The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

The resistance will be divided into three main forces. Irelia and Karma will personally lead one main force to the front line to use the guerrilla tactics taught by Ryze to eliminate as many Noxus outposts and supply points as possible.

The remaining force, consisting of a fully revitalized Lee Sin and Udyr who was willing to stay and help Ionia, headed to the less invaded East to further expand the size of the resistance.

Over the past two days, Ryze has also completed his final preparations in Ionia.

On the morning of the third day, the rebels began to gather outside the city.

Outside the academy, in the square, Irelia, Karma, Lee Sin, and several other core rebel captains looked rather serious.

Because Ryze had already told them beforehand that he planned to leave Ionia.

At this moment, Ryze changed into his Ravenclaw cloak, and all his belongings were stored in the ring on his hand.

“Mr. White, can’t you really stay?” A young rebel squad leader couldn’t help but ask, “With your magical power, the Noxos are no match for you.”

Ryze smiled and shook his head: "The war here is the war of the Ionians, and it is up to you to end it with your own hands. I also have my own journey to take, and it is about time for me to leave."

Irelia stepped forward, her expression very serious: "Mr. White, you saved me, and it was under your guidance that we were able to successfully form the resistance. We will continue to carry out the tactics and ideas about war that you left behind."

"Whether you return to Ionia in the future or not, we will always remember your help to Ionia."

Karma also bowed slightly: "May the spirit of the land of your birth forever illuminate your path."

Ryze looked at these people in front of him, people he had only known for about a month.

"Before I leave, let me tell you one last thing: in the end, the enemy you will face in this war may not be just the Noxians."

Irelia paused for a moment, then her expression became tense: "Mr. White, besides the Noxus Legion, does this mean that Ionia will face invasions from other countries in the future?"

Ryze shook his head: "Not at least not in the short term, but as I said before, once war breaks out, it will completely change a lot of people's thinking."

“Some people will inevitably get lost in hatred, so even if you do manage to defeat Noxus, this invasion by Noxus will cause long-lasting pain and impact on Ionia for years or even decades to come.”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present changed slightly.

Karma was the one who understood this best.

As a wise woman of the Temple of Eternity, she had already vaguely sensed this trend.

Ryze continued, "Those consumed by hatred might find your resistance's approach too mild, and in order to seize the narrative, they might even directly attack you..."

"At that time, Ionia's greatest crisis may not come from Noxus, but from your own internal divisions and bloodshed."

Li Qing clenched his fist. In fact, he was now a little radical because of his hatred for Noxus.

He whispered a question to Raz: "Mr. White, what should we do if such a person really appears?"

"I can't give you a definite answer either. How to find a balance between strength and restraint is a question that you need to think about and discuss carefully in the future."

Chapter 407: Return to Hogwarts

Ryze didn't know if Ionia's future would change after his reminder.

Even at the fastest possible time, he won't be able to return to this world until next year.

Moreover, he may not necessarily come back here next year. Perhaps he will travel to other eras of the magical world, or perhaps to some more distant worlds to broaden his horizons.

Although he will eventually come back to see the changes in this world, by the time he arrives again, many years may have passed.

After saying goodbye to Irelia and the others, and watching the resistance forces heading to various parts of Ionia, Ryze turned and headed in another direction.

After confirming that there were no spying people around, Ryze focused his mind and activated his dimensional teleportation ability again.

Unlike the process of crossing the world, the process of leaving is much simpler than before.

Ryze felt the space around him suddenly tighten, as if Runeterra was rejecting an alien that didn't belong there, directly "squeezing" his body out of this world.

In an instant, the field of vision turned into darkness, and all that could be seen around were points of light that symbolized countless worlds.

Moreover, this state only lasted for a brief moment.

A few seconds later, with a dizzying sensation, Ryze's feet landed on the ground again.

Ritz opened his eyes and saw the Thames River where he had left more than a month ago.

To prevent Sirius from being spotted by passersby when he returns, he apparently spent a lot of money to temporarily seal off the area and cast a spell to expel Muggles around it.

