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They stood there straight, wands in hand, ready to strike at any moment.
The dimensional anchor is still in place.
After realizing they still couldn't Apparate, the thugs, cornered, began to stir.
The young Aurors advanced methodically according to their usual training.
"Iron Golem, Defensive Stance!"
At Tonks' command, the steel golems at the front began to regroup. The shield golems stood closely together, forming a shield wall with huge tower shields, firmly blocking the front.
Meanwhile, the guardian golems wielding kite-shaped and round shields stood guard on the flanks to block the attacks of the mobs within the encirclement.
That's why Levin didn't design ranged weapons for the Iron Golem.
Their role is simply to act as cannon fodder and meat shields for the wizards; the wizards can handle the ranged attacks, and they don't need to do anything.
780 Tonks extended his right hand, fingers spread.
All the steel golems immediately stopped, and the uniformed Aurors also halted, no longer moving.
"Listen up, you thugs! You are now completely surrounded. There is no way you can escape. If you put down your wands and put your hands behind your head, we will guarantee your safety in accordance with the International Anti-Black Wizarding Law. If you do not heed our warnings and resist to the end, you will only face death."
Tonks' voice echoed throughout the camp, and he repeated it three times.
These words, to the rioters, were like lime thrown into water, causing a huge uproar.
Many rioters mocked the Ministry of Magic's incompetence, shouting that they wanted to tear Tonks to pieces.
Some wizards, still feeling fearful, simply did as Tonks instructed and squatted down.
But most of them were wizards who, though filled with anxiety, were still observing from the sidelines.
The atmosphere became increasingly tense.
In the crowd, someone fired a stun spell, hitting an Auror who wasn't wearing a uniform, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.
The air was filled with terrified screams, spells flew everywhere, and magical lights illuminated the night sky.
Dust and loose stones rose from the ground, while fallen leaves and branches fluttered down from the air.
And so the war began.
The image shows Gianna.
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Chapter 281 Encirclement and Annihilation
The first to join the battle were the stragglers; many Aurors without uniforms began attacking the thugs.
However, their numbers were too small and their attack power too weak, so they did not have much effect.
On the outskirts of the battlefield, Cirella led her squad around, hunting down one fleeing thug after another.
"sixth!"
Cirira gave a cold smile and instantly appeared next to a burly thug, slashing his chest with her sword.
With a loud "boom," her sword strike, like a battering ram or an exploding cannonball, struck the thug's blood-red [Heart-Piercing Curse], which landed right where she had just stood, missing its mark.
Upon seeing this, the black-robed witch who had attacked her panicked, looking around frantically, trying to find any trace of Cirella.
As expected, the witcher appeared right behind her.
A shimmering silver mist appeared as the black-robed witch suddenly looked down at her abdomen, where the tip of the arcane sword, dripping with blood, was exposed.
At this moment, Cirella, just like the true source of the uniform she wore, transformed into an assassin in the dark, stabbing her in the abdomen from behind.
The power of ice erupted from the wound, instantly freezing and causing the black-robed witch's internal organs to necrotize.
"Yet another soul..."
Levin, who was in the distance, took out a crystal ball as black as ink and murmured as he looked at it.
This crystal ball looks ordinary, but if a person with keen senses gets close, they will hear endless wails and shrieks coming from it.
Because it is essentially a specially crafted soulstone, containing the souls of all the dark wizards who died today.
The marks Levin had secretly placed on them were not only to guide Tonks, but more importantly, to collect their souls.
During the duration of the mark, if the marked wizard dies, his soul will automatically be collected by Levin.
At this point, there were seven souls in the crystal ball.
Even though the Aurors haven't really gone all out yet, casualties are inevitable in the melee.
And now, the Aurors are finally going to open for business.
"Everyone, launch the attack."
Seeing that the enemy not only refused to surrender but also dared to launch an attack on their side, Tonks decided he could no longer tolerate it.
At his command, with the steel golems reinforced, the Aurors forming the battle formation no longer held back, unleashing a variety of powerful spells in unison, attacking the thugs in the encirclement through the gaps left between the steel golems.
Considering that this is not a real war, most of these spells are powerful single-target damage spells, such as [Shattering Spell], [Guts Spell], [Lightning Bolt], [Scorching Ray], [Acid Arrow], etc.
We should always leave the enemy some chance to surrender.
Of course, Tonks didn't forget to include control spells as well.
Beside him were six wizards from the Academy of Knowledge, working in groups of three, casting spells together using Professor Levin's [Circle Array].
One group maintains a [Dimensional Anchor], ensuring that no one nearby can escape using spatial magic.
