Late at night, one shadow after another swept in from the horizon, passed through the translucent Protective Barrier around the old manor, and appeared directly in the manor hall.
Seeing Voldemort and the Death Eaters wreathed in black mist, Malfoy shrank his neck in awe. If Snape had not reached out to hold him back, heaven knew what embarrassment he might have made of himself before the Dark Lord.
"Severus, it seems you have brought me good news."
Voldemort, who had been summoned back from Azkaban, narrowed his eyes slightly and surveyed the four people present.
"Yes, Master. I have completed the task and successfully killed Albus Dumbledore!" After meeting Voldemort's utterly emotionless scarlet eyes, Snape immediately explained why he had used the Dark Mark to summon the Dark Lord.
The moment he finished speaking, whispers broke out in the hall. The others all stared at Snape in disbelief, scarcely able to believe that he had actually killed Dumbledore.
That was Dumbledore!
The greatest enemy the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters had ever faced.
"You have done very well."
Voldemort was in a good mood. As long as Dumbledore was dead, no one could stop him anymore.
Noticing Snape's hesitant expression, Voldemort asked directly, "What else is there?"
"When we were withdrawing from Hogwarts, Albert Anderson ambushed us. Aside from the four of us, everyone else..." Snape lowered his head even further.
A terrifying killing intent suddenly burst from Voldemort's scarlet eyes, making the surrounding Death Eaters lower their heads.
"Master, none of us were a match for that Mudblood. The moment he appeared, he easily took down more than half of us. The few of us only managed to escape thanks to the others covering us." Noticing Voldemort's gaze settle on him, Avery hurriedly said, "That Mudblood seemed