Rizz looked up at the sky.

The time on both sides was indeed quite synchronized; he arrived in Ionia at night, and he went there at night as well.

He has now returned from the morning in Ionia, and it is morning now as well.

He then carefully used astrological magic to observe the situation and did some simple calculations to determine the exact date.

1993 9 Month 7 Day.

He spent over a month in Ionia, and over a month has passed here as well.

Hogwarts has been in session for a week now.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Although he was able to leave after helping the Ionia resistance fight the Battle of Presidium, Irelia and the others didn't have much experience with the post-war management, so Ryze had to look after them.

Even after Presidium was fully open to him, he still wanted to read more books and try to cross-reference his magic with that of Runeterra.

If the rebels hadn't been leaving Presidium to fight off Noxus's army in various parts of Ionia, Rizzo probably could have stayed in Presidium for a while longer.

After savoring the familiar scent in the air, Rizz didn't linger by the river for long.

He pulled up the hood of his cloak and Apparated directly back to his hut in Hogsmeade.

There was no one in the cabin at the moment, but the tables, chairs and floor inside looked very clean.

Although Rupin has accepted Dumbledore's invitation to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for six months each this year, he will naturally live in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

But every weekend, Lu Ping will probably still take some time to come back here and clean up.

Ryze rested briefly in the cabin, then took some things out of the ring and organized them.

He then took out two pieces of parchment and quickly wrote two short letters.

One letter was addressed to his cousin Andromeda, and the other to Sirius Black.

The letter simply told them that they had safely ended their journey and returned to the world, and that they didn't need to worry.

The letter to the former only mentioned that they would come back for a meal together at Christmas.

Sirius, on the other hand, said that he would explain the situation in detail this weekend and that he could end the blockade of the Thames River area.

After finishing writing, Rizz rolled up the two letters, went to the nearby owl hut, picked out two owls, and delivered the letters.

After finishing these chores, Raz changed back into his third-year Ravenclaw school uniform robes, pushed open the door of the hut, and walked slowly along the mountain path leading to Hogwarts Castle.

However, as soon as he stepped out of Hogsmeade, into the woods some distance from Hogwarts, the temperature of the surrounding air suddenly dropped without warning.

A wisp of haze appeared in the once clear sky, and the light above his head seemed to dim considerably.

It was summer, but for some reason a layer of white frost had formed around us.

Ryze stopped in his tracks, frowned, and looked up at the sky.

Several figures wearing tattered black cloaks were floating around them.

Those figures had no feet; they floated slowly in the air like ghosts, emanating a suffocating chill from their entire bodies.

It's a soul-devouring monster.

Ryze looked at the patrolling figures in the sky, and his expression became strange.

Sirius Black had been completely exonerated a year and a half ago, so the Ministry of Magic had no reason to send these disgusting creatures to Hogwarts to guard the gates again.

But the Dementors still managed to get around Hogwarts.

So, is it fate's great power?

Who escaped from Azkaban this time, and how did they manage to cause such a huge impact?

Ryze quickly went through the events of the past few years in his mind.

If it wasn't Sirius Black, then the most likely explanation is that Peter the Pettigrew, who was sent to Azkaban, encountered a problem there.

If he found a chance to transform into a rat in prison and escape through narrow iron bars or drainage pipes, it was indeed possible for him to slip past the group of Dementors.

Of course, besides that, there is also a very slight possibility that Lockhart did not become a vegetable.

"The power of fate is truly amazing..." Ryze couldn't help but exclaim.

Just as he stopped to ponder, the two Dementors roaming in the sky seemed to sense the presence of the unfamiliar living person below.

As magical creatures that feed on positive human emotions, they are particularly sensitive to the vibrant emotions of young wizards.

Although they dare not enter Hogwarts to drain the students' emotions due to restrictions imposed by the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore, it seems to be during class time now, and this place is outside of Hogwarts.

What kind of legitimate wizards could be students who aren't attending classes at school at this time?

