harry potter book of crimes

Although Mundungus almost never guessed it right, in fact, Lupine did encounter some special situations.

Of course, at least it seems that he is safe for now.

Right now, behind Big Ben, the iconic building in London, wizards with many origins and unknown identities are gathering quickly. The expressions of these people all look a little confused, and there is a terrifying look in their eyes.

pitch black, without exception.

Yes, these wizards were originally apprentices accepted by Haierbo, but now, they have turned into lunatics who have lost their minds.

However, it is worth mentioning that no matter how crazy they were in the battle before, and they were even seriously injured, they were still fearless of death. But now, these male and female wizards are surprisingly quiet, just walking silently from the city.

People came from all over the place and gathered in this open space one after another.

Lu Ping watched secretly from the rooftop across the street. Although he could hardly see the specific situation there due to the fog. But he had no choice but to dare not get closer easily.

He only knew that more and more dark wizards were gathering in the open space and standing in front of Big Ben, as if they were waiting for something.

About half an hour later, when Lupine suddenly remembered that it was time to send Maka the secret message, a figure with an inexplicable sense of depression suddenly flew down from Big Ben.

He landed firmly in front of the group of dark wizards.

"A total of forty-two people... Well, although it is a bit small, it is enough. Congratulations to everyone, you... will soon have the honor to witness with me the arrival of a new century. And when the time comes, you will be able to

Become the first batch of residents of the new world, put aside this mediocre and cumbersome body, and gain true eternal life with me!"

"You see, sometimes, I am actually a very generous person..."

Through the heavy fog, Lupine could vaguely hear the voice of the man. He thought that it should be Haierbo who had clashed with Maka many times, but because he couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, he temporarily

There is no way to confirm whether my guess is right or wrong.

However, just when Lu Ping wanted to continue listening to what the other person said, the person suddenly stopped talking. Because the person seemed to feel that it was somewhat embarrassing to talk to a group of people who would just stand there and stare at him in a daze.

People are boring.

So, Lu Ping found that the other party's head seemed to move and cast his gaze in a certain direction. Because he didn't know whether the other party was looking towards him, Lu Ping couldn't help but shrink his neck and hide himself better.

In the shadows.

However, under the cover of darkness and fog, he still didn't feel much peace of mind.

"...What is he looking at?"

Just as this thought suddenly flashed through Lu Ping's mind, he suddenly heard the man speak again, this time his voice was obviously clearer and louder than before.

"Since you're here, why don't you come out and see me?"

What? After such a long distance, I was still wearing an Auror's invisibility cloak and an alchemy tool that interfered with the detection of magic spells. How could I be discovered so quickly?

Lupine was secretly frightened when he thought of Maka's comments about Haierbo, and he was about to turn around and run away. But before he could make any move, another figure suddenly emerged from the corner of the open space.

Walked slowly out of that alley.

"Herbo, give Muriel back to me."

The cold voice spread softly from the figure, echoing leisurely in the open space, but none of the dark wizards who were very close to him turned around to look at him.

Obviously, that was Martin who had experienced a thrilling battle before and somehow survived in the end.

Halbo, who was standing in front of the crowd, heard this and looked at Martin who was walking towards him with interest. After a moment, he said:

"I must say that human willpower is indeed a very wonderful thing. It is indeed something worthy of admiration that you can persevere until now. But it is a pity that that girl is still very important to me.

, so I can’t give her to you yet.”

Just as he was speaking, Haierbo paused for a moment, then chuckled indifferently.

"Of course, if you are willing to wait...Although you rejected the future I gave you, with your valuable persistence, I actually don't mind calling her 'Mu' afterwards...

Lil' right? I don't mind giving her back to you as a reward for your appreciation."

Before he finished speaking, before Martin could speak again, Haierbo spread his hands and said:

"Well, as for whether you are dead or alive...although I guess you would prefer someone who is still alive, I can't guarantee it."

"Hai, Er, wave!"

To be honest, Haierbo really didn't mean the slightest bit of provocation when he said these words. After all, to him, this seemed to be a matter of course.

But on the other hand, when those words fell into Martin's ears, they naturally became extremely sarcastic.

