great-warnovel Chapter 354 Arm Lucius
Chapter 354 Arm Lucius
Chapter 354 Lucius the Hundred-Armed
"So—? He ate all the people in the inner city!?" Hermione asked incredulously.
Turning to look at the outer city, through the semi-transparent barrier, one can see that although the Peacock Square is deserted, some shops are still open and many pedestrians are coming and going. It seems that only the inner city of the nobles is affected.
"None of the pure-blood nobles who remained in the city escaped his clutches—." Slughorn shuddered.
"It didn't start today. Many of those family heads who were hiding have already been killed. Lucius was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes."
Although house-elves can sense the death of their masters, Lucius's evil magic absorbed the bloodline of his master, and the house-elves automatically relinquished their sovereignty.
In the inner city today, only these elves and ornamental animals remain alive. The Aurors rarely interfere in the affairs of the nobles, and Lucius has probably already informed them, in the name of the head of the Burke family, to stay away recently.
"Old Horace, back when we were students, you were my professor and dean." Lucius stared at the old man under Dumbledore's protection with his bloodshot eyes.
"Those nobles did trust you, and after sensing the slightest potential danger, they sent their children to your manor. Indeed, you, who like to show your face and have such a distinguished reputation, are hard for me to harm, allowing you to live to this day."
Hermione and Dumbledore finally figured out the whole story and were shocked by Lucius's ruthlessness.
Perhaps due to the prolonged torment he endured in the water dungeon by the biphasic monster, Lucius was no longer the pampered young man he once was.
They are the aristocrats who prioritize profit above all else and pave the way with money.
"So, you made a deal with Barty Jr. to send Dobby to attack me instead of exchanging it for your freedom?" Hermione suddenly asked.
"Is it because you already planned your escape route?" This is the question on the minds of many who know the inside story. Why would Lucius choose to continue suffering in order to let Dobby take revenge? This was a terrible move.
The man in front of him paused for a moment, as if mentioning Dobby reminded him of his wife and children. He closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.
"Hmph, if I didn't do that, how could you possibly think I've run out of ideas and am just waiting to die?"
"Dad!" A shout that grew louder as it approached drew the attention of the three. Turning around, they saw Draco and Narcissa running out from the manor in the very center of the inner city.
That was Malfoy's old house, and its fireplace was connected to Hogwarts. After Lucius was imprisoned, the estate was divided up, and the house was taken over by Selwyn. Now it is empty, but fortunately the fireplace has not been removed.
Because Slughorn mentioned Lucius's name, the wife and children could no longer wait peacefully for news at Hogwarts.
They decided to risk crossing the Malfoy manor's fireplace.
Of course, besides the two of them, Moody and other members of the Order of the Phoenix followed behind, holding their wands warily, guarding against any potential dangers.
The once dazzlingly blond patriarch of the Malfoy family has become this terrifying figure, his hundred-armed, grotesque hands twisting and clawing wildly.
The thick, bloody light almost dyed the sky red.
Draco and Narcissa also heard Lucius's words from ahead. They stood on the beautiful lawn of the inner city, looking at the madman from afar in disbelief.
"Are you still my father?!" Draco shouted.
Narcissa was pale-faced. This man was so unfamiliar to her that she almost dared not recognize him, and his resolute attitude caused her immense heartache. The sudden arrival of his family also caught Lucius off guard, but the increasing number of Order of the Phoenix members and their disdainful looks towards trash enraged him.
Not wanting to dwell on these matters any longer, he glared fiercely at Hermione, his withered and terrifying arms behind him glowing with red light in their palms.
"Now I have the power to take my revenge, to kill you, and to devour Slughorn's bloodline!"
"And Black! Longbottom! Weasley!" He pointed to Sirius, Mr. Longbottom, and Bill.
"Since you have all delivered yourselves to my doorstep, merging twenty-eight families into one, I will trace back to the source of the wizarding bloodline, and I will be invincible!"
Before he finished speaking, streaks of blood-red light, like sharp cones, shot out from the palms of his countless arms. Lucius, who attacked the little witch and became a great wizard through evil magic, was indeed very strong, but his opponents were two great wizards. Hermione was not flustered at all. She gave Dumbledore a look and told him to take the old potions professor back. She would fight this guy alone first!
The bursting brilliance meteor momentarily withstood the blood-red light, but was annihilated and crushed in the next instant, while Hermione had already disappeared a step ahead and appeared behind Lucius.
A powerful gravitational magic pressed down, and an invisible purple light pressed a dent nearly half a meter deep into the ground.
Lucius, who was at the center of the gravity magic, was covered in blood-red light. Some of his arms on his back were turned upside down, as if supporting a mountain, forcefully lifting up the immense force.
"You disgusting mudblood! You have no idea how powerful the wizarding bloodline is!" Embodying the purebloods' understanding of magic, Lucius turned his head slightly, one arm on his back spread its five fingers, and an invisible pressure came from all around, as if to crush the girl into a lump of flesh.
This is different from her gravity magic; it is simply the application of magic.
It's unclear how Lucius ate the others, but each of his arms seemed to correspond to a nobleman he had devoured. Many of his hands still bore the family crests on their fingers. Hermione spotted the Parkinson family crest on one of his short, chubby hands, suggesting that the annoying, fat patriarch of the family—Pansy's father—had also been murdered.
The Ironclad Charm instantly opened, resisting the squeezing magic with a creaking sound. Hermione's staff lit up, and the magnificent Greatsword of Kalia was instantly generated.
Unlike before, when she needed to charge up her power multiple times, she can now directly unleash the strongest form of her greatsword!
"That's the move!" Lucius shouted wildly.
"You won't be able to defeat me with that move again!" The arms on his back split into two groups, which then converged towards the center.
The giant lightsaber, which was about to shatter the earth, came crashing down, but was actually held firmly by hundreds of clasped fleshy hands!
The explosive airflow, with its unleashed power, almost completely pulverized Slughorn Manor, yet Lucius, subjected to its absolute force, remained unharmed.
The blazing pyroxene blades collided with the thick, bloody liquid between these palms, emitting a nauseating, burnt smell.
"Die!" Lucius turned around with a twisted smile, raised his bone wand, and a green-red Death Curse lightning bolt shot out.
Hermione dared not be careless and decisively canceled the maintenance of Great Gargant, transforming into her moon form and floating up. She also took advantage of the momentary invulnerability during the transformation to dodge the Killing Curse's attack.
"Everyone else, retreat to the outer city!" Dumbledore appeared at the edge of the barrier with Slughorn. With the two great wizards locked in a battle, the inner city was likely doomed.