Ep. 5: Minerva holds Lector hostage while Natsu and Wendy fight executioners
Aired on May 3, 2014
Episode #180 reveals through a flashback that Minerva saved Lector from Ziemma and is using him as a hostage to pressure Sting during the games. Concurrently, Natsu's team discovers a severely injured Arcadios inside the Palace of Abyss. They are immediately attacked by the Hungry Wolf Knights, a five-man squadron of executioners serving the kingdom. Natsu and Wendy join forces to combat two specific members of this group: Kamika, who utilizes paper-based magic, and Cosmos, who commands magic plants. This confrontation occurs while the rest of the team deals with the aftermath of finding their ally in the palace.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Sting Blasts Guild Master After Ziemma Kills Lector
- Ep. 2 · Arcadios demands celestial keys to open the Eclipse gate on July 7 for time travel
- Ep. 3 · Mavis leads Fairy Tail while Hisui sentences Lucy to the inescapable Abyss Palace.
- Ep. 4 · Gray defeats Rufus by outpacing his magic memory while Natsu's team creates a distraction in the dungeon.
- Ep. 5 · Minerva holds Lector hostage while Natsu and Wendy fight executioners
- Ep. 6 · Fairy Tail members split into five-person groups to battle the Hungry Wolf Knights individually.
- Ep. 7 · Arcadios and Horologium rescue Lucy and Yukino while Loke aids their battle against Uosuke.
- Ep. 8 · The narrative focuses on the location referred to as Our Place
- Ep. 9 · The Kingdom 'til Tomorrow