Snake Woman Shows Her Might
(The previous chapters have been revised; it is recommended to start reading from Chapter 25 of this volume.)
Little Hangleton Graveyard.
It was already late at night, and if any Muggle were to pass by, they would be astonished—the long-abandoned church and the entire expanse of dilapidated tombstones had all vanished.
The entire center of the cemetery was enveloped by a pure black sphere of light.
Eight people of varying heights, all clad in eerie black robes, gathered outside the sphere of light, which separated the inside from the outside, preventing anyone from seeing what was inside.
"What's going on?" Corban Yaxley asked.
Those present were all Death Eaters, including many high-ranking and knowledgeable Pure-blood families heads, but what was happening there was far beyond their comprehension.
Everyone looked at each other, and an awkward silence fell over them.
"I think..." Pettigrew had barely begun to speak when he was interrupted by Selwyn Yaxley's cold snorts.
Pettigrew, a Gryffindor wizard with no connections and a former member of the Order of the Phoenix (his service to the Dark Lord was only recently clarified by Voldemort), had no one to care about his opinions in Voldemort's absence.
Pettigrew made no attempt to hide his discontent. He clicked his tongue a few times before slowly saying, "I know you all look down on me... but that doesn't matter..."
Pettigrew here is not the timid coward from the original stories. He has single-handedly defeated Sirius Black and Lupin, who joined forces, and has navigated between the two major dark forces, the Death Eaters and the Shadow of the Magic Dragon. He even served the Dark Lord alone for several months, thus gaining exposure to many little-known forms of Dark Arts. Even those present, who are all Pure-blood patriarchs with deep lineages, may not be as knowledgeable about Dark Arts as he is.
With a gentle wave of his wand, a plume of black mist erupted, quickly forming a small vortex. The Death Eaters looked on in awe; wasn't this a weakened version of the magic the three archmages had just unleashed together?
Seeing the looks in everyone's eyes, Pettigrew couldn't help but feel a surge of pride. "This is a spell I learned when I served under the Shadow of the Magic Dragon, called Magic-Devouring Vortex. It's specifically designed to devour magic and spells. It's said that at a high level, it can even devour the Killing Curse. You all witnessed that just now..."
Everyone nodded silently. Back then, the Dark Queen Morgan used this trick to remove Voldemort's Killing Curse from Selwyn. Apart from Selwyn, who was fleeing for his life, everyone else had witnessed the effect of this magic absorbing the Killing Curse.
The Killing Curse, as one of the most terrifying of the Unforgivable Curses, is so terrifying precisely because of its irresistible and unbreakable nature. The ability to devour the magic of the Killing Curse is an incredible existence for any wizard.
"From what I can guess, this isn't a kind of dispelling spell; it's more like the spatial magic of the Malfoy... Hmm, its principle is probably to transfer magical power to another dimension..."
"This vortex has a limit to the amount of power it can absorb. For example, my Magic-Devouring Vortex cannot absorb the Unforgivable Curses. However, given the strength of the three of you, there shouldn't be any possibility of magic power exceeding its absorption limit, especially since the vortex just now was created by the three of you working together..."
"You're not mistaken, are you?" Walton Macnair asked incredulously, his voice trembling. "You mean... the power that underage Malfoy displayed... is enough to rival, or even surpass, the combined power of the three adults?"
Not only Macnair, but the other Death Eaters had all, to varying degrees, plotted against the House of Malfoy. Now, witnessing Skylar's true power, they were all overcome with a strong sense of lingering fear. Some of the more timid ones even stumbled, nearly losing their footing.
Compared to the terror displayed by the other Death Eaters, Pettigrew, who had dealt with Skylar before, was clearly more accepting of Skylar's power. He shrugged calmly and said, "There's another possibility: he used some kind of secret technique that created this special effect, which is beyond my knowledge..."
"So what should we do now? Just wait here?" Selwyn lost his wife and was in a bad mood. He had no desire to waste time here. He just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible and do something else, anything.
