Chapter 1512: Gringotts Bathed in Blood
Chapter 1512: Gringotts Bathed in Blood
The Dementors that rushed over to provide reinforcements had arrived too late. After Albert cast Disillusion without hesitation and departed, only one person remained amidst the volatile emotions—and from his scent and feelings, he was none other than Voldemort.
The Dark Wizard who had made a new pact with the Dementors.
Before the Dementors could comprehend the situation, Voldemort also vanished using Disillusion, leaving behind a post-battle wasteland and a group of perplexed Dementors.
Voldemort first went to inspect Marvolo Gaunt's ring. The abandoned Gaunt shack was the least secure hiding place, and he had to confirm the ring's safety and reinforce the protective measures around the Horcrux.
However, as Voldemort appeared via Disillusion near Little Hangleton, a sense of unease suddenly flashed across his mind as he stepped into the area once protected by his magic.
This forest had obvious signs of intrusion.
The protective spells he had left behind to safeguard the Horcrux had all been broken by the damn thief who had trespassed here, leaving Voldemort to pin his hopes on the last line of defense.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
Voldemort did not see the thief's corpse; before him was only the collapsed Gaunt shack.
That damn thief had broken through all the protective spells and successfully taken the Horcrux he had hidden here without being killed by the dark magic on it.
Albus Dumbledore! A chilling murderous intent emanated from Voldemort, but fear soon replaced the anger in his heart.
How could this be possible! If Dumbledore had destroyed one of his Horcruxes...
As the most powerful wizard in the world, he would surely know, just as he had felt something earlier—a sense that his most important and precious thing was under attack, was being damaged. How could Voldemort be unaware of it? Yet, he had indeed sensed nothing, and anxiety and fear crept into his heart like ants.
Like a mad bull, Voldemort charged towards the secret cave beneath the cliff to inspect the Slytherin locket hidden there.
But when Voldemort rode the small boat across the lake to the island filled with Inferi, the Horcrux originally hidden here had also vanished.
Including the previous diary and Nagini, four of his Horcruxes had been destroyed.
No! Not just four Horcruxes, there might be more!
At this moment, Voldemort's whole body was trembling.
He was actually afraid! Afraid that his hope for eternal life would be shattered!
Just now, he had truly felt it—a Horcrux being destroyed. It should be the Diadem of Ravenclaw hidden in Hogwarts.
Now, only the Hufflepuff Cup hidden in the Lestrange family vault in Gringotts remained.
He had to personally ensure the safety of that cup.
It was his only hope for eternal life.
Without any hesitation, Voldemort appeared via Disillusion at the entrance of Gringotts. His arrival soon caused a stir.
Voldemort ignored the group of Dark Wizards who secretly watched him due to his arrival and directly pushed open the door to Gringotts, conveying his intentions to the goblin in charge.
However, Voldemort soon sensed something amiss in Gringotts and learned the specifics from the stuttering goblin.
"Say that again!"
Voldemort glared at the goblin, who stuttered in fear, with eyes full of killing intent, scaring him so much that his legs softened and he knelt directly on the ground.
"We tr-tried to... stop them... from... breaking... into... the... Lestrange family... vault..."
At this moment, not only was the goblin stuttering, but the surrounding goblins were also filled with fear, realizing that something major had happened.
"What did they take away?"
Voldemort's heart suddenly lurched, and he already had a bad feeling. An inexplicable rage and madness flowed in his eyes, scaring the surrounding goblins so much that they dared not look directly at him.
"Po... Potter and his two... two companions... didn't... take anything. They... they destroyed... the... Lestrange family vault," the goblin said tremblingly.
Anger and screams echoed through Gringotts, accompanied by the green light that illuminated the place. A wand slashed down from the air, and the goblin who had been kneeling fell to the ground, dead.
"You can't escape! You're fighting against Voldemort! He wants to kill us all!"
Someone suddenly shouted, but no one dared to stand up to Voldemort.
Whether they were goblins of Gringotts or the hired wizard guards, they were all scared away by the insane Voldemort. But as the previous voice had said, the almost delirious Voldemort obviously didn't intend to let them slip away from under his nose.
He continuously waved the wand in his hand, unleashing his anger on everything in the Gringotts lobby, intending to destroy everything before him completely.
The goblins and wizard guards, shrouded in despair, finally mustered the courage to try to resist Voldemort, but it was too late.
In just a moment, half of the goblins and wizard guards had fallen, and the remaining forces were not enough to confront Voldemort directly.
In the face of such a disparity in strength, they were soon wiped out by Voldemort, and the lobby of Gringotts was stained with blood, with victims of the ruthless slaughter lying everywhere.
After venting sufficiently, Voldemort forcibly calmed himself down.
He must rush into that castle before Harry Potter and Albert Anderson found the Horcrux he had hidden in Hogwarts and crush those bugs who dared to defy him.
Not long after Voldemort left, a black wizard who could not bear the greed mustered his courage and ventured into this well-known wizarding bank, only to be stunned by the tragic scene in the lobby.
However, the subsequent arrival of other black wizards brought him back to his senses, and he quickly joined in on the looting of Gringotts' wealth.
Even the portion of wealth in the lobby was enough to make them extremely rich.
However, this group of black wizards soon came into conflict with the goblins who had hidden and survived the disaster, and a fight broke out.
Especially the goblins who had lost many companions to Voldemort, they were also seething with anger and immediately took up their weapons to defend their wealth.
Upon seeing the corpses all over Gringotts, Griphook suddenly understood why Harry Potter had given him the Sword of Gryffindor so readily, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.
Watching the black wizards attempting to rob Gringotts, Griphook, like the other goblins, took up his weapon and resisted fiercely, guarding the goblins' honor! When Griphook stabbed a black wizard with the Sword of Gryffindor, a powerful curse hit him, sending him flying and crashing heavily to the ground. His eyes gradually lost focus.
Griphook was dead.
He died in the skirmish with the black wizards, becoming an insignificant corpse in the lobby.
Along with him, there were more goblins and black wizards who perished.
However, this was just the appetizer.
The real feast had yet to begin.
(End of Chapter)
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