Ghost Soldier Legion, the Interrupted Portkey Transfer

"How would I know?" Lucius said speechlessly. It's not appropriate for a former member of the Department of Mysteries to ask me about something that you don't know.

"He can figure these things out naturally," Antonin said in a deep voice. "Offer that mask to the Dark Lord; its value will definitely exceed our expectations, and the Dark Lord will reward us."

"Indeed," Bellatrix smiled in agreement. "It would be a waste to leave such a dangerous Dark Magic item in the care of a child."

"How confident you are!" Aaron mocked, then slowly raised his arms. "I remember it was... to call upon the darkness deep within."

Come forth, my faithful servant.

As soon as the words were spoken, pairs of red eyes appeared in the shadows of the execution chamber.

Ten ninja soldiers dressed in black emerged from the shadows, kneeling before Aaron with exceptional loyalty.

"Gollum!"

Everyone present swallowed hard as they watched this scene unfold.

They wouldn't be surprised if these creatures were summoned by a powerful Dark Wizard; at least they could accept it. But if it were a ten-year-old student, the scene would feel somewhat incongruous.

"Is this the power of that mask?" Bellatrix burst into laughter after a brief moment of shock. "I wonder why people are interested in him."

"Is this the time to talk about this?" Lucius rolled his eyes in annoyance. "They have more people now."

"Kill them." Aaron's voice was devoid of any warmth, as if killing was as simple as eating and drinking for him.

The ten Shadow Ninja received the order and immediately looked at the ten Death Eater.

Some of them took out darts, some took out clubs, and some took out samurai swords and charged straight at the enemy.

The Death Eater naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to be Wand. They all picked up their wands and fought back. The three Death Eater were holding Ron, Luna, and Ginny hostage even pushed their hostages away, since holding them hostage would restrict their movements when fighting.

The curse instantly crushed all kinds of hidden weapons, and some ninjas were even blasted into gray mist and dissipated in mid-air before they could even get close.

However, this advantage did not last long. Although the Shadow Ninja could not withstand magical attacks, he possessed combat strength far exceeding that of ordinary people and was exceptionally agile.

Using their speed advantage to evade the curse, and combined with ranged attacks, they managed to hold off the Death Eater.

The advantage of having more people became apparent at this point. While the ninja could not withstand the magic, the Warlock were also fragile. Even with the Iron Armor Charm protecting them, the continuous attacks were still quite annoying for them.

Although the number of ninja is decreasing, the situation has entered a stalemate, but it won't last long.

"What are you standing there for?" Aaron looked at the dumbfounded Harry and the others with exasperation. "Do I need to teach you how to escape?"

"Let's go!" Luna was the first to snap out of it, grabbing Ginny and Ron and rushing towards the door.

Harry looked at Aaron with concern, the mask on Aaron's face that seemed to come alive sending chills down his spine. "You... this mask really doesn't have any side effects?"

Aaron grinned, revealing his sharp teeth. "Want to give it a try? It's fine for short-term use, but it might not work if you wear it for a long time or overuse it."

"I didn't mean that?" Harry said nervously, waving his hands.

"Then get out of here before the ninja soldiers disappear."

Of course, you can stay and hold us back if you want, but let me make this clear: your fate is in our own hands, and I won't care about your life or death from now on.

Harry:...

"Let's go, Harry, staying here won't help," Neville said hastily, pulling him down from the platform.

"I..." Hermione hesitated, "Should I leave with them?"

"Forget about you." Aaron looked at the Death Eater below who was being held back and said meaningfully, "Tonight, someone will die at the hands of Death Eater."

I don't know who that person is, but if you're by my side, it definitely won't be you.

"The man is right," the Book of Prophecy suddenly said.

"Shut up. If your Prophecy were even slightly accurate, things wouldn't be like this now."

"This is not my fault, it's just the Prophecy."

It is accurate, but full of surprises; obtaining a beautiful Prophecy requires a certain amount of luck.

"Pah! Is this your excuse for never giving me any news?"

"You have to be honest with yourself when you say that!" The face on the cover of the Book of Prophecy showed a bitter expression. "All the Prophecy I have made so far have nothing to do with you. All the bad news was caused by you getting involved."