"I don't think we can just wait around... The battle just now was quite loud, the Ministry of Magic will be making a move soon... We should leave quickly and discuss our next steps with our respective families..." The speaker was Claude Fawley. Although he had been officially expelled from his family, he still maintained secret contact with them, providing them with intelligence on the Death Eaters' movements and other information, allowing them to formulate strategies and arrangements based on the changing situation.
Claude's suggestion was quickly agreed upon by everyone.
This is not surprising. It is no exaggeration to say that everything that has happened here has changed the landscape of the entire Great Britain wizarding world. Whether it is the astonishing strength of young Malfoy or the joint appearance of the Shadow of the Magic Dragon and the Pirate King, these are all unexpected situations that the Pure-blood families could not have anticipated. Only by obtaining this crucial information in time can they make the most correct decisions for their families as soon as possible.
A soft laugh rang out.
A beautiful woman with a slender figure and fair skin suddenly appeared like Ghost.
"You think it's that simple to leave here?" the woman said with a light laugh.
"You're one of the Shadow of the Magic Dragon?" Selwyn said coldly. "You may not know, Dark Lord has allied with your master, so we're practically part of the Shadow of the Magic Dragon..."
"Hahaha..." The woman covered her mouth and laughed, "Do I look like someone from the Shadow of the Magic Dragon?"
Moonlight bathed the woman, and as she moved closer, the shadows dissipated, Death Eaters to notice her face and figure—she wore a dark green wizard's robe in an oriental style, her face was completely unfamiliar, and her features clearly showed her Eastern heritage.
Everyone was observing her face and clothing, and no one noticed the Serpent Ring on her left index finger that emitted a dark green light.
Selwyn. His mood was already extremely bad, and the endless rambling of a delicate young girl in front of him only made him more impatient.
In the Great Britain wizarding world, wizarding families with Eastern blood are not exactly rare, but they are certainly not few either, and there are almost no families among them that he would take seriously.
The Zhang Family wields considerable influence in China, but in Great Britain, they are only considered a mid-tier family. The previous head of the family was at least an elite Auror who had participated in the siege of Grindelwald in Paris, while the current head of the family is even more insignificant, a nobody in the Ministry of Magic whose name is barely remembered.
(Note: This is the official setting. Actor Simon Wan revealed in an interview that his character's backstory is that of Cho Chang's grandfather. He also played a Chinese Auror under Theseus in Fantastic Beasts 2. In the original book, Cho Chang's parents advised their daughter not to go against Umbridge, indicating that by the 1990s, the Zhang Family had to be wary of her power.)
Moreover, the woman's face was completely unfamiliar. Even he, who didn't have much contact with the Zhang Family, was almost certain that this woman did not belong to the Zhang Family, at least not Zhang Family descendant.
"You'd better get out of here right now, or you'll regret it!" Selwyn said coldly, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes. The next second, his wand appeared in his hand.
"Alright!" The woman drew her wand, still grinning. "Then I'd like to see how you plan to make me regret this!"
"Stupefy!" A red light flashed. Before figuring out the opponent's identity and background, Selwyn dared not kill him and could only use the Stunning Spell as a preemptive strike to begin the battle.
The woman nimbly dodged, and her bright pupils suddenly turned vertically, becoming Snake Eyes!
Slytherin Parseltongue Technique - Snake-Eye Gaze!
Upon suddenly meeting the woman's eerie gaze, Selwyn's brain seemed to freeze uncontrollably, and he fell into a daze. The moment he regained his senses, the woman knocked him down.
The remaining Death Eaters were horrified at the sight. No one expected that Selwyn, the patriarch of a Pure-blood family of 28, would be defeated in a single exchange. At this moment, everyone drew their wands and stood ready, but unexpectedly, tens of thousands of venomous snakes suddenly sprang from the ground.
Slytherin Parseltongue - Myriad Serpent Net Formation!
"Ah--" Screams rose and fell as the light of the spell against the snakes gradually dimmed. Soon, all eight Death Eaters, including Pettigrew, were overwhelmed by the snakes, their fate unknown.