Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 268 Faceless Arrest Operation
Veritaserum, a magical potion that allows the person who drinks it to tell everyone everything about other people's problems.

The side effect is that there is a high probability of becoming mentally retarded.

According to some studies, Occlumency can effectively resist Veritaserum and reduce its side effects.

At the same time, because of its extraordinary powers, the Ministry of Magic has designated Veritaserum as a controlled drug, and ordinary wizards have almost no chance of obtaining it.

So everyone was shocked when Benjamin told them he had a whole bottle of Veritaserum.

Benjamin looked at the shocked eyes of the crowd, but he did not feel happy at all. Instead, he felt only bitterness and heartache.

This bottle of truth serum is the most precious of all the potions he prepared this time, no doubt about it.

This is not to say that the production of truth serum is difficult or the materials are expensive. On the contrary, it is not difficult to make. At least a student like him can make it. It's just that the effect of the truth serum he makes is weaker and the side effects are stronger.

However, in order to control the production of Veritaserum, the Ministry of Magic directly controlled the sources of several important ingredients in it.

This caused the price of truth serum to increase dramatically!

The bottle in his hand, except for a small amount of materials that he obtained secretly in class, most of them were bought from Knockturn Alley, which almost exhausted all his savings!

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Benjamin said to the crowd, "Okay, stop looking at me like a monster. Wake one up."

The brown-haired boy was the first to react, and a "Wake Up Quickly" hit a poisonous insect who looked to be only about twenty years old.

The rest of the people also took action, came to both sides of the alley and began to cast the 'Muggle Repelling Charm' to ensure that their actions would not be discovered.

The drug addict who was awakened was a little dazed, probably because the effect of the drug had not yet worn off. He was not at all panicked when facing the gazes of Benjamin and others, and even took out a crumpled cigarette and prepared to light it.

Benjamin kicked the cigarette out of the man's hand and poured the entire bottle of truth serum into his mouth before he could react.

Within just a few seconds, the man's eyes became empty, and his face, which had become angry because of being kicked, now showed a smile again, and the whole person looked stupid.

"Let me ask you, who was that Asian kid you were with just now?"

"Little mute."

"What little mute?"

"We all call him Little Dumb."

"Why do you call him dumb? Can't he speak? Also, you used the word he, is he a man?"

"We never heard him speak. He was a boy."

Benjamin and others looked at each other in bewilderment. The effect of the truth serum was somewhat beyond their expectations. The man in front of them seemed to have his self-awareness destroyed. He would only mechanically and rigidly answer the questions you asked, and would not make any additional comments.

This made their interrogation particularly difficult.

"How long has he been here?"

"It's been a long time. He was here before I came here. Oh, I came here three years ago."

"Where can I find him?"

"You can always find him near happy people, especially places where a lot of people get together to have fun."

"Have you ever noticed anything wrong with him? I mean anything beyond the norm."

"He doesn't need to eat or drink water. No one has ever seen him eat anything. He won't eat even if someone else stuffs the food into his mouth. Of course, I don't dare to eat it either. God knows what those people will put in the food!"

The person who took the truth serum suddenly became more talkative and his emotions suddenly became high.

This was a sign that the truth serum was beginning to lose its effectiveness. The quality of the potion Benjamin prepared himself was limited after all.

So Benjamin quickened his pace and continued:

"Anywhere else?"

"Yes, that kid is a jinx! Anyone who lives with him won't live long! Many people want to kill him, but the strange thing is, they never succeed. Instead, those who want to kill him always die inexplicably the next day, and the cause of death is all suicide. Hahahaha! Suicide! This is really ridiculous! Hahahaha!"

The man in front of me was laughing wildly. He seemed to have fallen into that state of excitement again. His snot, tears and saliva were flowing uncontrollably, and there were wet marks on his pants.

Benjamin covered his nose and took a few steps back. He knew that the man in front of him had gone crazy and he could not get anything out of him.

At this time, nearly four hours had passed since they left the house, and before they knew it, the sky outside had turned dark.

But the streets not far from here are becoming more and more lively. For many people in this city, their day has just begun when night falls.

Benjamin was in deep thought, and around him were several boys and girls, all waiting for him to make a decision.

Suddenly, Benjamin raised his head, and his eyes reflected the white light of the street lamp in the darkness.

"We need to capture him and hand him over to Lord Townley."

Everyone showed surprise on their faces. They didn't expect Benjamin to make such a decision after thinking for so long.

Benjamin saw everyone's expressions. He explained, "We are already behind. If we want to win the game, we must come up with something different from others. And that faceless monster, whether it is a misunderstanding of nature or a man-made monster, it has extremely high research value. At least it is definitely more valuable than a werewolf or vampire. Therefore, we must try our best to capture it alive."

After hearing this, everyone finally understood and expressed their support for Benjamin's plan.

Thus, an operation called the Faceless Capture Plan began.

……

Thanks to the information provided by the laughing man, they can now at least confirm that the faceless monster's activities are within the small village that Benjamin calls a drug den.

Because apart from this place, people from other places would hide in places where no one can see them even if they want to gather together, and would never allow the faceless monster to go in and suck the happy emotions.

This is very easy to solve. Benjamin and others frantically asked those guys in the area who didn't look like good guys about the queueing places they often used.

Due to the existence of the International Statute of Secrecy, they cannot use spells openly in front of Muggles.

This resulted in many people being uncooperative when questioned by them, and some even made some very rude gestures towards Hillary.

If it were in the past, Benjamin and the others might have been able to endure it, but after being given a lot of chicken soup by Benjamin in the afternoon, these people’s anger levels are now full.

