Crack!
Wade's figure suddenly vanished!
The six Cruciatus Curses missed entirely, striking the ground and blasting out small craters!
By the time Wade reappeared, he was already behind the group of Supremacists!
"He's behind us! Watch out!"
"Protego!"
The Alliance members were experienced fighters. The moment they realized Wade had Apparated behind them, they immediately cast Shield Charms!
Facing the Alliance members again, Wade showed no mercy!
After all, his opponents had gone straight for the kill!
Against these Shield Charms, which just a month ago he would have had no way of breaking, Wade's long training with the Senior finally bore fruit...
"Avada Kedavra!"
The green light of the Killing Curse lit up the terrified faces of those Alliance members!
The Shield Charm couldn't block the Killing Curse!
"Dodge!"
Luckily, these people were seasoned fighters. The moment they sensed the enemy at their backs, they immediately dodged to the sides!
However, just as these Alliance members thought they could easily avoid what seemed like an ordinary Killing Curse…
Swish! Spark! Swish! Crackle!
That streak of green light suddenly split into three!
Three dark green beams of the curse shot straight at the three nearest Supremacists!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The three Alliance members collapsed silently to the ground, dead!
The remaining three turned pale with shock.
Six of them had surrounded him, yet not only had they failed to subdue him, he'd killed three of their companions with a single curse?!
And... a Killing Curse that could kill three people at once?
Since when could the Killing Curse be used like this?
A deep sense of dread filled the hearts of the remaining three Alliance members.
Such an unbelievable level of power... could it be Dumbledore in disguise?
"Run! Split up!"
At this point, facing an opponent who might very well be on the same level as Sir Grindelwald, the three of them had completely lost the will to fight.
All they wanted was to get away from this hellish place as quickly as possible!
As they scattered in different directions, they also fired several Killing Curses at Wade.
But Wade easily evaded them all with his masterful Apparition, making the three Alliance members' eyes twitch in frustration!
In truth, they were simply too terrified. If they had all pressed in bravely and fought Wade head-on, with three against one, there was a good chance Wade might have been hit and injured.
After all, Wade's true magical power level was really only on par with that of an average adult wizard.
Moreover, when opponents were evenly matched, the lightning-chain trick of the Killing Curse only worked because it caught them off guard!
Now that they were prepared, it wouldn't be so easy to make these experienced members fall for it again!
Now that the three were fleeing in panic, it gave Wade the perfect chance to pick them off one by one!
The three of them bolted in different directions. One of the wizards stopped behind a large tree, forcing himself to stay calm as he prepared to Apparate away.
But suddenly, he froze.
"What the..?"
In the next instant, his entire body, along with the tree behind him, was cleaved cleanly in two!
It turned out Wade had anticipated his plan and finished him off with a silent, deadly Sectumsempra.
The sight of his grisly death utterly terrified the other two!
They genuinely believed Wade could even predict Apparition!
With this in mind, they dared not risk using it and instead fled blindly in opposite directions, too afraid to attempt Apparition again.
After all… the first to Apparate might very well be the first to die…
Even as strong as Wade was, he could only chase one at a time!
If the two of them managed to put enough distance between themselves, at least one might escape to report back.
Ironically, their panicked reasoning was absolutely correct.
The two experienced Alliance members fled in separate directions, and with Wade's abilities, he could indeed only stop one of them!
"Avada Kedavra!"
Wade casually cast a Killing Curse toward the back of one of the fleeing Alliance members.
The man was horrified! He instantly changed direction!
To be fair, his dodge was perfectly timed.
But… Swoosh!
That Killing Curse, which should have narrowly missed him, suddenly curved midair!
Then, under the wizard's stunned and bewildered gaze, it struck him squarely.
The man collapsed in disbelief, instantly losing all signs of life!
Under his senior's guidance, Wade had already learned to split a spell into multiple trajectories to strike his enemies accurately.
So making a spell curve in midair was hardly a challenge.
However, Wade felt no sense of satisfaction at all.
Because this slight delay gave the other wizard, who had already run far away, just enough time to seize the opportunity and prepare to Apparate to safety!
At this moment, even if Wade Apparated over, it would still be too late to stop him.
However, just as that Supremacist's face broke into a smug smile, thinking he could seize the chance to Apparate away—
"Avada Kedavra!"
A still somewhat immature voice suddenly rang out in the darkness.
Whoosh!
The Alliance member stared in unwilling disbelief as the Killing Curse struck him, and he collapsed lifelessly to the ground...
Seeing the man fall, Wade couldn't help but feel a wave of relief.
If that man had managed to escape and report back to Grindelwald, it could have caused all sorts of complications!
From the shadows of the Forbidden Forest, Tom stepped out, a secondhand wand from earlier clutched tightly in his hand.
"Huff.. huff.. huf.."
He gripped it so tightly his knuckles whitened, his eyes locked on the Supremacist he had just killed.
"I.. I killed.. I.. killed someone.. This..."
For a moment, his whole body trembled slightly...
This was his first time killing someone!
But… why?
Why did this feeling turn out to be so intoxicating?
At this moment, Wade also walked over. He checked the corpse of the Supremacist on the ground; clearly, the man was dead for sure.
Wade shifted his gaze back to Tom, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"It's been a while since I've seen your true self, Tom. Has your state of mind changed?"
"Changed?" Tom raised his still slightly trembling hand, his heart surging with indescribable excitement. "I feel.. Joyful... extremely joyful..."
A flush of unhealthy red spread across his face.
This feeling of effortlessly taking an enemy's life made him utterly intoxicated…
…
"How did you manage to follow me?"
In the secret passage between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts Castle, the two walked side by side under the light of their wands.
"I... naturally have my ways of following you," Tom replied vaguely.
Wade smiled slightly and didn't press further.
After a moment of silence, Tom forced himself to stay calm and asked, "Who were those wizards?"
"That's exactly what I was about to tell you… those people were all Alliance members. They've formed an alliance with the goblins… they're probably working together to search for that kind of power."
"Those guys again?! They know about this magic too? Wasn't it said that only the goblins knew?" Tom frowned.
"The goblins must have sought cooperation with the Alliance."
"Why would they do that?"
"Right now, the Ministry of Magic is keeping a close eye on the goblins. But with Grindelwald's help, they can act more recklessly."
"Then we've really made an enemy out of Grindelwald and his group tonight. Not only did we cut them off from something they wanted, but we also took out several of their people..."
"Tom, they attacked first," Wade said calmly. "If we didn't fight back, the ones dead now would've been us. Besides… they're all dead now, and we didn't leave a single trace. How could Grindelwald possibly know it was us? Unless his prophecy magic can see through everything."
After finishing off those people, Wade had of course made sure to thoroughly destroy any evidence.
Now, both the Alliance members and the goblins had been reduced to ashes and buried deep underground!
"Good point. Tonight, we were both fast asleep in our dormitory. Whatever happened in the Forbidden Forest has absolutely nothing to do with us!" Tom declared firmly. "Besides… this counts as payback for what they did to us last time!"
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