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Chapter 465, Section 462: The Divided Security Chief

Woolworth Building, New York, USA.

This place is not only a historic skyscraper in the ordinary world, but also the headquarters of the Magical Congress of the United States after its fifth relocation in the magical world.

When this building was first constructed, American wizards used a lot of hidden magic on it, making it a building that could serve two purposes.

To those without magic, it is merely a skyscraper that once held the title of the world's tallest building for sixteen years. But in the eyes of those mysterious wizards, it represents the power center of the entire American magical world.

Wizards and Muggles (the American wizards' term for Muggles) both use this building, but under the influence of magic, they can operate without interfering with each other. In fact, the Muggles have never discovered that there is another group using this place besides them.

The only distinguishing feature of the headquarters of the Magical Congress of the United States is the owl carving above the entrance.

The others are simply busy wizards who have used the correct incantations to enter their private wizarding space to work or conduct business.

"Chellis Twelve Trees had an appointment this morning to deal with the Bigfoot riots near Yellowstone."

"You need to go to the 32nd floor, where an expert on Bigfoot is waiting for you."

"You sent me a warning letter the day before yesterday, saying I intended to use the Zombiewalking Charm in front of a Muggle, but that wasn't me at all! You must be mistaken! There were more than just me in that place at the time!"

"You need to show me your credentials, sir. And there's no point in talking to me about this here. I'm just a receptionist. If you have any complaints about the security department's punishment, please go to the 15th floor. There will be someone there to listen to your grievances."

"Damn it! What big operation have those security personnel been up to lately? Their budget for this month is already way over budget! Aren't there enough Aurors in Congress? They actually hired hundreds of hired wizards yesterday!"

"Don't come to me complaining about Adams. Go find Director O'Brien and hopefully you'll have the courage to tell him he deserves to die."

Upon entering the Parliament Hall, the wizards all looked hurried. The number of wizards in the American magical world is much larger than that in Britain. In addition, the land area is large enough, and the types of magical creatures are also very diverse, so they are very busy every day.

However, this busy and intense work atmosphere continued.

In the center of the hall, space suddenly distorted for a moment, and then a heavy object dripping liquid suddenly fell onto the smooth, mirror-like floor tiles.

Terrified screams suddenly rang out, and then echoed throughout the hall, causing chaos in the entire scene.

But this was, after all, the headquarters of Congress, and the American wizards reacted very quickly.

Three minutes later, Tina Picqueli, the grim-faced head of the Major Crimes Investigation Division, arrived at the scene.

She saw what it was that had terrified all the wizards present.

Russell O'Brien, the Congressional Director of Magical Security, is her equal in rank but holds a higher position in terms of real power.

However, O'Brien is no longer a complete person, but a body with intestines hanging out and crimson blood pooling on the ground into a small pile of half a corpse!

The distorted feeling only lasted for a moment, and it seemed that only a second had passed before Lynn returned to normal.

I stepped onto solid ground, and the damp, salty sea breeze and the countless sonic booms were gone.

When Lynn got a clear look at his surroundings, he realized that he, Hermione, and Fawkes had Apparated to a hidden alley in Diagon Alley.

One second they were on their escape on the island at sunset, and the next they were back in England where the stars were shining and the waning moon was high in the sky, clearly it was already late at night.

Lynn reached out and grabbed Hermione, who was momentarily stunned and almost fell to the ground, while looking up at Fawkes.

"Are we safe now?"

Fox's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

"If those Aurors are determined to catch up with us, they can have professionals study the area we left before Apparating and perhaps find where we are staying."

But I suspect they're not in the mood for that right now. After all, the head of security is dead. In terms of authority, it's like the sudden death of the Director of Magical Law Enforcement at the British Ministry of Magic. They are the primary witnesses and must first go to Parliament to report what happened. At this moment, their biggest concern should be how to explain the situation to Parliament.

Lynn breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Fox say that.

He is strong now, but not strong enough to defeat a hundred enemies single-handedly and ignore the number of enemies.

To reach that level, one would at least need to possess the strength of someone like Dumbledore, Voldemort, or Grindelwald in their prime.

Lynn's skill in dark magic is very high so far, but he also has many shortcomings. He has not yet come into contact with high-level and practical spells such as Apparition and Legilimency.

Aside from his Animagus-related skills, his level of Transfiguration could only be described as proficient, somewhat inferior to Professor McGonagall, let alone a Transfiguration master like Dumbledore.

Therefore, Lynn still has many options for improving his strength. He is still quite far from reaching the peak combat power level of the Black Demon King and the White Demon King, but given Lynn's rate of improvement, it won't take him long to catch up.

And what Lynn has in abundance is time.

"Diagon Alley is naturally deserted at midnight," Lynn told Fox.

"Professor, do you know where the Quidditch World Cup is held? Hermione and I disappeared shortly after the match ended when the Portkey took us away. Our friends with us are probably still looking for us there. We need to go and let them know we're safe."

Fox stroked his stubble-covered chin and pondered for a moment.

"I feel like I've been to that place before, I have some recollection of it. You and this little girl are both holding my arms, I'll take you there now."

Fox used Apparition to take them to the forest where the Quidditch World Cup was being held, and Lynn and Hermione returned to the camp where they had previously camped with the Weasleys.

Sure enough, Harry and the others were still waiting for them here. Not only that, but a large group of British Aurors had also gathered here.

(End of this chapter)