Although Mundungus almost didn't guess correctly, in fact, Lupin did encounter some special circumstances.

Of course, at least it seems, he is safe for the time being.

Right now, behind Big Ben, one of London's most iconic buildings, many wizards of unknown origin and identity are rapidly gathering. The expressions of these people all looked a little confused, and there was a terrible darkness in their eyes, without exception.

Yes, these wizards were originally apprentices from Helbo, but now they have become insane lunatics.

However, it is worth mentioning that no matter how crazy he was in the previous battle, and even if he was seriously injured, he was still not afraid of death. But now, the witches and wizards were surprisingly quiet, and they came silently from all over the city, and then gathered one after another in the clearing.

Lupin watched secretly from the roof across the street, though he could barely see what was going on there because of the fog. But there was no way, and he didn't dare to get closer easily.

All he knew was that the Dark Wizards over there were all standing in the clearing toward Big Ben, as if waiting for something.

About half an hour passed, and when Lupin suddenly remembered that it was time to send the information cipher to Maca, a figure with a certain sense of inexplicable depression flew down from the Big Ben clock and landed steadily in front of the dark wizards.

"Forty-two in all...... Well, it's a little little, but it's enough. Congratulations to all of you...... Soon I will have the privilege of witnessing with me the arrival of a new century. When the time comes, you will be the first inhabitants of the new world, and you will be able to leave behind this mediocre and cumbersome body and attain true eternal life with me! ”

"You see, sometimes, I'm actually a very generous person......"

Through the fog, Lupin could faintly hear the man's voice. He felt that it should be Helmo, who had clashed with Maca many times, but because he couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly, he couldn't confirm whether his conjecture was right or wrong for the time being.

However, just as Lupin wanted to continue listening to the other party, the man suddenly stopped talking. Because the man also seemed to find it somewhat tedious to talk to a group of people who would just stand there and watch him in a daze.

As a result, Lupin noticed that the other party's head seemed to move, and cast his gaze in a certain direction. Because he didn't know if the other party was looking at him, Lupin couldn't help but shrink his neck and hide himself better in the shadows.

However, under the cover of darkness and fog, he still did not feel much reassurance.

“…… What is he looking at? ”

Just as the thought crossed Lupin's mind, he suddenly heard the man speak again, this time clearly and loudly than before.

"Since you're here, why don't you come out and see it?"

What the? After such a distance, he was still wearing the Auror's invisibility cloak and the alchemy props that interfered with the detection of spells, but was he discovered so quickly?

Thinking of Maca's comments on Helmpo, Lupin was secretly frightened and was about to turn around and run away. But before he could make any moves, another figure suddenly walked out of the alley in the corner of the clearing.

"Helmo, give me back Muriel."

The cold voice whispered softly from the figure, echoing in the clearing, but not a single one of the dark wizards who were close to him looked back at him.

Obviously, it was Martin who had gone through a thrilling battle and somehow survived in the end.

Hearing this, Helmo, who had stopped in front of the crowd, seemed to look at Martin who was walking towards him with great interest, and only said after a moment:

"It must be said that human willpower is indeed a very wonderful thing, and it is indeed a thing to be admired that you have persevered until now. Unfortunately, that girl is still very important to me at the moment, so I can't give her to you just yet. ”

As he spoke, Helbo paused slightly, then chuckled indifferently.

"Of course, if you're willing to wait...... Although you have rejected the future I have offered you, with your precious persistence, I don't really mind ...... her afterwards Well, it's called 'Muriel', right? I don't mind giving her back to you as a reward for your appreciation. ”

Before the words fell, before Martin could speak again, Helbo spread his hands again and said:

"Well, as for whether to live or die...... I guess you'd want one to be alive, but I can't guarantee that. ”

"Sea, Er, Wave!"

To be honest, Helbo really didn't mean to be provocative when he said these words. After all, it seemed like a matter of course for him.

But on the other hand, those words fell into Martin's ears, and naturally became extremely sarcastic.

"Give me back Muriel—"

Because of the longing and guilt for Muriel, Martin survived and did not become crazy like the other apprentices, but because of his anger at Helpo, Martin was already almost crazy.

