suddenly appeared and slammed down with its fist.

He Crab ran out of afterimages, and nimbly carried the two of them out of the opponent's attack range. A large hole was immediately smashed on the ground, and the slight shock slightly affected He Crab's movements.

Elfman felt as if he was seeing a second Rhodes: "It's the same summoning type as you!"

"It may not be that simple... Anyway, you go first. He has accomplices here, and they may be chasing Mal and Vina."

The most annoying thing is that the opponent's IQ is not as low as Rhodes expected.

He jumped off the river crab and said, "Summon, the Blue Carved Golem!"

The opponent's monster ran over, and the golem rushed up to punch it and collided with its fist.

There was just a bang, and there seemed to be invisible energy exploding between the two fists, blowing away the weeds and sand on the ground.

The two refused to give in to each other, and for a while they were evenly matched.

Lastiros was a little surprised. Could a seemingly inconspicuous mage actually have such a powerful summoned beast?

Elfman hesitated, but He Crab faithfully followed Rhode's order and led him around.

The blue light effect of the Crown of Insight fell on Rhodes.

Elfman looked back and suddenly felt that this guy's back at this moment looked very...manly!

He left the last sentence: "Although I am very reluctant, don't forget that if something happens to you, my sister will be very sad."

"I know, the same goes for you!" Rhodes was more verbose than him and took the trouble to remind him,

"Remember my words, don't be reckless, our first priority is not to defeat the enemy, but to escape with them.

Even if it is for your sister, I will absolutely cherish your little life!"

"Man!" Elfman grabbed the crab's tentacles and urged it to leave quickly.
Chapter completed!