It was a battle that was doomed from the start.

Half of Buckingham Palace collapsed, the statue square became a deep pit, and only a few of those seemingly powerful high-level living corpses barely "survived".

Helmpo still sat on his high throne, looking at the empty hall in front of him, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly—not long ago, he was the one who launched the raid at that time, but now, the situation has finally turned.

He knew that Maca was not leaving the UK for the time being, although she was gone for the time being. As soon as he makes the slightest move, the opponent will immediately appear and have another high-intensity confrontation with him.

In short, Maca, knowing that she could not completely destroy Helbo, thought of herself as a living sealing magic, and kept Helpo alive here.

Don't doubt that judging from the battle between the two not long ago, Maca has enough strength to act as Helbo's current opponent.

It's just that for some reason, although Helbo is trapped here, he is not in a hurry at all, but seems to be in a good mood.

"Maca McLean...... It's good, that's good...... I'm waiting for you, I'm waiting for you right here. ”

Whispering this, Helbo stood up and walked down the steps in front of the throne. After casually pushing away a high-ranking living corpse standing in front of him, he was seen pacing until he reached the door of this hall.

Then, as if he really intended to wait, he stood there with his arms folded and did not move.

……

What happened in the fog must be difficult for others to know except for the two parties, Maca and Helbo. Even if some alchemists were aware of the battle in the direction of London through alchemical instruments that could detect fluctuations in magical power, they obviously couldn't know any more.

Because of this, Hermione thought that they had to find out in the fog in order to take some initiative more or less.

After today's lunch, the old butler and Mister Blois have begun to discuss with Madame Maxim the idea of seeking more allies, and it may not be long before they can gather their men and form a true "alliance against the Wizards of Helbo".

At the same time, Hermione put aside the matter of Safina at noon for the time being, and discussed with Harry and others the first group of candidates to go to the United Kingdom for reconnaissance missions.

"I'm definitely going," Harry said earnestly, "and if I'm going to go, the four of them will obviously go with Ginny, who supports me in using the Gryffindor Sword—that's five of them." If you and Luna were added...... I wondered, as a scout team, would it be too many people? ”

"Indeed," Hermione nodded, before she said, "but if it's just the five of you and you don't add more people, it might be barely feasible." ”

In one of the Beauxbatons' rooms, Harry and Hermione were sitting on either side of the small round table by the window, while the others were sitting or standing, making the room seem a little cramped.

It's just that everyone is quiet right now, at least it's not so chaotic here.

Hearing Hermione say that there were only five people to go, Harry couldn't help frowning and said:

"Isn't that too dangerous? You know, I mean Ginny...... I'm confident that I can protect everyone, but there's no guarantee that there won't be accidents, can I? ”

"Of course," Hermione said as she thought, "so in order to ensure the safety of the four of them, the wizarding robes that Delphi took out were all handed over to them for use this time, plus a total of three rune arm shields...... Except for Neville, the other three just happened to have one pair. ”

"Isn't this even your own?" Ron on the side finally couldn't help but say, "Just in case, yours should be kept!" You should know that I have the ability to heal myself now, and I don't need to-"

"No, you need one too," Hermione interrupted gravely, "and your ability to heal yourself is at best barely able to survive under certain circumstances. And remember, your mission comes down to keeping Harry in combat, and if any of you lose your mobility, Harry will have a big problem! ”

As Hermione had said, the core of the operation was Harry alone. Although the others have a good strength after having the arm shield made by Maca herself, if they really want to encounter high-level living corpses, or even Helmo himself, probably only Harry can maintain a certain combat ability now.

To be honest, Hermione herself actually wanted to go, but unfortunately, no matter what the action, the rear had to retain at least part of the combat power to respond to the front and rear at any time.

Nowadays, it can be said that everywhere is a battlefield, and the battle situation is absolutely ever-changing. If you don't leave behind, it can only be you and me, and there is a high probability that it will become the ending of "our mortal enemy is alive".

Fighting hard with that guy in Helbo is obviously the most unwise behavior, so Maca will retreat again and again - this is not because he is willing to retreat, but because we really don't have the capital to take the initiative to attack.

Until now, Maca, who could no longer stay with everyone, temporarily gave up defense as a last resort.

But Hermione was clearly aware that Maca's departure didn't mean they should switch to offense. Even if she leaves the island of Royna, she can only choose to fight steadily and keep her way out at all times.

"Anyway, this matter is settled!" After a short pause, she simply decided on the person to carry out the reconnaissance operation, "Then let's think about the specific reconnaissance route - London is naturally the final destination, but before that, how should we go?" ”

This investigation is actually to search for Maca's whereabouts and collect information in the fog area for the resistance alliance that may be formed later. If the situation in the fog is always unclear, everyone will always be in a dark eye, and there will be no way to deal with Helbo.

After asking the question of the scouting route, Hermione unfolded a map that had been prepared long ago, pointed to the point of London on it:

"It's definitely safest to take the shortest route and stop at the outskirts to turn back. But if we go this way, whether there is fog or not, we will definitely gain very little. And if you take a detour like this......"

As she spoke, Harry on the other side interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and then pointed to the door. Somebody seems to be coming.