Glenda Chittock raised her wand with her remaining right hand.
Black and red lightning gathered at the tip of the wand.
She pointed forcefully in one direction, and a beam of black light as thick as a basilisk shot out.
"Boom!"
A large swath of trees was obliterated; looking down from above, a deep trench appeared in the forest.
However, the black light was forced to a halt.
At the end of the trench was a blonde, muscular man with disheveled hair.
He held out his hand, palm open, with wisps of white smoke rising from his center.
"Hahahaha, witch! Is this all the power you have left? You can't even break my skin? Hahahaha, you're finished!"
The muscular man was Magni. Amidst his laughter, his feet kicked off the ground and he leaped up with a "thud," flying over everyone's heads like a cannonball and landing in front of the castle.
"Boom!"
He smashed a small crater into the ground, the power of the God of Strength fully on display!
Magni slowly turned around and cracked his knuckles.
"Did you flee here because there are reinforcements?"
His gaze swept over the crowd, seeing the young wizards not far away being led by professors as they withdrew from the Quidditch pitch toward the gates on the other side of the castle.
"So many wizards!"
Magni grinned.
"One, two, three..."
"Countless wizards!"
Magni shouted loudly, "Kneel before me and serve me as your master, and I shall spare your lives. If you refuse, you shall be turned to dust!"
He stomped violently on the ground, and immediately the earth shook and the mountains swayed. Many young wizards lost their footing and fell to the ground.
This staggering power truly terrified the young wizards; many looked struck with fear, and some actually began to kneel!
Dumbledore pressed his wand against his throat. He had to stop this; if they knelt now, they would never be able to stand up again.
"All students follow the professors back to the castle! No one can harm you within the castle!"
Under the effects of Sonorus, the young wizards' spirits were lifted. With Dumbledore here, it seemed there was nothing to worry about!
Having regained their senses, they immediately quickened their pace and ran toward the castle.
Magni turned his head and looked at Dumbledore:
"So you're the leader here?"
His gaze was extremely aggressive, making Dumbledore feel as though he were being stared down by a ferocious beast.
But having been the foremost figure in the wizarding world for so many years, how could Dumbledore let his presence falter?
"This is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, not a place for you to run wild!"
The old wizard's beard and hair bristled, the Elder Wand leveled and pointing straight at Magni.
Magni looked at the Elder Wand, the corner of his mouth curling up. "The power of rules... the rule of death? Ah, an incomplete rule of death. Heh, the rule was stripped away—what an unlucky Grim Reaper!"
"Watch out!" Glenda Chittock suddenly shouted a warning.
In the next instant, Magni, who had just been speaking, seemed to teleport, launching a surprise attack right in front of Dumbledore.
A sonic boom erupted from the high-speed movement, and a violent gust of wind parted the turf from the center to both sides.
"All wizards who refuse to submit shall die!"
Dumbledore's reaction was still fast. With Glenda's warning, he Disapparated to avoid Magni's surprise attack, but the lightning speed and explosive power left a cold sweat on the old wizard's back.
He repeatedly cast Transfiguration, and various fierce beasts and giants rose from the lawn!
Magni laughed wildly as he began his rampage.
Punching giant beasts, kicking stone men—in an instant, the puppets were reduced to dust...
Dumbledore's usually invincible Transfiguration was like child's play at this moment!
"Fragile, utterly fragile! Witch, is this your helper?"
Glenda gritted her teeth tightly, seized the opportunity, and fired an Avada Kedavra, a glowing green light.
This Killing Curse caught him by surprise and hit Magni squarely!
However, Magni only took two steps back before glaring fiercely at Glenda.
"A clumsy imitation of the rule of death! What is it, have modern wizards all become followers of the Grim Reaper? First a wand with the rule of death, then magic imitating the rule of death!"
Two streaks of blood flowed from Magni's nostrils. He was, after all, injured.
In the next moment, the veins on Magni's forehead bulged, and he roared,
"Woman, you are seeking your own death!"
Magni rotated his upper body and threw a punch, generating a powerful shockwave that swept straight toward Glenda.
How could the already exhausted Glenda block this strike?
At that moment, a large amount of fresh water appeared out of the void, erecting a water curtain in front of Glenda and the others. As the shockwave approached, the water curtain rapidly froze, turning into an ice wall.
One, two, three!
"Boom!"
The ice walls were smashed into fragments, with shards of ice flying everywhere.
If an ordinary wizard were hit by these ice fragments, they would be killed or injured. However, Bode Gray stepped forward, casting a powerful Shield Charm on himself, standing in front of Glenda to protect those behind him.
Dumbledore had placed the ice walls, which Magni saw clearly. He roared, and while glaring at Dumbledore, he swung his hand and unleashed a wind blade!
Dumbledore dodged to the side.
