great-warnovel Chapter 258 Fighting Alone Against a Group of Witches
Chapter 258 Fighting Alone Against a Group of Witches
Chapter 258 Fighting Alone Against a Group of Witches
"Dumbledore's here!?" Karkaroff's terrified voice echoed through the snowstorm.
In his understanding, only his master Grindelwald and his longtime nemesis Dumbledore possessed the power of a weather charm of this scale. Ordinary wizards, even McGonagall, could at most summon a small snow cloud!
"It's that girl!" Viktor had somehow gotten off on his broomstick and taken off, wearing windproof and snowproof goggles, and shouted loudly to his mentor.
"She's no ordinary student!" He stared in shock at Hermione, who stood atop her silver staff in the center of the blizzard, the only unaffected patch of open ground. Within the blooming metal bud, a ray of light echoed the howling blizzard.
"Damn it!" Karkaroff cursed.
What was originally a task that would be a piece of cake has now suddenly become unpredictable.
He had gone to great lengths to secure this opportunity. If he could capture any important members of the Phoenix Society during this mission, he might be able to win Grindelwald's favor within the fiercely competitive Malay Party!
Even if I can't surpass Rozier, at least being transferred to another community to enjoy a better life is better than just hanging around in this school in Ries where there's no chance of advancement!
Grindelwald, who serves as the principal, and Rosier, the vice-principal whose position is as secure as a rock, have no concept of promotion at Durmstrang. Rosier has been a professor of dark magic for 30 years! And it is foreseeable that he will have another 50 years!
Seeing his students graduate and achieve great success while he remained trapped in his small four-story castle was unbearable for the ambitious Karkaroff.
This operation was originally a fishing plan devised by Rozier. Although Grindelwald did not allow them to take action against the Order of the Phoenix, the esteemed Lady Vader was not one to mince words.
The Phoenix Society members led by Moody clung to the UMNO party like a leech; although they wouldn't take action, they were still incredibly annoying.
She planned to use this operation to capture a few of them alive, or at least imprison them for a while to dampen Dumbledore and Moody's arrogance.
When Karkaroff saw that the person who came was Minerva McGonagall, he thought that Lady Luck had finally smiled upon him.
This renowned Hogwarts Vice-Headmaster, Dumbledore's loyal deputy, is comparable to Moody's other arm. If he were captured alive and brought back, what a rich and glorious life awaited him!
Dumbledore was willing to pay any price to get this vice-principal back!
"But where did this damned little bitch come from! How could there be a student more talented than Krum!" he cursed in disbelief. Krum's talent, which allowed him to be appointed as an air cavalry captain at the age of 17, shocked everyone.
Even Grindelwald made an exception and summoned this child. If nothing unexpected happens, he will likely become the core of power in the future Wushi Party! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the young master!
Karkaroff was able to secure the leadership position largely because he was originally Krum's academic mentor, and Krum was to lead an air cavalry column as the final force of this operation.
Or rather, this operation was actually a prelude to Krum's career after graduation, and Karkaroff, though nominally the leader, was just someone who benefited from it!
My mind was racing with thoughts, but in reality, it was all over in an instant. Right now, the most important thing was to deal with this little girl who had appeared out of nowhere and successfully capture Mikhail and Mag!
"At such a young age, it's impossible for her to have such strong magic! It must be some kind of special magical item; she must be very fragile!"
He thought to himself.
The air cavalry had already flown overhead. Krum joined them and circled the dock, but the wind and snow in the sky were too heavy, making it difficult for them to even control their bodies. The warmth spells seemed to have failed, and the biting cold wind kept taking away their body heat. Their vision was also severely obstructed, making it difficult for them to accurately bombard the area below.
"Stop just standing around! Quickly disperse the snow!" Karkarov didn't give the other teaching assistants and students behind him a friendly look.
He shouted and cursed, and the others quickly raised their uniform wands, and circles of light spread out. Even if the blizzard created by Hermione only covered a small area, as long as it provided the air cavalry with a good view, they could launch a fierce bombardment.
But Hermione wouldn't let them have their way. While maintaining the Weather Charm, she even had the leeway to manipulate the earth's shape again.
The earth, already covered with a thick layer of snow, suddenly throbbed, like the awakening of a dormant ancient dragon, and the rocks and soil became as chaotic as the sea surface in a storm.
The ground, surging like waves, suddenly threw Karkaroff and his companions to the ground. The anti-appearance spell they had cast was now actually restricting them, leaving them helplessly tossed about by the constantly trembling ground, unable even to get up.
"No! We can't see anything!" Krum's team shouted at him from the sky. The turbulent air currents were even more intense than on the ground. Even though they had secured themselves to the brooms with straps, the brooms were almost frozen solid.
"If we don't evacuate now, we might all fall!" an experienced team member told Krum. In such cold weather, the broom's tail branch could easily freeze into a brittle stick and break with the slightest turn.
But this was Krum's first time participating in such an operation, and he was unwilling to return empty-handed!
Without a word, he lowered the broom and plunged headfirst into the even fiercer blizzard below.
"As long as we interrupt that girl's spellcasting, the others can launch their attack normally!" He keenly grasped the true core of the battlefield.
"Being able to simultaneously control such a powerful weather spell and cause widespread ground deformation, she definitely won't have time to deal with my attacks..."
However, just as he was thinking this, a shimmering blue star suddenly flew out from the crystal-white vortex below.
Krum lived up to his reputation as a student favored by Grindelwald. At the last second, he used his wand to activate his armor, but the powerful impact still knocked him and his broom off balance.
"What is that?!" He barely stopped sweeping and looked around, but could only catch a glimpse of a blue line in the corner of his eye.
The scoring unit, which had been absent for a long time, once again showed its sharpness. After a year of training, it was even stronger than before, and now the task of entangled with the aerial enemies had been entrusted to it.
The crashing of Krum wasn't over yet; the scorer let out a high-pitched cry and weaved through the formation of the air cavalry column.
They didn't aim to kill the enemy, but only to disrupt their flight rhythm. In such a heavy blizzard, they wouldn't last long.
"Line up! Defend!" Krum shouted, but the surrounding team members had already been scattered.
The elusive blue light was incredibly powerful. Even if everyone was on guard and activated their armor spells, if they couldn't avoid the impact, they would roll away in the air like bowling balls.
Krum tried his best to track the blue light with his dynamic vision, but when he finally saw its true form, he gaped in disbelief.
"A gold thief?"
Durmstrang doesn't play Quidditch, but in the Air Cavalry, they play it for fun during their free time. Krum himself is a very strong Seeker, almost invincible against the Air Force.
He suddenly felt a sense of absurdity; in this aerial battle, their opponent was actually a golden thief!
"Do you expect me to catch it?"
His body moved faster than his brain; he instinctively stomped on the broom and shot off like an arrow.