Harry Potter’s Book of Sin
Chapter 1456 The Turtle in the Urn
While Maca is still seizing the time to check the two survivors, let's adjust the time slightly and return to London to convey the news that the "Sirius team failed to return on time" to Spiral Town .
It must be said that Maca and Lupin's trust in Sirius is correct.
As a wizard who was framed by a friend and accompanied a large number of dementors in the Azkaban Wizarding Prison for twelve years, he was able to escape alone under almost impossible circumstances.
Regardless of his already strong combat prowess, the mental perseverance and the wisdom and bravery when he is in danger are enough to enable him to persist to the last moment in any desperate situation. Up.
So... Yes, even after leading the team into the mists and frequently in distress, he still relied on his excellent on-the-spot wisdom and judgment to go deep into the urban area without attrition to find the cellar containing the survivors.
However, when he calmed down a few fearful survivors in the cellar and tried to take everyone out of the mist.He suddenly discovered that the journey back seemed to be more difficult than when he came.
Because, before, there were only groups of living corpses passing by on the street, and suddenly there were more inexplicably - those guys seem to be moving purposefully!
"Go back! Go back!"
When Sirius and another Auror took the lead in exploring the way, and carefully looking out from the entrance of an alley, he was very unlucky and met a living corpse for the first time.
Not only that!
At that moment, more corpses on the street outside came into his sight.
"Keep running! Don't look back—"
Although he had been discovered, he still lowered his voice as much as possible, so as not to allow more living corpses closer to them to detect their presence prematurely.
For him, even if he could gain an extra second of escape time, that would be good.
"ready!"
When immediately letting the team members behind him retreat with the survivors, Sirius nodded at his companion who was exploring the way with him.
In the next second, the two simultaneously extended their magic wands.
"There are so many obstacles!"
Obviously, there is no such thing as "simultaneous casting" in the modern magic world.
After all, this requires multiple spellcasters to have a unified understanding of the spell's text.However, since the rule rune from the ancient magical world, the basis for the standardization of magic, has long been lost, today's magic teaching is generally biased towards individual interpretations.
In fact, this is actually a training method Lupin learned from Maca after seeing the excellent understanding of Fred and George's twins.
"I have to say, this really works in an emergency!"
After Sirius and the Auror simultaneously cast an obstacle spell toward the entrance of the alley, they immediately turned and chased after the people who had evacuated first.But while speeding up, he hadn't forgotten to glance back to see what the effect was.
When he saw that the living corpses who soon followed them rushing into the alley were instantly blocked there, and even immediately messed up because the people behind were also squeezing forward, he couldn't help but secretly go deep.
He had tried it when he came before, but if one person casts an obstacle curse on those living corpses, at most four or five ordinary living corpses can be blocked for about three seconds.
But right now, two obstacle spells cast simultaneously have blocked a lot more corpses at one end of the alley.
Although this has a lot to do with the terrain, the intensity of simultaneous spellcasting is obvious-this is by no means as simple as one plus one equals two.
"Captain, how do you go ahead?"
"left!"
Hearing the player in the front ask, Sirius no longer had time to express emotion, and quickly raised his head and glanced at it.To be honest, although he answered quickly and decisively, they actually felt like they were desperate now.
After arriving in this alleyway, they had encountered groups of living corpses several times while trying to get out.Although the previous few times had all withdrawn without disturbing the other party, this time it was discovered after all.
And when the surrounding exits seemed to be surrounded by living corpses, at this moment there was an enemy chasing them behind them, immediately as if they were trapped and unable to extricate themselves.
in short……
"We're done!"
Naturally, it was not a member of the Auror squad who went deep into the fog to come to the rescue, but a young man among the survivors.
"No," Sirius said immediately after hearing the words, "Will, how is it going?"
"Before...not even!"
The Auror who was in the front ran, and suddenly stopped at the entrance of the alley, then immediately turned and stopped the survivor following him.
"Go back! Hurry up!"
Before he finished his words, he saw him throw his wand behind him without turning his head, and a red light suddenly shot towards the alley.And almost at the same time, a figure suddenly rushed in from the outside, rushing over like a curse on his own initiative.
"boom!"
Accompanied by a dull shock sound that was not too big, the living corpse flew upside down and hit another living corpse that followed behind it.
Then, the two rolled together and fell out.
"Hurry up, leave it to me here!"
The well-trained Auror players did not hesitate. The moment they saw the opponent blocking the enemy, they immediately dragged the frightened survivors away from the alley.
However, even if one of his companions was sacrificed without hesitation, it seemed impossible for the remaining people to escape this alley.
Because the obstacle curse that was simultaneously cast just now has been broken, and the hordes of living corpses have chased to the fork where they just turned.
When both ends of a straight are blocked, is it possible for the person in the middle to escape?
"No way, Captain! Still use flying broomsticks-even if you can take a few people out!"
Given the number of survivors, they certainly couldn't take everyone away-it was impossible when all the members of the team were there before, and naturally they can't do it now.
At very moments, if you can save just a few, it seems like the best choice of last resort.
But at this most urgent moment...
"No, don't worry, there is hope."
Obviously, Sirius hadn't lost the calmness he deserved until now.I saw that he didn't even look at the living corpses squeezed close to each other anymore, just scanning back and forth in this shorter and shorter lane.
There is a window over there, but it is still too far; and the balcony above...it must take too much time to send the survivors up...
"Hey!"
Suddenly, Sirius violently waved the magic wand in his hand, then beckoned and shouted:
"Here, come all over—"
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