Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 617: Collecting Firewood from the Pot
While the wizarding world of Ying Country was rejoicing, there was deathly silence in a meeting room of the U.S. Ministry of Magic.

The current President of the International Confederation of Magic, Mottore, the President of the United States Magical Congress, Katherine Picquery, and more than a dozen other ministers of magic, big and small, all stared at a document in front of them. Their expressions were extremely complicated, and they looked very annoyed.

They could never understand why such a large organization as the French Ministry of Magic surrendered in just a few hours when faced with Mike's attack!
It was obvious that the French Ministry of Magic only needed to hold on a little longer, and they could directly send troops to support after receiving the news.

By then, even if they can't get rid of Mike, they can still drag all of Mike's main forces in France, and their other troops can directly attack the Ministry of Magic of Ying Kingdom and steal the money from the bottom of the pot!
But the French Ministry of Magic chose to surrender, making them all extremely embarrassed now.

Piquili became more and more angry, slammed her fist on the table and shouted:
"Stupid guy!"

This movement startled the people around her. The other ministers all looked at her with displeasure, but no one said anything.

At this time, Motore, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, sighed and said:

"Now that things have come to this, we have no other choice. Let's send a message back now and have the troops already in place start the attack. If we don't take action now, our coalition will become a joke."

As soon as these words came out, a cruel smile immediately appeared on Picqueri's lips. She called her men and gave the order very straightforwardly.

The other ministers, on the other hand, looked bitter.

They didn't want to actually go to war with Mike Townley!

You know, people will die in war.

In the wizarding world, human resources are the most valuable resource.

If they lose too many Aurors to casualties during the war, they will be heartbroken!
The reason they joined this coalition, apart from the benefits promised by the International Confederation of Magic, was actually because they were coerced by the United States Magical Congress and the Confederation.

Originally they thought that all they had to do was cooperate in imposing some economic sanctions on the Ministry of Magic of Ying Country, but now it seems that the worst situation has happened.

Several familiar Ministers of Magic looked at each other, and finally took out the microphone with a sad face and began to give orders to their subordinates to attack.

There is no way, the situation is stronger than the person.

No matter how reluctant they were, they still had to obey the Federation's orders.

Otherwise it wouldn't be as simple as just a few Aurors dying.

Half an hour later, the magic coalition stationed around Ying Kingdom finally took action.

They divided their troops into two groups. The main force composed of the elites of the United States Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Magic went to France, preparing to directly engage in battle with Mike's main force.

However, the ragtag army formed by other magical ministries did not change direction and began to march towards the Kingdom of Ying.

This is undoubtedly a consideration for those Ministers of Magic. After all, according to intelligence, Mike's surprise attack this time mobilized almost all the elite wizards in the country.

In other words, the Ministry of Magic of Ying Country should be extremely empty right now, which is a perfect opportunity for those ragtag armies to fight each other.

At the same time, Mike in the French Ministry of Magic also received news that the enemy had launched a full-scale attack.

Without any hesitation, Mike immediately gave orders to Arthur and others, asking them to gather all their forces and fight the enemy with the French Ministry of Magic as the center.

This was something Mike and the others had decided long ago.

The reason why they raided the French Ministry of Magic, apart from wanting to slap the Federation in the face, was also to shift the main battlefield to France, so that the damage suffered by the British magic community would be much less.

And when they were ready, the armies of Motore and Picqueri arrived.

The giant slide above the French Ministry of Magic still hadn't disappeared. The men in white robes and the American Aurors were very brave. They were not afraid of ambushes at all and lined up to jump into the slide.

This made Arthur, Franklin and others who were at the front line overjoyed, and they ordered their men to shoot at the slide before the other party completely landed on the ground.

The other side obviously did not expect the enemy to be so shameless. There was a sudden scream in the slide, and the first batch of wizards who slid down were almost immediately beaten into sieves.

