Chapter 466: Gildarts
When Rhodes and Wendy rushed into Magnolia, the bells of the cathedral were still ringing urgently in the distance.
The tempo made it sound like an emergency.
Yet, oddly enough, while the townspeople looked surprised, there was no panic. Children looked around curiously, but adults calmly guided them to safe spots or leaned against walls as if they’d been through this before.
Carla narrowed her eyes. "What’s going on? A disaster drill?"
Rhodes stopped by a middle-aged man leaning against a tree and asked, "Excuse me, what does the bell mean?"
"Ah, that ’Man’ is coming", he glanced at Rhodes’ guild mark and looked surprised. "You’re from Fairy Tail and you don’t know?"
Rhodes blinked. "Someone from our guild?"
His first thought was that Natsu had messed with the church bell for fun again. But the person had said that man... and he said it with weight.
Before Rhodes could ask more, a flying loudspeaker, one of the city’s winged trumpet devices, drifted overhead and crackled to life:
"Attention citizens! Magnolia is about to enter Gildarts Mode. Please move to a safe location immediately. I repeat, Magnolia is switching to Gildarts Mode!"
The man pointed upward. "There you go. That’s your answer. Stand back somewhere safe."