Aaron's lips twitched slightly. It was the truth, and even if he wanted to refute it, he wouldn't know what to say.

In less than two minutes, the ten ninjas were completely wiped out, but Harry and his friends also left the room.

"Quite interesting, it's been a long time since we've had an event like this," Bellatrix sneered, while another Death Eater leisurely surrounded the platform.

They didn't care about Harry Potter's escape at all, otherwise they wouldn't have let the others leave the room so easily. The Prophecy Orb and Aaron Gaius, whom the Dark Lord wanted, were their real targets.

"Those soldiers are fearless of death, fearless of pain, skilled in both melee and ranged combat, and most terrifyingly, they obey the masked man's every command." Lucius looked at Aaron. "Am I right?"

"That's right." Aaron chuckled dismissively, "But we overlooked one thing: they can move freely through the shadows."

"A very powerful Dark Magic item, almost unbeatable for Muggle, and a huge threat to Warlock below the level of Magus, even lone Archmage, but it's not quite enough for us."

Furthermore, this item can only summon a limited number of soldiers; you can't summon a second batch in a short time, otherwise it would be too terrifying.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Aaron clapped his hands. "That's right, Uncle Lucius."

But that's the general case; as long as the user is willing to pay a price, they can summon even more soldiers.

"What price?" Hermione asked nervously.

"You can summon ten more Shadow Ninja with your magic or physical strength, but if you want to use the mask further, you will have to consume your life force."

"No way," Hermione blurted out.

"Of course not, I'm not stupid enough to waste my life like that." Aaron said with a wry smile, "There are still more than two minutes before the Dark Lord arrives, we should leave now."

"Want to leave? Do you think that's possible?" Luke Wood sneered. "We're not attacking you yet because we're waiting for the Dark Lord. You don't think you can take care of us in two minutes, do you?"

"I am self-aware enough. Two minutes is a bit difficult, but I can try ten minutes."

"You..."

"Shut up, Luke, he does have that ability."

You haven't seen him fight with all his might. Like I said before, even if we win a real fight, at least half of us will die.

"That's how it is, it was Mr. Malfoy who saw it."

Lucius paused for a moment. "It wouldn't be difficult to stall you for a while, and frankly, you should have let Granger leave with you earlier."

"That won't do. Her magic power is almost depleted. Who knows what might happen on the way back?"

"Now she can't go either," Bellatrix said smugly. She had set up Anti-Apparition Charm, and with a burden like that, he would have no chance of breaking through.

"That's not necessarily true." Aaron took Hermione's hand and grasped the black key. "This key was a parting gift from a friend I made a few days ago."

The material of this key is extremely rare; it is a unique treasure.

I originally intended to keep it as a keepsake, but one day, my Butler took me to get Portkey, and I suddenly had a whim to transform it into..."

"The Portkey." Lucius's expression changed slightly, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems Aaron was able to leave safely, and he wasn't responsible for much of the consequences. Who would have thought he had a Portkey!

"Haha, that's so true."

"I can break the Anti-Apparition Charm, but you won't give me the time."

"We won't give you time to use the Portkey," Luke Wood said coldly.

"That's why I'm still wearing this mask!" Aaron said calmly. "I'll consume one unit of magic power and summon another batch of Shadow Ninja. It won't take long; I can hold you off for a dozen seconds."

"Hurry up and do it!" Bellatrix shouted immediately.

The six Death Eater swung their Wand in perfect unison, unleashing Curse such as the Stunning Spell, Disarming Charm, and Leg-Locker Curse from different directions at Aaron.

He offered no resistance, yet the spells passed through his and Hermione's bodies without causing them any harm.

"This is... Illusion Magic, damn it!" Bellatrix cursed. "When?"

"Just now, I wouldn't be so stupid as to talk to you without any preparation, would I?" Aaron's illusion curled up slightly, revealing an innocent smile.

Although he was wearing the Nika Mask, his sinister smile had no intimidating power at this moment. Instead, it was so infuriating that it made the Death Eater furious.

