great-warnovel Chapter 292 United We Stand
Chapter 292 United We Stand
Chapter 292 United We Stand
The two fell into a brief silence.
"We're only at a slight disadvantage right now. Even if we all retreat back into the barrier, we can still use the Radiant Stone Core to unleash a large-scale weather spell." Hermione started by comforting Adebay.
"The situation is too chaotic right now; we can't launch an attack indiscriminately, whether it's friend or foe."
"But all of this is just to gain strategic depth. If Hogwarts is completely besieged and we can't use Apparition to leave, we'll have no choice but to rely on the Radiant Stone Core to hold out."
"The current fighting is only to avoid that possibility."
She continued to manipulate the core of the radiance, and the crystal clusters at the tips of each tower became brighter and brighter, unleashing a dazzling meteor shower and Helium cannonballs with a rate exceeding that of all the students who were casting spells together.
The intense firepower instantly crushed the new wave of beasts, giving the spiders fighting on the front lines a chance to catch their breath.
"See, it's much better now." She tried to smile.
Although the northern front has indeed been eased, the western front remains dire. The members of the Order of the Phoenix have not yet suffered any casualties, but gaps have appeared in the defenses. Some biphasic monsters have begun to bypass them, circling the castle's barrier and remotely absorbing the students' rationality and happiness within the castle.
"Get out of the way!" Moody's Bison Guardian charged wildly to drive them away, but the next moment, Bella's Death Curse narrowly grazed the back of his neck.
"Who gave you permission to look around, you old one-eyed man!" The Death Eater finally got his chance for revenge, keeping a close eye on Moody, which meant that he had to spare some of his energy to be wary of her while he was putting out fires everywhere.
"Have the reviewers take some over, and I'll handle the north side," Hermione said.
In the current situation, we can only rob Peter to pay Paul and try to face enemies that we are better at. Her powerful firepower is not enough to deal with the two-phase monster, so let the wizards who can summon guardian deities come to the west.
"If my Patronus Charm can be broken through..." Although she appeared calm and composed on the surface, Hermione was very anxious inside. With her strength in other magic, if she could successfully summon a physical Patronus, it would be quite powerful, if not comparable to Dumbledore, and would at least alleviate the current situation on the Western Front.
A youthful yet fierce shout rang out from the school grounds.
Hermione quickly turned her head to look, and it was Maria!
She was already wearing full armor, and taking advantage of the others' inattention, she transformed into a werewolf and rushed out!
"This guy," Hermione didn't know what to say.
For safety reasons, she hadn't been allowed to participate in the war before, since aside from her werewolf identity, she was just a Muggle.
But at this moment, the child could no longer restrain herself. Like a hungry wolf clad in silver armor, she pounced down from the high ground on all fours like lightning.
The Wolf Moon Holy Mark was wrapped around her right arm, and her body emanated a faint light of beastly prayer.
Sharp, elven silver claws adhered to her hands, sharper than her natural claws. With a single leap, she slammed into a charging giant, sending it flying. Then, her claws stabbed repeatedly into the giant's face, instantly crushing its brain.
His heavy body crashed to the ground.
"A werewolf? Coming out of the castle?" The werewolf soldier mixed in with the beast horde was shocked to see the furry face peeking out from under the silver armor.
"His armor is incredibly valuable!" They couldn't discern much difference in quality, but such a gleaming, gleaming silver suit of armor...
It looks very valuable.
"When will we ever get to be treated like this!" the werewolves complained, having never even worn a complete set of clothes.
"Once we break through that magical shell, you can take whatever you want from inside." Another werewolf eyed Maria's armor greedily.
"Hey! You werewolf! Why are you helping humans! Come to our king, come to your fellow humans! You'll have your day!" he shouted at the little werewolf girl.
This caught Maria's attention; she hated werewolves far more than these strange creatures.
Without uttering a word, she charged like an arrow towards the werewolf pawns who dared to provoke her.
The physical enhancement provided by the Beast Prayer, the super-strong defense of the Fairy Armored Blade, and the destructive power of the Cold-Type Silver Claws
Even though he was just a young wolf, he was already far more powerful than an ordinary werewolf.
Their strength was no match for hers, and their claws couldn't bite through metal. On the contrary, her abnormally cold steel claws would tear anything they touched, and their healing ability was also limited by the low temperature. Blood clots frozen into ice shards blocked the wounds, making it difficult for them to heal.
Even the slightest movement causes excruciating pain.
Seeing that Maria, though reckless, was not in any immediate danger and was cooperating well with Hagrid and the others, dashing through the enemy lines, Hermione felt relieved and focused on controlling the sapphire cannon to eliminate the large group of enemies.
The scorching rays of light slashed across the ground, leaving behind horrifying trails of death. Monsters and werewolves alike were vaporized, and the evaporated lake water turned into a pervasive mist, making the battlefield even more hazy.
Because the key to the castle malfunctioned, the few fairies left in the castle came out to help. They skillfully operated the various bombs they produced, or fired them from a distance with air rifles.
Four blood-cursed orcs followed behind the professors' group. They hated werewolves and didn't want to lose their hard-won peaceful life.
Using the makeshift wands that Mikhail had recently crafted from simple wood, they cast spells half-baked, or simply fired voodoo potions and alchemical bombs.
Although they couldn't offer much help, they did their best in every way.
To the west, the reviewers who had rushed over to provide emergency support released their Patronus to relieve the pressure on the Order of the Phoenix members, while simultaneously using their exquisite spells to disrupt the Death Eaters in the air.
Hermione would also take the time to fire her sapphire cannons, which were difficult to hit these fast-moving wizards, but were very powerful, making them afraid to focus on dealing with Moody and his group.
"Still not strong enough—" she thought to herself.
The power of the sapphire cannon has not been fully developed. Although it has multiple crystal clusters as launchers, she is still a human and has not yet crossed that threshold. She cannot multitask and accurately attack multiple targets at the same time.
This left her with few good options for dealing with Bella and the others; on such a vast battlefield, the things she could do were still too limited.
At this moment, on the shores of Black Lake, along other lakeshores visible from the castle, clusters of guardian lights shone, and members of the Order of the Phoenix, who had previously been hiding, were now holding back a large number of Twins.
Hermione looked into the distance and saw James, who had shrunk to almost a tiny dot, raise his wand and release his Patronus Charm. The bright white light caused the shadows surrounding him to flee. He seemed to be shouting something, but it was impossible to hear him from this distance.
Like stars surrounding the Black Lake, under the gloomy sky, the lake surface seemed to be the sky itself, and clusters of guardian lights resembled starlight.
Wolf shadows and biphasic monsters circled and ran around, but the valiant warriors showed no fear.
Bill, Kingsley, and others were also fighting in various places. They knew that the more enemies they tied down, the safer the castle would be.