"Oh, Sirius, you're back?"

When Lupin saw Sirius, who had returned safely, the two long-time buddies immediately stepped forward and hugged each other, patting each other on the shoulder to express their joy to be alive again.

But after expressing his initial joy at the meeting, Lupin couldn't help but nag at Sirius.

"Look at you, you're always so reckless - I'm used to it, so I don't bother to care if I know you're going to die. But, do you know how worried you are for Harry, Hermione, and the little ones? They're smart, it's not easy for us to hide it for you, and if you come back any later, I guess they'll already be in London looking for you! ”

"It's just you," Sirius said, but just waved his hand indifferently, "I'm a little pressed for time, but I'm still catching up?" Just before they ran to the entrance and exit passages, they were caught. ”

"At the entrance of the passage?" When Lupin heard this, he exclaimed, "Isn't that dangerous enough?" ”

"Alright, alright, what's a big man talking about," Sirius said as he reached out and patted Lupin's arm, pouting, "I don't know how Tonks liked you...... Oh yes! Counting the seniority, Tonks is my niece! When you get married, remember to call me cousin with her! ”

Hearing Sirius's sudden turn, he instantly became a generation shorter, and Lupin almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

"Don't you hate your last name at this time?" He has always been known for his calmness, and he couldn't help but sarcastically say, "Don't forget, you've been kicked out of Blake's house a long time ago!" ”

Looking at this pair of old living treasures who hurt each other and showed no mercy in revealing their scars, Maca could only smile alone and shook her head - compared to the two of them, Fred and George are probably good.

"Okay, you can keep the questions about seniority and family background and discuss it slowly! Uncles, can we get down to business now? ”

Maca's faintly mocking tone didn't have much impact on the two old living treasures with thick skin like city walls. However, after relieving the previous mutual worries and pressures through mutual scolding, the atmosphere at the scene has obviously become a lot more relaxed.

And at this moment, Maca thought for a while, and then said:

"First of all, let's put the most important thing for everyone in the town right now—well, a pivotal circumstance that Sirius observed as he went deep into London to rescue the survivors."

As you can see, his expression quickly became serious.

"Sirius told me just now," said Maca, "that the reason why there were fewer living corpses that had been active at the edge of the fog was indeed the same as he had guessed—they were moving purposefully towards a location in the center of the city and concentrating. ”

After a moment's pause, Maca frowned slightly.

But there's more to what he's observing. He nodded to Sirius, then continued to Lupin, "During the evacuation, he noticed that the living corpses had moved in a new way—they were slowly moving towards the misty border in the southeastern suburbs of London. ”

Speaking of this, Maca spread her hands, and then added:

"By the way, I learned about the same situation through the Patronus Spirit's feedback...... That is, Sirius' observations and speculations are accurate. ”

"That'...... Is your Patronus still gathering intelligence in London? ”

Lupin listened and couldn't help but ask, but saw that Maca quickly shook his head.

"The Patronus had been cut off from me before Sirius left London, and it was fighting Helbo before it was completely severed."

"Shhhh

Lupin gritted his teeth lightly, took a slight breath, and said as if talking to himself:

"Would Helm choose southeast of London because he knew that Spiral was in that direction? Or is it just a coincidence? ”

Hearing him mutter, Maca shrugged her shoulders.

"It's best not to take chances," he said, suddenly gesturing to the sand table in front of him, "Since the enemy is still Helbo in the end, we don't know which direction he's going to let his half-dead men come in, even if Spiral Town is all underground...... Therefore, the aspect of defending against living corpses must be comprehensive. ”

"As for the garrison," Maca drew a vague circle around the town, "I spent a night strengthening the magic shield I found earlier, and after that, I also had my fellow elves guard in all directions of the town. ”

"With Harry, Neville, and Delphi, even if there are hundreds of the most ferocious dragons and more than ten giants attacking in groups, there will be no problem."

When it comes to this, Maca still maintains enough self-confidence. But then, Lupin and Sirius heard him remind:

"However, if we see Helbo in the vicinity, whether he is attacking or just staying on the periphery and doing nothing, our side must immediately evacuate from the secret passages...... And ......"

As she spoke, Maca sighed softly, and then said meaningfully:

"Evacuate as selectively as possible...... See what I mean? ”

"Really—" Lupin asked hesitantly, "to this extent?" ”

"Really."

This time, it was not Maca who answered him, but Sirius, whose expression had also become extremely serious.

"Actually, I want the entire town of evacuees to be evacuated somewhere else right now!" He frowned, "It's just that, to be honest, I don't know where it's safe anymore." ”

"That's it," Maca nodded, "and as far as I know, Helbo shouldn't be able to leave the fog yet, but he obviously can't be like that forever...... And once he can leave London, not only the British wizarding world, but the whole world will be plunged into an unprecedented disaster! ”

"But in this case...... Sirius said as he looked at Maka "listening to the feeling you just gave you about the defensive forces, do you still have time to go somewhere?" ”

Seeing Sirius keenly point out the truth revealed in his words, Maca could only nod her head earnestly.

Then, I saw him raise his right hand and point to the top of his head, and then said directly:

"As you know, there's a big creature in the sky that's about to fall - towards Hogwarts Castle. In fact, I have always felt that the way to deal with Helbo may still be hidden in the school...... Because, the person who successfully sealed Helbo underground in the first place was none other than Salazar Slytherin. ”

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