great-warnovel Chapter 294 Finally, We Must Face It
Chapter 294 Finally, We Must Face It
Chapter 294 Finally, We Must Face It
But before the two could continue their conversation, something unexpected happened.
The earth trembled, the cave shook, and a tremendous force actually ripped the lake cliffs and reefs above their heads apart.
Suddenly, the gloomy light of day shone down, and through the continuous explosions and the light of the guardian deity, the two saw a figure in black robes floating in the sky.
Biphasic monsters surrounded him, and slithering wolf shadows darted around them; the cave they indulging in had been forcibly raised to the surface.
The lake cliffs that were originally hidden were removed from both sides.
"Snape!" Barty called out.
"You guys are really hard to find." A cold voice came from the sky.
Snape's greasy, messy hair almost covered his eyes as he stood in the air, looking down at the two people below.
"By order of her master, Lily Potter must die here today," he declared coldly, but the two men below had different expressions.
Lily, who already knew that Barty Jr. was a spy, certainly didn't think that Snape's grand arrival meant he really wanted to kill her.
In fact, if Voldemort really wanted to kill her, Barty Jr. would have had many opportunities to do so instead of waiting until now.
Even if they suddenly change their minds, with this inside man, they can do it silently, without Hogwarts knowing a thing.
Instead of making such a commotion, attracting the attention of even the distant castle.
"They're putting on an act!" As clever as Lily and Little Barty were, this thought immediately popped into their minds.
But Barty Jr. really wanted to yell at Snape, "Stop acting! People know!"
If he continues to act as if he risked his life to save Lily, it would only be a monkey show for the Potions Professor. In fact, his infiltration operation has essentially failed.
But the two-faced monsters around them were Pied Piper's eyes and ears, and the werewolves were Greyback's informants. With them around, Barty couldn't openly expose Voldemort's little plan. Barty didn't dare to gamble on how his unpredictable master would react.
Sensing that Hogwarts had already become aware of his presence, he no longer wanted to continue his undercover act. Without considering his master's mission, leaving now was the best option.
But clearly, he couldn't disregard Voldemort's orders.
We still need to find a way to obtain the Death Magic, but we definitely can't rely on deception.
"There's still a chance, Lily is the key!" he thought to himself.
The show must go on as usual: Hogwarts, the Pied Piper, and the Werewolf King—all three audiences are watching. But the story has to be changed: Barty Crouch Jr. and Lily Potter desperately escape the encirclement, but Lily is seriously injured and is placed in a secluded spot where she cannot move. He returns to the school alone to seek help, obtaining healing potions and death magic.
The narrative is full of illogicalities, but he doesn't care.
This is just a clumsy cover-up, intended only to prevent the two sides from completely breaking off relations.
Lily Potter will be taken hostage, and Granger, for the sake of her beloved professor, will have no choice but to hand over the magic.
As for what happens next.
There was no time to think about that. Snape and he only exchanged a fleeting glance; how could they possibly coordinate perfectly?
The fierce spells were being unleashed in rapid succession, and he instinctively deflected or deflected them one by one.
The biphasic monsters and werewolves around them also pounced on them, but Lily didn't need to manipulate the ritual at this moment.
In fact, the purification ritual was already completed just now, but the whole reaction process was very slow, and she had to wait until the ritual was fully effective.
That is why Snape's violent overturning of the lake cliffs and raising the ground did not interrupt the ceremony.
Without any further scruples, a strangely colored poisonous mist suddenly exploded around Lily, and a Northern Deer rushed out of the mist, knocking the two-faced monsters aside one by one.
The poisonous fog looked very sinister, making the werewolves hesitant to approach. Meanwhile, Barty and Snape were locked in a fierce battle, exchanging bolts of lightning and beams of light.
But what seemed like an intense battle was actually all bark and no bite. Instead, the two seemed to have secretly exchanged something during their fight, and they were tacitly moving the battlefield closer to Lily, as if they wanted to trap her in the middle.
But the Potions Master's poisonous fog was already on their guard, and not only werewolves, but Snape and Barty Jr. were also unable to get close for a moment.
The flamboyant two-sided monster hissed, draining the minds of the wizards below. The werewolves were also restless, planning to rush in once the wizards broke through the poisonous fog.
Only those two sides were seriously attacking; everyone else had their own agendas.
"What a nuisance!" Little Barty muttered angrily. These biphasic monsters were interfering with his actions, making it difficult for him to concentrate. He had to act while simultaneously blocking Lily's escape route. This woman was no pushover; her potions posed a significant threat.
We must find a way to isolate ourselves from the interference!
Fortunately, Snape's violent destruction did not dismantle the last layer of defense he had set up inside the cave.
With a loud "boom," black Fiendfire suddenly rose up, forming a circle that surrounded him and Lily. To outsiders, this seemed more like a self-defense strategy, as the fierce Fiendfire would deter biphasic monsters and werewolves from approaching. However, it was actually a setup to prevent Lily from escaping.
Snape remained silent, bombarding the air with spells, while Barty Jr. shouted and retaliated with spells in return.
Hogwarts Castle in the distance, as well as the other wizards on the battlefield, noticed the commotion on the eastern shore of the lake. Snape had used a great deal of magic to separate the entire reef in order to put on a good show, and the noise attracted almost everyone's attention.
"Oh no, it seems they've discovered the professor's true location." Hermione frowned.
From afar, one could see a large number of flying biphasics and swarms of werewolves around the split rocks. A ring of burning Fiendfire protected the two people in the middle, but Snape, flying in the air, was mercilessly throwing spells down.
Although he knew that the slick-haired bat was one of their own, it was hard to say how much he could actually do in the current situation. Barty Jr. would probably try his best to play the role of a defense professor in order to obtain death magic, but with so many biphasic monsters and werewolves, even if Snape went easy on him, it would still be quite dangerous.
"Since they're on our side, why do we still need to actually find Lily?!" McGonagall asked, directing the statue.
Can't we just pretend in this situation?
"I knew that snotty-nosed guy was unreliable!"
Jaime had already left the surrounding biphasic monsters behind, cursing as he rode his broomstick to rush to their aid, but Pied Piper was monitoring the entire battlefield, and a rapid flute melody followed. Even though the biphasic monsters feared the Patronus, they still swarmed to block his advance.
Hermione didn't hesitate either. She gathered energy in her sapphire cannon and was about to blast away the dark creatures from afar, creating an escape route for Lily.
They didn't even have time to notice that the entire Black Lake was gradually boiling, and the mermaids and giant squid were forced to rise to the surface, trembling in the water in a bizarre state.
A brilliant burst of energy condensed within Hermione, who was afraid of being too far away to hit him, so she gathered up almost all her strength.
But the powerful light cannon had just fired out of the barrier when it was blocked by a huge snake head hanging down from the sky.
The illusionary shape dissipated, and Voldemort, appearing slightly wolfish and fox-like, retreated a short distance in the air.
He looked at the girl in the astronomical tower with a malicious smile: "I can't let you interfere with the good show over there."
"Tom! Face me!" Dumbledore's booming voice came from above, and a pillar of fire, like divine punishment, shot down.
Voldemort had just taken a hit from a shard of light, and now he had to face Dumbledore's wrath.
But he didn't care at all, and even laughed as he watched the flames consume him.
"No attack can kill me! Everything you've done is in vain!"
He deliberately used his disadvantage in the duel to prevent Hermione from interfering with Lily's battle.