great-warnovel Chapter 355 Smash Everything
Chapter 355 Smash Everything
Chapter 355 Smash Everything
Malfoy Castle's reputation has been declining in recent days, and with no Christmas celebrations, residents of the outer city have had an unusually dull winter.
Beauxbatons' commercial focus shifted to Hogsmeade. Although the shops in New Diagon Alley were still open, there were hardly any new products on the shelves. In addition, the nobles rarely showed up anymore, and the frequent terrorist attacks and riots seriously affected the stability of the city. This was causing the decay to gradually erode everything here.
The once bustling Peacock Square is now only frequented by a handful of people. The patrolling Aurors lean against the roadside chatting listlessly, and the air is thick with a sense of oppression and gloom.
"What are they thinking? No orders, no work, no Christmas bonuses these days!"
"Could the Burke family patriarch have already been killed?!" the young Auror complained. Born in Malfoyburg, he became an Auror after graduating from Hogwarts, which proved that he was not bad academically, but he was somewhat dissatisfied with his current life, which was like being left to his own devices.
"Keep your voice down. It's been eerily quiet lately. They won't even let us into the inner city. Something big must be happening," the older wizard speculated.
"Don't say anything out of line at this time. We pawns just need to follow orders."
He was instructing the newcomers with considerable experience, but he didn't notice that their gaze was drawn to the inner city barrier, which was gradually undergoing changes, at the other end of the square.
The Peacock Square, the most iconic place in Malfoyburg, features a platinum peacock statue, symbolizing Malfoyburg's dominance over the city.
Half of the square is at the end of New Diagon Alley, and the other half is in the inner city, separated by a hazy, misty barrier.
This barrier is one-way; nobles in the inner city can see the scenery of the outer city, while people outside can only see blurry light and shadows inside and cannot hear any sound.
At this moment, what is reflected on the barrier is a mixture of azure and scarlet colors. The originally strong and stable smoke is now expanding outward little by little, as if it is about to burst open.
"Captain, look—." Before the young Auror could finish speaking, he saw a large group of people who were clearly not nobles running out of the barrier in a panic.
"Wait! Isn't that Dumbledore?!" He was so startled he almost jumped up.
This old ghost slapped the nobles in the face right here in the square a while ago, and the Aurors couldn't do anything about him. How did he end up running out of the inner city now?
Among those following behind were many unfamiliar faces, but James Potter, who had caused a ruckus in the Department of Law Enforcement, and Moody of the Order of the Phoenix were all acquaintances registered with the Auror Division. These people rushed out of the inner city barrier as if they were fleeing a disaster, constantly looking back as if there was something terrifying behind them.
"Hey! You people! What's wrong with you—"
Captain Auror finally realized something was wrong, and out of basic professional ethics, he decided to go up and ask at least a couple of questions.
But the next moment, the misty inner city barrier was blasted open with a huge blast, and a strong storm mixed with debris blew out from the inner city. The Hogwarts people were prepared and managed to block the aftershocks with magic, but the others in the square were not so lucky. They were almost thrown out by the shockwave.
Hermione's Brilliant Golden Moon, after its Ascension, is even more powerful in its moon form. It not only inherits the ability of the Full Moon magic to dissolve all hostile magic, but also enhances itself. At the moment of transformation, when the body is in a superimposed state of human form and moon, it is as if it does not exist in the world, and can dodge those attacks that are almost certain to hit.
When Hermione left the moon and hurled that ball of pure sapphire magic down, almost half of the inner city was destroyed.
All the buildings on the earth turned to dust, and the hardened and leveled land broke apart like thin, crispy biscuits.
A fluorescent blue flame soared into the sky, unleashing the raging torrent of magic from the moon; almost no one could survive such an attack.
Dumbledore's judgment was accurate; he notified the others to withdraw early on, which meant that the Hogwarts reinforcements were not harmed.
In contrast, at the epicenter of the explosion in the inner city, Lucius remained in his terrifying form as the Hundred-Armed Demon. He was unharmed, protected by a thick aura of blood, and the power flowing in the blood of the purebloods was now at his disposal.
The inner city barrier, which had been blasted open with a huge gap, flickered like a light bulb with low power, with shards of light falling from the gap.
The commotion attracted the attention of everyone in the outer city and even the shantytown. They all poked their heads out of their windows and came out of their homes to see what the nobles had done this time.
"What...what on earth is going on?!" Captain Auror stared in horror at everything that was happening before his eyes.
The nobles' inner city was in ruins, and a little witch floated in the air, confronting the terrifying demon who resembled Lucius.
Finally, he spotted Slughorn in the crowd, the only nobleman present and, in his mind, the highest-ranking acquaintance he knew at the moment.
"Professor! Professor Slughorn! What happened?!" The Auror captain was once a student of the Old Potions Master.
"Can't you see it yet!" old Horace roared in exasperation.
Perhaps because his home had been completely destroyed, he was in an extremely bad mood.
"Lucius escaped! He slaughtered all the nobles! He became a disgusting sight! These are the people I went to Hogwarts to get reinforcements from!"
This series of terrifying messages almost shattered the Auror captain's rationality. How could such a major event have gone unnoticed in the outer city? Lucius had escaped from prison, and the Aurors were going to be the ones to take the blame!
"Quickly! Notify all Aurors! We need reinforcements here!" He had only one thought in his mind: to quickly make amends.
First, bring Lucius, who has escaped from prison, to justice!
"Don't go up there and make things worse!" Moody criticized.
"Going up there will only get you killed! Get your people to evacuate the crowd immediately! And at the same time, prepare for disaster relief!"
The inner city alone might not be enough for these two to demolish. If they get carried away and move the battlefield, the entire Malfoy Castle will be destroyed.
If it were the Lucius of the past, he might have restrained himself out of concern for the city's assets, which nominally belonged to him. But now, almost insane, he no longer cares. He just wants to prove himself against Hermione Granger!
Captain Auror glanced at Moody, whom they considered an enemy within their ranks, and hesitated for a moment about whether to obey his orders.
"Hurry up and go!" Slughorn yelled, shooing away the rigid-minded Auror captain.
"You should also take your men and leave the city. I need to go help Hermione," Dumbledore said, observing the tense battle.