Perhaps with this thought in mind, the two Dementors let out a nasty cry and swooped down towards Ryze below.

As they approached, the surrounding temperature dropped significantly again, and a strong stench began to permeate the air.

When a normal wizard faces this creature, the creature's power will trigger the most desperate memories in their mind, and their positive emotions will be quickly drained.

However, Ryze simply stood there calmly watching the two Dementors swooping down at him.

As a student of Ravenclaw, Rhett naturally retained a considerable degree of curiosity about these dangerous artificial magical creatures.

According to the historical records of the magical world, Dementors were first born on a remote island in the North Sea.

That island once belonged to a mysterious black wizard.

The wizard built a fortress on the island and tortured passing Muggle sailors to death with extremely cruel dark magic.

It wasn't until his death and the magic he used to hide the island failed that investigators sent by the Ministry of Magic discovered countless wandering Dementors on the island.

Then, based on the research of the Ministry of Magic and countless archmages, they realized that Dementors were not naturally occurring life forms, but artificial dark magic creatures created by extreme negative emotions.

Since the other party still appeared around Hogwarts, Rhett also planned to catch a few more Dementors when he had time to dissect and study their magical composition to see if he could find anything related to the soul.

At this moment, seeing the two monsters getting closer and closer, Ryze not only did not try to dodge, but even took the initiative to use his two curse-type talents to begin to draw curse energy and negative emotions from the Dementors.

Then, as the curse energy and negative emotions from the Dementor were released, Ryze immediately activated Neeko's passive ability, Innate Charm.

In an instant, he completely suppressed the life force and aura emanating from Ryze.

Having experienced a real war, an icy aura, even more oppressive than the Dementor itself, emanated from him.

As soon as this aura appeared, the two Dementors stopped abruptly.

In their perception, one second he was a young wizard radiating vitality, and the next he became an existence extremely similar to them, completely unable to feel any joy from him.

The two Dementors floated less than two meters above Rhett's head, then circled around in a somewhat bewildered manner.

Could this thing standing on the ground also be one of their companions?

The two Dementors let out a series of confused cries, as if they were communicating with each other.

However, Dementors themselves have almost no emotions. After confirming that Ryze indeed had no positive emotions, although they couldn't understand what was going on with Ryze, they still didn't attack him.

After circling around Ryze and confirming his presence, the two Dementors drifted away again, continuing their wanderings to other places.

Watching the Dementors leave, Rhett didn't dispel the simulated aura around him. After all, there was still a long way to go before entering Hogwarts, and there were at least dozens of Dementors wandering around.

Rhett absorbed the curses from the Dementors along the way until he passed through the gates of Hogwarts, at which point he finally removed the Dementor aura from himself.

“What a treasure! Such a pure collection of negative emotions. It seems my research into dark magic will be able to speed things up quite a bit this year,” Ryze glanced back at the Dementor in the sky, then walked along the lawn toward the interior of the castle.

As you walk down the corridor, you can already hear the noisy and lively voices coming from the direction of the auditorium.

It's 12:30 pm now. The Hogwarts students have just finished their morning classes, and most of them are having lunch in the Great Hall.

Rizzi stepped onto the stone steps and walked into the brightly lit auditorium.

The four long tables in the college were still the same as before, covered with steaming roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and servings of dumplings and fried rice.

The students sat in small groups, enthusiastically discussing the morning's lessons and various gossip about the school.

Rizz made no attempt to conceal himself, simply walking briskly toward Ravenclaw's long table.

As I passed the edge of the long table, a senior student from Ravenclaw, who was cutting a steak, looked up.

“Good afternoon, Viktor,” Rez greeted casually.

The other person is a member of the dueling club. A year and a half ago, the other person participated in the Wizarding Duels with him and achieved quite good results. Now it is the other person's last year at Hogwarts.

"Oh, good afternoon, Reiz..."

Viktor replied unconsciously, but after realizing who he was talking to, he suddenly stopped using his knife and fork.