Chapter 400 Seizing Power

"Dumbledore!"

Seeing the figure that appeared out of thin air in the flame, everyone instinctively called out his name.

As the flames gradually died down, Dumbledore landed lightly on the ground with the help of Fawkes.

Dumbledore's eyes quickly fell on the fifty Los Santos wizards lined up in a neat square in the living room. His expression was slightly stunned. It was obvious that he was also stunned by Mike's generosity.

However, Dumbledore was also a well-informed man. The look of surprise only appeared on his face for a moment and then disappeared, replaced by a warm smile.

"Good evening, everyone."

Dumbledore said softly, and everyone responded quickly, but Tonks on the side was different from the others.

She hid beside Dumbledore the moment he appeared, and said angrily:

"Dumbledore! Moody killed Kreacher, the house elf of the Black family, and hung his head on the wall!"

Moody's expression was very interesting when he heard this. He really didn't expect Tonks to report him.

For a moment, his face was full of clouds. To be honest, he didn't feel too much afraid that Dumbledore would blame him at this moment. Instead, he was more angry, because in fact he was not Dumbledore's subordinate, they were just a cooperative relationship, so Moody was not afraid of Dumbledore.

But Tonks's current behavior made him think of betrayal!

"Moody has already reported the whole story to me, Tonks. Moody can't be blamed for this." Dumbledore said, "The situation was too urgent at the time. Although Moody's behavior was a little extreme, it was all for Black's safety."

Hearing this, Tonks's expression was not very good, but she nodded after all, agreeing with Dumbledore's explanation, and Moody on the side didn't say much, just snorted coldly.

Mike in the other corner of the living room saw all this, and at the same time, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

It seems that Dumbledore's seemingly united and friendly Order of the Phoenix actually has various contradictions within it.

Each member of the Order of the Phoenix is ​​too individualistic. Mike even feels that if there is no such strong external pressure as Voldemort, the Order of the Phoenix should have been caught in endless internal strife long ago.

And just as Mike was thinking, Dumbledore's voice suddenly came over.

"Mike, are these the helpers you brought?"

"Yes, Principal Dumbledore. They are all security staff within Los Santos Corporation. They are the most elite wizards and all the strength I can bring."

Mike lied without changing his expression. In fact, the fifty elite wizards in front of him were far from all his strength.

Not to mention that he still had the power of the Freemasons that he had not used. For this operation alone, in addition to the fifty people in front of him, he also summoned another two hundred ordinary wizards. However,

those two hundred wizards have been arranged by him near the Ministry of Magic. If something goes wrong in this operation and they are in danger.

Then those two hundred wizards will rush forward and act as cannon fodder to buy time for Mike to escape.

However, Dumbledore obviously did not realize that Mike was lying. In his expectation, a young man like Mike should not have such strong strength at all. He was very surprised by so many elite wizards in front of him.

So he nodded and said:

"Mike, I am very grateful for your help."

"You're welcome, Principal Dumbledore. Fighting against Voldemort is something we all need to do." Mike smiled and said, "So, what do you plan to do now? Do you have any plan?" As

soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Dumbledore. They gathered here tonight to fight, and what Dumbledore is going to say next may very likely be related to their plans for tonight.

"I have arranged for Kingsley and others to investigate the Hall of Prophecy and the Ministry of Magic. I believe he will send us information soon. If the Death Eaters really gather in the Ministry of Magic, we can attack immediately." Dumbledore's face was filled with a confident smile, "But before that, I have one more thing to say..."

Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking, he cast his eyes on Mike, stared at him for a while before saying:

"Mike, you still have to take Owls' exam tomorrow, so you don't have to participate in tonight's operation. Your helpers can stay. I believe that with our current strength, we should be able to accomplish our previous goals."

As soon as these words came out, Mike's brows immediately frowned, and at this time Moody's trembling voice came from the side.

"That's a good idea! I hope I can serve as the temporary commander of this force. I used to be a senior section chief in the Auror Office. I have commanded a far larger number of elite Auror troops in the previous battle against Voldemort at his peak. Please believe in my ability!"

Moody's expression was extremely excited, and his eyes were even more fanatical when he looked at those elite wizards, as if they were not a group of fully armed wizards, but fifty bikini beauties.

Mike's expression became even more gloomy. Regardless of whether Dumbledore's original intention was good or not, his move was undoubtedly to seize power!

Mike licked his teeth and was about to speak, but Arthur next to him said first:

"I'm sorry, I'm the commander of this team."

Because Arthur and Mike's outfits were exactly the same as those wizards, Dumbledore and others originally thought that Arthur was also one of those elite wizards.

It was not until this moment that Arthur took the initiative to reveal his identity that everyone finally noticed him.

But this attention was not a big deal. Dumbledore and Moody discovered Arthur's difference almost immediately, because the weapon Arthur used was actually a sword!

This was very unusual. Dumbledore first thought of the sword-and-stick dueling wizards represented by Gryffindor in the Middle Ages, but after further observation, he rejected this conclusion.

Because he could not sense any magic power on Arthur, which showed that Arthur was most likely not a wizard!

Moody's eyes flashed with a cunning look, and he pulled up a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth and slowly walked towards Arthur, saying in a very annoying tone as he walked:

"Oh? You are their commander? I don't think so, do I? A little brat like you..."

Moody's voice suddenly stopped. It was not because he suddenly felt guilty and cancelled his attempt, but because a silver sword flashing with dangerous light was already against his neck!

