Donald's final words were the rational choice.
Preserving more living strength was indeed the top priority for the fractured Graves Family.
Otherwise, even if they did not die here today, they would die at the hands of other families someday in the future... In a Federation governed by political clans, while the Twelve Pure-Blood families might advance and retreat together, there was far from any real warmth between them.
If the Graves Family lost its military strength, the first to make a move would likely be those "brother" families...
The teams were quickly assigned.
The three Auror captains led their respective men to rescue the survivors according to Donald's plan. Donald himself led six Aurors toward the area under his responsibility.
It was a small villa district shrouded in night.
The darkness was profound.
Donald knew it was not an illusion caused by the night, but the effect of a spell.
Dark Curtain Charm.
It was a barrier spell similar to Salvio Hexia. Through the cooperation of multiple wizards, it could shroud a certain area in magically created "shadows." Those who entered the barrier would have their senses obscured by the shadows to a certain extent, primarily their vision, though their hearing would also be weakened.
Like triangular tactics, this spell was one of the Graves Family's specialties.
The magic most Graves knew for blending themselves into shadows originated from a simplified version of this barrier spell.
As they reached the roadside and stepped out of the range of the light, the surrounding illumination was gradually swallowed by the night. A strange sight appeared before the seven of them:
A wall of "shadow" stretched out to either side, drifting upward like a curtain and "emerging" from the soil before "falling" toward the air.
A wizard following behind Donald stepped forward