Chapter 659: First Battle
"Bang, bang, bang, bang. "Less than ten minutes after it got dark, several rays of light of different colors shot out of the woods outside Hogsmeade, hitting a wall and the surrounding ground, and the ground was blasted into several large craters, and the wall that was hit was also blown out of a large gap, and then collapsed.
The blow was like the starting gun going off, and in an instant, a large number of spells of various colors filled the entire sky. Even if it was previously analyzed and deduced that it should not be the main force of the other party that attacked Hogsmeade, but now the situation does not seem so easy, from time to time you can hear the sound of something breaking or collapsing, and even Ryan saw a large tree at the entrance to Hogsmeade Town set on fire by magic, burning like a torch.
"It looks like everyone can still support it. After looking at the situation on the second floor for a while, Hermione had a rough idea of what was wrong. "There were fifty or sixty wizards attacking Hogsmeade, and they were divided into three squads to try to attack Hogsmeade from three directions. Seriously, we're the real problem if they split up a few more squads now, and the strikers and volunteers on our side simply can't fight in squads. ”
"Do you think this attacking group of Death Eaters doesn't want to fight in squads?" Ryan said after taking a closer look. "It's just that they can't do it, don't look at the lively fighting outside now, but from those messy spell lights, it can be seen that the level of organization of the attacking group of dark wizards is also very low, if they really engage in a squad assault, it is likely to be completely dispersed, and once the battle is turned into a chaotic battle, it will be even more disadvantageous to their attacking side. ”
After explaining, Ryan and Hermione went down to the first floor. At this time, a treatment room was vacated on the first floor, and Penelope was surrounded by a large pile of potions and rune paper that Ryan had given him in advance, ready to rescue the wounded.
"Are you going to go now?" asked Penelope, who saw Ryan and Hermione walking down the stairs, looking up at the two of them. "Lupin: They're already in the backyard and waiting. ”
"Yes, we're leaving. Hermione nodded to Penelope. "You should also be safe if you stay here, and if things don't go right, go to the secret room below. Ryan and I have enough magic there to keep you safe. ”
"Got it, I wish you all the best today. As Ryan opened the door and walked in the direction of the backyard, Penelope raised his wand on his chest and made a solemn wizarding salute.
When they came to the backyard, twelve werewolves were already waiting here. After seeing Ryan come out, Lupin walked up and asked, "Ryan, where should we go now?"
"Hogsmeade's main road is on the other side of the Black Lake, and there are no enemies coming there. Ryan said after a moment's thought. "Hogsmeade Station is relatively close to the Ministry of Magic, and between the town and Hogwarts Castle, so I don't need to help for the time being. There are Percy at the entrance of the village, and now it seems that they are fighting well, and no matter how many enemies there are in the terrain at the entrance of the village, they will not be able to spread out. ”
"So we jumped out of the back wall into the woods, and then cleared the group of enemies parallel to the back wall under the cover of the trees. In the end, Ryan decided.
"Okay, let's go now. After saying that, Lupin and the werewolves, who were still in wolf form, jumped out of the wall, and then Ryan and Hermione also leaned against the corner of the wall and climbed out of the wall.
A few seconds after they climbed out of the backyard wall, Ryan and the others ran into the woods more than ten meters away. Under the cover of night, the group of Death Eaters more than 100 meters away did not notice them at all, and they were still shooting magic back and forth with the Hogsmeade Guardians.
As soon as he entered the forest, Ryan immediately came to the bottom of a tree and stretched out his hand to press it against it. After activating Nature Sense, Ryan quickly sensed the number and distribution of those enemies in the forest from the trees.
"There are 17 Death Eaters in the woods, and their distribution is approximately—" Ryan emptied a piece of ground by moonlight and began to draw a map of the enemy on the ground with his wand, while the werewolves turned into human forms and surrounded them, "Now that they and the townsfolk in the town are in a stalemate, we can get around from behind them and give them a fatal blow." ”
With that, Ryan turned his head to the werewolves. "Now this is a real war, so I hope you will put away your usual mercy and use lethal force in battle. ”
"We understand," the former Auror William walked out. "Kindness and mercy are for those on our side, and when fighting the enemy, only with all your strength can victory be ensured. Rest assured, we have been living on the dark side of the wizarding world since we became werewolves. Do we know what to do in this situation?"
"Okay, then it's up to the two of us to clean up the three people guarding each other's back road. Ryan looked at the werewolves with their wands raised, "I'll send you a signal when we're done cleaning up, and when you get my signal, you'll be able to attack the enemy with all your might." ”
After seeing that all the werewolves nodded in understanding, Ryan and Hermione used the hook to climb the tree, and then used the hook to run lightly and quietly on the branches, and at the same time, the werewolves also changed back to the form of wolves and moved under the tree at high speed towards the place where the enemy was.
It's summer, and the woods are full of trees, perfect for covering up Ryan and Hermione. Soon the two men were at the top of the sentry post set up by the attackers.
From a certain point of view, the arrangement of this post is relatively scientific. The three posts, one dark and two light, basically observable the situation behind the attackers. Especially the secret whistle of the cat standing on the tree wearing an invisibility cloak, if it wasn't for Ryan's ability to communicate and naturally know in advance, ordinary wizards would not be able to determine his location.
However, after it was discovered, the flaw of the inconvenient movement of this secret post position was revealed. Ryan and Hermione used the Transfiguration Charm to get close to the tree where the Sentinel was located and easily broke the Vigilance Charm around the setting, after which Hermione slammed into the Sentinel with a small gray ball.
At the same time, Ryan fired the prepared finger of death. With the tacit cooperation of the two people, two magic bolts hit the dark whistle in the tree at the same time. Ryan's magic killed the Sentry instantly, and Hermione's gray ball quickly turned into a transparent net that enveloped the Sentry, blocking all possible magical transmissions.
After stealthily touching this dark whistle, it would be a no-brainer for Ryan to take out the two bright whistles. In particular, the Death Eaters focused their main efforts on the Dark Sentinels, which were more symbolic.
For example, the two sentinels, which should theoretically be separated from each other now, are now gathering around a purple fire to make fires, not paying much attention to the situation around them. Even when Ryan and the two of them appeared in the tree above them, they didn't notice that something was wrong, but roasted the meat of a small animal on the flames, and this Ryan and their raid created extremely favorable conditions.
Five seconds later, two cold flashes of light flashed, and all the posts were emptied. After checking to make sure there was no fourth outpost, Ryan signaled to the werewolves.
Lupin and the others had been ambushed nearby, so they rushed past the tree they were on just a few seconds after receiving the signal, and soon, there were spell explosions and exclamations ahead. The group of Death Eaters who were attacking Hogsmeade really didn't expect someone to be able to touch so close to them without the slightest warning in their carefully arranged cordon, and they were scrambled for a moment.
"Let's join the action, too!" Ryan and Hermione looked at each other and nodded, and then the two of them jumped from the branches of the tree and galloped in the direction of the battlefield.