User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 429 & 430: Code Blue & Purification Ritual, Review and Commentary/@comment-24546844-20150420201620/@comment-26266140-20150420210347

I doubt that seems like the fodders are just a meal before Team Natsu stomps the cult before Gajeel shows up. Without Gray the cult has lost a lot of power and importance.