As a result, those rude idiots were in trouble. You have to know that Benjamin is a quasi-potion master, and he also has a stock of control potions such as life and death water and love potion.

So almost without exception, those who offended them were severely punished by Benjamin and his men.

Benjamin and others also got the information they wanted, and relying on this information, they finally found the faceless monster before midnight.

This is an alley that is extremely similar to the previous one. The only difference is that this alley is blocked and has only one exit.

Those drug addicts seemed to like to find these dark and hidden alleys. When Benjamin arrived, there were already nearly twenty people lying in this not-so-big alley, smoking.

Their target, the kid in the ragged sweatshirt, was just like last time, silently huddled in a corner, taking deep breaths.

Benjamin winked at the people behind him, and immediately several of the weaker team members silently walked to the entrance of the alley and began to cast the Muggle Repelling Charm. Benjamin, the brown-haired boy, Hilary and several other stronger team members all took out their wands and looked vigilantly at the thin figure in the corner of the alley.

Their behavior naturally attracted the attention of the drug addicts in the alley. At first, they thought Benjamin and his men were plainclothes officers who were arresting them, so they behaved quite nervously.

But when they saw that what Benjamin took out of his pocket with a serious expression was actually a short wooden stick, they started laughing wildly.

A few of the more arrogant ones even walked out of the crowd, intending to teach these little brats a lesson for disturbing their fun.

"Are you guys asking for a beating? Huh? You came to my place? Huh? This little girl is pretty..."

Before the sturdy man could finish his words, a dazzling red light exploded from Hillary's wand and directly hit the sturdy man with naked upper body who was speaking rudely, and knocked him directly against the wall.

The rest of the people who originally wanted to watch the fun were stunned when they saw this scene. They rubbed their eyes frantically, looking at the sturdy man who was knocked unconscious, and then at the teenagers who were holding wooden sticks and looked a little funny.

They felt like they must have smoked too much and were starting to have hallucinations.

This won’t do. I have to take a deep breath to calm myself down!

Unsurprisingly, the Faceless Man noticed the commotion here. He suddenly stood up and looked around frantically, as if trying to find a way to escape.

Unfortunately, the only exit of this alley has been blocked by Benjamin and his men.

"attack!"

As Benjamin roared, spells of different colors shot out from the tips of the team members' wands. Suddenly, the originally dim alley became as colorful as a disco scene.

But these colorful lights are not ordinary mood lights, but a dragnet composed of various control spells such as petrification spell, sleeping spell, binding spell, etc.

However, when these spells were about to hit Wu-Mian, several poisonous insects that were lying around like dead dogs suddenly stood up, rushed to Wu-Mian at an inhuman speed, and used their bodies to help him block the incoming attacks.

Suddenly, the guys who were blocking the curse with their bodies were instantly hit. Some turned into stiff stone statues, some fainted directly, and some were hung upside down...

This sudden change shocked Benjamin and the others, but Benjamin quickly reacted and shouted:

"Be careful, the other party may have the ability of mind control, but it's not a big problem, proceed as planned!"

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded in agreement and continued to cast spells.

Hillary, who came in later, took a moment to think about it and then waved her magic wand.

"Call the gods to protect you!"

Suddenly, a silver water snake appeared and swam in the alley, dispelling the growing chill in the alley.

The Faceless Man's little head was tilted, and his mouth, which was like a black hole, was opening and closing, as if he was mocking Benjamin and the others for overestimating their own abilities.

The next moment, all the poisonous insects in the alley stood up expressionlessly. Except for those who stood in front of the Faceless Man to help block the gunfire, the rest all pounced towards Benjamin and the others.

At the same time, the shadows of Benjamin and others, which were illuminated particularly deeply by the dazzling light of the silver water snake, also moved. They seemed to have life and tightly hugged everyone's legs, fixing them in place.

Benjamin and his companions were still a group of teenagers after all, and they had very little practical experience. They suddenly lost their ability to move and immediately panicked.

Many people even stopped attacking Wumian and began to struggle hard, trying to pull their legs out of Shadow's hands.

“Calm down!” Benjamin roared. “The situation is critical now. I allow you to use damaging spells, but don’t hold back! Don’t hold back! Our primary goal is to ensure our own safety!”

The few people present were not useless. After hearing Benjamin's order, they quickly recovered from their brief panic and began to attack the poisonous insects approaching them.

The spells used are offensive spells such as Delete Your Weapon and Shatter to Pieces!

These young men had also imagined themselves releasing these powerful spells on living creatures. They thought they would hesitate and back off. After all, killing lives was too far away for them.

But when the time came, they were surprised to find that things happened so smoothly.

When their own lives are threatened, they can release those horrific spells at the living creatures in front of them, their own kind, without hesitation!

In just a few moments, all the poisonous insects that had pounced on them with bricks, sticks and other weapons were sent flying backwards, and some of them were even blown into pieces in mid-air.

Blood was flowing in the dirty alley.

The smell of blood mixed with the unpleasant smell that was already in the alley penetrated everyone's noses. Coupled with the hellish scene before them, it gave them a great shock.

They killed people!

Now, besides Benjamin and others, the only person who could stand in the narrow alley was Wumian.

The facial features on Wumian's face had reappeared. At this moment, he was leaning against the wall and breathing heavily, looking very weak.

It seems that the shadow and mind control just now consumed a lot of Wumian's energy.

Benjamin thought so and raised his wand.

"Everyone, take your positions! Listen to my orders! Attack!"

The next moment, colorful lights exploded again, and several spells attacked the thin child deep in the alley.

At the same time, the silver-white water snake that was originally hovering above Benjamin and others, providing light and heat for everyone, opened its bloody mouth at the command of its master and rushed towards Wumian!

(End of this chapter)