Dumbledore had only thought of killing Murphy because of Grindelwald, but Murphy had been considering how to get rid of Dumbledore long before that.
Sealing off the inside and outside with the Wall of Saint Peter, creating a cage for a fight to the death, plus a grand shaman-level powerhouse.
This was the setup Murphy had prepared long ago to deal with Dumbledore, the condition he had negotiated at the cost of nearly marrying into Arkaim.
It was just that the other side now had Grindelwald, turning what had originally been two against one into two against two. But Grindelwald had only been released recently and was not in peak condition. With the help of the shamans' strange magic, Murphy might not be without a chance of victory.
Unfortunately, this Maxim was already the last grand shaman left in Arkaim—the other two had both been killed by Murphy.
As for the Soviet Union's other powerhouse of this level, Madame Yaga, because she felt that Arkaim was no longer so safe after losing the Wall of Saint Peter, she refused to leave the empress's side no matter what. Otherwise, three against two would have made this battle much easier.
Even so, this was already the best chance they currently had to kill Dumbledore.
In the next instant, Murphy transformed into his demon form, electricity and fire wreathing his body as black smoke rose from him.
He looked exactly the same as the version of himself in the eyes of the believers controlled by the statue of the Virgin Mary.
Countless Lightning Ravens flew out from behind him, forming seven or eight small antenna arrays in the air. He would use them to tune the frequency of his magic, freeing himself from Grand Shaman Maxim's magical blockade and increasing his side's advantage.