Chapter 1461: Unwitting Assistance from the Dark Wizard
Chapter 1461: Unwitting Assistance from the Dark Wizard
"This..."
Kingsley's emotions were mixed as he looked at the completely chaotic conference room. He couldn't tell if the current situation was good or bad, but he knew he had to do something.
"The number of attacking Dark Wizards won't be too high. We should take up our wands and drive them back."
Although Kingsley shouted, no one was willing to listen to his nonsense.
The scene was chaotic, with a bunch of incompetent teammates.
If it hadn't been for the fact that apparition was impossible in the conference room, this group of "important people" would have probably run away.
Unfortunately, just like the Ministry of Magic, apparition was prohibited in this conference room of the International Wizarding Confederation.
And so, the present scene unfolded.
Many wanted to leave this troubled place before the Dark Wizards arrived.
Helpless, Kingsley had no choice but to raise his wand, create some noise, and forcefully suppress the commotion in the conference room.
"Calm down. The number of Dark Wizards won't be high, at most a small team. We outnumber them several times over, and we will definitely be able to..."
Before Kingsley could finish his sentence, he was ignored by the important people around him.
Countless "important people" must have cursed him countless times in their hearts.
After all, the Auror team responsible for security here had been defeated, and how could they possibly be a match for those Dark Wizards? It was obviously impossible to expect this group of "important people" to pluck up the courage to fight those Dark Wizards.
On the other hand, Babajide Akintunde, the Chairman of the International Wizarding Confederation, remained relatively calm. Although he also hoped to lead everyone to repel these intruders, he was well aware of the character of these people and did not hold much hope for them. His first reaction was to move towards Kingsley.
As long as one still had a brain, it wouldn't be difficult to deduce that Kingsley's side was safer.
Whether it was to resist or retreat immediately, this Auror from Britain knew more about Voldemort and the Death Eaters than anyone else present, and he would definitely be able to make the right decision at a critical moment, unlike the others who were panicking.
"What do we do now?"
As soon as Babajide finished speaking, shouts could be heard from outside, and soon it turned into chaos as several unlucky individuals were struck down by spells.
The Dark Wizards were excited, like a pack of wolves encountering a flock of sheep.
"Let's retreat first!"
Kingsley sighed helplessly. He certainly wasn't going to play the hero. It would be enough to protect the safety of the President of the International Wizarding Confederation. As long as Babajide safely left, he believed that he would definitely remember today's events.
To be honest, watching these arrogant people, scared out of their wits by a group of Dark Wizards, was quite amusing.
"Follow me!"
Kingsley led a few people towards a corner of the room, and to their puzzled looks, he waved his wand and created an opening in the wall. Then, to their astonishment, he bent down and left through the opening.
"Luckily, this room isn't underground, otherwise leaving would have been a bit troublesome."
In addition to learning this trick of creating an opening out of nothing from Albert, Kingsley had also learned the method of using a door key to escape. The anti-apparition charm couldn't stop the key-turning teleportation, but there was obviously no need to use this trump card now, lest other wizards learned this trick and caused trouble in the future.
"Don't worry, saying that name usually doesn't summon the mysterious wizard. Usually, it's just eight or nine Dark Wizards, a bunch of insignificant fellows." As Kingsley kept a vigilant eye on the surroundings, he reached out to support Babajide and tried to comfort him.
However, these words sounded harsh to the others.
A bunch of insignificant fellows had caused them to flee in disarray?
But seeing Kingsley's calm demeanor, they couldn't help but believe him, swallowing their retorts.
"Is it like this in Britain as well?"
Seeing Kingsley's calmness, Babajide felt slightly relieved and asked curiously.
"It's worse there. We can only hide in shelters protected by the Fidelius Charm to prevent the mysterious wizard from appearing at our doorsteps in the middle of the night."
"He sounds like a lunatic."
"After Dumbledore's sacrifice and murder, no one in the wizarding world could match the mysterious wizard." Kingsley spoke to Babajide while signaling the others to keep up. Soon, they successfully escaped the room.
"Is the mysterious wizard really that powerful?" Babajide was more concerned about this matter.
"Yes, very powerful. Someone like me would be killed if I'm not careful."
Kingsley waved to them, indicating for them to leave first.
As for the unlucky ones left behind, they could only wait for them to summon more help before attempting a rescue.
That is, if they weren't killed by the Dark Wizards first.
After the incident, the French Ministry of Magic, which was responsible for convening the meeting, reacted swiftly. Within half an hour, they had gathered a group of Aurors, but by the time they arrived, the invading Dark Wizards had already left, and they could only take charge of cleaning up the mess.
This was not a pleasant task, as the Death Eaters' invasion had resulted in many injured witches and wizards, and three unfortunate souls had been killed by Dark Magic.
It was said that upon receiving this news, the French Minister for Magic wore a grim expression.
The surviving witches and wizards quickly directed their anger towards the culprit behind all this.
Facing the fury of the "important people," Kingsley could only express his helplessness and indicate that he had warned them beforehand.
"Enough."
Looking at the angry crowd, Babajide interrupted their noise.
"Mr. Shacklebolt did mention the risks of directly saying the mysterious wizard's name. If your memories are that poor..."
This immediately silenced everyone present.
If no one brought it up, they could pretend that Kingsley hadn't mentioned it, but now that Babajide had spoken, they couldn't pin the blame on him.
"If you want revenge, you can have the Aurors set up an ambush, and then try saying the name again." Kingsley suddenly said, "We've done that before, as long as we're not unlucky enough to summon the mysterious wizard."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned heavy, as everyone was frightened by what had just happened and lacked the courage to try again.
What if they really summoned the mysterious wizard?
No one dared to take that risk.
Many "important people" were terrified by the murderous Dark Wizards.
"As you can see, the current situation may be even worse than we imagined." Babajide gestured to calm them down, seemingly intending to continue the previous meeting.
"Mr. Shacklebolt, please share with us the situation in Britain. I think it's necessary for us to understand more about the mysterious wizard and his followers."
Every "important person" had their own temper, especially after three people had died in the previous chaos, which was a huge blow to their faces.
The Death Eaters had dared to do such a thing, and they would naturally have to pay the price.
Kingsley found it incredible and couldn't help but feel immense gratitude for the Felix Felicis.
(End of Chapter)
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