Joshua could vaguely feel that obscure energy was still present in his body. But what he didn't know was that in the past, he was able to freely manipulate that power only because of the spell attached to the Death Saint's brand.

At the moment, although his brand mark has been erased by Maca's analysis, even the strange energy has been suppressed by Maca's hand. But if he wants to take the initiative to trigger it, a sudden rampage is basically a sure thing.

"Bang bang!"

Only two muffled sounds were heard for a moment, and the black mist in the entire room immediately shrank, bouncing away the two former companions who were rushing towards him.

Just like the self-protection mechanism of living things, normal behavior will always limit the maximum amount of power that can be exerted to a safe value. But when the will to control the flesh is replaced by something else, this mechanism becomes useless.

The Silent who is almost out of control is obviously more terrifying than the Silent who acts under self-control.

"Bang bang—" Two clouds of black mist rushed towards him again, but they were blocked again.

Joshua's consciousness was so disturbed that he didn't even know where he was. At this moment, he only remembered one thing-

"That man...... I'm going to find that guy...... Mike...... Ryan ......"

"Boom!"

As the side wall was smashed by him, the bricks scattered in all directions, and Joshua broke through the wall with only instinct and impulse, destroying the magic that carried the load on the wall.

"Are you still conscious?" The old wizard standing at the door squinted his eyes and said with a hint of greed, "Is there any self-consciousness or not?" If so, wouldn't it be ......"

As Joshua flew straight into the night sky outside, the old wizard waved his hand, allowing the two silent ones to follow after him.

At about the same time, the other silent people hiding in the manor suddenly burned their chests and received the same order to leave immediately.

"Little girl, you can stay here honestly for me! Hum! The old man snorted, and his wand was pointed at Zoe, trapping her firmly in place.

……

On the other side, Maca, who had just returned Sirius and the others to Hogwarts, reappeared on the banks of the Hudson River. The first thing he did when he returned to New York was to gather all the alienated eight-eyed giant spiders that had been arranged here.

His little darlings had done a good job of the attack—at least their efforts had ensured that Sirius and the sisters could move safely.

It's just that after all, there are too many enemies, and even if Maca left all the eight-eyed giant spiders in the United States, she couldn't successfully defend this riverside cabin.

He hurriedly checked and found that most of the little ones were still in good health. It can be seen that although they have not completed their tasks perfectly, it is not so easy for the silent to hurt them.

“…… What, what happened to me a little while I was gone? ”

At Maca's inquiry, several of the eight-eyed spiders conveyed to him one thing—not long ago, a large swarm of black things had swept through the air in the distance, and the scene was so large that it was impossible for any wizard who was not blind to miss it.

"Looks like the Wizarding Congress of America is going to be busy again......"

Maca shook her head slightly, and then stepped onto the magic book and flew in the direction that the eight-eyed giant spider had said.

……

The estate where Joshua and Zoe were imprisoned is located in the River Ridge neighborhood north of New York, less than twenty miles from the Long Island Strait.

Led by Joshua, whose consciousness was almost in chaos, a group of silent men chased him and flew around the land for a short time, before diving headlong into the salty sea breeze.

In mid-air without obstacles, Joshua was always faster than the rest of the Silent Ones. However, his flight path was quite chaotic, and when he rushed left and right, he was hung not far behind by his pursuers.

However, they were probably limited to not being thrown too far behind, and even if the pursuers still had the intention of besieging Joshua, it was clear that they were too strong to do so.

So, on this strait, a seemingly endless chase began.

Dozens of clouds of black mist flew up and down with their long tails, sometimes skimming the surface of the sea, stirring up water marks, and sometimes suddenly pulling up the angle and stabbing straight into the air.

The cold wind on the sea kept howling, mixed with the roar of the waves crashing on the sea, and it rang out again and again. I don't know when the clouds in the sky began to thicken.

There was a faint flash of thunder in the clouds, as if to beat the drums for the sound of the waves, dull but clear.

Such abrupt changes make it difficult to imagine that it is a naturally occurring rain cloud, as if it were ...... Something was manipulating, and the atmosphere in the sea became tense.

At this moment, a low roar suddenly sounded from the direction of the distant North Atlantic, and even though the wind howled at sea, it still could not completely blow it away.

Not long after, a black dot suddenly appeared on the sea level in the east, approaching at an alarming speed in the direction where the Silent ones were.