The other group was casting a wide-range [Web Spell]. Sticky webs kept appearing among the thugs, greatly interfering with their movements. Casting spells and dodging became difficult, significantly reducing their combat effectiveness.
Faced with the Aurors forming an army, this mob, though numerous, was nothing more than a scattered force. Their attacks could not break through the Iron Golem's defenses, while the Aurors' collective attack showed its efficiency, with both offensive and defensive capabilities, as well as unified command.
As the team's supreme commander, Tonks did not personally take action, but instead continuously observed the thugs.
Several mystical eyes in the air, like drone cameras, provided her with a global view.
Thus, Tonks, as if playing a game of Time Attack, continuously directed the Aurors to attack the mob's weak points, focusing fire on any leaders who attempted to command the mob, as well as powerful dark wizards, gradually dismantling the mob's resistance.
No matter how skilled you are, you can't fight against a multitude of opponents.
The rioters gradually realized that the situation was not right and fell into despair.
Screams, shouts, and distinct explosions echoed through the night sky.
Beams of intense light shot out in all directions. The hoods of some of the thugs who had fallen in the battle slipped down, revealing their true faces.
But they didn't care about hiding at all, and frantically waved their wands.
A tall, thin thug, surrounded by enemies, clutched his chest, bright red blood flowing from his face, appearing to be in extreme pain.
The warm, sticky feeling on his cheek told him that he was bleeding heavily.
Two wizards lay dead at his feet.
One was hit by the [Shattering Curse], and the other by the [Acid Arrow].
Not far from him, a witch lay on the ground, her body pierced by countless tiny nails that seemed to spring out from nowhere, as if she were turning into a bleeding sea urchin.
Then he heard a heart-wrenching scream, a scream whose pain could not have been caused by flames or a spell.
"This is devastating!"—"The thug strained to make his voice carry, "They've lifted the ban!"
The young Aurors tightened their encirclement, and the tall, thin thug felt an overwhelming fear, a fear greater than he had ever felt in his entire life…
He wasn't the only one; all the wizards in the encirclement felt a chill to the bone, and despair filled their hearts.
In this situation, on the verge of collapse, they began to fight back desperately. The explosions in the air became even more frequent.
The spells flew wildly across the field.
Compared to these young Aurors who formed ranks and were protected by golems, the Aurors who were used to fighting alone and did not wear uniforms were difficult to deal with.
In the chaos, even more wizards were injured, wounded, or collapsed from exhaustion.
Amidst the chaotic flurry of spells, the wounded Aurors lying on the ground remained exposed to the attacks, constantly in danger of being attacked again and losing their lives.
Levin realized this and immediately transformed into Animagus, becoming a Chimera. Relying on his powerful magic resistance, he entered the battlefield time and time again, bringing the heavily injured and unconscious Aurors out of the encirclement.
Upon seeing this, Tonks also dispatched several "Breakthrough" type golems to join the effort of moving the wounded.
These golems have no shields and cannot join a shield array, but their armor provides basic magic resistance, making them more suitable for this task than ordinary wizards.
As casualties gradually concentrated on the veteran Aurors, while the new recruits remained unscathed, Scrimgeour frowned.
"Let them retreat to the rear," he ordered directly. "Leave the main battle to Tonks' men; let them serve as supporting forces."
Fudge had seen everything. He frowned, then nodded in agreement.
A fleeting smile crossed Jaina's eyes.
Now it seems that the relative merits of the new and old Aurors are beginning to emerge.
The sound of neat leather shoes clattering down echoed, each step seeming to pound on the hearts of the surrounded rioters.
The Aurors' encirclement gradually closed in, and the steel golems' shield formation, like bulldozers, drove the rioters together.
The space left for them is getting narrower and narrower.
"Fire Wall!" With Tonks's command, a group of circular magic circles switched to casting Fire Wall.
The raging fire formed a wall tens of meters long, blocking the rioters' path.
"One more set of [Fire Wall]!" Tonks' voice had barely fallen when three more Aurors stepped forward to form a circular magic circle.
Another wall of fire rose, and the rioters had nowhere left to retreat.
Ahead lay those terrifying steel golems, and the Aurors' barrage of fire.
Behind it is a wall of burning fire; anything you touch will be burned to charcoal.
Someone attempted to use the [Flame Dispel Charm] and the [Flame Freeze Charm].
However, this spell can only deal with existing flames; it is completely useless against a wall of fire that is continuously maintained by magic.
As Tonks swung his arm, the rhythmic stomping sound rang out again, like the footsteps of death.
"Everyone, get ready!" Tonks raised his hand, about to order the next attack.
"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting Chun!"