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Chapter 1369: Death Eaters Ravaged
Chapter 1369: Death Eaters Ravaged
"Look, someone's sending signals!"
Gagsen, who was about to seek help from the Dementors, suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction that the person behind him was pointing. He saw sparks rising in the night sky, illuminating the stiff faces of the crowd.
This was the signal to attack.
Gagsen's face turned gloomy. He could even hear the dense crackling sounds coming from all around him.
"Damn..."
Just as he heard a mournful cry from his side, he completely regretted why he didn't use the Floo Network to leave Hogsmeade earlier.
But now it was too late to regret. As a spell hit Gagsen, who was dodging and crawling, it knocked him straight to the ground.
"I bet those who dare to wander around at this time are definitely Death Eaters."
In a daze, Gagsen heard the approaching footsteps, as if someone was walking to his side, and then he felt something stepping on his head.
The next moment, Gagsen lost consciousness.
He died, his neck broken like a little chicken.
Those who participated in this action were all wearing black cloaks and hideous masks, reminiscent of the Death Eaters who once rampaged through Britain.
As this group of thugs broke into Hogsmeade, the looting feast began, and the people in this village became their prey.
Many dark wizards rushed towards Zoro's shop, which sold Dark Magic defense items, because they instinctively believed that Zoro, who blatantly sold Dark Magic defense items, was one of the few soft targets in this black market. However, this group of people was destined to be disappointed because Zoro had already deposited the large amount of galleons he had earned during this time into a designated vault in Gringotts. So, the robbers who broke into the store could only scoop up the small number of galleons and a few decorative items in the store. Zoro, who surrendered with his hands up and honestly confessed everything, still could not escape his fate. He was cruelly killed by the group of robbers whose heist had failed.
The looting continued, and the group of outsiders was astonished to find that the black market was not as wealthy as they had imagined, which directly led to them not having much to steal. They took out their frustration by killing, and some of the stubborn resisters among the outsiders also met their end, mercilessly killed on the spot.
The ravaging did not last too long before Axelli, who had been woken up and looked furious, personally led a hastily assembled team towards Hogsmeade.
Of course, he was not foolish enough to directly apparate to Hogsmeade for reinforcement. Instead, he first sought out the Dementors, attempting to use the power of those dark creatures to suppress the group of outsider wizards.
Just as Axelli was about to eliminate the two dozen or so outsiders causing trouble in Hogsmeade, one after another, fiery balls suddenly fell from above, startling the Death Eaters who were just about to act. The outsiders, who outnumbered them, shamelessly ambushed this temporary team. Axelli had never imagined that he would still be ambushed even with the Dementors scouting ahead.
Realizing that they were at a disadvantage, Axelli tried to retreat with his team, planning to regroup with more people and make a comeback.
As for the people in Hogsmeade, he had already given up all hope, and he knew what the outsiders would do to them.
However, this group of dark wizards, now with the previous experience, would not give Axelli a second chance. They directly attacked, and as for the Dementors, they were naturally dealt with using Patronuses.
Since they dared to come and rob the Death Eaters' black market, they had, of course, prepared countermeasures.
"Damn, where did they get so many people?"
Axelli's face turned uglier, and he couldn't understand how the outsiders had gathered. He deeply regretted not waiting a little longer and bringing the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic as well. Although that group was not very obedient, they would definitely join him in dealing with these outsiders.
In desperation, Axelli had no choice but to shoot a Dark Mark into the sky, hoping that Snape from Hogwarts would come to their aid. He had already forgotten when he started using the Dark Mark as a distress signal.
"It seems you've run into some trouble."
Soon after the Dark Mark rose into the sky, Snape and Carol appeared with a squad of Aurors.
In fact, when the house-elf on duty at the observatory saw the sparks rising from Hogsmeade, the headmaster of Hogwarts immediately realized that something was wrong and rushed over with the Aurors stationed at Hogwarts to protect the students.
"Be careful, Severus. This is a premeditated attack."
Seeing Snape, Axelli breathed a sigh of relief. His old friend was reliable, and the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic were also quite capable.
But what made Axelli want to spit blood was that this group of Aurors didn't seem very reliable. When they followed Snape to provide assistance, they realized the danger here and gathered together to protect themselves.
This really put the Death Eaters in a miserable situation.
There was no other way. There weren't many Aurors who truly wanted to join the Death Eaters, and not turning against them at a critical moment was already giving Voldemort enough face. It was only natural that they would enjoy watching the Death Eaters suffer.
The outsiders also noticed this group of troublemakers, guessing that they were the Aurors forced to join the Death Eaters. After a simple test confirmed that they were indeed tough nuts to crack, the outsiders didn't waste any more time on them and continued to chase after the Death Eaters, just as they had guessed. The Death Eaters were indeed brought up eating dirt, and their combat skills were even more pathetic than the outsiders had imagined. They were no match for them at all, and the only reason they hadn't been crushed all at once was due to the restraint of the Dementors and their own reluctance to directly kill, wanting to avoid affecting the subsequent looting.
