London, immersed in a deep fog, has lost its former noise and hustle and bustle.

The pavement was covered with cracks from the aftermath of the battle, and the window panes of the shops on the street were shattered, and the smell of ruin was everywhere.

Only the breeze that could not blow the gray mist, when caressing the weeds that grew tenaciously from the cracks in the bricks, the slightly swaying blades of grass exuded a little lonely vitality in the dead steel and concrete jungle.

But I don't know when it started, the fog that was originally immovable suddenly and slowly moved inexplicably. They are centered on a point in the city, sometimes slightly expanded, sometimes slightly contracted, like a heartbeat and like breathing.

It's like ...... The fog that enveloped the city of London was brought to life.

This vision instantly caused several teams to patrol in shifts outside the fog range, and after urgent discussion, they immediately reported the latest strange change to Spiral Town.

However, for the fog that had been silent for a long time, it seemed that this was only the beginning.

At the next moment when the anomaly occurred, at the end of the uninhabited street before, a figure with vague footsteps slowly appeared from the corner, staggering towards this side.

Immediately, there was a second, a third, a fourth......

In a few moments, a large number of living corpses poured out of it like a tidal wave. The sound of footsteps trolling and stomping in the silent streets became more and more mysterious because no one spoke at all.

As Maca said before, the living corpses in the City of London are moving purposefully. Although the speed of walking is not fast, it is really heading towards the outer part of the southeastern suburbs.

So, in this large crowd of living corpses, is Helbo also inside?

Previously, in order to assist Sirius in rescuing the survivors, Maca's Silver Eagle Patronus had fought Helmpo again. I still remember that Helbo arrived at the place very quickly, which seemed to indicate that he was actually directing the actions of this army of living corpses on the spot in the crowd of living corpses.

However, this is not the case.

To be honest, although Helbo reacted quickly after perceiving Maca's Patronus, he finally eliminated it very neatly. But in fact, Helbo who shot that time was somewhat reluctant.

In fact, at that time, Helbo had already entered the final stage of the struggle for his body with the demon's will, and if something went wrong in this stage, he would have to start all over again.

Because of this, he was very strong at that time, and almost immediately eliminated the patron saint of Maca. But at the same time, Sirius, who had already noticed, slipped out of London with a group of people.

Sure enough, after seeing Sirius safely returning, Maca, who had settled down, did not run to London again, which gave Helpo more time to concentrate on overcoming the last hurdle.

Maca wouldn't know that if he went to harass him on a whim, it wouldn't do any real harm to Helbo, but it would give him more room to think about what to do.

Today, that opportunity no longer exists.

Right now, at the intersection in the center of the city, where Helpo had gathered the living corpses, a tall, black, muscular figure was standing in the middle with his feet slightly apart.

The demon's body originally didn't need oxygen.

But at this moment, the chest that looked as hard as steel was slowly rising and falling, and with each exhalation and inhalation, the fog that enveloped the whole of London expanded and contracted slightly.

The living corpses that had gathered around him at the moment were obviously gone, and the uninhabited streets seemed to have an eerie atmosphere because of his presence.

It was daytime, but the sun couldn't shine in, only hazy and misty lingering in rhythm.

Just a few more minutes later, suddenly, a tiny crack suddenly spread silently from under Helbo's bare feet.

It was like a harbinger of what was to come in the next moment.

A few seconds passed quietly, and suddenly, the sturdy black figure seemed to be under extreme gravity in an instant, and sank a few inches to a height.

His feet broke through the hard pavement in an instant, and large cracks spread out with a "click", and shards of bricks and large clouds of dust suddenly splattered.

"Hmph"

Coldly, with his eyes closed, Helbo snorted softly, and then slowly opened his eyes that were also pitch black.

I saw him raise his hands and look down, and then alternately raised his feet and gently stepped on the ground, as if he was re-experiencing the feeling of controlling this body.

In fact, the moment his body sank just now was actually the moment when he completely erased the demon's will from this body. Due to the absence of the demon's instinctive restraint on power, its burden has been completely pressed on Helbo's soul, and this is the phenomenon that the power is slightly out of control.

"I see," Helbo clenched his fists and couldn't help but smile a little satisfied, "That's right, that's what it takes to be strong enough to resist the rules...... With this body, you can touch the rules of death without any worries. It was strong enough to protect my soul from erosion. ”

As he muttered, he reached out as if he was about to touch something.

Naturally, there was nothing but air and gray fog. But Helbo seemed to have touched the rules of death that he had been out of reach for nearly two thousand years, and the smile on his face became thicker and thicker.

It's a pity that for the time being, this is just his imagination, that's all.

After a few moments, Helmau lowered his hand and took a step forward, only to take one step, and he disappeared from the spot.

……

"Let me take over the position of Minister of Magic? At a time like this? ”

Marca, who is still completely unaware of what is happening in the London fog, is talking to Kingsley and Scrimgeour in the minister's office in the new Ministry of Magic building.

Kingsley, who had been called suddenly, seemed a little confused about the timing of the transition, but after a pause, he nodded quickly.

"Okay! I'm fine...... However, because there are still many things to deal with, I think I don't have to go through so many processes for the time being, and it is enough to convey the news directly...... What do you think, Mr. Scrimgeour? ”

"Oh! Okay, of course! ”

As he spoke, suddenly, the door to the minister's office was pushed open, and Sirius walked in from outside.

"Maca, there's new news from London."