A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 780 Jungfrau... collapsed

Standing atop the Jungfrau, gazing at the pristine white snow, Austrian Minister of Magic, Lancel, remained silent.

The mountain was trembling.

It trembled violently.

It's as if Jungfrau is evolving into a mature woman's peak.

Snowflakes fluttered down, and Lansell looked up at the heavy snowfall, feeling a chill in the air.

I'm feeling really down right now.

A few days ago, he received a letter from Heinrich, a delegate attending a meeting in Vienna, who told him two pieces of news.

First, the International Federation of Wizards decided to manage the giant problem.

Upon seeing this, Lansell silently gave Heinrich a thumbs up.

Ever since the giants migrated to the Alps, there have been constant avalanches and Muggles getting trapped... The Ministry of Magic has long been troubled by these giants.

Heinrich was able to persuade international wizards to handle the giant problem... That's impressive. The old man still has some political influence and connections internationally.

Indeed, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure!

But upon further reading, the second message was:

The wizards leading the group were... Stark and Granger.

To prevent himself from hallucinating, Lansell rubbed his eyes and looked at himself several times.

Damn! (A kind of cruel torture that people find enjoyable)

Lansell immediately retracted his previous assessment, inwardly cursing:

That old bastard Heinrich!

It definitely has no influence internationally anymore.

Otherwise, how could they have suffered such persecution and exclusion?

Even Lansell, who has "village-level internet access," knows that those two little devils just "ruined" Vienna in Austria.

What? The newspapers are using the word "rescue"?

Shit!

To quote a comment from a second-rate magic newspaper in the neighboring Celestial Empire—the *People's Wizard Daily*:

Those are polyphonic characters!

It is written as "救" (jiù) and pronounced as "毁" (huǐ), meaning "to destroy".

Look at that, what a high-quality review!

They even issued a ban – the "White Paper on the Complete Prohibition of Stark and Granger from Entering the Country".

Lansell also wanted to give the order, but he lacked the courage.

The Albanian Ministry of Magic, for example, was much smarter and didn't dare to target the two openly, fearing that they might sneak in.

They spread the word that Great Britain had a highly contagious virus.

They were also called "sick men of Europe" and "international outcasts" in order to ban the two from entering the country.

If I had known, I would have followed suit, but it was too late.

Upon receiving Heinrich's letter, Lansell immediately informed the Ministry of Magic, urging everyone to be on high alert.

Ordinary wizards should not wander around recently if they have nothing to do, or they will be held responsible if something happens!

Let's see what they do if we don't give Stark and Granger the NPCs who trigger their storylines!

In this state of unease, Lancel waited for several days, but the magic ship never arrived.

He was filled with anxiety, wondering if something had happened to the other person.

That's impossible. They've faced so many dangers and nothing has ever happened to them.

Wait a minute... could they be doing something completely unpredictable and have already started causing destruction in the Alps?!

As it turns out, Lansell's ability to become a minister was due to his keen eye for talent.

Before a day had passed, a group of people appeared at the Ministry of Magic.

Granger, who was in charge, didn't waste any words and directly took the order from the International Wizarding Federation, ordering him to lead the Aurors to the rescue.

As for what kind of rescue?

Standing on the Jungfrau, feeling the intense tremors, he was beginning to understand what the rescue was all about.

--avalanche!

Such a strong tremor, almost like a spasm, would be strange if it didn't cause a serious avalanche.

All the Aurors were in place, and after a short wait, the vibration frequency of Jungfrau finally reached its climax.

Large chunks of snow began to fall from a certain point on the mountain peak.

The snow layer, less than a finger's width thick, initially glided slowly, but in an instant it became as swift as a wild horse galloping through a trough.

The snow layer was getting thicker and thicker, rolling larger and larger. After a drop of tens of meters, it was half a person high, and after a hundred meters, it was two people high.

The momentum then intensified, becoming even more astonishing. The snow layer scraped away at the ground, not only sticking up thick snow, but also grinding grooves into rocks as hard as ice tracks.

The avalanche was like a torrent of urine; from a distance, it looked like a white tide, with overwhelming force.

"Defense! Raise your wands!" Lansell shouted. "Obstacles everywhere!"

The Aurors, who had been assigned in advance, began to block avalanches in sections halfway up the mountain.

All the Aurors raised their wands and shouted:

"Obstacles are numerous!"

A thick magical defensive circle appeared around them, stopping the snow from falling further.

In front of a certain cave entrance,

A dozen giants, under Friedwafa's orders, were moving the boulders blocking the cave entrance.

Sirius looked at the giants with some anxiety.

He just apparated, wanting to find someone to help him.

Unexpectedly, the two giants at the cave entrance remained steadfastly squatting there.

With nothing else to do, they began their final sprint before entering "wise maniac mode."

Annoyed by the sudden interruption of their train of thought, the two giants hastily pulled up their trousers and chased after Sirius.

The sounds of battle attracted the attention of the Goldflyers who were scouting, and they quickly notified Hermione and Missandei.

Meanwhile, Ygritte, who had been with the two all the way, went to find her people for help.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Ygritte's description, Chief Friedwafa immediately summoned more than a dozen tribesmen to help.

Soon, the boulder in front of the cave was completely cleared away, and the group of Durmstrang students immediately rushed out.

They were terrified to see the giant blocking the doorway, but Sirius quickly came to comfort them.

Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim followed at the back, also exiting the cave.

"Where's William?" Hermione asked anxiously, perched on Ygritte's shoulders. "Has he come out?"

"William has stopped the giants; they haven't come out yet," Hagrid said.

"I'll Apparate over there now and tell him to come out..." Sirius suggested.

But before he could finish speaking, everyone looked toward the halfway point of the Jungfrau.

A series of deafening rumbling sounds followed, and rocks continued to tumble down. Moments later, that section of the mountain suddenly sank.

Everyone stared intently, including Lansell and the Swiss Auror.

That shocking scene sent chills down the spines of all the wizards, making their hands and feet go cold:

A giant nearly eight meters tall, covered in tattered armor, crashed his way out of the deep mountains.

The collapse zone we just witnessed was clearly the work of a giant.

The giant swayed precariously in the swirling snow, while a young wizard stood on his shoulder.

William gripped the helmet atop the horse's high head, holding his sword in one hand.

One sword,

Another sword strike,

Fu Yijian

Repeatedly

He very slowly sliced ​​off the giant's head and held it in his hand.

The blood sprayed like a fountain, reaching hundreds of meters.

"The mountain is collapsing!"

Someone shouted, and everyone stared in horror at the collapsed section of the mountain.

The subsidence area is expanding, like dominoes, spreading deep into the mountains.

Suppressing his terror, Minister Lansell shouted, "Run!"

All the Aurors froze for a few seconds, then, disregarding the avalanche, they immediately Apparated.

Even the giants, some distance from the foot of the mountain, grabbed the students and ran away on Friedwafa's orders.

Ygritte, with Hermione and Missandei on her shoulders, nimbly leaped among the rocks.

She suddenly remembered something, turned her head, and looked into the distance, where she was momentarily stunned.

William, standing on the shoulders of giants, did not leave; instead, he turned his back and watched the avalanche.

He reached out, caught a handful of snow, and rubbed his blood-stained face.

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