As Snape retreated under the cover of the Dementors, he, too, was left speechless.
The clash with the outsiders had made it clear to him that the Death Eaters of today were not the same as they had once been. At best, they were a bunch of cowards who bullied weak Muggle-born wizards and hid behind Voldemort's name. But when faced with a formidable foe, their true colors were exposed.
Snape knew why this was the case.
It was all Skrimgeour's fault for killing the Death Eaters so ruthlessly that only the cowardly survivors remained, too scared to put up a real fight.
"When will McNair's people get here?" Snape asked anxiously, after managing to hold off several enemies and catch his breath.
"McNair is probably still gathering his forces," came the reply.
"That won't do. We must find a way to get out of here," Snape said, realizing the dire situation they were in. He had no intention of becoming the next unfortunate victim of the outsiders' mob.
Without backup, they stood no chance against the group of outsiders. Their only hope for a turnaround was to summon the Dark Lord, but neither Snape nor Yaxley wanted to resort to that. Aside from the fact that the Dark Lord was still abroad, who knew what might happen if they summoned him at this critical juncture?
However, the two men were unaware that their hoped-for reinforcement, McNair, was also in trouble. Not long after Albert's group forcefully invaded Azkaban, the director of the Auror office received news that the prison had been infiltrated by outsiders.
Ordinarily, McNair would have rushed to Azkaban with his Aurors to put a stop to the prison break. But something about this situation struck him as more than just a coincidence.
If it wasn't a coincidence, then it had to be a conspiracy.
McNair had encountered similar situations many times before, and even if he wasn't particularly clever, he had learned to be cautious.
In his opinion, the audacious invaders of Azkaban at this particular time had to be that Muggle-born and his group from the Order of the Phoenix.
McNair didn't want to die, but he also couldn't feign ignorance, or he would be implicated in the Azkaban break-out.
So, McNair devised a plan. He sent the Ministry employees to round up the Aurors and entrust this glorious mission to them. He figured the Order of the Phoenix wouldn't directly kill those Aurors, but the Death Eaters and Dark Wizards might not show such restraint.
As for McNair himself, he hastily assembled a team and rushed to Hogsmeade to reinforce Yaxley.
However, by the time McNair arrived in a hurry, Hogsmeade had already fallen, and it appeared to have been ransacked by the outsiders.
Yaxley's reinforcement team, on the other hand, had suffered heavy losses in the previous confrontation and had not been able to hold out until McNair's arrival.
While Snape, Yaxley, and a few other Death Eaters managed to escape, thanks to the protection of the Aurors, the rest of the Death Eaters were not so lucky. Some were captured, and the rest were killed by the outsiders.
"What happened here?" Yaxley demanded angrily upon seeing McNair and his meager reinforcement team.
"Azkaban has been attacked," McNair replied with a bitter smile. "I suspect that Muggle-born is behind it."
Before Yaxley could recover from this devastating news, the fireplace in the headmaster's office suddenly erupted with flames, and the Death Eaters who had been stationed at their headquarters emerged. Seeing Snape and the others, they breathed a sigh of relief. "Those outsiders have looted several pure-blood wizarding homes, and they are currently attacking Yaxley Manor. We're not sure how long the ancient defensive magic can hold up."
Yaxley's vision darkened, and he almost fainted.
"Go and wipe them out," Yaxley said, his voice thick with rage. "Now that they've split up, it's the perfect opportunity to take them down."
However, as Yaxley led his team to surround and annihilate the outsiders, the protective magic of his manor had already been crudely torn apart. Not only had the entire estate been brutally ravaged, but one of the intruders had also set it ablaze. By the time they arrived, half of the manor was already engulfed in flames.
"Kill them, we must kill those bastards," Yaxley muttered, his eyes wild with fury.
He didn't bother with trying to put out the fire; instead, he rushed to the homes of the other Death Eaters. Unfortunately, the wealthy Death Eaters had all been targeted by the robbers, and none had been spared.
Indeed, those unfortunate captives, under the influence of Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse, had successfully transitioned into informants, leading the robbers to the homes of the "Death Eaters." The robbers had split into several groups, working efficiently, as they, too, feared Voldemort and didn't want to push their luck by angering the self-proclaimed Dark Lord.
Thus, Yaxley and his men failed to apprehend the outsiders, as they had left Britain immediately after the robberies, disappearing without a trace.
It's over! Everything is ruined!
As Yaxley stared at his burning ancestral home, his eyes darkened, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his revenge having failed miserably.
(End of Chapter)
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