The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 625 Mutation
Seeing a large group of chaotic students blocking the corridor, Ryan and Hermione immediately retreated to their own compartment and opened the window. Then they used the grappling claws to pull the window frame and flipped onto the roof.

After reaching the roof, the train had already stopped. It must be said that the magic brake system is indeed better than the ordinary one. Ryan and the other two half-crouched and looked around vigilantly. Sure enough, the magic light and the sound of fighting came from the front of the train. It seems that the plan adopted by the attackers this time is to attack the front of the train or destroy the railway line. Of course, attacking a train is the simplest plan.

But it was obvious that there were more attackers, not just the few people in front of the train. In the few seconds when Ryan was on the roof, dark shadows began to appear from the woods at both ends of the railway, and then various magics were shot at the carriages behind. Fortunately, the Aurors and senior students in the carriages barely reacted and blocked the attacks.

"Let's clear the woods on both sides first." Ryan said, and used his soul to contact Rose Crystal. Soon, the box on the shelf in the box was opened from the inside, and a purple light flew out of the box and flew into the woods on one side. Before setting off, Ryan was a little worried that the journey might not be peaceful. After knowing Ryan's concerns, Rose Crystal volunteered to hide in the box as a backup, and now it was obviously used.

Ryan and Hermione Apparated a short distance to a wizard in the woods on the other side who was laughing wildly and casting the Killing Curse on the carriage, and then, in front of his astonished gaze, they pulled out their hidden blades and stabbed his throat.

"One." Hermione's somewhat cold voice came from the side. "I just counted the magic that was cast. If I'm not mistaken, there are about sixty attackers hiding in the woods. We still have a lot to do today."

For Ryan and his men, the forest was their hunting ground. After attacking two or three attackers under the cover of trees, they found that the Death Eaters who came to attack the train were basically dark wizards and scum recruited by Voldemort from all over Europe a while ago. Although some of them were indeed quite skilled, their coordination was a mess. So Ryan and his men easily killed many of them in just a few minutes.

The Death Eaters in the woods also found that their companions kept disappearing. As a mob, they lacked the determination to fight to the end. When Ryan and his team eliminated the eighth Death Eater, the remaining Death Eaters Apparated and fled.

The same was true for the attackers in the woods on the other side, and the death rate was even higher than this side. Because for Rose Crystal and Jill, facing a large number of scattered enemies in such a complex environment was their strength, not to mention that they were all professional assassins. By the time the Death Eaters over there realized something was wrong and ran away, they had already lost nearly 1/3 of their men.

"18." Ryan and his team counted the results of the battle through the soul connection. It seemed that they had left nearly 1/3 of the enemies. The Aurors in the carriage also found that the attacks outside had disappeared, but they did not come out to check but stayed at their respective posts. After all, protecting the students was the most important thing for them.

At this time, the sound of fighting in the front direction of the train also disappeared. Ryan and Hermione rushed over and were surprised to find that there were seven or eight dark wizards bound by spells sitting on the ground. Professor Dumbledore, who had a long white beard, was standing there in a blue robe, and several Aurors, led by Mad-Eye Moody, were standing beside him. There were several basin-sized holes on the red front of the train, and white steam kept pouring out of the holes.

"Professor, this is--" Ryan asked, looking at the scene in front of him.

"These are the attackers, but unfortunately we didn't get anything out of them." Dumbledore said, "It's not because they are stubborn, but Voldemort only gave them the order to attack the Hogwarts Express and didn't say anything else. Fortunately, I guessed that the Hogwarts Express might be attacked before the start of this semester, so I have been on guard today and rushed here as soon as I received the notification from Moody and others."

Dumbledore frowned at this. "The only thing I don't understand is why Voldemort sent this mob here. Given their level, I wouldn't suffer much loss even if I didn't come to the Hogwarts Express."

It seems that Dumbledore was not clear about many things, but fortunately there were corresponding plans in advance, so this is why the headmaster was able to appear here to stop the attack a few minutes after the Hogwarts Express was attacked.

Ryan suddenly thought of a possibility. Just as he was about to say something to Dumbledore, Dumbledore suddenly stopped and looked up at the ceiling behind Ryan. Ryan turned his head and saw a ball of white light flying over like a meteor. Seeing this, he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, the silver light fell to the ground and turned into a glittering, graceful lynx. Then it opened its mouth and spoke in Kingsley Shacklebolt's loud, deep and slow voice. "The Ministry of Magic has collapsed. Scrimgeour is dead. The Ministry of Magic has been placed under a state of emergency and has been sealed off. Now all of London is under their control."

Everyone's faces suddenly turned ugly, but fortunately, the only ones who heard the news were Headmaster Dumbledore, Ryan, Hermione, and five or six elite Aurors led by Moody, so order could be maintained for a while.

"-Albus, what should we do next?" After a pause of a few seconds, Mad-Eye Moody asked Dumbledore.

"Let's repair the train and return to Hogwarts Castle first. It is too dangerous to leave the children in the wilderness without any protection at this time." Dumbledore made the decision immediately.

It has to be said that Voldemort picked a perfect time to act this time, because Dumbledore had to follow the Hogwarts Express to protect the students. This gave Voldemort and his Death Eaters a perfect window of opportunity. Even if the headmaster knew the news of the fall of the Ministry of Magic, he could not rush to retake it. This gave Voldemort time to completely control the Ministry of Magic.

"Principal Dumbledore, now that the Ministry of Magic has fallen, Azkaban cannot be in trouble at this time. Please allow us to go to Azkaban now to ensure that it does not fall into the hands of the mysterious man." Ryan's thoughts turned, and he immediately thought of another direction, so he said to Principal Dumbledore, who had drawn out his wand to repair the steam locomotive.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You must have a pass from the Ministry of Magic to enter Azkaban..." Mad-Eye Moody retorted immediately after hearing what Ryan said, but was stopped by Dumbledore before he could finish his words.

"Alastor, I believe that since he dares to say so, he must have his way." After comforting Moody, Dumbledore turned to look at Ryan and the others. He knew from the attack at the end of last year that Ryan and Hermione mastered a special space magic that could penetrate the existing magical defenses.

But he didn't tell anyone else about this. He even went to Sirius' ancestral home and used magic to ensure that Malfoy and Narcissa, who knew about this, would not reveal the secret to others.

So after Ryan volunteered, he did not reject Ryan's request outright, but asked: "Are you sure? You know, Voldemort will definitely send people to attack Azkaban to rescue his accomplices."

"I'm sure, Mr. Principal." Ryan said firmly. "I can quickly modify some of Azkaban's magical defenses. As long as I use the original magic there, I believe it will be no problem to hold out for a few days. Anyway, I don't think the You-Know-Who will come here in person under this situation."

"Well, I wish you all the best. If you can't hold on, you can just retreat." Dumbledore knew that this was not the time to dither, so he agreed to their actions without hesitation.

"Then let's go." Ryan took Hermione and bowed to Dumbledore, then disappeared with a snap.

(End of this chapter)