In the underground space beneath Horatio's cottage, the captured Shafik Family members and Dark Wizards watched in horror as a godlike White Dragon Mecha flattened the Shafik Family's ancestral estate and the surrounding farms with a single strike through a Portal.
The Shafik Family members stared at the burning earth beyond the Portal, their hearts filled with despair and regret.
Chief Shafik's face was ashen. The Shafik Family's centuries of glory and legacy had been destroyed by a casual blow.
Now, he and his family members had become Horatio's prisoners. He had no idea what fate awaited them, but if their positions were reversed, he certainly would not have spared Horatio.
Yet he still clung to a sliver of hope. "I will tell you everything. I only ask that you spare my family members."
"Huh?" Horatio looked surprised. "What nonsense are you talking about? I trust my Legilimency and Veritaserum more."
Chief Shafik fell into utter despair. Of course. Horatio had captured every one of them alone; how could someone with such strength possibly not know Legilimency?
Horatio did not waste any more words on him. He directly used Legilimency to forcibly pry open his mind and read his memories.
"Interesting. You actually wanted to join forces with the Ministry of Magic against me." After reading Shafik's memories, Horatio suddenly had a bold idea. But more importantly, it was time to begin his Nine-Clan Elimination experiment.
Horatio walked up to a Shafik Family member. Ignoring his pleas, he placed a hand on the man's head and injected a curse into his body.
As the curse entered him, the family member's entire body began to rot. At last, before the horrified eyes of the others, he dissolved into a puddle of blood.
Horatio examined the other unharmed Shafik members, rapidly searching