Chapter 1483: The City
A monstrous fog enveloped the city, and terrifying minions roamed the streets.
At a dusty, abandoned intersection, there was a crowd of Aurors, Dark Wizard Strikers, and support wizards sent by the Federation and the United States.
However, even with so many forces gathered, the battle against Helbo's men was still extremely difficult.
Sacrifice was inevitable in order to repel the enemy, but due to the intensity of the battle, the number of people who were rescued by the healers on the front line after falling to the ground seemed to be pitiful.
Bodies are everywhere, everywhere.
Of course, compared to the brutal images of blood on the ground, the scene in the air is a different kind of tragedy.
Red, orange, yellow, green, and all kinds of brilliance flickered in the mist, and the whistling spell went back and forth, tugging at everyone's heartstrings. Most of them are terrifying beams that can kill people with a single blow, but at first glance, they are like fireworks on a summer beach, shining under the night sky.
And when the ancient magic in the distance, which had never been seen before, appeared in a majestic manner, time seemed to stand still in London for a moment.
The scarlet flames covered the sky and the white frost swirled and climbed, and the two collided together, tearing even the stubborn mist apart, revealing a large area of quietly flickering sky.
When a faintly twinkling meteor crossed by chance on the wall of the sky, Akinbad's memory suddenly came to an abrupt end. After a few seconds of freezing, the surrounding images all burst into the glittering silver light that had enveloped the entire venue, and then faded silently.
For nearly three minutes, no one in the room of the emergency joint meeting was silent, and all the witches and wizards present pursed their lips and were silent for a long time.
Yes, including Akinbad, the actual holder of the memory fragment just now, all had a deeper feeling after rewatching it so immersively.
It's no wonder that when Dumbledore was confused, he always liked to pull out his memories and put them in the meditation basin to review them again and again.
It took a moment for Akinbad to speak first, breaking the silence in the room.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I remember that I said earlier that some things are bound to be lacking in words, so I have taken great pains to let you see them with your own eyes. Now, perhaps, you can get a glimpse of what has been done to London, England these days......"
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but pause slightly, and then sighed softly.
"Then ...... In fact, what you have just seen is nothing more than the fog of London...... Or rather, it is just the tip of the iceberg of the "Hellwave disaster". To this day, despite the 24-hour efforts of the British Ministry of Magic and the rebels led by Mr. Macklean, London has fallen. ”
"However, the residents of London who had to evacuate were rejoicing, because Mr. McLean foresaw the outbreak of the power of the evil ancient wizard Helpo, which saved a large number of London victims from disaster......"
On the podium, Akinbad narrated, described, and sighed in a heavy tone, and under the influence of the phantasmagoric memory replay just now, all the councillors were already immersed in the misty city he had sketched.
Kingsley sat in the room, listening, and subconsciously took off his hat and put it on the table, revealing his big, swarthy and shiny head.
At this moment, it was obvious that no one was paying attention to his existence anymore. This also allowed him to take off his hat and silently mourn his comrades who died in battle and were unfortunately reduced to living corpses in Kingsley's earnest speech.
It was only after Akinbad had continued to elaborate on his own experience over the past few days that he picked up his hat again and casually fastened it to his head.
Because, Akinbad is finally about to talk about the first key point in this meeting.
“…… Well, by this point, I'm sure the councillors should have a rough idea of how powerful and terrifying Helbo is. Therefore, as the current president of the International Confederation of Wizards, I must first give you a reminder on my personal behalf before I put forward the agenda for this emergency meeting."
As he spoke, he looked around from left to right in the center of the semicircular venue for a moment, and then said in a loud voice:
"The ancient dark wizard 'Hellbo the Despicable' is an extremely dangerous figure! If he is allowed to continue to be so unscrupulous, the disaster will be far beyond the British wizarding world, and even far beyond the countries surrounding Britain...... That's right, it could be your country...... Or your country...... Or even your country! ”
As Akinbad pointed to the seats of the parliamentarians in the audience, from Germany to Russia, and finally to the representative of the Japanese Magic Institute who was cowering back and listening with a confused expression.
At this point, Akinbad simply glanced down again, and then slammed on the table like a broken jar.
When he arrived, the venue, which had been a little whispered because of his random fingers just now, fell into a dead silence again.
"As for the parliamentarians who were not present at the meeting today"
Before he finished speaking, the wizards representing the various countries in the audience instantly realized that he was planning to talk about the few non-senate members.
Seriously, Atkinbad has given the impression of a good man since he was just an ordinary member of the federation. I am afraid that no one has ever seen such a scene of speaking so harshly today.
At that moment, everyone in the audience was actually a little hesitant, wanting to see what kind of point Akinbad, who suddenly started to go crazy today, could go.
But suddenly, everyone saw that his gaze drifted slightly, and then inexplicably swallowed back the words that had already surged into his throat.
"Well," Akinbad's eyes swept silently over Kingsley, who was secretly shaking his head, before he shifted his words, "Anyway, you must pay attention to what you will do after today...... So, I'm going to put forward an urgent bill for this meeting in response to a big event that is about to happen in the British wizarding world! ”
After saying so much and seeing the disaster in London with your own eyes, it is finally time to reveal the issues that have been hidden for a long time.
In fact, it can be seen from the expressions of so many councilors in the meeting hall that some people really listened to his words. In particular, the representatives of countries in Western Europe, which are only a stone's throw away from Britain on the map, are in a position where everyone is in danger.
However, there are also many deputies from countries far away from the United Kingdom, who still seem to be just looking like they don't care about themselves.
Perhaps those people are not in a hurry at all, considering that Helbo is very likely to choose to put down roots in London in the future.
Of course, if only from their point of view, this conjecture is actually not unreasonable.
"Ahem."
When it was time to say that, Akinbad coughed involuntarily, and his nerves gradually tensed.