But the sacrifice of the people in the front also alerted the wizards behind. More than a dozen white-robed wizards from the Federation immediately lowered their centers and slid to the front of the team, holding up a layer of golden shield for their comrades behind them.

Only a series of dull explosions were heard, and almost all the spells cast by Franklin and others were blocked.

"Secondary invincible shield! Back off five meters and prepare to focus fire after landing!"

Arthur gave the order quickly, and the Ying Nation Aurors around him quickly retreated to the designated positions and prepared for the next round of attack.

Then, as the wizards of the Federation landed, spells were shot out from the sky again.

Arthur even slashed with all his strength at the entrance of the slide.

This time, the sturdy secondary invincible shield finally broke, and the wizards behind it, without the protection of the secondary invincible shield, were directly blasted into a pile of minced meat by the subsequent spell barrage.

But the other side had too many people.

As soon as the first batch of wizards were killed, the second and third batches of wizards rushed over and activated their secondary invincible shields one after another.

This made Arthur, Franklin and others look a little unhappy.

Looking at the enemies whose numbers were still growing rapidly not far away, Arthur hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his hand and gestured to the people behind him.

The Ying Country Aurors took action after receiving the order.

One by one, they quickly rushed towards the surrounding walls and disappeared into the walls without any hindrance.

Seeing this, the Federation and the American Aurors were all confused. After hesitating for a while, they could only continue to walk into the French Ministry of Magic.

However, just as they took a few steps, several invisible sharp blades flew out from the walls around them.

He easily bypassed the small secondary invincible shield they had placed in front of him, causing a storm of blood and flesh in their team.

This sudden change caused the Federation and the American Auror team to be frozen in place once again.

Even though they are all elite, they will not easily collapse when encountering casualties like the French Aurors.

But they also don't want to die!

So they refused to move forward until they found out the reason for the strange scene before them.

At this time, in the Auror office of the French Ministry of Magic, Mike and Benjamin were observing the battle in the hall through surveillance.

Mike laughed out loud when he saw the coalition forces of the Federation and the American Aurors hesitating with fear on their faces.

Even though the French wizards are so weak now, the French Ministry of Magic headquarters they own is still pretty good.

After all, those ancestors who founded the French Ministry of Magic were truly great men.

Thanks to the efforts of these people, the defense measures of the French Ministry of Magic are actually very complete, even better than those of the British Ministry of Magic.

What is now presented to the Federation and the American Aurors is the first defensive method within the French Ministry of Magic - the Phantom Wall.

The walls in the hall of the French Ministry of Magic are not actually all solid, there are also a lot of phantom walls mixed in.

These phantom walls were all attached with extremely strong confusion spells, and ordinary elite wizards could not distinguish the real from the fake. Moreover, they were all movable, and the defenders could hide behind these walls and attack the invaders.

This is just the first line of defense.

There are countless magic traps and defense mechanisms in the subsequent magic elevators and on each floor and in each room. It would be a very difficult task for the enemy to completely capture the French Ministry of Magic in the presence of human defense.

After learning about the functions of these defensive devices, Mike was completely stunned. He really couldn't understand why the wizards from the French Ministry of Magic would choose to surrender as soon as they met even though they had such powerful defensive means.

Perhaps this is the so-called French tradition.

In the office, Mike, who had been laughing for a while, finally stopped.

He put on a more serious expression and said to Benjamin:

"I'll leave this to you."

"No problem, go ahead."

Hearing this, Mike nodded, and directly pressed the Masonic gold coin on his chest, turning into a distorted phantom and disappearing on the spot.

But when he appeared again, he was already in the teleportation hall in the Masonic secret realm.

Since all the troops have been dispatched to France, the teleportation hall that used to be bustling now seems a bit deserted. In the huge square, only two or three guards responsible for checking the people coming and going are still patrolling.

The guards were all stunned when they saw Mike suddenly appear, and then they stood up and saluted Mike.

Mike nodded, without paying too much attention to them, and turned into a shadow and rushed towards Victor's laboratory.