Lupin, who was on the roof of the building across the street, saw his figure and suddenly rushed forward, the arc of the green killing curse was so strong that it was almost a little dazzling, and in an instant, it pierced through the fog and went straight to Helbo's body.

However, his spell didn't even seem to be qualified to rub the corner of Helbo's clothes.

I saw that the latter's figure flickered, and the ultra-short distance space moved extremely fast, and even conjured an afterimage in that instant. The green arc of light silently pierced through the shadow, and then fell to the ground, blasting up a mess of rubble and dust.

"Anger has been a useless thing used by the weak to disguise themselves since ancient times......"

Seeing Martin swing his staff again with a miss, Helmo was not annoyed at all. He just easily dodged the deadly green light that seemed to be cathartic, and said casually:

"But I have to admit that I have only seen so many people in my life who can completely overcome and master anger. They are weak, but they are also strong, and they cannot generalize...... Therefore, I can forgive you for this irreverent and useless behavior now. ”

"But—"

Suddenly, Lupin saw the figure belonging to Helmpo pause suddenly, and then silently turned into a large darkness, completely enveloping the other figure belonging to Martin.

Only a few seconds passed, and the deep, terrifying darkness shrank back into a human form in midair, and Martin was already lying motionless.

"Dead?"

Lupin didn't know—because Martin wasn't talking so loudly just now, he hadn't even really figured out the reason for the play.

He only knew that Martin was obviously not Helbo's opponent at all, and this trip was simply sending him to death.

However, he is also a wizard who has the courage to rebel against Helbo.

At this moment, he sincerely hoped that the other party would be able to stand up again, whether it was to continue to fight for his own insistence, or to turn around and flee knowing that he could not be defeated, as long as he was alive, there was hope for everything.

Yes, if that Martin could escape, Lupin was even willing to take a great risk to try to pick up the other party - he still had a lot of magic potions given to him by Maca, maybe he could have a chance? Isn't it?

But after waiting for a few minutes wordlessly staring at the clearing, Lupin, who was hiding in the shadows, shook his head in disappointment.

"Is it really dead?"

In these chaotic and dangerous times, death is no longer a rare occurrence...... No, even in the days when Voldemort was making waves, wizards or Muggles were often killed.

But to be honest, even though Lupin had already witnessed a lot of deaths, he didn't feel like he could get used to it.

Licking his somewhat dry lips slightly, the thought of leaving here was born in his heart - it was definitely impossible to fight Helbo, he was different from that Martin, and he knew very well how strong he was.

Sacrifice is possible, but meaningless sacrifice obviously only adds to the burden of other living people.

But just as Lupin took a step back, and was about to retreat silently, to inform Maca of today's information, along with the matter at hand, he suddenly heard Helpo in the clearing seem to sigh softly.

When Lupin raised his eyes again to look that way, he noticed that the thick fog around the clearing, including near Big Ben, had begun to slowly flow on its own.

This was the first time Lupin had discovered that the fog that permeated London would flow. You know, even if the Aurors used magic spells to drive a large amount of wind before, there was no way to make these fogs move half a minute!

Immediately, Lupin couldn't help but secretly say to himself in his heart:

"It's ...... What happened? ”

He was puzzled, but it was clear that Helbo was undoubtedly more surprised than he was at the moment.

This fog can be said to be caused by Helbo, and few people know about it, which is also the first step of the "Demon Summoning Technique".

Because of this, Helbo was able to come and go freely in this fog where even Maca could not use spatial movement magic, without being affected in the slightest.

However, Helbo, who was equivalent to the owner of the mist, did not expect the mist itself to flow on its own.

"It's like having life and self-......will."

Just as Helbo looked up at the fog that was slowly circling and forming a huge vortex in the sky above, Martin, who was lying on the ground lifeless, suddenly twitched. Then, I saw him stand up with his head bowed and his arms hanging down, like a marionette.

Helbo, who was still leaning his neck, noticed the change around him, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

"Life and consciousness?" I only heard him mutter, "Oh, that's ...... so"

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