Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 334: The Gringotts Heist (Part )

It was very dark in the vault, and Mike had no choice but to cast the Glittering Spell.

And when the blackthorn wand began to release light according to its owner's wishes, Mike felt that his eyes were almost blinded!

This is not an exaggeration. In fact, the light released by the blackthorn wand is not dazzling. However, when this soft light is refracted by countless gold, silver and gems, it becomes a dazzling brilliance!

Covering his eyes, it took Mike a while to get used to the glaring light.

When he got used to the brightness and opened his eyes again, he couldn't help but gasp!
What appeared in front of Mike at this moment was a huge cave-shaped treasury, and inside it were several small piles of gold coins, silver coins and various gems piled up in a mess!
Mike was a man who had seen the world, not to mention that he was a bandit in his previous life and had seen piles of neatly arranged banknotes.

But those hills made up of green little cuties are far less stunning than the mountains of gold and silver in front of us.

“This is really a bit too exaggerated!”

Mike murmured absentmindedly. The scene before him gave him a great shock.

The people who entered the vault with Mike were in a similar state as Mike. Among them, Benjamin performed the worst. He tilted his head back with his mouth slightly open, and a trace of crystal was slowly sliding down the corner of his mouth.

I don't know how much time had passed, but Mike was the first to wake up from his shock.

At this time, he also noticed something else in the vault.

In addition to the gold, silver and gems, this large vault also contained a large number of neatly arranged silver armors, various exquisite and gorgeous tableware and wine glasses, strange animal specimens and furs, and even a skeleton still wearing a crown.

Judging from the skeleton's tattered clothes, its black bones, and the large area of ​​dried stains around it, this skeleton was probably not a decoration placed here on purpose.

Then his identity is very clear.

He is Mike's colleague, a bank robber!
However, this colleague was obviously not as professional as Mike and his team. After successfully sneaking into the vault, he was trapped here and did not escape until his death.

Mike bent down and carefully helped the skeleton straighten the crooked crown on his head to show respect for his predecessor, then turned around and clapped his hands:
"Alright! We don't have much time left! Get moving, and find the golden cup!"

Mike's roar echoed in this enclosed space, sounding extremely loud. In addition, Mike also used a language magic that could refresh people when he spoke (this spell was the favorite of Hogwarts professors, and they often used this spell to wake up students who were sleeping in their classes). Therefore, Benjamin and others shuddered when they heard the words and woke up instantly.

"Remember, don't touch those things, and don't even think about sneaking some back!" Mike continued, "According to intelligence, everything in this vault is attached with a flame spell and a replication spell. If someone accidentally touches one of the gold coins, it will trigger a chain reaction, and all of us will be submerged in the scalding gold coins!"

Franklin and others actually knew what Mike said, but Mike still wanted to say it again.

There is no way around it. Humans are essentially creatures driven by desires, just like goblins. When faced with mountains of gold and silver, even a wealthy man like Mike is a little dazed, let alone poor guys like Benjamin.

If he hadn't kept reminding them, these players would most likely have become greedy, causing Mike's plan to fail.

However, Benjamin and others did not disappoint Mike after all. After Mike gave the order, they began searching for the gold cup.

The search method is also very simple, which is to use magic perception to sense the special fluctuations of the golden cup.

Although there are restrictions deliberately added by the goblins in Gringotts' top vault that can suppress magical perception, which greatly reduces the range of everyone's magical perception, fortunately, Mike brought quite a few team members this time, and each of them has good abilities, so it is not too difficult to raid this vault.

"Guys! I think I found it!" George roared excitedly a few minutes later.

Upon hearing this, the others put down their work and came to George in unison.

"Are you sure it's a gold cup?" Benjamin questioned. "I just found a lot of cups made of pure gold. Don't get them confused."