The French Ministry of Magic and the British Ministry of Magic are still under siege. He came back this time not to wander around, but to find Victor.

Victor had been studying the portal that Harry had left behind long before they raided the French Ministry of Magic.

By using the replicas of 'Holy Light Protection' seized from the white-robed men of the International Magic Federation as coordinates, Victor was surprised to find that he could directly enter the Holy Mountain through the portal.

After learning the news, Mike did not hesitate at all and almost immediately decided to raid the Holy Mountain, the headquarters of the International Magic Federation, alone.

After all, Mike wasn't some cocky fool.

It is simply wishful thinking to use the strength of one part to fight against the entire wizarding world. The other side can defeat the Ministry of Magic of Britain with just the number of people.

Therefore, if Mike wants to defeat him, he must use unexpected tactics, and going straight to the heart of the matter and using a decapitation plan is the most appropriate solution.

Of course, he couldn't just barge into the holy mountain without any preparation, that would be simply courting death.

You should know that not only are there a large number of white-robed wizards stationed in the holy mountain, but there are also countless mysterious objects stored.

Even though Mike is a legendary wizard, the risk of getting killed if you rush in is still very high.

It was for this reason that Michael directly ordered a raid on the French Ministry of Magic.

Because only in this way will the coalition forces of the International Magic Confederation be forced to launch an attack on the world, and only in this way will the Confederation withdraw most of its forces from the Holy Mountain.

It can be said that now is the best time for Mike to launch the decapitation plan!

"Oh!"

As the door was pushed open, Mike broke directly into the somewhat crude laboratory that Victor had just rebuilt.

"Victor! Are you ready over there?"

Victor, who was lying on the workbench installing something, was frightened when he heard the words, and the half-built machine in his hands suddenly fell apart.

He raised his head with a look of grief and indignation, and when he saw that the person coming was Mike, he suppressed the urge to curse and pointed at the Anywhere Door standing beside him and said unhappily:

"Everything is ready! Just go!"

Mike nodded and raised his wand to open the door.

But a hand reached out from the side and grabbed his arm.

Mike turned his head and saw Penelope looking at him with a sad face.

"You...you have to be careful."

Listening to Penelope's crying words, Mike smiled, reached out and wiped the tears from Penelope's eyes and said:
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Hearing this, Penelope nodded and hesitantly let go of her hand.

But Mike paused as if he suddenly remembered something, and spoke again:

"By the way, how is the war going at the Ministry of Magic in Ying Country?"

When it came to business, Penelope's expression became a little more serious.

She sobbed a few times and said as calmly as possible:

"The situation is very good. The wizards who came to attack belonged to several ministries of magic. Although they were a coalition force, they still acted on their own and did not cooperate at all.

Moreover, their commanders seemed unwilling to see their men suffer serious casualties and were fighting passively.

So even though we have fewer people in the Ministry of Magic, it is still easy to hold them off for a while."

Mike breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

He was not worried about the French Ministry of Magic. After all, Arthur and Franklin were not pushovers. With the advantage of geographical location, the enemy would definitely not make any progress for a while.

But the situation is different here in the Ministry of Magic of Yingguo.

Facing the enemy's coalition forces, Mike was really afraid that their group of elderly, weak, women and children would be directly flattened.

After speaking a few more words to Penelope, Mike finally pushed open the door and walked in.

After a dizzying moment, when Mike stepped on the ground again, he was already on a flat rock platform.

Mike turned his head and observed for a while, then he found that he was now halfway up the holy mountain. Although there were a large number of portals and magnificent buildings of different styles on the surrounding platforms, there was no one.

Seeing this, Mike took a deep breath, grinned and waved the elderberry wand in his hand at the portals.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions were heard amidst the flames that shot up into the sky. The violent explosions even caused the entire holy mountain to tremble a few times!
Mike slowly rose into the air, looked at the rock platform below him which had turned into a sea of ​​fire, smiled, and then waved his wand fiercely.

(End of this chapter)