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"They have a team, and there's clearly a division of roles. It should be an elite squad—"
As she ran, Hermione rapidly observed the situation ahead. Her wand kept moving, sending spells of various colors burrowing into the nearby rocks.
She crouched low, grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, and spoke as fast as a machine gun.
"A very typical encirclement formation. They didn't choose to hide behind the few large rocks available, which means they're very confident in their strength—wait, I've seen that man in history books. A famous Auror from the seventeenth-century Bulgarian Ministry of Magic. His status and strength were similar to Mad-Eye Moody's. He specialized in Curse Magic and was also a master of Illusion Charms... Get down!"
Hermione screamed. Daisy, who was carrying Stephanie, instinctively threw herself forward. At that moment, a vast swath of green light abruptly flashed into existence, sweeping through the air where Daisy's upper body had been moments ago.
If Hermione had not warned her in time, Daisy would already have been hit by those spells—even with the silver Fire Dragon's protection, it would have been almost fatal!
"I've read about him. He can conceal the light of his spells; everything we saw was an illusion! Daisy, wide-area magic!" Hermione quickly ordered, not even pausing to wipe the blood from her face.
The three girls each had their own strengths, but in terms of sheer Magic Power Source reserves, Daisy was far ahead of the others.
Upon hearing Hermione's words, Little White Flower recalled her Patronus without the slightest hesitation. At the same time, a dreamlike Runes array burst open beneath her feet.
"Confringo!"
The highly dangerous spell erupted. The Runes array beneath Little White Flower's feet was not particularly profound magic; it had only one effect: to