Magical Studies at Hogwarts...

Chapter 204 Fear

Fifteen long years in Azkaban had clearly damaged Bella's mind. She became erratic, occasionally letting out eerie laughter, and staring at Ike with extremely dangerous eyes, like a ravenous beast eyeing its prey.

McNeil whispered a few words, but Bella remained unmoved. He gave up trying to persuade her and began searching for the other Death Eaters.

This wasn't difficult; before setting off, Old Voldemort had told him the location of the people he was to rescue, which was thanks to Lucius. As a frequent visitor to the Ministry of Magic, obtaining this information wasn't difficult.

One Death Eater after another was rescued: Antonin Dolohoff, August Lukwood, and Bella's husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, along with Bella herself, totaling more than ten.

Ike stood silently by the wall he had blasted open, watching the corpses and the rampaging dark wizards below. In the distance, a dark cloud was rolling, the Dementors terrified by the Patronus Charm.

"Young master, everyone has been rescued." McNeil quietly approached Ike from behind and whispered.

Hearing this, Ike turned around and looked at the group of Old V's most loyal servants. They looked extremely disheveled, with stubble, gaunt faces, and cruel eyes, but they were far from being as crazy as Bella.

"Let's go." Ike was very calm, completely ignoring the group of notorious guys, and walked straight from the middle to the stairs. Everyone naturally stepped aside to make way for him.

However, judging from their struggling bodies, it was clear that this was not their will.

"What's wrong with this kid, McNeil?" Dolokhov grabbed McNeil's shoulder and spoke. The strong stench hit McNeil's brain and almost made him faint.

"You'll understand later. Right now, the most important thing is to go back and see your master."

McNeil didn't intend to answer. For these unruly fellows, only what they saw with their own eyes was worth believing. Before witnessing Ike's power, the young master's status was, in a way, a burden.

These guys are crazy, but they are also powerful. More than ten years in prison have only weakened them a bit, but even so, they are not something that the group of dark wizards who came with them can handle.

They easily pounced on the group of dark wizards and soon snatched their wands, leaving the dark wizards furious but unable to utter a word of protest.

After all, they were among the most evil of the dark wizards, and even the reason they turned to evil.

There were always those who didn't accept that Bella and her group were Death Eaters. When they were robbed, they fought back fiercely, and the two sides quickly started fighting. Using the most primitive methods, they soon had bruises on their faces and new wounds on their bodies.

After a long period of commotion, everyone suddenly stopped and stared blankly at the sky. A dark, churning cloud was rapidly approaching them, and the flowing black cloaks made everyone tremble instinctively.

"Keep going, don't stop, keep fighting," Ike said coldly, even turning away without looking at the Dementors that were rapidly approaching.

"Master!" McNeil cried out in terror, grabbing at Ike's robe. Ike, however, seemed not to hear him, raising his wand high in his right hand, the most terrifying white ripples spreading outwards.

Faintly, screams seemed to emanate from the air, mixed with fear and disgust.

"Call upon the gods to protect us!"

The magic was rapidly depleting, and many Dementors were blasted away, tumbling and fleeing. Ike, however, remained completely relaxed, his expression unchanged, still holding his wand high, continuously expanding the range of the Patronus Charm.

Finally, all the Dementors were driven away, and the entire island was free of these terrifying creatures.

"McNeil..." Ike put away his wand and said softly. McNeil, hearing this, took a few steps to Ike's side and respectfully replied, "Young Master..."

"Go find something, we need to go back."

McNeil nodded in agreement and led the two dark wizards to begin searching for the large objects on the island, moving them one by one to the beach. Faced with these strange and unusual objects, Ike waved his wand, and the objects scattered, but quickly reformed into a huge ship, large enough to hold everyone.

Under the levitation spell, the ship landed steadily. Just as they were about to upload, a series of "slap, slap" sounds came from the direction of the tower behind them, and wizards began to appear one after another. They were all wearing long woolen coats, their hands tightly gripping their wands, aiming at the group of people standing beside the ship.

At a glance, there were quite a few familiar faces: Rufus Scrinker, the Aoro office director, Kingsley Shaker, and about twenty other people, all of whom were from Aoro.

Clearly, the guards informed the Ministry of Magic through special channels the moment Ike and his men launched their attack. This was not unexpected for Ike, and was even a little later than he had imagined.

"Ike Strayder..." Scrimgeour shouted, "You can't escape, surrender!"

Before Ike could speak, the mad Bella let out a piercing laugh, and suddenly shouted, "Avada Kedavra!" A green light suddenly shot towards Scrimgeour.

The moment Scrimgeour saw Bella, he knew something was wrong and prepared himself. Upon hearing the laughter, he immediately dodged to the side. He dared not take Bella's killing curse head-on, even though she was in a weakened state.

"Catch them! Don't let them get away!" Scrimgeour shouted, then threw back a petrification spell. The other Aoros also released spells in a very organized manner, mostly sleeping and petrification spells. Clearly, they still intended to put these guys back in jail.

However, this inevitably put them at a disadvantage. Faced with Bella and her group's various dark magic and unforgivable curses, the Aoro were quickly driven away and scattered, searching for places to hide.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Hehehehe..."

Bella and her companions let out piercing laughter, unleashing their magic at the Aoro warriors with abandon. Their fleeing, terrified expressions pleased them greatly, and they unconsciously became even more ruthless. However, they had only recently been rescued, and their wands were newly stolen and not very nimble. Meanwhile, the Aoro warriors, under Scrimgeour's organization, gradually regained their footing and began a rhythmic counterattack.

Before they knew it, Bella and her friends had fallen into a disadvantageous position, and the tide of battle had turned!

Ike stood calmly in place, not moving since the start of the battle. All the spells that attacked him were blocked three feet in front of him, without harming him in the slightest.

He coldly watched as Graybock suffered several more wounds; Dolokhov was struck by the petrification curse and fell straight to the ground; Bella, after killing an Auror with the Death Curse, was hit by several curses, and even though she blocked some with the Ironclad Curse, she was still seriously injured, and could no longer even lift her left hand.

"Master! Master!" McNeil rolled around awkwardly to avoid a disarming spell, and saw the calm and collected Ike, so he shouted loudly.

Ike glanced at the sound, then held his wand upright in front of him. Suddenly, a large amount of golden light appeared, spinning rapidly around him, and the swirling wind made his clothes flutter.

Suddenly! Ike swung his right hand down hard, and a huge golden magic circle appeared between the two sides, blocking all the magic. Immediately afterward, he stretched out his left hand and pulled it back sharply, sending Bella and the others flying behind him, rolling around on the ground in a mess.

Scrimgeour stared in astonishment at the golden magic circle that suddenly appeared before him, and unleashed a powerful explosion spell, but the magic circle remained completely unchanged.

Sweat beaded on his forehead. Looking at the composed Ike on the other side, he felt a strange sense of fear...

(End of this chapter)