Chapter 969 307: Reinforcements

"Turn for me!" President Ouba of Lamia Scale pointed forward, and several small dinosaurs suddenly learned ballet and started spinning on the spot.

Yuka seized the opportunity to strike down these enemies that couldn't dodge with his fluctuation magic bullets.

Jie Li used Puppet Strike to control one small dinosaur, suddenly pouncing on its kin, tussling and securing victory, after which the 'traitor' was besieged.

Jie Li seized the moment to switch her control target, continuing her attacks.

Though her magic couldn't handle the dragons flying in the sky, it was adept at manipulating these 'sub-types'.

"Rock Pillar!" Jura flicked his fingers, and a stone pillar rose from the ground, toppling two small dinosaurs.

The stone pillar then bent and reshaped with Jura's finger movements, continuously crashing into other targets.

The number of enemies was overwhelming, stretching beyond sight, even forcing Jura to consider magic power allocation during battle, always ready to aid his comrades.

"Ice-Make: Wild Tiger!" Leon pressed knuckles together, an ice tiger leapt forward, pressing down a small dinosaur with its left paw and biting another with its jaws.

Two simultaneous forces, two small dinosaurs were cut in half at the waist.

"Celestial God's Roaring!" Sherria opened her mouth, spraying a black storm that engulfed and tore several small dinosaurs apart.

Leon warned, "Sherria, conserve your magic power. Injured allies might need your care later."

"Yes, sorry Leon! But…" Sherria looked puzzled at the faint purple transparent shield around her. "What's this?"

Toby swung his claws, similar to Wolverine's, at the shield around him but couldn't grasp anything. Frustrated, he opened his mouth wide, exposing sharp teeth, shouting, "What is this!!!!!"

Yuka habitually advised, "Don't lose your temper recklessly."

As other members took action, someone exclaimed, "Ah, something's popping out!"

Violet-red insect eggs flew off the shield as they were attacked, the shells cracked, releasing blue-purple worms.

The worms suddenly absorbed a faint purple-gray light from somewhere, quickly growing in size before bouncing towards the small dinosaurs ahead.

"It's a bit gross, but they seem to be allies?"

"They jump out every time you attack the enemy."

"It must be someone's magic. At least we have reinforcements now!"

"Keep fighting!"

"Oh!!!"

The morale of Lamia Scale surged, with a group of reinforced worms assisting, greatly reducing the pressure on them.

Mermaid's Heel, Rays of the Rising Sun, Sabertooth, and other guilds faced similar situations.

Although the mages were caught off guard by the sudden swarm of dinosaur soldiers, the situation was gradually turning around.

Some major guilds were even attempting to break the encirclement to support nearby small guilds.

The Ghost of Dusk and Illusory Butterfly Wings, having ties with Fairy Tail, coincidentally ended up in the same region due to fewer members in the Royal Capital.

They were under considerable pressure.

A small dinosaur opened its mouth and shot a thin magic beam aimed at Phil, the fire mage of Illusory Butterfly Wings.

"Watch out!" Star Spirit Mage Dor lunged to push Phil aside.

Phil fell to the ground, watching helplessly as the beam pierced towards Dor's chest, "Dor!!!"

"Is it over...?" Dor thought he was doomed, but saving Phil was worth it...

Hmm?

A second later, Dor was stunned because he remained unharmed.

A purple magic shield had somehow appeared around him, flashing in reaction to the beam, shattered after the beam faded away.

The small dinosaur that emitted the beam was overwhelmed by a swarm of suddenly appeared blue-purple worms, quickly vanishing amidst the crunching sounds.

"Dor! Are you okay?" Phil and other companions gathered, anxiously checking on Dor's status.

"I'm fine, seems like I was protected by someone's magic... Oh, you all have it too!" Dor pointed at the purple magic shields around his companions.

The group looked at themselves and the battlefield worms, confused yet realizing, "Is this some kind of support magic? Such scale and effect... It's astonishing."

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Crunch crunch... The people from Dragon's Treasure were now in deep despair.

Originally straining against the King's Army and Erza's team, suddenly a swarm of bizarre worms jumped out.

If it were merely the quantity, they might manage, but the terrifying part was how agile these worms were, always eager to gnaw on their gear!

No matter if it's weaponry, armor, or other items, regardless of the softness or hardness of materials, those worms' sharp teeth always seemed to bite off a little with every nip.

In such a short time, their cannon had already been ruined, weapons were rapidly diminishing, looking unable to withstand the attacks.

A sniper bullet from Bisca precisely flipped the helmet off Dragon's Treasure's president with a clang, followed by two reinforced worms landing and biting his armor on either side.

The president was about to attack the worms when a longsword was placed at his neck.

Facing the floating scarlet hair and fierce eyes, the president swiftly raised his hands, "I—I surrender!"

Other members, under Gray, Jubia, and the King's Army's attacks, surrendered following the president or were defeated, losing combat abilities.

"Help, help! I really surrendered, stop them!" Dragon's Treasure's president pleaded to Erza.

In brief moments, his entire suit of armor had been reduced to scrap.

The King's Army already placed special handcuffs on Dragon's Treasure members, yet the worms' biting seemed ongoing.

A squad captain interceded, "Miss Erza, can these strange worms be stopped?"

Erza smiled, "Sorry, it's Rhode's magic, and I can't undo it."

"Ah... Mr. Rhode's..." The captain was puzzled.

This timely support expedited capturing swiftly, but continuing like this would be far from capturing; it could lead to fatalities.

Soft approaches didn't budge the worms; hard methods...attacking Mr. Rhode's summoned creatures seemed unsuitable.

"Don't worry, it usually won't lead to fatality," Erza said somewhat adorably, "Just look at their cute appearance and you'll know."

"C-cute?" The captain failed to grasp Erza's sense of aesthetics.

Gray and others didn't bother intervening, a bit of hardship served these folks right for firing at Lucy.

Kana reminded, "Forget them, we have other enemies to deal with."

Many dragon eggs had fallen nearby, small dinosaurs drawn to the commotion quickly encircled them.

The squad captain had to temporarily let go, seeing that even capturing the culprits seemed infeasible under current circumstances.

The King's Army promptly readied themselves, facing the enemies.

Erza also called upon her companions to prepare, planning to reunite with Alzack and Bisca to avoid the married couple being caught in a siege.

Afterwards, they were intent on fighting their way back to the guild plaza.

However, seeing the purple shields around them and the eager participating reinforced worms, they knew prudence should take precedence, avoiding reckless haste.

They realized that in the guild, as long as there was a dependable figure like Erza, panic seemed unnecessary regardless of the situation.