Chapter 495 Hope
In Malfoy Manor, the Vanishing Cabinet was quietly standing in the darkness.
Not far from it, hundreds of Death Eaters were gathered in the spacious square of Malfoy Manor, looking excitedly at the Vanishing Cabinet in front of them.
Tonight, they will attack Hogwarts. If everything goes well, when the sun rises again tomorrow, Voldemort will become the new king of the wizarding world of Yingguo, and these Death Eaters will enjoy endless wealth and glory as the dragon's ministers!
This is obviously exciting good news, but surprisingly, these lawless Death Eaters are excited, but they did not show the chaos and noise of the past. Instead, they forcibly suppressed their voices and whispered, and from time to time they would secretly look at the open door of the villa in the distance.
And following their gaze, you can see that Voldemort, wearing a black silk robe, is sitting at the long table with his eyes closed in meditation.
At this time, Voldemort's mood is very complicated. For tonight's action, he has almost mobilized all the power in his hands.
Not only the hundreds of Death Eaters gathered outside, but also some people were placed around Hogwarts so that they could attack Hogwarts from the inside and outside.
In order to ensure the success of the plan, he even sent the army of Dementors, the remaining werewolves and some dark magic creatures to ambush in the Forbidden Forest. This was almost a perfect strategy. Voldemort could not think of how he could lose!
But the strange thing was that Voldemort felt a little uneasy deep in his heart, and this uneasiness was constantly magnified as time went by, making him very anxious!
Could it be that Draco and Bellatrix had teamed up to deceive him?
As soon as this idea came to mind, Voldemort shook his head instinctively.
Bellatrix was his most loyal subordinate at present, no one else, and such a person would never betray him.
As for Draco.
Voldemort really looked down on him. He was even worse than his father Lucius. You know, Lucius at least has the courage to betray his master and live a good life alone, but Draco can only tremble in front of him. Such a waste can't do such a high-level thing as betrayal, not to mention that the other party has been searched by his Legilimency!
"Ding~Ding~Dong~Ding~"
A crisp bell sound suddenly came from the huge clock above Voldemort's head. A small wooden door on it suddenly opened, and a metal bird flew out of it, circling in the air while chirping.
Suddenly, a green light flashed, the bird's cry stopped abruptly, and a burnt smell gradually spread.
Voldemort opened his eyes, shook his wand in annoyance, and looked at the corner of the hall again.
There, the Malfoy family was standing quietly, and when he saw Voldemort looking at them, Draco instinctively began to tremble again, and Narcissa hurriedly hugged him.
With a disdainful curl of his lips, Voldemort, holding his wand, floated out of the hall like a ghost and came to the square.
With his arrival, the square, which was originally filled with whispers, suddenly became silent. I don't know who started it first, but all the Death Eaters knelt down on one knee in front of Voldemort!
Looking at the large group of people kneeling in front of him, Voldemort's irritability suddenly eased a little.
He laughed wildly twice, then pointed at the Vanishing Cabinet and roared:
"The time has come! Let's go!"
There was a cheer from the crowd below. A five-man team walked from the crowd to the Vanishing Cabinet according to the original plan. They will enter Hogwarts as the vanguard and lead the way for the larger team later.
The faces of these five people were full of excitement. Although the work they were about to do was very dangerous, they didn't care because Voldemort promised them a lot of benefits! It can be said that as long as they can survive tonight, they can live on gold galleons for the rest of their lives!
Of course, all this is based on the premise that Voldemort keeps his word.
With excitement, the five people squeezed into the narrow Vanishing Cabinet. Voldemort was very friendly and even stepped forward to close the cabinet door for the five people.
"Good luck to you."
With Voldemort's cold and hoarse blessing words, the five people fell into darkness.
But before they could get excited about receiving Voldemort's blessing, a dizzy feeling swept over them, and they kept spinning like they were put into a drum washing machine. After
an unknown amount of time, this unspeakable horror finally stopped, and at this time, the five people in the Vanishing Cabinet had already been in a mess and piled together.
"This damn broken thing! Ugh~!"
A Death Eater struggled to open the door of the Vanishing Cabinet and cursed angrily, but he couldn't bear it any longer when he was halfway through his words. He covered his mouth and squeezed out of the cabinet desperately.
It was pitch black outside the cabinet, but the Death Eaters were not too surprised. Voldemort had told them long ago that the other end of the Vanishing Cabinet was located in a storage room of Hogwarts, and it was normal to be dark.
After a preliminary reconnaissance of the environment and confirming that it was safe, the Death Eater could no longer bear it and bent over to vent the nausea in his chest.
But just as he was about to rush out, a thick conical bullet suddenly drilled into his back of the head and blasted his entire head into a bloody mist!
"Bang!"
After a few seconds, a strong gunshot echoed in the canyon!
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Avery Secret Realm, Ambush Point No. 1 on the U-shaped Valley Cliff.
With the help of the night vision telescope, Franklin saw very clearly that the Death Eater's head was blown into a bloody mist.
He put down the telescope in surprise and looked at the sniper beside him.
Although he was prepared in his heart, the power of the Muggle sniper rifle still greatly exceeded his expectations. This power was comparable to the conventional attack spells of the Aurors!
The sniper beside him may have noticed Franklin's gaze. He raised his face covered with ink and smiled at Franklin.
He was a member of the Royal Navy Special Boat Regiment and the most elite special forces soldier in Yingguo.
This mission seemed too simple to him, and he even felt a little looked down upon. It was
just a fixed-point target shooting at a distance of about 500 meters. He could complete the task perfectly without an observer.
