My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 173, 170. The Oriole in the Back

The black mist that Ivanov transformed into moved with extraordinary speed!

He seemed to be drifting aimlessly, rampaging around the road, destroying streetlights and carving deep furrows into the ground with his overflowing magic.

Lynn wiped the mud off his face, watched Mo Mo Ran drive away along the road, and spat angrily on the ground.

He finally understood why the spell Ivanov used before was even more powerful than the one he had amplified three times. The Obscurial resided within the Obscurial, possessing magical power so strong that even young Grindelwald and Dumbledore were wary of it. With such power, it was no wonder that the spell was so strong and that Apparition could be cast silently and instantly.

What puzzled Lynn the most was why Ivanov was an Acknowledger.

The condition for the appearance of an Obscurial within an Obscurial is that when a wizard was young, for some reason, he suppressed the magic power within him, dared not release it, but consciously tried to guide it. As a result, the magic power was suppressed and could not be channeled, resulting in a kind of dark magic host. Because of the Obscurial, the magical talent of Obscurials far exceeds that of ordinary wizards. At the same time, the stronger the magical talent of an Obscurial, the longer he lives, but generally, Obscurials do not live past the age of ten.

The Obscurials were most prevalent in medieval Europe, when witch hunts discouraged young wizards living in Muggle society from revealing their abnormalities, leading to the mutation of their magical powers and the emergence of Obscurials.

However, since the 20th century, due to the improvement of secrecy laws, Obscurians have become very rare in any country, let alone those who can live past the age of ten.

Therefore, wizards who become Obscurials usually have a tragic childhood.

However, even the head of the Aurora Bureau of the Sukuri Sloan tribe was a silent one.

So what caused his silence?

How did he manage to live past ten years old?

Is it simply because of strong magical talent?

Lynn couldn't understand these questions, but his most important concern right now wasn't figuring them out, but whether he would have another chance to capture Ivanov after this.

Even if he has a chance, what if the opponent becomes silent again? How can he fight back then?

Lynn had absolutely no experience dealing with Obscurials, and these creatures were incredibly fast, could fly, and possessed immense destructive power without a physical form. He wasn't sure if normal magic would work on Obscurials, but the lack of a physical form meant that Lynn's greatest advantage over ordinary wizards—his physical attributes—could not be utilized.

After thinking for a long time without coming up with any ideas, Lynn decided to go find Yelena first, and then make a decision about what to do next.

After taking one last look at the devastated battlefield and the severed leg left behind by Ivanov, Lynn transformed into a raven, soared into the sky, and flew straight ahead towards the road.

The rain has gradually stopped.

Not long after Lynn left, a bald eagle suddenly flew out of the woods along the highway.

It circled for a moment on the bumpy, dilapidated road before landing in front of Ivanov's broken leg. It carefully picked up a small piece of meat from near the broken leg and then took flight again, flying into the distance.

As if to prove the idiom "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," not long after the bald eagle left, another bird, entirely fiery red, flew out from a hidden corner.

It flew around the battlefield once, and finally its body turned into a fiery red light and disappeared from mid-air.

The summer rains had stopped, and as dawn broke, someone finally drove along this remote road.

The car owner, looking shocked, called the police, and the authorities quickly responded.

Well, it's nothing serious, just an explosion caused by a regular natural gas pipeline leak.

What? You're asking me why this godforsaken place would have natural gas pipelines laid there?

Sorry, this is not under the jurisdiction of the police. Please consult the municipal department.

Lynn flew a long way, nearly twenty kilometers, before finally spotting Yelena, who had driven into the woods by the roadside, crashed into a tree, and was now sitting in the back seat, lost in thought.

"So, because you didn't know how to brake, you drove all the way here, and then thought that if you went any further I wouldn't be able to find you, so you cleverly chose to use the physical brakes, which is why you crashed into this tree?" Lynn looked at Yelena with suspicion, feeling that she was embellishing her actions.

Yelena nodded guiltily and said, "That's right, that's exactly it."

Actually, she was just driving and didn't know how far she had gone when a car came from the opposite direction and flashed its lights at her. She panicked and frantically turned the steering wheel, pressing the accelerator instead of the brake, and ended up crashing into the tree.

Of course, she wouldn't say something so embarrassing.

Of course, that shouldn't be their focus right now.

"So, you killed Ivanov?"

Yelena looked at Lynn, who was covered in mud and had no other injuries, and asked excitedly.

Just mentioning Lynn makes me feel a pang of heartache.

"Why didn't you warn me beforehand that he was also an Obscurial? I had already caught him, but then the Obscurial within him was released and he ran away with me, making me waste a potion."

Truth serum is a contraband in the magical world and is not easy to buy normally. Rozier only sent him three bottles in total, and now that one has been used, only two remain.

"An Obscurial?" Yelena exclaimed in shock. "Why would Ivanov be an Obscurial?"

"You're asking me? How would I know?" Lynn said irritably. "I've already broken one of his legs, and then the Obscurus inside him escaped and carried him away. Will he keep coming after you?"

It took Yelena a while to come to her senses, and she shook her head.

"I don't know, but logically speaking, since you've crippled one of his legs, he knows he can't beat you, so he shouldn't risk capturing me."

“Indeed, unless there's some deep-seated hatred, given how far things have come, and his high position, there's no reason for him to continue taking risks.” Lynn stroked his chin, then looked at Yelena. “Didn't you plan to leave the country? So what are your plans for the future?”

Yelena did not hide it from Lynn.

"I can't Apparate, so I need to find a way to quickly leave Goose Country and get to Kyiv City in Lan Country. The Floo Network near Mosco is definitely not an option, but I have a friend who lives in a city not far away called Tver. I plan to go there to find him and then use his fireplace to get to Kyiv."

Lynn thought for a moment and then said.

"Anyway, I have no other way to capture Ivanov, so I'll just go with you for now."

(End of this chapter)