Dementors Really Are Amazing (Please Recommend)

By the dim moonlight over Devil's Island, Li Mu could vaguely make out Azkaban Castle on the island.

Aside from Dementors, the castle held only imprisoned Wizards. Dementors liked darkness and deeply hated anyone making changes to their beloved castle, so Azkaban had fallen into disrepair over the years and was utterly rundown.

The sea wind whistled through the castle's countless cracks, producing Ghost Cry Wolf Howl sounds that made it seem like a hellish den.

Using himself as bait, Li Mu slowly approached Azkaban.

A faint red glow flickered in his eyes. By gathering HuoZhong Energy in them, he gained excellent night vision in the darkness and could even see the unhidden life glow emitted by living beings. Before long, he gradually drew close to a Dementor patrolling the outskirts.

Dementors fed on the happiness of the Wizards on the island and would occasionally use their Kiss to suck out a person's soul.

These Magical Creatures were blind, relying on scent and emotions to identify their targets.

The Wizards on the island had their happiness drained year-round and were shrouded in despair. Eight or nine out of ten had become mentally unstable lunatics.

To Dementors, the Wizards on the island could only barely fill their stomachs.

The Dementor patrolling near the shore suddenly sensed vigorous happiness not far away. It was an exceptionally pure happiness. Almost instinctively, the Dementor chased Li Mu, following him to the island's edge in hopes of giving him a hug and stealing his joy.

"It's here. This thing is really disgusting-looking..."

From over ten meters away, Li Mu could already feel his mood worsening.

The crosshairs of Frostfire Rose locked onto the Dementor's heart, and a red-and-blue Frostfire Armor-piercing Round fired soundlessly.

A HuoZhong Firearm was not a gunpowder weapon. Strictly speaking, it was an energy weapon.

Thus, it was not only silent, but its firing speed was also faster than that of a gunpowder weapon.

The floating Dementor instinctively tried to dodge, but it could not evade the Frostfire Armor-piercing Round at all.

The cloak covering the Dementor's body contained Magic Power and could form a natural magical barrier.

Although the barrier's strength was equivalent to the defense of six Physique points, it was easily pierced by the Frostfire Armor-piercing Round's eleven points of damage. The round passed straight through the cloak and rotting body, striking its heart. Under Li Mu's control, the freezing power hidden within activated immediately.

The Dementor turned into an ice sculpture from the inside out, yet it did not die at once.

If it had burned rather than frozen, that Frostfire Armor-Piercing Bullet should have been enough to kill the Dementor instantly.

But burning caused too much commotion. Freezing was safer.

Li Mu quickly stepped forward and took a huge Light Absorption Cover from the Seedship, covering both himself and the Dementor.

Frostfire Rose fired rapidly at point-blank range, targeting the areas not covered by the cloak. In mere moments, it turned the Dementor into a burning fireball. Concealed by the heat-resistant light-blocking cover, it burned to ashes. At that instant, a trace of HuoZhong Source Power surged from his Origin HuoZhong.

This was a reward from Gaia Consciousness, though the amount was rather small—only a little over One Card.

HuoZhong Source Power could not be traded, so its exact value was difficult to measure.

However, compared to resources that could improve one's strength, it was worth at least ten thousand HuoZhong Coins.

Li Mu's eyes truly lit up, their faint red glow turning scarlet.

Circling the island, he began searching for a second target.

These Dementors were incredibly stupid. As long as they did not disappear in large numbers, they would find it difficult to notice that one of their companions was missing.

In less than four hours, Li Mu had shot and killed sixty-nine Dementors using the same method. Fewer Dementors remained on the entire island than he had killed. If his stored HuoZhong Energy had not been insufficient to create more Frostfire Armor-piercing Rounds, he would have even considered wiping out the entire species.

Just as Li Mu was preparing to leave, he turned and suddenly saw a black dog staring at him from nearby.

"Animagus..."

Li Mu murmured as he looked at the black dog.

As far as he knew, some Wizards had mastered the ability known as Animagus Transformation, which allowed them to become animals. Although they could only turn into one kind of animal, it was still a rare ability among Wizards. And the only Animagus in Azkaban was Sirius Black.

He was the godfather of Harry Potter, the protagonist of this world. Framed for murdering Harry's parents, he had been imprisoned in Azkaban.

Although he was not the murderer, he believed that he bore responsibility as well.

Therefore, even though he had mastered Animagus Transformation and could turn into an animal that Dementors had no interest in, allowing him to avoid them, he had never escaped prison. Instead, he remained here to atone for himself, only choosing to escape Azkaban in the future after discovering that the murderer of Harry's parents was still alive.

Although he had voluntarily stayed here, living alongside Dementors was clearly unpleasant.

So, was this Sirius taking a nighttime walk along the shore in the form of a black dog?

"Leave this place."

The black dog Sirius had become bared its teeth and growled.

He hated Dementors, so he was happy to see them suffer.

But this human had already killed too many Dementors. If every Dementor were killed, Azkaban would effectively lose its guards, and the Wizard criminals imprisoned here with him would seize the chance to escape. That was not something he wanted to see.

If this human did not leave, he would shout loudly to alert the Dementors.

"We'll meet again."

Li Mu smiled, walked around Sirius, and headed toward the shore.

He took out the kayak and attached a Steam Engine fueled by Burning Coal Tar Fuel. The kayak immediately sped toward the British mainland. Sirius stood on the shore watching for a long time before he began worrying about how to deal with the enraged Dementors next.

He could only hope that the Ministry of Magic would soothe these Dementors, or drive them away and have Wizards guard this place instead.

As the kayak traveled farther and farther away, Li Mu grew happier and happier as he counted his gains.

It was a little dark around him. In the dead of night, it was somewhat frightening.

After thinking it over, Li Mu decided to sing a song loudly.

"Today is a good day, everything I wish for will come true..."

"Tomorrow will be another good day, precious time must not be wasted..."

Amid the waves' accompaniment and his resounding singing, Li Mu felt his mood improve even further.

The slight negative emotions caused by too much contact with Dementors were swept away. The terrifying night no longer seemed so frightening. Eventually, exhausted from singing, he even lay in the kayak and took a short nap. Only when the Shipborne Optical Computer woke him did he realize that he had reached Britain's coast.

Li Mu put away the kayak by the shore and raised his head to look at the stars, using them to determine his position.

The Shipborne Optical Computer quickly provided his current location and pointed out the route to the nearest Small Town.

As he rode his Steam Motorcycle toward the Small Town, he suddenly remembered that he had no money.

Dawn had broken. How was he supposed to stay at an inn without money?

He had worked hard all night, not so that he could sleep on the streets during the day. Today was supposed to be a good day—sleeping on the streets was absolutely unacceptable. Before long, he thought of a great way to make money.

The Small Town's bank had not opened yet, but the ATMs were still operating through the night.

As Li Mu passed by, the ATM suddenly began spitting out stacks of Pound Sterling on its own.

"Something nobody wants should count as something I picked up, right?"

Li Mu coughed softly, quickly stuffed the Pound Sterling into his pockets, and turned to leave. He would never admit that the Shipborne Optical Computer had just consumed five hundred Cards of HuoZhong Energy. He had picked up those Pound Sterling through his own skill, so there was no reason to return them to the bank. Hmph.

PS: Begging on my knees today for recommendation votes and bookmarks.