George spread his hands helplessly and said:

"Don't worry, buddy. I can see it clearly. It's made of pure gold and shaped like a trophy. It's engraved with a badger representing Hufflepuff. Plus, it has an extremely special magical aura that carries a hint of evil. It's definitely there!"

Hearing this, everyone opened their magical perception and probed in the direction George pointed.

Sure enough, in the middle of the mountain of gold in front of everyone, there was a pure gold cup, and its characteristics were exactly the same as George described.

Snapping his fingers, Mike untied several specially made oversized bags of traceless stretch spells from his waist and distributed them to everyone, saying:

"Next, you use the levitation spell to put things into these bags, and I will find a way to get the golden cup out. Remember, you must act quickly and don't stuff the replicas into the bags. The more you put in, the more we can share when we go back. Do you understand?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, then took the silk bag and rushed towards the other gold mountains with excitement.

They had wanted to do this for a long time. The reason they were able to concentrate on their work before was because of their strong willpower. Now that Mike finally gave the order, how could they hold back any longer?

As they began to put the treasures in the vault into bags, inevitable collisions between these gold coins and gems occurred.

"Crash!"

Only bursts of crisp sounds were heard, and the gold coins and treasures on the other gold mountains all collapsed like an avalanche.

And during the collapse process, the flame spell and replication spell attached to it were also activated at the same time.

In a flash, those gold coins began to replicate crazily, and at the same time, a burning breath emanated from their surface. The temperature was so high that even the surrounding air was distorted.

Mike was not panicked when he saw this. He took out his wand and imagined the golden cup in his mind, while shouting:
"The golden cup is flying!"

There was another loud noise of a golden mountain collapsing, and a dark golden cup suddenly flew out from a pile of gold coins and finally fell steadily into Mike's hands.

"Got it, get ready to retreat, I'm going to destroy this place with the Fiery Curse!"

Mike put the gold cup into the bag and then moved towards the vault door while speaking.

Everyone who was picking up the gold coins was shocked, and Benjamin in women's clothing even screamed:

"What? The Fiery Curse? You want to destroy this place? There are countless treasures here, Mike, calm down!"

“You should be the one who should be calm! We don’t have much time left, we can’t empty the vault at all! And these treasures left behind will surely become Voldemort’s military supplies in the future! If we don’t destroy this place, do we want to leave it to Voldemort?” Mike squinted his eyes, pointed at the crowned skull and said coldly, “I’ll give you five seconds. If you’re still not out after five seconds, then stay with that guy! 5, 4, 3…”

As he spoke, Mike began to count down.

Everyone in the vault panicked. With their understanding of Mike, they knew that Mike's threat was definitely not an empty talk. This guy really knew how to use his hands! Suddenly, Franklin and others turned around and ran out of the vault without even the slightest hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, Benjamin was the only one left in the huge vault.

Finally, Benjamin gritted his teeth and finally ran out.

At this time, Mike also waved his wand!
"boom!"

There was a huge sound of air explosion, and a giant six-legged and one-horned fire monster broke out from the blackthorn wand mountain, jumped into the vault and began to devour the gold coins and gems.

Benjamin's eyelids were twitching wildly. If he had been slower, he would have been swallowed by the fire monster along with the gold.

He looked at Mike with eyes full of resentment, but before they could speak, Mike's voice came again.

"Attention, all team members, retreat now!"

Upon hearing this, everyone took out their Masonic gold coins and prepared to transfer them using the portkey.

However, at this moment, a slightly hoarse voice came from the darkness not far away.

"It's useless. This space has been locked. Any magic of space transfer will not work. Haha, just surrender!"

The sudden sound startled everyone, and they instinctively looked towards the source of the sound.

In the darkness, a figure who looked a little lame but walked quite freely was gradually emerging, and behind him, there were a lot of footsteps approaching Mike.

Finally, the figure in the darkness was completely revealed.

This was a rather serious man. He was wearing a uniform, had messy brown hair, and his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses flashed sharp light. He looked like an old lion!
Mike's eyes flashed, and he recognized the man in front of him based on his uniform.