"Give me back Muriel—"

Because he relied on his longing and guilt for Muriel, Martin managed to hold on and did not go crazy like the other apprentices, but because of his anger towards Haierbo, Martin was already almost crazy.

Lupine, who was on the roof of the building across the street, only saw his figure suddenly rushing forward. The pale green killing curse arc was so strong that it was almost dazzling. In an instant, it penetrated the fog and reached directly in front of Haierbo.

However, it seems that his curse is not even qualified to rub the hem of Haierbo's clothes.

The latter's figure was seen swaying, and the ultra-short distance space moved extremely fast, and even turned into an afterimage in that moment. The green arc of light passed through the shadow silently, and then fell.

When they reached the ground, a mess of rubble and dust exploded.

"Anger has been a useless thing used by the weak to hide themselves since ancient times..."

Seeing Martin miss a hit and swing his staff again, Haierbo was not annoyed at all. He just easily dodged the fatal green light that seemed to be venting, and said casually:

"But I must admit that I have only seen a few people in my life who can completely defeat and master anger. Although they are weak, they are also strong. Everything cannot be generalized... Therefore, I can forgive you for now

Such disrespectful and useless behavior."

"But--"

Suddenly, Lu Ping only saw the figure belonging to Haierbo pause suddenly, and then quietly turned into a large area of ​​darkness, completely covering the other figure belonging to Martin.

Just a few seconds passed, and when the deep and terrifying darkness shrank back into a human form in mid-air, Martin was already lying on the ground motionless.

"died?"

Lupine didn't know - because Martin didn't speak loudly just now, he didn't even really understand the reason for this.

All he knew was that Martin was clearly no match for Haierbo, and that he would be risking his own life if he showed up this time.

However, he is still a wizard who has the courage to resist Haierbo.

At this moment, he sincerely hoped that the other party could stand up again. Whether he continued to fight for his own persistence, or turned around and ran away knowing that he was outmatched, as long as he was still alive, there was hope for everything.

Yes, if that Martin can still escape, Lupine is even willing to take great risks to try to meet him - he still has a lot of potions given to him by Maka, maybe he will have a chance?

Isn't it?

But after waiting for a few minutes while staring wordlessly at the empty space, Lupine, who was hiding in the dark, still shook his head in disappointment.

"Is he really dead?"

In today's chaotic and crisis-ridden situation, death is no longer a rare thing... No, even during the time when Voldemort was making trouble, wizards or Muggles were often killed.

But to be honest, even though Lupine had witnessed many deaths, he didn't think he could get used to this feeling at all.

After licking his dry lips for a while, he had the idea of ​​leaving here again - it was definitely impossible to fight Haierbo. Unlike that Martin, he knew very well what his own strength was.

Sacrifice is okay, but unnecessary sacrifice will obviously only add burden to other living people.

But just when Lupine took a step back, wanting to retreat silently to inform Maka of today's information together with the current matter, he suddenly heard Hai Erbo in the open space seem to let out a light sigh.

.

When Lu Ping raised his eyes again and looked over there, he found that the thick fog around the open space, including near Big Ben, began to slowly flow by itself.

This was the first time Lupine discovered that the fog that filled London could flow. You know, before this, even if the Aurors used magic spells to drive a large amount of wind, there was no way to make the fog move at all!

Immediately, Lu Ping couldn't help but secretly said to himself:

"What... happened?"

He was confused, but it was obvious that Haierbo was undoubtedly much more surprised than him at this moment.

This fog can be said to have been caused by Haier Bo, and few people know that this is also the first step in the "Devil Summoning Technique".

Because of this, Haierbo can come and go at will in this fog where even Maka cannot use space movement magic without being affected at all.

However, Haierbo, who was the master of the mist, did not expect that the mist itself would flow on its own.

"It's like there is life and self-will..."

Just when Haierbo looked up at the mist that was slowly flowing and forming a huge whirlpool in the sky, Martin, who was lying lifeless on the ground, suddenly twitched his body. Then, he saw that he had his head lowered.

His arms swayed like a marionette as he stood up.

Haierbo, who was still raising his neck, noticed the changes around him, but he didn't pay any attention to them.

"Life and consciousness?" He murmured, "Oh, so that's it..." (To be continued)