Nine Death Eaters

Malfoy glanced at Cho Chang, the only one left, and said, "Cho-Chang, if we encounter Voldemort, we can only rely on you for now. I'll be there to cover for you."

Cho Chang wasn't in a hurry. She simply tied her hair into a ponytail, put her wand back into her robes, and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of Voldemort. You guys go and rescue Harry."

That's right. In the current team, Cho Chang has made the most terrifying progress. She can even go toe-to-toe with Fa-jie. She can draw Void Talisman Drawing and has the Kurama Cloak and the blessing of Ancient Magic. Sometimes even Fa-jie is unwilling to fight a war of attrition with her.

"Let's get started!" With Malfoy's command, the group instantly went into battle mode.

The earth trembled slightly, and Goyle's body suddenly swelled, instantly reaching a height of over three meters. His skin quickly turned a grayish-white, like gray rock, and his texture solidified and hardened layer by layer, transforming him into a solid rock Giant with rough edges and his robes wrapped in a stone-like skin.

He lowered his waist and stomped forward, his heavy feet crushing the rubble on the ground. With his indestructible, petrified body, he charged straight ahead with his head down.

The wind howled as it crashed against the heavy stone body, its massive form carrying an unstoppable force, crushing straight through like a collapsing mountain, scattering soil and rocks in all directions.

Blaise activated his Kurama Cloak, leaped, and landed steadily on Goyle's shoulder. "Idiot, you forgot to activate your Kurama Cloak!"

"Oh..." A rumbling sound exploded in Blaise's ears, causing Blaise to stagger. Red Chakra began to envelop Goyle's petrified body.

"Keep your voice down! I can hear you!"

Perhaps Goyle was rushing too fast, or perhaps the wind was too strong, but Goyle didn't hear what Blaise was shouting.

"Let's follow!"

At this moment, Voldemort had just stopped the bleeding from the arm with the Wormtail and fitted it with a silver arm.

"Thank you, my master... thank you so much!" Wormtail knelt on the ground, kissing Voldemort's robes. "These arms are so beautiful, master, you are truly great, just like this dazzling light..."

"Then keep proving your loyalty to me, Wormtail. Don't let me see your loyalty waver again!" Voldemort flung away the robes that Wormtail was still kissing.

"I will... I will... Master... I will never betray you again!" the Wormtail trembled as it responded.

"Look, look at how many people are missing!" Voldemort roared furiously. "This should have been Lestrange's place! But where are they? They're still in Azkaban! They are the most loyal to me! They would rather go to Azkaban than betray me."

Voldemort glared at all the Death Eaters present before continuing, "I will storm Azkaban, rescue them, and then give them rewards you can only dream of! At that time, the Dementor will join us; they are born to serve me. And those banished Giant —I will first bring back all my servants. With my loyal servants, plus the Dark Lord of Hell, I, Voldemort, will be the one and only king of the human world!"

"Nine Death Eaters are missing here, those damned bastards!" Voldemort stared at the empty space, his rage finally bursting forth. "Damn it! A bunch of useless cowards! Three are already dead, three of them died for me, and four dare not return. Have they lost their nerve? I will go and ask them myself. As for the other one, I think he has completely betrayed me. I will kill him with my own hands. And the last one, he was a loyal servant. I know what he was doing, and he did it beautifully!"

(There are nine people here, but in the original book there are six. The extra three are people who dared not return: Goyle, Crabbe, and Malfoy's father. Okay, let me explain the six people in the original book. Three of them died for Voldemort:)

Ivan Rozier: Killed by the Auror.

Wilkes: Died in battle against the Auror Order of the Phoenix.

Regulus Black (the second son of the Black family): He stole the locket and was drowned by the Inferi, dying while serving Voldemort.

Those who dare not come alive: Karkaroff, the principal of Durmstrang.

The traitor: Professor Snape. Voldemort initially thought he had betrayed him, since he was at Hogwarts and with Dumbledore. However, Professor Snape later managed to smooth things over, so Voldemort didn't kill him. But he never really trusted him, which ultimately led to Nagini killing Professor Snape.

And the last one is Barty.

"He's at the Hogwarts Academy now, and it's because of him that we got to see Harry at my resurrection party today! Hehehehe..."

All the Death Eaters looked at Harry. "This is the Chosen One! The famous the Chosen One Harry, as our 'special guest'..."

Then, Voldemort began excitedly recounting how he had been defeated by love that night, and how his success came from his Horcrux! With Horcrux, he was immortal. Although he was weak and helpless after being killed, at least he was still alive, wasn't he?

Then, the topic changed.

"It's you lot, you traitors!" Voldemort brandished his wand, unleashing the Crucio to punish his servants. "My hopes have been met with only disappointment time and time again! I can only possess a snake! You know that? A snake! It only has four years to live, until I met Professor Rocky..."

The servants trembled and convulsed on the ground in pain until Voldemort was satisfied, at which point he released them and spared their lives.

"Wormtail! Put Harry Potter down!" Voldemort turned and ordered Wormtail, who was still rolling on the ground, "Give him back his wand! Today I'll show you who's more powerful! The Chosen One or the Dark Lord!"

(Actually, I didn't understand this part of the original book either. What was Voldemort thinking? A dark lord, bullying a 14-year-old kid, insisting on a duel to see who was stronger... Then, not to mention Harry was already injured, before the duel, he first gave the 14-year-old a Crucifixion, and then told him, "You've learned dueling, right? We should blah blah blah, what should we do?" as if he was afraid the kid would kill him... Seriously, if he won, people would say he was bullying a child; if he lost, it proved he was a loser. Sigh, our Lord Voldemort did just that, and he still lost... Hahahaha.)

After Harry was put down, he collapsed to the ground due to his severe injuries. He did think about running away, but Voldemort's Cruciatus Curse was coming towards Harry.

"Hurry up, Harry Potter, stand up! Didn't you learn how to duel? We need to start by bowing, don't we? You're a good boy, right? You mustn't forget etiquette. Dumbledore would definitely like someone like you. Come on, bow to Death! Haha..."