The whispers grew louder, and the snake-like thunder in the clouds turned into lightning that pierced the sky. After a flash of dazzling light that hit the surface of the sea, the thunder that resounded through the sea woke up the torrential downpour.

It's approaching, approaching!

The huge gray-yellow body resembling an eagle was no less impressive than that of the fire dragon, and its flight speed was far faster than that of the latter. A pair of wings, two pairs and three pairs of wings flapped lightly, and they crossed a long stretch of sea effortlessly.

Behind it, the tail feathers of the shamshell dragged straight through the air, giving it a steady control of its flight.

The closer you get, the more you notice the horror of its speed; And the closer you look at it, the more you can understand where its natural abilities lie.

For a time, lightning and thunder, heavy rain poured in, and the storm swept the waves, setting off layers of huge waves.

Most of the silent people who were chasing Joshua slowed down, and they still retained their consciousness and vaguely knew in their hearts that this terrifying bird of mythology was probably attracted by their pursuit at sea.

However, they may stop there, but where did Joshua want that?

I saw that the black mist continued to advance in the pouring rain, and the majestic rain curtain that had been broken away formed a hazy water curtain in front of him, mixed with the rain and made it difficult for people to see it.

Most of those who were silent thought that Joshua would probably die at the hands of the divine bird.

Although they couldn't recognize what the mythical bird was, the bird could call for wind and rain and even trigger thunder and lightning, which was something that could be understood without even thinking about it.

And this group of silent people is not a brave man in the first place, although they have to obey the orders of their master, but now the terrible master is not here.

So in the blink of an eye, they thought of running away.

However, they didn't expect that the mythical bird didn't pay much attention to Joshua, who was on a rampaging alone, and instead focused on their more conspicuous targets.

"Click-boom-"

Another bolt of lightning fell with an unbelievable speed, and on the empty sea, the silent ones who had turned into black mist became living targets.

At this moment, Maca, who had been looking for her all the way, finally arrived at the scene of the chaos.

“…… Thunderbird? ”

He stopped in mid-air, the rain sliding quietly around him, not even the corners of his robe getting wet.

"This rare magical creature hasn't been completely wiped out?"

This extremely rare magical creature has been documented in various documents in the wizarding world. The closest book to the present is Newt Scamander's "Monsters and Their Origins".

This is also one of the Hogwarts materials for the Conservation of Magical Creatures class.

But even Mr. Scamander, who had seen the creature himself, did not describe it in great detail.

It is said that during his travels in Egypt, he rescued a ptarmigan at the hands of a merchant. But on the way to send it back to his hometown, he was unable to complete it due to unknown obstacles.

Maca stood in the air, looking at the sea in the distance, carefully examining the thunderbird. But it didn't take long for him to shift his gaze to the silent ones who were evacuating in a panic.

"Click-"

Another powerful bolt of lightning, accompanied by a blinding light, struck a certain cloud of black mist. The powerful power wiped out most of the black fog, and then plummeted straight into the monstrous waves.

Just as Maca was about to continue watching, he suddenly spotted another black mist flying up and down. Look at the headless fly-like flying method, with obvious strangeness.

"So what's going on?" Maca stared at the black mist with empty eyes, and said inexplicably, "Crazy? ”

He wanted to think so, but he couldn't sit idly by.

Judging by what the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider had seen earlier, it was clear that the group of Silent Ones had flown all the way after another Silent One. In that case, it's really likely to be Joshua.

After all, he's here, and even if he's not, he'll have to check it.

Without further thought, Maca rose up and flew towards the black mist that was rushing everywhere with the illusion charm. High in the air, the Thunderbird flapped its wings and effortlessly chased after the group of silent ones.

Its departure slowed down the momentum of the wind, rain, thunder and lightning here, but it saved Maca a lot of effort.

"Joshua?" With the help of the power of the sound reinforcement spell, he shouted through the tight rain curtain.

Originally, Maca didn't have much hope for this roar, even if it was Joshua, but just looking at the other party's scurrying around, it was probably impossible to pay attention to him.

Unexpectedly, his shout caused the black mist to stop immediately.

“…… Mike...... Ryan ......"

The black mist suddenly expanded, then suddenly contracted and turned into a human form again. After muttering softly, it seemed to lose all its strength, and swayed down in the wind and rain, falling into the sea.