Auror!

The people coming from the opposite side were also stunned when they saw Mike and others. The clothes they wore were too weird, even from the perspective of a wizard who liked to dress weirdly.

Especially the guy with snow-white hair, he was actually dressed as a woman!
This is really an eye-opener.

While the man opposite him was stunned, Mike did not hesitate and fired three explosive fireballs in succession.

Benjamin and the others also reacted and took out their wands to start attacking.

In the blink of an eye, a dense barrage of spells covered the man.

Seeing this, the old lion man was startled and instinctively began to retreat. At this time, the Aurors who arrived later were already ready to fight back. They waved their wands in unison, and a bright light curtain appeared in front of them.

This layer of light curtain looks very thin, but it is surprisingly strong.

Mike's fireball hit the light curtain and caused a shocking explosion, but it had no effect other than stirring up thick smoke all over the sky. The attacks of Benjamin and the others were even weaker, and they disappeared without even a ripple on the light curtain.

The Leo man, who had already hidden behind the light curtain, breathed a sigh of relief. Although the thick smoke obscured their vision, they at least blocked this round of attack.

However, just as he was about to order the elite Aurors around him to launch a counterattack, he saw a flaming giant beast that was more than ten meters tall suddenly jump out of the thick smoke and slap the "Universal Protection" with one claw.

"Crack!"

Following a teeth-grinding crisp sound, in front of the Aurors' horrified gaze, a crack appeared on the light curtain that represented the combined strength of everyone!

"It's the Fiendish Fire Monster! Get ready to curse all the curses!"

The Leo man gave orders with a flushed face, and the Aurors acted quickly upon hearing his words.

They were divided into two teams in a very orderly manner. One team of Aurors was responsible for maintaining the 'Universal Protection', while the other team, which was slightly smaller in number, chanted the spell to end all curses.

At the same time, Mike at the door of the vault also gave orders to Benjamin and others.

"The range of this kind of space restriction will not be too wide. As long as we rush out of the restricted range, we can use the door key. Now, all team members, listen to my orders and follow me!"

After saying that, Mike took out the Firebolt from the bag and started to climb up first.

Seeing this, Franklin and others showed excitement on their faces, and followed Mike's footsteps, got on their brooms and started climbing.

With the cover of thick smoke and Fiends, Mike and others successfully got rid of the Aurors and arrived at the location of the upper vault.

As expected, those fire dragons and sphinxes that were released to delay time were basically wiped out. Except for a few fire dragons that were still fighting desperately with the Aurors, the rest of the monster guards all fell in a pool of blood.

At this moment, the wizard's power as the strongest creature in the world was fully revealed.

Even though the fire dragon and the sphinx possess powerful strength beyond common sense, they are still vulnerable in front of the wizard!
The appearance of Mike and others naturally attracted the attention of the Aurors, and they began to cast spells at Mike and others.

However, Mike and the others said that the Firebolts they were riding were too flexible, and the Aurors' spells could not hit the target at all.

"We are still within the restricted area!"

Benjamin, holding the Masonic gold coin, shouted anxiously, and everyone looked at Mike when they heard it. Now, only the leader Mike could take them out!
"Don't panic!"

Mike had a relaxed smile on his face and calmly said this. Then he raised his hand and fired several fireballs continuously upwards.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a series of continuous explosions, the top rock layer of the underground vault and the ceiling of Gringotts were completely pierced through, and a bright golden sunlight with summer temperature, accompanied by rubble, shone straight down from the hole blown by Mike!
For a moment, everyone on the upper level of the underground vault was stunned. They stared blankly at the sunlight, their eyes full of fear and disbelief.

The Aurors, who were experienced in combat, reacted quickly. They roared and raised their wands, trying to stop Mike and others from escaping through the hole.

However, at this moment, a dragon roar filled with joy sounded!
(End of this chapter)