Giant Clan Annihilation (Seeking Votes and Follow-ups)

Chapter 023

"The numbers aren't that many," Li Mu said regretfully as he looked at the reconnaissance results.

The giants in this world had low intelligence and were also very irritable and prone to anger. They had repeatedly waged war against human wizards, and each time they were utterly defeated. Coupled with the intense internal conflicts and infighting among giants, the entire giant population in the world had dwindled to a single remaining tribe hidden in these deep mountains, numbering less than a hundred.

The small numbers were a foregone conclusion. He could only hope the HuoZhong Source Power they gave him wouldn't be too little.

After casting the Illusionary Body Curse three times in a row, Li Mu and the other two were completely invisible. They reappeared on a mountaintop with another Apparition. Giants, about twenty feet tall, roamed the mountainside and foot of the mountain. Some were fighting each other, some were tearing apart captured prey, and others were making baby giants.

Giants had high resistance to magic. Except for the most evil Killing Curse, few spells could quickly kill a giant. However, casting a large number of Killing Curses would inevitably fill one's mood with killing intent for a long time, making them dark and uncomfortable.

After some consideration, Li Mu decided to change his method to deal with these giants. He summoned five Dementors, each enhanced with the Illusionary Body Curse. These Dementors immediately took advantage of their invisibility to fly around the giant tribe. The giants' joy was gradually siphoned away. Without joy, they easily became unhappy, and when unhappy, they became even more irritable and prone to anger.

In less than half an hour, the nearly a hundred giants in the entire tribe had descended into chaos. When most of the giants' stamina was nearly depleted, several Dementors each locked onto a giant and kissed them. The Dementor's Kiss sucked out the giants' souls. Simultaneously, due to the Dementor's Kiss, the invisibility from the Illusionary Body Curse was interrupted midway. Although some spells could be cast while invisible, the magic released by overly powerful spells would interfere with the Illusionary Body Curse.

Li Mu no longer bothered with invisibility. Hundreds of birds, transformed from Sulfuric Acid, circled around him. These birds flew agilely in the air, directly drilling into the giants' mouths or nostrils. Some dissolved their transformation directly in their mouths, while others drilled into their stomachs before dissolving. Although giants had incredibly strong vitality and wouldn't die from this, swallowing Sulfuric Acid was enough to make them writhe in agony.

Some giants roared and charged at Li Mu, only to have their eyes corroded and blinded by the Sulfuric Acid birds. The giants madly destroyed everything around them. At the tip of Li Mu's wand, clusters of Fiery Flames appeared. These Fiery Flames self-shaped into small Black Phoenixes. Wherever they went, they coiled around the giants' heads, quickly burning them off. The Fiery Flames Black Phoenixes then moved on to new targets, turning one giant after another into headless corpses.

Even so, when the last giant was burned to death, the constant burning of giant corpses had absorbed too much magic. The continuously growing Fiery Flames were on the verge of losing control. However, this time Li Mu was confident he could disperse the Fiery Flames before they went out of control. Fiery Flames were effective at killing, but if not handled properly, they could become very troublesome. He didn't want anyone to know that someone was targeting an entire race for extermination yet. Otherwise, he could have gathered all the giants together and burned them with a single Fiery Flame. But the result would be that the Fiery Flames would lose control and turn into a forest fire, burning everything flammable until it dissipated. The commotion would be too great, and the Wizarding World of various countries would launch investigations. This world had prophecy magic, and it wasn't yet time for him to go to war with the Wizarding World of various countries.

Destroying the Giant tribe did not yield any HuoZhong Source Power.

As expected, Azkaban was a reward for the first kill. Fortunately, the average HuoZhong Source Power reward from these Giants was higher than that from Dementors. Nearly a hundred Giants yielded a total of 261 units of HuoZhong Source Power, which was enough for him to deal with Dumbledore.

After multiple Apparitions, Li Mu brought Snape and the Werewolf Wizard back to London.

Throughout the entire process, Snape's heart was filled with both joy and worry.

He was happy that Lily would soon be resurrected, but distressed that he and Lily might not have freedom in the future.

Today, Li Mu had brought him to slaughter the Giant tribe, clearly showcasing his power.

Although Li Mu hadn't spoken of his ambitions, they were undoubtedly extraordinary.

Therefore, he was very worried that Lily might clash with Li Mu after her resurrection, which made him uneasy and nervous.

In the hotel room, Li Mu waited impatiently, yawning.

They had agreed that Lily would be resurrected upon their return.

However, when the time came, Snape actually requested time to tidy himself up.

This was clearly an attempt to make a good impression on the resurrected Lily. Snape, who was usually very slovenly, was surprisingly making an effort to be hygienic for once. If he were an ordinary person, his greasy hair could be used as hair wax, and it wouldn't be easy to wash clean. But for a wizard, nothing was impossible.

In less than half an hour, Snape returned.

His long, messy hair had been replaced by neat, short hair, and his cumbersome black robes had been replaced by a smart black suit.

He looked completely refreshed, truly a man grooming himself for someone he cared about.

"Can we begin?"

Li Mu said with a smile.

"I beg of you."

Snape carefully took out Lily's remains, which he had already dug up.

Li Mu activated the power of the Resurrection Ring, enveloping the remains. In moments, the bones transformed into a lifelike person. The only unfortunate aspect was that the clothes on the remains were tattered and had long since been discarded, so the newly resurrected Lily was completely unclothed.

Snape quickly took out his own robe and draped it over Lily to prevent her from being exposed.

Just as he finished draping the robe, Lily's eyes fluttered open.

Seeing Snape holding her and weeping, Lily's first thought was: Had Snape also died? Were they in the afterlife? But even in the afterlife, why would Snape appear before her instead of her husband, James?

However, upon closer inspection, Snape looked significantly older than she remembered.

And looking around, there were two strangers?

"Stop guessing..."

Li Mu directly explained to her, "You've been dead for ten years. Snape spent ten years searching for a way to revive you, and finally came to me. He paid with the price of dedicating the rest of his life to serving me, in exchange for your revival and rebirth."

"How is that possible?"

Lily instinctively retorted.

But she pinched herself and felt her heartbeat. Her body was warm, proving she was alive, not dead. Furthermore, Snape had indeed aged significantly compared to her memories. This meant the person before her was telling the truth; Snape had truly resurrected her.

Her first thought was: if she could be resurrected, could her husband James be resurrected too?

Li Mu shook his head. Love is like this; liking someone and paying for them doesn't guarantee a return.

He could see Lily's thoughts clearly through Legilimency, a magic that reads the target's memories.

However, she was thinking too wishfully. She wasn't important enough for him to value like Snape.