User blog comment:Ncduru/Alvarez Empire Arc: Recap/@comment-1359322-20160229033007

If it weren't for Acnologia appearing and one-shotting God Serena and Ichiya, i'd probably rate this equal to Daybreak arc. I'm still questioning the function of the other guild being there besides acting as fodders to show off the opponent before FT arrive to save the day.

After all it's hyped as some sort of huge continental war and super powerful enemy mages, yet only the major FT is shining, the others are delegated to being incompetent. The northern region is getting owned, the southern region didn't do well till FT arrived. And the eastern region is gone already.