There was no warning.
Dense footsteps suddenly rang out through Hogsmeade in the dead of night, as though thousands of people had poured into the village at once. The unusual commotion directly woke the Dark wizards temporarily staying there.
Enemy attack!
A shrill cry tore through the night, throwing the entire village of Hogsmeade into turmoil.
Everyone was startled by the corpses staggering into the village. Some Dark wizards who realized something was wrong instinctively tried to Apparate away from Hogsmeade, completely forgetting the things they had said at the banquet.
However, even though they had been ambushed by Death Eaters in the middle of the night, the Dark wizards from abroad were not greatly affected. Bochival's earlier preparations had still worked.
The belief that "Death Eaters are just trash who rely on Voldemort's name to bully ordinary wizards everywhere" had taken deep root. Bochival had also mentioned at the Celebration Feast that those despicable Death Eaters would attack the black market while everyone was resting.
Bochival's prediction had come true.
How dare the Death Eaters! This vile, underhanded tactic filled many Dark wizards who had just gotten out of bed with uncontrollable fury, turning the Inferi scratching at the doors outside into targets for the particularly grumpy wizards to vent on.
Inferi were not unfamiliar Dark Creatures to European Dark wizards. Since the last Wizarding War, the method of creating Inferi had spread from Britain to countries across Europe. Many Dark wizards liked turning their opponents' corpses into these evil Dark Creatures after killing them.
As cannon fodder, these Inferi were truly inadequate. They were being ravaged by fire Charms, left reeling and completely stripped of any threat.
At that moment, a thick smell of burning filled Hogsmeade.
When they discovered that there were no enemies besides a group