"There it is," Bellatrix said, pointing to the steps of the platform. Aaron's Illusion Magic could easily fool Warlock weaker than him, but it would only take a little time for the Death Eater elites here to see through them.

"Too late." Aaron dispelled the illusion, and at the same time, fifty more Shadow Ninja emerged from the shadows and launched an attack.

From each of their shadows emerged a ninja, their proximity forcing them to abandon their attack on Aaron, lest they be Katana's katana.

It's true that the Death Eater wanted to complete the Dark Lord's mission, but what's the point of completing the mission if they're dead?

After dealing with the nearest ninja, six or seven more ninja surrounded them, and they could only deal with the chaotic scene for the time being.

Goodbye, everyone.

Aaron bowed gracefully and then activated the Portkey in his hand.

Just then, the door to the execution chamber was violently broken open, and Harry and his friends were thrown in one by one.

Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch Jr. strode in with three Death Eater. He glanced at the chaotic battle in the room, paused for a moment in surprise, then locked onto Aaron and Hermione, who were teleporting away. He then grinned and raised his Wand.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Aaron had a grudge against the Dark Lord, so the green light flew straight towards Hermione.

"A generous gift of crabs!"

Aaron cursed and immediately released the Portkey from his hand.

Two Magic Array, one red and one blue, blocked in front of him, deflecting the Killing Curse.

"No!"

Hermione screamed in panic and tried to grab Aaron, but it was too late.

With a loud bang, the Portkey carried Hermione away, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already at Hagrid's Hut.

This is Hagrid's house... but something feels off.

This isn't the time to think about these things, Professor Snape. We must find him; perhaps he hasn't informed Order of the Phoenix yet...

Just as she was thinking this, everything suddenly went black before her eyes, and she collapsed onto the table.

The surrounding environment changed rapidly, from Hagrid's Hut to a magnificent palace.

The Thought Form silently put away its white Wand that had cast the Stunning Spell, and sighed helplessly, "I'm just destined to be a busybody. I still have to take her to Hagrid's house."

However, this task can probably only be done by the main body; even when Ai Ai was at the very last step, Ju Xin suddenly appeared and caused Barty Crouch Jr..

The Department of Mysteries, the Execution Chamber.

Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch Jr. burst into maniacal laughter, doubled over with laughter, "I knew it, I knew you would do that."

Aaron stared at Barty Crouch Jr. with a gloomy face, saying nothing.

There's no point in being angry now; the worst-case scenario has still happened.

The three Death Eater brought by Barty Crouch Jr.. also joined the battle. With their support, Lucius and his men defeated fifty Shadow Ninja in less than half an hour.

"Crouch," Lucius raised an eyebrow, "You've come just in time!"

"This is the master's intention, to arrange for me to come here just in case."

"It seems fortunate that I came, otherwise Mr. Gaius would have been let go by you." Barty Crouch Jr. said smugly.

Bellatrix raised her Wand and looked at Aaron meaningfully, asking, "You almost tricked me, but now that you've teleported that Mudblood away, you shouldn't have the second Portkey, right?"

"There is none left."

A black aura emerged from Aaron's fingers as he ripped off Nika Mask.

"Uncle Lucius, I think you can tell me what business the Dark Lord has with me?"

"I don't know either, but now you know how to cooperate?"

"I'm not stupid," Aaron said sincerely. "With my current magic power, it's almost impossible for me to take on ten people at once within an hour."

Moreover, there were five prisoners who were holding us back.

"I'm so sorry!" Harry said, on the verge of tears, "We ran into Barty Crouch Jr. and the others as soon as we left the Department of Mysteries, so..."

"He was incredibly unlucky," Ron added. "He was practically laughing his head off when he saw us."

"Seriously, there's no point in saying all this now. Even if I gave you a chance, you wouldn't have taken it!" Aaron rolled his eyes, speechless. "I've done everything I could to help you. Now, whether you live or not..."

"Whether you live or die depends on your cooperation," Barty Crouch Jr. interrupted meaningfully. "That's the main reason I didn't kill them."

"Uh..." Aaron blinked blankly, "Actually, they're not that important to me. Why don't you do it now? I'd rather not see them and not have to worry about them."

Harry and the Five:...