Moreover, at this distance, their commander also equipped them with anti-material sniper rifles!
This thing is usually used to attack tanks! Its power is so strong and the caliber of the bullet is so large that it has almost nothing to do with guns. Sniper cannon is its real name.
It is a very cruel thing to use this thing to hit people. If the United Nations knows about this, it will be brought to a military court!
Thinking of this, the boy with ink on his face suddenly looked around. There were several sniper cannons and machine guns around him, and around each weapon stood several strange figures wearing robes and holding short wooden sticks.
Looking at those wizards, the ink man suddenly laughed.
This is a magical world. What a bullshit United Nations. If you have the guts, come here to catch me!
Just as the ink man was breathing and thinking, several gunshots almost connected on both sides of the cliff. Franklin hurriedly raised the telescope and looked down again.
As expected, the remaining four Death Eaters were also killed by the sniper cannon, but unlike the Death Eater whose head was simply blown off, the Death Eaters behind were all hit in the torso. Their bodies had completely disappeared under the horrific destructive power of the sniper cannon, and only a large area of blood and minced meat on the ground could prove that they had ever existed.
"Well done!"
Franklin roared in a low voice, and the wizards around him had almost the same reaction.
You have to know that this is the first attempt of Muggle weapons against wizards. Now that they have achieved such a rich result, they can increase their investment in this area in the future!
However, the battle had just begun. Not long after the five Death Eaters died, there was a noise again in the Vanishing Cabinet below the canyon.
Five more Death Eaters were teleported here!
And this was not the end. The Vanishing Cabinet did not stop like the first time, but continued to shake violently.
As it moved, one Death Eater after another was continuously teleported over. In a short while, dozens of Death Eaters appeared on the spot where the five Death Eaters died!
"Attack!"
Franklin didn't care about anything else. He roared and waved the magic wand in his hand. A pale green light shot out from his hand and shot straight at the Death Eaters below.
The reaction of others was not slow either. The wizard troops launched attacks one after another. For a moment, colorful spells suddenly appeared, dragging tail flames and flying out one after another.
The Muggle firepower unit did not show weakness. The machine gunners who had been waiting for a long time on the side pulled the trigger one after another. With a deafening loud sound, a series of orange-red bullets that were almost connected to a line of light under the night sky were thrown towards the Death Eaters below!
"There is an ambush!"
A long-haired Death Eater screamed miserably. Under this terrifying firepower coverage, most of their team was almost wiped out instantly, which made him feel a chill.
His master, Voldemort, was actually deceived!
He shook his head to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, and gritted his teeth to forcefully release the enhanced armor to protect himself!
A layer of translucent shield appeared above the Death Eaters, but the next moment, endless spells and bullets suddenly came, blasting the shield and the Death Eaters below it into a pool of minced meat!
"Don't disperse! Gather together and use all the protection!"
The Death Eaters sent by Voldemort were not vegetarians. I don't know who suddenly shouted, and the Death Eaters who were fighting on their own reacted one after another, gathered together with the Vanishing Cabinet as the center, and raised their wands at the same time!
A thick white light curtain slowly emerged, covering all the Death Eaters.
Unlike the enhanced armor released by a single Death Eater before, this layer of white light curtain composed of all the Death Eaters showed an almost abnormal defense.
Whether it was a bullet or a rocket, hitting this layer of light curtain would not have any other effect except for a burst of fire, and the spell would be directly bounced away the moment it touched this layer of light curtain - this layer of light curtain actually had the ability to refract spells!
Seeing this, the Muggle soldiers finally showed surprise on their faces. This was the first time they had encountered such a situation.
Compared with them, the wizards were much calmer. Not only did they not stop attacking, but they were even more ruthless.
They knew very well that although this magic shield released by the power of all people was powerful, it consumed a lot of magic power. Facing the current firepower bombardment, these Death Eaters could not support it for long.
This was indeed the case. Although the Death Eaters below got a brief respite with the help of the light curtain, it was just a last-ditch effort. Under the dual attack of spells and Muggle firearms, the entire semicircular light curtain soon became shaky. If it weren't for the Death Eaters in the Vanishing Cabinet who were still continuously teleporting to join the camp that maintained the shield, they would have been killed long ago.
However, the existence of the light curtain did give them some time to react. Many Death Eaters began to try to use Apparition to escape, but the reality was cruel. No matter how many times they released Apparition, it did not work except for creating some smoke at the tip of the wand.
Gradually, an atmosphere of despair began to spread among the Death Eaters.
Everyone knew that if they continued like this, they would be dead today.
More and more people gave up, and without the magic replenishment of these people, the light curtain on the ceiling became shaky.
The commander of the Death Eaters was about to bite his teeth, and he cursed and wanted those people to cheer up again, but no one would listen to him now! Suddenly, with the help of the magic spells and firelight in the sky, he clearly saw that they were now in a U-shaped canyon, and in front of them was a smooth road!
"Everyone! Don't give up, the exit is just ahead! Break out!" The
Death Eaters' commander gave the order decisively. With his reminder, more and more Death Eaters found the exit ahead, and a flame of hope burned in their hearts!
"Charge!"
They raised their wands with a loud roar, and the light curtain that had become dim instantly solidified again, and the light on it was even brighter than before!
In an emergency, the Death Eaters began to move.
Under the threat of death, these Death Eaters who originally disliked each other showed a high degree of tacit understanding. With firm eyes, they began to walk out of the canyon step by step under the firepower above their heads!
But Franklin and others who were above the canyon saw their actions clearly, and looking at the Death Eaters moving slowly below, the corners of Franklin and others' mouths all curled up.