His wand waved rapidly, his golden magic flowing like an extension of his arm as he launched a fierce counterattack.
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Chapter 166: Fierce Battle (2 / 2)
Even someone as strong as Magni was forced back several steps under Dumbledore's assault.
Worthy of being the ceiling of combat power in the wizarding world.
He could actually engage in a head-on confrontation with Magni!
"Don't let him get close!" Glenda shouted loudly. "You must use the power of Hogwarts; you can't defeat him like this, Dumbledore!"
Dumbledore Disapparated again to dodge Magni's charge, retaliating with two Blasting Curses.
Taking advantage of the smoke cover, Dumbledore shouted to Glenda: "Get into the castle quickly, I'll hold him back!"
"Whoosh!"
Dumbledore's shout distracted him for a split second, and Magni seized this opening, appearing directly above Dumbledore's head.
His body was like a bowstring drawn to a full moon, his back hand stretched to the limit.
In the next instant, a world-shattering punch came crashing down right toward Dumbledore's head!
"Oh no!"
Dumbledore didn't have time to use Apparition, and against a punch of such power, dodging was no longer possible!
But a green figure flashed by, carrying Dumbledore out of Magni's attack range before the heavy punch landed!
Magni's fist struck the ground. With him as the center, the ground within a hundred-meter radius instantly collapsed, with cracks extending endlessly!
Those cracks were stopped short twenty meters before they reached Hogwarts. Despite such a powerful strike, it seemed to cause no damage to Hogwarts Castle itself.
But other places weren't so lucky. The entire Quidditch pitch not far away collapsed!
The young wizards who had already fled into Hogwarts watched the scene before them trembling. When had they ever seen a battle of this scale?
"It's Audrey! Audrey Astley is the one who saved Dumbledore!"
Harry's sharp eyes immediately recognized the green figure as Audrey Astley.
At this time, Audrey was covered in dragon scales, holding Dumbledore by the belt as she hovered in mid-air.
"Child, you can let go now. This old man has some dignity to maintain."
Audrey released her grip, and Dumbledore Disapparated back to the ground.
Magni looked at Audrey in the air and tilted his head.
"You're not a wizard," he wondered. "What exactly are you?"
Before Audrey could respond, Bode Gray on the ground saw red.
Although Audrey was using Audrey Astley's face, how could Bode Gray ever forget those dragon scales and that aura!
His half-destroyed face served as a constant reminder of that deep-seated hatred.
The scene of Hydrus Lestrange in dragon-man form punching him in the face had haunted his nightmares for six and a half years!!
If those two were actually the same person, then the debt for his broken leg must also be settled with her!
"Hydrus Lestrange!"
Bode Gray shouted loudly.
"It was you!! You made my life so miserable! I'm going to kill you!!"
An enraged Bode Gray held his wand high, and intense thunder and lightning quickly gathered at the tip.
Glenda Chittock was shocked: "Bode Gray, what are you doing!!"
Everyone looked at Bode, including Magni.
Magni, the God of Strength, stood calmly with his arms crossed, squinting at Bode Gray.
It was just like the ancient times; wizards were constantly fighting amongst themselves. Before the gods even lifted a finger, the wizards would start fighting over their various disputes!
It seemed that as time passed and wizards grew weaker, their old bad habits remained.
Audrey, flying in the air, looked at Bode Gray with a very unfriendly gaze. Killing intent rose in her heart. What was the point of keeping such a tactless bastard around? Was he meant for a special holiday treat?
Fortunately, Magni didn't seem to intend to intervene—was he planning to test her strength?
That worked too! Kill Bode Gray first to eliminate the future trouble!
In just this short time, Bode had built up his lightning power to the maximum. The "sizzling" flashes of lightning were terrifying to behold.
He glared at Audrey with a cruel sneer on his lips and swung his wand down violently.
This scene was exactly the same as years ago!
But Audrey was no longer the same as she once was. She watched Bode coolly. She had absolute confidence she could dodge the moment the lightning fell, and the moment she dodged would be the moment of Bode's death!
Glenda wanted to stop Bode Gray, but she lacked the strength.
Dumbledore was even further away. Although his Disarming Charm had been cast, it seemed it wouldn't make it in time.
A smile appeared on Magni's face. This kind of infighting was truly delightful to him!
This man using ancient magic seemed to have a deep-seated hatred for the young girl. That bone-deep enmity was obvious at a glance—it wasn't an act!
"Thunderbolt!!"
Lightning, lightning!
Lightning that seemed capable of destroying everything emerged from the void. This thunderbolt, concentrating all of Bode Gray's power, was even thicker than the Whomping Willow.
"Boom!"
The lightning fell, but it didn't hit Audrey.
Under everyone's shocked gazes,
This terrifying bolt of lightning struck the very center of the spider-web-like crater!
There was only one person there—
Magni.
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