Lupin, Tonks and even Dumbledore were all shocked by this sudden change. Arthur's movements were so fast that they didn't even see his movements clearly. They only felt a flash of light before Arthur had already taken action to control Moody.

And this was not the end. With Arthur's move, the elite wizards of Los Santos who had been standing silently behind him and Mike like statues also moved.

They took out their wands and quickly scattered, surrounding Lupin and others in a standard tactical formation for indoor battles that had been simulated in advance.

Looking at the densely packed wands pointing at her and others, and the indifferent expressions of those owners, Tonks felt her scalp tingling.

As a Disguise Magus, her sensing ability is also very good, so she can clearly feel that these so-called Los Santos wizards really have murderous intentions towards her and others at this moment!

I believe that as long as Mike or Arthur gives an order, they will launch an attack!

And under the siege of such a number of wizards, even Dumbledore can't protect the safety of all of them!

"What did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly, can you say it again?"

Arthur's voice came out slowly, and Moody in front of him tilted his neck and said:

"Sorry, Commander, I was wrong."

Although he was saying soft words, Moody's little movements in private were not less. He was seen trying to shrink his neck back, while his hands on both sides were slowly making gestures that Mike and Arthur couldn't understand.

But it doesn't matter if you don't understand it. Arthur doesn't care so much at all. He stepped forward and handed over the silver sword in his hand.

The sharp blade pressed into Moody's muscles, breaking his skin with almost no effort, and the bright red blood slowly flowed down. Moody dared not move anymore, and could only stare at Arthur with his magic eye, and look at Dumbledore beside him for help with his naked eye.

However, Dumbledore did not move at all, just staring at the Los Santos wizards in front of him in silence, as if thinking about something.

Arthur looked at the scarred Moody in front of him with a mocking face. Although the opponent was a professional senior Auror with very rich combat experience and powerful magic, it was nothing to him, a demon hunter who was born with the ability to restrain wizards. He even thought that he could beat the opponent with one hand so hard that even his own mother could not recognize him.

For a while, the living room became tense, and big beads of sweat appeared on Moody's forehead. At the same time, he realized that Dumbledore might not mean to save him, so he cast a pleading look at Mike beside him.

"Principal Dumbledore," Mike ignored him, but chuckled and said to Dumbledore, "I think that in my current situation, I don't need to pass any level test to prove myself, right? So I'll still participate in the action tonight as planned, what do you think?"

As if awakened by Mike's words, Dumbledore's eyebrows twitched and said:

"Although as your principal, I am very reluctant to let such an outstanding student like you give up the exam, but from the current situation, it seems that this is the only solution."

"Then, happy cooperation."

Mike said with a smile.

Although Dumbledore's tone was a little cold, he didn't care at all.

Because in his opinion, Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix was not the same as him at all. Since the other party had already begun to seize power, he didn't need to give the other party any face.

What's more, Dumbledore was already a dead man in Mike's eyes. Mike had made up his mind that when this action was over, he would tell Dumbledore everything about the Horcruxes and let Dumbledore find the resurrection stone ring to die!

Thinking so, Mike waved to the Los Santos wizards and Arthur.

The former put away his wand the moment he received the order, returned to his original position and lined up again, while the latter chuckled and swung his sword before sheathing it.

Moody panted, stared at Arthur fiercely, and began to apply some unknown medicine on his wound that was still bleeding.

Lupin and Tonks beside him were relieved.

In their hearts, the Order of the Phoenix and Mike were friends anyway.

But others didn't think so. Now everyone couldn't get along as if nothing had happened as they did at the beginning.

Although everyone was still friendly on the surface, in fact, whether they or Mike's group, everyone was wary of each other.

Just when the scene fell into a silent embarrassment, the fireplace in the living room was lit up again.

Everyone turned their heads quickly to look, and saw that the flame in the fireplace had actually transformed into a bald human face. Tonks' hair color suddenly turned emerald green, and she shouted excitedly:

"Kingsley!"

"Hello, Tonks." The face in the flame said with a smile, "Dumbledore, I have checked the entrance to the Department of Mysteries through detection magic. Several members who are not from the Ministry of Magic entered the Department of Mysteries this evening, and they have not left yet. Although I cannot monitor their activities inside the Department of Mysteries due to authority issues, if my guess is correct, they should be Black and Bellatrix's group."

"Thank you for your information, Kingsley." Dumbledore nodded, "Then we will go to the Ministry of Magic later, and please meet us there."

"I see, see you later."

After that, the flame in the fireplace suddenly went out, and everyone in the living room cast their eyes on Dumbledore.

"Principal Dumbledore," Mike said, "How are we going to get into the Ministry of Magic later? You know, the Floo network nodes inside the Ministry of Magic should be closed at night, right?"

"Don't worry about that. We have Fawkes. With his ability, he can take us into the Ministry of Magic. But since he can't carry too many people each time, he needs to run a few more times."

Hearing Dumbledore say this, Fawkes the Phoenix flapped his wings and chirped proudly, and Mike's eyes turned hot when he looked at Fawkes the Phoenix on Dumbledore's shoulder.

No matter from which level, Fawkes the Phoenix is ​​a very powerful pet. If possible, Mike really wants to have a phoenix.

It's a pity that the phoenix is ​​notoriously difficult to tame. In history, only a few people except the Dumbledore family can tame it, and all of these people are people with noble character and strong strength.

Mike could still be satisfied with the former, but he really had no choice but to accept the latter.

He knew that he was not a good person from the beginning to the end.

Just when Mike had discussed and prepared to set off, Harry, Ron and others also started to act...