"Ho...... Well...... Muriel......"

At this moment, Martin didn't even know if he was dead or alive.

Just now when he was enveloped in the darkness that Helbo had turned into, he only felt as if everything had gone away from him...... Including the sound of insects chirping near the night, including the mad wizards who were watching indifferently around them, including the city of London under their feet...... Even his own body.

Yes, it was as if my whole soul was locked in a small dark room, and I couldn't feel anything but my own consciousness.

And after that, just for a moment, even what little self-consciousness he had left slowly faded...... Is that what it feels like to die? Apparently, he never died, so he didn't know.

However, just when he thought that he was going to be so lonely and unwilling to say goodbye, suddenly a very strange and inexplicably familiar force rushed into his body from all over him.

And, at the same time, a voice that he would never forget in his life suddenly sounded in his consciousness......

To be honest, the voice was actually more like a muttered murmur in his ear, and he couldn't hear a word of the vague words. But he knew that it was definitely Muriel's voice.

"Mu ...... Lil ......"

It was complicated, but in fact it was only for a moment, and Martin felt his body again.

His tongue was not yet sharp, and his throat was rattling. But he still struggled to shout the name that had always filled his heart, as if doing so would give him more strength.

But that seemed to be the case, for soon he was seen to rise up stiffly and slowly like a puppet with a string in it.

"It's like – having a life, having a will?"

As the fog above him was revealing a vision, Helpo, who was standing not far from him, looked up at the whirlpool formed by the gray mist, as if he had not even noticed that he had awakened.

No, maybe the old guy thought he must be dead, right?

This is a great opportunity!

Martin struggled to raise his right hand—his wand, even when he had nearly lost consciousness just a moment ago, was still firmly in his hand. And now, he's finally able to use it to target the damn Helpo again!

"Arvada—" "Bang! ”

The green light disappeared as Martin flew upside down without warning, then slammed down on the hard stone floor. Because the remaining strength was not gone, he even rolled out of the distance without any resistance, and then he lay on his side as weakly as if his whole body was falling apart.

"Interesting ......"

During the whole process, Helbo never even lowered his head. After a backhand swing that lifted Martin away, he still looked up at the sky with his neck up, muttering to himself as if everything just now had nothing to do with him.

“…… The little girl who was the primer of the summoning technique could still integrate her will into these escaping energies? Hum...... It's funny. ”

On the other side, Lupin squinted slightly, reminiscing about Martin's brief shot and the response he had suffered.

In fact, although he couldn't hear what Helmo was saying at this time, he didn't know what kind of state Martin was in at the moment. But from careful observation, he noticed an inconspicuous fact.

Just now he saw that Martin's unfinished killing curse was definitely far stronger than before, and if he cast it, maybe even Helbo wouldn't be able to please him.

Combined with the anomalous changes in the current fog and the fact that Martin was able to get up after withstanding Helbo's strange magic, Lupin realized that something must have happened before that he didn't understand.

However, no matter whether Martin became stronger at that moment, and no matter where he got his strength, he was far from being Helbo's opponent after all. Not to mention that Helbo was injured, in front of the other party, he couldn't even finish reciting a spell.

However, Martin was still unwilling to give up...... No, perhaps as long as he didn't die, he would point the tip of his wand in Helbo's direction again.

Martin, who had multiple fractures and contusions all over his body, turned over with all his might. This time he really couldn't stand up, but he still managed to raise his right hand that was clenching his wand.

"I said I appreciate your willpower, but my child...... Don't you see that I'm busy right now? ”

Helbo finally temporarily withdrew his gaze from the air and turned his head to look in Martin's direction. Only this time, he didn't even give Martin a chance to chant the incantation.

Suddenly, a blazing flame appeared out of thin air directly above Martin, and as Helbo raised his hand and pressed down, the frighteningly hot flame suddenly fell on Martin's body.

But it was in that instant that the surrounding mist suddenly shrank rapidly towards Martin and the flames, forming a circular ash disk that held the flames alive.

"Oh, can you control it to this extent?"

