Despair began spreading through the hearts of more and more Dark wizards as the war went on.
Before the war had even begun, they had already managed their expectations. Among the enemies they would face, they believed the Aurors would be the most troublesome.
Aurors belonged to the most elite ranks of wizards. To become one, even merely to submit an application, one had to master multiple branches of magic—especially Dark Magic, which they studied far more deeply than ordinary wizards.
It was precisely because of these traits that the Dark wizards who joined the war regarded Aurors as unquestionably the hardest opponents to deal with.
However, since Aurors were elite, their numbers would naturally be limited.
Many Dark wizards had considered it. They might easily be subdued by an Auror in a one-on-one fight, but what if a group of them faced just one Auror?
That would be an entirely different matter.
Then there was the renowned Dumbledore. As the man who had ended the "Wizarding World War," no one wanted to face someone like him head-on.
Fortunately, Voldemort was there. He could deal with Dumbledore.
According to the Dark wizards' original expectations, by the end of this battle, the enemy's elite forces should have been exhausted, leaving only Dumbledore—and an utterly worn-out Dumbledore at that.
When that time came, they might even seize the opportunity to become the one who dealt Dumbledore the fatal blow.
No matter how one looked at it, personally killing Dumbledore was something worth bragging about for the rest of one's life.
When the time came, they could enter the new world as Herpo had promised, bearing such an honor with them.
And so, the war officially began.
At first, it was indeed as they had expected. Whether Ministry of Magic employees or Hit