User blog comment:EvanDude345rv5/Fairy Tail 335 : RIP Ultear/@comment-5782007-20130616032455/@comment-7418318-20130617084538

I think the others died to make sure that Ultear's one minute sacrifice wouldn't appear meaningless.

Like this she sacrificed her live to revive several people and give hope back to the mages, making it a far more heroic send-off than "only" reviving Gray.