Helbo was visibly surprised by the change, but not so surprised. After figuring out why, he seemed to have anticipated these further changes.

"It's a pity that although this power is strong in nature, it is always a part that escapes from the ritual!"

As soon as he said this, Helbo suddenly pressed his hand down again. And immediately after, I saw that the flame suddenly increased several times, so that the disc formed by the condensation of the gray mist was overwhelmed for a while, and it was almost about to collapse on the spot.

It was foreseeable that once the ash tray was completely dispersed, Martin, who could not move at the bottom, would definitely be burned to ashes by the terrifyingly hot flames.

No, in fact, the flames that had been so close to him were now dying.

Suddenly, the vortex of mist above condensed again, causing Helbo to immediately look up at the sky again.

"Huh?"

He saw that the gray mist in the air had formed a huge human face at this time, and it was extremely depressed and quickly settled towards this clearing.

At the same time, a roar mixed with strange noises suddenly came from high in the sky:

"Stop—"

The voice was muffled, but since it was just one word, almost everyone including Lupin understood it.

Of course, there may be many people who can hear the roar - maybe even the Muggles who live in the neighborhood can hear it, but there are obviously only a handful of people who can perceive the magic changes in London at the same time.

For example, Maca, who was far away at St. Mungo's Hospital of Magic at this time; And for example, Helbo, who is standing directly below the gray mist's face.

"Little girl...... Are you trying to order me? ”

"Ava...... Reach...... Ask ......"

Beneath the huge face that kept descending, at the moment when Helbo was faintly angry, the dying Martin once again stubbornly recited the incantation of the killing curse.

But unfortunately, here today, it may not be destined for any miracle to happen.

"Boom!"

With a dull explosion, the fireball broke through the fog blockade, engulfing Martin beneath him, along with a piece of ground.

Even because several apprentices were too close to it, they were swallowed up by the exploding flames.

"Ahh

A scream sounded from the giant gray face in the air, much clearer than before, and the anxiety and anger in that voice could be heard even by Lupin.

But Helbo just had a cold face, and suddenly raised his hand and waved it towards the sky, and an invisible shock derived from the soul rule suddenly crossed the sky, scattering the face that was accelerating downward.

At about the same time, Mu Lil, who was still lying in the mirror space, suddenly trembled, and finally fell into an unconscious coma.

After a brief pause of a few seconds, Hale turned his head and glanced across the street to the roof before snorting coldly.

Then he whispered to himself:

"That's it, it's just a little mouse...... At the end of the day, none of this is a big deal anymore. ”

……

That's right, when he saw Helbo's fireball crash to the ground, Lupin knew that this was the end of the change.

Seeing this, he immediately stopped staying, turned around and ran.

And to be honest, if Helbo really wanted to chase him, in fact, he couldn't escape if he wanted to. But fortunately, at the moment, Helbo seemed to have more important things to do, and he didn't really care if he had witnessed what had just happened.

After leaving the vicinity of Big Ben in a hurry, Lupin did not return to Black's house, after all, he had already delayed a long time. What's more, compared to the information from "home", the incident he just saw was obviously more important, and going directly to St. Mungo was the most correct choice.

Not long after, in front of the window pane of the red brick department store, Lupin stretched out his wand and lit it on it. But he immediately noticed that neither the dummy inside nor the glass itself had any reaction.

"Huh? Oh...... The entrance must have been closed by Maca. ”

It's just, of course, Maca, who is currently at the door of the hall, won't let him wait long. Just as Lupin was thinking, he saw a silent ripple in the glass, and then a figure stepped out of it.

When he saw it, he quickly stepped back two steps to make room for Maca.

"Lupin," Maka looked at him as soon as she appeared in front of him, "how's it going?" You don't look like you're hurt...... Did you encounter any accidents? ”

"Oh yes!" Lupin nodded slightly, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid it will take a while for today's information to be delivered to you." ”

"It's okay," Maca waved her hand, "Donger has had Dedallow send it over...... Well, I mean, 'all'! ”

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