Battle in the Department of Mysteries

Once he reached the far end of the room, Xiwen finally had the energy to carefully examine the experimental equipment inside.

There is a huge, clock-shaped Crystal jar here, from which bright light occasionally shines.

This bell-shaped jar constantly emits a dancing, bright light. Inside, in the crystal-clear flowing water, floats a small, jewel-like egg.

When the egg was lifted by the bright stream of water in the bell jar, it suddenly cracked open, and a tiny hummingbird emerged from it. The hummingbird was then lifted to the very top of the jar so that it could take flight high above the liquid.

But whenever it tries to land on the water to drink, its feathers get wet again, and it is pulled back to the bottom of the jar, where it is sealed back inside its egg.

This process repeats itself over and over again.

The hummingbird in the jar keeps getting younger and younger, until it reaches the state before birth, then it is reborn and grows old, in an endless cycle...

Xiwen looked at the magical bell-shaped jar and sensed a strong energy of time emanating from it.

"Is this the container that holds the energy of time?" he murmured.

He then made a pressing motion with both hands, simultaneously pushing the two identical Eye of Agamotto forward.

As Xiwen silently chanted the incantation, both Eye of Agamotto opened simultaneously, projecting two dazzling beams of white light onto the enormous bell jar.

The bright liquid inside the bell-shaped jar suddenly became active, constantly being absorbed by the two eyes, and the water level in the jar began to slowly drop.

Just then, the abnormal reaction of the Time Container finally triggered the protective spells attached to it, and several bright spells shot towards Xiwen from all directions of the room.

At the same time, piercing alarms blared throughout the Department of Mysteries.

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple." Xiwen smiled helplessly, leaving his left hand to continue manipulating the two Eye of Agamotto, then freeing his right hand to form a hand seal, summoning a Seraphim Shield that enveloped his entire body, blocking the numerous spells that shot towards him.

A moment later, the door to the Time Room of the Department of Mysteries was flung open, and a large number of Unspeakables and Aurors stationed at the Department of Mysteries rushed in, immediately pointing their wands to the far end of the room.

However, all they saw was a thick cloud of smoke.

To be on the safe side, Xiwen's face has always been concealed by Mahoutokoro. However, there is probably only one ghost in the Wizarding World capable of casting Ghost Xiwen, and the Kamar-Taj spells he uses are too distinctive, so the Ministry of Magic could easily identify the intruder.

Given this situation, upon hearing the alarm, Xiwen instinctively wanted to leave the room immediately through the Dimensional Gate.

But the next moment, Xiwen caught sight of the Unspeakables lying on the ground who were studying time, and suddenly realized that his figure might have been exposed to them. He now had to use the Memory Charm to erase their memories to be absolutely sure.

"Looks like I'll have to work on my combat skills," Xiwen sighed, silently reflecting.

In the Hogwarts Express cabin, the Young Wizard Xiwen looked at Trelawney, who was resting with her eyes closed, and asked carefully, "Can you keep a secret for me?"

Trelawney opened her silver eyes and looked at Xiwen, nodding naturally.

"Good."

She seemed completely uninterested in what Xiwen's secret was.

Xiwen smiled at her, then stood up from his seat, holding the Little Cat.

As Xiwen stood up, his figure gradually grew taller, and his appearance blurred for a moment before turning into that of an ordinary, gloomy man.

This is Advanced Human Transformation technique that Xiwen learned after greatly improving his Transformation by fusing the Animagus Transformation and the Maledictus Form.

As he stepped through the Dimensional Gate, he whispered to the Little Cat, "You'd better hide yourself well in a bit. Whether I can get out of there unscathed depends entirely on you!"

The Little Cat blinked its bright yellow eyes and meowed sweetly.

The reason he didn't use the Dimensional Gate to leave the Department of Mysteries was that after Xiwen's repeated use, the golden halo of the Dimensional Gate had become quite representative, and it would easily expose his identity.

However, if the Little Cat uses her special ability to take him through space, leaving the Department of Mysteries would be a perfectly feasible way, and it would also better conceal his identity.

The Young Wizard Xiwen prepared for battle when the alarm sounded. As he stepped out of the Dimensional Gate, he arrived at the scene of the Time Room just before the Unspeakables Aurors broke in.

"Fumos" (smoky atmosphere)

Xiwen took out a spare wand from his Pocket Watch Space and promptly recited the incantation for the Smoke Screen Curse. He then merged with the Ghost Xiwen under the shroud of smoke.

Feeling the rare return of his soul power and experiencing the ease with which he could cast spells, Xiwen chuckled softly.

He is now fully confident that he can handle the current situation without using Kamar-Taj magic, relying solely on the spells of the current world.

The next moment, the Unspeakables and Aurors burst through the door. But all they saw was a thick cloud of smoke; all the magical effects of Kamar-Taj had already been dispelled or concealed by Xiwen, leaving no trace.

"Whoever's inside, you've trespassed into the Department of Mysteries, a sacred Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic —a grave crime!" A captain of the Aurors shouted into the smoke from the doorway of the Time Room. "If you confess now, we might consider a lighter sentence!"

Meanwhile, the other Aurors had begun using Dissipate Fog Charm to dispel the smoke in the room.

Xiwen completely ignored their thoughts. He had already walked to the side of an Unspeakables and softly recited the incantation for the Memory Charm—

"Obliviate."

Upon hearing Xiwen's incantation, the Aurors captain immediately grasped Xiwen's intention and shouted to the other Aurors with a grim expression, "He's erasing the memories of the Unspeakables! Quick, protect those Unspeakables lying on the ground! They might have seen this person's identity!"

There were originally only five Unspeakables in the Time Room, but under the cover of mist, Xiwen quickly erased the memories of two of them.

However, the Aurors were equally swift in clearing the smokescreen, and after the fog dissipated, only three Unspeakables remained, retaining their memories.

At this moment, there were no longer any barriers between Xiwen and the Aurors, and the two sides faced each other directly.

"This is your last chance, surrender!" Captain Aurors shouted in a deep voice.

Stupefy.

With a flick of his wrist, Xiwen cast a Stunning Spell that knocked out a young Aurors, simultaneously answering the Aurors captain's question.

"All Aurors, move out!" the Aurors captain cursed under his breath before giving the order.

At his command, countless spells of different colors shot from the tips of the wands of numerous Aurors toward Xiwen.

Seeing Xiwen nimbly rolled to the side on the ground and hid behind a huge bronze pendulum.

The bronze pendulum shielded Xiwen from the impact of several spells, but then, unable to withstand the force, it shattered into pieces and fell backward.

Seeing this, the three Aurors gripped their wands tightly and slowly walked toward the pendulum, then surrounded an Unspeakables lying on the ground near the pendulum.

Just as one of the Aurors was checking on the Unspeakables's condition, Xiwen's figure suddenly burst out from behind the pendulum that was about to fall, and immediately cast a Full Body-Bind Curse, knocking the Aurors to the ground.

The next moment, he stepped onto the cabinet next to him and leaped into the air, nimbly dodging the spells of the other two Aurors with a side somersault. Then, using the momentum of his body spinning, he turned around and delivered a powerful swing kick to the face of an Aurors, sending him flying dozens of feet.

The Aurors immediately fainted, losing the ability to fight again.

Upon landing, before the last Aurors who had followed could cast a spell, Xiwen reached out and forcefully snatched the wand from his hand, then used the stolen wand to cast the Memory Charm on the Unspeakables on the ground.

Two left!

At the same time, the Aurors from afar, led by Aurors captain, rushed over and surrounded Xiwen!